diff --git a/pkg/commands/commands.go b/internal/commands/commands.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/commands/commands.go
rename to internal/commands/commands.go
diff --git a/pkg/commands/init.go b/internal/commands/init.go
similarity index 61%
rename from pkg/commands/init.go
rename to internal/commands/init.go
index 302c1a4..7e007ca 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/init.go
+++ b/internal/commands/init.go
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path"
 
-	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/pkg/utility"
-	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/internal/utility"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
@@ -19,10 +18,10 @@ func initialize(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error creating ppm.json config-file: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println(color.GreenString("new ppm.json config-file generated"))
+	utility.ColorPrintln("{GRN}new ppm.json config-file generated")
 
 	if ok, _ := utility.DoesPathExist(path.Join(paths.Root, ".git")); ok {
-		fmt.Println(color.YellowString("when using ppm it is recommended to add the addons directory to your .gitignore file"))
+		utility.ColorPrintln("{YLW}when using ppm it is recommended to add the addons direcotry to your .gitignore file")
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/commands/install.go b/internal/commands/install.go
similarity index 67%
rename from pkg/commands/install.go
rename to internal/commands/install.go
index b3cdbf3..13bb7b5 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/install.go
+++ b/internal/commands/install.go
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/pkg/fetch"
-	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/pkg/utility"
-	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/internal/fetch"
+	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/internal/utility"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
@@ -43,29 +40,29 @@ func installAllDependencies(config *utility.PpmConfig, paths utility.Paths) erro
 
 func installDependency(config *utility.PpmConfig, paths utility.Paths, dependency utility.Dependency, isSubDependency bool) error {
 	if !isSubDependency {
-		fmt.Printf("\rinstalling %s\n", color.YellowString(utility.GetPluginIdentifier(dependency.Identifier)))
+		utility.ColorPrintln("\rinstalling {YLW}%s", dependency.Identifier)
 	} else {
-		fmt.Printf("\t -> installing %s\n", color.YellowString(utility.GetPluginIdentifier(dependency.Identifier)))
+		utility.ColorPrintln("\t -> installing {YLW}%s", dependency.Identifier)
 	}
 	loadAnim := utility.StartLoading()
 
 	err := fetch.InstallDependency(dependency, paths)
 	loadAnim.Stop()
 
-	switch err.(type) {
+	switch err := err.(type) {
 	case nil:
 		break
 	case *fetch.InvalidVersionError:
 		dependency.Version = nil
-		versionError(dependency.Identifier, err.(*fetch.InvalidVersionError).Version)
+		versionError(dependency.Identifier, err.Version)
 	case *fetch.CloneError:
-		gitErr := err.(*fetch.CloneError).GitError
+		gitErr := err.GitError
 		if gitErr == git.ErrRepositoryAlreadyExists {
 			alreadyInstalled(dependency.Identifier)
 			return nil
 		} else {
 			installError(dependency.Identifier)
-			return err.(*fetch.CloneError).GitError
+			return err.GitError
 		}
 	default:
 		return err
@@ -103,13 +100,13 @@ func installDependency(config *utility.PpmConfig, paths utility.Paths, dependenc
 }
 
 func alreadyInstalled(dependency string) {
-	fmt.Println(color.GreenString("\rthe plugin"), color.YellowString(dependency), color.GreenString("is already installed"))
+	utility.ColorPrintln("\r{GRN}the plugin {YLW}%s {GRN}is already installed", dependency)
 }
 
 func installError(dependency string) {
-	fmt.Printf(color.RedString("\rsome issues occured while trying to install %s, %s"), color.YellowString(dependency), color.RedString("are you sure you spelled it right?\n"))
+	utility.ColorPrintln("\r{RED}some issues occured while trying to install {YLW}%s {RED}are you sure you spelled it right?", dependency)
 }
 
 func versionError(dependency string, version string) {
-	fmt.Printf(color.RedString("\rthe version \"%s\" %s %s %s"), color.YellowString(version), color.RedString("for the dependency"), color.YellowString(dependency), color.RedString("was not found. The default version was installed\n"))
+	utility.ColorPrintln("\r{RED}the version {YLW}%s {RED} for the dependency {YLW}%s {RED}was not found. The default version was installed", version, dependency)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/commands/reinstall.go b/internal/commands/reinstall.go
similarity index 87%
rename from pkg/commands/reinstall.go
rename to internal/commands/reinstall.go
index 2e91860..c583913 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/reinstall.go
+++ b/internal/commands/reinstall.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
-	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/pkg/utility"
+	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/internal/utility"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/commands/show.go b/internal/commands/show.go
similarity index 81%
rename from pkg/commands/show.go
rename to internal/commands/show.go
index 73bfb99..6ac66dc 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/show.go
+++ b/internal/commands/show.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
-	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/pkg/utility"
+	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/internal/utility"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/commands/tidy.go b/internal/commands/tidy.go
similarity index 95%
rename from pkg/commands/tidy.go
rename to internal/commands/tidy.go
index 6e98914..e8bf41c 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/tidy.go
+++ b/internal/commands/tidy.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/pkg/utility"
+	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/internal/utility"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/commands/uninstall.go b/internal/commands/uninstall.go
similarity index 76%
rename from pkg/commands/uninstall.go
rename to internal/commands/uninstall.go
index f746166..9dde7c9 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/uninstall.go
+++ b/internal/commands/uninstall.go
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 
-	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/pkg/utility"
-	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/internal/utility"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
@@ -27,9 +25,9 @@ func uninstall(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		if config.HasDependency(dep) && !config.HasSubDependency(dep) {
 			uninstallDependency(&config, paths, dep, false)
 		} else if config.HasSubDependency(dep) {
-			fmt.Println(color.RedString("the plugin"), color.YellowString(dep.Identifier), color.RedString("is a sub dependency and can only be uninstalled by uninstalling its parent"))
+			utility.ColorPrintln("{RED}the plugin {YLW}%s {RED}is a sub-dependency and can only be uninstalled by uninstalling its parent", dep.Identifier)
 		} else {
-			fmt.Println(color.RedString("the plugin"), color.YellowString(dep.Identifier), color.RedString("is not installed"))
+			utility.ColorPrintln("{RED}the plugin %s is not installed", dep.Identifier)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -54,9 +52,9 @@ func uninstallAllDependencies(config *utility.PpmConfig, paths utility.Paths, ha
 
 func uninstallDependency(config *utility.PpmConfig, paths utility.Paths, dependency utility.Dependency, isSubDependency bool) error {
 	if !isSubDependency {
-		fmt.Println("\runinstalling", color.YellowString(dependency.Identifier))
+		utility.ColorPrintln("\runinstalling {YLW}%s", dependency.Identifier)
 	} else {
-		fmt.Println("\t -> uninstalling", color.YellowString(dependency.Identifier))
+		utility.ColorPrintln("\t -> uninstalling {YLW}%s", dependency.Identifier)
 	}
 	loadAnim := utility.StartLoading()
 
diff --git a/pkg/commands/update.go b/internal/commands/update.go
similarity index 94%
rename from pkg/commands/update.go
rename to internal/commands/update.go
index f8cba96..057ee2a 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/update.go
+++ b/internal/commands/update.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package commands
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/pkg/utility"
+	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/internal/utility"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/fetch/errors.go b/internal/fetch/errors.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/fetch/errors.go
rename to internal/fetch/errors.go
diff --git a/pkg/fetch/fetch.go b/internal/fetch/fetch.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/fetch/fetch.go
rename to internal/fetch/fetch.go
index 7fe396f..3556807 100644
--- a/pkg/fetch/fetch.go
+++ b/internal/fetch/fetch.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/pkg/utility"
+	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/internal/utility"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/fetch/fetch_test.go b/internal/fetch/fetch_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/fetch/fetch_test.go
rename to internal/fetch/fetch_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/fetch/requester.go b/internal/fetch/requester.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/fetch/requester.go
rename to internal/fetch/requester.go
diff --git a/pkg/utility/dependency.go b/internal/utility/dependency.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/utility/dependency.go
rename to internal/utility/dependency.go
diff --git a/pkg/utility/dependency_test.go b/internal/utility/dependency_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/utility/dependency_test.go
rename to internal/utility/dependency_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/utility/generics.go b/internal/utility/generics.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/utility/generics.go
rename to internal/utility/generics.go
diff --git a/pkg/utility/git.go b/internal/utility/git.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/utility/git.go
rename to internal/utility/git.go
diff --git a/pkg/utility/loading.go b/internal/utility/loading.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/utility/loading.go
rename to internal/utility/loading.go
diff --git a/internal/utility/output.go b/internal/utility/output.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdc7ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/utility/output.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package utility
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var UseColor = true
+
+func ColorPrint(str string, args ...any) {
+	fmt.Printf(colorFmt(str), args...)
+}
+
+func ColorPrintln(str string, args ...any) {
+	fmt.Printf(colorFmt(str)+"\n", args...)
+}
+
+func colorFmt(str string) string {
+	colors := map[string]string{
+		"{RED}": "\033[31m",
+		"{YLW}": "\033[33m",
+		"{BLU}": "\033[34m",
+		"{PUR}": "\033[35m",
+		"{GRN}": "\033[32m",
+		"{RES}": "\033[0m",
+	}
+
+	if !UseColor {
+		for k := range colors {
+			colors[k] = ""
+		}
+	}
+
+	return replaceAll(str+"{RES}", colors)
+}
+
+func replaceAll(str string, substrings map[string]string) string {
+	for k, v := range substrings {
+		str = strings.ReplaceAll(str, k, v)
+	}
+
+	return str
+}
diff --git a/pkg/utility/paths.go b/internal/utility/paths.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/utility/paths.go
rename to internal/utility/paths.go
diff --git a/pkg/utility/paths_test.go b/internal/utility/paths_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/utility/paths_test.go
rename to internal/utility/paths_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/utility/ppmconfig.go b/internal/utility/ppmconfig.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/utility/ppmconfig.go
rename to internal/utility/ppmconfig.go
diff --git a/pkg/utility/regex.go b/internal/utility/regex.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/utility/regex.go
rename to internal/utility/regex.go
diff --git a/pkg/utility/utility.go b/internal/utility/utility.go
similarity index 95%
rename from pkg/utility/utility.go
rename to internal/utility/utility.go
index 46d3159..28f4673 100644
--- a/pkg/utility/utility.go
+++ b/internal/utility/utility.go
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@ package utility
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/fatih/color"
 )
 
 // check wether an absolute path exists
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ func GetVersionOrNot(dependency string) (string, string) {
 }
 
 func PrintDone() {
-	fmt.Print(color.GreenString("\rdone\n"))
+	ColorPrintln("{GRN}done")
 }
 
 func GetPluginIdentifier(name string) string {
diff --git a/pkg/utility/utility_test.go b/internal/utility/utility_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/utility/utility_test.go
rename to internal/utility/utility_test.go
diff --git a/ppm.go b/ppm.go
index f6d68e6..347f0c1 100644
--- a/ppm.go
+++ b/ppm.go
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/pkg/commands"
+	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/internal/commands"
+	"github.com/Glow-Project/ppm/internal/utility"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
@@ -18,6 +19,19 @@ func main() {
 		EnableBashCompletion: true,
 		Commands:             commands.Commands(),
 		HideVersion:          false,
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:     "no-color",
+				Required: false,
+				Action: func(ctx *cli.Context, b bool) error {
+					if b {
+						utility.UseColor = false
+					}
+
+					return nil
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)