diff --git a/twrpTarMain/Android.mk b/twrpTarMain/Android.mk
index 5a1a443..c88351b 100644
--- a/twrpTarMain/Android.mk
+++ b/twrpTarMain/Android.mk
@@ -8,18 +8,21 @@
 	../twrp-functions.cpp \
 	../twrpTar.cpp \
 	../tarWrite.c \
-	../twrpDU.cpp
+	../twrpDU.cpp \
+	../progresstracking.cpp \
+	../gui/twmsg.cpp
 LOCAL_CFLAGS:= -g -c -W -DBUILD_TWRPTAR_MAIN
 
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += bionic
 ifeq ($(shell test $(PLATFORM_SDK_VERSION) -lt 23; echo $$?),0)
-    LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += external/stlport/stlport
+    LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += external/stlport/stlport bionic/libstdc++/include
 endif
 
-LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libc libtar_static libstdc++
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libc libtar_static
 ifeq ($(shell test $(PLATFORM_SDK_VERSION) -lt 23; echo $$?),0)
     LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libstlport_static
 endif
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libstdc++
 
 ifeq ($(TWHAVE_SELINUX), true)
     LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += external/libselinux/include
@@ -51,7 +54,9 @@
 	../twrp-functions.cpp \
 	../twrpTar.cpp \
 	../tarWrite.c \
-	../twrpDU.cpp
+	../twrpDU.cpp \
+	../progresstracking.cpp \
+	../gui/twmsg.cpp
 LOCAL_CFLAGS:= -g -c -W -DBUILD_TWRPTAR_MAIN
 
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += bionic external/stlport/stlport
diff --git a/twrpTarMain/twrpTarMain.cpp b/twrpTarMain/twrpTarMain.cpp
index 6cc629d..ff35f47 100644
--- a/twrpTarMain/twrpTarMain.cpp
+++ b/twrpTarMain/twrpTarMain.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,52 @@
 #include "../twrp-functions.hpp"
 #include "../twrpTar.hpp"
 #include "../twrpDU.hpp"
+#include "../progresstracking.hpp"
+#include "../gui/gui.hpp"
+#include "../gui/twmsg.h"
 #include <string.h>
 
 twrpDU du;
 
+void gui_msg(const char* text)
+{
+	if (text) {
+		Message msg = Msg(text);
+		gui_msg(msg);
+	}
+}
+
+void gui_warn(const char* text)
+{
+	if (text) {
+		Message msg = Msg(msg::kWarning, text);
+		gui_msg(msg);
+	}
+}
+
+void gui_err(const char* text)
+{
+	if (text) {
+		Message msg = Msg(msg::kError, text);
+		gui_msg(msg);
+	}
+}
+
+void gui_highlight(const char* text)
+{
+	if (text) {
+		Message msg = Msg(msg::kHighlight, text);
+		gui_msg(msg);
+	}
+}
+
+void gui_msg(Message msg)
+{
+	std::string output = msg;
+	output += "\n";
+	fputs(output.c_str(), stdout);
+}
+
 void usage() {
 	printf("twrpTar <action> [options]\n\n");
 	printf("actions: -c create\n");
@@ -34,7 +76,7 @@
 	printf(" -z    compress backup (/sbin/pigz must be present)\n");
 #ifndef TW_EXCLUDE_ENCRYPTED_BACKUPS
 	printf(" -e    encrypt/decrypt backup followed by password (/sbin/openaes must be present)\n");
-	printf(" -u    encrypt using userdata encryption (must be used with -e\n");
+	printf(" -u    encrypt using userdata encryption (must be used with -e)\n");
 #endif
 	printf("\n\n");
 	printf("Example: twrpTar -c -d /cache -t /sdcard/test.tar\n");
@@ -47,7 +89,7 @@
 	int i, action = 0;
 	unsigned j;
 	string Directory, Tar_Filename;
-	unsigned long long temp1 = 0, temp2 = 0;
+	ProgressTracking progress(1);
 	pid_t tar_fork_pid = 0;
 #ifndef TW_EXCLUDE_ENCRYPTED_BACKUPS
 	string Password;
@@ -144,14 +186,14 @@
 	}
 #endif
 	if (action == 1) {
-		if (tar.createTarFork(&temp1, &temp2, tar_fork_pid) != 0) {
+		if (tar.createTarFork(&progress, tar_fork_pid) != 0) {
 			sync();
 			return -1;
 		}
 		sync();
 		printf("\n\ntar created successfully.\n");
 	} else if (action == 2) {
-		if (tar.extractTarFork(&temp1, &temp2) != 0) {
+		if (tar.extractTarFork(&progress) != 0) {
 			sync();
 			return -1;
 		}