diff --git a/app/pom.xml b/app/pom.xml
index 2fffd25..698eb7f 100644
--- a/app/pom.xml
+++ b/app/pom.xml
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@
             <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlinx</groupId>
             <artifactId>kotlinx-serialization-runtime</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.ocpsoft.prettytime</groupId>
+            <artifactId>prettytime</artifactId>
+            <version>4.0.5.Final</version>
+        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>be.simplenotes</groupId>
@@ -119,6 +124,12 @@
                                         <include>**</include>
                                     </includes>
                                 </filter>
+                                <filter>
+                                    <artifact>org.ocpsoft.prettytime:prettytime</artifact>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>**</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                </filter>
                                 <filter>
                                     <artifact>*:*</artifact>
                                     <excludes>
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/utils/PrettyDate.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/utils/PrettyDate.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9294e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/utils/PrettyDate.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package be.simplenotes.app.utils
+
+import org.ocpsoft.prettytime.PrettyTime
+import java.time.LocalDateTime
+import java.time.ZoneId
+import java.util.*
+
+private val prettyTime = PrettyTime()
+
+fun LocalDateTime.toTimeAgo(): String = prettyTime.format(Date.from(atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant()))
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/views/components/DeletedNoteTable.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/views/components/DeletedNoteTable.kt
index be9300e..0be5135 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/views/components/DeletedNoteTable.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/views/components/DeletedNoteTable.kt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package be.simplenotes.app.views.components
 
+import be.simplenotes.app.utils.toTimeAgo
 import be.simplenotes.domain.model.PersistedNoteMetadata
 import kotlinx.html.*
 import kotlinx.html.ButtonType.submit
 import kotlinx.html.FormMethod.post
 import kotlinx.html.ThScope.col
-import org.http4k.core.Method
 
 fun FlowContent.deletedNoteTable(notes: List<PersistedNoteMetadata>) = div("overflow-x-auto") {
     table {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fun FlowContent.deletedNoteTable(notes: List<PersistedNoteMetadata>) = div("over
             notes.forEach { (title, tags, updatedAt, uuid) ->
                 tr {
                     td { +title }
-                    td("text-center") { +updatedAt.toString() } // TODO: x time ago
+                    td("text-center") { +updatedAt.toTimeAgo() }
                     td { tags(tags) }
                     td("text-center") {
                         form(classes = "inline", method = post, action = "/notes/deleted/$uuid") {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/views/components/NoteTable.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/views/components/NoteTable.kt
index 32ff42e..3133365 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/views/components/NoteTable.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/views/components/NoteTable.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package be.simplenotes.app.views.components
 
+import be.simplenotes.app.utils.toTimeAgo
 import be.simplenotes.domain.model.PersistedNoteMetadata
 import kotlinx.html.*
 import kotlinx.html.ThScope.col
@@ -20,7 +21,9 @@ fun FlowContent.noteTable(notes: List<PersistedNoteMetadata>) = div("overflow-x-
                     td {
                         a(classes = "text-blue-200  font-semibold underline", href = "/notes/$uuid") { +title }
                     }
-                    td("text-center") { +updatedAt.toString() } // TODO: x time ago
+                    td("text-center") {
+                        +updatedAt.toTimeAgo()
+                    }
                     td { tags(tags) }
                 }
             }