diff --git a/2_to_markdown.py b/2_to_markdown.py
index 13d0c0e..eee3d75 100644
--- a/2_to_markdown.py
+++ b/2_to_markdown.py
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ from datetime import timedelta
 import re
 from pathvalidate import validate_filename
 import os
+from tqdm import tqdm
 
 include_title = False
 output_dir = "recipes-md"
 
+
 def valid_duration(duration):
     if not duration:
         return False
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ def main(json_file):
         print("No Recipe object found in JSON.")
         return
 
-    for recipe in recipes:
+    for recipe in tqdm(recipes):
         markdown_fn = f"{recipe.get('name', 'Untitled Recipe')}.md"
         validate_filename(markdown_fn) # XXX does this check directory traversal?
         markdown = format_recipe_to_markdown(recipe)
diff --git a/3_to_mediawiki.py b/3_to_mediawiki.py
index d220468..0a4ba68 100644
--- a/3_to_mediawiki.py
+++ b/3_to_mediawiki.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
+from tqdm import tqdm
 
 input_dir = "recipes-md"
 output_dir = "recipes-mediawiki"
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ output_dir = "recipes-mediawiki"
 os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)
 
 # Process each markdown file in the input directory
-for filename in os.listdir(input_dir):
+for filename in tqdm(os.listdir(input_dir)):
     if filename.endswith(".md"):
         input_path = os.path.join(input_dir, filename)
         output_filename = os.path.splitext(filename)[0] + ".mediawiki"
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ for filename in os.listdir(input_dir):
                 "-t", "mediawiki",
                 "-o", output_path
             ], check=True)
-            print(f"Converted {filename} to {output_filename}")
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
             print(f"Error converting {filename}: {e}")
 
diff --git a/4_post_to_wiki.py b/4_post_to_wiki.py
index 53767b7..8860a70 100644
--- a/4_post_to_wiki.py
+++ b/4_post_to_wiki.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import mwclient
 import sys
+from tqdm import tqdm
 
 from config import *
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ site = mwclient.Site(WIKI_HOST, path=WIKI_PATH)
 site.login(USERNAME, PASSWORD)
 
 # Process and upload each .mediawiki file
-for filename in os.listdir(DIRECTORY):
+for filename in tqdm(os.listdir(DIRECTORY)):
     if filename.endswith('.mediawiki'):
         filepath = os.path.join(DIRECTORY, filename)
         article_name = ARTICLE_PREFIX + filename.replace('.mediawiki', '')
@@ -27,5 +28,3 @@ for filename in os.listdir(DIRECTORY):
         # Post to MediaWiki
         page = site.pages[article_name]
         page.save(final_content, summary='Automated upload of recipe page')
-
-        print(f"Uploaded: {article_name}")
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 58e7aa9..b945a01 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pathvalidate
 requests
+tqdm