diff --git a/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/Configuration.cs b/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/Configuration.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9c9df2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/Configuration.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace VAR.PdfTools.Workbench
+{
+    public class Configuration
+    {
+        private Dictionary<string, string> _configItems = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+
+        private static string GetConfigFileName()
+        {
+            string location = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location;
+            string path = Path.GetDirectoryName(location);
+            string filenameWithoutExtension = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(location);
+
+            string configFile = string.Format("{0}/{1}.cfg", path, filenameWithoutExtension);
+            return configFile;
+        }
+
+        private static string[] GetConfigurationLines()
+        {
+            string configFile = GetConfigFileName();
+            string[] config;
+            if (File.Exists(configFile) == false)
+            {
+                config = new string[0];
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                config = File.ReadAllLines(configFile);
+            }
+            return config;
+        }
+
+        public void Load()
+        {
+            _configItems.Clear();
+            string[] configLines = GetConfigurationLines();
+            foreach (string configLine in configLines)
+            {
+                int idxSplit = configLine.IndexOf('|');
+                if (idxSplit < 0) { continue; }
+                string configName = configLine.Substring(0, idxSplit);
+                string configData = configLine.Substring(idxSplit + 1);
+
+                if (_configItems.ContainsKey(configName))
+                {
+                    _configItems[configName] = configData;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _configItems.Add(configName, configData);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Save()
+        {
+            StringBuilder sbConfig = new StringBuilder();
+            foreach (KeyValuePair<string, string> pair in _configItems)
+            {
+                sbConfig.AppendFormat("{0}|{1}\n", pair.Key, pair.Value);
+            }
+            string configFileName = GetConfigFileName();
+            File.WriteAllText(configFileName, sbConfig.ToString());
+        }
+
+        public string Get(string key, string defaultValue)
+        {
+            if (_configItems == null) { return defaultValue; }
+            if (_configItems.ContainsKey(key))
+            {
+                return _configItems[key];
+            }
+            return defaultValue;
+        }
+
+        public bool Get(string key, bool defaultValue)
+        {
+            if (_configItems == null) { return defaultValue; }
+            if (_configItems.ContainsKey(key))
+            {
+                string value = _configItems[key];
+                return (value == "true");
+            }
+            return defaultValue;
+        }
+
+        public void Set(string key, string value)
+        {
+            if (_configItems == null) { return; }
+            if (_configItems.ContainsKey(key))
+            {
+                _configItems[key] = value;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _configItems.Add(key, value);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Set(string key, bool value)
+        {
+            if (_configItems == null) { return; }
+            if (_configItems.ContainsKey(key))
+            {
+                _configItems[key] = value ? "true" : "false";
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _configItems.Add(key, value ? "true" : "false");
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/FrmPdfInfo.cs b/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/FrmPdfInfo.cs
index bb34ce9..ac1d431 100644
--- a/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/FrmPdfInfo.cs
+++ b/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/FrmPdfInfo.cs
@@ -19,19 +19,27 @@ namespace VAR.PdfTools.Workbench
 
         private void FrmPdfInfo_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
-            txtPdfPath.Text = Properties.Settings.Default.LastPdfPath;
-            txtField1.Text = Properties.Settings.Default.Field1;
-            txtField2.Text = Properties.Settings.Default.Field2;
-            txtField3.Text = Properties.Settings.Default.Field3;
+            var configuration = new Configuration();
+            configuration.Load();
+            txtPdfPath.Text = configuration.Get("LastPdfPath", string.Empty);
+            txtField1.Text = configuration.Get("Field1", string.Empty);
+            txtField2.Text = configuration.Get("Field2", string.Empty);
+            txtField3.Text = configuration.Get("Field3", string.Empty);
+            txtPages.Text = configuration.Get("Pages", string.Empty);
+            chkRender.Checked = configuration.Get("Render", false);
         }
 
         private void FrmPdfInfo_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
         {
-            Properties.Settings.Default.LastPdfPath = txtPdfPath.Text;
-            Properties.Settings.Default.Field1 = txtField1.Text;
-            Properties.Settings.Default.Field2 = txtField2.Text;
-            Properties.Settings.Default.Field3 = txtField3.Text;
-            Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
+            var configuration = new Configuration();
+            var configItems = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+            configuration.Set("LastPdfPath", txtPdfPath.Text);
+            configuration.Set("Field1", txtField1.Text);
+            configuration.Set("Field2", txtField2.Text);
+            configuration.Set("Field3", txtField3.Text);
+            configuration.Set("Pages", txtPages.Text);
+            configuration.Set("Render", chkRender.Checked);
+            configuration.Save();
         }
 
         private void btnBrowse_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
diff --git a/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 780247a..0000000
--- a/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// <auto-generated>
-//     This code was generated by a tool.
-//     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000
-//
-//     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
-//     the code is regenerated.
-// </auto-generated>
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-namespace VAR.PdfTools.Workbench.Properties {
-    
-    
-    [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
-    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "14.0.0.0")]
-    internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase {
-        
-        private static Settings defaultInstance = ((Settings)(global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(new Settings())));
-        
-        public static Settings Default {
-            get {
-                return defaultInstance;
-            }
-        }
-        
-        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
-        [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
-        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("")]
-        public string LastPdfPath {
-            get {
-                return ((string)(this["LastPdfPath"]));
-            }
-            set {
-                this["LastPdfPath"] = value;
-            }
-        }
-        
-        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
-        [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
-        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("")]
-        public string Field1 {
-            get {
-                return ((string)(this["Field1"]));
-            }
-            set {
-                this["Field1"] = value;
-            }
-        }
-        
-        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
-        [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
-        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("")]
-        public string Field2 {
-            get {
-                return ((string)(this["Field2"]));
-            }
-            set {
-                this["Field2"] = value;
-            }
-        }
-        
-        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
-        [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
-        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("")]
-        public string Field3 {
-            get {
-                return ((string)(this["Field3"]));
-            }
-            set {
-                this["Field3"] = value;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/Properties/Settings.settings b/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/Properties/Settings.settings
deleted file mode 100644
index 523c69e..0000000
--- a/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/Properties/Settings.settings
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<SettingsFile xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2004/01/settings" CurrentProfile="(Default)" GeneratedClassNamespace="VAR.PdfTools.Workbench.Properties" GeneratedClassName="Settings">
-  <Profiles />
-  <Settings>
-    <Setting Name="LastPdfPath" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
-      <Value Profile="(Default)" />
-    </Setting>
-    <Setting Name="Field1" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
-      <Value Profile="(Default)" />
-    </Setting>
-    <Setting Name="Field2" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
-      <Value Profile="(Default)" />
-    </Setting>
-    <Setting Name="Field3" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
-      <Value Profile="(Default)" />
-    </Setting>
-  </Settings>
-</SettingsFile>
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diff --git a/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench.csproj b/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench.csproj
index 25f6ad2..642888a 100644
--- a/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench.csproj
+++ b/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench.csproj
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="Configuration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="FrmPdfInfo.cs">
       <SubType>Form</SubType>
     </Compile>
@@ -56,16 +57,6 @@
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
-    <None Include="app.config" />
-    <None Include="Properties\Settings.settings">
-      <Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
-      <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
-    </None>
-    <Compile Include="Properties\Settings.Designer.cs">
-      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
-      <DependentUpon>Settings.settings</DependentUpon>
-      <DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput>
-    </Compile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\VAR.PdfTools\VAR.PdfTools.csproj">
diff --git a/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/app.config b/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/app.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cd9d7b..0000000
--- a/VAR.PdfTools.Workbench/app.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<configuration>
-    <configSections>
-        <sectionGroup name="userSettings" type="System.Configuration.UserSettingsGroup, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" >
-            <section name="VAR.PdfTools.Workbench.Properties.Settings" type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" allowExeDefinition="MachineToLocalUser" requirePermission="false" />
-        </sectionGroup>
-    </configSections>
-    <userSettings>
-        <VAR.PdfTools.Workbench.Properties.Settings>
-            <setting name="LastPdfPath" serializeAs="String">
-                <value />
-            </setting>
-            <setting name="Field1" serializeAs="String">
-                <value />
-            </setting>
-            <setting name="Field2" serializeAs="String">
-                <value />
-            </setting>
-            <setting name="Field3" serializeAs="String">
-                <value />
-            </setting>
-        </VAR.PdfTools.Workbench.Properties.Settings>
-    </userSettings>
-</configuration>
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