diff --git a/volatility/cli/text_renderer.py b/volatility/cli/text_renderer.py
index 749b84922..b428e3ee5 100644
--- a/volatility/cli/text_renderer.py
+++ b/volatility/cli/text_renderer.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 import datetime
 import logging
+import random
+import string
 import sys
 from typing import Callable, Any
 
@@ -115,9 +117,6 @@ class QuickTextRenderer(interfaces.renderers.Renderer):
         'default': Optional(lambda x: "{}".format(x))
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, options = None) -> None:
-        super().__init__(options)
-
     def get_render_options(self):
         pass
 
@@ -155,3 +154,60 @@ class QuickTextRenderer(interfaces.renderers.Renderer):
         grid.populate(visitor, outfd)
 
         outfd.write("\n")
+
+
+class PrettyTextRenderer(interfaces.renderers.Renderer):
+    type_renderers = QuickTextRenderer.type_renderers
+
+    def get_render_options(self):
+        pass
+
+    def render(self, grid: interfaces.renderers.TreeGrid) -> None:
+        """
+        Renders each column immediately to stdout.
+
+        This does not format each line's width appropriately, it merely tab separates each field
+
+        Args:
+            grid: The TreeGrid object to render
+
+        """
+        # TODO: Docstrings
+        # TODO: Improve text output
+        outfd = sys.stdout
+
+        outfd.write("Formatting...\r")
+
+        display_alignment = ">"
+        column_separator = " | "
+
+        tree_indent_column = ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits) for _ in range(20))
+        max_column_widths = dict([(column, len(column.name)) for column in grid.columns])
+
+        def visitor(node, accumulator):
+            # Nodes always have a path value, giving them a path_depth of at least 1, we use max just in case
+            max_column_widths[tree_indent_column] = max(max_column_widths.get(tree_indent_column, 0), node.path_depth)
+            line = {}
+            for column in grid.columns:
+                renderer = self.type_renderers.get(column.type, self.type_renderers['default'])
+                data = renderer(node.values[column.index])
+                max_column_widths[column] = max(max_column_widths.get(column, 0), len(data))
+                line[column] = data
+            accumulator.append((node.path_depth, line))
+            return accumulator
+
+        final_output = []
+        grid.populate(visitor, final_output)
+
+        # Always align the tree to the left
+        format_string = ["{0:<" + str(max_column_widths[tree_indent_column]) + "s}"]
+        for column in grid.columns:
+            format_string.append("{" + str(column.index + 1) + ":" + display_alignment +
+                                 str(max_column_widths[column]) + "s}")
+
+        format_string = column_separator.join(format_string) + "\n"
+
+        column_titles = [""] + [column.name for column in grid.columns]
+        outfd.write(format_string.format(*column_titles))
+        for (depth, line) in final_output:
+            outfd.write(format_string.format("*" * depth, *[line[x] for x in line]))
diff --git a/volatility/framework/interfaces/renderers.py b/volatility/framework/interfaces/renderers.py
index 4e9e80699..eddb52993 100644
--- a/volatility/framework/interfaces/renderers.py
+++ b/volatility/framework/interfaces/renderers.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ RenderOption = Any
 class Renderer(metaclass = ABCMeta):
     """Class that defines the interface that all output renderers must support"""
 
-    def __init__(self, options: List[RenderOption]) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, options: Optional[List[RenderOption]] = None) -> None:
         """Accepts an options object to configure the renderers"""
         # FIXME: Once the config option objects are in place, put the _type_check in place