diff --git a/pymacro b/pymacro
index 4d0cc22..793e34c 100755
--- a/pymacro
+++ b/pymacro
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ def get_args():
     import argparse
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("-m", "--macros", default=["macros"], action="append")
+    parser.add_argument("-s", "--silent", default=False, action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("input")
     parser.add_argument("output")
     return parser.parse_args()
@@ -149,7 +150,9 @@ def main(args):
     # show and save output
     with open(args.output, 'w+') as file:
         file.write(output)
-    print(output)
+
+    if not args.silent:
+        print(output)
 
     return 0