diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/__init__.py b/jrnl/plugins/__init__.py
index ad174f0b..f6b22c54 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from .markdown_exporter import MarkdownExporter
 from .tag_exporter import TagExporter
 from .dates_exporter import DatesExporter
 from .template_exporter import __all__ as template_exporters
-from .text_exporter import TextExporter
+from .text_exporter import PrettyExporter, TextExporter
 from .xml_exporter import XMLExporter
 from .yaml_exporter import YAMLExporter
 
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ __exporters = [
     TagExporter,
     DatesExporter,
     TextExporter,
+    PrettyExporter,
     XMLExporter,
     YAMLExporter,
     FancyExporter,
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/text_exporter.py b/jrnl/plugins/text_exporter.py
index 7714606c..2d316bb5 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/text_exporter.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/text_exporter.py
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012-2021 jrnl contributors
 # License: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
 
+from jrnl.Entry import Entry
 import os
 import re
+from typing import Any, Union
 import unicodedata
 
 from jrnl.color import ERROR_COLOR
@@ -77,3 +79,10 @@ class TextExporter:
             return cls.write_file(journal, output)
         else:
             return cls.export_journal(journal)
+
+
+class PrettyExporter(TextExporter):
+    names=["pretty"]
+    @classmethod
+    def export_entry(cls, entry: Entry) -> Union[str, Any]:
+        return entry.pprint()