diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b369f5f..5b14338 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ mpv.net bugs and requests: <https://github.com/stax76/mpv.net/issues>
 - a new JavaScript example script was added to the wiki and the
   script descriptions were improved. [Scripting Page](https://github.com/stax76/mpv.net/wiki/Scripting).
 - greatly improved README.md file and github startpage
+- About dialog added
 
 ### 3.1 (2019-04-23)
 
diff --git a/mpv.net/Command.cs b/mpv.net/Command.cs
index 7b0be12..1ab4f3c 100644
--- a/mpv.net/Command.cs
+++ b/mpv.net/Command.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ namespace mpvnet
             }));
         }
 
+        public static void show_about(string[] args)
+        {
+            MainForm.Instance.Invoke(new Action(() => {
+                AboutWindow w = new AboutWindow();
+                new WindowInteropHelper(w).Owner = MainForm.Instance.Handle;
+                w.ShowDialog();
+            }));
+        }
+
         public static void show_history(string[] args)
         {
             var fp = mp.MpvConfFolder + "history.txt";
diff --git a/mpv.net/Resources/inputConf.txt b/mpv.net/Resources/inputConf.txt
index 8d5cf72..f41138a 100644
--- a/mpv.net/Resources/inputConf.txt
+++ b/mpv.net/Resources/inputConf.txt
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@
  _ script-message mpv.net shell-execute https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/etc/input.conf #menu: Help > Show mpv default keys
  _ script-message mpv.net shell-execute https://github.com/stax76/mpv.net/blob/master/mpv.net/Resources/inputConf.txt #menu: Help > Show mpv.net default keys
  _ script-message mpv.net shell-execute https://mpv-net.github.io/mpv.net-web-site/ #menu: Help > Show mpv.net web site
+ _ ignore                                         #menu: Help > -
+ _ script-message mpv.net show-about              #menu: Help > About mpv.net
 
  _ ignore           #menu: -
  Esc quit           #menu: Exit
diff --git a/mpv.net/Windows/AboutWindow.xaml b/mpv.net/Windows/AboutWindow.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dc929f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mpv.net/Windows/AboutWindow.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<Window x:Class="mpvnet.AboutWindow"
+        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+        mc:Ignorable="d"
+        Title="About mpv.net" Height="200" Width="500" FontSize="20"
+        ShowInTaskbar="False" WindowStartupLocation="CenterOwner" ResizeMode="NoResize"
+        Foreground="#FFA0842A">
+    <Grid>
+        <TextBlock Name="TextBlock" Margin="20" />
+    </Grid>
+</Window>
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diff --git a/mpv.net/Windows/AboutWindow.xaml.cs b/mpv.net/Windows/AboutWindow.xaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0736d2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mpv.net/Windows/AboutWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System.Windows;
+
+namespace mpvnet
+{
+    public partial class AboutWindow : Window
+    {
+        public AboutWindow()
+        {
+            InitializeComponent();
+            TextBlock.Text = $"mpv.net\nVersion {System.Windows.Forms.Application.ProductVersion}\nCopyright (c) 2017-2019 Frank Skare (stax76)\nMIT License";
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/mpv.net/mpv.net.csproj b/mpv.net/mpv.net.csproj
index 95cda00..6a1d9ec 100644
--- a/mpv.net/mpv.net.csproj
+++ b/mpv.net/mpv.net.csproj
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </Page>
+    <Page Include="Windows\AboutWindow.xaml">
+      <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
+    </Page>
     <Page Include="WPF\Resources.xaml">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
@@ -184,6 +188,9 @@
     <Compile Include="Windows\ConfWindow.xaml.cs">
       <DependentUpon>ConfWindow.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Windows\AboutWindow.xaml.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>AboutWindow.xaml</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Windows\LearnWindow.xaml.cs">
       <DependentUpon>LearnWindow.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
@@ -204,6 +211,7 @@
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <None Include="..\README.md">
       <Link>README.md</Link>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
     <None Include="app.manifest" />
     <None Include="packages.config" />
@@ -216,6 +224,10 @@
       <DependentUpon>Settings.settings</DependentUpon>
       <DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput>
     </Compile>
+    <Content Include="..\LICENSE.txt">
+      <Link>LICENSE.txt</Link>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
     <Content Include="Resources\mpvConf.txt" />
     <Content Include="Resources\mpvConfToml.txt" />
     <Content Include="Resources\mpvNetConfToml.txt" />
diff --git a/release.ps1 b/release.ps1
index 408df91..f92f1a5 100644
--- a/release.ps1
+++ b/release.ps1
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ $version = [Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($exePath).FileVersion
 $desktopDir = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop")
 $targetDir = $desktopDir + "\mpv.net-" + $version
 Copy-Item $scriptDir\mpv.net\bin $targetDir -Recurse -Exclude System.Management.Automation.xml -Force
-Copy-Item $scriptDir\README.md $targetDir\README.md -Force
 & "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -t7z -mx9 "$targetDir.7z" -r "$targetDir\*"
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