diff --git a/RadioDJViewer/Main.Designer.cs b/RadioDJViewer/Main.Designer.cs
index 8912054..08bccda 100644
--- a/RadioDJViewer/Main.Designer.cs
+++ b/RadioDJViewer/Main.Designer.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
             this.exitToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.aboutToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.groupBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
+            this.label8 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.label7 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             this.label6 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             this.label5 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             this.label4 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
@@ -56,8 +58,9 @@
             this.profile_drop_box = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
             this.profile_label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             this.load_profile_button = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
-            this.label7 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.label8 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.time_label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.label9 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.time_data_label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             this.statusStrip1.SuspendLayout();
             this.menuStrip2.SuspendLayout();
             this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
@@ -71,9 +74,9 @@
             this.toolStripStatusLabel2,
             this.toolStripStatusLabel4,
             this.toolStripStatusLabel3});
-            this.statusStrip1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 314);
+            this.statusStrip1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 362);
             this.statusStrip1.Name = "statusStrip1";
-            this.statusStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(612, 25);
+            this.statusStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(612, 26);
             this.statusStrip1.TabIndex = 0;
             this.statusStrip1.Text = "statusStrip1";
             // 
@@ -81,23 +84,22 @@
             // 
             this.toolStripStatusLabel1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 11.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
             this.toolStripStatusLabel1.Name = "toolStripStatusLabel1";
-            this.toolStripStatusLabel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(57, 20);
+            this.toolStripStatusLabel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(64, 21);
             this.toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "Status:";
             // 
             // toolStripStatusLabel2
             // 
-            this.toolStripStatusLabel2.Name = "toolStripStatusLabel2";
-            this.toolStripStatusLabel2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 20);
-            // Use BackColor only to indicate status. Text is a single space so the label renders as a square.
-            this.toolStripStatusLabel2.Text = " ";
-            this.toolStripStatusLabel2.DisplayStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemDisplayStyle.Text;
             this.toolStripStatusLabel2.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
+            this.toolStripStatusLabel2.DisplayStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemDisplayStyle.Text;
+            this.toolStripStatusLabel2.Name = "toolStripStatusLabel2";
+            this.toolStripStatusLabel2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(12, 21);
+            this.toolStripStatusLabel2.Text = " ";
             // 
             // toolStripStatusLabel4
             // 
             this.toolStripStatusLabel4.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 11.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
             this.toolStripStatusLabel4.Name = "toolStripStatusLabel4";
-            this.toolStripStatusLabel4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(262, 20);
+            this.toolStripStatusLabel4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(260, 21);
             this.toolStripStatusLabel4.Spring = true;
             this.toolStripStatusLabel4.Text = "Profile:";
             this.toolStripStatusLabel4.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.toolStripStatusLabel4_Click);
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@
             // toolStripStatusLabel3
             // 
             this.toolStripStatusLabel3.Name = "toolStripStatusLabel3";
-            this.toolStripStatusLabel3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(262, 20);
+            this.toolStripStatusLabel3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(260, 21);
             this.toolStripStatusLabel3.Spring = true;
             this.toolStripStatusLabel3.Text = "Song Changed Updateing";
             this.toolStripStatusLabel3.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@
             this.aboutToolStripMenuItem});
             this.menuStrip2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
             this.menuStrip2.Name = "menuStrip2";
-            this.menuStrip2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(612, 24);
+            this.menuStrip2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(612, 25);
             this.menuStrip2.TabIndex = 2;
             this.menuStrip2.Text = "menuStrip2";
             // 
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@
             this.loggingToolStripMenuItem,
             this.exitToolStripMenuItem});
             this.fileToolStripMenuItem.Name = "fileToolStripMenuItem";
-            this.fileToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(37, 20);
+            this.fileToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(41, 21);
             this.fileToolStripMenuItem.Text = "File";
             // 
             // restAPISettingToolStripMenuItem
@@ -151,13 +153,13 @@
             // onToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             this.onToolStripMenuItem.Name = "onToolStripMenuItem";
-            this.onToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(91, 22);
+            this.onToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(98, 22);
             this.onToolStripMenuItem.Text = "On";
             // 
             // offToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             this.offToolStripMenuItem.Name = "offToolStripMenuItem";
-            this.offToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(91, 22);
+            this.offToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(98, 22);
             this.offToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Off";
             // 
             // exitToolStripMenuItem
@@ -170,12 +172,15 @@
             // aboutToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             this.aboutToolStripMenuItem.Name = "aboutToolStripMenuItem";
-            this.aboutToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(52, 20);
+            this.aboutToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(52, 21);
             this.aboutToolStripMenuItem.Text = "About";
             this.aboutToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.aboutToolStripMenuItem_Click);
             // 
             // groupBox1
             // 
+            this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.time_data_label);
+            this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.label9);
+            this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.time_label);
             this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.label8);
             this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.label7);
             this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.label6);
@@ -187,15 +192,34 @@
             this.groupBox1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 9.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
             this.groupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(199, 37);
             this.groupBox1.Name = "groupBox1";
-            this.groupBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(390, 173);
+            this.groupBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(390, 205);
             this.groupBox1.TabIndex = 4;
             this.groupBox1.TabStop = false;
             this.groupBox1.Text = "Song Info";
             // 
+            // label8
+            // 
+            this.label8.AutoSize = true;
+            this.label8.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(20, 103);
+            this.label8.Name = "label8";
+            this.label8.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(357, 16);
+            this.label8.TabIndex = 7;
+            this.label8.Text = "――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――";
+            this.label8.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomCenter;
+            // 
+            // label7
+            // 
+            this.label7.AutoSize = true;
+            this.label7.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(19, 61);
+            this.label7.Name = "label7";
+            this.label7.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(357, 16);
+            this.label7.TabIndex = 6;
+            this.label7.Text = "――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――";
+            // 
             // label6
             // 
             this.label6.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
-            this.label6.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(99, 140);
+            this.label6.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(99, 121);
             this.label6.Name = "label6";
             this.label6.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(266, 17);
             this.label6.TabIndex = 5;
@@ -205,7 +229,7 @@
             // label5
             // 
             this.label5.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
-            this.label5.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(99, 84);
+            this.label5.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(99, 76);
             this.label5.Name = "label5";
             this.label5.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(266, 17);
             this.label5.TabIndex = 4;
@@ -226,7 +250,7 @@
             // 
             this.label3.AutoSize = true;
             this.label3.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 14.25F, ((System.Drawing.FontStyle)((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold | System.Drawing.FontStyle.Underline))), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
-            this.label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(23, 138);
+            this.label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(23, 116);
             this.label3.Name = "label3";
             this.label3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(76, 24);
             this.label3.TabIndex = 2;
@@ -236,7 +260,7 @@
             // 
             this.label2.AutoSize = true;
             this.label2.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 14.25F, ((System.Drawing.FontStyle)((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold | System.Drawing.FontStyle.Underline))), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
-            this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(23, 82);
+            this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(23, 75);
             this.label2.Name = "label2";
             this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(62, 24);
             this.label2.TabIndex = 1;
@@ -254,7 +278,7 @@
             // 
             // button1
             // 
-            this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(62, 230);
+            this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(62, 281);
             this.button1.Name = "button1";
             this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(99, 42);
             this.button1.TabIndex = 5;
@@ -264,7 +288,7 @@
             // 
             // button2
             // 
-            this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(180, 230);
+            this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(180, 281);
             this.button2.Name = "button2";
             this.button2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(99, 42);
             this.button2.TabIndex = 6;
@@ -275,7 +299,7 @@
             // uicolor
             // 
             this.uicolor.Image = global::RadioDJViewer.Properties.Resources.MdiWeatherNight;
-            this.uicolor.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(572, 276);
+            this.uicolor.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(572, 327);
             this.uicolor.Name = "uicolor";
             this.uicolor.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(28, 23);
             this.uicolor.TabIndex = 7;
@@ -283,7 +307,7 @@
             // 
             // pictureBox1
             // 
-            this.pictureBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 37);
+            this.pictureBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 69);
             this.pictureBox1.Name = "pictureBox1";
             this.pictureBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 173);
             this.pictureBox1.TabIndex = 3;
@@ -292,7 +316,7 @@
             // profile_drop_box
             // 
             this.profile_drop_box.FormattingEnabled = true;
-            this.profile_drop_box.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(62, 278);
+            this.profile_drop_box.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(62, 329);
             this.profile_drop_box.Name = "profile_drop_box";
             this.profile_drop_box.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(217, 21);
             this.profile_drop_box.TabIndex = 8;
@@ -300,7 +324,7 @@
             // profile_label
             // 
             this.profile_label.AutoSize = true;
-            this.profile_label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 281);
+            this.profile_label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 332);
             this.profile_label.Name = "profile_label";
             this.profile_label.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(44, 13);
             this.profile_label.TabIndex = 9;
@@ -309,37 +333,49 @@
             // 
             // load_profile_button
             // 
-            this.load_profile_button.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(285, 276);
+            this.load_profile_button.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(285, 327);
             this.load_profile_button.Name = "load_profile_button";
             this.load_profile_button.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
             this.load_profile_button.TabIndex = 10;
             this.load_profile_button.Text = "Load Profile";
             this.load_profile_button.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
             // 
-            // label7
+            // time_label
             // 
-            this.label7.AutoSize = true;
-            this.label7.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(19, 61);
-            this.label7.Name = "label7";
-            this.label7.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(357, 16);
-            this.label7.TabIndex = 6;
-            this.label7.Text = "――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――";
+            this.time_label.AutoSize = true;
+            this.time_label.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 14.25F, ((System.Drawing.FontStyle)((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold | System.Drawing.FontStyle.Underline))), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
+            this.time_label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(20, 157);
+            this.time_label.Name = "time_label";
+            this.time_label.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(63, 24);
+            this.time_label.TabIndex = 8;
+            this.time_label.Text = "Time:";
+            this.time_label.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.label9_Click);
             // 
-            // label8
+            // label9
             // 
-            this.label8.AutoSize = true;
-            this.label8.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 118);
-            this.label8.Name = "label8";
-            this.label8.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(357, 16);
-            this.label8.TabIndex = 7;
-            this.label8.Text = "――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――";
-            this.label8.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomCenter;
+            this.label9.AutoSize = true;
+            this.label9.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(17, 144);
+            this.label9.Name = "label9";
+            this.label9.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(357, 16);
+            this.label9.TabIndex = 9;
+            this.label9.Text = "――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――";
+            this.label9.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomCenter;
+            // 
+            // time_data_label
+            // 
+            this.time_data_label.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
+            this.time_data_label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(97, 160);
+            this.time_data_label.Name = "time_data_label";
+            this.time_data_label.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(266, 17);
+            this.time_data_label.TabIndex = 10;
+            this.time_data_label.Text = "No Data";
+            this.time_data_label.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
             // 
             // Main
             // 
             this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
             this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
-            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(612, 339);
+            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(612, 388);
             this.Controls.Add(this.load_profile_button);
             this.Controls.Add(this.profile_label);
             this.Controls.Add(this.profile_drop_box);
@@ -396,6 +432,9 @@
         private System.Windows.Forms.Button load_profile_button;
         private System.Windows.Forms.Label label7;
         private System.Windows.Forms.Label label8;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Label time_label;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label9;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Label time_data_label;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/RadioDJViewer/Main.cs b/RadioDJViewer/Main.cs
index 50428e3..8143543 100644
--- a/RadioDJViewer/Main.cs
+++ b/RadioDJViewer/Main.cs
@@ -11,12 +11,18 @@ using System.Xml;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Resources;
+using System.Globalization;
 
 namespace RadioDJViewer
 {
     public partial class Main : Form
     {
         private string _currentTrackKey = string.Empty;
+        private string _playbackTrackKey = string.Empty;
+        private double _playbackElapsedSeconds = 0;
+        private double _playbackDurationSeconds = 0;
+        private bool _playbackPaused = true;
+        private DateTime _playbackBaseUtc = DateTime.UtcNow;
         private string selectedFolderPath = string.Empty;
         private string outputFolderPath = string.Empty;
         private bool isConnected = false;
@@ -31,6 +37,7 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
 
         // Timer to poll REST API
         private System.Windows.Forms.Timer apiTimer;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Timer playbackTimer;
         private string lastApiXml = null;
 
         private System.Windows.Forms.Timer marqueeTimerTitle;
@@ -63,6 +70,9 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
             apiTimer = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer();
             apiTimer.Interval = 3000; // 3 seconds
             apiTimer.Tick += ApiTimer_Tick;
+            playbackTimer = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer();
+            playbackTimer.Interval = 250;
+            playbackTimer.Tick += PlaybackTimer_Tick;
             // Marquee timers for each label
             marqueeTimerTitle = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer();
             marqueeTimerTitle.Interval = marqueeScrollSpeed;
@@ -275,22 +285,18 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                 if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                 {
                     var xml = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-                    if (xml != lastApiXml)
+                    lastApiXml = xml;
+                    ParseAndDisplaySongInfo(xml);
+                    try
                     {
-                        lastApiXml = xml;
-                        ParseAndDisplaySongInfo(xml);
-                        // Build a key from Artist and Title and only show change if different
-                        try
+                        var newKey = $"{marqueeTextArtist}|{marqueeTextTitle}";
+                        if (!string.Equals(newKey, _currentTrackKey, StringComparison.Ordinal))
                         {
-                            var newKey = $"{marqueeTextArtist}|{marqueeTextTitle}";
-                            if (!string.Equals(newKey, _currentTrackKey, StringComparison.Ordinal))
-                            {
-                                _currentTrackKey = newKey;
-                                ShowTemporaryStatus("Song Change Detected", 2000);
-                            }
+                            _currentTrackKey = newKey;
+                            ShowTemporaryStatus("Song Change Detected", 2000);
                         }
-                        catch { }
                     }
+                    catch { }
                 }
             }
             catch { }
@@ -332,6 +338,16 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
             // Disconnect
             isConnected = false;
             apiTimer.Stop();
+            playbackTimer.Stop();
+            _playbackElapsedSeconds = 0;
+            _playbackDurationSeconds = 0;
+            _playbackPaused = true;
+            _playbackTrackKey = string.Empty;
+            time_data_label.Text = "No Data";
+            WidgetServer.CachedElapsed = "0";
+            WidgetServer.CachedDuration = "0";
+            WidgetServer.CachedTime = "No Data";
+            WidgetServer.CachedPaused = true;
             // Stop widget server when disconnecting
             try
             {
@@ -492,6 +508,82 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
             marqueeTimerAlbum.Stop();
         }
 
+        private void PlaybackTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            UpdatePlaybackDisplay();
+        }
+
+        private void UpdatePlaybackState(string trackKey, string elapsedText, string durationText)
+        {
+            double elapsedSeconds;
+            double durationSeconds;
+            if (!TryParseSeconds(elapsedText, out elapsedSeconds) || !TryParseSeconds(durationText, out durationSeconds) || durationSeconds <= 0)
+            {
+                playbackTimer.Stop();
+                _playbackTrackKey = trackKey ?? string.Empty;
+                _playbackElapsedSeconds = 0;
+                _playbackDurationSeconds = 0;
+                _playbackPaused = true;
+                time_data_label.Text = "No Data";
+                WidgetServer.CachedElapsed = "0";
+                WidgetServer.CachedDuration = "0";
+                WidgetServer.CachedTime = "No Data";
+                WidgetServer.CachedPaused = true;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            bool sameTrack = string.Equals(trackKey, _playbackTrackKey, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            bool sameElapsed = Math.Abs(elapsedSeconds - _playbackElapsedSeconds) < 0.01;
+            bool sameDuration = Math.Abs(durationSeconds - _playbackDurationSeconds) < 0.01;
+
+            _playbackTrackKey = trackKey ?? string.Empty;
+            _playbackElapsedSeconds = elapsedSeconds;
+            _playbackDurationSeconds = durationSeconds;
+            _playbackBaseUtc = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            _playbackPaused = sameTrack && sameElapsed && sameDuration;
+
+            if (_playbackPaused)
+                playbackTimer.Stop();
+            else
+                playbackTimer.Start();
+
+            UpdatePlaybackDisplay();
+        }
+
+        private void UpdatePlaybackDisplay()
+        {
+            double currentElapsed = GetCurrentElapsedSeconds();
+            string timeDisplay = FormatTimeDisplay(currentElapsed, _playbackDurationSeconds);
+            time_data_label.Text = timeDisplay;
+            WidgetServer.CachedElapsed = currentElapsed.ToString("0.###", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            WidgetServer.CachedDuration = _playbackDurationSeconds.ToString("0.###", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            WidgetServer.CachedTime = timeDisplay;
+            WidgetServer.CachedPaused = _playbackPaused;
+        }
+
+        private double GetCurrentElapsedSeconds()
+        {
+            if (_playbackDurationSeconds <= 0)
+                return 0;
+
+            double currentElapsed = _playbackElapsedSeconds;
+            if (!_playbackPaused)
+                currentElapsed += (DateTime.UtcNow - _playbackBaseUtc).TotalSeconds;
+
+            if (currentElapsed < 0)
+                currentElapsed = 0;
+            if (currentElapsed > _playbackDurationSeconds)
+                currentElapsed = _playbackDurationSeconds;
+
+            return currentElapsed;
+        }
+
+        private bool TryParseSeconds(string value, out double seconds)
+        {
+            return double.TryParse(value, NumberStyles.Float, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out seconds)
+                || double.TryParse(value, NumberStyles.Float, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, out seconds);
+        }
+
         private void ParseAndDisplaySongInfo(string xml)
         {
             try
@@ -503,12 +595,17 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                 string artist = doc.SelectSingleNode("//*[translate(local-name(), 'ARTIST', 'artist')='artist']")?.InnerText;
                 string album = doc.SelectSingleNode("//*[translate(local-name(), 'ALBUM', 'album')='album']")?.InnerText;
                 string albumArt = doc.SelectSingleNode("//*[translate(local-name(), 'ALBUMART', 'albumart')='albumart']")?.InnerText;
+                // Parse elapsed and duration time (case-insensitive, floating-point seconds)
+                string elapsed = doc.SelectSingleNode("//*[translate(local-name(), 'ELAPSED', 'elapsed')='elapsed']")?.InnerText;
+                string duration = doc.SelectSingleNode("//*[translate(local-name(), 'DURATION', 'duration')='duration']")?.InnerText;
 
                 marqueeTextTitle = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(title) ? title : "No title";
                 marqueeTextArtist = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(artist) ? artist : "No artist";
                 marqueeTextAlbum = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(album) ? album : "No album";
                 StartMarqueeTimers();
 
+                UpdatePlaybackState($"{marqueeTextArtist}|{marqueeTextTitle}", elapsed, duration);
+
                 // Write to output files
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputFolderPath))
                 {
@@ -522,6 +619,7 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                 {
                     WidgetServer.CachedArtist = marqueeTextArtist ?? string.Empty;
                     WidgetServer.CachedTitle = marqueeTextTitle ?? string.Empty;
+                    
                     byte[] imgBytes = null;
                     // Prefer album art from main images folder
                     if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(albumArt) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(mainImagesFolderPath))
@@ -576,32 +674,38 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                 marqueeTextArtist = "No artist";
                 marqueeTextAlbum = "No album";
                 StartMarqueeTimers();
+                playbackTimer.Stop();
+                _playbackElapsedSeconds = 0;
+                _playbackDurationSeconds = 0;
+                _playbackPaused = true;
+                time_data_label.Text = "No Data";
+                WidgetServer.CachedElapsed = "0";
+                WidgetServer.CachedDuration = "0";
+                WidgetServer.CachedTime = "No Data";
+                WidgetServer.CachedPaused = true;
                 pictureBox1.Image = null;
             }
         }
 
         private void UpdateStatusBar()
         {
-            // Update color box based on connection states
             try
             {
                 if (!isConnected)
                 {
-                    toolStripStatusLabel2.BackColor = Color.Red; // disconnected/error
+                    toolStripStatusLabel2.BackColor = Color.Red;
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     if (isConnected && widgetRunning)
-                        toolStripStatusLabel2.BackColor = Color.Blue; // both running
+                        toolStripStatusLabel2.BackColor = Color.Blue;
                     else
-                        toolStripStatusLabel2.BackColor = Color.Green; // API ok, web off
+                        toolStripStatusLabel2.BackColor = Color.Green;
                 }
             }
             catch { }
 
-            // Profile
             toolStripStatusLabel4.Text = $"Profile: {currentProfile}";
-            // If there's no active temporary message, ensure label3 shows default
             if (statusCts == null)
             {
                 toolStripStatusLabel3.Text = isConnected ? "Connected to API" : "Disconnected";
@@ -610,7 +714,6 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
 
         private void ShowTemporaryStatus(string message, int milliseconds)
         {
-            // Cancel any previous temporary status
             try
             {
                 statusCts?.Cancel();
@@ -620,7 +723,6 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
 
             if (milliseconds <= 0)
             {
-                // Persistent message until changed - keep a non-null token so UpdateStatusBar doesn't overwrite
                 var persistent = new CancellationTokenSource();
                 statusCts = persistent;
                 toolStripStatusLabel3.Text = message;
@@ -638,7 +740,6 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                     await Task.Delay(milliseconds, cts.Token);
                     if (!cts.IsCancellationRequested)
                     {
-                        // clear temporary message
                         statusCts = null;
                         this.BeginInvoke((Action)(() => {
                             toolStripStatusLabel3.Text = isConnected ? "Connected to API" : "Disconnected";
@@ -658,12 +759,13 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
 
         private void StartWidgetServerIfEnabled()
         {
-            // Called after API connection is confirmed
             if (loadedProfile == null || !loadedProfile.WebServerEnabled)
                 return;
 
             try
             {
+                WidgetServer.CachedClockVisibility = loadedProfile.ClockVisibilityEnabled;
+                
                 if (widgetServer == null)
                 {
                     int port = loadedProfile.WebServerPort > 0 ? loadedProfile.WebServerPort : 8080;
@@ -678,16 +780,14 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
             {
                 widgetRunning = false;
                 UpdateStatusBar();
-                // Show error message
                 ShowTemporaryStatus($"Web server error: {ex.Message}", 5000);
             }
         }
 
         private void restAPISettingToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
-            // Open settings/profile dialog
             var settingsForm = new Form1();
-            settingsForm.ApplyTheme(isDarkMode); // Pass current color mode
+            settingsForm.ApplyTheme(isDarkMode);
             settingsForm.ShowDialog();
         }
 
@@ -708,32 +808,28 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
 
         private void toolStripStatusLabel4_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
-            // Profile click handler (to be implemented)
         }
 
         public void LoadProfile(Profile profile)
         {
-            // Update main form fields from profile
             currentProfile = profile.Name;
             selectedFolderPath = profile.OutputFolder;
             outputFolderPath = profile.OutputFolder;
-            mainImagesFolderPath = profile.MainImagesFolder; // Update new field
-            loadedProfile = profile; // Store loaded profile for REST API connection
-            // Update polling rate when profile is loaded
+            mainImagesFolderPath = profile.MainImagesFolder;
+            loadedProfile = profile;
             int pollingRate = profile.PollingRateSeconds > 0 ? profile.PollingRateSeconds : 3;
             apiTimer.Interval = pollingRate * 1000;
             SetMarqueeScrollSpeed(profile.MarqueeScrollSpeed ?? "Medium");
             SetMarqueePauseTime(profile.MarqueePauseTime > 0 ? profile.MarqueePauseTime : 6);
             SetMarqueeSeparator(profile.MarqueeSeparator ?? " | ");
-            // Immediately apply marquee settings to timers
             if (pauseTimerTitle != null) pauseTimerTitle.Interval = marqueePauseTime;
             if (pauseTimerArtist != null) pauseTimerArtist.Interval = marqueePauseTime;
             if (pauseTimerAlbum != null) pauseTimerAlbum.Interval = marqueePauseTime;
             marqueeTimerTitle.Interval = marqueeScrollSpeed;
             marqueeTimerArtist.Interval = marqueeScrollSpeed;
             marqueeTimerAlbum.Interval = marqueeScrollSpeed;
+            WidgetServer.CachedClockVisibility = profile.ClockVisibilityEnabled;
             UpdateStatusBar();
-            // You can add more logic to update other fields if needed
         }
 
         private void Uicolor_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -759,23 +855,19 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
 
         private void UpdateTheme()
         {
-            // Set icon
             Bitmap icon = isDarkMode ? Properties.Resources.MdiWeatherSunny : Properties.Resources.MdiWeatherNight;
-            // Invert sun icon for visibility in dark mode
             if (isDarkMode && icon != null)
             {
                 icon = InvertIcon(icon);
             }
-            // Resize icon to fit button and center it
             if (icon != null)
             {
                 int btnW = uicolor.Width;
                 int btnH = uicolor.Height;
-                var resizedIcon = new Bitmap(icon, btnW - 8, btnH - 8); // Padding for centering
+                var resizedIcon = new Bitmap(icon, btnW - 8, btnH - 8);
                 uicolor.Image = resizedIcon;
                 uicolor.ImageAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
             }
-            // Set colors
             Color backColor = isDarkMode ? Color.FromArgb(32, 32, 32) : SystemColors.Control;
             Color foreColor = isDarkMode ? Color.White : SystemColors.ControlText;
             this.BackColor = backColor;
@@ -798,7 +890,10 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
 
         private void label7_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
+        }
 
+        private void label9_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
         }
 
         public string GetCurrentProfileName()
@@ -811,7 +906,6 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
             profile_drop_box.Items.Clear();
             var profileNames = ProfileStorage.GetProfileNames();
             profile_drop_box.Items.AddRange(profileNames.ToArray());
-            // Set selected item to current profile if available
             string currentProfile = GetCurrentProfileName();
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(currentProfile) && profileNames.Contains(currentProfile))
                 profile_drop_box.SelectedItem = currentProfile;
@@ -832,5 +926,49 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        private string FormatTimeDisplay(string elapsedSeconds, string durationSeconds)
+        {
+            double elapsed;
+            double duration;
+            if (!TryParseSeconds(elapsedSeconds, out elapsed) || !TryParseSeconds(durationSeconds, out duration))
+            {
+                return "No Data";
+            }
+
+            return FormatTimeDisplay(elapsed, duration);
+        }
+
+        private string FormatTimeDisplay(double elapsed, double duration)
+        {
+            // If duration is zero or negative, show "No Data"
+            if (duration <= 0)
+            {
+                return "No Data";
+            }
+
+            // Clamp elapsed to [0, duration]
+            if (elapsed < 0)
+                elapsed = 0;
+            if (elapsed > duration)
+                elapsed = duration;
+
+            // Convert to integers (seconds only)
+            int elapsedInt = (int)elapsed;
+            int durationInt = (int)duration;
+
+            // Convert seconds to MM:SS format
+            string elapsedFormatted = FormatSeconds(elapsedInt);
+            string durationFormatted = FormatSeconds(durationInt);
+
+            return $"{elapsedFormatted} / {durationFormatted}";
+        }
+
+        private string FormatSeconds(int seconds)
+        {
+            int minutes = seconds / 60;
+            int secs = seconds % 60;
+            return $"{minutes}:{secs:D2}";
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/RadioDJViewer/Main.resx b/RadioDJViewer/Main.resx
index 1cf2200..9cb2abd 100644
--- a/RadioDJViewer/Main.resx
+++ b/RadioDJViewer/Main.resx
@@ -120,17 +120,10 @@
   <metadata name="statusStrip1.TrayLocation" type="System.Drawing.Point, System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a">
     <value>17, 17</value>
   </metadata>
-  <assembly alias="System.Drawing" name="System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
-  <data name="toolStripStatusLabel2.Image" type="System.Drawing.Bitmap, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
-    <value>
-        iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAIAAAACABAMAAAAxEHz4AAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAANQTFRFJn8A
-        Mx1isQAAAAlwSFlzAAAOvAAADrwBlbxySQAAAB9JREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwqD1T20IX6AAAAAAAAAAAD4D
-        IIAAAT2Y3yoAAAAASUVORK5CYII=
-</value>
-  </data>
   <metadata name="menuStrip2.TrayLocation" type="System.Drawing.Point, System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a">
     <value>247, 17</value>
   </metadata>
+  <assembly alias="System.Drawing" name="System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
   <data name="$this.Icon" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
     <value>
         AAABAAEAIBgAAAEAIACIDAAAFgAAACgAAAAgAAAAMAAAAAEAIAAAAAAAAAwAAMMOAADDDgAAAAAAAAAA
diff --git a/RadioDJViewer/ProfileStorage.cs b/RadioDJViewer/ProfileStorage.cs
index 34797f6..6759bf1 100644
--- a/RadioDJViewer/ProfileStorage.cs
+++ b/RadioDJViewer/ProfileStorage.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
         // Web server settings
         public bool WebServerEnabled { get; set; }
         public int WebServerPort { get; set; }
+        // Clock visibility setting
+        public bool ClockVisibilityEnabled { get; set; }
     }
 
     public static class ProfileStorage
diff --git a/RadioDJViewer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/RadioDJViewer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index ef23503..35b4986 100644
--- a/RadioDJViewer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/RadioDJViewer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 //      Build Number
 //      Revision
 //
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.9.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.9.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.10.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.10.0")]
diff --git a/RadioDJViewer/WidgetServer.cs b/RadioDJViewer/WidgetServer.cs
index 7667b57..84a4765 100644
--- a/RadioDJViewer/WidgetServer.cs
+++ b/RadioDJViewer/WidgetServer.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
         // In-memory cache for fast serving
         public static string CachedArtist = "";
         public static string CachedTitle = "";
+        public static string CachedTime = "No Data";
+        public static string CachedElapsed = "0";
+        public static string CachedDuration = "0";
+        public static bool CachedPaused = true;
         public static byte[] CachedImageBytes = null;
+        public static bool CachedClockVisibility = false;
 
         private readonly int port;
         private readonly Func<string> getArtist;
@@ -112,14 +117,35 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                     var html = htmlTemplate ?? "";
                     // Replace placeholders with in-memory cache values
                     html = html.Replace("{{ARTIST}}", WebUtility.HtmlEncode(CachedArtist ?? string.Empty))
-                               .Replace("{{TITLE}}", WebUtility.HtmlEncode(CachedTitle ?? string.Empty));
+                               .Replace("{{TITLE}}", WebUtility.HtmlEncode(CachedTitle ?? string.Empty))
+                               .Replace("{{TIME}}", WebUtility.HtmlEncode(CachedTime ?? string.Empty));
                     var buf = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(html);
                     resp.ContentType = "text/html; charset=utf-8";
                     resp.ContentLength64 = buf.Length;
                     resp.OutputStream.Write(buf, 0, buf.Length);
                 }
+                else if (path.Equals("/status.json", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    var json = "{"
+                        + $"\"artist\":\"{JsonEscape(CachedArtist ?? string.Empty)}\","
+                        + $"\"title\":\"{JsonEscape(CachedTitle ?? string.Empty)}\","
+                        + $"\"time\":\"{JsonEscape(CachedTime ?? "No Data")}\","
+                        + $"\"elapsed\":\"{JsonEscape(CachedElapsed ?? "0")}\","
+                        + $"\"duration\":\"{JsonEscape(CachedDuration ?? "0")}\","
+                        + $"\"paused\":{(CachedPaused ? "true" : "false")},"
+                        + $"\"clockVisible\":{(CachedClockVisibility ? "true" : "false")}" 
+                        + "}";
+                    var buf = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(json);
+                    resp.ContentType = "application/json; charset=utf-8";
+                    resp.Headers["Cache-Control"] = "no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0";
+                    resp.Headers["Pragma"] = "no-cache";
+                    resp.Headers["Expires"] = "0";
+                    resp.ContentLength64 = buf.Length;
+                    resp.OutputStream.Write(buf, 0, buf.Length);
+                }
                 else if (path.Equals("/artist.txt", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
+                    ApplyNoCache(resp);
                     var buf = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(CachedArtist ?? string.Empty);
                     resp.ContentType = "text/plain; charset=utf-8";
                     resp.ContentLength64 = buf.Length;
@@ -127,11 +153,44 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                 }
                 else if (path.Equals("/title.txt", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
+                    ApplyNoCache(resp);
                     var buf = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(CachedTitle ?? string.Empty);
                     resp.ContentType = "text/plain; charset=utf-8";
                     resp.ContentLength64 = buf.Length;
                     resp.OutputStream.Write(buf, 0, buf.Length);
                 }
+                else if (path.Equals("/time.txt", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    ApplyNoCache(resp);
+                    var buf = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(CachedTime ?? "No Data");
+                    resp.ContentType = "text/plain; charset=utf-8";
+                    resp.ContentLength64 = buf.Length;
+                    resp.OutputStream.Write(buf, 0, buf.Length);
+                }
+                else if (path.Equals("/elapsed", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    ApplyNoCache(resp);
+                    var buf = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(CachedElapsed ?? "0");
+                    resp.ContentType = "text/plain; charset=utf-8";
+                    resp.ContentLength64 = buf.Length;
+                    resp.OutputStream.Write(buf, 0, buf.Length);
+                }
+                else if (path.Equals("/duration", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    ApplyNoCache(resp);
+                    var buf = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(CachedDuration ?? "0");
+                    resp.ContentType = "text/plain; charset=utf-8";
+                    resp.ContentLength64 = buf.Length;
+                    resp.OutputStream.Write(buf, 0, buf.Length);
+                }
+                else if (path.Equals("/clock-visibility", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    ApplyNoCache(resp);
+                    var buf = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(CachedClockVisibility ? "true" : "false");
+                    resp.ContentType = "text/plain; charset=utf-8";
+                    resp.ContentLength64 = buf.Length;
+                    resp.OutputStream.Write(buf, 0, buf.Length);
+                }
                 else if (path.Equals("/style.css", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
                     var buf = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(cssText ?? "");
@@ -209,6 +268,24 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
             }
         }
 
+        private static void ApplyNoCache(HttpListenerResponse resp)
+        {
+            resp.Headers["Cache-Control"] = "no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0";
+            resp.Headers["Pragma"] = "no-cache";
+            resp.Headers["Expires"] = "0";
+        }
+
+        private static string JsonEscape(string value)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
+                return string.Empty;
+
+            return value.Replace("\\", "\\\\")
+                        .Replace("\"", "\\\"")
+                        .Replace("\r", "\\r")
+                        .Replace("\n", "\\n");
+        }
+
         private string GetMimeTypeFromPath(string path)
         {
             var ext = Path.GetExtension(path).ToLowerInvariant();
diff --git a/RadioDJViewer/index.html b/RadioDJViewer/index.html
index 8e7abb8..a5d50da 100644
--- a/RadioDJViewer/index.html
+++ b/RadioDJViewer/index.html
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
 
 			<!-- Song info (right) -->
 			<div class="song-info">
-				<div class="song-title">Loading...</div>
-				<div class="song-artist">Loading...</div>
+				<div class="song-title">{{TITLE}}</div>
+				<div class="song-artist">{{ARTIST}}</div>
+				<div class="song-time" id="song-time">{{TIME}}</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
diff --git a/RadioDJViewer/radiodj-restapi-template.Designer.cs b/RadioDJViewer/radiodj-restapi-template.Designer.cs
index 83195f2..18e98e0 100644
--- a/RadioDJViewer/radiodj-restapi-template.Designer.cs
+++ b/RadioDJViewer/radiodj-restapi-template.Designer.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
             this.label7 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             this.textBox7 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
             this.groupBox2 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
+            this.web_server_settings_groupbox = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
+            this.web_server_port_textbox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
+            this.web_server_port_label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.web_server_label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.web_server_checkbox = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
             this.label13 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             this.comboBoxScrollSpeed = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
             this.textBoxPauseTime = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
@@ -64,11 +69,8 @@
             this.label9 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             this.label8 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             this.label12 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.web_server_label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.web_server_checkbox = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
-            this.web_server_settings_groupbox = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
-            this.web_server_port_label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.web_server_port_textbox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
+            this.clock_label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.clock_visibility_checkBox = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
             this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
             this.groupBox3.SuspendLayout();
             this.groupBox2.SuspendLayout();
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@
             // 
             // ok_button_master
             // 
-            this.ok_button_master.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(65, 648);
+            this.ok_button_master.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(65, 694);
             this.ok_button_master.Name = "ok_button_master";
             this.ok_button_master.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(157, 23);
             this.ok_button_master.TabIndex = 1;
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@
             // 
             // button2
             // 
-            this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(305, 648);
+            this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(305, 694);
             this.button2.Name = "button2";
             this.button2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(157, 23);
             this.button2.TabIndex = 2;
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@
             // 
             // button3
             // 
-            this.button3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(71, 491);
+            this.button3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(71, 535);
             this.button3.Name = "button3";
             this.button3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 30);
             this.button3.TabIndex = 8;
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@
             // 
             // button4
             // 
-            this.button4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(316, 491);
+            this.button4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(316, 535);
             this.button4.Name = "button4";
             this.button4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 30);
             this.button4.TabIndex = 9;
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@
             this.groupBox3.Controls.Add(this.labelOutputFolderPath);
             this.groupBox3.Controls.Add(this.textBox5);
             this.groupBox3.Controls.Add(this.label10);
-            this.groupBox3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(31, 370);
+            this.groupBox3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(22, 413);
             this.groupBox3.Name = "groupBox3";
             this.groupBox3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(482, 115);
             this.groupBox3.TabIndex = 12;
@@ -329,11 +331,61 @@
             this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.comboBox1);
             this.groupBox2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 100);
             this.groupBox2.Name = "groupBox2";
-            this.groupBox2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(519, 527);
+            this.groupBox2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(519, 575);
             this.groupBox2.TabIndex = 3;
             this.groupBox2.TabStop = false;
             this.groupBox2.Text = "Profiles";
             // 
+            // web_server_settings_groupbox
+            // 
+            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Controls.Add(this.clock_visibility_checkBox);
+            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Controls.Add(this.clock_label);
+            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Controls.Add(this.web_server_port_textbox);
+            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Controls.Add(this.web_server_port_label);
+            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Controls.Add(this.web_server_label);
+            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Controls.Add(this.web_server_checkbox);
+            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(31, 308);
+            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Name = "web_server_settings_groupbox";
+            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(471, 99);
+            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.TabIndex = 35;
+            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.TabStop = false;
+            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Text = "Web Server Settings";
+            // 
+            // web_server_port_textbox
+            // 
+            this.web_server_port_textbox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(246, 19);
+            this.web_server_port_textbox.Name = "web_server_port_textbox";
+            this.web_server_port_textbox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(77, 20);
+            this.web_server_port_textbox.TabIndex = 36;
+            // 
+            // web_server_port_label
+            // 
+            this.web_server_port_label.AutoSize = true;
+            this.web_server_port_label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(211, 23);
+            this.web_server_port_label.Name = "web_server_port_label";
+            this.web_server_port_label.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(29, 13);
+            this.web_server_port_label.TabIndex = 35;
+            this.web_server_port_label.Text = "Port:";
+            // 
+            // web_server_label
+            // 
+            this.web_server_label.AutoSize = true;
+            this.web_server_label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(44, 24);
+            this.web_server_label.Name = "web_server_label";
+            this.web_server_label.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(67, 13);
+            this.web_server_label.TabIndex = 33;
+            this.web_server_label.Text = "Web Server:";
+            // 
+            // web_server_checkbox
+            // 
+            this.web_server_checkbox.AutoSize = true;
+            this.web_server_checkbox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(111, 23);
+            this.web_server_checkbox.Name = "web_server_checkbox";
+            this.web_server_checkbox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(65, 17);
+            this.web_server_checkbox.TabIndex = 34;
+            this.web_server_checkbox.Text = "Enabled";
+            this.web_server_checkbox.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            // 
             // label13
             // 
             this.label13.AutoSize = true;
@@ -407,59 +459,30 @@
             this.label12.TabIndex = 27;
             this.label12.Text = "Separating character format";
             // 
-            // web_server_label
+            // clock_label
             // 
-            this.web_server_label.AutoSize = true;
-            this.web_server_label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(44, 24);
-            this.web_server_label.Name = "web_server_label";
-            this.web_server_label.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(67, 13);
-            this.web_server_label.TabIndex = 33;
-            this.web_server_label.Text = "Web Server:";
+            this.clock_label.AutoSize = true;
+            this.clock_label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(44, 56);
+            this.clock_label.Name = "clock_label";
+            this.clock_label.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(76, 13);
+            this.clock_label.TabIndex = 37;
+            this.clock_label.Text = "Clock Visibility:";
             // 
-            // web_server_checkbox
+            // clock_visibility_checkBox
             // 
-            this.web_server_checkbox.AutoSize = true;
-            this.web_server_checkbox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(111, 23);
-            this.web_server_checkbox.Name = "web_server_checkbox";
-            this.web_server_checkbox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(65, 17);
-            this.web_server_checkbox.TabIndex = 34;
-            this.web_server_checkbox.Text = "Enabled";
-            this.web_server_checkbox.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
-            // 
-            // web_server_settings_groupbox
-            // 
-            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Controls.Add(this.web_server_port_textbox);
-            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Controls.Add(this.web_server_port_label);
-            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Controls.Add(this.web_server_label);
-            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Controls.Add(this.web_server_checkbox);
-            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(31, 298);
-            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Name = "web_server_settings_groupbox";
-            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(396, 58);
-            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.TabIndex = 35;
-            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.TabStop = false;
-            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Text = "Web Server Settings";
-            // 
-            // web_server_port_label
-            // 
-            this.web_server_port_label.AutoSize = true;
-            this.web_server_port_label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(211, 23);
-            this.web_server_port_label.Name = "web_server_port_label";
-            this.web_server_port_label.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(29, 13);
-            this.web_server_port_label.TabIndex = 35;
-            this.web_server_port_label.Text = "Port:";
-            // 
-            // web_server_port_textbox
-            // 
-            this.web_server_port_textbox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(246, 19);
-            this.web_server_port_textbox.Name = "web_server_port_textbox";
-            this.web_server_port_textbox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(77, 20);
-            this.web_server_port_textbox.TabIndex = 36;
+            this.clock_visibility_checkBox.AutoSize = true;
+            this.clock_visibility_checkBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(119, 55);
+            this.clock_visibility_checkBox.Name = "clock_visibility_checkBox";
+            this.clock_visibility_checkBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(65, 17);
+            this.clock_visibility_checkBox.TabIndex = 38;
+            this.clock_visibility_checkBox.Text = "Enabled";
+            this.clock_visibility_checkBox.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
             // 
             // Form1
             // 
             this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
             this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
-            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(572, 695);
+            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(572, 729);
             this.Controls.Add(this.groupBox2);
             this.Controls.Add(this.button2);
             this.Controls.Add(this.ok_button_master);
@@ -523,5 +546,7 @@
         private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox web_server_checkbox;
         private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox web_server_port_textbox;
         private System.Windows.Forms.Label web_server_port_label;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox clock_visibility_checkBox;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Label clock_label;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RadioDJViewer/radiodj-restapi-template.cs b/RadioDJViewer/radiodj-restapi-template.cs
index 1dd75d9..f9e4e2e 100644
--- a/RadioDJViewer/radiodj-restapi-template.cs
+++ b/RadioDJViewer/radiodj-restapi-template.cs
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                     {
                         web_server_checkbox.Checked = profile.WebServerEnabled;
                         web_server_port_textbox.Text = (profile.WebServerPort > 0 ? profile.WebServerPort : 8080).ToString();
+                        // Clock visibility setting
+                        clock_visibility_checkBox.Checked = profile.ClockVisibilityEnabled;
                     }
                     catch { }
                 }
@@ -139,7 +141,9 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                 MarqueeSeparator = separatingcharacterformatbox.Text,
                 // Web server settings
                 WebServerEnabled = web_server_checkbox.Checked,
-                WebServerPort = int.TryParse(web_server_port_textbox.Text, out int wp) ? wp : 8080
+                WebServerPort = int.TryParse(web_server_port_textbox.Text, out int wp) ? wp : 8080,
+                // Clock visibility setting
+                ClockVisibilityEnabled = clock_visibility_checkBox.Checked
             };
             ProfileStorage.SaveProfile(profile);
             // Refresh profile list
diff --git a/RadioDJViewer/script.js b/RadioDJViewer/script.js
index cb437ae..e7fe24a 100644
--- a/RadioDJViewer/script.js
+++ b/RadioDJViewer/script.js
@@ -1,128 +1,171 @@
-///////////////
-// PARAMETERS //
-///////////////
+(function () {
+	var IMAGE_FILENAME = "Album-Art.png";
+	var DEFAULT_REFRESH_RATE_MS = 1000;
+	var DEFAULT_TIME_REFRESH_RATE_MS = 100;
+	var currentArtist = getTextContent(".song-artist");
+	var currentTitle = getTextContent(".song-title");
+	var currentTime = getTextContent(".song-time");
+	var refreshInterval = null;
+	var timeRefreshInterval = null;
+	var latestTimeRequestId = 0;
+	var refreshRateMs = getRefreshRateMs();
+	var timeRefreshRateMs = DEFAULT_TIME_REFRESH_RATE_MS;
 
-const queryString = window.location.search;
-const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(queryString);
-const refreshRate = parseInt(urlParams.get("refreshrate")) || 6; // Default 6 seconds
-
-// Image filename - update this if the backend changes the image path
-const IMAGE_FILENAME = "Album-Art.png";
-
-//////////////////
-// GLOBAL STATE //
-//////////////////
-
-let currentArtist = "";
-let currentTitle = "";
-let refreshInterval = null;
-
-//////////////////
-// REFRESH LOGIC //
-//////////////////
-
-/**
- * Fetches the artist and title from text files
- */
-async function fetchSongData() {
-	try {
-		const artistResponse = await fetch("artist.txt");
-		const titleResponse = await fetch("title.txt");
-
-		if (!artistResponse.ok || !titleResponse.ok) {
-			console.error("Failed to fetch song data");
-			return null;
+	function getTextContent(selector) {
+		var element = document.querySelector(selector);
+		if (!element || typeof element.textContent !== "string") {
+			return "";
 		}
-
-		const artist = (await artistResponse.text()).trim();
-		const title = (await titleResponse.text()).trim();
-
-		return { artist, title };
-	} catch (error) {
-		console.error("Error fetching song data:", error);
-		return null;
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * Updates the DOM elements if the song data has changed
- */
-function updateSongDisplay(artist, title) {
-	const titleElement = document.querySelector(".song-title");
-	const artistElement = document.querySelector(".song-artist");
-
-	let trackChanged = false;
-
-	// Only update if data has actually changed
-	if (title !== currentTitle) {
-		currentTitle = title;
-		titleElement.classList.add("updating");
-		titleElement.textContent = title || "Unknown Title";
-		trackChanged = true;
-		setTimeout(() => {
-			titleElement.classList.remove("updating");
-		}, 400);
+		return trimText(element.textContent);
 	}
 
-	if (artist !== currentArtist) {
-		currentArtist = artist;
-		artistElement.classList.add("updating");
-		artistElement.textContent = artist || "Unknown Artist";
-		trackChanged = true;
-		setTimeout(() => {
-			artistElement.classList.remove("updating");
-		}, 400);
+	function trimText(value) {
+		return String(value || "").replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, "");
 	}
 
-	// Return whether track changed (to trigger image update)
-	return trackChanged;
-}
+	function getRefreshRateMs() {
+		var match = /(?:\?|&)refreshrate=([^&]+)/i.exec(window.location.search || "");
+		var seconds = match ? parseFloat(decodeURIComponent(match[1])) : 1;
+		if (!isFinite(seconds) || seconds <= 0) {
+			seconds = 1;
+		}
+		var interval = Math.round(seconds * 1000);
+		if (interval < 250) {
+			interval = 250;
+		}
+		return interval;
+	}
 
-/**
- * Updates both the album art and background image with cache-busting timestamp
- * Only called when track actually changes
- */
-function updateAlbumArt() {
-	const albumArt = document.querySelector(".album-art");
-	const backgroundImage = document.querySelector(".background-image");
-	const timestamp = new Date().getTime();
-	const imageUrl = `${IMAGE_FILENAME}?v=${timestamp}`;
-
-	albumArt.src = imageUrl;
-	backgroundImage.src = imageUrl;
-}
-
-/**
- * Main refresh function - fetches data and updates if changed
- */
-async function refresh() {
-	const data = await fetchSongData();
-	if (data) {
-		const trackChanged = updateSongDisplay(data.artist, data.title);
-		// Only update images when track actually changes
-		if (trackChanged) {
-			updateAlbumArt();
+	function fetchText(path, fallbackValue, callback) {
+		var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+		xhr.open("GET", path + "?v=" + new Date().getTime(), true);
+		xhr.setRequestHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
+		xhr.onreadystatechange = function () {
+			if (xhr.readyState !== 4) {
+				return;
+			}
+			if (xhr.status >= 200 && xhr.status < 300) {
+				callback(trimText(xhr.responseText));
+				return;
+			}
+			callback(fallbackValue);
+		};
+		xhr.onerror = function () {
+			callback(fallbackValue);
+		};
+		try {
+			xhr.send(null);
+		} catch (e) {
+			callback(fallbackValue);
 		}
 	}
-}
 
-///////////////
-// INITIALIZE //
-///////////////
+	function updateSongDisplay(data) {
+		var titleElement = document.querySelector(".song-title");
+		var artistElement = document.querySelector(".song-artist");
+		var trackChanged = false;
+		var nextTitle;
+		var nextArtist;
 
-function init() {
-	// Load initial data immediately
-	refresh();
+		if (!titleElement || !artistElement || !data) {
+			return false;
+		}
 
-	// Set up refresh interval based on URL parameter or default
-	refreshInterval = setInterval(refresh, refreshRate * 1000);
+		nextTitle = trimText(data.title || "");
+		nextArtist = trimText(data.artist || "");
 
-	console.log(`Radio DJ widget initialized - refreshing every ${refreshRate}s`);
-}
+		if (nextTitle !== currentTitle) {
+			currentTitle = nextTitle;
+			titleElement.classList.add("updating");
+			titleElement.textContent = currentTitle || "Unknown Title";
+			trackChanged = true;
+			setTimeout(function () {
+				titleElement.classList.remove("updating");
+			}, 400);
+		}
 
-// Start when DOM is ready
-if (document.readyState === "loading") {
-	document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", init);
-} else {
-	init();
-}
+		if (nextArtist !== currentArtist) {
+			currentArtist = nextArtist;
+			artistElement.classList.add("updating");
+			artistElement.textContent = currentArtist || "Unknown Artist";
+			trackChanged = true;
+			setTimeout(function () {
+				artistElement.classList.remove("updating");
+			}, 400);
+		}
+
+		return trackChanged;
+	}
+
+	function updateTimeDisplay(nextTime) {
+		var timeElement = document.querySelector(".song-time");
+		var normalizedTime = trimText(nextTime || "No Data") || "No Data";
+		if (!timeElement) {
+			return;
+		}
+		if (normalizedTime !== currentTime) {
+			currentTime = normalizedTime;
+			timeElement.textContent = currentTime;
+		}
+	}
+
+	function updateAlbumArt() {
+		var albumArt = document.querySelector(".album-art");
+		var backgroundImage = document.querySelector(".background-image");
+		var imageUrl = IMAGE_FILENAME + "?v=" + new Date().getTime();
+		if (!albumArt || !backgroundImage) {
+			return;
+		}
+		albumArt.src = imageUrl;
+		backgroundImage.src = imageUrl;
+	}
+
+	function setClockVisibility(visible) {
+		var timeElement = document.querySelector(".song-time");
+		if (!timeElement) {
+			return;
+		}
+		timeElement.style.display = visible ? "" : "none";
+	}
+
+	function refreshMetadata() {
+		fetchText("artist.txt", currentArtist || "", function (artist) {
+			fetchText("title.txt", currentTitle || "", function (title) {
+				fetchText("clock-visibility", "true", function (clockVisible) {
+					var trackChanged = updateSongDisplay({
+						artist: artist,
+						title: title
+					});
+					setClockVisibility(String(clockVisible || "false").toLowerCase() === "true");
+					if (trackChanged) {
+						updateAlbumArt();
+					}
+				});
+			});
+		});
+	}
+
+	function refreshTime() {
+		var requestId = latestTimeRequestId + 1;
+		latestTimeRequestId = requestId;
+		fetchText("time.txt", currentTime || "No Data", function (nextTime) {
+			if (requestId !== latestTimeRequestId) {
+				return;
+			}
+			updateTimeDisplay(nextTime);
+		});
+	}
+
+	function init() {
+		refreshMetadata();
+		refreshTime();
+		refreshInterval = window.setInterval(refreshMetadata, refreshRateMs);
+		timeRefreshInterval = window.setInterval(refreshTime, timeRefreshRateMs);
+	}
+
+	if (document.readyState === "loading") {
+		document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", init);
+	} else {
+		init();
+	}
+})();
diff --git a/RadioDJViewer/style.css b/RadioDJViewer/style.css
index ecfa75f..e72cd3d 100644
--- a/RadioDJViewer/style.css
+++ b/RadioDJViewer/style.css
@@ -127,6 +127,21 @@ body {
 	opacity: 1;
 }
 
+/* Song time display (underneath artist) */
+.song-time {
+	font-size: 14px;
+	font-weight: 400;
+	color: #cccccc;
+	text-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);
+	white-space: nowrap;
+	overflow: hidden;
+	text-overflow: ellipsis;
+	letter-spacing: 0px;
+	line-height: 1.1;
+	opacity: 0.9;
+	margin-top: 4px;
+}
+
 /* Smooth fade animation for updates */
 @keyframes fadeIn {
 	from {
@@ -141,3 +156,22 @@ body {
 .song-artist.updating {
 	animation: fadeIn 0.4s ease-in-out;
 }
+
+/* Clock section - positioned at bottom of page */
+.clock-section {
+	width: 100%;
+	margin-top: 20px;
+	padding: 20px;
+	display: flex;
+	justify-content: center;
+	align-items: center;
+}
+
+.digital-clock {
+	font-size: 48px;
+	font-weight: 300;
+	color: #ffffff;
+	text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);
+	font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
+	letter-spacing: 2px;
+}