diff --git a/alda-player.exe b/alda-player.exe
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78c2f7f2
Binary files /dev/null and b/alda-player.exe differ
diff --git a/client/client.exe b/client/client.exe
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddbdae5d
Binary files /dev/null and b/client/client.exe differ
diff --git a/client/cmd/doctor.go b/client/cmd/doctor.go
index 2e72dc03..72ae0baa 100644
--- a/client/cmd/doctor.go
+++ b/client/cmd/doctor.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	"alda.io/client/color"
 	"alda.io/client/help"
 	log "alda.io/client/logging"
 	"alda.io/client/model"
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"alda.io/client/transmitter"
 	"alda.io/client/util"
 	"github.com/daveyarwood/go-osc/osc"
+	GookitColor "github.com/gookit/color"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"gitlab.com/gomidi/midi/midimessage/channel"
 	"gitlab.com/gomidi/midi/midireader"
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ const reasonableTimeout = 20 * time.Second
 
 func step(action string, test func() error) error {
 	if err := test(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n\n---\n\n", color.Aurora.Red("ERR"), action)
+		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n\n---\n\n", GookitColor.Red.Render("ERR"), action)
 		return err
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", color.Aurora.Green("OK "), action)
+	fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", GookitColor.Green.Render("OK "), action)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ var doctorCmd = &cobra.Command{
 					if !text.PromptForConfirmation(
 						fmt.Sprintf(
 							"\n%s does not appear to be installed.\nInstall %s now?",
-							color.Aurora.Bold("alda-player"),
-							color.Aurora.Bold("alda-player"),
+							GookitColor.Bold.Render("alda-player"),
+							GookitColor.Bold.Render("alda-player"),
 						),
 						true,
 					) {
@@ -273,9 +273,9 @@ var doctorCmd = &cobra.Command{
 					fmt.Sprintf(
 						"\nThe versions of %s and %s that you have installed are "+
 							"different.\nInstall the correct version of %s?",
-						color.Aurora.Bold("alda"),
-						color.Aurora.Bold("alda-player"),
-						color.Aurora.Bold("alda-player"),
+						GookitColor.Bold.Render("alda"),
+						GookitColor.Bold.Render("alda-player"),
+						GookitColor.Bold.Render("alda-player"),
 					),
 					true,
 				) {
@@ -285,10 +285,10 @@ This might cause unexpected problems.
 
 For best results, run %s and follow the prompt to install the correct
 version of %s.`,
-						color.Aurora.Bold("alda"),
-						color.Aurora.Bold("alda-player"),
-						color.Aurora.BrightYellow("alda doctor"),
-						color.Aurora.Bold("alda-player"),
+						GookitColor.Bold.Render("alda"),
+						GookitColor.Bold.Render("alda-player"),
+						GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("alda doctor"),
+						GookitColor.Bold.Render("alda-player"),
 					)
 				}
 
diff --git a/client/cmd/export.go b/client/cmd/export.go
index cb9842cf..735f32e8 100644
--- a/client/cmd/export.go
+++ b/client/cmd/export.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
-	"alda.io/client/color"
 	"alda.io/client/help"
 	log "alda.io/client/logging"
 	"alda.io/client/model"
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"alda.io/client/system"
 	"alda.io/client/transmitter"
 	"alda.io/client/util"
+	GookitColor "github.com/gookit/color"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ output formats like MusicXML.
 				`%s is not a supported output format.
 
 Currently, the only supported output format is %s.`,
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow(outputFormat),
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow("midi"),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render(outputFormat),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("midi"),
 			)
 		}
 
diff --git a/client/cmd/import.go b/client/cmd/import.go
index 46c06b9e..37cada86 100644
--- a/client/cmd/import.go
+++ b/client/cmd/import.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	code_generator "alda.io/client/code-generator"
-	"alda.io/client/color"
 	"alda.io/client/help"
 	"alda.io/client/interop/musicxml/importer"
 	log "alda.io/client/logging"
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"alda.io/client/system"
 	"alda.io/client/transmitter"
 	"alda.io/client/util"
+	GookitColor "github.com/gookit/color"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -80,15 +80,15 @@ Currently, the only import format is MusicXML.
 				`%s is not a supported input format.
 
 Currently, the only supported output format is %s.`,
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow(importFormat),
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow("musicxml"),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render(importFormat),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("musicxml"),
 			)
 		}
 
 		// TODO (experimental): remove warning log
 		log.Warn().Msg(fmt.Sprintf(
 			`The %s command is currently experimental. Imported scores may be incorrect and lack information.`,
-			color.Aurora.BrightYellow("import"),
+			GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("import"),
 		))
 
 		var scoreUpdates []model.ScoreUpdate
diff --git a/client/cmd/parse.go b/client/cmd/parse.go
index bdbdcb26..10913a18 100644
--- a/client/cmd/parse.go
+++ b/client/cmd/parse.go
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"alda.io/client/color"
 	"alda.io/client/help"
 	"alda.io/client/json"
 	log "alda.io/client/logging"
 	"alda.io/client/model"
 	"alda.io/client/parser"
 	"alda.io/client/system"
+	GookitColor "github.com/gookit/color"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ Please choose one of:
   A JSON object representing the score that is constructed after parsing the
   source code into events and evaluating them in order within the context of a
   new score.`,
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow(outputType),
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow("ast"),
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow("ast-human"),
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow("events"),
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow("data"),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render(outputType),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("ast"),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("ast-human"),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("events"),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("data"),
 			)
 		}
 
diff --git a/client/cmd/play.go b/client/cmd/play.go
index c196ba5a..f3c9f614 100644
--- a/client/cmd/play.go
+++ b/client/cmd/play.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
-	"alda.io/client/color"
 	"alda.io/client/help"
 	log "alda.io/client/logging"
 	"alda.io/client/model"
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"alda.io/client/system"
 	"alda.io/client/transmitter"
 	"alda.io/client/util"
+	GookitColor "github.com/gookit/color"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func parseStdin() (parser.ASTNode, error) {
 func sourceCodeInputOptions(command string, useColor bool) string {
 	maybeColor := func(s string) string {
 		if useColor {
-			return fmt.Sprintf("%s", color.Aurora.BrightYellow(s))
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%s", GookitColor.HiYellow.Render(s))
 		}
 
 		return s
diff --git a/client/cmd/repl.go b/client/cmd/repl.go
index 76c406fb..a6f533fd 100644
--- a/client/cmd/repl.go
+++ b/client/cmd/repl.go
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
 
-	"alda.io/client/color"
 	"alda.io/client/help"
 	"alda.io/client/json"
 	"alda.io/client/repl"
 	"alda.io/client/system"
+	GookitColor "github.com/gookit/color"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ func errInvalidNREPLMessage(message string) error {
 Here is an example of a valid nREPL message:
 
   %s`,
-		color.Aurora.BgRed(message),
-		color.Aurora.Bold(`{"op": "eval-and-play", "code": "banjo: c"}`),
+		GookitColor.BgRed.Render(message),
+		GookitColor.Bold.Render(`{"op": "eval-and-play", "code": "banjo: c"}`),
 	)
 }
 
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ connect to it by running:
 
 See %s for more information about starting Alda REPL servers and
 clients.`,
-	color.Aurora.BrightYellow("alda repl --client --port 12345"),
-	color.Aurora.BrightYellow("alda repl --help"),
+	GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("alda repl --client --port 12345"),
+	GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("alda repl --help"),
 )
 
 var replCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/client/cmd/telemetry.go b/client/cmd/telemetry.go
index 6dff0149..fc9353dd 100644
--- a/client/cmd/telemetry.go
+++ b/client/cmd/telemetry.go
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"time"
 
-	"alda.io/client/color"
 	"alda.io/client/generated"
 	"alda.io/client/help"
 	log "alda.io/client/logging"
 	"alda.io/client/system"
 	"alda.io/client/text"
+	GookitColor "github.com/gookit/color"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ If you wish to disable anonymous usage reporting, you can run:
 
   %s`,
 				telemetryExplanation,
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow("alda telemetry --disable"),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("alda telemetry --disable"),
 			),
 		)+"\n\n",
 	)
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func informUserOfTelemetryIfNeeded() {
 }
 
 func reportTelemetryStatus(status string) {
-	fmt.Printf("Telemetry is %s.\n", color.Aurora.Bold(status))
+	fmt.Printf("Telemetry is %s.\n", GookitColor.Bold.Render(status))
 }
 
 func enableTelemetry() error {
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ var telemetryCmd = &cobra.Command{
 				`%s and %s cannot be used together.
 
 See %s for more information.`,
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow("--enable"),
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow("--disable"),
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow("alda telemetry --help"),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("--enable"),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("--disable"),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("alda telemetry --help"),
 			)
 		}
 
diff --git a/client/cmd/update.go b/client/cmd/update.go
index c52d4a86..95c9d51f 100644
--- a/client/cmd/update.go
+++ b/client/cmd/update.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"alda.io/client/color"
 	"alda.io/client/generated"
 	"alda.io/client/help"
 	"alda.io/client/json"
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"alda.io/client/system"
 	"alda.io/client/text"
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
+	GookitColor "github.com/gookit/color"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v6"
 	"github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v6/decor"
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ func displayVersionInfo(json *json.Container) {
 
 %s
 %s`,
-				color.Aurora.Bold("Alda "+version),
+				GookitColor.Bold.Render("Alda "+version),
 				date,
-				color.Aurora.Bold("Changelog:"),
+				GookitColor.Bold.Render("Changelog:"),
 				text.Indent(1, changelog),
 			),
 		),
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func installAsset(indir string, asset releaseAsset) error {
 
 	fmt.Printf(
 		"%s\n",
-		color.Aurora.Bold(fmt.Sprintf("Installing %s...", asset.assetName)),
+		GookitColor.Bold.Render(fmt.Sprintf("Installing %s...", asset.assetName)),
 	)
 
 	// Naïvely, you would think we could simply replace `alda` with the new
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func installVersion(json *json.Container) error {
 
 	fmt.Printf(
 		"%s",
-		color.Aurora.Bold(fmt.Sprintf("Downloading Alda %s...\n", versionString(json))),
+		GookitColor.Bold.Render(fmt.Sprintf("Downloading Alda %s...\n", versionString(json))),
 	)
 
 	return downloadAndInstallAssets(assets)
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ func fetchReleaseInfo(version string) (*json.Container, error) {
 	case 404:
 		return nil, help.UserFacingErrorf(
 			`The requested Alda version, %s, was not found.`,
-			color.Aurora.Bold(version),
+			GookitColor.Bold.Render(version),
 		)
 	default:
 		return nil, errUnexpectedAldaApiResponse(response)
@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ func promptAndInstallVersion(json *json.Container) error {
 	if !assumeYes && !text.PromptForConfirmation(
 		fmt.Sprintf(
 			"Alda %s is currently installed. Install version %s?",
-			color.Aurora.Bold(generated.ClientVersion),
-			color.Aurora.Bold(versionString(json)),
+			GookitColor.Bold.Render(generated.ClientVersion),
+			GookitColor.Bold.Render(versionString(json)),
 		),
 		true, // default to "yes"
 	) {
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ func installCorrectAldaPlayerVersion() error {
 
 	fmt.Printf(
 		"%s",
-		color.Aurora.Bold(fmt.Sprintf("Downloading alda-player %s...\n", version)),
+		GookitColor.Bold.Render(fmt.Sprintf("Downloading alda-player %s...\n", version)),
 	)
 
 	var aldaPlayerAsset releaseAsset
diff --git a/client/go.mod b/client/go.mod
index 5cb52245..000200d6 100644
--- a/client/go.mod
+++ b/client/go.mod
@@ -8,17 +8,18 @@ require (
 	github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/xdg v0.2.0
 	github.com/acarl005/stripansi v0.0.0-20180116102854-5a71ef0e047d
 	github.com/beevik/etree v1.1.0
-	github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
 	github.com/daveyarwood/go-osc v0.0.0-20200229013406-0675d0af5e0b
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.0
 	github.com/go-test/deep v1.0.1
 	github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1
+	github.com/gookit/color v1.5.0
 	github.com/jackpal/bencode-go v1.0.0
 	github.com/logrusorgru/aurora v0.0.0-20200102142835-e9ef32dff381
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.8
 	github.com/mohae/deepcopy v0.0.0-20170929034955-c48cc78d4826
+	github.com/peterh/liner v1.2.2
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.21.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.5
 	github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v6 v6.0.2
@@ -27,8 +28,6 @@ require (
 
 require (
 	github.com/VividCortex/ewma v1.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/chzyer/logex v1.1.10 // indirect
-	github.com/chzyer/test v0.0.0-20180213035817-a1ea475d72b1 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.2 // indirect
@@ -36,7 +35,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20170206155736-9520e82c474b // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3 // indirect
+	github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20210125001918-ca9a967f8778 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211117180635-dee7805ff2e1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.3 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/client/go.sum b/client/go.sum
index e95a6b03..62ef81a9 100644
--- a/client/go.sum
+++ b/client/go.sum
@@ -14,17 +14,12 @@ github.com/acarl005/stripansi v0.0.0-20180116102854-5a71ef0e047d/go.mod h1:asat6
 github.com/armon/consul-api v0.0.0-20180202201655-eb2c6b5be1b6/go.mod h1:grANhF5doyWs3UAsr3K4I6qtAmlQcZDesFNEHPZAzj8=
 github.com/beevik/etree v1.1.0 h1:T0xke/WvNtMoCqgzPhkX2r4rjY3GDZFi+FjpRZY2Jbs=
 github.com/beevik/etree v1.1.0/go.mod h1:r8Aw8JqVegEf0w2fDnATrX9VpkMcyFeM0FhwO62wh+A=
-github.com/chzyer/logex v1.1.10 h1:Swpa1K6QvQznwJRcfTfQJmTE72DqScAa40E+fbHEXEE=
-github.com/chzyer/logex v1.1.10/go.mod h1:+Ywpsq7O8HXn0nuIou7OrIPyXbp3wmkHB+jjWRnGsAI=
-github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e h1:fY5BOSpyZCqRo5OhCuC+XN+r/bBCmeuuJtjz+bCNIf8=
-github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e/go.mod h1:nSuG5e5PlCu98SY8svDHJxuZscDgtXS6KTTbou5AhLI=
-github.com/chzyer/test v0.0.0-20180213035817-a1ea475d72b1 h1:q763qf9huN11kDQavWsoZXJNW3xEE4JJyHa5Q25/sd8=
-github.com/chzyer/test v0.0.0-20180213035817-a1ea475d72b1/go.mod h1:Q3SI9o4m/ZMnBNeIyt5eFwwo7qiLfzFZmjNmxjkiQlU=
 github.com/coreos/etcd v3.3.10+incompatible/go.mod h1:uF7uidLiAD3TWHmW31ZFd/JWoc32PjwdhPthX9715RE=
 github.com/coreos/go-etcd v2.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:Jez6KQU2B/sWsbdaef3ED8NzMklzPG4d5KIOhIy30Tk=
 github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.2.0/go.mod h1:nnelYz7RCh+5ahJtPPxZlU+153eP4D4r3EedlOD2RNk=
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd v0.0.0-20190321100706-95778dfbb74e/go.mod h1:F5haX7vjVVG0kc13fIWeqUViNPyEJxv/OmvnBo0Yme4=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man v1.0.10/go.mod h1:SmD6nW6nTyfqj6ABTjUi3V3JVMnlJmwcJI5acqYI6dE=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/daveyarwood/go-osc v0.0.0-20200229013406-0675d0af5e0b h1:7Fw67Bi/cmrgvVt/ZAoVy6Lhmt3AeDutl/ksbil/gkY=
@@ -38,6 +33,8 @@ github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510 h1:El6M4kTTCOh6aBiKaU
 github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510/go.mod h1:pupxD2MaaD3pAXIBCelhxNneeOaAeabZDe5s4K6zSpQ=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1 h1:Gkbcsh/GbpXz7lPftLA3P6TYMwjCLYm83jiFQZF/3gY=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/gookit/color v1.5.0 h1:1Opow3+BWDwqor78DcJkJCIwnkviFi+rrOANki9BUFw=
+github.com/gookit/color v1.5.0/go.mod h1:43aQb+Zerm/BWh2GnrgOQm7ffz7tvQXEKV6BFMl7wAo=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0/go.mod h1:E5yfLk+7swimpb2L/Alb/PJmXilQ/rhwaUYs4T20WEQ=
 github.com/hinshun/vt10x v0.0.0-20180616224451-1954e6464174 h1:WlZsjVhE8Af9IcZDGgJGQpNflI3+MJSBhsgT5PCtzBQ=
 github.com/hinshun/vt10x v0.0.0-20180616224451-1954e6464174/go.mod h1:DqJ97dSdRW1W22yXSB90986pcOyQ7r45iio1KN2ez1A=
@@ -56,6 +53,7 @@ github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.2 h1:/bC9yWikZXAL9uJdulbSfyVNIR3n3trXl+v8+1sx
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.2/go.mod h1:U0ppj6V5qS13XJ6of8GYAs25YV2eR4EVcfRqFIhoBtE=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.8 h1:HLtExJ+uU2HOZ+wI0Tt5DtUDrx8yhUqDcp7fYERX4CE=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.8/go.mod h1:Iq45c/XA43vh69/j3iqttzPXn0bhXyGjM0Hdxcsrc5s=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.3/go.mod h1:LwmH8dsx7+W8Uxz3IHJYH5QSwggIsqBzpuz5H//U1FU=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.10 h1:CoZ3S2P7pvtP45xOtBw+/mDL2z0RKI576gSkzRRpdGg=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.10/go.mod h1:RAqKPSqVFrSLVXbA8x7dzmKdmGzieGRCM46jaSJTDAk=
 github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20170206155736-9520e82c474b h1:j7+1HpAFS1zy5+Q4qx1fWh90gTKwiN4QCGoY9TWyyO4=
@@ -65,6 +63,8 @@ github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2/go.mod h1:FVVH3fgwuzCH5S8UJGiWEs2h04kUh
 github.com/mohae/deepcopy v0.0.0-20170929034955-c48cc78d4826 h1:RWengNIwukTxcDr9M+97sNutRR1RKhG96O6jWumTTnw=
 github.com/mohae/deepcopy v0.0.0-20170929034955-c48cc78d4826/go.mod h1:TaXosZuwdSHYgviHp1DAtfrULt5eUgsSMsZf+YrPgl8=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0/go.mod h1:5z9KED0ma1S8pY6P1sdut58dfprrGBbd/94hg7ilaic=
+github.com/peterh/liner v1.2.2 h1:aJ4AOodmL+JxOZZEL2u9iJf8omNRpqHc/EbrK+3mAXw=
+github.com/peterh/liner v1.2.2/go.mod h1:xFwJyiKIXJZUKItq5dGHZSTBRAuG/CpeNpWLyiNRNwI=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
@@ -83,14 +83,18 @@ github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.0.0/go.mod h1:cQK4TGJAtQXfYWX+Ddv3mKDzgVb6
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3 h1:zPAT6CGy6wXeQ7NtTnaTerfKOsV6V6F8agHXFiazDkg=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3/go.mod h1:DYY7MBk1bdzusC3SYhjObp+wFpr4gzcvqqNjLnInEg4=
 github.com/spf13/viper v1.3.2/go.mod h1:ZiWeW+zYFKm7srdB9IoDzzZXaJaI5eL9QjNiN/DMA2s=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.1 h1:2vfRuCMp5sSVIDSqO8oNnWJq7mPa6KVP3iPIwFBuy8A=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.1/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.1/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2 h1:bSDNvY7ZPG5RlJ8otE/7V6gMiyenm9RtJ7IUVIAoJ1w=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 h1:nwc3DEeHmmLAfoZucVR881uASk0Mfjw8xYJ99tb5CcY=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v0.0.0-20181204163529-d75b2dcb6bc8/go.mod h1:VFNgLljTbGfSG7qAOspJ7OScBnGdDN/yBr0sguwnwf0=
 github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v6 v6.0.2 h1:DWFnBOcgHi9GUNduC1MbQ936Z7B77wvOnZexP9Hjzcw=
 github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v6 v6.0.2/go.mod h1:JDNVbdx4oAMMxZNXodDH2DeDY5xBJC8bDGHNFZwRqQM=
+github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20210125001918-ca9a967f8778 h1:QldyIu/L63oPpyvQmHgvgickp1Yw510KJOqX7H24mg8=
+github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20210125001918-ca9a967f8778/go.mod h1:2MuV+tbUrU1zIOPMxZ5EncGwgmMJsa+9ucAQZXxsObs=
 github.com/xordataexchange/crypt v0.0.3-0.20170626215501-b2862e3d0a77/go.mod h1:aYKd//L2LvnjZzWKhF00oedf4jCCReLcmhLdhm1A27Q=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 gitlab.com/gomidi/midi v1.14.1 h1:+I3MHxspu3H1o2ejAdehBLmIUBTOIdlOlmkdKvCJlME=
@@ -114,8 +118,10 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190530182044-ad28b68e88f1/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210113181707-4bcb84eeeb78/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4 h1:myAQVi0cGEoqQVR5POX+8RR2mrocKqNN1hmeMqhX27k=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210330210617-4fbd30eecc44/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211117180635-dee7805ff2e1 h1:kwrAHlwJ0DUBZwQ238v+Uod/3eZ8B2K5rYsUHBQvzmI=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211117180635-dee7805ff2e1/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3 h1:cokOdA+Jmi5PJGXLlLllQSgYigAEfHXJAERHVMaCc2k=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
@@ -127,3 +133,5 @@ golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8T
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20200804184101-5ec99f83aff1/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c h1:dUUwHk2QECo/6vqA44rthZ8ie2QXMNeKRTHCNY2nXvo=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/client/help/errors.go b/client/help/errors.go
index a819aa19..1e3fed9d 100644
--- a/client/help/errors.go
+++ b/client/help/errors.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"alda.io/client/color"
 	"alda.io/client/text"
+	GookitColor "github.com/gookit/color"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (ue *UsageError) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(
 		"%s\n\n---\n\nUsage error:\n\n%s\n",
 		strings.TrimRight(ue.Cmd.UsageString(), "\n"),
-		color.Aurora.Red(text.Indent(1, strings.TrimRight(ue.Err.Error(), "\n"))),
+		GookitColor.Red.Render(text.Indent(1, strings.TrimRight(ue.Err.Error(), "\n"))),
 	)
 }
 
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ This might be a bug. For help, consider filing an issue at:
 
 Or come chat with us on Slack:
   %s`+"\n",
-			color.Aurora.BgRed(err),
-			color.Aurora.Underline("https://github.com/alda-lang/alda/issues/new/choose"),
-			color.Aurora.Underline("https://slack.alda.io"),
+			GookitColor.BgRed.Render(err),
+			GookitColor.OpUnderscore.Render("https://github.com/alda-lang/alda/issues/new/choose"),
+			GookitColor.OpUnderscore.Render("https://slack.alda.io"),
 		)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/client/interop/musicxml/importer/handlers.go b/client/interop/musicxml/importer/handlers.go
index f864c9d2..fe79357b 100644
--- a/client/interop/musicxml/importer/handlers.go
+++ b/client/interop/musicxml/importer/handlers.go
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"alda.io/client/color"
 	log "alda.io/client/logging"
 	"alda.io/client/model"
 	"github.com/beevik/etree"
 	"github.com/go-test/deep"
+	GookitColor "github.com/gookit/color"
 )
 
 // elementHandler is a function that can handle the import of a MusicXML element
@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@ func unsupportedHandler(elementName string, isPlanned bool) elementHandler {
 			log.Warn().Msg(fmt.Sprintf(
 				`%s with the <%s> tag are currently not supported for MusicXML import.
 We plan to add support for importing %s in the future.`,
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow(elementName),
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow(element.Tag),
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow(elementName),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render(elementName),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render(element.Tag),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render(elementName),
 			))
 		} else {
 			log.Warn().Msg(fmt.Sprintf(
 				`%s with the <%s> tag are not supported for MusicXML import.`,
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow(elementName),
-				color.Aurora.BrightYellow(element.Tag),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render(elementName),
+				GookitColor.HiYellow.Render(element.Tag),
 			))
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/client/interop/musicxml/importer/importer.go b/client/interop/musicxml/importer/importer.go
index dc08dc76..beebb17a 100644
--- a/client/interop/musicxml/importer/importer.go
+++ b/client/interop/musicxml/importer/importer.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"sort"
 
-	"alda.io/client/color"
 	"alda.io/client/help"
 	"github.com/beevik/etree"
+	GookitColor "github.com/gookit/color"
 
 	"alda.io/client/model"
 )
@@ -362,13 +362,13 @@ func ImportMusicXML(r io.Reader) ([]model.ScoreUpdate, error) {
 	if scorePartwise == nil && scoreTimewise != nil {
 		return nil, help.UserFacingErrorf(
 			`Issue importing MusicXML file: please convert to %s instead of %s using XSLT before importing`,
-			color.Aurora.BrightYellow("score-partwise"),
-			color.Aurora.BrightYellow("score-timewise"),
+			GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("score-partwise"),
+			GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("score-timewise"),
 		)
 	} else if scorePartwise == nil {
 		return nil, help.UserFacingErrorf(
 			`Issue importing MusicXML file: could not last %s root tag`,
-			color.Aurora.BrightYellow("score-partwise"),
+			GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("score-partwise"),
 		)
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/model/score.go b/client/model/score.go
index 66be3b1c..db8883b2 100644
--- a/client/model/score.go
+++ b/client/model/score.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 
-	"alda.io/client/color"
 	"alda.io/client/help"
 	"alda.io/client/json"
+	GookitColor "github.com/gookit/color"
 )
 
 // The ScoreUpdate interface is implemented by events that update a score.
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ func (score *Score) InterpretOffsetReference(
 Valid offset references include:
   • A minute-and-second time marking (e.g. %s)
   • The name of a marker in the score (e.g. %s)`,
-			color.Aurora.BrightYellow(reference),
-			color.Aurora.BrightYellow("0:30"),
-			color.Aurora.BrightYellow("verse2"),
+			GookitColor.HiYellow.Render(reference),
+			GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("0:30"),
+			GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("verse2"),
 		)
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/parser/parser.go b/client/parser/parser.go
index e903fad7..37f7cb44 100644
--- a/client/parser/parser.go
+++ b/client/parser/parser.go
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
-	"alda.io/client/color"
 	"alda.io/client/help"
 	log "alda.io/client/logging"
 	model "alda.io/client/model"
+	GookitColor "github.com/gookit/color"
 )
 
 type parser struct {
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ func ParseFile(filepath string) (ASTNode, error) {
 			`Failed to open %s. The file does not seem to exist.
 
 Please check that you haven't misspelled the file name, etc.`,
-			color.Aurora.BrightYellow(filepath),
+			GookitColor.HiYellow.Render(filepath),
 		)
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/repl/client.go b/client/repl/client.go
index fd353bf0..8857ce63 100644
--- a/client/repl/client.go
+++ b/client/repl/client.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"alda.io/client/color"
 	"alda.io/client/generated"
 	"alda.io/client/help"
 	"alda.io/client/json"
@@ -20,10 +19,11 @@ import (
 	"alda.io/client/parser"
 	"alda.io/client/system"
 	"alda.io/client/util"
-	"github.com/chzyer/readline"
 	"github.com/google/shlex"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	GookitColor "github.com/gookit/color"
 	bencode "github.com/jackpal/bencode-go"
+	"github.com/peterh/liner"
 )
 
 const aldaASCIILogo = `
@@ -583,9 +583,9 @@ Is there an Alda REPL server running on that port? If not, you can start one
 by running:
 
   %s`,
-			color.Aurora.Bold(client.serverAddr),
-			color.Aurora.BgRed(err),
-			color.Aurora.BrightYellow(
+			GookitColor.Bold.Render(client.serverAddr),
+			GookitColor.BgRed.Render(err),
+			GookitColor.HiYellow.Render(
 				fmt.Sprintf("alda repl --server --port %d", client.serverAddr.Port),
 			),
 		)
@@ -1063,9 +1063,9 @@ func RunClient(serverHost string, serverPort int) error {
 
 	fmt.Printf(
 		"%s\n\n%s\n\n%s\n\n",
-		color.Aurora.Blue(strings.Trim(aldaASCIILogo, "\n")),
-		color.Aurora.Cyan(strings.Trim(aldaVersionText(serverVersion), "\n")),
-		color.Aurora.Bold("Type :help for a list of available commands."),
+		GookitColor.Blue.Render(strings.Trim(aldaASCIILogo, "\n")),
+		GookitColor.Cyan.Render(strings.Trim(aldaVersionText(serverVersion), "\n")),
+		GookitColor.Bold.Render("Type :help for a list of available commands."),
 	)
 
 	err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(replHistoryFilepath), os.ModePerm)
@@ -1073,15 +1073,7 @@ func RunClient(serverHost string, serverPort int) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	console, err := readline.NewEx(&readline.Config{
-		Prompt:          "alda> ",
-		InterruptPrompt: "^C",
-		EOFPrompt:       "^D",
-		HistoryFile:     replHistoryFilepath,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	console := liner.NewLiner()
 
 	switch serverHost {
 	case "localhost", "127.0.0.1", "0.0.0.0":
@@ -1089,13 +1081,22 @@ func RunClient(serverHost string, serverPort int) error {
 	}
 
 	defer console.Close()
+	console.SetCtrlCAborts(true)
 
-	log.SetOutput(console.Stderr())
+	// need to test multiLineMode
+	console.SetMultiLineMode(true)
+	// os.Stderr for now, need to handle consoles Stderr
+	log.SetOutput(os.Stderr)
 
 	for client.running {
-		line, err := console.Readline()
 
-		if err == readline.ErrInterrupt {
+		if f, err := os.Open(replHistoryFilepath); err == nil {
+			console.ReadHistory(f)
+			f.Close()
+		}
+
+		line, err := console.Prompt("alda> ")
+		if err == liner.ErrInvalidPrompt {
 			if len(line) == 0 {
 				break
 			} else {
@@ -1113,6 +1114,11 @@ func RunClient(serverHost string, serverPort int) error {
 
 		input := strings.TrimSpace(line)
 
+		if f, err := os.OpenFile(replHistoryFilepath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644); err == nil {
+			f.WriteString(line + "\n")
+			f.Close()
+		}
+
 		if strings.HasPrefix(input, ":") && len(input) > 1 {
 			re := regexp.MustCompile(`^:([^ ]+) ?(.*)$`)
 			captured := re.FindStringSubmatch(input)
diff --git a/client/system/process_management.go b/client/system/process_management.go
index a590b548..88b0f7e4 100644
--- a/client/system/process_management.go
+++ b/client/system/process_management.go
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"alda.io/client/color"
 	"alda.io/client/generated"
 	"alda.io/client/help"
 	log "alda.io/client/logging"
 	"alda.io/client/util"
+	GookitColor "github.com/gookit/color"
 
 	"github.com/daveyarwood/go-osc/osc"
 )
@@ -297,12 +297,12 @@ The %s command-line client needs to spawn %s processes in order to play audio
 in the background.
 
 To install %s, run %s and answer %s when prompted.`,
-		color.Aurora.Bold("alda-player"),
-		color.Aurora.Bold("alda"),
-		color.Aurora.Bold("alda-player"),
-		color.Aurora.Bold("alda-player"),
-		color.Aurora.BrightYellow("alda doctor"),
-		color.Aurora.Bold("y"),
+		GookitColor.Bold.Render("alda-player"),
+		GookitColor.Bold.Render("alda"),
+		GookitColor.Bold.Render("alda-player"),
+		GookitColor.Bold.Render("alda-player"),
+		GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("alda doctor"),
+		GookitColor.Bold.Render("y"),
 	)
 
 	playerLogFile := CachePath("logs", "alda-player.log")
@@ -326,11 +326,11 @@ To troubleshoot:
 
   • Try to make it play something:
       %s`,
-		color.Aurora.BrightYellow("alda doctor"),
-		color.Aurora.BrightYellow("alda ps"),
-		color.Aurora.BrightYellow(playerLogFile),
-		color.Aurora.BrightYellow("alda-player -v run -p 27278"),
-		color.Aurora.BrightYellow("alda -v2 play -p 27278 -c \"piano: c12 e g > c4\""),
+		GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("alda doctor"),
+		GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("alda ps"),
+		GookitColor.HiYellow.Render(playerLogFile),
+		GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("alda-player -v run -p 27278"),
+		GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("alda -v2 play -p 27278 -c \"piano: c12 e g > c4\""),
 	)
 }
 
@@ -440,10 +440,10 @@ To list the current player processes, you can run %s.
 
 You can also omit the %s / %s option, and Alda will find a player process
 for you automatically.`,
-		color.Aurora.BrightYellow(id),
-		color.Aurora.BrightYellow("alda ps"),
-		color.Aurora.BrightYellow("-i"),
-		color.Aurora.BrightYellow("--player-id"),
+		GookitColor.HiYellow.Render(id),
+		GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("alda ps"),
+		GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("-i"),
+		GookitColor.HiYellow.Render("--player-id"),
 	)
 }