diff --git a/nih2mne/GUI/qt_gui.py b/nih2mne/GUI/qt_gui.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 79a199d..abb2a91
--- a/nih2mne/GUI/qt_gui.py
+++ b/nih2mne/GUI/qt_gui.py
@@ -421,21 +421,30 @@ def init_subjects_layout(self):
 
 
 
-def window():
-    os.chdir(bids_pro.bids_root)
+def window(bids_project=None):
+    os.chdir(bids_project.bids_root)
     app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    win = BIDS_Project_Window(bids_project = bids_pro)
+    win = BIDS_Project_Window(bids_project = bids_project)
     win.show()
     sys.exit(app.exec_())
+    
+def cmdline_main():
+    import argparse
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('-bids_root', help='Path to your BIDS folder', 
+                        required=True)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    bids_root = args.bids_root
+    
+    bids_pro = bids_project(bids_root=bids_root)
+    window(bids_project=bids_pro)
 
-# bids_pro = bids_project(bids_root='/fast2/BIDS')
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    cmdline_main()
 
-    
-window()
 
+# bids_pro = bids_project(bids_root='/fast2/BIDS')
 
-# bids_info = bids_pro.subjects['sub-ON95742']
-# window = Subject_Tile(bids_info)
-# window.show()
+    
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 335abd6..a127605 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ testing = ['datalad','pytest','pygit2']
 "qa_fids.py"='nih2mne.utilities.qa_fids:main'
 "standardize_eventID_list.py"='nih2mne.utilities.standardize_eventID_list:main_parser'
 "megcore_gui.py"='nih2mne.GUI.megcore_gui:meg_gui'
+"bids_qa_gui.py"='nih2mne.GUI.qt_gui:cmdline_main'
+
 #'nih2mne/eyetracking_preprocessing.py',
 #'cmdline/make_bids_fs_swarm.sh',