diff --git a/QtMeshViewer/Header/Profiler.h b/QtMeshViewer/Header/Profiler.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ac8645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/QtMeshViewer/Header/Profiler.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+	#include <QElapsedTimer.h>
+	#include <iostream>
+	#define TIC Profiler::getInstance().startTimer();
+	#define TOC Profiler::getInstance().takeTime();
+
+	class Profiler
+	{
+	private:
+		Profiler() { timer.start(); };
+
+		QElapsedTimer timer;
+
+	public:
+		~Profiler() {};
+
+		static Profiler& getInstance() {
+			static Profiler instance;
+			return instance;
+		}
+
+		void startTimer() {
+			timer.restart();
+		};
+
+		void takeTime() {
+			std::cout << "time elapsed: " << timer.elapsed() << std::endl;
+		};
+	};
+
+#else
+	#define TIC
+	#define TOC
+#endif
diff --git a/QtMeshViewer/Source/GeometryEngine.cpp b/QtMeshViewer/Source/GeometryEngine.cpp
index 331eaae..a113718 100644
--- a/QtMeshViewer/Source/GeometryEngine.cpp
+++ b/QtMeshViewer/Source/GeometryEngine.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "..\Header\OutputDevice.h"
 #include <QRegExp>
 
+#include "../Header/Profiler.h"
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // constructor/destructor
diff --git a/QtMeshViewer/Source/OglViewerWidget.cpp b/QtMeshViewer/Source/OglViewerWidget.cpp
index ea35f65..a780ef7 100644
--- a/QtMeshViewer/Source/OglViewerWidget.cpp
+++ b/QtMeshViewer/Source/OglViewerWidget.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <QDropEvent>
 #include <QMimeData>
 
+#include "..\Header\Profiler.h"
+
 #define DEFAULT_Z_DISTANCE -4.0