diff --git a/source/gui/mod_configuration.py b/source/gui/mod_configuration.py
index bd051db..74e697d 100644
--- a/source/gui/mod_configuration.py
+++ b/source/gui/mod_configuration.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import tkinter
 from tkinter import ttk
 from source.translation import translate as _
+from source.gui.preview import track_formatting
 
 
 ModConfig: any
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ class FrameGlobalSettings(ttk.Frame):
         master.add(self, text=_("GLOBAL_MOD_SETTINGS"))
 
         # TODO: overwrite new tracks entry
+        button = ttk.Button(self, text="test search", command=self.open_test_button)
+        button.grid(row=1, column=1)
+
+    def open_test_button(self):
+        track_formatting.Window(self.master.master.mod_config)
 
 
 class FrameSpecificSettings(ttk.Frame):
diff --git a/source/gui/preview/track_formatting.py b/source/gui/preview/track_formatting.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f13d526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/gui/preview/track_formatting.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import tkinter
+from tkinter import ttk
+from source.translation import translate as _
+from source.mkw.MKWColor import MKWColor
+
+
+ModConfig: any
+
+
+class Window(tkinter.Toplevel):
+    def __init__(self, mod_config: "ModConfig"):
+        super().__init__()
+
+        self.mod_config = mod_config
+
+        self.entry_format_input = ttk.Entry(self, width=100)
+        self.entry_format_input.grid(row=1, column=1, sticky="NEWS")
+        self.entry_format_input.bind("<Return>", self.preview)
+
+        self.track_preview = tkinter.Text(self)
+        self.track_preview.grid(row=2, column=1, sticky="NEWS")
+
+    def preview(self, event: tkinter.Event = None):
+        """
+        Preview all the tracks name with the track format
+        :return:
+        """
+        self.track_preview.delete(1.0, tkinter.END)
+
+        # insert all the tracks representation
+        for track in self.mod_config.get_tracks():
+            try: track_repr = track.repr_format(self.mod_config, self.entry_format_input.get())
+            except: track_repr = "< ERROR >"
+
+            track_repr = track_repr.replace('\n', '\\n') + "\n"
+            self.track_preview.insert(tkinter.END, track_repr)
+
+        # add the colors
+        for color in MKWColor.all_colors:
+            self.track_preview.tag_configure(color["bmg"], foreground=f"#{color['hex']:06X}")
+            text: str = self.track_preview.get(1.0, tkinter.END)
+
+            tag_start: str = r"\c{" + color["bmg"] + "}"
+            tag_end: str = r"\c"
+
+            find_end = -len(tag_end)
+
+            while find_end < len(text):
+                if (find_start := text.find(tag_start, find_end + len(tag_end))) == -1: break
+                if (find_end := text.find(tag_end, find_start + len(tag_start))) == -1: find_end = len(text) - 1
+
+                text_start = text[:find_start].split("\n")
+                text_start = f"{len(text_start)}.{len(text_start[-1])}"
+
+                text_end = text[:find_end].split("\n")
+                text_end = f"{len(text_end)}.{len(text_end[-1])}"
+
+                self.track_preview.tag_add(color["bmg"], text_start, text_end)