diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/lib/api.ts b/packages/renderer/src/lib/api.ts
index 4f0590b..232f90d 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,13 @@ const connect = async () => {
   socket.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
     const {action, data} = JSON.parse(event.data);
     console.log('[IN]', action, data);
-    for(const router of routers) {
-      router(action, data);
+    const routeFound = routers
+      .map(router => router(action, data))
+      .reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
+    if(routeFound === 0) {
+      console.warn(`route <${action}> not found`);
+    } else {
+      console.log(`routed to ${routeFound} elements`);
     }
   });
 
@@ -63,21 +68,12 @@ export async function send(action: string, data?: any) {
 }
 
 export function router(routes: any) {
-  for(const routeName in routes) {
-    const route = routes[routeName];
-    if(typeof route === 'object') {
-      for(const suffix in route) {
-        const combinedRouteName = routeName + ':' + suffix;
-        routes[combinedRouteName] = route[suffix];
-      }
-      delete routes[routeName];
-    }
-  }
   return function(route: string, data: any) {
     if(route in routes) {
       routes[route](data);
+      return true;
     } else {
-      console.warn(`route <${route}> not found`);
+      return false;
     }
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/lib/useRouter.tsx b/packages/renderer/src/lib/useRouter.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5deed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/lib/useRouter.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { registerRouter, router, send, unregisterRouter } from './api';
+
+export function useAPI(actions: Function | object, deps: any[]) {
+  const _router = typeof actions === 'object' ? router(actions) : actions;
+  useEffect(() => {
+    registerRouter(_router);
+    return () => {
+      unregisterRouter(_router);
+    };
+  }, deps);
+
+  return {
+    send: send,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/pages/Channels.tsx b/packages/renderer/src/pages/Channels.tsx
index 96e3fc9..d6ecbc8 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/pages/Channels.tsx
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/pages/Channels.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,7 @@
 import { useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { registerRouter, router, send, unregisterRouter } from '../lib/api';
 import { channelContext } from './App';
-
-function useRouter(actions: Function | object, deps: any[]) {
-  const _router = typeof actions === 'object' ? router(actions) : actions;
-  useEffect(() => {
-    registerRouter(_router);
-    return () => {
-      unregisterRouter(_router);
-    };
-  }, deps);
-
-  return {
-    send: send,
-  };
-}
+import { useAPI } from '../lib/useRouter';
+import type { IMessage } from './Message';
 
 interface IChannel {
   uid: string;
@@ -29,12 +16,19 @@ function Hashmark() {
   }}>#</span>;
 }
 
+interface IUnreads {
+  [uid: string]: number
+}
+
 export default function Channels() {
 
   const [channels, setChannels] = useState<IChannel[]>([]);
   const {channel, setChannel} = useContext(channelContext);
 
-  const { send } = useRouter({
+  const [unreads, setUnreads] = useState<IUnreads>({});
+
+
+  const { send } = useAPI({
     'channels:list'(data: IChannel[]) {
       // console.log(data)
       setChannels(data);
@@ -42,7 +36,18 @@ export default function Channels() {
     'channel:add'(channel: IChannel) {
       setChannels([...channels, channel]);
     },
-  }, [channels]);
+    'message:message'(message: IMessage) {
+      if(channel === message.channel) return;
+      setUnreads({
+        ...unreads,
+        [message.channel]: (unreads[message.channel] ?? 0) + 1,
+      });
+    },
+  }, [channels, unreads]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    console.log('unreads', unreads);
+  }, [unreads]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if(channels.length === 0) {
@@ -56,6 +61,14 @@ export default function Channels() {
     setChannel(channels[0].uid);
   }, [channel, channels]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if(!channel) return;
+    setUnreads({
+      ...unreads,
+      [channel]: 0,
+    });
+  }, [channel]);
+
   const textbox = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const add = useCallback(() => {
     if(textbox.current === null) return;
@@ -75,8 +88,20 @@ export default function Channels() {
         }} onClick={() => {
           setChannel(c.uid);
         }}>
-          <Hashmark></Hashmark>{c.name}
-          <a style={{ color: 'rgba(0, 100, 200, 1)', marginLeft: '8px', fontSize: '10px' }} href="#" onClick={() => {}}>Delete</a>
+          <Hashmark></Hashmark>
+          {(c.uid in unreads) && (unreads[c.uid] > 0) && (
+            <span style={{ paddingRight: '8px' }}>({unreads[c.uid]})</span>
+          )}
+          <span style={{
+            fontWeight: (unreads[c.uid] ?? 0) > 0 ? 'bold' : '300',
+          }}>
+            {c.name}
+          </span>
+          <a style={{
+            color: 'rgba(0, 100, 200, 1)',
+            marginLeft: '8px',
+            fontSize: '10px',
+          }} href="#" onClick={() => {}}>Delete</a>
         </div>
       ))}
       <Hashmark></Hashmark><input
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/pages/Chat.tsx b/packages/renderer/src/pages/Chat.tsx
index 1a3e1b6..90c814b 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/pages/Chat.tsx
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/pages/Chat.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import TimeAgo from 'react-timeago';
 import { v4 } from 'uuid';
-import { registerRouter, router, send, unregisterRouter } from '../lib/api';
+import { useAPI } from '../lib/useRouter';
 import { channelContext } from './App';
 import type { IMessage} from './Message';
 import { Message } from './Message';
 
-function createMessage(from: string, text: string, channel: string, t = 0): IMessage {
+function createMessage(from: string, text: string,
+    channel: string, t = 0): IMessage {
   return {
     text,
     from,
@@ -23,19 +23,15 @@ export default () => {
   const textBoxRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const { channel, setChannel } = useContext(channelContext);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const actions = router({
-      'message:message'(data: IMessage) {
-        setMessages([...messages, data]);
-      },
-      'message:recent'(data: { messages: IMessage[] }) {
-        setMessages(data.messages);
-      },
-    });
-    registerRouter(actions);
-    return () => {
-      unregisterRouter(actions);
-    };
+  const { send } = useAPI({
+    'message:message'(data: IMessage) {
+      if(data.channel !== channel) return;
+      
+      setMessages([...messages, data]);
+    },
+    'message:recent'(data: { messages: IMessage[] }) {
+      setMessages(data.messages);
+    },
   }, [messages]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -46,12 +42,18 @@ export default () => {
   const sendMessage = useCallback(() => {
     if(textBoxRef.current === null) return;
     if(channel === null) return;
-    send('message:message', createMessage('Val', textBoxRef.current.innerText, channel));
+    send(
+      'message:message',
+      createMessage(
+        'Val',
+        textBoxRef.current.innerText,
+        channel,
+      ),
+    );
     textBoxRef.current.innerText = '';
   }, [channel]);
 
   const keyDown = useCallback((evt: any) => {
-    console.log(evt);
     if(evt.key === 'Enter') {
       sendMessage();
     }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/routers/message.ts b/packages/server/src/routers/message.ts
index 35c4a3a..371b34b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/routers/message.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/routers/message.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default router({
       messages: messages.map(v => ({
         from: v.from,
         uid: v.uid,
-        timestamp: v.t_sent * 1000,
+        timestamp: v.t_sent,
         text: v.text,
       })),
     });