diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 0d1c93955b9d6f6b179bc6ec0ea959dd9a244025..23a16104a027ea3ffb13065c98936eb789ea341d 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ var fsReaddir = require('fs-readdir');
 var JSZip = require('jszip');
 
 var exphbs = require('express-handlebars');
-
+// global.jQuery = require('jquery');
+// const bootstrap = require('bootstrap');
 //initializer
 var initGitRepos = require('./initializers/gitRepos.js');
 //load names of available download files
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ app.use(bodyParser.json());
 	});
 
 
-	app.get('/download', function(req, res){
+	app.get('/download', function(req, res, next){
 		//holds promises for backend and/or frontend
 		const promiseArray = []
 		const checkedFiles = req.query.checkedFiles.split(',');
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ function createZip(zip){
 		}).on('finish', function () {
 			console.log('explorviz-builds.zip written.');
 			res.download('explorviz-builds.zip');
+			//how to redirect to home page?
 		}); 
 
 	})
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f08ffd0020dd951ed998c3cd81ac2a10580a39c..1ae2bde79eaa7083fe2c1a60a27cd49f12126ced 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,14 +10,17 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "dependencies": {
     "body-parser": "^1.17.1",
+    "bootstrap": "^3.3.7",
     "child_process": "^1.0.2",
     "express": "^4.15.2",
     "express-handlebars": "^3.0.0",
     "fs": "0.0.1-security",
     "fs-readdir": "0.0.3",
+    "jquery": "^3.2.1",
     "jszip": "^3.1.3",
     "node-zip": "^1.1.1",
-    "path": "^0.12.7"
+    "path": "^0.12.7",
+    "spinkit": "^1.2.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^4.1.1",
diff --git a/views/download.hbs b/views/download.hbs
index c66d09b691f8df45b9e29d80a01a5e444025d425..65c2900f8eb7dc938c8ed21c97d454471cc25363 100644
--- a/views/download.hbs
+++ b/views/download.hbs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-	    <!DOCTYPE html>
-	    <html>
-	    <head>
-	      <title>Downloading</title>
-	       <!-- Bootstrap -->
-    <link src="../node_modules/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
-	      <style type="text/css">
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+    <!-- The above 3 meta tags *must* come first in the head; any other head content must come *after* these tags -->
+    <title>Downloading</title>
+<style type="text/css">
 .sk-circle {
   margin: 40px auto;
   width: 40px;
@@ -118,9 +120,12 @@
     -webkit-transform: scale(1);
             transform: scale(1); } }
 	          </style>
-	    </head>
-	    <body>
-	     <div class="container">
+    <!-- Bootstrap -->
+    <!--<link href="../node_modules/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">-->
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-BVYiiSIFeK1dGmJRAkycuHAHRg32OmUcww7on3RYdg4Va+PmSTsz/K68vbdEjh4u" crossorigin="anonymous">
+  </head>
+  <body>
+   	     <div class="container">
 	        <div class="sk-circle">
 	        <div class="sk-circle1 sk-child"></div>
 	        <div class="sk-circle2 sk-child"></div>
@@ -136,14 +141,16 @@
 	        <div class="sk-circle12 sk-child"></div>
 	      </div>
 	      <div class="row">
-	      <div class="col-md-3"></div><div class="col-md-6"> Your download is being prepared. This may take a moment. Do not close the window.</div><div class="col-md-3"></div>
+	      <div class="col-md-3"></div><div class="col-md-6"> Your download is being prepared. This may take a moment. Do not close the window.</div>
 	     </div>
 	{{#each checkedFiles as |file|}}
 	{{/each}}
 	<script> location.href="/download?checkedFiles={{checkedFiles}}" </script> 
-	    </body>
-	    </html>
-
-
-
+    <!-- jQuery (necessary for Bootstrap's JavaScript plugins) -->
+    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
+    <!-- Include all compiled plugins (below), or include individual files as needed -->
+   <!-- <script src="../node_modules/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>-->
+    <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-Tc5IQib027qvyjSMfHjOMaLkfuWVxZxUPnCJA7l2mCWNIpG9mGCD8wGNIcPD7Txa" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+  </body>
+</html>
 
diff --git a/views/home.hbs b/views/home.hbs
index c795eef4d5ad843471dc69e0c2c0cbcda8ad7a50..ca8f69bd3490f28166bcc34040056320403127e8 100644
--- a/views/home.hbs
+++ b/views/home.hbs
@@ -1,8 +1,41 @@
-<form action="/" method="post">
-               Choose which files to compile into your custom build of ExplorViz:<br>
-               {{#each downloadFiles as |item|}}
-               <input type="checkbox" name={{item}} value={{item}}>{{item}}<br>
-               {{/each}}
-               <br>
-               	<button type="submit">Create Build and Download Zip</button>
-             </form>
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+    <!-- The above 3 meta tags *must* come first in the head; any other head content must come *after* these tags -->
+    <title>Download</title>
+
+    <!-- Bootstrap -->
+    <!--<link href="../node_modules/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">-->
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-BVYiiSIFeK1dGmJRAkycuHAHRg32OmUcww7on3RYdg4Va+PmSTsz/K68vbdEjh4u" crossorigin="anonymous">
+  </head>
+  <body>
+   	<div class="row">
+		<div class="col-md-3"></div>
+		<div class="container">
+			<h3>Choose which files to compile into your custom build of ExplorViz:</h3>
+			<form action="/" method="post">
+				<div class ="form-group">
+					<div class="checkbox">
+						<label>
+							{{#each downloadFiles as |item|}}
+							<input type="checkbox" name={{item}} value={{item}}>{{item}}<br>
+							{{/each}}
+							<br>
+						</label>
+					</div>
+					<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Create Build and Download Zip</button>
+				</div>
+			</form>
+		</div>	
+	</div>
+
+    <!-- jQuery (necessary for Bootstrap's JavaScript plugins) -->
+    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
+    <!-- Include all compiled plugins (below), or include individual files as needed -->
+   <!-- <script src="../node_modules/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>-->
+    <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-Tc5IQib027qvyjSMfHjOMaLkfuWVxZxUPnCJA7l2mCWNIpG9mGCD8wGNIcPD7Txa" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+  </body>
+</html>
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