diff --git a/portable_computing_toolkit_installer/ui/installer_wizard.py b/portable_computing_toolkit_installer/ui/installer_wizard.py
index 07ebca7..a884090 100644
--- a/portable_computing_toolkit_installer/ui/installer_wizard.py
+++ b/portable_computing_toolkit_installer/ui/installer_wizard.py
@@ -142,9 +142,16 @@ class InstallerWizard(QtWidgets.QWizard):
     def _load_tools(self):
         """Loads tool data from supported_tools.json hosted on the project Github page
         """
+        process_dialog = QtWidgets.QProgressDialog("Loading tool information...", str(), 0, 100, self, QtCore.Qt.Dialog)
+        process_dialog.setAutoClose(True)
+        process_dialog.setAutoReset(True)
+        process_dialog.setCancelButton(None)
         request = QtNetwork.QNetworkRequest(QtCore.QUrl("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/norweeg/portable-computing-toolkit-installer/initial_dev/portable_computing_toolkit_installer/resources/supported_tools.json"))
         request.setAttribute(QtNetwork.QNetworkRequest.CacheLoadControlAttribute, QtNetwork.QNetworkRequest.AlwaysNetwork)
         reply = self._network_manager.get(request)
+        reply.downloadProgress.connect(lambda received, total: process_dialog.setMaximum(total))
+        reply.downloadProgress.connect(lambda received, total: process_dialog.setValue(received))
+        process_dialog.show()
         while reply.isRunning():
             QtWidgets.QApplication.instance().processEvents()
             QtCore.QThread.currentThread().msleep(100)
@@ -161,10 +168,16 @@ class InstallerWizard(QtWidgets.QWizard):
     def _populate_menu(self):
         """Populates the selection menu with items loaded from supported_tools.json
         """
+        process_dialog = QtWidgets.QProgressDialog("Loading tool information...", str(), 0, len(self.__tools__)-1, self, QtCore.Qt.Dialog)
+        process_dialog.setAutoClose(True)
+        process_dialog.setAutoReset(True)
+        process_dialog.setCancelButton(None)
+        process_dialog.show()
         for tool in sorted(self.__tools__, key = lambda x: x["category"] + f".{x['name']}"):
             placement = deque([level.capitalize().strip() for level in tool["category"].split(".") if level] + [tool["name"]])
             root = self.selection_menu.invisibleRootItem()
             self._add_menu_item(placement, root, tool)
+            process_dialog.setValue(process_dialog.value() + 1)
 
         self.selection_menu.resizeColumnToContents(0)
         self.selection_menu.resizeColumnToContents(1)