diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 50c4f9e..412117c 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ var (
 	programDesc    string
 	outputDir      string 
 	logLevel       string
+	verbose	       bool
 )
 
 // rootCmd renders templates using CLI flags
@@ -23,19 +24,23 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "bubblewand",
     	Short: "A tool to generate a go project template for building a terminal application with bubbletea + cobra + viper + log",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		// Fill ProgramData from CLI input
-		data := render.ProgramData{
-			ModName:        modName,
-			PackageName:    packageName,
-			ProgramVersion: programVersion,
-			ProgramDesc:    programDesc,
-		}
+        	// Initialize logging with log level and flags
+        	initLogging()
 
-		// Render templates to the specified output directory
-		if err := render.RenderTemplates(data, outputDir); err != nil {
-			logger.Log.Fatalf("rendering failed: %v",err)
-		}
+        	// Fill ProgramData from CLI input
+        	data := render.ProgramData{
+                	ModName:        modName,
+                	PackageName:    packageName,
+                	ProgramVersion: programVersion,
+                	ProgramDesc:    programDesc,
+        	}
+
+       		// Render templates to the specified output directory
+        	if err := render.RenderTemplates(data, outputDir, verbose); err != nil {
+                	logger.Log.Fatalf("rendering failed: %v", err)
+        	}
 	},
+
 }
 
 
@@ -48,6 +53,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&programDesc, "program-desc", "", "Program description")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&outputDir, "output", "o", "output", "Output directory for rendered files")
         rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&logLevel, "log-level", "info", "Log level (debug, info, warn, error)")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "Enable verbose output")
 	// Mark required
 	rootCmd.MarkFlagRequired("mod-name")
 	rootCmd.MarkFlagRequired("package-name")
diff --git a/cmd/tui.go b/cmd/tui.go
index 51c1aff..17c7acf 100644
--- a/cmd/tui.go
+++ b/cmd/tui.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var tuiCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 
 		// Render templates with user input
-		if err := render.RenderTemplates(data, data.OutputDir); err != nil {
+		if err := render.RenderTemplates(data, data.OutputDir, verbose); err != nil {
 			logger.Log.Fatalf("rendering failed: %v", err)
 		}
 	},
diff --git a/internal/render/render.go b/internal/render/render.go
index df1840f..4eea7c2 100644
--- a/internal/render/render.go
+++ b/internal/render/render.go
@@ -1,60 +1,71 @@
 package render
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-	"text/template"
-	"specCon18/bubblewand/internal/logger"
+        "os"
+        "path/filepath"
+        "strings"
+        "text/template"
+        "specCon18/bubblewand/internal/logger"
 )
 
 // ProgramData holds user-supplied template values
 type ProgramData struct {
-	ModName        string
-	PackageName    string
-	ProgramVersion string
-	ProgramDesc    string
-	OutputDir      string
+        ModName        string
+        PackageName    string
+        ProgramVersion string
+        ProgramDesc    string
+        OutputDir      string
 }
 
 // RenderTemplates renders all .tmpl files from the templates/ directory into outputDir
-func RenderTemplates(data ProgramData, outputDir string) error {
-	return filepath.Walk("templates", func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if info.IsDir() || !strings.HasSuffix(info.Name(), ".tmpl") {
-			return nil
-		}
+func RenderTemplates(data ProgramData, outputDir string, verbose bool) error {
+        var renderedFiles int
 
-		// Create relative output path (preserving subdirs)
-		relPath, err := filepath.Rel("templates", path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		outputPath := filepath.Join(outputDir, strings.TrimSuffix(relPath, ".tmpl"))
+        err := filepath.Walk("templates", func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+                if err != nil {
+                        return err
+                }
+                if info.IsDir() || !strings.HasSuffix(info.Name(), ".tmpl") {
+                        return nil
+                }
 
-		// Ensure parent directories exist
-		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(outputPath), 0755); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+                relPath, err := filepath.Rel("templates", path)
+                if err != nil {
+                        return err
+                }
+                outputPath := filepath.Join(outputDir, strings.TrimSuffix(relPath, ".tmpl"))
 
-		// Parse and execute template
-		tmpl, err := template.ParseFiles(path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+                if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(outputPath), 0755); err != nil {
+                        return err
+                }
 
-		outFile, err := os.Create(outputPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		defer outFile.Close()
-		
-		logString := fmt.Sprintf("Rendering %s → %s\n", path, outputPath)
-		logger.Log.Info(logString)
-		return tmpl.Execute(outFile, data)
-	})
+                tmpl, err := template.ParseFiles(path)
+                if err != nil {
+                        return err
+                }
+
+                outFile, err := os.Create(outputPath)
+                if err != nil {
+                        return err
+                }
+                defer outFile.Close()
+
+                if verbose {
+                        logger.Log.Infof("Rendering %s → %s", path, outputPath)
+                }
+
+                renderedFiles++
+                return tmpl.Execute(outFile, data)
+        })
+
+        if err != nil {
+                return err
+        }
+
+        if !verbose && renderedFiles > 0 {
+                logger.Log.Info("Rendering templates")
+        }
+
+        return nil
 }