diff --git a/LLama.Examples/ExampleRunner.cs b/LLama.Examples/ExampleRunner.cs
index b3a52d4c0..9ebbf5b8c 100644
--- a/LLama.Examples/ExampleRunner.cs
+++ b/LLama.Examples/ExampleRunner.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public static async Task Run()
                 await example();
             }
 
-            Console.WriteLine("Press ENTER to go to the main menu...");
+            AnsiConsole.Reset();
+            AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("Press ENTER to go to the main menu...");
             Console.ReadLine();
 
             AnsiConsole.Clear();
diff --git a/LLama.Examples/Examples/BatchedExecutorFork.cs b/LLama.Examples/Examples/BatchedExecutorFork.cs
index b5cf6c43e..b42f436bb 100644
--- a/LLama.Examples/Examples/BatchedExecutorFork.cs
+++ b/LLama.Examples/Examples/BatchedExecutorFork.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using LLama.Common;
 using LLama.Native;
 using LLama.Sampling;
+using Spectre.Console;
 
 namespace LLama.Examples.Examples;
 
@@ -20,10 +21,7 @@ public static async Task Run()
         var parameters = new ModelParams(modelPath);
         using var model = LLamaWeights.LoadFromFile(parameters);
 
-        Console.WriteLine("Prompt (leave blank to select automatically):");
-        var prompt = Console.ReadLine();
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(prompt))
-            prompt = "Not many people know that";
+        var prompt = AnsiConsole.Ask("Prompt (or ENTER for default):", "Not many people know that");
 
         // Create an executor that can evaluate a batch of conversations together
         var executor = new BatchedExecutor(model, parameters);
diff --git a/LLama.Examples/Examples/BatchedExecutorRewind.cs b/LLama.Examples/Examples/BatchedExecutorRewind.cs
index 9a25b6e5f..4a8c3ab29 100644
--- a/LLama.Examples/Examples/BatchedExecutorRewind.cs
+++ b/LLama.Examples/Examples/BatchedExecutorRewind.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using LLama.Common;
 using LLama.Native;
 using LLama.Sampling;
+using Spectre.Console;
 
 namespace LLama.Examples.Examples;
 
@@ -21,10 +22,7 @@ public static async Task Run()
         var parameters = new ModelParams(modelPath);
         using var model = LLamaWeights.LoadFromFile(parameters);
 
-        Console.WriteLine("Prompt (leave blank to select automatically):");
-        var prompt = Console.ReadLine();
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(prompt))
-            prompt = "Not many people know that";
+        var prompt = AnsiConsole.Ask("Prompt (or ENTER for default):", "Not many people know that");
 
         // Create an executor that can evaluate a batch of conversations together
         var executor = new BatchedExecutor(model, parameters);
diff --git a/LLama.Examples/Program.cs b/LLama.Examples/Program.cs
index 3b4320a4e..54d40fb54 100644
--- a/LLama.Examples/Program.cs
+++ b/LLama.Examples/Program.cs
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 using LLama.Native;
+using Spectre.Console;
 
-Console.WriteLine(
-    """
-    ======================================================================================================
+AnsiConsole.MarkupLineInterpolated(
+    $"""
+    [purple]======================================================================================================[/]
      __       __                                       ____     __
     /\ \     /\ \                                     /\  _`\  /\ \
     \ \ \    \ \ \         __       ___ ___       __  \ \,\L\_\\ \ \___       __     _ __   _____
-     \ \ \  __\ \ \  __  /'__`\   /' __` __`\   /'__`\ \/_\__ \ \ \  _ `\   /'__`\  /\`'__\/\ '__`\
+     \ \ \  __\ \ \  __  /'__`\   /' __` __`\   /'__`\ \/_\__ \ \ \  _ `\   /'__`\  /\` __\/\  __`\
       \ \ \L\ \\ \ \L\ \/\ \L\.\_ /\ \/\ \/\ \ /\ \L\.\_ /\ \L\ \\ \ \ \ \ /\ \L\.\_\ \ \/ \ \ \L\ \
        \ \____/ \ \____/\ \__/.\_\\ \_\ \_\ \_\\ \__/.\_\\ `\____\\ \_\ \_\\ \__/.\_\\ \_\  \ \ ,__/
         \/___/   \/___/  \/__/\/_/ \/_/\/_/\/_/ \/__/\/_/ \/_____/ \/_/\/_/ \/__/\/_/ \/_/   \ \ \/
-                                                                                              \ \_\
+    [purple]=========================================================================================[/] \ \_\ [purple]======[/]
                                                                                                \/_/
-    ======================================================================================================
 
     """);
 
diff --git a/LLama.Examples/UserSettings.cs b/LLama.Examples/UserSettings.cs
index 1a0bb36b8..088a628e7 100644
--- a/LLama.Examples/UserSettings.cs
+++ b/LLama.Examples/UserSettings.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-namespace LLama.Examples;
+using Spectre.Console;
+
+namespace LLama.Examples;
 
 internal static class UserSettings
 {
@@ -23,51 +25,33 @@ private static void WriteDefaultModelPath(string path)
 
     public static string GetModelPath(bool alwaysPrompt = false)
     {
-        string? defaultPath = ReadDefaultModelPath();
-        return defaultPath is null || alwaysPrompt
+        var defaultPath = ReadDefaultModelPath();
+        var path = defaultPath is null || alwaysPrompt
             ? PromptUserForPath()
             : PromptUserForPathWithDefault(defaultPath);
+
+        if (File.Exists(path))
+            WriteDefaultModelPath(path);
+
+        return path;
     }
 
     private static string PromptUserForPath()
     {
-        while (true)
-        {
-            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
-            Console.Write("Please input your model path: ");
-            string? path = Console.ReadLine();
-
-            if (File.Exists(path))
-            {
-                WriteDefaultModelPath(path);
-                return path;
-            }
-
-            Console.WriteLine("ERROR: invalid model file path\n");
-        }
+        return AnsiConsole.Prompt(
+            new TextPrompt<string>("Please input your model path:")
+               .PromptStyle("white")
+               .Validate(File.Exists, "[red]ERROR: invalid model file path - file does not exist[/]")
+        );
     }
 
     private static string PromptUserForPathWithDefault(string defaultPath)
     {
-        while (true)
-        {
-            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
-            Console.WriteLine($"Default model: {defaultPath}");
-            Console.Write($"Please input a model path (or ENTER for default): ");
-            string? path = Console.ReadLine();
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path))
-            {
-                return defaultPath;
-            }
-
-            if (File.Exists(path))
-            {
-                WriteDefaultModelPath(path);
-                return path;
-            }
-
-            Console.WriteLine("ERROR: invalid model file path\n");
-        }
+        return AnsiConsole.Prompt(
+            new TextPrompt<string>("Please input your model path (or ENTER for default):")
+               .DefaultValue(defaultPath)
+               .PromptStyle("white")
+               .Validate(File.Exists, "[red]ERROR: invalid model file path - file does not exist[/]")
+        );
     }
 }