diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 366442e..934be14 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ log = "0.4"
 signal-hook = "0.3.*"
 toml = "0.5.*"
 clap = { version = "4.2.*", features = ["derive"] }
+dyn-fmt = "0.4.0"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index cdc3761..090be4c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ mod structs;
 mod print_players;
 
 /// This function deals with an incoming (USR1) signal.
-/// It is hard-coded to play/payse the active player.
+/// It is hard-coded to play/pause the active player.
 /// 
 /// input:
 /// data: Data struct for active configuration.
diff --git a/src/print_text.rs b/src/print_text.rs
index 8f85434..dc1de54 100644
--- a/src/print_text.rs
+++ b/src/print_text.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use log::{info, error};
 use string_builder::Builder;
+use dyn_fmt::AsStrFormatExt;
 
 use crate::structs::{config::{Field, Config}, data::Data};
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ fn get_char_boundary(str: &str, max_len: usize) -> usize {
   }
 }
 
-/// This function applies truncation to each strings in the given hashmap, as dictated by the values in the given Fields.
+/// This function applies truncation to each string in the given hashmap, as dictated by the values in the given Fields.
 /// It also applies fuzzy cutoff if the configuration option for this is enabled.
 /// 
 /// Input:
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ fn append_fields(b: &mut Builder, cfg: &Config, data: &Data) {
   for field in &cfg.metadata_fields {
     if let Some(string) = data.field_text.get(&field.field) {
       idx += 1;
-      b.append(string.as_str());
+      b.append(field.format.format(&[string.as_str()]));
       if idx < len {b.append(cfg.metadata_separator.as_str())};
     } else {
       info!("failed to get {} value!", field.field);
diff --git a/src/structs/config.rs b/src/structs/config.rs
index 9894d02..0b03c5d 100644
--- a/src/structs/config.rs
+++ b/src/structs/config.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 //! This file contains structs and functions concerning themselves with the configuration of the program.
-use std::{collections::HashMap};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 
 /// This struct represents one metadata field to be rendered, as well as the maximum length of its' output.
+/// There is also support for custom formatting.
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Field {
   /// The name of the metadata field.
   pub field: String,
   /// The maximum length of the metadata field's output.
-  pub num_chars: u8
+  pub num_chars: u32,
+  /// Formatting to apply. (the value "{}" is substituted with the actual string)
+  pub format: String
 }
 
 impl Field {
@@ -16,13 +19,15 @@ impl Field {
   /// input:
   /// field: name of the field
   /// num_chars: maximum length of the field
+  ///  format: what formatting to apply to the field
   /// 
   /// returns:
   /// a new Field with the given parameters.
-  fn new(field: String, num_chars: u8) -> Self {
+  fn new(field: String, num_chars: u32, format: String) -> Self {
     Field {
       field,
-      num_chars
+      num_chars,
+      format
     }
   }
 
@@ -30,11 +35,16 @@ impl Field {
   /// input:
   /// field: name of the field
   /// num_chars: maximum length of the field
+  /// format: (optional), formatting to apply.
   /// 
   /// returns:
   /// a new Field with the given parameters.
-  pub fn constructor(field: &str, num_chars: u8) -> Self {
-    Self::new(field.to_owned(), num_chars)
+  pub fn constructor(field: &str, num_chars: u32, format: Option<String>) -> Self {
+    if let Some(format) = format {
+      Self::new(field.to_owned(), num_chars, format)
+    } else {
+      Self::new(field.to_owned(), num_chars, "{}".to_owned())
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -189,8 +199,8 @@ impl Config {
   /// It contains the "title" and "artist" fields, with 40 and 20 maximum characters respectively.
   fn default_metadata_fields() -> Vec<Field> {
     vec![
-      Field::constructor("xesam:title", 40),
-      Field::constructor("xesam:artist", 20)
+      Field::constructor("xesam:title", 40, None),
+      Field::constructor("xesam:artist", 20, None)
     ]
   }
 
diff --git a/src/update_message.rs b/src/update_message.rs
index 0be6d89..510ea97 100644
--- a/src/update_message.rs
+++ b/src/update_message.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! This file deals with updating the actual message, including proper formatting. 
 use log::{debug, trace};
-use mpris::{MetadataValue};
+use mpris::MetadataValue;
 
 use crate::structs::{config::Config, data::Data};
 
diff --git a/src/update_players.rs b/src/update_players.rs
index 6f4fe07..ec95617 100644
--- a/src/update_players.rs
+++ b/src/update_players.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fn update_prefix(cfg: &Config, data: &mut char, name: &str) {
 /// pf: PlayerFinder instance of the program.
 /// cfg: Config struct of the program, containing the list of acceptable players.
 /// data: mutable Data struct of the program, containing a marker for the currently active player.
-pub fn update_players(pf: &PlayerFinder, cfg: &Config, mut data: &mut Data) {
+pub fn update_players(pf: &PlayerFinder, cfg: &Config, data: &mut Data) {
   // get all acceptable players
   let players = pf.find_all().unwrap_or(Vec::new());
   if players.is_empty() {