diff --git a/lib/svtplay/output.py b/lib/svtplay/output.py
index 527f1b1..87adfe9 100644
--- a/lib/svtplay/output.py
+++ b/lib/svtplay/output.py
@@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
 import sys
+import os
 
 from svtplay.log import log
 
+progress_stream = sys.stderr
+
+def progress(byte, total, extra = ""):
+    """ Print some info about how much we have downloaded """
+    ratio = float(byte) / total
+    percent = round(ratio*100, 2)
+    tlen = str(len(str(total)))
+    fmt = "Downloaded %"+tlen+"dkB of %dkB bytes (% 3.2f%%)"
+    progresstr = fmt % (byte >> 10, total >> 10, percent)
+
+    columns = int(os.getenv("COLUMNS", "80"))
+    if len(progresstr) < columns - 13:
+        p = int((columns - len(progresstr) - 3) * ratio)
+        q = int((columns - len(progresstr) - 3) * (1 - ratio))
+        progresstr = "[" + ("#" * p) + (" " * q) + "] " + progresstr
+    progress_stream.write(progresstr + ' ' + extra + '\r')
+
+    if byte >= total:
+        progress_stream.write('\n')
+
+    progress_stream.flush()
+
 def progressbar(total, pos, msg=""):
     """
     Given a total and a progress position, output a progress bar