diff --git a/copier.yml b/copier.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..728dbef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/copier.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+project_slug:
+    type: str
+    help: "The slug of the project (used in package names, etc.)"
+
+project_long_description:
+    type: str
+    help: "A long description of the project. It will be added to the README.md of this project"
+    default: ""
+
+project_getting_started:
+    type: str
+    help: "A short description of how to get started with the project"
+
+git_username:
+    type: str
+    help: "The GitHub username or organization name"
+    default: "pyfar"
+
+logo_path_gallery:
+    type: str
+    help: "What is the path to the logo image for the pyfar gallery?"
+    default: "resources/logos/pyfar_logos_fixed_size_{{ project_slug }}.png"
+
+minimum_python_version:
+    type: str
+    help: "The minimum Python version required"
+    choices:
+      - "3.9"
+      - "3.10"
+      - "3.11"
+      - "3.12"
+      - "3.13"
+      - "3.14"
+
+_subdirectory: "template"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ba82cfc..398125c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ classifiers = [
     
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    
-    
-    
-    
+    "copier",
+    "numpy",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
@@ -41,6 +39,7 @@ deploy = [
     ]
 tests = [
     "pytest",
+    "pytest-copie",
     "pytest-cov",
     "watchdog",
     "ruff==0.8.3",
diff --git a/template/README.md.jinja b/template/README.md.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46da30b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/README.md.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<h1 align="center">
+<img src="https://github.com/pyfar/gallery/raw/main/docs/{{ logo_path_gallery }}" width="300">
+</h1><br>
+
+[![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/{{ project_slug }}.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/py/{{ project_slug }})
+[![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/{{ project_slug }}/badge/?version=latest)](https://{{ project_slug }}.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest)
+[![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/{{ git_username }}/{{ project_slug | replace("_", "-") }}.svg?style=shield)](https://circleci.com/gh/{{ git_username }}/{{ project_slug | replace("_", "-") }})
+[![Binder](https://mybinder.org/badge_logo.svg)](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/pyfar/gallery/main?labpath=docs/gallery/interactive/pyfar_introduction.ipynb)
+
+{{ project_long_description }}
+
+## Getting Started
+
+{{ project_getting_started }}
+
+## Installation
+
+Use pip to install {{ project_slug }}
+
+    pip install {{ project_slug }}
+
+(Requires Python {{ minimum_python_version }} or higher)
+
+If the installation fails, please check out the [help section](https://pyfar-gallery.readthedocs.io/en/latest/help).
+
+## Contributing
+
+Check out the [contributing guidelines](https://{{ project_slug }}.readthedocs.io/en/stable/contributing.html) if you want to become part of pyfar.
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..930a22f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import pytest
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
+def copier_project_defaults():
+    return {
+        "project_slug": "my_project",
+        "project_long_description": "my_project_description",
+        "project_getting_started": "This is how to get started.",
+        "git_username": "pyfar",
+        "minimum_python_version": "3.11",
+        }
diff --git a/tests/test_copier.py b/tests/test_copier.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b3fad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_copier.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_project_folder(copie, copier_project_defaults):
+    project_defaults = copier_project_defaults
+    project = copie.copy(extra_answers=project_defaults)
+
+    assert project.exit_code == 0
+    assert project.exception is None
+    assert project.project_dir.is_dir()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("file_name", [
+    "README.md",
+])
+def test_generated_file_exists(copie, copier_project_defaults, file_name):
+    project = copie.copy(extra_answers=copier_project_defaults)
+
+    assert project.project_dir.joinpath(file_name).exists()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("desired", [
+    "\nmy_project_description\n",
+    "pip install my_project",
+    "https://circleci.com/gh/pyfar/my-project",
+    "main/docs/resources/logos/pyfar_logos_fixed_size_my_project.png",
+    "Python 3.11 or higher",
+    "py/my_project.svg",
+    "https://my_project.readthedocs.io/en/stable/contributing.html",
+    "\nThis is how to get started.\n",
+])
+def test_content_readme(copie, copier_project_defaults, desired):
+    project = copie.copy(extra_answers=copier_project_defaults)
+
+    content = project.project_dir.joinpath("README.md").read_text()
+    assert desired in content
+