diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dcdf4bc..3df6f1d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED True)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -D_DEBUG")
 
+# Colored output with Ninja
+if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
+    add_compile_options (-fdiagnostics-color=always)
+elseif ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang")
+    add_compile_options (-fcolor-diagnostics)
+endif()
+
 add_subdirectory(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib)
 add_subdirectory(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
 
diff --git a/PreLoad.cmake b/PreLoad.cmake
index 570a446..770bbfc 100644
--- a/PreLoad.cmake
+++ b/PreLoad.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 if(UNIX)
-    set(CMAKE_GENERATOR "Unix Makefiles" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
+    set(CMAKE_GENERATOR "Ninja" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
 endif(UNIX)
 
 if(WIN32)