diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 43859a3..587cc69 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import fs from 'fs';
 import readline from 'readline';
-import properLockFile from 'proper-lockfile';
 import ansi from 'ansi-escapes';
 import boring from 'boring';
 import { inspect } from 'util';
@@ -15,8 +14,20 @@ import loadLanguages from './load-languages.js';
 
 import Screen from './screen.js';
 
+const tabSpaces = 2;
+
+const argv = boring();
+
+const filename = argv._[0];
+argv.stdout = argv.stdout || !!argv._[1] || !process.stdout.isTTY;
+
 const stdin = process.stdin;
-const stdout = process.stdout;
+let stdout;
+if(argv.stdout === true) {
+  stdout = process.stderr;
+} else {
+  stdout = process.stdout;
+}
 stdin.setRawMode(true);
 readline.emitKeypressEvents(stdin);
 const screen = new Screen({
@@ -24,13 +35,10 @@ const screen = new Screen({
   log
 });
 
-const tabSpaces = 2;
-
-const argv = boring();
-
-const filename = argv._[0];
-
-if (!filename && !argv['debug-keycodes']) {
+if ((!argv.stdout && !filename && !argv['debug-keycodes']) || (argv.stdout && !process.stderr.isTTY)) {
+  if(argv.stdout && !process.stderr.isTTY) {
+    process.stderr.write('Error: Unable to display editor UI over stderr. When piping or using --stdout, stderr must be a TTY.\n\n');
+  }
   usage();
 }
 
@@ -42,8 +50,7 @@ fs.mkdirSync(stateFolder, { recursive: true });
 const logFile = fs.createWriteStream(`${stateFolder}/log.txt`, 'utf8');
 
 const clipboard = clipboardFactory({
-  stateFolder,
-  lock
+  stateFolder
 });
 
 const hintStack = [
@@ -95,12 +102,13 @@ stdin.on('keypress', (c, k) => {
       // ignore occasional undefined keys on mac
       return;
     }
-    if (k.shift) {
-      k.name = `shift-${k.name}`;
-    }
-    if (k.ctrl) {
-      k.name = `control-${k.name}`;
-    }
+    let prefix = '';
+    if (k.ctrl) prefix += 'control-';
+    if (k.meta) prefix += 'meta-';
+    if (k.shift) prefix += 'shift-';
+
+    k.name = prefix + k.name;
+
     if ((k.sequence.charCodeAt(0) === 27) && (k.sequence.charCodeAt(1) === 27)) {
       // readline isn't quite smart enough on its own to do the right thing if
       // ESC is followed quickly by an arrow key, but gives us enough information
@@ -146,6 +154,9 @@ while (true) {
 }
 
 function shortFilename(prompt) {
+  if (!filename || (argv.stdout && !fs.existsSync(filename))) {
+    return '<stdout>';
+  }
   return filename.split('/').pop().substring(0, stdout.columns - (prompt || '').length - 5);
 }
 
@@ -171,25 +182,22 @@ function log(...args) {
   }
 }
 
-function lock(filename) {
-  return properLockFile(filename, {
-    retries: {
-      retries: 30,
-      factor: 1,
-      minTimeout: 1000,
-      maxTimeout: 1000
-    },
-    // Avoid chicken and egg problem when the file does not exist yet
-    realpath: false
-  });
-}
-
 function loadFile() {
-  if (!fs.existsSync(filename)) {
+  let content;
+  if(argv.stdout) {
+    if(!!argv._[1]) {
+      content = argv._[1].split('\n').map(line => [...line]);
+    }
+    if(!filename && !content) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+  if (!filename || !fs.existsSync(filename)) {
     return false;
+    } else {
+      // Emoji-safe split by character (split('') is not safe)
+      content = fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8').split('\n').map(line => [...line]);
   }
-  // Emoji-safe split by character (split('') is not safe)
-  const content = fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8').split('\n').map(line => [...line]);
   if (!content.length) {
     content.push([]);
   }
@@ -202,6 +210,8 @@ function newFile() {
 }
 
 function saveFile() {
+  if(argv.stdout && (filename == null || !fs.existsSync(filename)))
+    return;
   fs.writeFileSync(filename, getText(editor.chars));
 }
 
@@ -210,6 +220,12 @@ function getText(chars) {
 }
 
 async function closeEditor() {
+  if(argv.stdout){
+    stdout.write(ansi.clearScreen);
+    console.log(getText(editor.chars));
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+
   const text = getText(editor.chars);
   if (text !== originalText) {
     if (await confirm('Save before exiting? [Y/n]', true)) {
@@ -249,10 +265,13 @@ function usage() {
 
 function resize() {
   screen.resize();
-  editor.resize(process.stdout.columns, process.stdout.rows - 3);
+  editor.resize(stdout.columns, stdout.rows - 3);
 }
 
 function guessLanguage(filename) {
+  if(!filename) {
+    return languages.default;
+  }
   const matches = filename.match(/\.([^\.]+)$/);
   if (matches) {
     const found = Object.values(languages).find(language => language.extensions.includes(matches[1]));
@@ -265,12 +284,12 @@ function status(prompt) {
   const hints = hintStack[hintStack.length - 1];
   const width = Math.max(...hints.map(s => s.length)) + 2;
   let col = 0;
-  let row = process.stdout.rows - 2;
+  let row = stdout.rows - 2;
   for (const hint of hints) {
-    if (col + width >= process.stdout.columns) {
+    if (col + width >= stdout.columns) {
       fillRest();
       row++;
-      if (row >= process.stdout.rows) {
+      if (row >= stdout.rows) {
         break;
       }
     }
@@ -279,7 +298,7 @@ function status(prompt) {
     }
     col += width;
   }
-  while (row < process.stdout.rows) {
+  while (row < stdout.rows) {
     for (let sx = col; (sx < screen.width); sx++) {
       screen.set(sx, row, ' ');
     }
@@ -288,9 +307,9 @@ function status(prompt) {
   }
   const left = `${editor.row + 1} ${editor.col + 1} ${shortFilename()}`;
   const right = (prompt !== false) ? prompt : '';
-  const s = left + ' '.repeat(process.stdout.columns - 1 - right.length - left.length) + right;
+  const s = left + ' '.repeat(stdout.columns - 1 - right.length - left.length) + right;
   for (let i = 0; (i < s.length); i++) {
-    screen.set(i, process.stdout.rows - 3, s.charAt(i));
+    screen.set(i, stdout.rows - 3, s.charAt(i));
   }
   function fillRest() {
     while (col < screen.width) {
diff --git a/bin/tome.sh b/bin/tome.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1efd1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tome.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+scriptroot=$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")
+real_tome="$scriptroot/tome.js"
+
+case " $* " in
+  *" --stdout "*) has_stdout=1 ;;
+  *) has_stdout=0 ;;
+esac
+
+args=
+for arg in "$@"; do
+  [ "$arg" = "--stdout" ] || args="$args \"$arg\""
+done
+
+eval "set -- $args"
+
+# Detect presence of --stdout among arguments and handle stdin accordingly
+if [ -t 0 ]; then
+    if [ "$has_stdout" -eq 1 ]; then
+        exec "$real_tome" "$1" --stdout 2>/dev/tty
+    else
+        exec "$real_tome" "$1"
+    fi
+else
+    input_data=$(cat)
+    if [ "$has_stdout" -eq 1 ]; then
+        exec "$real_tome" "$1" "$input_data" --stdout 2>/dev/tty < /dev/tty
+    else
+        exec "$real_tome" "$1" "$input_data" < /dev/tty
+    fi
+fi
+
diff --git a/clipboard.js b/clipboard.js
index 296dca9..9d30a79 100644
--- a/clipboard.js
+++ b/clipboard.js
@@ -1,10 +1,22 @@
 "use strict";
 
 import fs from 'fs';
+import properLockFile from 'proper-lockfile';
 
 export default ({
   stateFolder,
-  lock
+  lock = function lock(filename) {
+    return properLockFile(filename, {
+      retries: {
+        retries: 30,
+        factor: 1,
+        minTimeout: 1000,
+        maxTimeout: 1000
+      },
+      // Avoid chicken and egg problem when the file does not exist yet
+      realpath: false
+    });
+  }
 }) => {
   const clipboardFile = `${stateFolder}/clipboard.json`;
   const clipboardLockFile = `${clipboardFile}.lock`;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index eede83f..05c4490 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@boutell/tome",
-  "version": "0.4.1",
+  "version": "0.13.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@boutell/tome",
-      "version": "0.4.1",
+      "version": "0.13.1",
       "license": "GPLv3",
       "dependencies": {
         "ansi-escapes": "^6.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dbdbdfe..a866ca3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/boutell/tome/issues"
   },
   "bin": {
-    "tome": "./bin/tome.js"
+    "tome": "./bin/tome.sh"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/boutell/tome#readme",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/screen.js b/screen.js
index 73623c0..7feeb2f 100644
--- a/screen.js
+++ b/screen.js
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ export default class Screen {
   }
   allocate() {
     const data = [];
-    this.width = process.stdout.columns;
-    this.height = process.stdout.rows;
+    this.width = this.stdout.columns;
+    this.height = this.stdout.rows;
     for (let row = 0; (row < this.height); row++) {
       const cells = [];
       for (let col = 0; (col < this.width); col++) {