diff --git a/Classes/GroupMetadata.gd b/Classes/GroupMetadata.gd
index 6b988de..d258758 100644
--- a/Classes/GroupMetadata.gd
+++ b/Classes/GroupMetadata.gd
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class_name GroupMetadata
 @export var name: String
 @export var icon_path: String
 @export var description: String
-@export var installs: Array[InstallMetadata]
+@export var installs: Array[Dictionary]
 @export var settings_overrides: Dictionary
 @export var index: int
 
diff --git a/Classes/InstallMetadata.gd b/Classes/InstallMetadata.gd
index f933dad..7f78bbe 100644
--- a/Classes/InstallMetadata.gd
+++ b/Classes/InstallMetadata.gd
@@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
-extends Resource
 class_name InstallMetadata
 
-@export var name: String
-@export var icon_path: String
-@export var binary_path: String
-@export var local_overrides: Dictionary
+var name: String
+var icon_path: String
+var binary_path: String
+var local_overrides: Dictionary
+var pids: Array[int] = []
+var index: int = 0
+
+
+func to_d() -> Dictionary:
+	return {
+		"name": name,
+		"icon_path": icon_path,
+		"binary_path": binary_path,
+		"local_overrides": local_overrides,
+		"pids": pids,
+		"index": index,
+	}
+
+
+static func from_d(d: Dictionary) -> InstallMetadata:
+	var res := InstallMetadata.new()
+	res.name = d.get("name", "")
+	res.icon_path = d.get("icon_path", "")
+	res.binary_path = d.get("binary_path", "")
+	res.local_overrides = d.get("local_overrides", {})
+	res.pids = d.get("pids", [])
+	res.index = d.get("index", 0)
+	return res
diff --git a/UI/Components/GroupMenu.gd b/UI/Components/GroupMenu.gd
index d43f90a..7bc7e16 100644
--- a/UI/Components/GroupMenu.gd
+++ b/UI/Components/GroupMenu.gd
@@ -54,13 +54,23 @@ func add_new_install() -> void:
 			child_container.add_child(install_item)
 			install_item.setup_from_metadata(im)
 			install_item.edit_item_button_pressed.connect(edit_install.bind(install_item))
-			group_metadata.installs.append(im)
+			im.index = group_metadata.installs.size()
+			group_metadata.installs.append(im.to_d())
 			group_metadata.save_request.emit()
+			install_item.about_to_delete.connect(_on_install_item_about_to_delete)
 	, CONNECT_ONE_SHOT)
 
 	install_edit_dialog.show()
 
 
+func add_install_from_metadata(im: InstallMetadata) -> void:
+	var install_item: InstallItem = ITEM_SCENE.instantiate()
+	child_container.add_child(install_item)
+	install_item.setup_from_metadata(im)
+	install_item.about_to_delete.connect(_on_install_item_about_to_delete)
+	install_item.edit_item_button_pressed.connect(edit_install.bind(install_item))
+
+
 func edit_install(install_item: InstallItem) -> void:
 	install_edit_dialog.clear()
 	install_edit_dialog.ok_button_text = "OK"
@@ -159,7 +169,11 @@ func setup_from_metadata(p_group_metadata: GroupMetadata) -> void:
 	set_description(group_metadata.description)
 	set_children_visible(!group_metadata.get_meta("collapsed", false))
 	group_metadata.index = get_index()
-	# TODO: add installs
+
+	# add installs
+	for i in group_metadata.installs:
+		add_install_from_metadata(InstallMetadata.from_d(i))
+
 	# TODO: add icon
 
 
@@ -174,3 +188,12 @@ func _on_header_text_label_gui_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 func _on_delete_button_pressed() -> void:
 	GroupsInstallsManager.delete_group_folder(group_metadata)
 	queue_free()
+
+
+func _on_install_item_about_to_delete(im: InstallMetadata) -> void:
+	group_metadata.installs.remove_at(im.index)
+	for i in group_metadata.installs.size():
+		group_metadata.installs[i]["index"] = i
+		(child_container.get_child(i) as InstallItem).install_metadata.index = i
+
+	group_metadata.save_request.emit()
diff --git a/UI/Components/InstallItem.gd b/UI/Components/InstallItem.gd
index ed77dc1..3c32a4c 100644
--- a/UI/Components/InstallItem.gd
+++ b/UI/Components/InstallItem.gd
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ class_name InstallItem
 var install_metadata: InstallMetadata
 
 signal edit_item_button_pressed
-signal delete_item_button_pressed
 signal launch_item_button_pressed
+signal about_to_delete(install_metadata: InstallMetadata)
 
 signal name_changed(new_name: String)
 
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	edit_item_button.pressed.connect(func(): edit_item_button_pressed.emit())
-	delete_item_button.pressed.connect(func(): delete_item_button_pressed.emit())
+	delete_item_button.pressed.connect(_on_delete_button_pressed)
 
 	name_label.gui_input.connect(_on_name_label_gui_input)
 
@@ -71,3 +71,8 @@ func setup_from_metadata(p_metadata: InstallMetadata) -> void:
 	install_metadata = p_metadata
 	set_text(install_metadata.name)
 	# TODO: add icon
+
+
+func _on_delete_button_pressed() -> void:
+	about_to_delete.emit(install_metadata)
+	queue_free()