diff --git a/Classes/GroupMetadata.gd b/Classes/GroupMetadata.gd
index 0ff55be..6b988de 100644
--- a/Classes/GroupMetadata.gd
+++ b/Classes/GroupMetadata.gd
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ class_name GroupMetadata
 @export var description: String
 @export var installs: Array[InstallMetadata]
 @export var settings_overrides: Dictionary
+@export var index: int
 
 signal save_request
diff --git a/Classes/GroupsInstallsManager.gd b/Classes/GroupsInstallsManager.gd
index 0c3911b..4d1dc9f 100644
--- a/Classes/GroupsInstallsManager.gd
+++ b/Classes/GroupsInstallsManager.gd
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ var groups: Dictionary = {}
 func _ready() -> void:
 	DirAccess.make_dir_absolute(GROUPS_BASE_FOLDER)
 
+	var d := DirAccess.open(GROUPS_BASE_FOLDER)
+	d.list_dir_begin()
+	var current_folder := d.get_next()
+	while current_folder != "":
+		var res_path := GROUPS_BASE_FOLDER.path_join(current_folder).path_join(METADATA_FILENAME)
+		var gm: GroupMetadata = ResourceLoader.load(res_path, "GroupMetadata")
+		groups[gm] = current_folder
+		current_folder = d.get_next()
+
 
 func create_group_folder(gm: GroupMetadata) -> void:
 	if gm in groups:
@@ -38,3 +47,13 @@ func group_metadata_should_save(gm: GroupMetadata) -> void:
 	var save_err := ResourceSaver.save(gm, path)
 	if save_err != OK:
 		print("couldn't save resource, error ", save_err)
+
+
+func get_all_group_metadatas() -> Array[GroupMetadata]:
+	var res: Array[GroupMetadata]
+	res.assign(groups.keys())
+	res.sort_custom(
+		func(a: GroupMetadata, b: GroupMetadata):
+			return a.index < b.index
+	)
+	return res
diff --git a/UI/Components/GroupMenu.gd b/UI/Components/GroupMenu.gd
index 6dc7080..d43f90a 100644
--- a/UI/Components/GroupMenu.gd
+++ b/UI/Components/GroupMenu.gd
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ func set_children_visible(p_visible: bool) -> void:
 	add_install_button_container.visible = p_visible
 	inner_separator.visible = p_visible
 	description_label.visible = p_visible && !description_label.text.is_empty()
-	group_metadata.set_meta("collapsed", p_visible)
+	group_metadata.set_meta("collapsed", !p_visible)
+	group_metadata.save_request.emit()
 
 
 func add_custom(control: Control) -> void:
@@ -156,6 +157,8 @@ func setup_from_metadata(p_group_metadata: GroupMetadata) -> void:
 	group_metadata = p_group_metadata
 	set_text(p_group_metadata.name)
 	set_description(group_metadata.description)
+	set_children_visible(!group_metadata.get_meta("collapsed", false))
+	group_metadata.index = get_index()
 	# TODO: add installs
 	# TODO: add icon
 
diff --git a/UI/Main/GroupsView.gd b/UI/Main/GroupsView.gd
index 48bf065..670e31c 100644
--- a/UI/Main/GroupsView.gd
+++ b/UI/Main/GroupsView.gd
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 
 	group_edit_dialog.canceled.connect(group_edit_dialog.clear_ok_button_connections)
 
+	for gm in GroupsInstallsManager.get_all_group_metadatas():
+		add_group_from_metadata(gm)
+
 
 func add_new_group() -> void:
 	group_edit_dialog.clear()
@@ -51,3 +54,11 @@ func edit_group(group_menu: GroupMenu) -> void:
 	, CONNECT_ONE_SHOT)
 
 	group_edit_dialog.show()
+
+
+func add_group_from_metadata(gm: GroupMetadata) -> void:
+	var group_menu: GroupMenu = GROUP_MENU_SCENE.instantiate()
+	group_menus_container.add_child(group_menu)
+	group_menu.setup_from_metadata(gm)
+
+	group_menu.edit_group_button_pressed.connect(edit_group.bind(group_menu))