diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 6b65649..ef07ffa 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@
 		<!-- Base Libs -->
 		<script src="js/util.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 		<script src="js/input.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
+		<script src="js/layers.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
+
 		<script src="js/commands.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 		<script src="js/ui/history.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 		<script src="js/settingsbar.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
diff --git a/js/index.js b/js/index.js
index 3ccfe30..bf78890 100644
--- a/js/index.js
+++ b/js/index.js
@@ -112,6 +112,22 @@ const imgCtx = imgCanvas.getContext("2d");
 const bgCanvas = document.getElementById("backgroundCanvas"); // gray bg grid
 const bgCtx = bgCanvas.getContext("2d");
 
+// Layering
+const imageCollection = layers.registerCollection("image", {
+	name: "Image Layers",
+	scope: {
+		always: {
+			key: "default",
+			options: {
+				name: "Default Image Layer",
+			},
+		},
+	},
+});
+
+layers.registerCollection("mask", {name: "Mask Layers", requiresActive: true});
+
+//
 function startup() {
 	testHostConfiguration();
 	testHostConnection();
diff --git a/js/layers.js b/js/layers.js
index e7bb02b..9dff0b0 100644
--- a/js/layers.js
+++ b/js/layers.js
@@ -4,29 +4,169 @@
  * It manages canvases and their locations and sizes according to current viewport views
  */
 
+// Errors
+class LayerNestedScopesError extends Error {
+	// For when a scope is created in another scope
+}
+class LayerNoScopeError extends Error {
+	// For when an action that requires a scope is attempted
+	// in a collection with no scope.
+}
+
 const layers = {
-	_layers: [],
-	layers: {},
+	collections: makeWriteOnce({}, "layers.collections"),
 
-	// Registers a new layer
-	registerLayer: (name) => {
-		const layer = {
-			id: guid(),
-			name: layer,
-			// This is where black magic starts
-			// A proxy for the canvas object
-			canvas: new Proxy(document.createElement("canvas"), {}),
+	// Registers a new collection
+	registerCollection: (key, options = {}) => {
+		defaultOpt(options, {
+			// If collection is visible on the Layer View Toolbar
+			visible: true,
+			// Display name for the collection
+			name: key,
+			/**
+			 * If layer creates a layer scope
+			 *
+			 * A layer scope is a context where one, and only one layer inside it or its
+			 * subscopes can be active at a time. Nested scopes are not supported.
+			 * It receives an object of type:
+			 *
+			 * {
+			 *     // If there must be a selected layer, pass information to create the first
+			 *     always: {
+			 *         key,
+			 *         options
+			 *     }
+			 * }
+			 */
+			scope: null,
+			// Parent collection
+			parent: null,
+		});
+
+		// Finds the closest parent with a defined scope
+		const findScope = (collection = options.parent) => {
+			if (!collection) return null;
+
+			if (collection.scope) return collection;
+			return findScope(collection._parent);
 		};
-	},
 
-	// Deletes a layer
-	deleteLayer: (layer) => {
-		if (typeof layer === "object") {
-			layers._layers = layers._layers.filter((l) => l.id === layer.id);
-			delete layers[layer.id];
-		} else if (typeof layer === "string") {
-			layers._layers = layers._layers.filter((l) => l.id === layer);
-			delete layers[layer];
-		}
+		// Path used for logging purposes
+		const _logpath = options.parent
+			? options.parent + "." + key
+			: "layers.collections." + key;
+
+		// If we have a scope already, we can't add a new scope
+		if (options.scope && findScope())
+			throw new LayerNestedScopesError(`Layer scopes must not be nested`);
+
+		const collection = makeWriteOnce(
+			{
+				_parent: options.parent,
+				_logpath,
+				_layers: [],
+				layers: {},
+
+				name: options.name,
+
+				scope: options.scope,
+				// Registers a new layer
+				registerLayer: (key, options = {}) => {
+					defaultOpt(options, {
+						// Display name for the layer
+						name: key,
+					});
+
+					// Path used for logging purposes
+					const _layerlogpath = _logpath + ".layers." + key;
+					const layer = makeWriteOnce(
+						{
+							_logpath: _layerlogpath,
+							id: guid(),
+							name: options.name,
+
+							state: new Proxy(
+								{visible: true},
+								{
+									set(obj, opt, val) {
+										switch (opt) {
+											case "visible":
+												layer.canvas.style.display = val ? "block" : "none";
+												break;
+										}
+										obj[opt] = val;
+									},
+								}
+							),
+
+							// This is where black magic will take place in the future
+							// A proxy for the canvas object
+							canvas: new Proxy(document.createElement("canvas"), {}),
+
+							// Activates this layer in the scope
+							activate: () => {
+								const scope = findScope(collection);
+								if (scope) {
+									scope.active = layer;
+									console.debug(
+										`[layers] Layer ${layer._logpath} now active in scope ${scope._logpath}`
+									);
+								}
+							},
+
+							// Deactivates this layer in the scope
+							deactivate: () => {
+								const scope = findScope(collection);
+								if (scope && scope.active === layer) scope.active = null;
+								console.debug();
+							},
+						},
+						_layerlogpath
+					);
+
+					// Add to indexers
+					collection._layers.push(layer);
+					collection.layers[key] = layer;
+
+					console.info(
+						`[layers] Layer '${layer.name}' at ${layer._logpath} registered`
+					);
+					return layer;
+				},
+
+				// Deletes a layer
+				deleteLayer: (layer) => {
+					collection._layers.splice(
+						collection._layers.findIndex(
+							(l) => l.id === layer || l.id === layer.id
+						),
+						1
+					);
+					if (typeof layer === "object") {
+						delete collection.layers[layer.id];
+					} else if (typeof layer === "string") {
+						delete collection.layers[layer];
+					}
+
+					console.info(`[layers] Layer '${layer}' deleted`);
+				},
+			},
+			_logpath
+		);
+
+		if (parent) parent[key] = collection;
+		else layers.collections[key] = collection;
+
+		console.info(
+			`[layers] Collection '${options.name}' at ${_logpath} registered`
+		);
+
+		// If always, we must create a layer to select
+		if (options.scope && options.scope.always)
+			collection
+				.registerLayer(options.scope.always.key, options.scope.always.options)
+				.activate();
+
+		return collection;
 	},
 };
diff --git a/js/util.d.ts b/js/util.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4cb07f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/util.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * Generates a random string in the following format:
+ *
+ * xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-...-xxxx
+ *
+ * @param size number of character quartets to generate
+ * @return Generated ID
+ */
+declare function guid(size: number): string;
+
+/**
+ * Sets default values for options parameters
+ *
+ * @param options An object received as a parameter
+ * @param defaults An object with default values for each expected key
+ * @return The original options parameter
+ */
+declare function defaultOpt(
+	options: {[key: string]: any},
+	defaults: {[key: string]: any}
+): {[key: string]: any};
+
+/**
+ * Sets default values for options parameters
+ *
+ * @param options An object received as a parameter
+ * @param defaults An object with default values for each expected key
+ * @return The original options parameter
+ */
+declare function makeReadOnly(
+	options: {[key: string]: any},
+	defaults: {[key: string]: any}
+): {[key: string]: any};
+
+/**
+ * Makes an object read-only, throwing an exception when attempting to set
+ *
+ * @param obj Object to be proxied
+ * @param name Name of the object, for logging purposes
+ * @return The proxied object
+ */
+declare function makeReadOnly(obj: object, name?: string): object;
+
+/**
+ * Makes an object have each key be writeable only once, throwing an exception when
+ * attempting to set an existing parameter
+ *
+ * @param obj Object to be proxied
+ * @param name Name of the object, for logging purposes
+ * @return The proxied object
+ */
+declare function makeWriteOnce(obj: object, name?: string): object;