diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5c36965..7969df8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 [dependencies]
 evalexpr = "11.0.0"
 pico-args = "0.5.0"
+rustyline = "14.0.0"
 termion = "1.5.6"
 
 [profile.release]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 241157f..289bd08 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::{
 		stdout,
 
 		IsTerminal,
+		Read,
 		Write
 	},
 	process::exit
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ use evalexpr::{
 	Value
 };
 use pico_args::Arguments;
+use rustyline::DefaultEditor;
 use termion::{
 	color,
 	style
@@ -43,7 +45,8 @@ fn main() {
 	}
 
 	let mut context = context::build(&mut args);
-	let quiet = args.contains(flag::QUIET) || !stdout().is_terminal();
+	let is_terminal = stdin().is_terminal() && stdout().is_terminal();
+	let quiet = args.contains(flag::QUIET) || !is_terminal;
 
 	//	collect args and evaluate if present
 	let expressions = args.finish();
@@ -53,24 +56,27 @@ fn main() {
 			eval(&expression, &mut context, quiet);
 		}
 	} else {
-		//	enter interactive mode if no args are given
-		version_text();
-		println!("{}Interactive Mode{}", style::Faint, style::Reset);
-		loop {
-			print!("> ");
-			stdout().flush().unwrap();
-			let mut i_line = String::new();
-			let line_result = stdin().read_line(&mut i_line);
-			if line_result.is_err() {
-				break;
+		if !is_terminal {
+			let mut buffer = String::with_capacity(0);
+			if let Ok(_) = stdin().read_to_string(&mut buffer) {
+				for expression in buffer.lines() {
+					eval(&expression.to_string(), &mut context, quiet);
+				}
 			}
-			let line = i_line.trim().to_string();
-			match line.as_str() {
-				""		|
-				"exit"	=>	break,
-				_		=>	eval(&line, &mut context, quiet)
+		} else if let Ok(mut rl) = DefaultEditor::new() {
+			//	enter interactive mode if no args are given
+			version_text();
+			println!("{}Interactive Mode{}", style::Faint, style::Reset);
+			loop {
+				if let Ok(line) = rl.readline("> ") {
+					match line.as_str() {
+						""		|
+						"exit"	=>	break,
+						_		=>	eval(&line, &mut context, quiet)
+					}
+				}
+				reset();
 			}
-			reset();
 		}
 	}
 }