diff --git a/Text/Prints/Printers/Color.hs b/Text/Prints/Printers/Color.hs
--- a/Text/Prints/Printers/Color.hs
+++ b/Text/Prints/Printers/Color.hs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 module Text.Prints.Printers.Color
     ( colorPrints
+    , strPrints
     ) where
 
 import qualified Language.Haskell.HsColour           as HSC
@@ -11,6 +12,9 @@
 
 colorPrints :: Show a => a -> IO ()
 colorPrints = putStrLn . format . ppShow
+
+strPrints :: Show a => a -> String
+strPrints = ppShow
 
 prefs :: HSC.ColourPrefs
 prefs = HSC.defaultColourPrefs
diff --git a/prints.cabal b/prints.cabal
--- a/prints.cabal
+++ b/prints.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                prints
-version:             0.1.0.1
+version:             0.1.0.2
 synopsis:            The Artist Formerly Known as Prints
 description:         In 1993, in rebellion against Warner Bros., which refused 
                      to release Prince's enormous backlog of music at a steady