diff --git a/lib/email.dart b/lib/email.dart
index f922d61..2c2a260 100644
--- a/lib/email.dart
+++ b/lib/email.dart
@@ -3,53 +3,137 @@ import 'api_service.dart';
 import 'structs.dart';
 import 'emailView.dart';
 
-class EmailListScreen extends StatelessWidget {
+class EmailListScreen extends StatefulWidget {
   final List<GetThreadResponse> emails;
   final Future<List<String>> Function(List<String>, String) getEmailContent;
   final String folder;
+  final GlobalKey<_EmailListScreenState> key;
 
-  EmailListScreen(
-      {required this.emails,
+  EmailListScreen({
+      required this.key,
+      required this.emails,
       required this.getEmailContent,
-      required this.folder});
-//fix the email list
+      required this.folder})
+      : super(key: key);
+
+  @override
+  _EmailListScreenState createState() => _EmailListScreenState();
+}
+
+class _EmailListScreenState extends State<EmailListScreen> {
+  late List<bool> selectStates; // for checkboxes if its selected or not
+  late List<GetThreadResponse> selectedEmails =
+      []; // holds the emails that are selected i.e. the emails that got the checkbox on
+  final Set<int> _hoveredRows = {}; //the row that is being hovered over atm
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+    selectStates = List<bool>.filled(widget.emails.length, false);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void didUpdateWidget(covariant EmailListScreen oldWidget) {
+    super.didUpdateWidget(oldWidget);
+    if (oldWidget.emails.length != widget.emails.length) {
+      selectStates = List<bool>.filled(widget.emails.length, false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  bool selectAllChecks(bool selectionType) {
+    setState(() {
+    for (int email = 0; email < selectStates.length; email++) {
+      selectStates[email] = selectionType;
+    }
+    });
+    printTheSelected();
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  void printTheSelected() {
+    for (int i = 0; i < selectedEmails.length; i++) {
+      print(selectedEmails);
+    }
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Scaffold(
       body: ListView.separated(
-        itemCount: emails.length,
+        itemCount: widget.emails.length,
         itemBuilder: (context, index) {
-          final email = emails[index];
-          return ListTile(
-            title: Text(email.from_name,
-                style: TextStyle(fontWeight: FontWeight.bold)),
-            subtitle: Column(
-              crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
-              children: [Text(email.subject)],
-            ),
-            trailing: Text(email.date.toString()),
-            onTap: () async {
-              List<String> emailContent = //  list of the html
-                  await getEmailContent(email.messages, folder);
+          final email = widget.emails[index];
 
-              print(email.messages); //email ids of the thread
-              Navigator.push(
-                context,
-                MaterialPageRoute(
-                  // could call collapsable and inside collable each calls email view?
-                  builder: (context) => EmailView(
-                    emailContent: emailContent,
-                    from: email.from_address,
-                    name: email.from_name,
-                    to: email.to.toString(),
-                    subject: email.subject,
-                    date: email.date.toString(),
-                    id: email.id.toString(), //i think this is thread id?
-                    messages: email.messages,
-                  ),
-                ),
-              );
-            },
+          return MouseRegion(
+            onEnter: (_) => setState(() => _hoveredRows.add(index)),
+            onExit: (_) => setState(() => _hoveredRows.remove(index)),
+            child: ListTile(
+              leading: Checkbox(
+                value: selectStates[index],
+                onChanged: (bool? value) {
+                  setState(() {
+                    //works great
+                    selectStates[index] = value ?? false;
+                    if (value!) {
+                      selectedEmails.add(widget.emails[index]);
+                    } else {
+                      selectedEmails.remove(widget.emails[index]);
+                    }
+                  });
+                },
+              ),
+              title: Text(email.from_name,
+                  style: TextStyle(fontWeight: FontWeight.bold)),
+              subtitle: Column(
+                crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+                children: [Text(email.subject)],
+              ),
+              trailing: _hoveredRows.contains(index)
+                  ? Row(
+                      mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+                      children: [
+                        IconButton(
+                          icon: Icon(Icons.mark_email_read_outlined),
+                          onPressed: () {
+                            //mark email as read
+                          },
+                        ),
+                        IconButton(
+                          icon: Icon(Icons.delete_outline),
+                          onPressed: () {
+                            //delete email
+                          },
+                        ),
+                      ],
+                    )
+                  : Text(email.date.toString()),
+              onTap: () async {
+                List<String> emailContent = //  list of the html
+                    await widget.getEmailContent(email.messages, widget.folder);
+
+                print(email.messages); //email ids of the thread
+                if (widget.folder == "Drafts") {
+                  print("IN DRAFTS MOVE THE CONTENT TO THE WRITING THING");
+                } else {
+                  Navigator.push(
+                    context,
+                    MaterialPageRoute(
+                      // could call collapsable and inside collable each calls email view?
+                      builder: (context) => EmailView(
+                        emailContent: emailContent,
+                        from: email.from_address,
+                        name: email.from_name,
+                        to: email.to.toString(),
+                        subject: email.subject,
+                        date: email.date.toString(),
+                        id: email.id.toString(), //i think this is thread id?
+                        messages: email.messages,
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                  );
+                }
+              },
+            ),
           );
         },
         separatorBuilder: (context, index) => Divider(),
@@ -75,6 +159,9 @@ class EmailPageState extends State<EmailPage> {
   ValueNotifier<int> currentPageNotifier = ValueNotifier<int>(1);
   int page = 1;
   bool isBackDisabled = false;
+  
+  final GlobalKey<_EmailListScreenState> emailListKey = GlobalKey<_EmailListScreenState>();
+  
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -84,6 +171,7 @@ class EmailPageState extends State<EmailPage> {
     _fetchEmails();
   }
 
+  List<GetThreadResponse> get getEmails => emails;
   String getPage() => widget.page.toString();
   bool get backDisabled => isBackDisabled;
 
@@ -114,7 +202,6 @@ class EmailPageState extends State<EmailPage> {
         }
       });
     }
-    // print(currentPage);
     print(widget.page);
     _fetchEmails();
   }
@@ -133,15 +220,19 @@ class EmailPageState extends State<EmailPage> {
     }
   }
 
+  bool selectAllEmails(bool selectionType) {
+    emailListKey.currentState?.selectAllChecks(selectionType);
+    return false;
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return Scaffold(
-      body: EmailListScreen(
-        emails: emails,
-        // getEmailContent: apiService.fetchEmailContent,
-        getEmailContent: apiService.fetchMarkdownContent,
-        folder: widget.selectedFolder, //try to grab from it directly
-      ),
-    );
+    return Scaffold(body: EmailListScreen(
+      key: emailListKey,
+      emails: emails,
+      // getEmailContent: apiService.fetchEmailContent,
+      getEmailContent: apiService.fetchMarkdownContent,
+      folder: widget.selectedFolder, //try to grab from it directly
+    ));
   }
 }