diff --git a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java
index e87efb53..0dd0be64 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import ctbrec.sites.fc2live.Fc2Live;
 import ctbrec.sites.jasmin.LiveJasmin;
 import ctbrec.sites.mfc.MyFreeCams;
 import ctbrec.sites.streamate.Streamate;
+import ctbrec.ui.news.NewsTab;
 import ctbrec.ui.settings.SettingsTab;
 import javafx.application.Application;
 import javafx.application.HostServices;
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ public class CamrecApplication extends Application {
         rootPane.getTabs().add(recordingsTab);
         settingsTab = new SettingsTab(sites, recorder);
         rootPane.getTabs().add(settingsTab);
+        rootPane.getTabs().add(new NewsTab());
         rootPane.getTabs().add(new DonateTabFx());
 
         switchToStartTab();
@@ -368,11 +370,11 @@ public class CamrecApplication extends Application {
         updateCheck.start();
     }
 
-    private Version getVersion() throws IOException {
+    public static Version getVersion() throws IOException {
         if (Objects.equals(System.getenv("CTBREC_DEV"), "1")) {
             return Version.of("0.0.0-DEV");
         } else {
-            try (InputStream is = getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("version")) {
+            try (InputStream is = CamrecApplication.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("version")) {
                 BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is));
                 String versionString = reader.readLine();
                 Version version = Version.of(versionString);
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/news/Account.java b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/news/Account.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..786755dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/news/Account.java
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+package ctbrec.ui.news;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import com.squareup.moshi.Json;
+
+public class Account {
+
+    @Json(name = "emojis")
+    private List<Object> emojis = null;
+    @Json(name = "note")
+    private String note;
+    @Json(name = "bot")
+    private Boolean bot;
+    @Json(name = "created_at")
+    private String createdAt;
+    @Json(name = "avatar")
+    private String avatar;
+    @Json(name = "display_name")
+    private String displayName;
+    @Json(name = "header_static")
+    private String headerStatic;
+    @Json(name = "url")
+    private String url;
+    @Json(name = "following_count")
+    private Integer followingCount;
+    @Json(name = "statuses_count")
+    private Integer statusesCount;
+    @Json(name = "followers_count")
+    private Integer followersCount;
+    @Json(name = "header")
+    private String header;
+    @Json(name = "id")
+    private String id;
+    @Json(name = "locked")
+    private Boolean locked;
+    @Json(name = "avatar_static")
+    private String avatarStatic;
+    @Json(name = "fields")
+    private List<Object> fields = null;
+    @Json(name = "acct")
+    private String acct;
+    @Json(name = "username")
+    private String username;
+
+    public List<Object> getEmojis() {
+        return emojis;
+    }
+
+    public void setEmojis(List<Object> emojis) {
+        this.emojis = emojis;
+    }
+
+    public String getNote() {
+        return note;
+    }
+
+    public void setNote(String note) {
+        this.note = note;
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getBot() {
+        return bot;
+    }
+
+    public void setBot(Boolean bot) {
+        this.bot = bot;
+    }
+
+    public String getCreatedAt() {
+        return createdAt;
+    }
+
+    public void setCreatedAt(String createdAt) {
+        this.createdAt = createdAt;
+    }
+
+    public String getAvatar() {
+        return avatar;
+    }
+
+    public void setAvatar(String avatar) {
+        this.avatar = avatar;
+    }
+
+    public String getDisplayName() {
+        return displayName;
+    }
+
+    public void setDisplayName(String displayName) {
+        this.displayName = displayName;
+    }
+
+    public String getHeaderStatic() {
+        return headerStatic;
+    }
+
+    public void setHeaderStatic(String headerStatic) {
+        this.headerStatic = headerStatic;
+    }
+
+    public String getUrl() {
+        return url;
+    }
+
+    public void setUrl(String url) {
+        this.url = url;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getFollowingCount() {
+        return followingCount;
+    }
+
+    public void setFollowingCount(Integer followingCount) {
+        this.followingCount = followingCount;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getStatusesCount() {
+        return statusesCount;
+    }
+
+    public void setStatusesCount(Integer statusesCount) {
+        this.statusesCount = statusesCount;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getFollowersCount() {
+        return followersCount;
+    }
+
+    public void setFollowersCount(Integer followersCount) {
+        this.followersCount = followersCount;
+    }
+
+    public String getHeader() {
+        return header;
+    }
+
+    public void setHeader(String header) {
+        this.header = header;
+    }
+
+    public String getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(String id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getLocked() {
+        return locked;
+    }
+
+    public void setLocked(Boolean locked) {
+        this.locked = locked;
+    }
+
+    public String getAvatarStatic() {
+        return avatarStatic;
+    }
+
+    public void setAvatarStatic(String avatarStatic) {
+        this.avatarStatic = avatarStatic;
+    }
+
+    public List<Object> getFields() {
+        return fields;
+    }
+
+    public void setFields(List<Object> fields) {
+        this.fields = fields;
+    }
+
+    public String getAcct() {
+        return acct;
+    }
+
+    public void setAcct(String acct) {
+        this.acct = acct;
+    }
+
+    public String getUsername() {
+        return username;
+    }
+
+    public void setUsername(String username) {
+        this.username = username;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/news/NewsTab.java b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/news/NewsTab.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dbb67752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/news/NewsTab.java
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package ctbrec.ui.news;
+
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+
+import com.squareup.moshi.JsonAdapter;
+import com.squareup.moshi.Moshi;
+
+import ctbrec.io.HttpException;
+import ctbrec.ui.CamrecApplication;
+import ctbrec.ui.TabSelectionListener;
+import ctbrec.ui.controls.Dialogs;
+import javafx.application.Platform;
+import javafx.geometry.Insets;
+import javafx.geometry.Pos;
+import javafx.scene.control.ScrollPane;
+import javafx.scene.control.Tab;
+import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
+import okhttp3.Request;
+import okhttp3.Response;
+
+public class NewsTab extends Tab implements TabSelectionListener {
+    private static final String ACCESS_TOKEN = "a2804d73a89951a22e0f8483a6fcec8943afd88b7ba17c459c095aa9e6f94fd0";
+    private static final String URL = "https://mastodon.cloud/api/v1/timelines/home";
+
+    private VBox layout = new VBox();
+
+    public NewsTab() {
+        setText("News");
+        layout.setMaxWidth(800);
+        layout.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
+        setContent(new ScrollPane(layout));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void selected() {
+        new Thread(() -> {
+            try {
+                Request request = new Request.Builder()
+                        .url(URL)
+                        .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + ACCESS_TOKEN)
+                        .header("User-Agent", "ctbrec " + CamrecApplication.getVersion().toString())
+                        .build();
+                try(Response response = CamrecApplication.httpClient.execute(request)) {
+                    if(response.isSuccessful()) {
+                        String body = response.body().string();
+                        if(body.startsWith("[")) {
+                            Moshi moshi = new Moshi.Builder().build();
+                            JsonAdapter<Status[]> statusListAdapter = moshi.adapter(Status[].class);
+                            Status[] statusArray = statusListAdapter.fromJson(body);
+                            Platform.runLater(() -> {
+                                layout.getChildren().clear();
+                                for (Status status : statusArray) {
+                                    StatusPane stp = new StatusPane(status);
+                                    layout.getChildren().add(stp);
+                                    VBox.setMargin(stp, new Insets(10));
+                                }
+                            });
+                        } else if(body.startsWith("{")) {
+                            JSONObject json = new JSONObject(response.body().string());
+                            if(json.has("error")) {
+                                throw new IOException("Request not successful: " + json.getString("error"));
+                            } else {
+                                throw new IOException("Unexpected response: " + body);
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            throw new IOException("Unexpected response: " + body);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        throw new HttpException(response.code(), response.message());
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                Dialogs.showError("News", "Couldn't load news from mastodon", e);
+            }
+        }).start();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void deselected() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+    }
+}
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/news/Status.java b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/news/Status.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e800ceac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/news/Status.java
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+package ctbrec.ui.news;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.ZoneId;
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import com.squareup.moshi.Json;
+
+public class Status {
+
+    @Json(name = "pinned")
+    private Boolean pinned;
+    @Json(name = "in_reply_to_id")
+    private Object inReplyToId;
+    @Json(name = "favourites_count")
+    private Integer favouritesCount;
+    @Json(name = "media_attachments")
+    private List<Object> mediaAttachments = null;
+    @Json(name = "created_at")
+    private String createdAt;
+    @Json(name = "replies_count")
+    private Integer repliesCount;
+    @Json(name = "language")
+    private String language;
+    @Json(name = "in_reply_to_account_id")
+    private Object inReplyToAccountId;
+    @Json(name = "content")
+    private String content;
+    @Json(name = "reblog")
+    private Object reblog;
+    @Json(name = "spoiler_text")
+    private String spoilerText;
+    @Json(name = "id")
+    private String id;
+    @Json(name = "reblogged")
+    private Boolean reblogged;
+    @Json(name = "muted")
+    private Boolean muted;
+    @Json(name = "emojis")
+    private List<Object> emojis = null;
+    @Json(name = "reblogs_count")
+    private Integer reblogsCount;
+    @Json(name = "visibility")
+    private String visibility;
+    @Json(name = "sensitive")
+    private Boolean sensitive;
+    @Json(name = "uri")
+    private String uri;
+    @Json(name = "url")
+    private String url;
+    @Json(name = "tags")
+    private List<Object> tags = null;
+    @Json(name = "application")
+    private Object application;
+    @Json(name = "favourited")
+    private Boolean favourited;
+    @Json(name = "mentions")
+    private List<Object> mentions = null;
+    @Json(name = "account")
+    private Account account;
+    @Json(name = "card")
+    private Object card;
+
+    public Boolean getPinned() {
+        return pinned;
+    }
+
+    public void setPinned(Boolean pinned) {
+        this.pinned = pinned;
+    }
+
+    public Object getInReplyToId() {
+        return inReplyToId;
+    }
+
+    public void setInReplyToId(Object inReplyToId) {
+        this.inReplyToId = inReplyToId;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getFavouritesCount() {
+        return favouritesCount;
+    }
+
+    public void setFavouritesCount(Integer favouritesCount) {
+        this.favouritesCount = favouritesCount;
+    }
+
+    public List<Object> getMediaAttachments() {
+        return mediaAttachments;
+    }
+
+    public void setMediaAttachments(List<Object> mediaAttachments) {
+        this.mediaAttachments = mediaAttachments;
+    }
+
+    public String getCreatedAt() {
+        return createdAt;
+    }
+
+    public void setCreatedAt(String createdAt) {
+        this.createdAt = createdAt;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getRepliesCount() {
+        return repliesCount;
+    }
+
+    public void setRepliesCount(Integer repliesCount) {
+        this.repliesCount = repliesCount;
+    }
+
+    public String getLanguage() {
+        return language;
+    }
+
+    public void setLanguage(String language) {
+        this.language = language;
+    }
+
+    public Object getInReplyToAccountId() {
+        return inReplyToAccountId;
+    }
+
+    public void setInReplyToAccountId(Object inReplyToAccountId) {
+        this.inReplyToAccountId = inReplyToAccountId;
+    }
+
+    public String getContent() {
+        return content;
+    }
+
+    public void setContent(String content) {
+        this.content = content;
+    }
+
+    public Object getReblog() {
+        return reblog;
+    }
+
+    public void setReblog(Object reblog) {
+        this.reblog = reblog;
+    }
+
+    public String getSpoilerText() {
+        return spoilerText;
+    }
+
+    public void setSpoilerText(String spoilerText) {
+        this.spoilerText = spoilerText;
+    }
+
+    public String getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(String id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getReblogged() {
+        return reblogged;
+    }
+
+    public void setReblogged(Boolean reblogged) {
+        this.reblogged = reblogged;
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getMuted() {
+        return muted;
+    }
+
+    public void setMuted(Boolean muted) {
+        this.muted = muted;
+    }
+
+    public List<Object> getEmojis() {
+        return emojis;
+    }
+
+    public void setEmojis(List<Object> emojis) {
+        this.emojis = emojis;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getReblogsCount() {
+        return reblogsCount;
+    }
+
+    public void setReblogsCount(Integer reblogsCount) {
+        this.reblogsCount = reblogsCount;
+    }
+
+    public String getVisibility() {
+        return visibility;
+    }
+
+    public void setVisibility(String visibility) {
+        this.visibility = visibility;
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getSensitive() {
+        return sensitive;
+    }
+
+    public void setSensitive(Boolean sensitive) {
+        this.sensitive = sensitive;
+    }
+
+    public String getUri() {
+        return uri;
+    }
+
+    public void setUri(String uri) {
+        this.uri = uri;
+    }
+
+    public String getUrl() {
+        return url;
+    }
+
+    public void setUrl(String url) {
+        this.url = url;
+    }
+
+    public List<Object> getTags() {
+        return tags;
+    }
+
+    public void setTags(List<Object> tags) {
+        this.tags = tags;
+    }
+
+    public Object getApplication() {
+        return application;
+    }
+
+    public void setApplication(Object application) {
+        this.application = application;
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getFavourited() {
+        return favourited;
+    }
+
+    public void setFavourited(Boolean favourited) {
+        this.favourited = favourited;
+    }
+
+    public List<Object> getMentions() {
+        return mentions;
+    }
+
+    public void setMentions(List<Object> mentions) {
+        this.mentions = mentions;
+    }
+
+    public Account getAccount() {
+        return account;
+    }
+
+    public void setAccount(Account account) {
+        this.account = account;
+    }
+
+    public Object getCard() {
+        return card;
+    }
+
+    public void setCard(Object card) {
+        this.card = card;
+    }
+
+    public ZonedDateTime getCreationTime() {
+        String timestamp = getCreatedAt();
+        Instant instant = Instant.parse(timestamp);
+        ZonedDateTime time = ZonedDateTime.ofInstant(instant, ZoneId.systemDefault());
+        return time;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/news/StatusPane.java b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/news/StatusPane.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ffdd107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/news/StatusPane.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package ctbrec.ui.news;
+
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import java.time.format.FormatStyle;
+
+import ctbrec.io.HtmlParser;
+import ctbrec.ui.DesktopIntegration;
+import javafx.geometry.Insets;
+import javafx.geometry.Pos;
+import javafx.scene.control.Button;
+import javafx.scene.control.Label;
+import javafx.scene.control.TextArea;
+import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
+
+public class StatusPane extends StackPane {
+
+    public StatusPane(Status status) {
+        String text = HtmlParser.getText("<div>" + status.getContent() + "</div>", "div");
+        TextArea content = new TextArea(text);
+        content.setMaxHeight(130);
+        content.setEditable(false);
+        content.setWrapText(true);
+        getChildren().add(content);
+
+        ZonedDateTime createdAt = status.getCreationTime();
+        String creationTime = DateTimeFormatter.ofLocalizedDateTime(FormatStyle.SHORT, FormatStyle.SHORT).format(createdAt);
+        Label time = new Label(creationTime);
+        getChildren().add(time);
+        StackPane.setMargin(time, new Insets(5));
+        StackPane.setAlignment(time, Pos.BOTTOM_LEFT);
+
+        Button reply = new Button("Reply");
+        reply.setOnAction((evt) -> DesktopIntegration.open(status.getUrl()));
+        getChildren().add(reply);
+        StackPane.setMargin(reply, new Insets(5));
+        StackPane.setAlignment(reply, Pos.BOTTOM_RIGHT);
+    }
+}