diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 455b6a3..afcc955 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+ "quote",
+ "unicode-ident",
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f3a1117..f8c90ef 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
+clap = {version = "4.5.20", features = ["derive"]}
 device_query = "0.2.0"
 substring = "1.4.5"
 text_io = "0.1.12"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f3ef044..aca2cc4 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use substring::Substring;
 use device_query::{DeviceQuery, DeviceState, Keycode};
 use std::sync::mpsc;
+use clap::Parser;
+
+/// Search for a pattern in a file and display the lines that contain it.
+#[derive(Parser)]
+struct Cli {
+    /// Turns on autoscroll
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    autoscroll: bool,
+}
+
 
 #[macro_use] extern crate text_io;
 macro_rules! either {
@@ -16,7 +26,10 @@ macro_rules! either {
     }
 }
 fn main() {
-    
+    let args = Cli::parse();
+    if args.autoscroll {
+        println!("Autoscroll is enabled!")
+    }
     print!("Use the up/down arrow keys to adjust the update speed!\nleft/right controls the scroll direction!\nPlease enter a string: ");
     let mut input: String = read!("{}\n");
     // check the final character, add a space if there isn't one.
@@ -27,6 +40,7 @@ fn main() {
     let mut i: i64 = 0;
     
     let (tx, rx) = mpsc::sync_channel(0);
+    let tx_clone = tx.clone();
 
     let initial_polling_rate: u64 = 50;
     let initial_scroll_left: bool = true;
@@ -38,6 +52,22 @@ fn main() {
         let device_state = DeviceState::new();
 
         loop {
+            if args.autoscroll {
+                
+                match rx.try_recv() {
+                    Ok((new_rate, new_scroll)) => {
+                        polling_rate = new_rate;
+                        scroll_left = new_scroll;
+                    }
+                    Err(mpsc::TryRecvError::Empty) => {
+                        //eprintln!("No new data. ;(");
+                    }
+                    Err(mpsc::TryRecvError::Disconnected) => {
+                        eprintln!("Channel has been closed.");
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    }
+            }
             // Poll for input
             let keys = device_state.get_keys(); // poll the keys
             (polling_rate, scroll_left) = detect_keys(keys, polling_rate, scroll_left);
@@ -51,6 +81,7 @@ fn main() {
     let mut scroll_left = initial_scroll_left;
     loop {
         // Get data from the polling thread
+        
         match rx.try_recv() {
             Ok((new_rate, new_scroll)) => {
                 polling_rate = new_rate;
@@ -67,6 +98,16 @@ fn main() {
         thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(polling_rate));
 
         println!("i: {}, upd: {}ms, scrll: {}, {}", {i +=1; i}, polling_rate, either!(scroll_left => "L"; "R"), input);
+
+        // Autoscroll: Autoscroll automatically toggles ths scrolling direction when the scrolling reaches a space.
+        if args.autoscroll {
+            if input.chars().nth(input.len()) == Some(' ') {
+                scroll_left = !scroll_left;
+                // inform the other thread of the new state of scroll_left
+                tx_clone.send((polling_rate, scroll_left));
+            }
+        }
+
         // Scroll text
         if scroll_left {
             input = shift_left(input);