diff --git a/renderd7.cpp b/renderd7.cpp
index 42294a8..1b7f1b0 100644
--- a/renderd7.cpp
+++ b/renderd7.cpp
@@ -1136,3 +1136,22 @@ bool RenderD7::Console::Update()
      return dr_sc;
 }
 */
+
+std::string RenderD7::FormatString(std::string fmt_str, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	char* fp = NULL;
+	va_start(ap, fmt_str);
+	vasprintf(&fp, fmt_str.c_str(), ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+	std::unique_ptr<char, decltype(free)*> formatted(fp, free);
+	return std::string(formatted.get());
+}
+
+std::string RenderD7::GetTimeStr(void)
+{
+	time_t unixTime       = time(NULL);
+	struct tm* timeStruct = gmtime((const time_t*)&unixTime);
+	return RenderD7::FormatString("%02i:%02i:%02i", timeStruct->tm_hour, timeStruct->tm_min, timeStruct->tm_sec);
+}
+
diff --git a/renderd7.hpp b/renderd7.hpp
index fdc675a..be462cb 100644
--- a/renderd7.hpp
+++ b/renderd7.hpp
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ namespace RenderD7
         u32 outcol, incol, chcol;
     };
     void DrawCheckbox(Checkbox box);
+    std::string FormatString(std::string fmt_str, ...);
+    std::string GetTimeStr(void);
     /*class Console
     {
          public: