diff --git a/cmd/search.go b/cmd/search.go
index 487837fc..50d4251d 100644
--- a/cmd/search.go
+++ b/cmd/search.go
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ Search can also return results in the terminal in different ways: as terminal ou
 		default:
 			if tableMode {
 				t.Render()
+			} else if util.DefaultContext.Config.General.Quiet {
+				for _, tt := range results.Packages {
+					fmt.Printf("%s/%s-%s\n", tt.Category, tt.Name, tt.Version)
+				}
 			} else {
 				l.Render()
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/util/cli.go b/cmd/util/cli.go
index df1376ca..75cebc83 100644
--- a/cmd/util/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/util/cli.go
@@ -156,11 +156,15 @@ func DisplayVersionBanner(c *types.Context, banner func(), version func() string
 		}
 	}
 	if display {
-		banner()
-		pterm.DefaultCenter.Print(version())
-		for _, l := range license {
-			pterm.DefaultCenter.Print(l)
-
+		if c.Config.General.Quiet {
+			pterm.Info.Printf("Luet %s\n", version())
+			pterm.Info.Println(strings.Join(license, "\n"))
+		} else {
+			banner()
+			pterm.DefaultCenter.Print(version())
+			for _, l := range license {
+				pterm.DefaultCenter.Print(l)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/util/config.go b/cmd/util/config.go
index ef34aed6..fcd5d07c 100644
--- a/cmd/util/config.go
+++ b/cmd/util/config.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ func setDefaults(viper *viper.Viper) {
 
 	viper.SetDefault("general.concurrency", runtime.NumCPU())
 	viper.SetDefault("general.debug", false)
+	viper.SetDefault("general.quiet", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("general.show_build_output", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("general.fatal_warnings", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("general.http_timeout", 360)
@@ -159,7 +160,8 @@ func InitViper(ctx *types.Context, RootCmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
 	pflags := RootCmd.PersistentFlags()
 	pflags.StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", "", "config file (default is $HOME/.luet.yaml)")
-	pflags.BoolP("debug", "d", false, "verbose output")
+	pflags.BoolP("debug", "d", false, "debug output")
+	pflags.BoolP("quiet", "q", false, "quiet output")
 	pflags.Bool("fatal", false, "Enables Warnings to exit")
 	pflags.Bool("enable-logfile", false, "Enable log to file")
 	pflags.Bool("no-spinner", false, "Disable spinner.")
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@ func InitViper(ctx *types.Context, RootCmd *cobra.Command) {
 
 	viper.BindPFlag("general.concurrency", pflags.Lookup("concurrency"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("general.debug", pflags.Lookup("debug"))
+	viper.BindPFlag("general.quiet", pflags.Lookup("quiet"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("general.fatal_warnings", pflags.Lookup("fatal"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("general.same_owner", pflags.Lookup("same-owner"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("plugin", pflags.Lookup("plugin"))
diff --git a/pkg/api/core/types/config.go b/pkg/api/core/types/config.go
index bce71163..ca53dffc 100644
--- a/pkg/api/core/types/config.go
+++ b/pkg/api/core/types/config.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ type LuetGeneralConfig struct {
 	ShowBuildOutput bool `yaml:"show_build_output,omitempty" mapstructure:"show_build_output"`
 	FatalWarns      bool `yaml:"fatal_warnings,omitempty" mapstructure:"fatal_warnings"`
 	HTTPTimeout     int  `yaml:"http_timeout,omitempty" mapstructure:"http_timeout"`
+	Quiet           bool `yaml:"quiet" mapstructure:"quiet"`
 }
 
 type LuetSolverOptions struct {
diff --git a/pkg/api/core/types/context.go b/pkg/api/core/types/context.go
index cfcebb5c..ec48af2b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/core/types/context.go
+++ b/pkg/api/core/types/context.go
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ func (c *Context) Init() (err error) {
 		c.NoColor()
 	}
 
+	if c.Config.General.Quiet {
+		c.NoColor()
+		pterm.DisableStyling()
+	}
+
 	c.Debug("Colors", c.Config.GetLogging().Color)
 	c.Debug("Logging level", c.Config.GetLogging().Level)
 	c.Debug("Debug mode", c.Config.GetGeneral().Debug)