diff --git a/codes.go b/codes.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b14ae99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package promptui
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+const esc = "\033["
+
+type attribute int
+
+// Forground weight/decoration attributes.
+const (
+	reset attribute = iota
+
+	FGBold
+	FGFaint
+	FGItalic
+	FGUnderline
+)
+
+// Forground color attributes
+const (
+	FGBlack attribute = iota + 30
+	FGRed
+	FGGreen
+	FGYellow
+	FGBlue
+	FGMagenta
+	FGCyan
+	FGWhite
+)
+
+// ResetCode is the character code used to reset the terminal formatting
+var ResetCode = fmt.Sprintf("%s%dm", esc, reset)
+
+var (
+	hideCursor = esc + "?25l"
+	showCursor = esc + "?25h"
+	clearLine  = esc + "2K"
+)
+
+func upLine(n uint) string {
+	return movementCode(n, 'A')
+}
+
+func downLine(n uint) string {
+	return movementCode(n, 'B')
+}
+
+func movementCode(n uint, code rune) string {
+	return esc + strconv.FormatUint(uint64(n), 10) + string(code)
+}
+
+// Styler returns a func that applies the attributes given in the Styler call
+// to the provided string.
+func Styler(attrs ...attribute) func(string) string {
+	attrstrs := make([]string, len(attrs))
+	for i, v := range attrs {
+		attrstrs[i] = strconv.Itoa(int(v))
+	}
+
+	seq := strings.Join(attrstrs, ";")
+
+	return func(s string) string {
+		end := ""
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(s, ResetCode) {
+			end = ResetCode
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s%sm%s%s", esc, seq, s, end)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/codes_test.go b/codes_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1abb7fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codes_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package promptui
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestStyler(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("renders a single code", func(t *testing.T) {
+		red := Styler(FGRed)("hi")
+		expected := "\033[31mhi\033[0m"
+		if red != expected {
+			t.Errorf("style did not match: %s != %s", red, expected)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("combines multiple codes", func(t *testing.T) {
+		boldRed := Styler(FGRed, FGBold)("hi")
+		expected := "\033[31;1mhi\033[0m"
+		if boldRed != expected {
+			t.Errorf("style did not match: %s != %s", boldRed, expected)
+		}
+
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should not repeat reset codes for nested styles", func(t *testing.T) {
+		red := Styler(FGRed)("hi")
+		boldRed := Styler(FGBold)(red)
+		expected := "\033[1m\033[31mhi\033[0m"
+		if boldRed != expected {
+			t.Errorf("style did not match: %s != %s", boldRed, expected)
+		}
+
+	})
+}
diff --git a/prompt.go b/prompt.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a8ead8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prompt.go
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+package promptui
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/chzyer/readline"
+)
+
+// Prompt represents a single line text field input.
+type Prompt struct {
+	Label string // Label is the value displayed on the command line prompt
+
+	Default string // Default is the initial value to populate in the prompt
+
+	// Validate is optional. If set, this function is used to validate the input
+	// after each character entry.
+	Validate ValidateFunc
+
+	// If mask is set, this value is displayed instead of the actual input
+	// characters.
+	Mask rune
+
+	IsConfirm bool
+	IsVimMode bool
+	Preamble  *string
+
+	// Indent will be placed before the prompt's state symbol
+	Indent string
+
+	stdin  io.Reader
+	stdout io.Writer
+}
+
+// Run runs the prompt, returning the validated input.
+func (p *Prompt) Run() (string, error) {
+	c := &readline.Config{}
+	err := c.Init()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if p.stdin != nil {
+		c.Stdin = p.stdin
+	}
+
+	if p.stdout != nil {
+		c.Stdout = p.stdout
+	}
+
+	if p.Mask != 0 {
+		c.EnableMask = true
+		c.MaskRune = p.Mask
+	}
+
+	if p.IsVimMode {
+		c.VimMode = true
+	}
+
+	if p.Preamble != nil {
+		fmt.Println(*p.Preamble)
+	}
+
+	suggestedAnswer := ""
+	punctuation := ":"
+	if p.IsConfirm {
+		punctuation = "?"
+		answers := "y/N"
+		if strings.ToLower(p.Default) == "y" {
+			answers = "Y/n"
+		}
+		suggestedAnswer = " " + faint("["+answers+"]")
+		p.Default = ""
+	}
+
+	state := IconInitial
+	prompt := p.Label + punctuation + suggestedAnswer + " "
+
+	c.Prompt = p.Indent + bold(state) + " " + bold(prompt)
+	c.HistoryLimit = -1
+	c.UniqueEditLine = true
+
+	firstListen := true
+	wroteErr := false
+	caughtup := true
+	var out string
+
+	if p.Default != "" {
+		caughtup = false
+		out = p.Default
+		c.Stdin = io.MultiReader(bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(out)), os.Stdin)
+	}
+
+	rl, err := readline.NewEx(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	validFn := func(x string) error {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if p.Validate != nil {
+		validFn = p.Validate
+	}
+
+	c.SetListener(func(line []rune, pos int, key rune) ([]rune, int, bool) {
+		if key == readline.CharEnter {
+			return nil, 0, false
+		}
+
+		if firstListen {
+			firstListen = false
+			return nil, 0, false
+		}
+
+		if !caughtup && out != "" {
+			if string(line) == out {
+				caughtup = true
+			}
+			if wroteErr {
+				return nil, 0, false
+			}
+		}
+
+		err := validFn(string(line))
+		if err != nil {
+			if _, ok := err.(*ValidationError); ok {
+				state = IconBad
+			} else {
+				rl.Close()
+				return nil, 0, false
+			}
+		} else {
+			state = IconGood
+			if p.IsConfirm {
+				state = IconInitial
+			}
+		}
+
+		rl.SetPrompt(p.Indent + bold(state) + " " + bold(prompt))
+		rl.Refresh()
+		wroteErr = false
+
+		return nil, 0, false
+	})
+
+	for {
+		out, err = rl.Readline()
+
+		var msg string
+		valid := true
+		oerr := validFn(out)
+		if oerr != nil {
+			if verr, ok := oerr.(*ValidationError); ok {
+				msg = verr.msg
+				valid = false
+				state = IconBad
+			} else {
+				return "", oerr
+			}
+		}
+
+		if valid {
+			state = IconGood
+			break
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			switch err {
+			case readline.ErrInterrupt:
+				err = ErrInterrupt
+			case io.EOF:
+				err = ErrEOF
+			}
+
+			break
+		}
+
+		caughtup = false
+
+		c.Stdin = io.MultiReader(bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(out)), os.Stdin)
+		rl, _ = readline.NewEx(c)
+
+		firstListen = true
+		wroteErr = true
+		rl.SetPrompt("\n" + red(">> ") + msg + upLine(1) + "\r" + p.Indent + bold(state) + " " + bold(prompt))
+		rl.Refresh()
+	}
+
+	if wroteErr {
+		rl.Write([]byte(downLine(1) + clearLine + upLine(1) + "\r"))
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		if err.Error() == "Interrupt" {
+			err = ErrInterrupt
+		}
+		rl.Write([]byte("\n"))
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	echo := out
+	if p.Mask != 0 {
+		echo = strings.Repeat(string(p.Mask), len(echo))
+	}
+
+	if p.IsConfirm {
+		if strings.ToLower(echo) != "y" {
+			state = IconBad
+			err = ErrAbort
+		} else {
+			state = IconGood
+		}
+	}
+
+	rl.Write([]byte(p.Indent + state + " " + prompt + faint(echo) + "\n"))
+
+	return out, err
+}
diff --git a/prompt_test.go b/prompt_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e56703d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prompt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package promptui
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func outputTest(mask rune, input, displayed, output, def string) func(t *testing.T) {
+	return func(t *testing.T) {
+		in := bytes.Buffer{}
+		out := bytes.Buffer{}
+		p := Prompt{
+			Label:   "test",
+			Default: def,
+			Mask:    mask,
+			stdin:   &in,
+			stdout:  &out,
+		}
+
+		in.Write([]byte(input + "\n"))
+		res, err := p.Run()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("error during prompt: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		if res != output {
+			t.Errorf("wrong result: %s != %s", res, output)
+		}
+
+		expected := "\033[32m✔\033[0m test: \033[2m" + displayed + "\033[0m\n"
+		if !bytes.Equal(out.Bytes(), []byte(expected)) {
+			t.Errorf("wrong output: %s != %s", out.Bytes(), expected)
+		}
+
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPrompt(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("can read input", outputTest(0x0, "hi", "hi", "hi", ""))
+	t.Run("displays masked values", outputTest('*', "hi", "**", "hi", ""))
+	t.Run("can use a default", outputTest(0x0, "", "hi", "hi", "hi"))
+}
diff --git a/promptui.go b/promptui.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..010ffcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/promptui.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Package promptui provides ui elements for the command line prompt.
+package promptui
+
+import "errors"
+
+// ErrEOF is returned from prompts when EOF is encountered.
+var ErrEOF = errors.New("^D")
+
+// ErrInterrupt is returned from prompts when an interrupt (ctrl-c) is
+// encountered.
+var ErrInterrupt = errors.New("^C")
+
+// ErrAbort is returned when confirm prompts are supplied "n"
+var ErrAbort = errors.New("")
+
+// ValidateFunc validates the given input. It should return a ValidationError
+// if the input is not valid.
+type ValidateFunc func(string) error
+
+// ValidationError is the class of errors resulting from invalid inputs,
+// returned from a ValidateFunc.
+type ValidationError struct {
+	msg string
+}
+
+// Error implements the error interface for ValidationError.
+func (v *ValidationError) Error() string {
+	return v.msg
+}
+
+// NewValidationError creates a new validation error with the given message.
+func NewValidationError(msg string) *ValidationError {
+	return &ValidationError{msg: msg}
+}
+
+// SuccessfulValue returns a value as if it were entered via prompt, valid
+func SuccessfulValue(label, value string) string {
+	return IconGood + " " + label + ": " + faint(value)
+}
+
+// FailedValue returns a value as if it were entered via prompt, invalid
+func FailedValue(label, value string) string {
+	return IconBad + " " + label + ": " + faint(value)
+}
diff --git a/select.go b/select.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88c4a08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/select.go
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+package promptui
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/chzyer/readline"
+)
+
+// SelectedAdd is returned from SelectWithAdd when add is selected.
+const SelectedAdd = -1
+
+// Select represents a list for selecting a single item
+type Select struct {
+	Label     string   // Label is the value displayed on the command line prompt.
+	Items     []string // Items are the items to use in the list.
+	IsVimMode bool     // Whether readline is using Vim mode.
+}
+
+// Run runs the Select list. It returns the index of the selected element,
+// and its value.
+func (s *Select) Run() (int, string, error) {
+	return s.innerRun(0, ' ')
+}
+
+func (s *Select) innerRun(starting int, top rune) (int, string, error) {
+	stdin := readline.NewCancelableStdin(os.Stdin)
+	c := &readline.Config{}
+	err := c.Init()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, "", err
+	}
+
+	c.Stdin = stdin
+
+	if s.IsVimMode {
+		c.VimMode = true
+	}
+
+	prompt := s.Label + ": "
+
+	c.HistoryLimit = -1
+	c.UniqueEditLine = true
+
+	start := 0
+	end := 4
+
+	if len(s.Items) <= end {
+		end = len(s.Items) - 1
+	}
+
+	selected := starting
+
+	rl, err := readline.NewEx(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, "", err
+	}
+
+	rl.Write([]byte(hideCursor))
+	rl.Write([]byte(strings.Repeat("\n", end-start+1)))
+
+	counter := 0
+
+	rl.Operation.ExitVimInsertMode() // Never use insert mode for selects
+
+	c.SetListener(func(line []rune, pos int, key rune) ([]rune, int, bool) {
+		if rl.Operation.IsEnableVimMode() {
+			rl.Operation.ExitVimInsertMode()
+			// Remap j and k for down/up selections immediately after an
+			// `i` press
+			switch key {
+			case 'j':
+				key = readline.CharNext
+			case 'k':
+				key = readline.CharPrev
+			}
+		}
+
+		switch key {
+		case readline.CharEnter:
+			return nil, 0, true
+		case readline.CharNext:
+			switch selected {
+			case len(s.Items) - 1:
+			case end:
+				start++
+				end++
+				fallthrough
+			default:
+				selected++
+			}
+		case readline.CharPrev:
+			switch selected {
+			case 0:
+			case start:
+				start--
+				end--
+				fallthrough
+			default:
+				selected--
+			}
+		}
+
+		list := make([]string, end-start+1)
+		for i := start; i <= end; i++ {
+			page := ' '
+			selection := " "
+			item := s.Items[i]
+
+			switch i {
+			case 0:
+				page = top
+			case len(s.Items) - 1:
+			case start:
+				page = '↑'
+			case end:
+				page = '↓'
+			}
+			if i == selected {
+				selection = "▸"
+				item = underlined(item)
+			}
+			list[i-start] = clearLine + "\r" + string(page) + " " + selection + " " + item
+		}
+
+		prefix := ""
+		prefix += upLine(uint(len(list))) + "\r" + clearLine
+		p := prefix + bold(IconInitial) + " " + bold(prompt) + downLine(1) + strings.Join(list, downLine(1))
+		rl.SetPrompt(p)
+		rl.Refresh()
+
+		counter++
+
+		return nil, 0, true
+	})
+
+	_, err = rl.Readline()
+	rl.Close()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		switch {
+		case err == readline.ErrInterrupt, err.Error() == "Interrupt":
+			err = ErrInterrupt
+		case err == io.EOF:
+			err = ErrEOF
+		}
+
+		rl.Write([]byte("\n"))
+		rl.Write([]byte(showCursor))
+		rl.Refresh()
+		return 0, "", err
+	}
+
+	rl.Write(bytes.Repeat([]byte(clearLine+upLine(1)), end-start+1))
+	rl.Write([]byte("\r"))
+
+	out := s.Items[selected]
+	rl.Write([]byte(IconGood + " " + prompt + faint(out) + "\n"))
+
+	rl.Write([]byte(showCursor))
+	return selected, out, err
+}
+
+// SelectWithAdd represents a list for selecting a single item, or selecting
+// a newly created item.
+type SelectWithAdd struct {
+	Label string   // Label is the value displayed on the command line prompt.
+	Items []string // Items are the items to use in the list.
+
+	AddLabel string // The label used in the item list for creating a new item.
+
+	// Validate is optional. If set, this function is used to validate the input
+	// after each character entry.
+	Validate ValidateFunc
+
+	IsVimMode bool // Whether readline is using Vim mode.
+}
+
+// Run runs the Select list. It returns the index of the selected element,
+// and its value. If a new element is created, -1 is returned as the index.
+func (sa *SelectWithAdd) Run() (int, string, error) {
+	if len(sa.Items) > 0 {
+		newItems := append([]string{sa.AddLabel}, sa.Items...)
+
+		s := Select{
+			Label:     sa.Label,
+			Items:     newItems,
+			IsVimMode: sa.IsVimMode,
+		}
+
+		selected, value, err := s.innerRun(1, '+')
+		if err != nil || selected != 0 {
+			return selected - 1, value, err
+		}
+
+		// XXX run through terminal for windows
+		os.Stdout.Write([]byte(upLine(1) + "\r" + clearLine))
+	}
+
+	p := Prompt{
+		Label:     sa.AddLabel,
+		Validate:  sa.Validate,
+		IsVimMode: sa.IsVimMode,
+	}
+	value, err := p.Run()
+	return SelectedAdd, value, err
+}
diff --git a/styles.go b/styles.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3afd29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/styles.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// +build !windows
+
+package promptui
+
+var (
+	bold       = Styler(FGBold)
+	faint      = Styler(FGFaint)
+	underlined = Styler(FGUnderline)
+)
+
+// Icons used for displaying prompts or status
+var (
+	IconInitial = Styler(FGBlue)("?")
+	IconGood    = Styler(FGGreen)("✔")
+	IconWarn    = Styler(FGYellow)("⚠")
+	IconBad     = Styler(FGRed)("✗")
+)
+
+var red = Styler(FGBold, FGRed)
diff --git a/styles_windows.go b/styles_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52b8d4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/styles_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package promptui
+
+var (
+	bold       = Styler(FGBold)
+	faint      = Styler(FGFaint)
+	underlined = Styler(FGUnderline)
+)
+
+// Icons used for displaying prompts or status
+var (
+	IconInitial = Styler(FGBlue)("?")
+	IconGood    = Styler(FGGreen)("v")
+	IconWarn    = Styler(FGYellow)("!")
+	IconBad     = Styler(FGRed)("x")
+)
+
+var red = Styler(FGBold, FGRed)