diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5c98cd1..700cf2f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -100,6 +100,19 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3d7b894f5411737b7867f4827955924d7c254fc9f4d91a6aad6b097804b1018b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "console"
+version = "0.15.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0e1f83fc076bd6dd27517eacdf25fef6c4dfe5f1d7448bafaaf3a26f13b5e4eb"
+dependencies = [
+ "encode_unicode",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "libc",
+ "unicode-width",
+ "windows-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "const-cstr"
 version = "0.3.0"
@@ -240,6 +253,12 @@ version = "1.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a26ae43d7bcc3b814de94796a5e736d4029efb0ee900c12e2d54c993ad1a1e07"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "encode_unicode"
+version = "0.3.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a357d28ed41a50f9c765dbfe56cbc04a64e53e5fc58ba79fbc34c10ef3df831f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fdeflate"
 version = "0.3.4"
@@ -417,6 +436,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "png",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "indicatif"
+version = "0.17.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "763a5a8f45087d6bcea4222e7b72c291a054edf80e4ef6efd2a4979878c7bea3"
+dependencies = [
+ "console",
+ "instant",
+ "number_prefix",
+ "portable-atomic",
+ "unicode-width",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "instant"
+version = "0.1.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7a5bbe824c507c5da5956355e86a746d82e0e1464f65d862cc5e71da70e94b2c"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "itoa"
 version = "1.0.10"
@@ -493,6 +534,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "bitflags 2.5.0",
  "genetic-rs",
+ "indicatif",
  "lazy_static",
  "plotters",
  "rand",
@@ -511,6 +553,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "number_prefix"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "830b246a0e5f20af87141b25c173cd1b609bd7779a4617d6ec582abaf90870f3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
 version = "1.19.0"
@@ -601,6 +649,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "miniz_oxide",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "portable-atomic"
+version = "1.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7170ef9988bc169ba16dd36a7fa041e5c4cbeb6a35b76d4c03daded371eae7c0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ppv-lite86"
 version = "0.2.17"
@@ -811,6 +865,12 @@ version = "1.0.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3354b9ac3fae1ff6755cb6db53683adb661634f67557942dea4facebec0fee4b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unicode-width"
+version = "0.1.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "68f5e5f3158ecfd4b8ff6fe086db7c8467a2dfdac97fe420f2b7c4aa97af66d6"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "walkdir"
 version = "2.5.0"
@@ -937,6 +997,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "282be5f36a8ce781fad8c8ae18fa3f9beff57ec1b52cb3de0789201425d9a33d"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-targets"
 version = "0.52.5"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8ccd8ca..8305fe4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ serde = ["dep:serde", "dep:serde-big-array"]
 [dependencies]
 bitflags = "2.5.0"
 genetic-rs = { version = "0.5.1", features = ["derive"] }
+
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 rand = "0.8.5"
 rayon = { version = "1.8.1", optional = true }
@@ -37,4 +38,5 @@ serde-big-array = { version = "0.5.1", optional = true }
 [dev-dependencies]
 bincode = "1.3.3"
 serde_json = "1.0.114"
-plotters = "0.3.5"
\ No newline at end of file
+plotters = "0.3.5"
+indicatif = "0.17.8"
diff --git a/examples/basic.rs b/examples/basic.rs
index 9ad0419..9bbb346 100644
--- a/examples/basic.rs
+++ b/examples/basic.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! A basic example of NEAT with this crate. Enable the `crossover` feature for it to use crossover reproduction
 
+use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};
 use neat::*;
 use rand::prelude::*;
 
@@ -103,10 +104,23 @@ fn main() {
         crossover_pruning_nextgen,
     );
 
-    for _ in 0..100 {
+    const GENS: u64 = 1000;
+    let pb = ProgressBar::new(GENS)
+        .with_style(
+            ProgressStyle::with_template(
+                "[{elapsed_precise}] {bar:40.cyan/blue} | {msg} {pos}/{len}",
+            )
+            .unwrap(),
+        )
+        .with_message("gen");
+
+    for _ in 0..GENS {
         sim.next_generation();
+        pb.inc(1);
     }
 
+    pb.finish();
+
     #[cfg(not(feature = "serde"))]
     let mut fits: Vec<_> = sim.genomes.iter().map(fitness).collect();
 
diff --git a/examples/plot.rs b/examples/plot.rs
index 2b6a851..34fb391 100644
--- a/examples/plot.rs
+++ b/examples/plot.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::{
     sync::{Arc, Mutex},
 };
 
+use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};
 use neat::*;
 use plotters::prelude::*;
 use rand::prelude::*;
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ struct PerformanceStats {
 }
 
 const OUTPUT_FILE_NAME: &'static str = "fitness-plot.svg";
-const GENS: usize = 100;
+const GENS: usize = 1000;
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     #[cfg(not(feature = "rayon"))]
@@ -94,12 +95,25 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         ng,
     );
 
+    let pb = ProgressBar::new(GENS as u64)
+        .with_style(
+            ProgressStyle::with_template(
+                "[{elapsed_precise}] {bar:40.cyan/blue} | {msg} {pos}/{len}",
+            )
+            .unwrap(),
+        )
+        .with_message("gen");
+
     println!("Training...");
 
     for _ in 0..GENS {
         sim.next_generation();
+
+        pb.inc(1);
     }
 
+    pb.finish();
+
     // prevent `Arc::into_inner` from failing
     drop(sim);
 
@@ -116,7 +130,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         .margin(5)
         .x_label_area_size(30)
         .y_label_area_size(30)
-        .build_cartesian_2d(0usize..100, 0f32..200.0)?;
+        .build_cartesian_2d(0usize..GENS, 0f32..1000.0)?;
 
     chart.configure_mesh().draw()?;