diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8da4a6d..5e6d566 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ tokio = { version = "1.40.0", features = ["full"] }
 futures-util = "0.3.30"
 serde = { version = "1.0.210", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.128"
-rson_rs = "0.2.1"
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+rson_rs = "0.2.1"
+argh = "0.1.12"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 29bd456..ae4a3a5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ pub mod formats {
 mod notification;
 use notification::{to_notif, Notification};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::env;
+// use std::env;
+pub mod optparse;
 
 use futures_util::stream::TryStreamExt;
 use zbus::{message::Body, Connection, Result};
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ fn server_properties() -> HashMap<String, String> {
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    /* 
     let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
     let op_format: &str = if args.len() == 1 || args[1] == "j" {
         "j" // Default value, json format
@@ -41,9 +43,17 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         "r" // rson format
     } else {
         "j"
-    };
+    }; */
 
-    let verbose: bool = (args.len() > 2) && (args[2] == "v");
+    let args: optparse::Cli = argh::from_env();
+    let op_format = match args.format {
+        Some(value) => value.clone(),  // Cloning the owned String
+        None => "j".to_string(),       // Using the default value as a String
+    };
+    
+    let verbose = args.verbose;
+
+    //let verbose: bool = (args.len() > 2) && (args[2] == "v");
 
     let connection = Connection::session().await?;
     connection
@@ -117,12 +127,12 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     // Convert the msg body to a Notification object
                     let notif: Notification = to_notif(&msg_body)?;
                     // Handle the notif
-                    match op_format {
+                    match op_format.as_str() {
                         "j" => {
                             println!("{}", &notif.json()); // Print the json version
                         }
                         "r" => {
-                            println!("{}", &notif.rson()); // Print the plain version
+                            println!("{}", &notif.rson()); // Print the rson version
                         }
                         "p" => {
                             println!("{}\n", &notif.plain()); // Print the plain version
diff --git a/src/notification.rs b/src/notification.rs
index 2e92fbe..538faa6 100644
--- a/src/notification.rs
+++ b/src/notification.rs
@@ -51,14 +51,11 @@ impl Notification {
 
     // Key:Val pairs of actions
     pub fn actions(&self) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
-    self.actions
-        .chunks(2)
-        .map(|chunk|
-            (chunk[0].clone(),
-        chunk[1].clone())
-    )
-        .collect()
-    } 
+        self.actions
+            .chunks(2)
+            .map(|chunk| (chunk[0].clone(), chunk[1].clone()))
+            .collect()
+    }
 
     // Hints
     pub fn hints(&self) -> &HashMap<String, OwnedValue> {
diff --git a/src/optparse.rs b/src/optparse.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3ed7a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/optparse.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use argh::FromArgs;
+
+#[derive(FromArgs)]
+/// Print desktop notifications
+pub struct Cli {
+    /// select output format: j(json), r(rson), p(plain)
+    #[argh(option, short = 'f')]
+    pub format: Option<String>,
+
+    /// verbose mode
+    #[argh(switch, short = 'v')]
+    pub verbose: bool,
+}
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