diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1a5f7a1..56d72e2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 language: go
 
 go:
+  - "1.4.x"
+  - "1.5.x"
+  - "1.6.x"
+  - "1.7.x"
+  - "1.8.x"
   - "1.9.x"
   - "1.10.x"
   - "master"
diff --git a/cointop/cointop.go b/cointop/cointop.go
index 39458b3..d2ad959 100644
--- a/cointop/cointop.go
+++ b/cointop/cointop.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type Cointop struct {
 	savemux           sync.Mutex
 	cache             *cache.Cache
 	debug             bool
+	helpview          *gocui.View
 }
 
 // Run runs cointop
diff --git a/cointop/help.go b/cointop/help.go
index a51f53e..8537c48 100644
--- a/cointop/help.go
+++ b/cointop/help.go
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 package cointop
 
-import (
-	"github.com/miguelmota/cointop/pkg/open"
-)
-
-// TODO: create a help menu
 func (ct *Cointop) openHelp() error {
-	open.URL(ct.helpLink())
+	ct.setActiveView("help")
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (ct *Cointop) helpLink() string {
-	return "https://github.com/miguelmota/cointop#shortcuts"
-}
diff --git a/cointop/layout.go b/cointop/layout.go
index 94c0458..a6f410a 100644
--- a/cointop/layout.go
+++ b/cointop/layout.go
@@ -78,13 +78,34 @@ func (ct *Cointop) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		ct.searchfield.Wrap = true
 		ct.searchfield.Frame = false
 		ct.searchfield.FgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
+	}
 
-		// run only once on init
+	helpwidth := 50
+	helpheight := 25
+	tablewidth := 182
+	helpX := (tablewidth / 2) - (helpwidth / 2)
+	helpY := topOffset + 2
+	if helpX <= 0 {
+		helpX = 5
+	}
+	if v, err := g.SetView("help", helpX, helpY, helpX+helpwidth, helpY+helpheight); err != nil {
+		if err != gocui.ErrUnknownView {
+			return err
+		}
+		ct.helpview = v
+		ct.helpview.Frame = true
+		ct.helpview.BgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
+		ct.helpview.FgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
+
+		// run only once on init.
+		// this bit of code should be at the bottom
 		ct.g = g
-		g.SetViewOnBottom("searchfield")
+		g.SetViewOnBottom("searchfield") // hide
+		g.SetViewOnBottom("help")        // hide
 		ct.setActiveView("table")
 		ct.intervalFetchData()
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }