diff --git a/gui/previewresult.cpp b/gui/previewresult.cpp
index e333e39..3ae1fa2 100644
--- a/gui/previewresult.cpp
+++ b/gui/previewresult.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "previewresult.h"
-
 PreviewResult::PreviewResult()
 {
 }
@@ -33,3 +32,11 @@ unsigned int PreviewResult::getPage() const
 {
 	return this->page;
 }
+
+QByteArray PreviewResult::serialize() const
+{
+	QByteArray result;
+	QDataStream stream{&result, QIODevice::WriteOnly};
+	stream << 0 << this->documentPath << this->page;
+	return result;
+}
diff --git a/gui/previewresult.h b/gui/previewresult.h
index 4ff9943..f35cbbc 100644
--- a/gui/previewresult.h
+++ b/gui/previewresult.h
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 #define PREVIEWRESULT_H
 #include "clicklabel.h"
 
+enum PreviewResultType
+{
+	PDF = 1,
+	PlainText
+};
+
 class PreviewResult
 {
   protected:
@@ -17,6 +23,7 @@ class PreviewResult
 	virtual bool hasPreview();
 	QString getDocumentPath() const;
 	unsigned int getPage() const;
+	virtual QByteArray serialize() const;
 };
 
 #endif // PREVIEWRESULT_H
diff --git a/gui/previewresultpdf.cpp b/gui/previewresultpdf.cpp
index 1d425ec..3775cea 100644
--- a/gui/previewresultpdf.cpp
+++ b/gui/previewresultpdf.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "previewresultpdf.h"
-
 PreviewResultPdf::PreviewResultPdf(const PreviewResult &o)
 {
 	this->documentPath = o.getDocumentPath();
@@ -19,3 +18,27 @@ bool PreviewResultPdf::hasPreview()
 	bool result = !this->previewImage.isNull();
 	return result;
 }
+
+QByteArray PreviewResultPdf::serialize() const
+{
+	QByteArray result;
+	QDataStream stream{&result, QIODevice::WriteOnly};
+	PreviewResultType type = PreviewResultType::PDF;
+	stream << type << this->documentPath << this->page << this->previewImage;
+	return result;
+}
+
+QSharedPointer<PreviewResultPdf> PreviewResultPdf::deserialize(QByteArray &ba)
+{
+	PreviewResultPdf *result = new PreviewResultPdf();
+	PreviewResultType type;
+
+	QDataStream stream{&ba, QIODevice::ReadOnly};
+	stream >> type;
+	if(type != PreviewResultType::PDF)
+	{
+		throw std::runtime_error("Invalid byte array: Not a pdf preview");
+	}
+	stream >> result->documentPath >> result->page >> result->previewImage;
+	return QSharedPointer<PreviewResultPdf>(result);
+}
diff --git a/gui/previewresultpdf.h b/gui/previewresultpdf.h
index fd0f4c4..5f4cc2d 100644
--- a/gui/previewresultpdf.h
+++ b/gui/previewresultpdf.h
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ class PreviewResultPdf : public PreviewResult
 
 	QWidget *createPreviewWidget() override;
 	bool hasPreview() override;
+
+	QByteArray serialize() const;
+
+	static QSharedPointer<PreviewResultPdf> deserialize(QByteArray &ba);
 };
 
 #endif // PREVIEWRESULTPDF_H
diff --git a/gui/previewresultplaintext.cpp b/gui/previewresultplaintext.cpp
index 3e2a916..ad5527f 100644
--- a/gui/previewresultplaintext.cpp
+++ b/gui/previewresultplaintext.cpp
@@ -28,3 +28,27 @@ void PreviewResultPlainText::setText(QString text)
 {
 	this->text = text;
 }
+
+QByteArray PreviewResultPlainText::serialize() const
+{
+	QByteArray result;
+	QDataStream stream{&result, QIODevice::WriteOnly};
+	PreviewResultType type = PreviewResultType::PlainText;
+	stream << type << this->documentPath << this->page << this->text;
+	return result;
+}
+
+QSharedPointer<PreviewResultPlainText> PreviewResultPlainText::deserialize(QByteArray &ba)
+{
+	PreviewResultPlainText *result = new PreviewResultPlainText();
+	PreviewResultType type;
+
+	QDataStream stream{&ba, QIODevice::ReadOnly};
+	stream >> type;
+	if(type != PreviewResultType::PlainText)
+	{
+		throw std::runtime_error("Invalid byte array: Not a pdf preview");
+	}
+	stream >> result->documentPath >> result->page >> result->text;
+	return QSharedPointer<PreviewResultPlainText>(result);
+}
diff --git a/gui/previewresultplaintext.h b/gui/previewresultplaintext.h
index 786f201..a0ed5a7 100644
--- a/gui/previewresultplaintext.h
+++ b/gui/previewresultplaintext.h
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ class PreviewResultPlainText : public PreviewResult
 	bool hasPreview() override;
 
 	void setText(QString text);
+
+	QByteArray serialize() const;
+	static QSharedPointer<PreviewResultPlainText> deserialize(QByteArray &ba);
 };
 
 #endif // PREVIEWRESULTPLAINTEXT_H