diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index c5b3a7d..102361f 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ linters:
             - github.com/lestrrat-go/apache-logformat
             - github.com/ncruces/zenity
             - github.com/energye/systray
-            - github.com/dromara/carbon/v2
             - github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir
             - github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify
             - github.com/radovskyb/watcher
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e6a1817..65bb04d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ go 1.26.4
 require (
 	code.cloudfoundry.org/bytefmt v0.76.0
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.6.0
-	github.com/dromara/carbon/v2 v2.6.16
 	github.com/energye/systray v1.0.3
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.10.1
 	github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 78baae0..82761d7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/dchest/jsmin v1.0.0 h1:Y2hWXmGZiRxtl+VcTksyucgTlYxnhPzTozCwx9gy9zI=
 github.com/dchest/jsmin v1.0.0/go.mod h1:AVBIund7Mr7lKXT70hKT2YgL3XEXUaUk5iw9DZ8b0Uc=
-github.com/dromara/carbon/v2 v2.6.16 h1:AbxrnW1kJhR3KHdS8G96NFmxDwPFyre+t+xSiJIUD1I=
-github.com/dromara/carbon/v2 v2.6.16/go.mod h1:NGo3reeV5vhWCYWcSqbJRZm46MEwyfYI5EJRdVFoLJo=
 github.com/dsnet/compress v0.0.1 h1:PlZu0n3Tuv04TzpfPbrnI0HW/YwodEXDS+oPKahKF0Q=
 github.com/dsnet/compress v0.0.1/go.mod h1:Aw8dCMJ7RioblQeTqt88akK31OvO8Dhf5JflhBbQEHo=
 github.com/energye/systray v1.0.3 h1:XnyjJCeRU5z00bpNOic2fGTKz/7yHZMZjWiGIVXDS+4=
diff --git a/pkg/unpackerr/cnfgfile.go b/pkg/unpackerr/cnfgfile.go
index 8ab7b71..ca2523b 100644
--- a/pkg/unpackerr/cnfgfile.go
+++ b/pkg/unpackerr/cnfgfile.go
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Unpackerr/unpackerr/examples"
 	"github.com/Unpackerr/unpackerr/pkg/ui"
-	"github.com/dromara/carbon/v2"
 	homedir "github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 	"golift.io/cnfg"
 	"golift.io/cnfgfile"
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (f *Flags) ConfigFileWithAge() string {
 		return f.ConfigFile + ", unknown age"
 	}
 
-	age := carbon.CreateFromStdTime(stat.ModTime()).DiffAbsInString()
+	age := formatDuration(time.Since(stat.ModTime()))
 
 	return f.ConfigFile + ", age: " + age
 }
diff --git a/pkg/unpackerr/duration.go b/pkg/unpackerr/duration.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9b57b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/unpackerr/duration.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package unpackerr
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const (
+	durationPartsLimit = 3
+	daysPerWeek        = 7
+	daysPerYear        = 365
+	hoursPerDay        = 24
+)
+
+func formatDuration(duration time.Duration) string {
+	duration = duration.Abs()
+	units := []struct {
+		name     string
+		duration time.Duration
+	}{
+		{name: "year", duration: daysPerYear * hoursPerDay * time.Hour},
+		{name: "week", duration: daysPerWeek * hoursPerDay * time.Hour},
+		{name: "day", duration: hoursPerDay * time.Hour},
+		{name: "hour", duration: time.Hour},
+		{name: "minute", duration: time.Minute},
+		{name: "second", duration: time.Second},
+		{name: "millisecond", duration: time.Millisecond},
+		{name: "microsecond", duration: time.Microsecond},
+	}
+
+	parts := make([]string, 0, durationPartsLimit)
+	remaining := duration
+
+	for _, unit := range units {
+		count := int64(remaining / unit.duration)
+		if count == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		parts = append(parts, formatDurationPart(count, unit.name))
+		remaining -= time.Duration(count) * unit.duration
+
+		if len(parts) == durationPartsLimit {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(parts) == 0 {
+		return "0 seconds"
+	}
+
+	return strings.Join(parts, " ")
+}
+
+func formatDurationPart(count int64, name string) string {
+	if count == 1 {
+		return strconv.FormatInt(count, 10) + " " + name
+	}
+
+	return strconv.FormatInt(count, 10) + " " + name + "s"
+}
diff --git a/pkg/unpackerr/logs.go b/pkg/unpackerr/logs.go
index c7b97a1..8e9f6d1 100644
--- a/pkg/unpackerr/logs.go
+++ b/pkg/unpackerr/logs.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Unpackerr/unpackerr/pkg/ui"
-	"github.com/dromara/carbon/v2"
 	homedir "github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 	"golift.io/rotatorr"
 	"golift.io/rotatorr/timerotator"
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ func (u *Unpackerr) logCurrentQueue(now time.Time) {
 		" %d|%d cmdhooks, stacks; event:%d, hook:%d, del:%d, up %s",
 		u.Retries, u.Finished, stats.HookOK, stats.HookFail, stats.CmdOK, stats.CmdFail,
 		len(u.folders.Events)+len(u.updates)+len(u.folders.Updates), len(u.hookChan), len(u.delChan),
-		carbon.CreateFromStdTime(version.Started).DiffAbsInString(carbon.CreateFromStdTime(now)))
+		formatDuration(now.Sub(version.Started)))
 	u.updateTray(stats, uint(len(u.folders.Events)+len(u.updates)+len(u.folders.Updates)+len(u.delChan)+len(u.hookChan)))
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/unpackerr/tray.go b/pkg/unpackerr/tray.go
index 8a74f72..b8241a0 100644
--- a/pkg/unpackerr/tray.go
+++ b/pkg/unpackerr/tray.go
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 	"strconv"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Unpackerr/unpackerr/pkg/bindata"
 	"github.com/Unpackerr/unpackerr/pkg/ui"
 	"github.com/Unpackerr/unpackerr/pkg/update"
-	"github.com/dromara/carbon/v2"
 	"github.com/energye/systray"
 	"golift.io/version"
 )
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (u *Unpackerr) checkForUpdate() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	ago := carbon.CreateFromStdTime(update.RelDate).DiffAbsInString()
+	ago := formatDuration(time.Since(update.RelDate))
 
 	if !update.Outdate {
 		_, _ = ui.Info("Unpackerr", "You're up to date! Version: %s\nUpdated: %s (%s ago)",