diff --git a/plc4go/go.mod b/plc4go/go.mod
index ed80b79ac2..72567f99d8 100644
--- a/plc4go/go.mod
+++ b/plc4go/go.mod
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/IBM/netaddr v1.5.0
 	github.com/ajankovic/xdiff v0.0.1
 	github.com/cstockton/go-conv v1.0.0
+	github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/gopacket/gopacket v1.3.0
 	github.com/icza/bitio v1.1.0
diff --git a/plc4go/go.sum b/plc4go/go.sum
index c6c06e007f..dc413a6090 100644
--- a/plc4go/go.sum
+++ b/plc4go/go.sum
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ github.com/cstockton/go-conv v1.0.0/go.mod h1:HuiHkkRgOA0IoBNPC7ysG7kNpjDYlgM7Kj
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1VwoXQT9A3Wy9MM3WgvqSxFWenqJduM=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0 h1:GlRw1BRJxkpqUCBKzKOw098ed57fEsKeNjpTe3cSjK4=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0/go.mod h1:YZ7TlrGPkiz6ku9fK3TLD/pl3CpsiFyu8N92HLgmosI=
 github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.0.4/go.mod h1:xhWf0FNVPg57R7Z0UbKHbJfkEywrmjJnf7w5xrFpKfA=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
diff --git a/plc4go/internal/s7/s7Io_test.go b/plc4go/internal/s7/s7Io_test.go
index 03576e92e2..1024692f3b 100644
--- a/plc4go/internal/s7/s7Io_test.go
+++ b/plc4go/internal/s7/s7Io_test.go
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ package s7
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/apache/plc4x/plc4go/protocols/s7/readwrite/model"
 	"github.com/apache/plc4x/plc4go/spi/utils"
diff --git a/plc4go/spi/utils/asciiBox.go b/plc4go/spi/utils/asciiBox.go
index c5a37ce460..dc2e3edde6 100644
--- a/plc4go/spi/utils/asciiBox.go
+++ b/plc4go/spi/utils/asciiBox.go
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@
 package utils
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 )
 
@@ -141,22 +143,7 @@ type AsciiBoxWriter interface {
 }
 
 func NewAsciiBoxWriter(opts ...func(writer *asciiBoxWriter)) AsciiBoxWriter {
-	a := &asciiBoxWriter{
-		newLine:      '\n',
-		emptyPadding: " ",
-		// the name gets prefixed with an extra symbol for indent
-		extraNameCharIndent: 1,
-		borderWidth:         1,
-		newLineCharWidth:    1,
-		defaultBoxSet:       DefaultBoxSet(),
-	}
-	for _, opt := range opts {
-		opt(a)
-	}
-	hl := a.defaultBoxSet.HorizontalLine
-	a.boxHeaderRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^` + a.defaultBoxSet.UpperLeftCorner + hl + `(?P<name>[^` + hl + `]+)` + hl + `*` + `(?P<header>[^` + hl + `]+)?` + hl + `*` + a.defaultBoxSet.UpperRightCorner)
-	a.boxFooterRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^` + a.defaultBoxSet.LowerLeftCorner + hl + `*` + `(?P<footer>[^` + hl + `]+)` + hl + `*` + a.defaultBoxSet.LowerRightCorner)
-	return a
+	return newAsciiBoxWriter(opts...)
 }
 
 func WithAsciiBoxWriterDefaultBoxSet(boxSet BoxSet) func(*asciiBoxWriter) {
@@ -165,6 +152,34 @@ func WithAsciiBoxWriterDefaultBoxSet(boxSet BoxSet) func(*asciiBoxWriter) {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithAsciiBoxWriterDefaultColoredBoxes(nameColor, headerColor, footerColor *color.Color) func(*asciiBoxWriter) {
+	return func(a *asciiBoxWriter) {
+		if nameColor != nil {
+			a.namePrinter = nameColor.Sprint
+		} else {
+			a.namePrinter = fmt.Sprint
+		}
+		if headerColor != nil {
+			a.headerPrinter = headerColor.Sprint
+		} else {
+			a.headerPrinter = fmt.Sprint
+		}
+		if footerColor != nil {
+			a.footerPrinter = footerColor.Sprint
+		} else {
+			a.footerPrinter = fmt.Sprint
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func WithAsciiBoxWriterDisableColoredBoxes() func(*asciiBoxWriter) {
+	return func(a *asciiBoxWriter) {
+		a.namePrinter = fmt.Sprint
+		a.headerPrinter = fmt.Sprint
+		a.footerPrinter = fmt.Sprint
+	}
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////
 ///////////////////////////////////////
 //
@@ -217,10 +232,35 @@ type asciiBoxWriter struct {
 	defaultBoxSet       BoxSet
 	boxHeaderRegex      *regexp.Regexp
 	boxFooterRegex      *regexp.Regexp
+	namePrinter         func(a ...any) string
+	headerPrinter       func(a ...any) string
+	footerPrinter       func(a ...any) string
 }
 
 var _ AsciiBoxWriter = (*asciiBoxWriter)(nil)
 
+func newAsciiBoxWriter(opts ...func(writer *asciiBoxWriter)) *asciiBoxWriter {
+	a := &asciiBoxWriter{
+		newLine:      '\n',
+		emptyPadding: " ",
+		// the name gets prefixed with an extra symbol for indent
+		extraNameCharIndent: 1,
+		borderWidth:         1,
+		newLineCharWidth:    1,
+		defaultBoxSet:       DefaultBoxSet(),
+		namePrinter:         color.New(color.FgGreen, color.Bold).Sprint,
+		headerPrinter:       color.New(color.FgBlue).Sprint,
+		footerPrinter:       color.New(color.FgRed, color.Italic).Sprint,
+	}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(a)
+	}
+	hl := a.defaultBoxSet.HorizontalLine
+	a.boxHeaderRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^` + a.defaultBoxSet.UpperLeftCorner + hl + `(?P<name>[^` + hl + `]+)` + hl + `*` + `(?P<header>[^` + hl + `]+)?` + hl + `*` + a.defaultBoxSet.UpperRightCorner)
+	a.boxFooterRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^` + a.defaultBoxSet.LowerLeftCorner + hl + `*` + `(?P<footer>[^` + hl + `]+)` + hl + `*` + a.defaultBoxSet.LowerRightCorner)
+	return a
+}
+
 func (a *asciiBoxWriter) boxString(data string, options ...func(*BoxOptions)) AsciiBox {
 	var opts BoxOptions
 	opts.BoxSet = a.defaultBoxSet
@@ -229,16 +269,19 @@ func (a *asciiBoxWriter) boxString(data string, options ...func(*BoxOptions)) As
 	}
 	name := opts.Name
 	nameLength := countChars(name)
+	if name != "" {
+		name = a.namePrinter(name)
+	}
 
 	header := opts.Header
 	if name != "" && header != "" {
-		header = opts.BoxSet.HorizontalLine + opts.BoxSet.HorizontalLine + header + opts.BoxSet.HorizontalLine // Lazy manipulation to trick calculation below (adds a spacing between name and header)
+		header = opts.BoxSet.HorizontalLine + opts.BoxSet.HorizontalLine + a.headerPrinter(header) + opts.BoxSet.HorizontalLine // Lazy manipulation to trick calculation below (adds a spacing between name and header)
 	}
 	headerLength := countChars(header)
 
 	footer := opts.Footer
 	if footer != "" {
-		footer = footer + opts.BoxSet.HorizontalLine
+		footer = a.footerPrinter(footer) + opts.BoxSet.HorizontalLine
 	}
 	footerLength := countChars(footer)
 
@@ -292,7 +335,7 @@ func (a *asciiBoxWriter) getBoxName(box AsciiBox) string {
 	if index < 0 {
 		return ""
 	}
-	return subMatch[index]
+	return cleanString(subMatch[index])
 }
 
 func (a *asciiBoxWriter) getBoxHeader(box AsciiBox) string {
@@ -304,7 +347,7 @@ func (a *asciiBoxWriter) getBoxHeader(box AsciiBox) string {
 	if index < 0 {
 		return ""
 	}
-	return subMatch[index]
+	return cleanString(subMatch[index])
 }
 
 func (a *asciiBoxWriter) getBoxFooter(box AsciiBox) string {
@@ -316,7 +359,7 @@ func (a *asciiBoxWriter) getBoxFooter(box AsciiBox) string {
 	if index < 0 {
 		return ""
 	}
-	return subMatch[index]
+	return cleanString(subMatch[index])
 }
 
 func (a *asciiBoxWriter) changeBoxName(box AsciiBox, newName string) AsciiBox {
@@ -445,6 +488,12 @@ func countChars(s string) int {
 	return len([]rune(ANSI_PATTERN.ReplaceAllString(s, "")))
 }
 
+// cleanString returns the strings minus the control sequences
+func cleanString(s string) string {
+	regex, _ := regexp.Compile(`\x1B(?:[@-Z\\-_]|\[[0-?]*[ -/]*[@-~])`)
+	return regex.ReplaceAllString(s, "")
+}
+
 //
 // Internal section
 //
diff --git a/plc4go/spi/utils/asciiBox_test.go b/plc4go/spi/utils/asciiBox_test.go
index b828471f55..bbbe99a6ab 100644
--- a/plc4go/spi/utils/asciiBox_test.go
+++ b/plc4go/spi/utils/asciiBox_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -1029,7 +1030,17 @@ func TestNewAsciiBoxWriter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			assert.Equalf(t, tt.want, NewAsciiBoxWriter(), "NewAsciiBoxWriter()")
+			got := NewAsciiBoxWriter()
+			require.NotNil(t, got)
+			require.IsType(t, new(asciiBoxWriter), got)
+			boxWriter := got.(*asciiBoxWriter)
+			assert.NotNil(t, boxWriter.namePrinter)
+			boxWriter.namePrinter = nil
+			assert.NotNil(t, boxWriter.headerPrinter)
+			boxWriter.headerPrinter = nil
+			assert.NotNil(t, boxWriter.footerPrinter)
+			boxWriter.footerPrinter = nil
+			assert.Equalf(t, tt.want, got, "NewAsciiBoxWriter()")
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -1363,6 +1374,9 @@ func Test_asciiBoxWriter_boxString(t *testing.T) {
 		borderWidth         int
 		newLineCharWidth    int
 		boxNameRegex        *regexp.Regexp
+		namePrinter         func(a ...any) string
+		headerPrinter       func(a ...any) string
+		footerPrinter       func(a ...any) string
 	}
 	type args struct {
 		data    string
@@ -1580,6 +1594,18 @@ func Test_asciiBoxWriter_boxString(t *testing.T) {
 				borderWidth:         tt.fields.borderWidth,
 				newLineCharWidth:    tt.fields.newLineCharWidth,
 				boxHeaderRegex:      tt.fields.boxNameRegex,
+				namePrinter:         tt.fields.namePrinter,
+				headerPrinter:       tt.fields.headerPrinter,
+				footerPrinter:       tt.fields.footerPrinter,
+			}
+			if a.namePrinter == nil {
+				a.namePrinter = fmt.Sprint
+			}
+			if a.headerPrinter == nil {
+				a.headerPrinter = fmt.Sprint
+			}
+			if a.footerPrinter == nil {
+				a.footerPrinter = fmt.Sprint
 			}
 			tt.want.asciiBoxWriter = a
 			assert.Equalf(t, tt.want, a.boxString(tt.args.data, tt.args.options...), "boxString(%v)", tt.args.data)
@@ -1671,6 +1697,15 @@ func Test_asciiBoxWriter_changeBoxName(t *testing.T) {
 				boxHeaderRegex:      tt.fields.boxHeaderRegex,
 				boxFooterRegex:      tt.fields.boxFooterRegex,
 			}
+			if a.namePrinter == nil {
+				a.namePrinter = fmt.Sprint
+			}
+			if a.headerPrinter == nil {
+				a.headerPrinter = fmt.Sprint
+			}
+			if a.footerPrinter == nil {
+				a.footerPrinter = fmt.Sprint
+			}
 			tt.want.asciiBoxWriter = a
 			assert.Equalf(t, tt.want, a.changeBoxName(tt.args.box, tt.args.newName), "changeBoxName(%v, %v)", tt.args.box, tt.args.newName)
 		})