diff --git a/MacPass.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/MacPass.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index e0f8fda2..4b7a0db4 100644
--- a/MacPass.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/MacPass.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
 		4C8F0C6E1FCEE9B900BE157F /* MPPluginConstants.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 4C8F0C6D1FCEE9B900BE157F /* MPPluginConstants.m */; };
 		4C8F0C711FCEF91400BE157F /* MPPickcharsParser.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 4C8F0C701FCEF91400BE157F /* MPPickcharsParser.m */; };
 		4C8F0C731FCF1B7A00BE157F /* MPTestPickcharsParser.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 4C8F0C721FCF1B7A00BE157F /* MPTestPickcharsParser.m */; };
+		4C8F0C791FD05A6A00BE157F /* NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 4C8F0C781FD05A6A00BE157F /* NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.m */; };
 		4C978E0D19AE54AB003067DF /* MPFlagsHelper.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 4C978E0C19AE54AB003067DF /* MPFlagsHelper.m */; };
 		4CA08DA017A831B200A6544B /* MPAddEntryContextMenuDelegate.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 4CA08D9F17A831B200A6544B /* MPAddEntryContextMenuDelegate.m */; };
 		4CA0B2ED15BCADAC00654E32 /* SettingsWindow.xib in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 4CA0B2EC15BCADAC00654E32 /* SettingsWindow.xib */; };
@@ -663,6 +664,8 @@
 		4C8F0C6F1FCEF91400BE157F /* MPPickcharsParser.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = MPPickcharsParser.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		4C8F0C701FCEF91400BE157F /* MPPickcharsParser.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = MPPickcharsParser.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		4C8F0C721FCF1B7A00BE157F /* MPTestPickcharsParser.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = MPTestPickcharsParser.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		4C8F0C771FD05A6A00BE157F /* NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = "NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		4C8F0C781FD05A6A00BE157F /* NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = "NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.m"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		4C8FB9FA1FC2D0EF003691AA /* MPPlugin_Private.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = MPPlugin_Private.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		4C93C5701FBDFEF700F36855 /* en */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.strings; name = en; path = en.lproj/AutotypeCandidateSelectionView.strings; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		4C93C5711FBDFEF900F36855 /* en */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.strings; name = en; path = en.lproj/AutotypeBuilderView.strings; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -991,6 +994,8 @@
 				4C5807771C64F67000E7171F /* NSString+MPHash.m */,
 				4CDA35731EBA0CF2003CD59F /* NSString+MPComposedCharacterAdditions.h */,
 				4CDA35741EBA0CF2003CD59F /* NSString+MPComposedCharacterAdditions.m */,
+				4C8F0C771FD05A6A00BE157F /* NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.h */,
+				4C8F0C781FD05A6A00BE157F /* NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.m */,
 			);
 			name = Categories;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -1846,6 +1851,7 @@
 				4C77E37A15B84A240093A587 /* MPAppDelegate.m in Sources */,
 				4C37A84015B8B474005EF8EE /* MPOutlineDataSource.m in Sources */,
 				4CA0B2F915BCAF6700654E32 /* MPGeneralSettingsController.m in Sources */,
+				4C8F0C791FD05A6A00BE157F /* NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.m in Sources */,
 				4C6B7C7D18BE7EB0001D5D77 /* MPDocument+History.m in Sources */,
 				4CA0B2FC15BCAF8600654E32 /* MPSettingsWindowController.m in Sources */,
 				4C4F72D118DF704400E8D378 /* DDHotKeyTextField.m in Sources */,
diff --git a/MacPass/MPEntryInspectorViewController.m b/MacPass/MPEntryInspectorViewController.m
index 58d38424..a18f4c1f 100644
--- a/MacPass/MPEntryInspectorViewController.m
+++ b/MacPass/MPEntryInspectorViewController.m
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #import "MPReferenceBuilderViewController.h"
 
 #import "NSString+MPPasswordCreation.h"
+#import "KPKEntry+MPAdditions.h"
 
 #import "MPDocument.h"
 #import "MPIconHelper.h"
diff --git a/MacPass/MPPickcharsParser.m b/MacPass/MPPickcharsParser.m
index 7b24bfb5..9d8bf5d0 100644
--- a/MacPass/MPPickcharsParser.m
+++ b/MacPass/MPPickcharsParser.m
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //
 
 #import "MPPickcharsParser.h"
+#import "NSString+MPComposedCharacterAdditions.h"
 #import <KeePassKit/KeePassKit.h>
 
 @interface MPPickcharsParser ()
@@ -39,7 +40,13 @@
 }
 
 - (NSString *)processPickedString:(NSString *)string {
-  return string;
+  if(!self.convertToDownArrows) {
+    return string;
+  }
+  for(NSString *character in string.composedCharacters) {
+    
+  }
+
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/MacPass/NSString+MPComposedCharacterAdditions.h b/MacPass/NSString+MPComposedCharacterAdditions.h
index eb6c92d0..922361ef 100644
--- a/MacPass/NSString+MPComposedCharacterAdditions.h
+++ b/MacPass/NSString+MPComposedCharacterAdditions.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) NSUInteger composedCharacterLength;
 @property (nonatomic, readonly, copy) NSArray<NSValue *> *composedCharacterRanges; // NSArray of NSValues of NSRanges
+@property (nonatomic, readonly, copy) NSArray<NSString *> *composedCharacters; // NSArray of composed characters. For the most part those will be single character strings
 
 - (NSString *)composedCharacterAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index;
 
diff --git a/MacPass/NSString+MPComposedCharacterAdditions.m b/MacPass/NSString+MPComposedCharacterAdditions.m
index 745fe522..fb592376 100644
--- a/MacPass/NSString+MPComposedCharacterAdditions.m
+++ b/MacPass/NSString+MPComposedCharacterAdditions.m
@@ -50,4 +50,14 @@
   return nil;
 }
 
+- (NSArray<NSString *> *)composedCharacters {
+  __block NSMutableArray *characters = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
+  [self enumerateSubstringsInRange:NSMakeRange(0, self.length)
+                           options:NSStringEnumerationByComposedCharacterSequences usingBlock:^(NSString * _Nullable substring, NSRange substringRange, NSRange enclosingRange, BOOL * _Nonnull stop) {
+                             [characters addObject:substring];
+                           }];
+  return [characters copy];
+}
+
+
 @end
diff --git a/MacPass/NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.h b/MacPass/NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8dfd6017
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MacPass/NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//
+//  NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.h
+//  MacPass
+//
+//  Created by Michael Starke on 30.11.17.
+//  Copyright © 2017 HicknHack Software GmbH. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+@interface NSString (MPPrettyPasswordDisplay)
+
+@property (copy) NSAttributedString *passwordPrettified;
+
+@end
diff --git a/MacPass/NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.m b/MacPass/NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d10cc4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MacPass/NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.m
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+//
+//  NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.m
+//  MacPass
+//
+//  Created by Michael Starke on 30.11.17.
+//  Copyright © 2017 HicknHack Software GmbH. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#import "NSString+MPPrettyPasswordDisplay.h"
+
+@implementation NSString (MPPrettyPasswordDisplay)
+
+@dynamic passwordPrettified;
+
+- (NSAttributedString *)passwordPrettified {
+  NSMutableAttributedString *attributedPassword = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:self];
+  [self _setAttributesInString:attributedPassword];
+  return [attributedPassword copy];
+}
+
+- (void)_setAttributesInString:(NSMutableAttributedString *)string {
+  /* digits */
+  NSArray <NSValue *> *digitRanges = [self rangesOfCharactersInSet:NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet];
+  for(NSValue *rangeValue in digitRanges) {
+    [string addAttribute:NSForegroundColorAttributeName value:NSColor.redColor range:rangeValue.rangeValue];
+  }
+  /* symbols */
+  NSArray <NSValue *> *symbolRanges = [self rangesOfCharactersInSet:NSCharacterSet.symbolCharacterSet];
+  for(NSValue *rangeValue in symbolRanges) {
+    [string addAttribute:NSForegroundColorAttributeName value:NSColor.blueColor range:rangeValue.rangeValue];
+  }
+  /* punktuation */
+  NSArray <NSValue *> *punctiationRanges = [self rangesOfCharactersInSet:NSCharacterSet.punctuationCharacterSet];
+  for(NSValue *rangeValue in punctiationRanges) {
+    [string addAttribute:NSForegroundColorAttributeName value:NSColor.greenColor range:rangeValue.rangeValue];
+  }
+}
+
+- (NSArray<NSValue *>*)rangesOfCharactersInSet:(NSCharacterSet *)characterSet{
+  NSRange searchRange = NSMakeRange(0, self.length);
+  NSMutableArray <NSValue *> *ranges = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
+  while(YES) {
+    if(searchRange.location == NSNotFound) {
+      break;
+    }
+    NSRange range = [self rangeOfCharacterFromSet:characterSet options:NSCaseInsensitiveSearch range:searchRange];
+    if(range.location != NSNotFound) {
+      [ranges addObject:[NSValue valueWithRange:range]];
+      searchRange = NSMakeRange(range.location + range.length, self.length - range.location - range.length);
+    }
+    else {
+      searchRange.location = NSNotFound;
+    }
+  }
+  return [ranges copy];
+}
+
+
+@end