diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a337b94..eb61bf9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ __pycache__
 *.pyc
 *.pyo
 tags
+*.ps
+*.pdf
diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2089600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+SRC			:= manual.me
+OBJ			:= $(SRC:.me=.pdf)
+GROFF		:= groff
+PS2PDF		:= ps2pdf
+
+all: $(OBJ)
+
+%.ps: %.me
+	$(GROFF) -me -Tps $< > $@
+
+%.pdf: %.ps
+	$(PS2PDF) $^ $@
diff --git a/doc/manual.me b/doc/manual.me
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8d6c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/manual.me
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.++ C
+.+c "Using newfol"
+.sh 1 "Overview"
+.pp
+newfol is a combination user interface and database store for small databases
+that can fit into memory.