diff --git a/verso/src/lib.rs b/verso/src/lib.rs
index 6ab21f86..c8b522e5 100644
--- a/verso/src/lib.rs
+++ b/verso/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,23 +3,49 @@ use versoview_messages::ControllerMessage;
 
 use ipc_channel::ipc::{IpcOneShotServer, IpcSender};
 
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub struct VersoviewSettings {
+    pub with_panel: bool,
+}
+
 pub struct VersoviewController(IpcSender<ControllerMessage>);
 
 impl VersoviewController {
-    /// Create a new verso instance and get the controller to it
-    pub fn new(verso_path: impl AsRef<Path>, initial_url: url::Url) -> Self {
+    /// Create a new verso instance with settings and get the controller to it
+    fn create(
+        verso_path: impl AsRef<Path>,
+        initial_url: url::Url,
+        settings: VersoviewSettings,
+    ) -> Self {
         let path = verso_path.as_ref();
         let (server, server_name) =
             IpcOneShotServer::<IpcSender<ControllerMessage>>::new().unwrap();
-        Command::new(path)
+        let mut command = Command::new(path);
+        command
             .arg(format!("--ipc-channel={server_name}"))
-            .arg(format!("--url={initial_url}"))
-            .spawn()
-            .unwrap();
+            .arg(format!("--url={initial_url}"));
+        if !settings.with_panel {
+            command.arg("--no-panel");
+        }
+        command.spawn().unwrap();
         let (_, sender) = server.accept().unwrap();
         Self(sender)
     }
 
+    /// Create a new verso instance with default settings and get the controller to it
+    pub fn new(verso_path: impl AsRef<Path>, initial_url: url::Url) -> Self {
+        Self::create(verso_path, initial_url, VersoviewSettings::default())
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new verso instance with custom settings and get the controller to it
+    pub fn new_with_settings(
+        verso_path: impl AsRef<Path>,
+        initial_url: url::Url,
+        settings: VersoviewSettings,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self::create(verso_path, initial_url, settings)
+    }
+
     /// Navigate to url
     pub fn navigate(&self, url: url::Url) -> Result<(), Box<ipc_channel::ErrorKind>> {
         self.0.send(ControllerMessage::NavigateTo(url))
diff --git a/verso/src/main.rs b/verso/src/main.rs
index 188191d5..4e7627b4 100644
--- a/verso/src/main.rs
+++ b/verso/src/main.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 use std::{env::current_exe, thread::sleep, time::Duration};
 
+use verso::VersoviewSettings;
+
 fn main() {
     let versoview_path = current_exe().unwrap().parent().unwrap().join("versoview");
-    let controller = verso::VersoviewController::new(
+    let controller = verso::VersoviewController::new_with_settings(
         versoview_path,
         url::Url::parse("https://example.com").unwrap(),
+        VersoviewSettings {
+            with_panel: true,
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
     );
     sleep(Duration::from_secs(10));
     dbg!(controller