diff --git a/damus/Nostr/Profiles.swift b/damus/Nostr/Profiles.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2aa4ae63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/damus/Nostr/Profiles.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+//
+//  Profiles.swift
+//  damus
+//
+//  Created by William Casarin on 2022-04-17.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+
+class Profiles: ObservableObject {
+    @Published var profiles: [String: TimestampedProfile] = [:]
+    
+    func add(id: String, profile: TimestampedProfile) {
+        profiles[id] = profile
+        objectWillChange.send()
+    }
+    
+    func lookup(id: String) -> Profile? {
+        return profiles[id]?.profile
+    }
+    
+    func lookup_with_timestamp(id: String) -> TimestampedProfile? {
+        return profiles[id]
+    }
+}