diff --git a/ImGuiToolkit.cpp b/ImGuiToolkit.cpp
index 7cd4069..dc701cf 100644
--- a/ImGuiToolkit.cpp
+++ b/ImGuiToolkit.cpp
@@ -798,8 +798,11 @@ void ImGuiToolkit::PushFont(ImGuiToolkit::font_style style)
 }
 
 
-void ImGuiToolkit::ShowStats(bool *p_open, int* p_corner)
+void ImGuiToolkit::ShowStats(bool *p_open, int* p_corner, bool *p_timer)
 {
+    static guint64 start_time_1_ = gst_util_get_timestamp ();
+    static guint64 start_time_2_ = gst_util_get_timestamp ();
+
     if (!p_corner || !p_open)
         return;
 
@@ -817,18 +820,42 @@ void ImGuiToolkit::ShowStats(bool *p_open, int* p_corner)
 
     if (ImGui::Begin("Metrics", NULL, (corner != -1 ? ImGuiWindowFlags_NoMove : 0) | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoDecoration | ImGuiWindowFlags_AlwaysAutoResize | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoSavedSettings | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoFocusOnAppearing | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoNav))
     {
+        int mode = (*p_timer) ? 1 : 0;
+        ImGui::SetNextItemWidth(250);
+        if (ImGui::Combo("##mode", &mode, ICON_FA_TACHOMETER_ALT "  Performance\0" ICON_FA_HOURGLASS_HALF "  Timers\0") ) {
+            (*p_timer) = mode > 0;
+        }
 
-        ImGuiToolkit::PushFont(ImGuiToolkit::FONT_MONO);
+        bool dumm = true;
+        if (*p_timer) {
+            guint64 time_ = gst_util_get_timestamp ();
 
-        ImGui::Text("Window  %.0f x %.0f", io.DisplaySize.x, io.DisplaySize.y);
-//        ImGui::Text("HiDPI (retina) %s", io.DisplayFramebufferScale.x > 1.f ? "on" : "off");
-        ImGui::Text("Refresh %.1f FPS", io.Framerate);
-        ImGui::Text("Memory  %s", SystemToolkit::byte_to_string( SystemToolkit::memory_usage()).c_str() );
-        ImGui::PopFont();
+            ImGuiToolkit::PushFont(ImGuiToolkit::FONT_LARGE);
+            ImGui::Text("%s", GstToolkit::time_to_string(time_-start_time_1_, GstToolkit::TIME_STRING_FIXED).c_str());
+            ImGui::PopFont();
+            ImGui::SameLine(0, 10);
+            if (ImGuiToolkit::IconToggle(11, 14, 12, 14, &dumm))
+                start_time_1_ = time_; // reset timer 1
+            ImGuiToolkit::PushFont(ImGuiToolkit::FONT_LARGE);
+            ImGui::Text("%s", GstToolkit::time_to_string(time_-start_time_2_, GstToolkit::TIME_STRING_FIXED).c_str());
+            ImGui::PopFont();
+            ImGui::SameLine(0, 10); dumm = true;
+            if (ImGuiToolkit::IconToggle(11, 14, 12, 14, &dumm))
+                start_time_1_ = time_; // reset timer 2
+
+        }
+        else {
+            ImGuiToolkit::PushFont(ImGuiToolkit::FONT_MONO);
+            ImGui::Text("Window  %.0f x %.0f", io.DisplaySize.x, io.DisplaySize.y);
+            //        ImGui::Text("HiDPI (retina) %s", io.DisplayFramebufferScale.x > 1.f ? "on" : "off");
+            ImGui::Text("Refresh %.1f FPS", io.Framerate);
+            ImGui::Text("Memory  %s", SystemToolkit::byte_to_string( SystemToolkit::memory_usage()).c_str() );
+            ImGui::PopFont();
+        }
 
         if (ImGui::BeginPopupContextWindow())
         {
-            if (ImGui::MenuItem("Custom", NULL, corner == -1)) *p_corner = -1;
+            if (ImGui::MenuItem("Free position", NULL, corner == -1)) *p_corner = -1;
             if (ImGui::MenuItem("Top",    NULL, corner == 1)) *p_corner = 1;
             if (ImGui::MenuItem("Bottom", NULL, corner == 3)) *p_corner = 3;
             if (p_open && ImGui::MenuItem("Close")) *p_open = false;
diff --git a/ImGuiToolkit.h b/ImGuiToolkit.h
index ec52746..5e2a0eb 100644
--- a/ImGuiToolkit.h
+++ b/ImGuiToolkit.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace ImGuiToolkit
     void SetAccentColor (accent_color color);
     struct ImVec4 GetHighlightColor ();
 
-    void ShowStats (bool* p_open, int* p_corner);
+    void ShowStats (bool* p_open, int* p_corner, bool* p_timer);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/Settings.cpp b/Settings.cpp
index c833479..bddbc94 100644
--- a/Settings.cpp
+++ b/Settings.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ void Settings::Save()
     widgetsNode->SetAttribute("media_player", application.widget.media_player);
     widgetsNode->SetAttribute("shader_editor", application.widget.shader_editor);
     widgetsNode->SetAttribute("stats", application.widget.stats);
+    widgetsNode->SetAttribute("stats_timer", application.widget.stats_timer);
     widgetsNode->SetAttribute("stats_corner", application.widget.stats_corner);
     widgetsNode->SetAttribute("logs", application.widget.logs);
     widgetsNode->SetAttribute("toolbox", application.widget.toolbox);
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ void Settings::Load()
         widgetsNode->QueryBoolAttribute("media_player", &application.widget.media_player);
         widgetsNode->QueryBoolAttribute("shader_editor", &application.widget.shader_editor);
         widgetsNode->QueryBoolAttribute("stats", &application.widget.stats);
+        widgetsNode->QueryBoolAttribute("stats_timer", &application.widget.stats_timer);
         widgetsNode->QueryIntAttribute("stats_corner", &application.widget.stats_corner);
         widgetsNode->QueryBoolAttribute("logs", &application.widget.logs);
         widgetsNode->QueryBoolAttribute("toolbox", &application.widget.toolbox);
diff --git a/Settings.h b/Settings.h
index 2604188..ee6b85f 100644
--- a/Settings.h
+++ b/Settings.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct WidgetsConfig
 {
     bool stats;
     int  stats_corner;
+    bool stats_timer;
     bool logs;
     bool preview;
     bool history;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ struct WidgetsConfig
 
     WidgetsConfig() {
         stats = false;
+        stats_timer = false;
         stats_corner = 1;
         logs = false;
         preview = false;
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ struct Application
     History recentFolders;
     History recentImport;
 
-    Application() : fresh_start(false), name(APP_NAME), executable(APP_NAME) {
+    Application() : fresh_start(false), instance_id(0), name(APP_NAME), executable(APP_NAME) {
         scale = 1.f;
         accent_color = 0;
         pannel_stick = false;
diff --git a/UserInterfaceManager.cpp b/UserInterfaceManager.cpp
index 44c2401..0d51f6b 100644
--- a/UserInterfaceManager.cpp
+++ b/UserInterfaceManager.cpp
@@ -786,7 +786,9 @@ void UserInterface::Render()
 
     // stats in the corner
     if (Settings::application.widget.stats)
-        ImGuiToolkit::ShowStats(&Settings::application.widget.stats, &Settings::application.widget.stats_corner);
+        ImGuiToolkit::ShowStats(&Settings::application.widget.stats,
+                                &Settings::application.widget.stats_corner,
+                                &Settings::application.widget.stats_timer);
 
     // management of video_recorder
     FrameGrabber *rec = Mixer::manager().session()->getFrameGrabber(video_recorder_);
diff --git a/defines.h b/defines.h
index 3c82957..68cec60 100644
--- a/defines.h
+++ b/defines.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #define APP_TITLE " -- Video Live Mixer"
 #define APP_SETTINGS "vimix.xml"
 #define APP_VERSION_MAJOR 0
-#define APP_VERSION_MINOR 3
+#define APP_VERSION_MINOR 4
 #define XML_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define XML_VERSION_MINOR 1
 #define MAX_RECENT_HISTORY 20