diff --git a/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/RecordingsTab.java b/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/RecordingsTab.java
index edbb502c..0cfa8a98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/RecordingsTab.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/RecordingsTab.java
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.security.InvalidKeyException;
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.ZoneId;
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import java.time.format.FormatStyle;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -31,6 +36,7 @@ import ctbrec.Recording.STATUS;
 import ctbrec.recorder.Recorder;
 import ctbrec.recorder.download.MergedHlsDownload;
 import javafx.application.Platform;
+import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
 import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
 import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 import javafx.concurrent.ScheduledService;
@@ -93,7 +99,12 @@ public class RecordingsTab extends Tab implements TabSelectionListener {
         name.setPrefWidth(200);
         name.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<JavaFxRecording, String>("modelName"));
         TableColumn<JavaFxRecording, String> date = new TableColumn<>("Date");
-        date.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<JavaFxRecording, String>("startDate"));
+        date.setCellValueFactory((cdf) -> {
+            Instant instant = cdf.getValue().getStartDate();
+            ZonedDateTime time = instant.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault());
+            DateTimeFormatter dtf = DateTimeFormatter.ofLocalizedDateTime(FormatStyle.MEDIUM, FormatStyle.MEDIUM);
+            return new SimpleStringProperty(dtf.format(time));
+        });
         date.setPrefWidth(200);
         TableColumn<JavaFxRecording, String> status = new TableColumn<>("Status");
         status.setCellValueFactory((cdf) -> cdf.getValue().getStatusProperty());