diff --git a/client/components/document/document.module.css b/client/components/document/document.module.css
index ea8cbf60..60f6e539 100644
--- a/client/components/document/document.module.css
+++ b/client/components/document/document.module.css
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   display: flex;
   justify-content: space-between;
   align-items: center;
+  height: 36px;
 }
 
 .fileNameContainer {
diff --git a/client/components/document/index.tsx b/client/components/document/index.tsx
index 90c1fc17..14ad7f2f 100644
--- a/client/components/document/index.tsx
+++ b/client/components/document/index.tsx
@@ -4,17 +4,19 @@ import styles from './document.module.css'
 import MarkdownPreview from '../preview'
 import { Trash } from '@geist-ui/icons'
 import FormattingIcons from "../formatting-icons"
+import Skeleton from "react-loading-skeleton"
 type Props = {
-    editable: boolean
+    editable?: boolean
     remove?: () => void
     title?: string
     content?: string
     setTitle?: (title: string) => void
     setContent?: (content: string) => void
     initialTab?: "edit" | "preview"
+    skeleton?: boolean
 }
 
-const Document = ({ remove, editable, title, content, setTitle, setContent, initialTab = 'edit' }: Props) => {
+const Document = ({ remove, editable, title, content, setTitle, setContent, initialTab = 'edit', skeleton }: Props) => {
     const codeEditorRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null)
     const [tab, setTab] = useState(initialTab)
     const height = editable ? "500px" : '100%'
@@ -46,7 +48,21 @@ const Document = ({ remove, editable, title, content, setTitle, setContent, init
             }
         }
     }
-
+    if (skeleton) {
+        return <>
+            <Spacer height={1} />
+            <Card marginBottom={'var(--gap)'} marginTop={'var(--gap)'} style={{ maxWidth: 980, margin: "0 auto" }}>
+                <div className={styles.fileNameContainer}>
+                    <Skeleton width={275} height={36} />
+                    {editable && <Skeleton width={36} height={36} />}
+                </div>
+                <div className={styles.descriptionContainer}>
+                    <div style={{ flexDirection: 'row', display: 'flex' }}><Skeleton width={125} height={36} /></div>
+                    <Skeleton width={'100%'} height={350} />
+                </div >
+            </Card>
+        </>
+    }
     return (
         <>
             <Spacer height={1} />
diff --git a/client/components/post-list/index.tsx b/client/components/post-list/index.tsx
index 8f8befe7..eee4e536 100644
--- a/client/components/post-list/index.tsx
+++ b/client/components/post-list/index.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import { Loading, Card, Divider, Input, Text, Grid, Spacer } from "@geist-ui/core"
-import Preview from "../preview"
-import ShiftBy from "../shift-by"
-import VisibilityBadge from "../visibility-badge"
+import { Text } from "@geist-ui/core"
 import Link from '../Link'
 
 import styles from './post-list.module.css'
+import ListItemSkeleton from "./list-item-skeleton"
+import ListItem from "./list-item"
 
 type Props = {
     posts: any
@@ -12,49 +11,23 @@ type Props = {
 }
 
 const PostList = ({ posts, error }: Props) => {
-    const FilenameInput = ({ title }: { title: string }) => <Input
-        value={title}
-        marginTop="var(--gap-double)"
-        size={1.2}
-        font={1.2}
-        label="Filename"
-        readOnly
-        width={"100%"}
-    />
-
     return (
         <div className={styles.container}>
             {error && <Text type='error'>Failed to load.</Text>}
-            {!posts && <Loading />}
+            {!posts && <ul>
+                <li>
+                    <ListItemSkeleton />
+                </li>
+                <li>
+                    <ListItemSkeleton />
+                </li>
+            </ul>}
             {posts?.length === 0 && <Text>You have no posts. Create one <Link href="/new">here</Link>.</Text>}
             {
                 posts?.length > 0 && <div>
                     <ul>
                         {posts.map((post: any) => {
-                            return <li key={post.id}>
-                                <Card style={{ overflowY: 'scroll' }}>
-                                    <Spacer height={1 / 2} />
-                                    <Grid.Container justify={'space-between'}>
-                                        <Grid xs={8}>
-                                            <Text h3 paddingLeft={1 / 2}>
-                                                <Link color href={`/post/${post.id}`}>{post.title}
-                                                    <ShiftBy y={-1}><VisibilityBadge visibility={post.visibility} /></ShiftBy>
-                                                </Link>
-                                            </Text></Grid>
-                                        <Grid xs={7}><Text type="secondary" h5>{new Date(post.createdAt).toLocaleDateString()} </Text></Grid>
-                                        <Grid xs={4}><Text type="secondary" h5>{post.files.length === 1 ? "1 file" : `${post.files.length} files`}</Text></Grid>
-                                    </Grid.Container>
-
-                                    <Divider h="1px" my={0} />
-
-                                    <Card.Content >
-                                        {post.files.map((file: any) => {
-                                            return <FilenameInput key={file.id} title={file.title} />
-                                        })}
-                                    </Card.Content>
-
-                                </Card>
-                            </li>
+                            return <ListItem post={post} key={post.id} />
                         })}
                     </ul>
                 </div>
@@ -63,4 +36,4 @@ const PostList = ({ posts, error }: Props) => {
     )
 }
 
-export default PostList
\ No newline at end of file
+export default PostList
diff --git a/client/components/post-list/list-item-skeleton.tsx b/client/components/post-list/list-item-skeleton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d834c4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/components/post-list/list-item-skeleton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { Card, Spacer, Grid, Divider } from "@geist-ui/core";
+import Skeleton from "react-loading-skeleton";
+
+const ListItemSkeleton = () => (<Card>
+    <Spacer height={1 / 2} />
+    <Grid.Container justify={'space-between'} marginBottom={1 / 2}>
+        <Grid xs={8} paddingLeft={1 / 2}><Skeleton width={150} /></Grid>
+        <Grid xs={7}><Skeleton width={100} /></Grid>
+        <Grid xs={4}><Skeleton width={70} /></Grid>
+    </Grid.Container>
+
+    <Divider h="1px" my={0} />
+
+    <Card.Content >
+        <Skeleton width={200} />
+    </Card.Content>
+</Card>)
+
+export default ListItemSkeleton
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/components/post-list/list-item.tsx b/client/components/post-list/list-item.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65c5c615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/components/post-list/list-item.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { Card, Spacer, Grid, Divider, Link, Text, Input } from "@geist-ui/core"
+import post from "../post"
+import ShiftBy from "../shift-by"
+import VisibilityBadge from "../visibility-badge"
+
+const FilenameInput = ({ title }: { title: string }) => <Input
+    value={title}
+    marginTop="var(--gap-double)"
+    size={1.2}
+    font={1.2}
+    label="Filename"
+    readOnly
+    width={"100%"}
+/>
+
+const ListItem = ({ post }: { post: any }) => {
+    return (<li key={post.id}>
+        <Card style={{ overflowY: 'scroll' }}>
+            <Spacer height={1 / 2} />
+            <Grid.Container justify={'space-between'}>
+                <Grid xs={8}>
+                    <Text h3 paddingLeft={1 / 2}>
+                        <Link color href={`/post/${post.id}`}>{post.title}
+                            <ShiftBy y={-1}><VisibilityBadge visibility={post.visibility} /></ShiftBy>
+                        </Link>
+                    </Text></Grid>
+                <Grid xs={7}><Text type="secondary" h5>{new Date(post.createdAt).toLocaleDateString()} </Text></Grid>
+                <Grid xs={4}><Text type="secondary" h5>{post.files.length === 1 ? "1 file" : `${post.files.length} files`}</Text></Grid>
+            </Grid.Container>
+
+            <Divider h="1px" my={0} />
+
+            <Card.Content >
+                {post.files.map((file: any) => {
+                    return <FilenameInput key={file.id} title={file.title} />
+                })}
+            </Card.Content>
+
+        </Card>
+    </li>)
+}
+
+export default ListItem
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/components/preview/react-markdown-preview.tsx b/client/components/preview/react-markdown-preview.tsx
index 2b0d9f13..65dabe0e 100644
--- a/client/components/preview/react-markdown-preview.tsx
+++ b/client/components/preview/react-markdown-preview.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const ReactMarkdownPreview = ({ content, height }: Props) => {
                     return !inline && match ? (
                         <SyntaxHighlighter
                             lineNumberStyle={{
-                                minWidth: "1.25rem"
+                                minWidth: "2.25rem"
                             }}
                             customStyle={{
                                 padding: 0,
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index d74cbd3e..a3a3fdd4 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "react": "17.0.2",
     "react-debounce-render": "^8.0.2",
     "react-dom": "17.0.2",
+    "react-loading-skeleton": "^3.0.3",
     "react-markdown": "^8.0.0",
     "react-syntax-highlighter": "^15.4.5",
     "react-syntax-highlighter-virtualized-renderer": "^1.1.0",
diff --git a/client/pages/_app.tsx b/client/pages/_app.tsx
index 817157c0..f0a064ff 100644
--- a/client/pages/_app.tsx
+++ b/client/pages/_app.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import type { AppProps as NextAppProps } from "next/app";
 import useSharedState from '../lib/hooks/use-shared-state';
 
+import 'react-loading-skeleton/dist/skeleton.css'
+
 export type ThemeProps = {
   theme: "light" | "dark" | string,
   changeTheme: () => void
diff --git a/client/pages/mine.tsx b/client/pages/mine.tsx
index cf4b6bd6..19c02cb1 100644
--- a/client/pages/mine.tsx
+++ b/client/pages/mine.tsx
@@ -3,13 +3,9 @@ import styles from '../styles/Home.module.css'
 import { Page } from '@geist-ui/core'
 
 import Header from '../components/header'
-import useSignedIn from '../lib/hooks/use-signed-in'
-import { Loader } from '@geist-ui/icons'
 import MyPosts from '../components/my-posts'
 
 const Home = ({ theme, changeTheme }: { theme: "light" | "dark", changeTheme: () => void }) => {
-  const { isLoading, isSignedIn } = useSignedIn({ redirectIfNotAuthed: true })
-
   return (
     <Page className={styles.container} width="100%">
       <Head>
@@ -21,8 +17,7 @@ const Home = ({ theme, changeTheme }: { theme: "light" | "dark", changeTheme: ()
         <Header theme={theme} changeTheme={changeTheme} />
       </Page.Header>
       <Page.Content paddingTop={"var(--gap)"} width={"var(--main-content-width)"} margin="0 auto" className={styles.main}>
-        {isLoading && <div style={{ margin: "0 auto" }}><Loader /></div>}
-        {isSignedIn && <MyPosts />}
+        <MyPosts />
       </Page.Content>
     </Page >
   )
diff --git a/client/pages/post/[id].tsx b/client/pages/post/[id].tsx
index b127e66f..e4ec7b1b 100644
--- a/client/pages/post/[id].tsx
+++ b/client/pages/post/[id].tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { Loading, Page, Text } from "@geist-ui/core";
+import { Page, Text } from "@geist-ui/core";
+import Skeleton from 'react-loading-skeleton';
 
 import { useRouter } from "next/router";
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import Document from '../../components/document'
 import Header from "../../components/header";
 import VisibilityBadge from "../../components/visibility-badge";
@@ -51,7 +52,10 @@ const Post = ({ theme, changeTheme }: ThemeProps) => {
             </Page.Header>
             <Page.Content width={"var(--main-content-width)"} margin="auto">
                 {error && <Text type="error">{error}</Text>}
-                {!error && (isLoading || !post?.files) && <Loading />}
+                {/* {!error && (isLoading || !post?.files) && <Loading />} */}
+                {!error && isLoading && <><Text h2><Skeleton width={400} /></Text>
+                    <Document skeleton={true} />
+                </>}
                 {!isLoading && post && <><Text h2>{post.title} <VisibilityBadge visibility={post.visibility} /></Text>
                     {post.files.map(({ id, content, title }: { id: any, content: string, title: string }) => (
                         <Document
@@ -62,8 +66,7 @@ const Post = ({ theme, changeTheme }: ThemeProps) => {
                             initialTab={'preview'}
                         />
                     ))}
-                </>
-                }
+                </>}
             </Page.Content>
 
         </Page >
diff --git a/client/yarn.lock b/client/yarn.lock
index 25617e03..50e23b31 100644
--- a/client/yarn.lock
+++ b/client/yarn.lock
@@ -2268,6 +2268,11 @@ react-lifecycles-compat@^3.0.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-lifecycles-compat/-/react-lifecycles-compat-3.0.4.tgz#4f1a273afdfc8f3488a8c516bfda78f872352362"
   integrity sha512-fBASbA6LnOU9dOU2eW7aQ8xmYBSXUIWr+UmF9b1efZBazGNO+rcXT/icdKnYm2pTwcRylVUYwW7H1PHfLekVzA==
 
+react-loading-skeleton@^3.0.3:
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-loading-skeleton/-/react-loading-skeleton-3.0.3.tgz#4f45467cf3193fb25456bc02aeb81922b82b8f1f"
+  integrity sha512-HPkEqQGwmbg1ImcYA9n4hDiLC3u92xUdU+sSfrv/9l3lNBChAubcl1azjV2WakapdkbA3gko+hPzZkZGIb/9xA==
+
 react-markdown@^8.0.0:
   version "8.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-markdown/-/react-markdown-8.0.0.tgz#3243296a59ddb0f451d262cc2e11123674b416c2"