diff --git a/lib/generators/addon/USAGE b/lib/generators/addon/USAGE
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1e49aa05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/addon/USAGE
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-------------------------
+This generator creates a new sciNote addon inside /addons folder.
+
+The NAME parameter should be a fully namespaced addon name, containing
+any potential modules (e.g. Scinote::MyOrganization::MyAddon).
+-------------------------
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/generators/addon/addon_generator.rb b/lib/generators/addon/addon_generator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3decd5e77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/addon/addon_generator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+class AddonGenerator < Rails::Generators::NamedBase
+  source_root File.expand_path('../templates', __FILE__)
+  argument :name, type: :string
+
+  def initialize_vars
+    @modules = name.split('::')
+    @folders = @modules.map(&:underscore)
+    @full_underscore_name = @folders.join('_')
+    @folders_path = @folders.join('/')
+    @addon_name = @folders[-1]
+  end
+
+  def create_app
+    # app/assets
+    create_file(
+      "addons/#{@addon_name}/app/assets/images/#{@folders_path}/.keep"
+    )
+    create_file(
+      "addons/#{@addon_name}/app/assets/" \
+      "javascripts/#{@folders_path}/application.js"
+    )
+    copy_file(
+      'application.scss',
+      "addons/#{@addon_name}/app/assets/" \
+      "stylesheets/#{@folders_path}/application.scss"
+    )
+
+    # app/controllers
+    create_file(
+      "addons/#{@addon_name}/app/controllers/" \
+      "#{@folders_path}/application_controller.rb"
+    ) do
+      embed_into_modules do
+        "class ApplicationController < ::ApplicationController\nend\n"
+      end
+    end
+
+    # app/decorators
+    create_file("addons/#{@addon_name}/app/decorators/controllers/.keep")
+    create_file("addons/#{@addon_name}/app/decorators/models/.keep")
+
+    # app/helpers
+    create_file(
+      "addons/#{@addon_name}/app/helpers/" \
+      "#{@folders_path}/application_helper.rb"
+    ) do
+      embed_into_modules do
+        "module ApplicationHelper\nend\n"
+      end
+    end
+
+    # app/models
+    create_file("addons/#{@addon_name}/app/models/#{@folders_path}/.keep")
+
+    # app/overrides
+    create_file("addons/#{@addon_name}/app/overrides/.keep")
+
+    # app/views
+    create_file(
+      "addons/#{@addon_name}/app/views/layouts/#{@folders_path}/.keep"
+    )
+    create_file(
+      "addons/#{@addon_name}/app/views/#{@folders_path}/overrides/.keep"
+    )
+  end
+
+  def create_bin
+    file_path = "addons/#{@addon_name}/bin/rails"
+    copy_file('rails', file_path)
+    gsub_file(file_path, '${FOLDERS_PATH}', @folders_path)
+  end
+
+  def create_config
+    # config/initializers
+    create_file(
+      "addons/#{@addon_name}/config/initializers/" \
+      "#{@folders_path}/constants.rb"
+    ) do
+      embed_into_modules do
+        "class Constants\nend\n"
+      end
+    end
+
+    # config/locales
+    create_file(
+      "addons/#{@addon_name}/config/locales/en.yml"
+    ) do
+      "en:\n"
+    end
+
+    # config/routes.rb
+    create_file(
+      "addons/#{@addon_name}/config/routes.rb"
+    ) do
+      "#{name}::Engine.routes.draw do\nend\n"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def create_db
+    create_file("addons/#{@addon_name}/db/migrate/.keep")
+  end
+
+  def create_lib
+    # lib/.../engine.rb
+    file_path = "addons/#{@addon_name}/lib/#{@folders_path}/engine.rb"
+    create_file(
+      file_path
+    ) do
+      embed_into_modules { File.read("#{@source_paths[0]}/engine.rb") }
+    end
+    gsub_file(file_path, '${FULL_UNDERSCORE_NAME}', @full_underscore_name)
+    gsub_file(file_path, '${NAME}', name)
+    gsub_file(file_path, '${FOLDERS_PATH}', @folders_path)
+    gsub_file(file_path, '${ADDON_NAME}', @addon_name)
+
+    # lib/.../version.rb
+    create_file(
+      "addons/#{@addon_name}/lib/" \
+      "#{@folders_path}/version.rb"
+    ) do
+      embed_into_modules do
+        "VERSION = '0.0.1'.freeze\n"
+      end
+    end
+
+    # lib/.../<engine>.rb
+    folders_path_2 = @folders[0..-2].join('/')
+    file_name = @folders[-1]
+    create_file(
+      "addons/#{@addon_name}/lib/" \
+      "#{folders_path_2}/#{file_name}.rb"
+    ) do
+      embed_into_modules { '' }
+    end
+
+    # lib/tasks
+    create_file("addons/#{@addon_name}/lib/tasks/#{@folders_path}/.keep")
+
+    # lib/engine.rb
+    create_file(
+      "addons/#{@addon_name}/lib/#{@full_underscore_name}.rb"
+    ) do
+      "require '#{@folders_path}'\n" \
+      "require '#{@folders_path}/engine'\n"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def create_test
+    # test/fixtures
+    create_file("addons/#{@addon_name}/test/fixtures/#{@folders_path}/.keep")
+
+    # test/integrations
+    create_file("addons/#{@addon_name}/test/integrations/.keep")
+
+    # test/models
+    create_file("addons/#{@addon_name}/test/models/#{@folders_path}/.keep")
+
+    # test/engine_test
+    create_file(
+      "addons/#{@addon_name}/test/" \
+      "#{@folders_path}/#{@addon_name}_test.rb"
+    ) do
+      "require 'test_helper'\n\n" \
+      "class #{name}::Test < ActiveSupport::TestCase\n" \
+      "  test 'truth' do\n" \
+      "    assert_kind_of Module, #{name}\n" \
+      "  end\n" \
+      "end\n"
+    end
+
+    # test/test_helper.rb
+    copy_file('test_helper.rb', "addons/#{@addon_name}/test/test_helper.rb")
+  end
+
+  def create_root
+    copy_file('.gitignore', "addons/#{@addon_name}/.gitignore")
+    copy_file('Gemfile', "addons/#{@addon_name}/Gemfile")
+    copy_file('LICENSE.txt', "addons/#{@addon_name}/LICENSE.txt")
+    copy_file('README.md', "addons/#{@addon_name}/README.md")
+
+    # Rakefile
+    file_path = "addons/#{@addon_name}/Rakefile"
+    copy_file('Rakefile', file_path)
+    gsub_file(file_path, '${NAME}', name)
+
+    # <engine>.gemspec
+    file_path = "addons/#{@addon_name}/#{@full_underscore_name}.gemspec"
+    copy_file('.gemspec', file_path)
+    gsub_file(file_path, '${FOLDERS_PATH}', @folders_path)
+    gsub_file(file_path, '${FULL_UNDERSCORE_NAME}', @full_underscore_name)
+    gsub_file(file_path, '${NAME}', name)
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def embed_into_modules
+    res = ''
+    @modules.each_with_index do |mod, i|
+      res << '  ' * i
+      res << "module #{mod}\n"
+    end
+    block_res = yield
+    block_res.each_line do |line|
+      if line == "\n"
+        res << "\n"
+      else
+        res << '  ' * @modules.count
+        res << line
+      end
+    end
+    @modules.each_with_index do |_, i|
+      res << '  ' * (@modules.count - 1 - i)
+      res << "end\n"
+    end
+    res
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/generators/addon/templates/.gemspec b/lib/generators/addon/templates/.gemspec
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..019ef400b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/addon/templates/.gemspec
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+$:.push File.expand_path('../lib', __FILE__)
+
+# Maintain your gem's version:
+require '${FOLDERS_PATH}/version'
+
+# Describe your gem and declare its dependencies:
+Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+  s.name        = '${FULL_UNDERSCORE_NAME}'
+  s.version     = ${NAME}::VERSION
+  s.authors     = ['']
+  s.email       = ['']
+  s.homepage    = ''
+  s.summary     = ''
+  s.description = ''
+  s.license     = ''
+
+  s.files = Dir['{app,config,db,lib}/**/*',
+                'LICENSE.txt',
+                'Rakefile',
+                'README.rdoc']
+  s.test_files = Dir['test/**/*']
+
+  s.add_dependency 'rails', '~> 4.2.5'
+  s.add_dependency 'deface', '~> 1.0'
+end
diff --git a/lib/generators/addon/templates/.gitignore b/lib/generators/addon/templates/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48a18d72a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/addon/templates/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.bundle/
+log/*.log
+pkg/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/generators/addon/templates/Gemfile b/lib/generators/addon/templates/Gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad86f99fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/addon/templates/Gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+source 'https://rubygems.org'
+
+# Declare your gem's dependencies in gamification.gemspec.
+# Bundler will treat runtime dependencies like base dependencies, and
+# development dependencies will be added by default to the :development group.
+gemspec
+
+# Declare any dependencies that are still in development here instead of in
+# your gemspec. These might include edge Rails or gems from your path or
+# Git. Remember to move these dependencies to your gemspec before releasing
+# your gem to rubygems.org.
+
+# To use a debugger
+# gem 'byebug', group: [:development, :test]
diff --git a/lib/generators/addon/templates/LICENSE.txt b/lib/generators/addon/templates/LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1333ed77b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/addon/templates/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TODO
diff --git a/lib/generators/addon/templates/README.md b/lib/generators/addon/templates/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f87f5c14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/addon/templates/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# TODO
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/generators/addon/templates/Rakefile b/lib/generators/addon/templates/Rakefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..814db9a85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/addon/templates/Rakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+begin
+  require 'bundler/setup'
+rescue LoadError
+  puts 'You must `gem install bundler` and `bundle install` to run rake tasks'
+end
+
+require 'rdoc/task'
+
+RDoc::Task.new(:rdoc) do |rdoc|
+  rdoc.rdoc_dir = 'rdoc'
+  rdoc.title    = '${NAME}'
+  rdoc.options << '--line-numbers'
+  rdoc.rdoc_files.include('README.rdoc')
+  rdoc.rdoc_files.include('lib/**/**/*.rb')
+end
+
+Bundler::GemHelper.install_tasks
+
+task default: :test
diff --git a/lib/generators/addon/templates/application.scss b/lib/generators/addon/templates/application.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cdd2788d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/addon/templates/application.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * This is a manifest file that'll be compiled into application.css, which will include all the files
+ * listed below.
+ *
+ * Any CSS and SCSS file within this directory, lib/assets/stylesheets, vendor/assets/stylesheets,
+ * or any plugin's vendor/assets/stylesheets directory can be referenced here using a relative path.
+ *
+ * You're free to add application-wide styles to this file and they'll appear at the bottom of the
+ * compiled file so the styles you add here take precedence over styles defined in any other CSS/SCSS
+ * files in this directory. It is generally better to create a new file per style scope.
+ *
+ *= require_tree .
+ *= require_self
+ */
diff --git a/lib/generators/addon/templates/engine.rb b/lib/generators/addon/templates/engine.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd3aad207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/addon/templates/engine.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
+  engine_name '${FULL_UNDERSCORE_NAME}'
+  isolate_namespace ${NAME}
+  paths['app/views'] = 'app/views/${FOLDERS_PATH}'
+
+  # Precompile engine-specific assets
+  initializer '${ADDON_NAME}.assets.precompile' do |app|
+    app.config.assets.precompile += %w(
+    )
+  end
+
+  # Include static assets
+  initializer :static_assets do |app|
+    app.middleware.insert_before(
+      ::ActionDispatch::Static,
+      ::ActionDispatch::Static,
+      "#{root}/public"
+    )
+  end
+
+  # Merge localization files from engine
+  initializer :load_localization do |app|
+    app.config.i18n.load_path += Dir[
+      Rails.root.join(
+        'addons',
+        '${ADDON_NAME}',
+        'config',
+        'locales',
+        '*.{rb,yml}'
+      )
+    ]
+  end
+
+  # Initialize migrations
+  initializer :append_migrations do |app|
+    unless app.root.to_s.match(root.to_s)
+      config.paths['db/migrate'].expanded.each do |p|
+        app.config.paths['db/migrate'] << p
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Initialize decorators
+  config.to_prepare do
+    Dir.glob(Engine.root.join('app',
+                              'decorators',
+                              '**',
+                              '*_decorator*.rb')) do |c|
+      Rails.configuration.cache_classes ? require(c) : load(c)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/generators/addon/templates/rails b/lib/generators/addon/templates/rails
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1eb3848ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/addon/templates/rails
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+# This command will automatically be run when you run "rails" with Rails 4
+# gems installed from the root of your application.
+
+ENGINE_ROOT = File.expand_path('../..', __FILE__)
+ENGINE_PATH = File.expand_path('../../lib/${FOLDERS_PATH}/engine',
+                               __FILE__)
+
+# Set up gems listed in the Gemfile.
+ENV['BUNDLE_GEMFILE'] ||= File.expand_path('../../Gemfile', __FILE__)
+require 'bundler/setup' if File.exist?(ENV['BUNDLE_GEMFILE'])
+
+require 'rails/all'
+require 'rails/engine/commands'
diff --git a/lib/generators/addon/templates/test_helper.rb b/lib/generators/addon/templates/test_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..368f9426d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/addon/templates/test_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Configure Rails Environment
+ENV['RAILS_ENV'] = 'test'
+
+require File.expand_path('../..//config/environment.rb', __FILE__)
+ActiveRecord::Migrator.migrations_paths = [
+  File.expand_path('../..//db/migrate', __FILE__)
+]
+require 'rails/test_help'
+
+# Filter out Minitest backtrace while allowing backtrace from other libraries
+# to be shown.
+Minitest.backtrace_filter = Minitest::BacktraceFilter.new
+
+# Load support files
+Dir["#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/support/**/*.rb"].each { |f| require f }
+
+# Load fixtures from the engine
+if ActiveSupport::TestCase.respond_to?(:fixture_path=)
+  ActiveSupport::TestCase.fixture_path =
+    File.expand_path('../fixtures', __FILE__)
+  ActiveSupport::TestCase.file_fixture_path =
+    ActiveSupport::TestCase.fixture_path + 'files'
+  ActiveSupport::TestCase.fixtures :all
+end