diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e5862ac..c5e05b9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Michael Zhang <mail@mzhang.io>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
-
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.41"
 comrak = "0.10.1"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6536e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Markout
+
+Extract code blocks from markdown files.
+
+Build: `cargo build`
+
+Run:
+
+```
+markout --help
+markout [file]
+markout --lang py [file]
+```
+
+## Contact
+
+License: GPL3
+
+Author: Michael Zhang
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