diff --git a/cmdbar.go b/cmdbar.go
index f085645..9772aed 100644
--- a/cmdbar.go
+++ b/cmdbar.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (c *CmdBar) DoneFunc(key tcell.Key) {
 			c.app.UI.StatusView.AddFeed(NewNotificationFeed(c.app, false))
 			c.app.UI.SetFocus(LeftPaneFocus)
 			c.app.UI.CmdBar.ClearInput()
-		case "favrotied", "fav":
+		case "favorited", "fav":
 			c.app.UI.StatusView.AddFeed(NewNotificationFeed(c.app, false))
 			c.app.UI.SetFocus(LeftPaneFocus)
 			c.app.UI.CmdBar.ClearInput()
diff --git a/config.example.ini b/config.example.ini
index 8a19f21..1789572 100644
--- a/config.example.ini
+++ b/config.example.ini
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ show-help=true
 # default=false
 short-hints=false
 
+# If you don't want the whole UI to update, and only the text content you can
+# set this option to true.
+# This will lead to some artifacts being left on the screen when emojis are 
+# present. But it will keep the UI from flashing on every single toot in some
+# terminals.
+# default=true
+redraw-ui=true
+
 [media]
 # Your image viewer
 # default=xdg-open
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index ffd352c..70573d9 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type GeneralConfig struct {
 	ContentProportion    int
 	ShowIcons            bool
 	ShowHelp             bool
+	RedrawUI             bool
 }
 
 type StyleConfig struct {
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@ func parseGeneral(cfg *ini.File) GeneralConfig {
 	general.HideNotificationText = cfg.Section("general").Key("hide-notification-text").MustBool(false)
 	general.ShowIcons = cfg.Section("general").Key("show-icons").MustBool(true)
 	general.ShowHelp = cfg.Section("general").Key("show-help").MustBool(true)
+	general.RedrawUI = cfg.Section("general").Key("redraw-ui").MustBool(true)
 
 	lp := cfg.Section("general").Key("list-placement").In("left", []string{"left", "right", "top", "bottom"})
 	switch lp {
@@ -681,6 +683,14 @@ show-help=true
 # default=false
 short-hints=false
 
+# If you don't want the whole UI to update, and only the text content you can
+# set this option to true.
+# This will lead to some artifacts being left on the screen when emojis are 
+# present. But it will keep the UI from flashing on every single toot in some
+# terminals.
+# default=true
+redraw-ui=true
+
 [media]
 # Your image viewer
 # default=xdg-open
diff --git a/feed.go b/feed.go
index 66b9b66..c74a015 100644
--- a/feed.go
+++ b/feed.go
@@ -736,9 +736,10 @@ func (t *TimelineFeed) DrawToot() {
 	t.index = t.app.UI.StatusView.GetCurrentItem()
 	text, controls := showTootOptions(t.app, t.statuses[t.index], t.showSpoiler)
 	t.showSpoiler = false
+	t.app.UI.StatusView.text.Clear()
 	t.app.UI.StatusView.SetText(text)
 	t.app.UI.StatusView.SetControls(controls)
-	t.app.UI.Root.Sync()
+	t.app.UI.ShouldSync()
 }
 
 func (t *TimelineFeed) RedrawControls() {
@@ -875,7 +876,7 @@ func (t *ThreadFeed) DrawToot() {
 	t.showSpoiler = false
 	t.app.UI.StatusView.SetText(text)
 	t.app.UI.StatusView.SetControls(controls)
-	t.app.UI.Root.Sync()
+	t.app.UI.ShouldSync()
 }
 
 func (t *ThreadFeed) RedrawControls() {
@@ -1072,7 +1073,7 @@ func (u *UserFeed) DrawToot() {
 
 	u.app.UI.StatusView.SetText(text)
 	u.app.UI.StatusView.SetControls(controls)
-	u.app.UI.Root.Sync()
+	u.app.UI.ShouldSync()
 }
 
 func (u *UserFeed) RedrawControls() {
@@ -1372,7 +1373,7 @@ func (n *NotificationsFeed) DrawToot() {
 
 	n.app.UI.StatusView.SetText(text)
 	n.app.UI.StatusView.SetControls(controls)
-	n.app.UI.Root.Sync()
+	n.app.UI.ShouldSync()
 }
 
 func (n *NotificationsFeed) RedrawControls() {
@@ -1573,7 +1574,7 @@ func (t *TagFeed) DrawToot() {
 	t.showSpoiler = false
 	t.app.UI.StatusView.SetText(text)
 	t.app.UI.StatusView.SetControls(controls)
-	t.app.UI.Root.Sync()
+	t.app.UI.ShouldSync()
 }
 
 func (t *TagFeed) RedrawControls() {
@@ -1784,7 +1785,7 @@ func (u *UserListFeed) DrawToot() {
 
 	u.app.UI.StatusView.SetText(text)
 	u.app.UI.StatusView.SetControls(controls)
-	u.app.UI.Root.Sync()
+	u.app.UI.ShouldSync()
 }
 
 func (u *UserListFeed) GetSavedIndex() int {
@@ -1898,7 +1899,7 @@ func (l *ListFeed) DrawToot() {
 
 	l.app.UI.StatusView.SetText(text)
 	l.app.UI.StatusView.SetControls("")
-	l.app.UI.Root.Sync()
+	l.app.UI.ShouldSync()
 }
 
 func (l *ListFeed) GetSavedIndex() int {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 253d34d..aec2248 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-mastodon v0.0.5-0.20211104150201-58c389181352
 	github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday v1.0.16
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.0-beta.4
-	github.com/rivo/tview v0.0.0-20211109175620-badfa0f0b301
+	github.com/rivo/tview v0.0.0-20211202162923-2a6de950f73b
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0
-	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211118161319-6a13c67c3ce4
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211117180635-dee7805ff2e1 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211203184738-4852103109b8
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211124211545-fe61309f8881 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.64.0
+	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.66.2
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6dce689..89aa1b7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ github.com/rivo/tview v0.0.0-20211029142923-a4acb08f513e h1:dVBzRaVTERZmv0MRjt8/
 github.com/rivo/tview v0.0.0-20211029142923-a4acb08f513e/go.mod h1:WIfMkQNY+oq/mWwtsjOYHIZBuwthioY2srOmljJkTnk=
 github.com/rivo/tview v0.0.0-20211109175620-badfa0f0b301 h1:FbY5ESMtIcvCyBUQyI9QJUZFe3JtVfTUzBzG1CjrCDY=
 github.com/rivo/tview v0.0.0-20211109175620-badfa0f0b301/go.mod h1:WIfMkQNY+oq/mWwtsjOYHIZBuwthioY2srOmljJkTnk=
+github.com/rivo/tview v0.0.0-20211202162923-2a6de950f73b h1:EMgbQ+bOHWkl0Ptano8M0yrzVZkxans+Vfv7ox/EtO8=
+github.com/rivo/tview v0.0.0-20211202162923-2a6de950f73b/go.mod h1:WIfMkQNY+oq/mWwtsjOYHIZBuwthioY2srOmljJkTnk=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0 h1:S1pD9weZBuJdFmowNwbpi7BJ8TNftyUImj/0WQi72jY=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0/go.mod h1:J6wj4VEh+S6ZtnVlnTBMWIodfgj8LQOQFoIToxlJtxc=
 github.com/rogpeppe/fastuuid v1.2.0/go.mod h1:jVj6XXZzXRy/MSR5jhDC/2q6DgLz+nrA6LYCDYWNEvQ=
@@ -395,6 +397,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211101193420-4a448f8816b3 h1:VrJZAjbekhoRn7n5FBujY31gb
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211101193420-4a448f8816b3/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211118161319-6a13c67c3ce4 h1:DZshvxDdVoeKIbudAdFEKi+f70l51luSy/7b76ibTY0=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211118161319-6a13c67c3ce4/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211203184738-4852103109b8 h1:PFkPt/jI9Del3hmFplBtRp8tDhSRpFu7CyRs7VmEC0M=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211203184738-4852103109b8/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190226205417-e64efc72b421/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190604053449-0f29369cfe45/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
@@ -472,6 +476,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211103235746-7861aae1554b h1:1VkfZQv42XQlA/jchYumAnv1U
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211103235746-7861aae1554b/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211117180635-dee7805ff2e1 h1:kwrAHlwJ0DUBZwQ238v+Uod/3eZ8B2K5rYsUHBQvzmI=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211117180635-dee7805ff2e1/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211124211545-fe61309f8881 h1:TyHqChC80pFkXWraUUf6RuB5IqFdQieMLwwCJokV2pc=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211124211545-fe61309f8881/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201210144234-2321bbc49cbf/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210220032956-6a3ed077a48d/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
@@ -656,6 +662,8 @@ gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.63.2 h1:tGK/CyBg7SMzb60vP1M03vNZ3VDu3wGQJwn7Sxi9r3c=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.63.2/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.64.0 h1:Mj2zXEXcNb5joEiSA0zc3HZpTst/iyjNiR4CN8tDzOg=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.64.0/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
+gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.66.2 h1:XfR1dOYubytKy4Shzc2LHrrGhU0lDCfDGG1yLPmpgsI=
+gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.66.2/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.3/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index bfd106c..a895251 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
 )
 
-const version string = "0.0.41"
+const version string = "0.0.42"
 
 func main() {
 	newUser := false
diff --git a/media.go b/media.go
index f22a0c1..2222ce5 100644
--- a/media.go
+++ b/media.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (m *MediaView) Draw() {
 	items = append(items, ColorKey(m.app.Config, "", "E", "dit desc"))
 	items = append(items, ColorKey(m.app.Config, "", "Esc", " Done"))
 	m.TextBottom.SetText(strings.Join(items, " "))
-	m.app.UI.Root.Sync()
+	m.app.UI.ShouldSync()
 }
 
 func (m *MediaView) SetFocus(f MediaFocus) {
diff --git a/ui.go b/ui.go
index ea5265a..d17e3f4 100644
--- a/ui.go
+++ b/ui.go
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ func (ui *UI) OpenMedia(status *mastodon.Status) {
 		}
 		openMediaType(ui.Root, ui.app.Config.Media, files, key)
 		ui.app.FileList = append(ui.app.FileList, files...)
-		ui.Root.Sync()
+		ui.ShouldSync()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -539,3 +539,10 @@ func (conf *Config) ClearContent(screen tcell.Screen, x int, y int, width int, h
 	screen.SetContent(x+width, y+height, tview.BoxDrawingsLightUpAndLeft, nil, tcell.StyleDefault.Foreground(conf.Style.Subtle))
 	return x + 1, y + 1, width - 1, height - 1
 }
+
+func (ui *UI) ShouldSync() {
+	if !ui.app.Config.General.RedrawUI {
+		return
+	}
+	ui.app.UI.Root.Sync()
+}
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 7cbeae5..f17a81a 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func CmdToString(cmd string) (string, error) {
 	cmd = strings.TrimPrefix(cmd, "!CMD!")
 	parts := strings.Split(cmd, " ")
 	s, err := exec.Command(parts[0], parts[1:]...).CombinedOutput()
-	return string(s), err
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(s)), err
 }
 
 func getURLs(text string) []URL {