diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a352c4e..8c86210 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 *
+!components
+!components/**
 !pages
 !pages/**
+!panels
+!panels/**
+!layouts
+!layouts/**
 !config
 !config/**
 !public
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f8b07e..a83151e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -345,6 +345,53 @@ export default {
 }
 ```
 
+### Customizing the Layout
+
+The application comes with a default layout that includes a header and a footer. If you'd like to replace this layout with your own, you can do so by creating a custom layout file.
+
+Steps to replace the default layout
+
+1. In the root folder of your project, create a new folder called `layouts` (if it doesn't already exist).
+2. Inside this folder, create a file named default.vue.
+3. Define your custom layout structure inside this file as needed.
+
+Example of layouts/default.vue
+
+```vuejs
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <slot />
+  </div>
+</template>
+```
+
+This custom layout will replace the default one and be applied throughout the application. You can include your own elements, such as a navigation bar or footer, as needed.
+
+#### Using Multiple Layouts
+
+In addition to replacing the default layout, you can create multiple layouts by adding more .vue files inside the layout folder. You can then specify which layout to use for a specific page by setting the layout name in the meta property of the `<route>` tag in your Single File Component (SFC).
+
+JSON5:
+
+```js
+<route>
+{
+  meta: {
+    layout: 'custom'
+  }
+}
+</route>
+```
+
+YAML:
+
+```yaml
+<route lang="yaml">
+meta:
+  layout: custom
+</route>
+```
+
 ### External panels
 
 To add panels in Taxa pages, create a folder called `panels` in your `setup` branch, and inside it create another folder for your panel. For example: `panels/PanelTest`