diff --git a/src/btop_tools.cpp b/src/btop_tools.cpp
index dec631b..977aa5f 100644
--- a/src/btop_tools.cpp
+++ b/src/btop_tools.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,25 @@ namespace Term {
 
 //? --------------------------------------------------- FUNCTIONS -----------------------------------------------------
 
+namespace Fx {
+	string uncolor(const string& s) {
+		string out = s;
+		for (size_t offset = 0, start_pos = 0, end_pos = 0, next_pos = 0;;) {
+			if ((start_pos = next_pos > 0 ? next_pos : out.find('\x1b', offset)) == string::npos)
+				break;
+			offset = start_pos;
+			if ((end_pos = out.find('m', offset)) == string::npos)
+				break;
+			else if (next_pos = out.find('\x1b', offset + 1); end_pos - start_pos > next_pos - start_pos)
+				continue;
+			out.replace(start_pos, (end_pos - start_pos) + 1, "");
+			next_pos = 0;
+		}
+		out.shrink_to_fit();
+		return out;
+	}
+}
+
 namespace Tools {
 
 	atomic<int> active_locks (0);
diff --git a/src/btop_tools.hpp b/src/btop_tools.hpp
index d68d1f3..f802c77 100644
--- a/src/btop_tools.hpp
+++ b/src/btop_tools.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace Fx {
 	const regex color_regex("\033\\[\\d+;?\\d?;?\\d*;?\\d*;?\\d*(m){1}");
 
 	//* Return a string with all colors and text styling removed
-	inline string uncolor(const string& s) { return regex_replace(s, color_regex, ""); }
+	string uncolor(const string& s);
 
 }