diff --git a/lib/file.dart b/lib/file.dart
index 38e4f23..6fc6b91 100644
--- a/lib/file.dart
+++ b/lib/file.dart
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class LineFile extends ChangeNotifier {
 
   ItemScrollController scrollController = ItemScrollController();
 
+  var status = "";
+
   void openFile(String path, int startLine) {
     this.path = path;
     File f = File(path);
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ class LineFile extends ChangeNotifier {
   }
 
   void saveFile() {
+    status = "Saving...";
+    notifyListeners();
     String content = '';
     String notes = '';
     for (var l in backingLines) {
@@ -137,6 +141,9 @@ class LineFile extends ChangeNotifier {
 
     File("$path.subwrite.notes").writeAsStringSync(notes);
     File(path).writeAsStringSync(content);
+
+    status = "Saved";
+    notifyListeners();
   }
 
   void handleDelete() {
@@ -214,6 +221,9 @@ class LineFile extends ChangeNotifier {
   }
 
   void insertChar(String ch) {
+    status = "Unsaved Changes";
+    notifyListeners();
+
     var beforeInsertedChar = backingLines[cursor.line - 1].text.substring(0, cursor.column);
     var afterInsertedChar = backingLines[cursor.line - 1].text.substring(cursor.column);
     backingLines[cursor.line - 1].text = beforeInsertedChar + ch + afterInsertedChar;
@@ -222,6 +232,9 @@ class LineFile extends ChangeNotifier {
   }
 
   void insertLine() {
+    status = "Unsaved Changes";
+    notifyListeners();
+
     // get the content that will be moved to the next line
     var restOfLine = backingLines[cursor.line - 1].text.substring(cursor.column);
     // split off the line after the cursor
@@ -236,6 +249,10 @@ class LineFile extends ChangeNotifier {
   }
 
   void renumberFrom(int startLine) {
+    // Catch many unsaved changes here...
+    status = "Unsaved Changes";
+    notifyListeners();
+
     for (int line = startLine; line < backingLines.length; line++) {
       backingLines[line].lineNumber = line + 1;
       backingLines[line].notifyListeners();
@@ -419,4 +436,8 @@ class LineFile extends ChangeNotifier {
         description: note));
     notifyListeners();
   }
+
+  int wordCount() {
+    return backingLines.map((e) => e.text.trim().split(" ").length).fold(0, (previousValue, element) => previousValue + element);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/line_info.dart b/lib/line_info.dart
index 03ec498..0d93892 100644
--- a/lib/line_info.dart
+++ b/lib/line_info.dart
@@ -146,9 +146,7 @@ class LineInfo extends ChangeNotifier {
                     child: Row(mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.max, mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start, crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start, children: [
                       Container(
                           padding: EdgeInsets.zero,
-                          decoration: BoxDecoration(
-                            color: sidebarAlt,
-                          ),
+                          decoration: BoxDecoration(color: sidebarAlt, border: Border(right: BorderSide(width: 1, color: border))),
                           width: gutterWidth - 1,
                           height: idealHeight,
                           margin: EdgeInsets.only(right: 1, top: 0, bottom: 0, left: 0),
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 3d09704..8a26250 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -50,19 +50,50 @@ class _SarahDownApp extends State<SarahDownApp> {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Material(
         color: sidebarAlt,
-        child: Row(
-          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
-          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
-          children: [
-            Flexible(
-                flex: 2,
-                child: Column(
-                    mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.max,
-                    crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
-                    mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
-                    children: [Expanded(child: Outline()), Container(color: comment)])),
-            Flexible(flex: 5, child: Editor())
-          ],
-        ));
+        child: Column(crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch, children: [
+          Expanded(
+              child: Row(
+            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
+            crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
+            children: [
+              Flexible(
+                  flex: 2,
+                  child: Column(
+                      mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.max,
+                      crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
+                      mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
+                      children: [Expanded(child: Outline()), Container(color: comment)])),
+              Flexible(flex: 5, child: Editor())
+            ],
+          )),
+          Container(
+              height: 16,
+              decoration: BoxDecoration(color: sidebarAlt, border: Border(top: BorderSide(width: 1, color: border))),
+              child: Padding(
+                  padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 2.0, horizontal: 5.0),
+                  child: Row(mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween, children: [
+                    Text(
+                      "${Provider.of<LineFile>(context).status}",
+                      textAlign: TextAlign.left,
+                      style: TextStyle(
+                        fontFamily: 'Iosevka',
+                        fontSize: 10,
+                        fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
+                        color: foreground,
+                        backgroundColor: Colors.transparent,
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                    Text(
+                      "Word Count: ${Provider.of<LineFile>(context).wordCount()}",
+                      textAlign: TextAlign.right,
+                      style: TextStyle(
+                        fontFamily: 'Iosevka',
+                        fontSize: 10,
+                        color: foreground,
+                        backgroundColor: Colors.transparent,
+                      ),
+                    )
+                  ])))
+        ]));
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/theme.dart b/lib/theme.dart
index 11df891..d1a4b71 100644
--- a/lib/theme.dart
+++ b/lib/theme.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:ui';
 
 Color foreground = const Color(0xfff8f8f2);
-Color background = const Color(0xff000000); //Color(0xFF1A0F1C);
+Color background = const Color(0xff111111); //Color(0xFF1A0F1C);
 Color comment = const Color(0xffd684e8);
 Color selection = const Color(0xff777889);
 
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ Color field = header;
 
 Color risk = const Color(0xff45353b);
 
-Color sidebarAlt = const Color(0xFF110F15);
+Color sidebarAlt = const Color(0xFF070607);
 Color sidebar = const Color(0xff202023);
+Color border = const Color(0xff202023);
 Color tabs = const Color(0xFF342036);
 Color sidebarHighlight = const Color(0xFF38213D);