diff --git a/cmd/cheat/cmd_search.go b/cmd/cheat/cmd_search.go
index 455772d..edc9b29 100644
--- a/cmd/cheat/cmd_search.go
+++ b/cmd/cheat/cmd_search.go
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/alecthomas/chroma/quick"
 	"github.com/cheat/cheat/internal/config"
 	"github.com/cheat/cheat/internal/sheet"
 	"github.com/cheat/cheat/internal/sheets"
@@ -85,23 +83,7 @@ func cmdSearch(opts map[string]interface{}, conf config.Config) {
 
 		// if colorization was requested, apply it here
 		if conf.Color(opts) {
-
-			// if the syntax was not specified, default to bash
-			lex := sheet.Syntax
-			if lex == "" {
-				lex = "bash"
-			}
-
-			var buf bytes.Buffer
-			err = quick.Highlight(
-				&buf,
-				sheet.Text,
-				lex,
-				conf.Formatter,
-				conf.Style,
-			)
-
-			sheet.Text = buf.String()
+			sheet.Colorize(conf)
 		}
 
 		// output the cheatsheet title
diff --git a/cmd/cheat/cmd_view.go b/cmd/cheat/cmd_view.go
index 09a41dc..0636dc7 100644
--- a/cmd/cheat/cmd_view.go
+++ b/cmd/cheat/cmd_view.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/alecthomas/chroma/quick"
-
 	"github.com/cheat/cheat/internal/config"
 	"github.com/cheat/cheat/internal/sheets"
 )
@@ -43,29 +41,11 @@ func cmdView(opts map[string]interface{}, conf config.Config) {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
-	if !conf.Color(opts) {
-		fmt.Print(sheet.Text)
-		os.Exit(0)
+	// apply colorization if requested
+	if conf.Color(opts) {
+		sheet.Colorize(conf)
 	}
 
-	// otherwise, colorize the output
-	// if the syntax was not specified, default to bash
-	lex := sheet.Syntax
-	if lex == "" {
-		lex = "bash"
-	}
-
-	// apply syntax highlighting
-	err = quick.Highlight(
-		os.Stdout,
-		sheet.Text,
-		lex,
-		conf.Formatter,
-		conf.Style,
-	)
-
-	// if colorization somehow failed, output non-colorized text
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Print(sheet.Text)
-	}
+	// display the cheatsheet
+	fmt.Print(sheet.Text)
 }
diff --git a/internal/sheet/colorize.go b/internal/sheet/colorize.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddca56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/sheet/colorize.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package sheet
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+
+	"github.com/cheat/cheat/internal/config"
+
+	"github.com/alecthomas/chroma/quick"
+)
+
+// Colorize applies syntax-highlighting to a cheatsheet's Text.
+func (s *Sheet) Colorize(conf config.Config) {
+
+	// if the syntax was not specified, default to bash
+	lex := s.Syntax
+	if lex == "" {
+		lex = "bash"
+	}
+
+	// write colorized text into a buffer
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	err := quick.Highlight(
+		&buf,
+		s.Text,
+		lex,
+		conf.Formatter,
+		conf.Style,
+	)
+
+	// if colorization somehow failed, do nothing
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// otherwise, swap the cheatsheet's Text with its colorized equivalent
+	s.Text = buf.String()
+}