diff --git a/bpkg_manager/__init__.py b/bpkg_manager/__init__.py
index fb589cb..12594ee 100644
--- a/bpkg_manager/__init__.py
+++ b/bpkg_manager/__init__.py
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ class BPKG_OT_refresh(SubprocMixin, bpy.types.Operator):
             subproc.SubprocError: self._subproc_error,
             subproc.DownloadError: self._subproc_download_error,
             subproc.Success: self._subproc_success,
+            subproc.Result: self._subproc_result,
             subproc.Aborted: self._subproc_aborted,
         }
 
@@ -285,6 +286,12 @@ class BPKG_OT_refresh(SubprocMixin, bpy.types.Operator):
         self.report({'INFO'}, 'Package list retrieved successfully')
         self.quit()
 
+    def _subproc_result(self, result: subproc.Result):
+        prefs = bpy.context.user_preferences.addons[__package__].preferences
+        prefs['repo'] = result.data
+        self.report({'INFO'}, 'Package list retrieved successfully')
+        self.quit()
+
     def _subproc_aborted(self, aborted: subproc.Aborted):
         self.report({'ERROR'}, 'Package list retrieval aborted per your request')
         self.quit()
@@ -322,6 +329,40 @@ class BPKG_OT_hang(SubprocMixin, bpy.types.Operator):
     def report_process_died(self):
         self.report({'ERROR'}, 'Process died, exit code %s' % self.process.exitcode)
 
+class USERPREF_PT_packages(bpy.types.Panel):
+    bl_label = "Package Management"
+    bl_space_type = 'USER_PREFERENCES'
+    bl_region_type = 'WINDOW'
+    bl_options = {'HIDE_HEADER'}
+
+    log = logging.getLogger(__name__ + '.USERPREF_PT_packages')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def poll(cls, context):
+        userpref = context.user_preferences
+        return (userpref.active_section == 'PACKAGES')
+
+    def draw(self, context):
+        repo = context.user_preferences.addons[__package__].preferences['repo']
+        layout = self.layout
+
+        # top = layout.row()
+        # top.prop(context.window_manager, "addon_search", text="", icon='VIEWZOOM')
+        # top.prop(
+
+        def draw_package(layout):
+            pass
+
+        for pkg in repo['packages']:
+            row = layout.row()
+
+            pkgbox = row.box()
+            left = pkgbox.split(.7)
+            row1 = left.row()
+            row2 = left.row()
+            row1.label(text=pkg['bl_info'].get('name', "MISSING NAME"))
+            row2.label(text=pkg['bl_info'].get('description', "MISSING DESCRIPTION"))
+
 
 class PackageManagerPreferences(bpy.types.AddonPreferences):
     bl_idname = __package__
@@ -348,6 +389,7 @@ def register():
     bpy.utils.register_class(BPKG_OT_install)
     bpy.utils.register_class(BPKG_OT_refresh)
     bpy.utils.register_class(BPKG_OT_hang)
+    bpy.utils.register_class(USERPREF_PT_packages)
     bpy.utils.register_class(PackageManagerPreferences)
 
 
@@ -355,4 +397,5 @@ def unregister():
     bpy.utils.unregister_class(BPKG_OT_install)
     bpy.utils.unregister_class(BPKG_OT_refresh)
     bpy.utils.unregister_class(BPKG_OT_hang)
+    bpy.utils.unregister_class(USERPREF_PT_packages)
     bpy.utils.unregister_class(PackageManagerPreferences)
diff --git a/bpkg_manager/subproc.py b/bpkg_manager/subproc.py
index c6d7793..f5147ef 100644
--- a/bpkg_manager/subproc.py
+++ b/bpkg_manager/subproc.py
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ class DownloadError(SubprocMessage):
 class Success(SubprocMessage):
     """Sent when an operation finished sucessfully."""
 
+class Result(SubprocMessage):
+    """Sent when an operation returns data to be used on the parent process."""
+
+    def __init__(self, data):
+        self.data = data
 
 class Aborted(SubprocMessage):
     """Sent as response to Abort message."""
@@ -492,7 +497,7 @@ def refresh(pipe_to_blender, storage_path: pathlib.Path, repository_url: str):
         pipe_to_blender.send(DownloadError(err.status_code, err.message))
 
     repo.to_file(repo_path) # TODO: this always writes even if repo wasn't changed
-    pipe_to_blender.send(Success())
+    pipe_to_blender.send(Result(repo.to_dict()))
 
 def debug_hang():
     """Hangs for an hour. For testing purposes only."""