diff --git a/MDANSE_GUI/Src/MDANSE_GUI/PyQtGUI/Tabs/GeneralTab.py b/MDANSE_GUI/Src/MDANSE_GUI/PyQtGUI/Tabs/GeneralTab.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4fb5b17f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MDANSE_GUI/Src/MDANSE_GUI/PyQtGUI/Tabs/GeneralTab.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, Slot, Signal
+
+
+# **************************************************************************
+#
+# MDANSE: Molecular Dynamics Analysis for Neutron Scattering Experiments
+#
+# @file      Src/PyQtGUI/RegistryViewer.py
+# @brief     Shows the MDANSE jobs. Can run standalone.
+#
+# @homepage  https://mdanse.org
+# @license   GNU General Public License v3 or higher (see LICENSE)
+# @copyright Institut Laue Langevin 2013-now
+# @copyright ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, STFC, UKRI 2021-now
+# @authors   Scientific Computing Group at ILL (see AUTHORS)
+#
+# **************************************************************************
+
+import os
+
+from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, Slot, Signal
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QListView
+
+from MDANSE.Framework.Jobs.IJob import IJob
+
+from MDANSE_GUI.PyQtGUI.Tabs.Layouts.DoublePanel import DoublePanel
+from MDANSE_GUI.PyQtGUI.Session.LocalSession import LocalSession
+from MDANSE_GUI.PyQtGUI.Tabs.Settings import LocalSettings
+from MDANSE_GUI.PyQtGUI.Tabs.Visualisers.TextInfo import TextInfo
+
+
+class GeneralTab(QObject):
+    """This object connects different elements of a GUI tab,
+    such as the data model, view, visualised, layout,
+    session, settings and project, all of them relevant
+    to the MDANSE_GUI design.
+
+    The idea of tying the well-defined GUI elements into
+    a fairly abstract concept of a 'general tab' is intended
+    to give the programmers enough flexibility to change the
+    behaviour of GUI sections while keeping the common API
+    for accessing them from the outside.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._name = kwargs.pop("mdanse_name", "Unnamed GUI part")
+        self._session = kwargs.pop("session", LocalSession())
+        self._settings = kwargs.pop("settings", LocalSettings())
+        self._model = kwargs.pop("model", None)
+        self._visualiser = kwargs.pop("visualiser", TextInfo())
+        self._view = kwargs.pop("view", QListView())
+        layout = kwargs.pop("layout", DoublePanel)
+        label_text = kwargs.pop("label_text", "An abstract GUI element")
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self._core = layout(
+            {"data_side": self._view, "visualiser_side": self._visualiser}
+        )
+        self._core.set_model(self._model)
+        self._core.set_label_text(label_text)
+
+    @Slot()
+    def save_state(self):
+        self._session.save_state(self)
+
+    def load_state(self):
+        self._session.load_state(self)
diff --git a/MDANSE_GUI/Src/MDANSE_GUI/PyQtGUI/Tabs/Settings/LocalSettings.py b/MDANSE_GUI/Src/MDANSE_GUI/PyQtGUI/Tabs/Settings/LocalSettings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73ae1daca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MDANSE_GUI/Src/MDANSE_GUI/PyQtGUI/Tabs/Settings/LocalSettings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class LocalSettings:
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._settings = {}
+
+    def get(self, key: str):
+        temp = self._settings.get(key, None)
+        return temp
+
+    def set(self, key: str, value: str):
+        self._settings[key] = value
diff --git a/MDANSE_GUI/Src/MDANSE_GUI/PyQtGUI/Tabs/Settings/__init__.py b/MDANSE_GUI/Src/MDANSE_GUI/PyQtGUI/Tabs/Settings/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/MDANSE_GUI/Src/MDANSE_GUI/PyQtGUI/Tabs/Visualisers/TrajectoryInfo.py b/MDANSE_GUI/Src/MDANSE_GUI/PyQtGUI/Tabs/Visualisers/TextInfo.py
similarity index 90%
rename from MDANSE_GUI/Src/MDANSE_GUI/PyQtGUI/Tabs/Visualisers/TrajectoryInfo.py
rename to MDANSE_GUI/Src/MDANSE_GUI/PyQtGUI/Tabs/Visualisers/TextInfo.py
index ed4baf5134..f55eca0ff8 100644
--- a/MDANSE_GUI/Src/MDANSE_GUI/PyQtGUI/Tabs/Visualisers/TrajectoryInfo.py
+++ b/MDANSE_GUI/Src/MDANSE_GUI/PyQtGUI/Tabs/Visualisers/TextInfo.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QPushButton, QTextEdit, QWidget, QFileDialog
 
 
-class TrajectoryInfo(QTextEdit):
+class TextInfo(QTextEdit):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)