diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1fd9d2e..a271023 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,91 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 version = 3
 
+[[package]]
+name = "colored"
+version = "2.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cbf2150cce219b664a8a70df7a1f933836724b503f8a413af9365b4dcc4d90b8"
+dependencies = [
+ "lazy_static",
+ "windows-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "lazy_static"
+version = "1.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e2abad23fbc42b3700f2f279844dc832adb2b2eb069b2df918f455c4e18cc646"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "thp"
 version = "0.0.9"
+dependencies = [
+ "colored",
+]
+
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+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "677d2418bec65e3338edb076e806bc1ec15693c5d0104683f2efe857f61056a9"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets",
+]
+
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+name = "windows-targets"
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+checksum = "9a2fa6e2155d7247be68c096456083145c183cbbbc2764150dda45a87197940c"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc",
+ "windows_i686_gnu",
+ "windows_i686_msvc",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc",
+]
+
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+checksum = "2b38e32f0abccf9987a4e3079dfb67dcd799fb61361e53e2882c3cbaf0d905d8"
+
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+checksum = "dc35310971f3b2dbbf3f0690a219f40e2d9afcf64f9ab7cc1be722937c26b4bc"
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+[[package]]
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+
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+
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+checksum = "0b7b52767868a23d5bab768e390dc5f5c55825b6d30b86c844ff2dc7414044cc"
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2afff01..7a7ae36 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+colored = "2.1.0"
diff --git a/src/cli/help.rs b/src/cli/help.rs
index 9668e99..f393cf4 100644
--- a/src/cli/help.rs
+++ b/src/cli/help.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 use crate::cli::HELP_TEXT;
 
-
 pub fn help_command(options: &Vec<String>) {
     println!("{}", HELP_TEXT);
 }
-
diff --git a/src/cli/mod.rs b/src/cli/mod.rs
index ae1f884..87f3355 100644
--- a/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -3,25 +3,27 @@ mod types;
 
 use types::{Command, CommandType};
 
+use colored::*;
+
 pub const HELP_TEXT: &str = r#"
 Usage: `thp [command] [options]`
 
 Commands
 
-  c _file_	Compiles `file` in-place
-  f _file_	Formats `file`
-  r			Starts the REPL
+  c _file_  Compiles `file` in-place
+  f _file_  Formats `file`
+  r         Starts the REPL
 
-  init		Initializes a new project in the current directory
-  build		Builds the project
-  fmt		Formats all files in the project
-  watch, w	Starts compilation of the project in watch mode
+  init      Initializes a new project in the current directory
+  build     Builds the project
+  fmt       Formats all files in the project
+  watch, w  Starts compilation of the project in watch mode
 
-  help, h	Print this message & exit
+  help, h   Print this message & exit
 
 General options
 
-    -h, --help	Print command-specific usage
+  -h, --help    Print command-specific usage
 "#;
 
 fn get_copyright() -> String {
@@ -34,9 +36,9 @@ pub fn run_cli() {
         Ok(c) => c,
         Err(reason) => {
             println!("{}", HELP_TEXT);
-            println!("Error: {}", reason);
+            println!("{}: {}", "error".red(), reason);
             return;
-        },
+        }
     };
 
     command.run();
@@ -58,10 +60,7 @@ fn parse_args() -> Result<Command, String> {
         if arg.starts_with('-') {
             options.push(arg);
         } else {
-            return Err(format!(
-                "Unexpected command `{}` after the options",
-                arg
-            ));
+            return Err(format!("Unexpected command `{}` after the options", arg));
         }
     }
 
@@ -75,12 +74,10 @@ fn parse_args() -> Result<Command, String> {
             "fmt" => CommandType::Fmt,
             "watch" | "w" => CommandType::Watch,
             "help" | "h" => CommandType::Help,
-            _ => return Err(format!("Unknown command: {}", command)),
+            _ => return Err(format!("Unknown command `{}`", command)),
         },
         None => CommandType::None,
     };
 
     Ok(Command { command, options })
 }
-
-
diff --git a/src/cli/types.rs b/src/cli/types.rs
index 3d358d6..2dacdde 100644
--- a/src/cli/types.rs
+++ b/src/cli/types.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ pub enum CommandType {
     None,
 }
 
-
 impl Command {
     pub fn run(&self) {
         println!("Running command! {:?}", self);