diff --git a/common/ROIAzimuthal.cpp b/common/ROIAzimuthal.cpp
index 76392bc8..1a6794d3 100644
--- a/common/ROIAzimuthal.cpp
+++ b/common/ROIAzimuthal.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <cmath>
 #include "ROIAzimuthal.h"
 #include "JFJochException.h"
+#include "spdlog/fmt/bundled/format.h"
 
 ROIAzimuthal::ROIAzimuthal(const std::string &in_name, float in_d_min_A, float in_d_max_A)
         : ROIElement(in_name) {
@@ -48,3 +49,7 @@ ROIConfig ROIAzimuthal::ExportMetadata() const {
         .azim = ROIConfigAzim{.qmin = qmin, .qmax = qmax}
     };
 }
+
+std::string ROIAzimuthal::toString() const {
+    return fmt::format("Azim Q {:.02f} - {:.02f} A", GetQMin_recipA(), GetQMax_recipA());
+}
diff --git a/common/ROIAzimuthal.h b/common/ROIAzimuthal.h
index 5e648c40..9b17fd65 100644
--- a/common/ROIAzimuthal.h
+++ b/common/ROIAzimuthal.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
 
     bool CheckROI(int64_t x, int64_t y, float resolution) const override;
     ROIConfig ExportMetadata() const override;
+    [[nodiscard]] std::string toString() const override;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/common/ROIBox.cpp b/common/ROIBox.cpp
index 3fae8e3c..37ee441f 100644
--- a/common/ROIBox.cpp
+++ b/common/ROIBox.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
 
 #include "ROIBox.h"
-#include "JFJochException.h"
-#include "../fpga/pcie_driver/jfjoch_fpga.h"
+#include "spdlog/fmt/bundled/format.h"
 
 ROIBox::ROIBox(const std::string &in_name, int64_t in_x_min, int64_t in_x_max, int64_t in_y_min, int64_t in_y_max)
 : ROIElement(in_name) {
@@ -68,3 +67,7 @@ ROIConfig ROIBox::ExportMetadata() const {
             .box = ROIConfigBox{.xmin = x_min, .xmax = x_max, .ymin = y_min, .ymax = y_max}
     };
 }
+
+std::string ROIBox::toString() const {
+    return fmt::format("Box x: {} - {} y: {} - {} pxl", x_min, x_max, y_min, y_max);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/ROIBox.h b/common/ROIBox.h
index 91aa2f53..e5c0dded 100644
--- a/common/ROIBox.h
+++ b/common/ROIBox.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public:
 
     bool CheckROI(int64_t x, int64_t y, float resolution) const override;
     ROIConfig ExportMetadata() const override;
+    [[nodiscard]] std::string toString() const override;
 };
 
 #endif //JUNGFRAUJOCH_ROIBOX_H
diff --git a/common/ROICircle.cpp b/common/ROICircle.cpp
index 42d4b1ac..2edb629b 100644
--- a/common/ROICircle.cpp
+++ b/common/ROICircle.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "ROICircle.h"
 #include "JFJochException.h"
+#include "spdlog/fmt/bundled/format.h"
 
 ROICircle::ROICircle(const std::string &name, float in_x, float in_y, float in_r_pxl)
         : ROIElement(name), center_x(in_x), center_y(in_y), r_pxl(in_r_pxl), r_pxl_2(in_r_pxl * in_r_pxl) {
@@ -39,3 +40,8 @@ bool ROICircle::CheckROI(int64_t x, int64_t y, float resolution) const {
     float dist_from_center_sq = x_fl * x_fl + y_fl * y_fl;
     return (dist_from_center_sq <= r_pxl_2);
 }
+
+std::string ROICircle::toString() const {
+    return fmt::format("Circle x: {:.1f} y: {:.1f} r: {:.01f} pxl", center_x, center_y, r_pxl);
+}
+
diff --git a/common/ROICircle.h b/common/ROICircle.h
index 316b6550..86d85506 100644
--- a/common/ROICircle.h
+++ b/common/ROICircle.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] float GetRadius_pxl() const;
     bool CheckROI(int64_t x, int64_t y, float resolution) const override;
     ROIConfig ExportMetadata() const override;
+    [[nodiscard]] std::string toString() const override;
 };
 
 #endif //JUNGFRAUJOCH_ROICIRCLE_H
diff --git a/common/ROIElement.h b/common/ROIElement.h
index 13336f9f..a46b0e48 100644
--- a/common/ROIElement.h
+++ b/common/ROIElement.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] virtual bool CheckROI(int64_t x, int64_t y, float resolution) const = 0;
     void MarkROI(std::vector<uint16_t> &v, uint16_t value_to_mark, int64_t xpixel, int64_t ypixel,
                  const std::vector<float> &resolution_map) const;
+    [[nodiscard]] virtual std::string toString() const = 0;
 };