diff --git a/.changeset/poor-poets-compete.md b/.changeset/poor-poets-compete.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d8287f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/poor-poets-compete.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"fnm": patch
+---
+
+make nicer styling in progress bar (add newline, make it unicode)
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fbc969f..49143d4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -935,9 +935,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "indicatif"
-version = "0.17.6"
+version = "0.17.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0b297dc40733f23a0e52728a58fa9489a5b7638a324932de16b41adc3ef80730"
+checksum = "763a5a8f45087d6bcea4222e7b72c291a054edf80e4ef6efd2a4979878c7bea3"
 dependencies = [
  "console",
  "instant",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f6f9326..161b4ef 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ sysinfo = "0.29.3"
 thiserror = "1.0.44"
 clap_complete = "4.3.1"
 anyhow = "1.0.71"
-indicatif = "0.17.6"
+indicatif = "0.17.8"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 pretty_assertions = "1.4.0"
diff --git a/docs/commands.md b/docs/commands.md
index 631f170..8468c86 100644
--- a/docs/commands.md
+++ b/docs/commands.md
@@ -216,8 +216,11 @@ Options:
       --latest
           Install latest version
 
-      --no-progress
-          Do not display a progress bar
+      --progress <PROGRESS>
+          Show an interactive progress bar for the download status
+
+          [default: auto]
+          [possible values: auto, never, always]
 
       --log-level <LOG_LEVEL>
           The log level of fnm commands
diff --git a/src/commands/install.rs b/src/commands/install.rs
index 4ca15a0..79013ad 100644
--- a/src/commands/install.rs
+++ b/src/commands/install.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ use crate::alias::create_alias;
 use crate::arch::get_safe_arch;
 use crate::config::FnmConfig;
 use crate::downloader::{install_node_dist, Error as DownloaderError};
-use crate::log_level::LogLevel;
 use crate::lts::LtsType;
 use crate::outln;
+use crate::progress::ProgressConfig;
 use crate::remote_node_index;
 use crate::user_version::UserVersion;
 use crate::version::Version;
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ pub struct Install {
     #[clap(long, conflicts_with_all = &["version", "lts"])]
     pub latest: bool,
 
-    /// Do not display a progress bar
-    #[clap(long)]
-    pub no_progress: bool,
+    /// Show an interactive progress bar for the download
+    /// status.
+    #[clap(long, default_value_t)]
+    #[arg(value_enum)]
+    pub progress: ProgressConfig,
 }
 
 impl Install {
@@ -39,19 +41,19 @@ impl Install {
                 version: v,
                 lts: false,
                 latest: false,
-                no_progress: _,
+                ..
             } => Ok(v),
             Self {
                 version: None,
                 lts: true,
                 latest: false,
-                no_progress: _,
+                ..
             } => Ok(Some(UserVersion::Full(Version::Lts(LtsType::Latest)))),
             Self {
                 version: None,
                 lts: false,
                 latest: true,
-                no_progress: _,
+                ..
             } => Ok(Some(UserVersion::Full(Version::Latest))),
             _ => Err(Error::TooManyVersionsProvided),
         }
@@ -63,8 +65,7 @@ impl Command for Install {
 
     fn apply(self, config: &FnmConfig) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
         let current_dir = std::env::current_dir().unwrap();
-
-        let show_progress = !self.no_progress && config.log_level().is_writable(&LogLevel::Info);
+        let show_progress = self.progress.enabled(config);
 
         let current_version = self
             .version()?
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ mod tests {
             version: UserVersion::from_str("12.0.0").ok(),
             lts: false,
             latest: false,
-            no_progress: true,
+            progress: ProgressConfig::Never,
         }
         .apply(&config)
         .expect("Can't install");
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ mod tests {
             version: None,
             lts: false,
             latest: true,
-            no_progress: true,
+            progress: ProgressConfig::Never,
         }
         .apply(&config)
         .expect("Can't install");
diff --git a/src/progress.rs b/src/progress.rs
index ec8e301..aaaeea8 100644
--- a/src/progress.rs
+++ b/src/progress.rs
@@ -8,15 +8,35 @@ pub struct ResponseProgress {
     response: Response,
 }
 
+#[derive(Default, Clone, Debug, clap::ValueEnum)]
+pub enum ProgressConfig {
+    #[default]
+    Auto,
+    Never,
+    Always,
+}
+
+impl ProgressConfig {
+    pub fn enabled(&self, config: &crate::config::FnmConfig) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Self::Never => false,
+            Self::Always => true,
+            Self::Auto => config
+                .log_level()
+                .is_writable(&crate::log_level::LogLevel::Info),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn make_progress_bar(size: u64, target: ProgressDrawTarget) -> ProgressBar {
     let bar = ProgressBar::with_draw_target(Some(size), target);
 
     bar.set_style(
         ProgressStyle::with_template(
-            "[{elapsed_precise}] [{bar:40}] {bytes}/{total_bytes} ({bytes_per_sec}, {eta})",
+            "{elapsed_precise:.white.dim} {wide_bar:.cyan} {bytes}/{total_bytes} ({bytes_per_sec}, {eta})",
         )
         .unwrap()
-        .progress_chars("#>-"),
+        .progress_chars("█▉▊▋▌▍▎▏  "),
     );
 
     bar
@@ -54,6 +74,7 @@ impl Read for ResponseProgress {
 impl Drop for ResponseProgress {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         self.finish();
+        eprintln!();
     }
 }
 
@@ -139,9 +160,6 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(size, CONTENT_LENGTH);
         assert_eq!(buf, "a".repeat(CONTENT_LENGTH).as_bytes());
-        assert!(out_buf
-            .lock()
-            .unwrap()
-            .contains(&format!("[{}]", &"#".repeat(40))));
+        assert!(out_buf.lock().unwrap().contains(&"█".repeat(40)));
     }
 }