diff --git a/heracles/notebook.py b/heracles/notebook.py
index 9b554ce..7978a15 100644
--- a/heracles/notebook.py
+++ b/heracles/notebook.py
@@ -28,49 +28,97 @@
     import ipywidgets as widgets
     from IPython.display import display
 
+import sys
+from typing import List, Union
+
+def is_notebook() -> bool:
+    try:
+        from IPython import get_ipython
+        if "IPKernelApp" in get_ipython().config:
+            return True
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+    return False
 
 class Progress:
     """
-    Progress bar using ipywidgets.
+    Combined progress bar that can use ipywidgets or a text-based progress bar.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, label: str, *, box: widgets.Box | None = None) -> None:
-        if box is None:
-            self.box = widgets.VBox()
+    def __init__(self, label: str, *, use_widgets: bool = True, box: Union[widgets.Box, List["Progress"]] = None) -> None:
+        self.use_widgets = use_widgets
+        self.label = label
+        self.current = 0
+        self.total = 1  # Default to 1 to avoid division by zero
+
+        if self.use_widgets:
+            self.box = box if box is not None else widgets.VBox()
+            self.widget = widgets.IntProgress(
+                value=0,
+                min=0,
+                max=1,
+                description=label,
+                orientation="horizontal",
+            )
         else:
-            self.box = box
-        self.widget = widgets.IntProgress(
-            value=0,
-            min=0,
-            max=1,
-            description=label,
-            orientation="horizontal",
-        )
+            if is_notebook():
+                raise Exception("use_widgets=False - Cannot use Progress without widgets in notebook.")
+            self.box = box if box is not None else []
+            self.line_offset = len(self.box)  # Track which line to overwrite
+            sys.stdout.write("\n")
 
     def __enter__(self) -> "Progress":
-        if not self.box.children:
-            display(self.box)
-        self.box.children += (self.widget,)
+        if self.use_widgets:
+            if not self.box.children:
+                display(self.box)
+            self.box.children += (self.widget,)
+        else:
+            if self not in self.box:
+                self.box.append(self)
+            self._display_terminal()
         return self
 
-    def __exit__(self, *exc) -> None:
-        self.widget.close()
-        try:
-            index = self.box.children.index(self.widget)
-        except ValueError:
-            pass
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback) -> None:
+        if self.use_widgets:
+            self.widget.close()
+            try:
+                index = self.box.children.index(self.widget)
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
+            else:
+                self.box.children = (
+                    self.box.children[:index] + self.box.children[index + 1 :]
+                )
+            if not self.box.children:
+                self.box.close()
         else:
-            self.box.children = (
-                self.box.children[:index] + self.box.children[index + 1 :]
-            )
-        if not self.box.children:
-            self.box.close()
+            self._display_terminal()
 
     def update(self, current: int | None = None, total: int | None = None) -> None:
         if current is not None:
-            self.widget.value = current
+            self.current = current
         if total is not None:
-            self.widget.max = total
+            self.total = total
+
+        if self.use_widgets:
+            self.widget.value = self.current
+            self.widget.max = self.total
+        else:
+            self._display_terminal()
 
     def task(self, label: str) -> "Progress":
-        return self.__class__(label, box=self.box)
+        return self.__class__(label, use_widgets=self.use_widgets, box=self.box)
+
+    def _display_terminal(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Redraw the progress bars in the terminal for all tasks in the box.
+        """
+        sys.stdout.write(f"\033[{len(self.box)}F")  # Move curser up N lines to redraw
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+        for task in self.box:
+            percentage = (task.current / task.total) * 100
+            bar_length = 40
+            progress_blocks = int(percentage // (100 / bar_length))
+            bar = "=" * progress_blocks + " " * (bar_length - progress_blocks)
+            sys.stdout.write(f"\r{task.label}: [{bar}]\n")
+        sys.stdout.flush()
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