diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0865ff5..5d828ae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ test: install
 setup:
 	git config core.hooksPath etc/githooks
 
+.PHONY: preview
+preview: generate
+	xdg-open gh-pages/index.html
+
 .PHONY: generate
 generate: generate-gh-pages generate-fixtures
 
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index f94af1d..7fea250 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ An Org mode parser in go.
 Take a look at [[https://niklasfasching.github.io/go-org/][github pages]] for some examples and an online org -> html demo (wasm based).
 [[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/niklasfasching/go-org/master/etc/example.png]]
 Please note that the goal for the html export is to produce sensible html output, not to exactly reproduce output the output of  =org-html-export=.
+* development
+1. =make setup install=
+2. change things
+3. =make preview= (regenerates fixtures & shows output in a browser)
+
+in general, have a look at the Makefile - it's short enough.
 * not yet implemented
 ** deadlines and scheduling
 see https://orgmode.org/manual/Deadlines-and-scheduling.html