diff --git a/tools/functions b/tools/functions
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..30ef0052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/functions
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Common functions for CM otatools
+#
+# cdesai
+
+if [ ! "$BUILD_WITH_COLORS" = "0" ];
+then
+CL_RED="\033[31m"
+CL_GRN="\033[32m"
+CL_YLW="\033[33m"
+CL_BLU="\033[34m"
+CL_MAG="\033[35m"
+CL_CYN="\033[36m"
+CL_RST="\033[0m"
+fi
diff --git a/tools/opticharger b/tools/opticharger
index 04730086..652e5c60 100755
--- a/tools/opticharger
+++ b/tools/opticharger
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 # Super-mega opticharger of doom
 # Shrinks apks by running pngcrush or optipng or pngout on png images
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ BASE=`pwd`
 BRUTECRUSH="-brute"
 TMPDIR=/tmp/opticharge-$$
 
+. $ANDROID_BUILD_TOP/vendor/cm/tools/functions
+
 if [ -z "$BRUTE_PNGCRUSH" ]
 then
     BRUTECRUSH=""
@@ -31,14 +33,14 @@ then
     APKCERTS=$OUT/obj/PACKAGING/target_files_intermediates/$TARGET_PRODUCT-target_files-$TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT.$USER/META/apkcerts.txt
     if [ ! -f "$APKCERTS" ];
     then
-        echo "Set APKCERTS to the path to your apkcerts.txt file"
+        echo -e $CL_RED"Set APKCERTS to the path to your apkcerts.txt file"$CL_RST
         exit 1;
     fi
 fi
 
 if [ ! -f "$APKCERTS" ];
 then
-    echo "Invalid path to apkcerts.txt, set APKCERTS to the correct path."
+    echo -e $CL_RED"Invalid path to apkcerts.txt, set APKCERTS to the correct path."$CL_RST
 fi
 
 if [ "$(which pngcrush)" != "" ];
@@ -63,26 +65,26 @@ then
         pngout $1
     }
 else
-    echo "Please install pngcrush, optipng, or pngout"
+    echo -e $CL_RED"Please install pngcrush, optipng, or pngout"$CL_RST
     exit 1;
 fi
 
 if [ "`which aapt`" = "" ];
 then
-    echo "Please ensure aapt is in your \$PATH"
+    echo -e $CL_RED"Please ensure aapt is in your \$PATH"$CL_RST
     exit 1;
 fi
 
 if [ "`which zipalign`" = "" ];
 then
-    echo "Please ensure zipalign is in your \$PATH"
+    echo -e $CL_RED"Please ensure zipalign is in your \$PATH"$CL_RST
     exit 1;
 fi
 
 if [ -e "$1" ];
 then
     NAME=`basename $1`;
-    echo "Optimizing $NAME...";
+    echo -e $CL_YLW"Optimize:"$CL_RST" $NAME..";
 
     if [ "$2" != "" ];
     then
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ then
         KEY=build/target/product/security/$2.pk8
         if [ ! -f "$ANDROID_BUILD_TOP/$CERT" ];
         then
-            echo "$CERT does not exist!";
+            echo -e $CL_RED"$CERT does not exist!"$CL_RST;
             exit 1;
         fi
     else
@@ -98,24 +100,24 @@ then
         [ $QUIET ] || echo "APKINFO: $APKINFO";
         if [ "$APKINFO" = "" ];
         then
-            echo "No apk info for $NAME";
+            echo -e $CL_RED"No apk info for $NAME"$CL_RST;
             exit 1;
         fi
         CERT=`echo $APKINFO | awk {'print $2'} | cut -f 2 -d "=" | tr -d "\""`;
         KEY=`echo $APKINFO | awk {'print $3'} | cut -f 2 -d "=" | tr -d "\""`;
         if [ "$CERT" = "" ];
         then
-            echo "Unable to find certificate for $NAME"
+            echo -e $CL_RED"Unable to find certificate for $NAME"$CL_RST
             exit 1;
         fi
         if [ "$CERT" = "PRESIGNED" ];
         then
-            echo "$NAME is presigned, skipping"
+            echo -e $CL_YLW"$NAME is presigned, skipping"$CL_RST
             exit 1;
         fi
     fi
 
-    [ $QUIET ] || echo "Certificate: $CERT";
+    [ $QUIET ] || echo -e $CL_YLW"Certificate:"$CL_RST" $CERT";
 
     [ -d $TMPDIR/$NAME ] && rm -rf $TMPDIR/$NAME
     mkdir -p $TMPDIR/$NAME
@@ -124,19 +126,19 @@ then
     unzip -q $BASE/$1
     for x in `find . -name "*.png" | grep -v "\.9.png$" | tr "\n" " "`
     do
-        [ $QUIET ] || echo "Crushing $x"
+        [ $QUIET ] || echo -e $CL_YLW"Crushing $x"$CL_RST
         optimize_png $x
     done
     cp $BASE/$1 $BASE/$1.old
 
-    [ $QUIET ] || echo "Repacking apk.."
+    [ $QUIET ] || echo -e $CL_YLW"Repacking apk.."$CL_RST
     aapt p -0 .dat -0 .dict -0 .arsc -F $NAME .
     
-    [ $QUIET ] || echo "Resigning with cert: `echo $CERT`"
+    [ $QUIET ] || echo -e $CL_YLW"Resigning with cert: `echo $CERT`"$CL_RST
 
     [ $QUIET ] || echo java -jar $ANDROID_HOST_OUT/framework/signapk.jar $ANDROID_BUILD_TOP/$CERT $ANDROID_BUILD_TOP/$KEY $NAME signed_$NAME
     java -jar $ANDROID_HOST_OUT/framework/signapk.jar $ANDROID_BUILD_TOP/$CERT $ANDROID_BUILD_TOP/$KEY $NAME signed_$NAME
-    [ $QUIET ] || echo "Zipalign.."
+    [ $QUIET ] || echo -e $CL_YLW"Zipaligning.."$CL_RST
     zipalign -f 4 signed_$NAME $BASE/$1
     if [ ! $QUIET ]; then
         ls -l $BASE/$1.old
diff --git a/tools/squisher b/tools/squisher
index 54498f28..b208ed25 100755
--- a/tools/squisher
+++ b/tools/squisher
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 # Squish a CM otapackage for distribution
 # cyanogen
 #
 
+. $ANDROID_BUILD_TOP/vendor/cm/tools/functions
+
 OUT_TARGET_HOST=`uname -a | grep Darwin`
 if [ -z "$OUT_TARGET_HOST" ]
 then
@@ -19,12 +21,12 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$OUT" -o ! -d "$OUT" ]; then
-	echo "ERROR: $0 only works with a full build environment. $OUT should exist."
+	echo -e $CL_RED"ERROR: $0 only works with a full build environment. $OUT should exist."$CL_RST
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 if [ ! -f "$OTAPACKAGE" ]; then
-	echo "$OTAPACKAGE doesn't exist!";
+	echo -e $CL_RED"$OTAPACKAGE doesn't exist!"$CL_RST;
 	exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ rm -rf $REPACK/ota/recovery
 # Determine what to name the new signed package
 MODVERSION=`sed -n -e'/ro\.cm\.version/s/^.*=//p' $REPACK/ota/system/build.prop`
 OUTFILE=$OUT/cm-$MODVERSION.zip
-echo MODVERSION: $MODVERSION
+echo -e $CL_CYN"MODVERSION: $MODVERSION"$CL_RST
 
 # Pack it up and sign
 printf "Zipping package..."
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ img=`basename $OUTFILE`
 cd `dirname $OUTFILE`
 $MD5 $img >$img.md5sum
 echo
-echo "Package complete: $OUTFILE"
+echo -e $CL_GRN"Package complete: $OUTFILE"$CL_RST
 cat $img.md5sum
 echo
 )