diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8c8ca23..f78d290 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ paths like missing support for symbolic links, mismatched path separators,
 inability to handle spaces in directory names, and resolves C-drive paths to
 their normal DOS form.
 
+## `qdls`
+
+A DOS clone of `ls` that hides Windows hidden files.
+
diff --git a/qdls/.gitignore b/qdls/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f57e698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qdls/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+obj/
+bin/
+.idea/
+
diff --git a/qdls/Program.cs b/qdls/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ec5455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qdls/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+using Qdls;
+
+//	collect args and consume flags
+List<string> arguments = args.ToList();
+
+bool showHidden = Util.CheckFlag(arguments, "-a", "--all", "-A");
+
+//	default to "." if no target args
+if(arguments.Count == 0)
+	arguments = ["."];
+
+//	run on targets
+foreach(var arg in arguments) {
+	//	don't try to list nonexistent entries or files
+	if(!Path.Exists(arg)) {
+		Console.WriteLine($"'{arg}': does not exist");
+		continue;
+	}
+	if(File.Exists(arg)) {
+		Console.WriteLine($"'{arg}': is file");
+		continue;
+	}
+
+	//	fetch children
+	var children = Directory.GetFileSystemEntries(arg);
+	//	exclude hidden files where applicable
+	if(!showHidden) { children = children.Where(f => !Util.IsHidden(f)).ToArray(); }
+
+	//	state vars
+	var buffer = "";
+	var longest = Path.GetFileName(children.OrderByDescending(s => s.Length).First()).Length;
+	var columns = Console.WindowWidth / (longest + 2);
+	var multiline = columns < children.Count();
+	var position = 0;
+
+	//	print names if more than one target
+	if(args.Length > 1)
+		Console.WriteLine($"{arg}:");
+	//	iterate over children; build buffer and output when full
+	foreach(var child in children.OrderBy(f => (int)(Path.GetFileName(f)[0]))) {
+		var name = Path.GetFileName(child);
+
+		//	format hidden files
+		if(Util.IsHidden(child))
+			buffer += Format.Hidden;
+
+		//	format directories
+		if(Directory.Exists(child))
+			buffer += Format.Directory;
+
+		//	if we pass max width, write buffer and clear
+		if( (++position > columns) && multiline ) {
+			position = 1;
+			Console.WriteLine(buffer.TrimEnd());
+			buffer = "";
+		}
+		if(multiline)
+			buffer += $"{name}{Format.Reset}".PadRight(longest + 6);	//	magic number 6 is +2 ignoring ansi reset sequence
+		else
+			buffer += $"{name}{Format.Reset}  ";
+
+	}
+
+	//	print last line
+	Console.WriteLine(buffer);
+}
diff --git a/qdls/Util.cs b/qdls/Util.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..103f34c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qdls/Util.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+namespace Qdls;
+
+using System.IO;
+
+public static class Util {
+
+	public static bool IsHidden(string path) {
+		var name = Path.GetFileName(path);
+		return
+			name.StartsWith('.') ||
+			( File.GetAttributes(path) & FileAttributes.Hidden ) == FileAttributes.Hidden;
+	}
+
+	public static bool CheckFlag(List<String> args, params string[] forms) {
+		var found = args.RemoveAll(forms.Contains);
+		return found > 0;
+	}
+
+}
+
+public static class Format {
+
+	public const string Reset		= "\x1b[0m";	//	reset
+	public const string Hidden		= "\x1b[2;3m";	//	faint + italic
+	public const string Executable	= "\x1b[1;32m";	//	bold + green
+	public const string Directory	= "\x1b[1;34m";	//	bold + blue
+
+}
+
diff --git a/qdls/qdls.csproj b/qdls/qdls.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..206b89a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qdls/qdls.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>