diff --git a/src/constants.test.ts b/src/constants.test.ts
index a5bf2f8..55afda4 100644
--- a/src/constants.test.ts
+++ b/src/constants.test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_SETTING_IS_COMMANDER_MODE,
   DEFAULT_SETTING_COMMANDER_MODE_BOUNDS,
   DEFAULT_SETTING_RUNNER_BOUNDS,
-  DEFAULT_SETTINGS
+  DEFAULT_SETTINGS,
+  DEFAULT_SETTING_RESULTCOLWIDTH
 } from './constants'
 
 describe('constants', () => {
@@ -111,7 +112,8 @@ describe('constants', () => {
         bounds: DEFAULT_SETTING_RUNNER_BOUNDS,
         commanderModeShortcut: DEFAULT_SETTING_COMMANDER_MODE_TOGGLE_SHORTCUT,
         commanderMode: DEFAULT_SETTING_IS_COMMANDER_MODE,
-        commanderModeBounds: DEFAULT_SETTING_COMMANDER_MODE_BOUNDS
+        commanderModeBounds: DEFAULT_SETTING_COMMANDER_MODE_BOUNDS,
+        resultColWidth: DEFAULT_SETTING_RESULTCOLWIDTH
       }
     })
   })
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index c2ca49c..ba6c953 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_HISTORY_ENABLED = true
 export const DEFAULT_HISTORY_MAX_ITEMS = 1000
 export const DEFAULT_HISTORY_SAVE_RESULT = true
 export const DEFAULT_SETTING_RUNNER_SHORTCUT = '`+CommandOrControl'
+export const DEFAULT_SETTING_RESULTCOLWIDTH = '50%'
 export const DEFAULT_SETTING_COMMANDER_MODE_TOGGLE_SHORTCUT = '`+Shift+CommandOrControl'
 export const DEFAULT_SETTING_IS_COMMANDER_MODE = false
 export const DEFAULT_SETTING_COMMANDER_MODE_BOUNDS = {
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
     bounds: DEFAULT_SETTING_RUNNER_BOUNDS,
     commanderModeShortcut: DEFAULT_SETTING_COMMANDER_MODE_TOGGLE_SHORTCUT,
     commanderMode: DEFAULT_SETTING_IS_COMMANDER_MODE,
-    commanderModeBounds: DEFAULT_SETTING_COMMANDER_MODE_BOUNDS
+    commanderModeBounds: DEFAULT_SETTING_COMMANDER_MODE_BOUNDS,
+    resultColWidth: DEFAULT_SETTING_RESULTCOLWIDTH
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/framework/runtime-events.ts b/src/main/framework/runtime-events.ts
index d42186f..4364cd3 100644
--- a/src/main/framework/runtime-events.ts
+++ b/src/main/framework/runtime-events.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_HISTORY_SAVE_RESULT,
   DEFAULT_PROFILE,
   DEFAULT_PROFILES,
-  DEFAULT_SETTING_IS_COMMANDER_MODE
+  DEFAULT_SETTING_IS_COMMANDER_MODE,
+  DEFAULT_SETTING_RESULTCOLWIDTH
 } from '../../constants'
 import { HistoricalExecution } from './history'
 import { writeFile } from 'fs-extra'
@@ -204,6 +205,11 @@ export function attach({ app, workspace }: BootstrapContext): void {
     )
   })
 
+  // TODO: this doesnt do anything
+  ipcMain.handle('runner.resultColWidth', async (): Promise<string> => {
+    return workspace.settings.get<string>('runner.resultColWidth', DEFAULT_SETTING_RESULTCOLWIDTH)
+  })
+
   ipcMain.handle('runner.theme', async (_, profile): Promise<string> => {
     const theme = workspace.theme.get(profile)
     const extensionTheme = await workspace.extensions.run(ExtensionHook.RUNNER_THEME_CSS)
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/runner/runner.tsx b/src/renderer/src/runner/runner.tsx
index 49dc744..c5f4f45 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/runner/runner.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/runner/runner.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { hyperLink } from '@uiw/codemirror-extensions-hyper-link'
 import { javascript } from '@codemirror/lang-javascript'
 import RunnerAC from './runner-ac'
 import { Suggestion } from './autocomplete'
+
 export default function Runner(): ReactElement {
   const [runtimeList, setRuntimes] = useState<Runtime[]>([])
   const [pendingTitles, setPendingTitles] = useState<object>({})
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export default function Runner(): ReactElement {
     list: []
   })
   const [suggestionSelection, setSuggestionSelection] = useState<number>(0)
+  const [resultColWidth, setResultColWidth] = useState<string>('50%')
 
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null)
   const textAreaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null)
@@ -28,10 +30,11 @@ export default function Runner(): ReactElement {
 
   const reloadRuntimesFromBackend = async (): Promise<void> => {
     const isCommanderMode = await window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke('runner.isCommanderMode')
+    const getResultColWidth = await window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke('runner.resultColWidth')
     const runtimesFetch: Runtime[] = await window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke('runtimes')
-
     setRuntimes(runtimesFetch)
     setCommanderMode(isCommanderMode)
+    setResultColWidth(getResultColWidth)
   }
 
   window.electron.ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners('runtime.commandEvent')
@@ -355,6 +358,7 @@ export default function Runner(): ReactElement {
   }
   const onEditFileKeyDown = (runtimeId: string, commandId: string, e): void => {
     if (e.code === 'KeyS' && e.ctrlKey) {
+      // this happens when we save settings.json
       window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke('runtime.save-edit', runtimeId, commandId).then(() => {
         return reloadRuntimesFromBackend()
       })
@@ -571,7 +575,7 @@ export default function Runner(): ReactElement {
             +
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div className="runner-main">
+        <div className="runner-main" style={{ gridTemplateColumns: `1fr ${resultColWidth}` }}>
           <div className="runner-input-container">
             <div className="runner-input">
               <div className={isMultiLine ? 'multiline-input-container' : ''}>