diff --git a/install-local.sh b/install-local.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..204a2f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install-local.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+mkdir -p ~/.config/terminator/plugins
+mkdir -p ~/.config/terminator/themes
+sudo ln -s "`pwd`"/plugin/terminator-themes-local.py ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins/terminator-themes-local.py
+sudo ln -s "`pwd`"/themes.json ${HOME}/.config/terminator/themes/terminator-themes.json
+
+echo "Please reopen Terminator for all changes to take effect"
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diff --git a/install-remote.sh b/install-remote.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8a4f7ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install-remote.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+mkdir -p ~/.config/terminator/plugins
+sudo ln -s "`pwd`"/plugin/terminator-themes.py ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins/terminator-themes.py
+
+echo "Please reopen Terminator for all changes to take effect"
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diff --git a/plugin/terminator-themes-local.py b/plugin/terminator-themes-local.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..635a41e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/terminator-themes-local.py
@@ -0,0 +1,351 @@
+import terminatorlib.plugin as plugin
+from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk
+from terminatorlib.config import ConfigBase
+from terminatorlib.translation import _
+from terminatorlib.util import get_config_dir, err, dbg, gerr
+import json
+import os.path
+
+AVAILABLE = ['TerminatorThemesLocal']
+
+class TerminatorThemesLocal(plugin.Plugin):
+
+    capabilities = ['terminal_menu']
+    config_base = ConfigBase()
+    base_url = os.path.expanduser('~') + '/.config/terminator/themes/terminator-themes.json'
+    inherits_config_from = "default"
+
+    def callback(self, menuitems, menu, terminal):
+        """Add our item to the menu"""
+        self.terminal = terminal
+        item = Gtk.ImageMenuItem(Gtk.STOCK_FIND)
+        item.connect('activate',self.configure)
+        item.set_label("Themes (local)")
+        item.set_sensitive(True)
+        menuitems.append(item)
+
+    def configure(self, widget, data = None):
+        ui = {}
+        dbox = Gtk.Dialog( _("Terminator themes (local)"), None, Gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL)
+
+        local_file = open(self.base_url, 'r')
+        self.themes_from_repo = json.loads(local_file.read())["themes"]
+        local_file.close()
+
+        self.profiles = self.terminal.config.list_profiles()
+
+        main_container = Gtk.HBox(spacing=5)
+        main_container.pack_start(self._create_themes_grid(ui), True, True, 0) #Left column
+        main_container.pack_start(self._create_settings_grid(ui), True, True, 0) #Right column
+       
+        dbox.vbox.pack_start(main_container, True, True, 0)
+        
+        self.dbox = dbox
+        dbox.show_all()
+        res = dbox.run()
+
+        if res == Gtk.ResponseType.ACCEPT:
+            self.terminal.config.save()
+
+        del(self.dbox)
+        dbox.destroy()
+
+        return
+
+    def _create_themes_grid(self, ui):
+        grid = Gtk.Grid()
+        grid.set_column_spacing(5)
+        grid.set_row_spacing(7)
+        grid.set_column_homogeneous(True)
+        grid.set_row_homogeneous(True)
+
+        scroll_window = self._create_themes_list(ui)
+
+        (combo, search_entry) = self._create_filter_widgets(ui)
+
+        grid.attach(search_entry, 0,0,2,1)
+        grid.attach(combo, 2,0,1,1)
+        grid.attach(scroll_window, 0, 1, 3, 10)
+
+        return grid
+
+    def _create_filter_widgets(self, ui):
+
+        combo = Gtk.ComboBoxText()
+        combo.set_entry_text_column(0)
+        combo.connect("changed", self.on_filter_combo_changed)
+        combo.append_text("Filter by type")
+
+        for theme_type in ["light", "dark", "All"]:
+            combo.append_text(theme_type)
+
+        combo.set_active(0)
+
+        search_entry = Gtk.SearchEntry(max_width_chars=30)
+        search_entry.connect("search-changed", self.on_theme_search_changed, ui)    
+
+        return [combo,search_entry]
+
+    def _create_themes_list(self, ui):
+
+        profiles_list_model = Gtk.ListStore(str, str,bool, object)
+        # Set add/remove buttons availability
+        for theme in self.themes_from_repo:
+            if theme["name"] in self.profiles:
+                profiles_list_model.append([theme["name"], theme["type"],False, theme])
+            else:
+                profiles_list_model.append([theme["name"], theme["type"],True, theme])
+
+        self.current_filter_theme = None
+        self.filter_type = "theme_type"
+        self.theme_filter = profiles_list_model.filter_new()
+        self.theme_filter.set_visible_func(self.theme_filter_func)
+        
+        treeview = Gtk.TreeView.new_with_model(self.theme_filter)
+
+        selection = treeview.get_selection()
+        selection.set_mode(Gtk.SelectionMode.SINGLE)
+        selection.connect("changed", self.on_selection_changed, ui)
+        ui['treeview'] = treeview
+
+        for i, column_title in enumerate(["Theme", "Type"]):
+            renderer = Gtk.CellRendererText()
+            column = Gtk.TreeViewColumn(column_title, renderer, text=i)
+            treeview.append_column(column)
+
+        scroll_window = Gtk.ScrolledWindow()
+        scroll_window.set_policy(Gtk.PolicyType.AUTOMATIC, Gtk.PolicyType.AUTOMATIC)
+        scroll_window.add(treeview)
+
+        return scroll_window
+
+
+    def _create_settings_grid(self, ui):
+        grid = Gtk.Grid()
+        grid.set_column_spacing(5)
+        grid.set_row_spacing(7)
+        grid.attach(self._create_default_inherits_check(ui), 0, 15, 2, 1)
+        grid.attach(Gtk.Label("Available profiles: "), 0, 16, 1, 1)
+        grid.attach(self._create_inherits_from_combo(ui), 1, 16, 1, 1)
+        grid.attach(self._create_main_action_button(ui, "install", self.on_install), 0, 20, 1, 1)
+        grid.attach(self._create_main_action_button(ui, "remove", self.on_uninstall), 1, 20, 1, 1)
+        self.theme_preview = ThemePreview(self.themes_from_repo[0])
+        grid.attach(self.theme_preview, 0, 10, 4, 2)
+
+        return grid
+
+    def _create_default_inherits_check(self, ui):
+        check = Gtk.CheckButton("Inherit preferences from default profile")
+        check.set_active(True)
+        check.connect("toggled", self.on_inheritsfromdefaultcheck_toggled, ui)
+        ui['check_inherits_from_default'] = check
+        
+        return check
+
+    def _create_inherits_from_combo(self, ui):
+        combo = Gtk.ComboBoxText()
+        combo.set_entry_text_column(0)
+        combo.set_sensitive(False)
+        combo.connect("changed", self.on_inheritsfromcombo_changed, ui)
+        ui['inherits_from_combo'] = combo
+
+        for profile in self.profiles:
+            combo.append_text(profile)
+
+        combo.set_active(self.profiles.index(self.terminal.config.get_profile())) #set current terminal profile as current item
+
+        return combo
+    
+    def _create_main_action_button(self, ui, label, action):
+        btn = Gtk.Button(_(label.capitalize()))
+        btn.connect("clicked", action, ui) 
+        btn.set_sensitive(False)
+        ui['button_' + label] = btn
+
+        return btn
+
+    def theme_filter_func(self, model, iter, data):
+        if self.filter_type == "theme_type":
+            return self.filter_by_theme_type(model, iter, data)
+        else:
+            return self.filter_by_theme_search(model, iter, data)
+
+    def filter_by_theme_search(self, model, iter, data):
+        return model[iter][0].lower().find(self.current_filter_theme) > -1
+
+    def filter_by_theme_type(self, model, iter, data):
+        if self.current_filter_theme is None or self.current_filter_theme == "All":
+            return True
+        else:
+            return model[iter][1] == self.current_filter_theme
+
+    def on_theme_search_changed(self, widget, ui):
+        self.filter_type = "theme_search"
+        self.current_filter_theme = widget.get_text()
+        self.theme_filter.refilter()
+
+    def on_filter_combo_changed(self, widget):
+
+        if widget.get_active() == 0:
+            self.current_filter_theme = None
+        else:
+            self.current_filter_theme = widget.get_active_text()
+
+        self.filter_type = "theme_type"
+
+        # #we update the filter, which updates in turn the view
+        self.theme_filter.refilter()
+
+
+    def  on_inheritsfromdefaultcheck_toggled(self, check, data=None):
+        if check.get_active() is not True:
+            data["inherits_from_combo"].set_sensitive(True)
+            self.inherits_config_from = self.profiles[data['inherits_from_combo'].get_active()]
+        else:
+            data["inherits_from_combo"].set_sensitive(False)
+            self.inherits_config_from = 'default'
+        
+    def  on_inheritsfromcombo_changed(self, combo, data):
+        if combo.get_sensitive():    
+            self.inherits_config_from = self.profiles[combo.get_active()]
+        else:
+            self.inherits_config_from = 'default'
+
+    def on_selection_changed(self, selection, data=None):
+        (model, iter) = selection.get_selected()
+        data['button_install'].set_sensitive(model[iter][2])
+        data['button_remove'].set_sensitive(model[iter][2] is not True)
+        self.theme_preview.update_preview(model[iter][3])
+
+    def on_uninstall(self, button, data):
+        treeview = data['treeview']
+        selection = treeview.get_selection()
+        (store, iter) = selection.get_selected()
+        target = store[iter][0]
+
+        # If selected theme is active, sets terminal profile to default before unistalling
+        if self.terminal.get_profile() == target:
+            widget = self.terminal.get_vte()
+            self.terminal.force_set_profile(widget, 'default')
+
+        self.terminal.config.del_profile(target)
+        self.terminal.config.save()
+        self.update_comboInheritsFrom(data)
+
+        #'Add' button available again
+        data['treeview'].get_model().set_value(iter, 2, True)
+        self.on_selection_changed(selection, data)
+
+    def on_install(self, button, data):
+        treeview = data['treeview']
+        selection = treeview.get_selection()
+        (store, iter) = selection.get_selected()
+        target = store[iter][3]
+        widget = self.terminal.get_vte()
+        treeview.set_enable_tree_lines(False)
+        
+        if not iter:
+            return
+
+        self.terminal.config.add_profile(target["name"]) 
+        template_data = self.config_base.profiles[self.inherits_config_from].copy()
+
+        for k, v in target.items():
+            if k != 'background_image' and k != 'name' and k != 'type':
+                if k == 'background_darkness':
+                    template_data[k] = float(v)
+                else:
+                    template_data[k] = v
+
+        for k, v in template_data.items():
+            self.config_base.set_item(k, v, target["name"])
+                 
+        self.terminal.force_set_profile(widget, target["name"])
+        self.terminal.config.save()
+        self.update_comboInheritsFrom(data)
+
+        # "Remove" button available again
+        data['treeview'].get_model().set_value(iter, 2, False)
+        self.on_selection_changed(selection, data)
+        treeview.set_enable_tree_lines(True)
+
+    def update_comboInheritsFrom(self, data):
+        data['inherits_from_combo'].remove_all()
+        profiles = self.terminal.config.list_profiles()
+        self.profiles = profiles
+        for profile in profiles:
+            data['inherits_from_combo'].append_text(profile)
+
+        data['inherits_from_combo'].set_active(profiles.index(self.terminal.config.get_profile()))
+
+class ThemePreview(Gtk.VBox):
+    def __init__(self, theme):
+        Gtk.VBox.__init__(self)
+
+        self.theme = theme
+        self.palette_preview_colors = list()
+        self.prompt_line = {}
+
+        self.pack_start (self._create_preview_margin(), True, True,0)
+        self.pack_start (self._create_palette_preview(), False,False,0)
+        self.pack_start (self._create_preview_margin(), True, True,0)
+        self.pack_start (self._create_prompt_line(), True, True,0)
+
+        self.update_preview(self.theme)
+
+    def _create_palette_preview(self):
+        palette_preview = Gtk.FlowBox()
+        palette_preview.set_min_children_per_line(10)
+        palette_preview.set_max_children_per_line(10)
+        palette_preview.set_selection_mode(Gtk.SelectionMode.NONE)
+
+        palette_preview.add(Gtk.VBox())
+
+        for color in self.theme['palette'].split(":")[0:8]:
+            area = Gtk.DrawingArea()
+            area.set_size_request(20, 25)
+            color_preview = Gtk.VBox()
+            color_preview.pack_start(area, False,False,0)
+            color_preview.modify_bg(0, color = Gdk.color_parse(color)) 
+           
+            self.palette_preview_colors.append(color_preview)
+
+            palette_preview.add(color_preview)
+
+        palette_preview.add(Gtk.VBox())
+
+        return palette_preview
+
+    def _create_prompt_line(self):
+        line = Gtk.HBox()
+
+        self.prompt_line["prompt"] = Gtk.Label("  ~> ")
+        self.prompt_line["cmd"] = Gtk.Label("echo ")
+        self.prompt_line["arg"] = Gtk.Label("\"nice\" ")
+
+        line.pack_start(self.prompt_line["prompt"],False,True,0)
+        line.pack_start(self.prompt_line["cmd"],False,True,0)
+        line.pack_start(self.prompt_line["arg"],False,True,0)
+
+        return line
+
+    def _create_preview_margin(self):
+        area = Gtk.DrawingArea()
+        area.set_size_request(270, 50)
+
+        return area
+
+    def update_preview(self, new_theme):
+        self.modify_bg(0, color = Gdk.color_parse(new_theme['background_color'])) 
+        self.update_palette_preview(new_theme['palette'])
+        self.update_prompt_line_colors(new_theme['palette'])
+ 
+    def update_palette_preview(self, palette):
+        for i,color in enumerate(palette.split(":")[0:8]):
+            self.palette_preview_colors[i].modify_bg(0,color = Gdk.color_parse(color)) 
+            
+    def update_prompt_line_colors(self, palette):
+        palette = palette.split(":")
+        self.prompt_line["prompt"].modify_fg(0,color = Gdk.color_parse(palette[6])) 
+        self.prompt_line["cmd"].modify_fg(0,color = Gdk.color_parse(palette[3])) 
+        self.prompt_line["arg"].modify_fg(0,color = Gdk.color_parse(palette[2])) 
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diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 59d72ce..a2e577f 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The biggest collection of themes for [Terminator](https://launchpad.net/terminat
 
 </div>
 
-## Installation
+## Installation (network-based)
 
 **1. Install the [requests](https://github.com/requests/requests) python package**
 
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ The biggest collection of themes for [Terminator](https://launchpad.net/terminat
 
 ```sh
  mkdir -p $HOME/.config/terminator/plugins
+
+- to install the repository version, skipping step 3 - 
+
+./install-remote.sh
 ```
 
 **3. Getting the correct plugin**
@@ -43,6 +47,31 @@ For terminator < 1.9
 
 Check the `TerminatorThemes` option under `terminator > preferences > plugins`.
 
+## Installation (locally-based)
+(This was tested using Terminator 1.92-2 community)
+
+(Since this uses the local JSON file the Python requests package is not required)
+
+**1. Run the install-local.sh script**
+```bash
+$ ./install-local.sh
+```
+
+**2. Activation**
+
+Check the `TerminatorThemesLocal` option under `terminator > preferences > plugins`.
+
+## Uninstallation
+(This was tested using Terminator 1.92-2 community)
+
+**1. Run the uninstall-local.sh script**
+```bash
+$ ./uninstall-local.sh
+
+- for the remote version -
+
+$ ./uninstall-remote.sh
+```
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/uninstall-local.sh b/uninstall-local.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7e29c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uninstall-local.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+if [ -L /home/seanl/.config/terminator/plugins/terminator-themes-local.py ]; then
+  unlink ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins/terminator-themes-local.py
+fi
+
+if [ -L /home/seanl/.config/terminator/themes/terminator-themes.json ]; then
+  unlink ${HOME}/.config/terminator/themes/terminator-themes.json
+fi
+
+if [ -f ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins/__pycache__/terminator-themes-local.* ]; then
+  rm ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins/__pycache__/terminator-themes-local.*
+fi
+
+if [ -d ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins/__pycache__ ]; then
+  if [ "$(ls -A ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins/__pycache__)" ]; then
+    echo "Other plugin pycache objects exist, not removing plugins pycache dir"
+  else
+    rmdir ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins/__pycache__
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ -d ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins ]; then
+  if [ "$(ls -A ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins)" ]; then
+    echo "Other plugins exist, not removing plugins dir"
+  else
+    rmdir ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ -d ${HOME}/.config/terminator/themes ]; then
+  if [ "$(ls -A ${HOME}/.config/terminator/themes)" ]; then
+    echo "Other themes exist, not removing themes dir"
+  else
+    rmdir ${HOME}/.config/terminator/themes
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo "Please reopen Terminator for all changes to take effect"
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diff --git a/uninstall-remote.sh b/uninstall-remote.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6a79a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uninstall-remote.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+if [ -L /home/seanl/.config/terminator/plugins/terminator-themes.py ]; then
+  unlink ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins/terminator-themes.py
+fi
+
+if [ -f ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins/__pycache__/terminator-themes.* ]; then
+  rm ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins/__pycache__/terminator-themes.*
+fi
+
+if [ -d ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins/__pycache__ ]; then
+  if [ "$(ls -A ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins/__pycache__)" ]; then
+    echo "Other plugin pycache objects exist, not removing plugins pycache dir"
+  else
+    rmdir ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins/__pycache__
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ -d ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins ]; then
+  if [ "$(ls -A ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins)" ]; then
+    echo "Other plugins exist, not removing plugins dir"
+  else
+    rmdir ${HOME}/.config/terminator/plugins
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo "Please reopen Terminator for all changes to take effect"
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