diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b89a9cb..cab2be9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 *.elc
 orig/
 **ido.last**
+**projectile-bookmarks**
 **/auto-save-list
 **/backups
 **/bookmarks
diff --git a/common/_global.el b/common/_global.el
index e6ca8ce..e9da526 100644
--- a/common/_global.el
+++ b/common/_global.el
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t) ; this goes in chemacs2 init -- DO NOT UNCOMMENT
 (package-initialize) ; this goes in chemacs2 init -- DO NOT UNCOMMENT
 (add-to-list 'package-selected-packages
-             '(helpful helm helm-org helm-ls-git dired-rainbow dired-rainbow-listing dired-single dash s origami diminish persp-mode modus-themes transpose-frame use-package)
+             '(helpful helm helm-org helm-ls-git projectile dired-rainbow dired-rainbow-listing dired-single dash s origami diminish persp-mode modus-themes transpose-frame use-package)
 )
 (require 'use-package)
 
@@ -352,6 +352,11 @@
 (add-to-list 'helm-completing-read-handlers-alist '(org-capture . helm-org-completing-read-tags))
 (add-to-list 'helm-completing-read-handlers-alist '(org-set-tags . helm-org-completing-read-tags))
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+; projectile
+(projectile-mode +1)
+(define-key projectile-mode-map (kbd "C-c j") 'projectile-command-map)
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; flyspell
 ;(require 'flyspell)
diff --git a/emacs.md b/emacs.md
index 2d1179c..a5a647b 100644
--- a/emacs.md
+++ b/emacs.md
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ open scratch buffer. paste below into it as the contents then do `M-x ev-b RET`
 		  helm
 		  helm-ls-git
 		  helm-org
+		  projectile
           s
           f
           oragami