diff --git a/.air.toml b/.air.toml
index d7ff5c6..c46b56f 100644
--- a/.air.toml
+++ b/.air.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ tmp_dir = "tmp"
 [build]
   args_bin = []
   bin = "tmp\\main.exe"
-  cmd = "go build -o ./tmp/main.exe ./example"
+  cmd = "go build -ldflags='-H windowsgui' -o ./tmp/main.exe ./example"
   delay = 1000
   exclude_dir = ["assets", "tmp", "vendor", "testdata", "runtime/out", "node_modules", "dist"]
   exclude_file = []
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c14362..a2fc14f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,6 +49,20 @@ func main() {
 }
 ```
 
+## Building
+
+### Windows
+Windows users should use the `-ldflags='-H windowsgui'` flag to avoid showing a console window when running the app.
+```
+go build -ldflags='-H windowsgui' ./example
+```
+
+### *nix
+```
+go build ./example
+```
+
+
 ## Contributing & Development
 ```
 git clone ssh://git@git.iwakura.rip:6969/grng/tiramisu.git
diff --git a/tiramisu.go b/tiramisu.go
index 5fc900d..a2c0173 100644
--- a/tiramisu.go
+++ b/tiramisu.go
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ type Tiramisu struct {
 
 func New(o TiramisuOptions) *Tiramisu {
 	w := wv.New(o.Debug)
+	w.SetSize(o.Width, o.Height, o.Hints)
+	w.SetTitle(o.Title)
+
 	t := &Tiramisu{
 		w:     w,
 		funcs: make(map[string]FuncHandler),
 	}
 
-	w.SetSize(o.Width, o.Height, o.Hints)
-	w.SetTitle(o.Title)
-
 	return t
 }