diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ca8d510..f4337da 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .env
 .idea
 __pycache__
-error_*.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+error_*.txt
+tmp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/meme_otron/meme_db.py b/meme_otron/meme_db.py
index 0003cd0..d8b9ca3 100644
--- a/meme_otron/meme_db.py
+++ b/meme_otron/meme_db.py
@@ -12,10 +12,16 @@ ALIASES = {}
 logger = logging.getLogger("meme_db")
 
 
-def load_memes():
+def load_memes(purge=False):
     """
     TODO
+
+    :param (bool) purge:
     """
+    global DATA, ALIASES
+    if purge:
+        DATA = {}
+        ALIASES = {}
     try:
         with open(DATA_FILE) as f:
             content = "".join(f.readlines())
@@ -85,11 +91,14 @@ def load_item(i, item):
             logger.warning(f"Item '{item_id}'({i}): no texts loaded")
         else:
             DATA[item_id] = meme
-            for alias in meme.aliases:
-                if alias in ALIASES:
-                    logger.warning(f"Item '{item_id}'({i}): alias '{alias}' already registered by '{ALIASES[alias]}'")
-                else:
-                    ALIASES[alias] = item_id
+            if not meme.abstract:
+                ALIASES[item_id] = item_id
+                for alias in meme.aliases:
+                    if alias in ALIASES:
+                        logger.warning(
+                            f"Item '{item_id}'({i}): alias '{alias}' already registered by '{ALIASES[alias]}'")
+                    else:
+                        ALIASES[alias] = item_id
             logger.info(f"Loaded meme '{item_id}' with {len(meme.texts)} texts")
     except KeyError as e:
         logger.warning(f"Item '{item_id}'({i}): key {e} not found")
@@ -140,9 +149,7 @@ def get_meme(name):
     :rtype: Meme|None
     :return:
     """
-    if name in DATA and not DATA[name].abstract:
-        return DATA[name].clone()
-    elif name in ALIASES:
+    if name in ALIASES:
         return DATA[ALIASES[name]].clone()
     else:
         return None
diff --git a/templates/live_edit.py b/templates/live_edit.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d300a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/live_edit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import os
+import stat
+import time
+import datetime
+import logging
+from os import path
+from meme_otron import img_factory as imgf
+from meme_otron import meme_db
+from meme_otron import utils
+
+logging.basicConfig(format="%(message)s", level=logging.WARNING)
+
+imgf.load_fonts()
+
+db_file = utils.relative_path(__file__, "..", meme_db.DATA_FILE)
+templates_dir = utils.relative_path(__file__)
+dst_dir = utils.relative_path(__file__, "tmp")
+
+if not path.exists(dst_dir):
+    os.mkdir(dst_dir)
+
+last = None
+
+while True:
+    while os.stat(db_file)[stat.ST_MTIME] == last:
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+    last = os.stat(db_file)[stat.ST_MTIME]
+    meme_db.load_memes(purge=True)
+    count = 0
+    for meme_id in meme_db.DATA:
+        meme = meme_db.get_meme(meme_id)
+        if meme is not None:
+            img = imgf.make(meme.template, meme.texts, debug=True)
+            if img is not None:
+                img.save(path.join(dst_dir, meme.template))
+                count += 1
+    print(f"{datetime.datetime.now():%H:%M:%S} / {count} registered templates / {len(os.listdir(templates_dir))} files")