diff --git a/manifest-beta.json b/manifest-beta.json
index 07a7ef3..e203914 100644
--- a/manifest-beta.json
+++ b/manifest-beta.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"id": "chronology",
 	"name": "Chronology",
-	"version": "1.1.9",
+	"version": "1.1.10",
 	"minAppVersion": "0.15.0",
 	"description": "Enables to have a calendat and a timeline of the activities",
 	"author": "Gabriele Cannata",
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index c203fbc..b7b7ab5 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"id": "chronology",
 	"name": "Chronology",
-	"version": "1.1.9",
+	"version": "1.1.10",
 	"minAppVersion": "0.15.0",
 	"description": "Provides a calendar and a timeline of the notes creation and modification",
 	"author": "Gabriele Cannata",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 879b8bc..ba67055 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "obsidian-chronologyn",
-	"version": "1.1.9",
+	"version": "1.1.10",
 	"description": "Obsidian.md plugin that Provides a calendar and a timeline of the notes creation and modification",
 	"main": "main.js",
 	"scripts": {
diff --git a/src/ChronologySettingTab.ts b/src/ChronologySettingTab.ts
index cfc70f3..f4c384a 100644
--- a/src/ChronologySettingTab.ts
+++ b/src/ChronologySettingTab.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ export class ChronologySettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
                 })
             })
 
+        // add seting for computeHeat
+        this.createToggle(containerEl, "Compute Heat",
+            "Compute heat for each day in the calendar",
+            "computeHeat"
+        );
     
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/TimeIndex.ts b/src/TimeIndex.ts
index f8d6646..469ddf8 100644
--- a/src/TimeIndex.ts
+++ b/src/TimeIndex.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ export class TimeIndex implements ITimeIndex {
     getNotesForCalendarItem(item: CalendarItem, sortingStrategy = SortingStrategy.Mixed, desc = true): NoteAttributes[] {
         const allNotes = this.app.vault.getMarkdownFiles();
         const { fromTime, toTime } = item.getTimeRange();
- 
         let notes = allNotes.reduce<NoteAttributes[]>((acc, note) => {
             let createdTime = moment(note.stat.ctime);
             let modifiedTime = moment(note.stat.mtime);
@@ -161,8 +160,10 @@ export class TimeIndex implements ITimeIndex {
 
 
     getHeatForDate(date: string | moment.Moment): number {
+        if(!getChronologySettings().computeHeat) return 0;
         const mom = moment(date);
 
+
         const items = this.getNotesForCalendarItem(new CalendarItem(mom));
 
         // this formula is logaritmic
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 3225b50..e848748 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ interface ChronologyPluginSettings {
     firstDayOfWeek: number;
     creationDateAttribute?: string;
     modifiedDateAttribute?: string;
+    computeHeat?: boolean;
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: ChronologyPluginSettings = {
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: ChronologyPluginSettings = {
     groupItemsInSameSlot: false,
     firstDayOfWeek: -1, // locale default
     creationDateAttribute: "",
-    modifiedDateAttribute: ""
+    modifiedDateAttribute: "",
+    computeHeat: true
 }
 
 let expSettings: ChronologyPluginSettings;