diff --git a/examples/simple.rs b/examples/simple.rs
index a0d7afa1..0a6b3d0d 100644
--- a/examples/simple.rs
+++ b/examples/simple.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,12 @@
 /// A simple program that prints its own source code using the bat library
-use bat::{
-    config::{Config, InputFile, OrdinaryFile},
-    Controller, HighlightingAssets,
-};
+use bat::PrettyPrinter;
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
 
 fn main() {
     let path_to_this_file = OsStr::new(file!());
 
-    let config = Config {
-        files: vec![InputFile::Ordinary(OrdinaryFile::from_path(
-            path_to_this_file,
-        ))],
-        colored_output: true,
-        true_color: true,
-        ..Default::default()
-    };
-    let assets = HighlightingAssets::from_binary();
-
-    Controller::new(&config, &assets).run().expect("no errors");
+    PrettyPrinter::new()
+        .file(path_to_this_file)
+        .run()
+        .expect("no errors");
 }
diff --git a/src/bin/bat/config.rs b/src/bin/bat/config.rs
index 5fc60dc0..889ec5d4 100644
--- a/src/bin/bat/config.rs
+++ b/src/bin/bat/config.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ pub fn generate_config_file() -> bat::errors::Result<()> {
         }
     }
 
-    let default_config = r#"# This is `bat`s configuration file. Each line either contains a comment or
+    let default_config =
+        r#"# This is `bat`s configuration file. Each line either contains a comment or
 # a command-line option that you want to pass to `bat` by default. You can
 # run `bat --help` to get a list of all possible configuration options.
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5ef4b8f8..7f36c2e0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ mod less;
 pub(crate) mod line_range;
 mod output;
 mod preprocessor;
+pub mod pretty_printer;
 pub(crate) mod printer;
 pub(crate) mod style;
 pub(crate) mod syntax_mapping;
@@ -22,4 +23,5 @@ pub(crate) mod wrap;
 pub use assets::HighlightingAssets;
 pub use assets_metadata::AssetsMetadata;
 pub use controller::Controller;
+pub use pretty_printer::PrettyPrinter;
 pub use printer::{InteractivePrinter, Printer, SimplePrinter};
diff --git a/src/pretty_printer.rs b/src/pretty_printer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d8ba97b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pretty_printer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+use std::ffi::OsStr;
+
+use crate::{
+    config::{Config, InputFile, OrdinaryFile},
+    errors::Result,
+    Controller, HighlightingAssets,
+};
+
+pub struct PrettyPrinter<'a> {
+    config: Config<'a>,
+    assets: HighlightingAssets,
+}
+
+impl<'a> PrettyPrinter<'a> {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let mut config = Config::default();
+
+        config.colored_output = true;
+        config.true_color = true;
+
+        PrettyPrinter {
+            config,
+            assets: HighlightingAssets::from_binary(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn file(&'a mut self, path: &'a OsStr) -> &'a mut Self {
+        self.config
+            .files
+            .push(InputFile::Ordinary(OrdinaryFile::from_path(path)));
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Whether or not the output should be colorized (default: true)
+    pub fn colored_output(&mut self, yes: bool) -> &mut Self {
+        self.config.colored_output = yes;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn run(&'a self) -> Result<bool> {
+        let controller = Controller::new(&self.config, &self.assets);
+        controller.run()
+    }
+}