diff --git a/cfg/common_settings.go b/cfg/common_settings.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef0d29a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cfg/common_settings.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package cfg
+
+import (
+	"github.com/olebedev/config"
+)
+
+type Colors struct {
+	Background      string
+	BorderFocusable string
+	BorderFocused   string
+	BorderNormal    string
+	Checked         string
+	HighlightFore   string
+	HighlightBack   string
+	Text            string
+}
+
+type Position struct {
+	Height int
+	Left   int
+	Top    int
+	Width  int
+}
+
+type Common struct {
+	Colors
+	Position
+
+	Enabled         bool
+	RefreshInterval int
+	Title           string
+}
+
+func NewCommonSettingsFromYAML(ymlConfig *config.Config) *Common {
+	common := Common{
+		Colors: Colors{
+			Background:      ymlConfig.UString("wtf.colors.background", "black"),
+			BorderFocusable: ymlConfig.UString("wtf.colors.border.focusable"),
+			BorderFocused:   ymlConfig.UString("wtf.colors.border.focused"),
+			BorderNormal:    ymlConfig.UString("wtf.colors.border.normal"),
+			Checked:         ymlConfig.UString("wtf.colors.checked"),
+			HighlightFore:   ymlConfig.UString("wtf.colors.highlight.fore"),
+			HighlightBack:   ymlConfig.UString("wtf.colors.highlight.back"),
+			Text:            ymlConfig.UString("wtf.colors.text", "white"),
+		},
+		Position: Position{},
+	}
+
+	return &common
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a9f92bbd..9d37b7e1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ func makeWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, widgetName string) w
 	case "textfile":
 		widget = textfile.NewWidget(app, pages)
 	case "todo":
-		widget = todo.NewWidget(app, pages)
+		cfg := todo.NewSettingsFromYAML(wtf.Config)
+		widget = todo.NewWidget(app, pages, cfg)
 	case "todoist":
 		widget = todoist.NewWidget(app, pages)
 	case "travisci":
diff --git a/modules/todo/settings.go b/modules/todo/settings.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..308f5b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/todo/settings.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package todo
+
+import (
+	"github.com/olebedev/config"
+	"github.com/wtfutil/wtf/cfg"
+)
+
+type Settings struct {
+	Common *cfg.Common
+
+	FilePath string
+}
+
+func NewSettingsFromYAML(ymlConfig *config.Config) *Settings {
+	localConfig, _ := ymlConfig.Get("wtf.mods.todo")
+
+	settings := Settings{
+		Common:   cfg.NewCommonSettingsFromYAML(ymlConfig),
+		FilePath: localConfig.UString("filename"),
+	}
+
+	return &settings
+}
diff --git a/modules/todo/widget.go b/modules/todo/widget.go
index 5f0abeba..16b30fbd 100644
--- a/modules/todo/widget.go
+++ b/modules/todo/widget.go
@@ -40,18 +40,20 @@ type Widget struct {
 	wtf.TextWidget
 
 	app      *tview.Application
+	settings *Settings
 	filePath string
 	list     checklist.Checklist
 	pages    *tview.Pages
 }
 
-func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages) *Widget {
+func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
 		HelpfulWidget: wtf.NewHelpfulWidget(app, pages, HelpText),
 		TextWidget:    wtf.NewTextWidget(app, "Todo", "todo", true),
 
 		app:      app,
-		filePath: wtf.Config.UString("wtf.mods.todo.filename"),
+		settings: settings,
+		filePath: settings.FilePath,
 		list:     checklist.NewChecklist(),
 		pages:    pages,
 	}
@@ -255,11 +257,8 @@ func (widget *Widget) modalFocus(form *tview.Form) {
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) modalForm(lbl, text string) *tview.Form {
-	form := tview.NewForm().
-		SetFieldBackgroundColor(wtf.ColorFor(wtf.Config.UString("wtf.colors.background", "black")))
-
-	form.SetButtonsAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
-		SetButtonTextColor(wtf.ColorFor(wtf.Config.UString("wtf.colors.text", "white")))
+	form := tview.NewForm().SetFieldBackgroundColor(wtf.ColorFor(widget.settings.Common.Colors.Background))
+	form.SetButtonsAlign(tview.AlignCenter).SetButtonTextColor(wtf.ColorFor(widget.settings.Common.Colors.Text))
 
 	form.AddInputField(lbl, text, 60, nil, nil)
 
diff --git a/wtf/utils.go b/wtf/utils.go
index 234788d6..c8e8ae01 100644
--- a/wtf/utils.go
+++ b/wtf/utils.go
@@ -96,17 +96,17 @@ func NamesFromEmails(emails []string) []string {
 
 // OpenFile opens the file defined in `path` via the operating system
 func OpenFile(path string) {
-	if (strings.HasPrefix(path,"http://"))||(strings.HasPrefix(path,"https://")) {
+	if (strings.HasPrefix(path, "http://")) || (strings.HasPrefix(path, "https://")) {
 		switch runtime.GOOS {
-			case "linux":	
-				exec.Command("xdg-open", path).Start()
-			case "windows":
-				exec.Command("rundll32", "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler", path).Start()
-			case "darwin":
-				exec.Command("open", path).Start()
-			default:
+		case "linux":
+			exec.Command("xdg-open", path).Start()
+		case "windows":
+			exec.Command("rundll32", "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler", path).Start()
+		case "darwin":
+			exec.Command("open", path).Start()
+		default:
 		}
-	}else {
+	} else {
 		filePath, _ := ExpandHomeDir(path)
 		openFileUtil := Config.UString("wtf.openFileUtil", "open")
 		cmd := exec.Command(openFileUtil, filePath)