diff --git a/copyparty/__main__.py b/copyparty/__main__.py
index 8d6fdbce..fe2e4a2f 100644
--- a/copyparty/__main__.py
+++ b/copyparty/__main__.py
@@ -1637,6 +1637,7 @@ def add_logging(ap):
     ap2 = ap.add_argument_group("logging options")
     ap2.add_argument("-q", action="store_true", help="quiet; disable most STDOUT messages")
     ap2.add_argument("-lo", metavar="PATH", type=u, default="", help="logfile; use .txt for plaintext or .xz for compressed. Example: \033[32mcpp-%%Y-%%m%%d-%%H%%M%%S.txt.xz\033[0m (NB: some errors may appear on STDOUT only)")
+    ap2.add_argument("--flo", metavar="N", type=int, default=1, help="log format for \033[33m-lo\033[0m; [\033[32m1\033[0m]=classic/colors, [\033[32m2\033[0m]=no-color")
     ap2.add_argument("--no-ansi", action="store_true", default=not VT100, help="disable colors; same as environment-variable NO_COLOR")
     ap2.add_argument("--ansi", action="store_true", help="force colors; overrides environment-variable NO_COLOR")
     ap2.add_argument("--no-logflush", action="store_true", help="don't flush the logfile after each write; tiny bit faster")
diff --git a/copyparty/svchub.py b/copyparty/svchub.py
index 98d907bc..3fd30790 100644
--- a/copyparty/svchub.py
+++ b/copyparty/svchub.py
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class SvcHub(object):
         self.argv = argv
         self.E: EnvParams = args.E
         self.no_ansi = args.no_ansi
+        self.flo = args.flo
         self.tz = UTC if args.log_utc else None
         self.logf: Optional[typing.TextIO] = None
         self.logf_base_fn = ""
@@ -1571,21 +1572,38 @@ class SvcHub(object):
                 dt.microsecond // self.log_div,
             )
 
-            if c and not self.args.no_ansi:
-                if isinstance(c, int):
+            if self.flo == 1:
+                fmt = "@%s [%-21s] %s\n"
+                if not c:
+                    if "\033" in msg:
+                        msg += "\033[0m"
+                elif isinstance(c, int):
                     msg = "\033[3%sm%s\033[0m" % (c, msg)
                 elif "\033" not in c:
                     msg = "\033[%sm%s\033[0m" % (c, msg)
                 else:
                     msg = "%s%s\033[0m" % (c, msg)
 
-            if "\033" in src:
-                src += "\033[0m"
+                if "\033" in src:
+                    src += "\033[0m"
+            else:
+                if not c:
+                    fmt = "@%s  LOG [%-21s] %s\n"
+                elif c == 1:
+                    fmt = "@%s CRIT [%-21s] %s\n"
+                elif c == 3:
+                    fmt = "@%s WARN [%-21s] %s\n"
+                elif c == 6:
+                    fmt = "@%s  BTW [%-21s] %s\n"
+                else:
+                    fmt = "@%s  LOG [%-21s] %s\n"
 
-            if "\033" in msg:
-                msg += "\033[0m"
+                if "\033" in src:
+                    src = RE_ANSI.sub("", src)
+                if "\033" in msg:
+                    msg = RE_ANSI.sub("", msg)
 
-            self.logf.write("@%s [%-21s] %s\n" % (ts, src, msg))
+            self.logf.write(fmt % (ts, src, msg))
             if not self.args.no_logflush:
                 self.logf.flush()
 
@@ -1615,9 +1633,10 @@ class SvcHub(object):
                 if self.logf:
                     self.logf.write(zs)
 
-            fmt = "\033[36m%s \033[33m%-21s \033[0m%s\n"
             if self.no_ansi:
-                if c == 1:
+                if not c:
+                    fmt = "%s %-21s  LOG: %s\n"
+                elif c == 1:
                     fmt = "%s %-21s CRIT: %s\n"
                 elif c == 3:
                     fmt = "%s %-21s WARN: %s\n"
@@ -1625,12 +1644,16 @@ class SvcHub(object):
                     fmt = "%s %-21s  BTW: %s\n"
                 else:
                     fmt = "%s %-21s  LOG: %s\n"
+
                 if "\033" in msg:
                     msg = RE_ANSI.sub("", msg)
                 if "\033" in src:
                     src = RE_ANSI.sub("", src)
-            elif c:
-                if isinstance(c, int):
+            else:
+                fmt = "\033[36m%s \033[33m%-21s \033[0m%s\n"
+                if not c:
+                    pass
+                elif isinstance(c, int):
                     msg = "\033[3%sm%s\033[0m" % (c, msg)
                 elif "\033" not in c:
                     msg = "\033[%sm%s\033[0m" % (c, msg)