diff --git a/booru_viewer/core/api/base.py b/booru_viewer/core/api/base.py
index be3b0b4..8a5fa6b 100644
--- a/booru_viewer/core/api/base.py
+++ b/booru_viewer/core/api/base.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class Post:
     source: str | None
     width: int = 0
     height: int = 0
+    created_at: str = ""  # YYYY-MM-DD
     tag_categories: dict[str, list[str]] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
     @property
@@ -32,6 +33,29 @@ class Post:
         return self.tags.split()
 
 
+def _parse_date(raw) -> str:
+    """Normalize various booru date formats to YYYY-MM-DD."""
+    if not raw:
+        return ""
+    if isinstance(raw, dict):
+        raw = raw.get("s", 0)
+    if isinstance(raw, (int, float)):
+        from datetime import datetime, timezone
+        return datetime.fromtimestamp(raw, tz=timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    s = str(raw)
+    # ISO 8601
+    if len(s) >= 10 and s[4] == '-' and s[7] == '-':
+        return s[:10]
+    # Gelbooru style: "Thu Jun 06 08:16:14 -0500 2024"
+    from datetime import datetime
+    for fmt in ("%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %z %Y",):
+        try:
+            return datetime.strptime(s, fmt).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+    return ""
+
+
 class BooruClient(ABC):
     """Base class for booru API clients."""
 
diff --git a/booru_viewer/core/api/danbooru.py b/booru_viewer/core/api/danbooru.py
index 9a85a70..d6e15de 100644
--- a/booru_viewer/core/api/danbooru.py
+++ b/booru_viewer/core/api/danbooru.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import logging
 
 from ..config import DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE
-from .base import BooruClient, Post
+from .base import BooruClient, Post, _parse_date
 
 log = logging.getLogger("booru")
 
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class DanbooruClient(BooruClient):
                     source=item.get("source"),
                     width=item.get("image_width", 0),
                     height=item.get("image_height", 0),
+                    created_at=_parse_date(item.get("created_at")),
                     tag_categories=self._extract_tag_categories(item),
                 )
             )
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ class DanbooruClient(BooruClient):
             source=item.get("source"),
             width=item.get("image_width", 0),
             height=item.get("image_height", 0),
+            created_at=_parse_date(item.get("created_at")),
         )
 
     async def autocomplete(self, query: str, limit: int = 10) -> list[str]:
diff --git a/booru_viewer/core/api/e621.py b/booru_viewer/core/api/e621.py
index c38f6bc..41f8d15 100644
--- a/booru_viewer/core/api/e621.py
+++ b/booru_viewer/core/api/e621.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import logging
 import httpx
 
 from ..config import DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE, USER_AGENT
-from .base import BooruClient, Post
+from .base import BooruClient, Post, _parse_date
 
 log = logging.getLogger("booru")
 
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class E621Client(BooruClient):
                     source=self._get_source(item),
                     width=self._get_nested(item, "file", "width") or 0,
                     height=self._get_nested(item, "file", "height") or 0,
+                    created_at=_parse_date(item.get("created_at")),
                     tag_categories=self._extract_tag_categories(item),
                 )
             )
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ class E621Client(BooruClient):
             source=self._get_source(item),
             width=self._get_nested(item, "file", "width") or 0,
             height=self._get_nested(item, "file", "height") or 0,
+            created_at=_parse_date(item.get("created_at")),
         )
 
     async def autocomplete(self, query: str, limit: int = 10) -> list[str]:
diff --git a/booru_viewer/core/api/gelbooru.py b/booru_viewer/core/api/gelbooru.py
index 3795135..f8eb0a9 100644
--- a/booru_viewer/core/api/gelbooru.py
+++ b/booru_viewer/core/api/gelbooru.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import logging
 
 from ..config import DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE
-from .base import BooruClient, Post
+from .base import BooruClient, Post, _parse_date
 
 log = logging.getLogger("booru")
 
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class GelbooruClient(BooruClient):
                     source=item.get("source"),
                     width=item.get("width", 0),
                     height=item.get("height", 0),
+                    created_at=_parse_date(item.get("created_at")),
                 )
             )
         return posts
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ class GelbooruClient(BooruClient):
             source=item.get("source"),
             width=item.get("width", 0),
             height=item.get("height", 0),
+            created_at=_parse_date(item.get("created_at")),
         )
 
     async def autocomplete(self, query: str, limit: int = 10) -> list[str]:
diff --git a/booru_viewer/core/api/moebooru.py b/booru_viewer/core/api/moebooru.py
index 98b0be4..ccfdd6f 100644
--- a/booru_viewer/core/api/moebooru.py
+++ b/booru_viewer/core/api/moebooru.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import logging
 
 from ..config import DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE
-from .base import BooruClient, Post
+from .base import BooruClient, Post, _parse_date
 
 log = logging.getLogger("booru")
 
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class MoebooruClient(BooruClient):
                     source=item.get("source"),
                     width=item.get("width", 0),
                     height=item.get("height", 0),
+                    created_at=_parse_date(item.get("created_at")),
                 )
             )
         return posts
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ class MoebooruClient(BooruClient):
             source=item.get("source"),
             width=item.get("width", 0),
             height=item.get("height", 0),
+            created_at=_parse_date(item.get("created_at")),
         )
 
     async def autocomplete(self, query: str, limit: int = 10) -> list[str]:
diff --git a/booru_viewer/gui/app.py b/booru_viewer/gui/app.py
index 4e98661..b2b513d 100644
--- a/booru_viewer/gui/app.py
+++ b/booru_viewer/gui/app.py
@@ -995,6 +995,7 @@ class BooruApp(QMainWindow):
             post = self._posts[index]
             self._status.showMessage(
                 f"#{post.id}  {post.width}x{post.height}  score:{post.score}  [{post.rating}]  {Path(post.file_url.split('?')[0]).suffix.lstrip('.').upper() if post.file_url else ''}"
+                + (f"  {post.created_at}" if post.created_at else "")
             )
             if self._info_panel.isVisible():
                 self._info_panel.set_post(post)
@@ -1015,7 +1016,8 @@ class BooruApp(QMainWindow):
                 self._prefetch_pause.clear()  # pause prefetch
                 try:
                     path = await download_image(post.file_url, progress_callback=_progress)
-                    info = f"#{post.id}  {post.width}x{post.height}  score:{post.score}  [{post.rating}]  {Path(post.file_url.split('?')[0]).suffix.lstrip('.').upper() if post.file_url else ''}"
+                    info = (f"#{post.id}  {post.width}x{post.height}  score:{post.score}  [{post.rating}]  {Path(post.file_url.split('?')[0]).suffix.lstrip('.').upper() if post.file_url else ''}"
+                            + (f"  {post.created_at}" if post.created_at else ""))
                     self._signals.image_done.emit(str(path), info)
                 except Exception as e:
                     log.error(f"Image download failed: {e}")
@@ -1217,7 +1219,7 @@ class BooruApp(QMainWindow):
                 source=meta.get("source"), tag_categories=meta.get("tag_categories", {}),
             )
             self._info_panel.set_post(p)
-            info = f"#{p.id}  score:{p.score}  [{p.rating}]  {Path(path).suffix.lstrip('.').upper()}"
+            info = f"#{p.id}  score:{p.score}  [{p.rating}]  {Path(path).suffix.lstrip('.').upper()}" + (f"  {p.created_at}" if p.created_at else "")
             self._status.showMessage(info)
 
     def _on_library_selected(self, path: str) -> None: