diff --git a/TODOS.md b/TODOS.md
index 009b1d5..21bbe96 100644
--- a/TODOS.md
+++ b/TODOS.md
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 
 12. Rewrite `write_command_help` to use text/tables
 
-13. Add color flag and support non colored output.
+13. Instead of using a writer to strip colors, just don't print the colors.
 
 14. Add a text filter to the multi_select.
 
-15. init -h doesn't show --force flag.
+15. init -h doesn't show --force flag. Separate into multiple structs: Global_FLags, and Init_Flags?
 
 ## Double-check AI output
 
diff --git a/cli.odin b/cli.odin
index 85ee1ef..a201df3 100644
--- a/cli.odin
+++ b/cli.odin
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Flags :: struct {
 	help:        bool `args:"short=h"`,
 	config_file: string `args:"name=config-file,short=c"`,
 	output:      Output_Format `args:"short=o"`,
+	color:       Color_Mode,
 	force:       bool `args:"short=f"`,
 }
 
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@ Output_Format :: enum {
 	JSON,
 }
 
+Color_Mode :: enum {
+	Auto,
+	Always,
+	Never,
+}
+
 CommandInfo :: struct {
 	name:    string,
 	usage:   string,
@@ -95,6 +102,13 @@ parse_args :: proc(args: []string, out: io.Stream, err: io.Stream) -> (cmd: Comm
 		cmd.flags.output = terminal.is_terminal(os.stdout) ? .Table : .JSON
 	}
 
+	if cmd.flags.color == .Auto {
+		cmd.flags.color = terminal.is_terminal(os.stdout) ? .Always : .Never
+	}
+	if cmd.flags.color == .Never {
+		cmd.out = make_ansi_strip_writer(cmd.out)
+	}
+
 	if cmd.flags.config_file == "" {
 		// FIXME: Handle err
 		// TODO: Is this right?
@@ -279,6 +293,11 @@ at before, restore your backup with:
 		COLOR_FLAGS + "-o, --output" + ANSI_RESET + " 'table'|'json'",
 		`the format of output data. (default 'table')`,
 	)
+	table.row(
+		&tbl,
+		COLOR_FLAGS + "--color" + ANSI_RESET + " 'auto'|'always'|'never'",
+		`Whether or not to colorize output. (default 'auto')`,
+	)
 	write_borderless_table(w, &tbl)
 
 	fmt.wprintf(
diff --git a/colors.odin b/colors.odin
index f9ba9db..214a6bc 100644
--- a/colors.odin
+++ b/colors.odin
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
+import "core:io"
 import "core:terminal/ansi"
 
 COLOR_HEADINGS ::
@@ -15,3 +16,71 @@ COLOR_TABLE_HEADING :: ansi.CSI + ansi.FG_BRIGHT_GREEN + ansi.SGR
 
 ANSI_RESET :: ansi.CSI + ansi.RESET + ansi.SGR
 
+ANSI_Strip_State :: enum { Normal, GotESC, InCSI }
+
+ANSI_Strip_Data :: struct {
+	inner: io.Writer,
+	state: ANSI_Strip_State,
+}
+
+ansi_strip_proc :: proc(
+	stream_data: rawptr,
+	mode:        io.Stream_Mode,
+	p:           []byte,
+	offset:      i64,
+	whence:      io.Seek_From,
+) -> (n: i64, err: io.Error) {
+	data := cast(^ANSI_Strip_Data) stream_data
+
+	#partial switch mode {
+	case .Write:
+		start := 0
+		for i in 0..<len(p) {
+			b := p[i]
+
+			switch data.state {
+			case .Normal:
+				if b == 0x1b {
+					if i > start {
+						io.write(data.inner, p[start:i])
+					}
+					data.state = .GotESC
+				}
+
+			case .GotESC:
+				if b == '[' {
+					data.state = .InCSI
+				} else {
+					start = i
+					data.state = .Normal
+				}
+
+			case .InCSI:
+				if b >= 0x40 && b <= 0x7E {
+					start = i + 1
+					data.state = .Normal
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if data.state == .Normal && len(p) > start {
+			io.write(data.inner, p[start:])
+		}
+
+		n = i64(len(p))
+		return
+
+	case .Flush:
+		return 0, io.flush(data.inner)
+	case .Close:
+		return 0, io.close(data.inner)
+	case:
+		return data.inner.procedure(data.inner.data, mode, p, offset, whence)
+	}
+}
+
+make_ansi_strip_writer :: proc(inner: io.Writer) -> io.Writer {
+	data := new(ANSI_Strip_Data, context.temp_allocator)
+	data.inner = inner
+	return io.Writer{procedure = ansi_strip_proc, data = rawptr(data)}
+}