diff --git a/src/gui/mainwindow.py b/src/gui/mainwindow.py
--- a/src/gui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/src/gui/mainwindow.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from .util import MsgMixin
 from .menu import MainMenu
 from .boardview import BoardView
 from .imgview import ImgView
+from .statusbar import StatusBar
 
 
 class MainWindow(tk.Frame,MsgMixin):
@@ -38,9 +39,22 @@ class MainWindow(tk.Frame,MsgMixin):
 		self.columnconfigure(1,weight=1)
 		self.rowconfigure(0,weight=1)
 
+		self._statusBar=StatusBar(self)
+		self._statusBar.grid(column=0,row=1,columnspan=2,sticky=(S,E,W))
+
+		self.rowconfigure(1,weight=0)
+
 		# render everything
 		self.imgView.redraw()
 
 	## Redraws the current image and its overlay.
 	def redrawImgView(self):
 		self.imgView.redraw()
+
+	def setUp(self):
+		self._statusBar.setUp()
+		self.imgView.setUp()
+
+	def setRecording(self):
+		self._statusBar.setRecording()
+		self.imgView.setRecording()