diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultDetailController.java b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultDetailController.java
index 580a9a825..9f4b7590e 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultDetailController.java
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultDetailController.java
@@ -1,27 +1,24 @@
 package org.cryptomator.ui.mainwindow;
 
 import javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty;
+import javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyObjectProperty;
 import org.cryptomator.ui.FxApplicationScoped;
 import org.cryptomator.ui.FxController;
 import org.cryptomator.ui.model.Vault;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 @FxApplicationScoped
 public class VaultDetailController implements FxController {
-
-	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(VaultDetailController.class);
-
-	private final ObjectProperty<Vault> vault;
+	
+	private final ReadOnlyObjectProperty<Vault> vault;
 
 	@Inject
 	VaultDetailController(ObjectProperty<Vault> vault) {
 		this.vault = vault;
 	}
 
-	public ObjectProperty<Vault> vaultProperty() {
+	public ReadOnlyObjectProperty<Vault> vaultProperty() {
 		return vault;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultListController.java b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultListController.java
index e3e790663..6ad08016a 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultListController.java
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultListController.java
@@ -4,22 +4,17 @@ import javafx.beans.binding.Bindings;
 import javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty;
 import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
-import javafx.fxml.FXML;
 import javafx.scene.control.ListView;
 import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
 import org.cryptomator.ui.FxApplicationScoped;
 import org.cryptomator.ui.FxController;
 import org.cryptomator.ui.model.Vault;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 @FxApplicationScoped
 public class VaultListController implements FxController {
 	
-	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(VaultListController.class);
-
 	private final ObservableList<Vault> vaults;
 	private final ObjectProperty<Vault> selectedVault;
 	public ListView vaultList;
@@ -31,9 +26,7 @@ public class VaultListController implements FxController {
 		this.selectedVault = selectedVault;
 	}
 
-	@FXML
 	public void initialize() {
-		LOG.debug("init VaultListController");
 		onboardingOverlay.visibleProperty().bind(Bindings.isEmpty(vaults));
 		vaultList.setItems(vaults);
 		selectedVault.bind(vaultList.getSelectionModel().selectedItemProperty());
diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/preferences/PreferencesController.java b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/preferences/PreferencesController.java
index 1265a3e9f..63a6fe390 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/preferences/PreferencesController.java
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/preferences/PreferencesController.java
@@ -1,13 +1,38 @@
 package org.cryptomator.ui.preferences;
 
+import javafx.beans.binding.Bindings;
+import javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding;
+import javafx.scene.control.ChoiceBox;
+import org.cryptomator.common.settings.Settings;
+import org.cryptomator.common.settings.VolumeImpl;
 import org.cryptomator.ui.FxController;
+import org.cryptomator.ui.model.Volume;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 @PreferencesWindow
 public class PreferencesController implements FxController {
+	
+	private final Settings settings;
+	private final BooleanBinding showWebDavSettings;
+	public ChoiceBox<VolumeImpl> volumeTypeChoicBox;
 
 	@Inject
-	PreferencesController() {}
+	PreferencesController(Settings settings) {
+		this.settings = settings;
+		this.showWebDavSettings = Bindings.equal(settings.preferredVolumeImpl(), VolumeImpl.WEBDAV);
+	}
 
+	public void initialize() {
+		volumeTypeChoicBox.getItems().addAll(Volume.getCurrentSupportedAdapters());
+		volumeTypeChoicBox.valueProperty().bindBidirectional(settings.preferredVolumeImpl());
+	}
+
+	public BooleanBinding showWebDavSettingsProperty() {
+		return showWebDavSettings;
+	}
+
+	public Boolean getShowWebDavSettings() {
+		return showWebDavSettings.get();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/preferences.fxml b/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/preferences.fxml
index fca37de6a..567902706 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/preferences.fxml
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/preferences.fxml
@@ -1,10 +1,42 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
+<?import javafx.geometry.Insets?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.CheckBox?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.HBox?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.ChoiceBox?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.TextField?>
 <VBox xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx"
 	  xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml"
 	  fx:controller="org.cryptomator.ui.preferences.PreferencesController"
-	  styleClass="main-window">
-	<Label text="preferences..."/>
+	  styleClass="main-window"
+	  spacing="6">
+	<padding>
+		<Insets bottom="12" left="12" right="12" top="12"/>
+	</padding>
+	<children>
+		<Label text="TODO preferences..."/>
+
+		<CheckBox fx:id="checkForUpdatesCheckbox" text="%preferences.autoUpdateCheck"/>
+
+		<CheckBox fx:id="debugModeCheckbox" text="%preferences.debugLogging"/>
+
+		<HBox spacing="6" alignment="BASELINE_LEFT">
+			<Label text="%preferences.volumeType"/>
+			<ChoiceBox fx:id="volumeTypeChoicBox"/>
+		</HBox>
+
+		<HBox spacing="6" visible="${controller.showWebDavSettings}">
+			<Label text="TODO WebDAV Port"/>
+			<TextField fx:id="portField"/>
+			<Button text="TODO Apply" fx:id="changePortButton" />
+		</HBox>
+
+		<HBox spacing="6" visible="${controller.showWebDavSettings}">
+			<Label text="TODO WebDAV Scheme"/>
+			<ChoiceBox fx:id="prefGvfsScheme" maxWidth="Infinity"/>
+		</HBox>
+	</children>
 </VBox>
diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/resources/i18n/strings.properties b/main/ui/src/main/resources/i18n/strings.properties
index d47a4cb32..48e737ed5 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/resources/i18n/strings.properties
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/resources/i18n/strings.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 main.closeBtn.tooltip=Close
 main.settingsBtn.tooltip=Settings
+preferences.autoUpdateCheck=Check for updates automatically
+preferences.debugLogging=Enable debug logging
+preferences.volumeType=Volume type
 vaultlist.emptyList.onboardingInstruction=Click here to add a vault
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/resources/i18n/strings_de.properties b/main/ui/src/main/resources/i18n/strings_de.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 131176730..000000000
--- a/main/ui/src/main/resources/i18n/strings_de.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-main.closeBtn.tooltip=Close
-main.settingsBtn.tooltip=Settings
-vaultlist.emptyList.onboardingInstruction=Klicken Sie hier, um neue Tresore hinzuzufügen
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/resources/i18n/strings_en.properties b/main/ui/src/main/resources/i18n/strings_en.properties
index d47a4cb32..48e737ed5 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/resources/i18n/strings_en.properties
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/resources/i18n/strings_en.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 main.closeBtn.tooltip=Close
 main.settingsBtn.tooltip=Settings
+preferences.autoUpdateCheck=Check for updates automatically
+preferences.debugLogging=Enable debug logging
+preferences.volumeType=Volume type
 vaultlist.emptyList.onboardingInstruction=Click here to add a vault
\ No newline at end of file