diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 12a9147..94e3d17 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -240,16 +240,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "cc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "colored"
-version = "2.2.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "117725a109d387c937a1533ce01b450cbde6b88abceea8473c4d7a85853cda3c"
-dependencies = [
- "lazy_static",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "combine"
 version = "4.6.7"
@@ -279,16 +269,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "console_log"
-version = "1.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "be8aed40e4edbf4d3b4431ab260b63fdc40f5780a4766824329ea0f1eefe3c0f"
-dependencies = [
- "log",
- "web-sys",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "core-foundation"
 version = "0.9.4"
@@ -411,15 +391,6 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f27ae1dd37df86211c42e150270f82743308803d90a6f6e6651cd730d5e1732f"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "deranged"
-version = "0.5.8"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7cd812cc2bc1d69d4764bd80df88b4317eaef9e773c75226407d9bc0876b211c"
-dependencies = [
- "powerfmt",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dispatch"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -538,7 +509,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "39cab71617ae0d63f51a36d69f866391735b51691dbda63cf6f96d042b63efeb"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -559,16 +530,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "simd-adler32",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "fern"
-version = "0.7.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4316185f709b23713e41e3195f90edef7fb00c3ed4adc79769cf09cc762a3b29"
-dependencies = [
- "colored",
- "log",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "find-msvc-tools"
 version = "0.1.9"
@@ -729,11 +690,9 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "899def5c37c4fd7b2664648c28120ecec138e4d395b459e5ca34f9cce2dd77fd"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "js-sys",
  "libc",
  "r-efi",
  "wasip2",
- "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1291,10 +1250,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "notan_glyph",
  "notan_graphics",
  "notan_input",
- "notan_log",
  "notan_macro",
  "notan_math",
- "notan_random",
  "notan_text",
  "notan_utils",
 ]
@@ -1425,21 +1382,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "notan_math",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "notan_log"
-version = "0.14.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2f2cb4b9804e0718e910ff0653463126a930d3a4017dc356ee8d0b2f700e8f50"
-dependencies = [
- "console_log",
- "fern",
- "js-sys",
- "log",
- "notan_app",
- "time",
- "wasm-bindgen",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "notan_macro"
 version = "0.14.0"
@@ -1464,17 +1406,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "glam",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "notan_random"
-version = "0.14.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "eec9025695fc94bcb967f0f64a7192b27f2ffb9d52036c2dc0a43b13941c2dcb"
-dependencies = [
- "getrandom",
- "rand",
- "rand_pcg",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "notan_text"
 version = "0.14.0"
@@ -1569,12 +1500,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "num-conv"
-version = "0.2.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c6673768db2d862beb9b39a78fdcb1a69439615d5794a1be50caa9bc92c81967"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "num-integer"
 version = "0.1.46"
@@ -1638,15 +1563,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "num_threads"
-version = "0.1.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5c7398b9c8b70908f6371f47ed36737907c87c52af34c268fed0bf0ceb92ead9"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "objc-sys"
 version = "0.3.5"
@@ -2033,12 +1949,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "powerfmt"
-version = "0.2.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "439ee305def115ba05938db6eb1644ff94165c5ab5e9420d1c1bcedbba909391"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ppv-lite86"
 version = "0.2.21"
@@ -2131,15 +2041,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "getrandom",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rand_pcg"
-version = "0.9.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b48ac3f7ffaab7fac4d2376632268aa5f89abdb55f7ebf8f4d11fffccb2320f7"
-dependencies = [
- "rand_core",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "raw-window-handle"
 version = "0.6.2"
@@ -2224,7 +2125,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "errno",
  "libc",
  "linux-raw-sys 0.4.15",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2237,7 +2138,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "errno",
  "libc",
  "linux-raw-sys 0.12.1",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2543,39 +2444,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "time"
-version = "0.3.47"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "743bd48c283afc0388f9b8827b976905fb217ad9e647fae3a379a9283c4def2c"
-dependencies = [
- "deranged",
- "itoa",
- "libc",
- "num-conv",
- "num_threads",
- "powerfmt",
- "serde_core",
- "time-core",
- "time-macros",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "time-core"
-version = "0.1.8"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7694e1cfe791f8d31026952abf09c69ca6f6fa4e1a1229e18988f06a04a12dca"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "time-macros"
-version = "0.2.27"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2e70e4c5a0e0a8a4823ad65dfe1a6930e4f4d756dcd9dd7939022b5e8c501215"
-dependencies = [
- "num-conv",
- "time-core",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tiny-skia"
 version = "0.11.4"
@@ -2898,7 +2766,7 @@ version = "0.1.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c2a7b1c03c876122aa43f3020e6c3c3ee5c05081c9a00739faf7503aeba10d22"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2916,6 +2784,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.59.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1e38bc4d79ed67fd075bcc251a1c39b32a1776bbe92e5bef1f0bf1f8c531853b"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.61.2"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1025069..5918f11 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.102"
-notan = "0.14.0"
+notan = { version = "0.14.0", default-features = false, features = ["backend", "draw", "shaderc"] }
 midly = "0.5.3"
 serialport = "4.9.0"
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index ee46f35..8f8d78b 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
         commonBuildInputs = with pkgs;
           [
             openssl
+            shaderc
           ]
           ++ pkgs.lib.optionals (!isDarwin) (
             [
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@
         commonNativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
           pkg-config
           cmake
+          git
           python312
           makeWrapper
         ];
diff --git a/src/assets/Ubuntu-B.ttf b/src/assets/Ubuntu-B.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b173da2
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/Ubuntu-B.ttf differ
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b48e10c..c04fd14 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -170,18 +170,23 @@ struct SingerApp {
     tx: Sender<SerialCommand>,
     rx: Receiver<SerialStatus>,
     connected: Option<String>,
+    font: Font,
 }
 
 impl SingerApp {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
+    pub fn new(gfx: &mut Graphics) -> Self {
         let (tx_cmd, rx_cmd) = mpsc::channel();
         let (tx_status, rx_status) = mpsc::channel();
         Self::spawn_serial_worker(rx_cmd, tx_status);
+        let font = gfx
+            .create_font(include_bytes!("assets/Ubuntu-B.ttf"))
+            .expect("failed to load embedded font");
         Self {
             song_state: None,
             tx: tx_cmd,
             rx: rx_status,
             connected: None,
+            font,
         }
     }
 
@@ -261,12 +266,21 @@ impl SingerApp {
         };
         draw.rect((14.0, 14.0), (20.0, 20.0)).color(status_color);
 
+        let status_text = match &self.connected {
+            Some(name) => format!("Serial connected: {name}"),
+            None => "Serial disconnected".to_string(),
+        };
+        draw.text(&self.font, &status_text)
+            .position(44.0, 30.0)
+            .size(22.0)
+            .color(Color::BLACK);
+
         gfx.render(&draw);
     }
 }
 
-fn setup(_gfx: &mut Graphics) -> SingerApp {
-    SingerApp::new()
+fn setup(gfx: &mut Graphics) -> SingerApp {
+    SingerApp::new(gfx)
 }
 
 fn update(_app: &mut notan::app::App, state: &mut SingerApp) {