diff --git a/script/clean.sh b/script/clean.sh
index 919a7f8b..708c01c6 100755
--- a/script/clean.sh
+++ b/script/clean.sh
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ rm -rf lib
 rm -rf bin/Debug
 rm -rf bin/Release
 
-echo $SUCCESS "clean complete"
+echo -e $SUCCESS "clean complete"
diff --git a/script/git-publish.sh b/script/git-publish.sh
index 9b0026b1..57db4718 100755
--- a/script/git-publish.sh
+++ b/script/git-publish.sh
@@ -4,43 +4,43 @@ ABORT="\033[31mAbort:\033[00m"
 SUCCESS="\033[32mSuccess:\033[00m"
 INFO="\033[33mInfo:\033[00m"
 
-echo $INFO "Checking index"
+echo -e $INFO "Checking index"
 
 # check clean index
 if [[ -n $(git diff HEAD) ]]
 then
-	echo $ABORT "You have uncommited changes."
+	echo -e $ABORT "You have uncommited changes."
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 BRANCH_NAME=$(git symbolic-ref -q --short HEAD)
 PUBLISH_BRANCH_NAME=_publish_"$BRANCH_NAME"_
 
-echo $INFO "Checking branch $BRANCH_NAME"
+echo -e $INFO "Checking branch $BRANCH_NAME"
 
 # check if on branch
 if [ -z $BRANCH_NAME ]
 then
-	echo $ABORT "You are not on any branch."
+	echo -e $ABORT "You are not on any branch."
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 # check if on master
 if [ $BRANCH_NAME == "master" ]
 then
-	echo $ABORT "You are on master. Use this script only from a feature branch."
+	echo -e $ABORT "You are on master. Use this script only from a feature branch."
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 git checkout -q master
 git remote update &>/dev/null
 
-echo $INFO "Checking master"
+echo -e $INFO "Checking master"
 
 # check if master is up to date
 if [[ -n $(git diff origin/master) ]]
 then
-	echo $ABORT "Your master is not up-to-date. Run 'sync.sh' to update your master, then run 'git rebase master' to update branch $BRANCH_NAME."
+	echo -e $ABORT "Your master is not up-to-date. Run 'sync.sh' to update your master, then run 'git rebase master' to update branch $BRANCH_NAME."
 	git checkout -q $BRANCH_NAME
 	exit 1
 fi
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@ BRANCH_HEAD_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 # check if feature has commits
 if [ $BRANCH_HEAD_COMMIT == $MASTER_HEAD_COMMIT ]
 then
-	echo $ABORT "Your feature branch has no commits."
+	echo -e $ABORT "Your feature branch has no commits."
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 # check if feature is not behind master
 if [ $BASE_COMMIT != $MASTER_HEAD_COMMIT ]
 then
-	echo $ABORT "Your feature branch is behind master. Use 'git rebase master' to update your feature branch."
+	echo -e $ABORT "Your feature branch is behind master. Use 'git rebase master' to update your feature branch."
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 # switch to temporary branch for squashing
 git checkout -q -b $PUBLISH_BRANCH_NAME
 
-echo $INFO "Squashing commits"
+echo -e $INFO "Squashing commits"
 git reset --soft $BASE_COMMIT
 git commit
 
@@ -80,21 +80,21 @@ then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-echo $INFO "Rebasing on master"
+echo -e $INFO "Rebasing on master"
 git checkout -q master
 git rebase -q $PUBLISH_BRANCH_NAME
 git branch -q -d $PUBLISH_BRANCH_NAME
 
-echo $INFO "Uploading to origin master"
+echo -e $INFO "Uploading to origin master"
 git push origin master
 
 if [ $? != 0 ]
 then
 	git reset --hard -q HEAD^
 	git checkout -q $BRANCH_NAME
-	echo $ABORT "Pushing to origin master has failed, there are new remote changes. Run 'sync.sh' to update your master, then run 'git rebase master' to update branch $BRANCH_NAME."
+	echo -e $ABORT "Pushing to origin master has failed, there are new remote changes. Run 'sync.sh' to update your master, then run 'git rebase master' to update branch $BRANCH_NAME."
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-echo $SUCCESS "Published branch $BRANCH_NAME successfully"
+echo -e $SUCCESS "Published branch $BRANCH_NAME successfully"
 exit 0
diff --git a/script/git-sync-master.sh b/script/git-sync-master.sh
index bd4481fd..6ddf8601 100755
--- a/script/git-sync-master.sh
+++ b/script/git-sync-master.sh
@@ -10,46 +10,46 @@ BRANCH_NAME=$(git symbolic-ref -q --short HEAD)
 # check if on branch
 if [ -z $BRANCH_NAME ]
 then
-	echo $ABORT "You are not on any branch."
+	echo -e $ABORT "You are not on any branch."
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 # switch to master
-echo $INFO "Switching to master"
+echo -e $INFO "Switching to master"
 
 git checkout -q master
 
 if [ $? != 0 ]
 then
-	echo $ABORT "Switching to master failed."
+	echo -e $ABORT "Switching to master failed."
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 # check clean index
-echo $INFO "Checking index"
+echo -e $INFO "Checking index"
 
 if [[ -n $(git diff HEAD) ]]
 then
-	echo $ABORT "You have uncommited changes on master."
+	echo -e $ABORT "You have uncommited changes on master."
 	git checkout -q "$BRANCH_NAME"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 # fetch remote changes
-echo $INFO "Fetching changes"
+echo -e $INFO "Fetching changes"
 
 git fetch -q origin master
 
 if [ $? != 0 ]
 then
-	echo $ABORT "Fetching from origin master failed."
+	echo -e $ABORT "Fetching from origin master failed."
 	git checkout -q "$BRANCH_NAME"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 if [[ -z $(git diff origin/master) ]]
 then
-	echo $SUCCESS "Your master is already up-to-date."
+	echo -e $SUCCESS "Your master is already up-to-date."
 	git checkout -q "$BRANCH_NAME"
 	exit 0
 fi
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ git rebase -q origin/master
 
 if [ $? != 0 ]
 then
-	echo $ALERT "Rebasing on master caused conflicts. This should never happen. Follow the instructions above to resolve them then use 'git push origin master' to update the remote."
+	echo -e $ALERT "Rebasing on master caused conflicts. This should never happen. Follow the instructions above to resolve them then use 'git push origin master' to update the remote."
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 git checkout -q "$BRANCH_NAME"
 
-echo $SUCCESS "Updated master"
+echo -e $SUCCESS "Updated master"
 exit 0
diff --git a/script/setup.sh b/script/setup.sh
index 5783334a..337f05b0 100755
--- a/script/setup.sh
+++ b/script/setup.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ MY_PATH=`dirname "$0"`
 cd $MY_PATH/..
 
 # git settings
-echo $INFO "install git settings"
+echo -e $INFO "install git settings"
 
 git config commit.template .git_commit_template.txt
 git config color.ui true
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ cp .git_pre_commit_hook.sh .git/hooks/pre-commit
 
 
 # Create Debug and Release folders
-echo $INFO "create build folders"
+echo -e $INFO "create build folders"
 
 mkdir -p build
 mkdir -p lib
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ mkdir -p bin/Release
 
 # Copy necessary dynamic libraries to bin folder
 if [ $PLATFORM == "Windows" ]; then
-	echo $INFO "copy dynamic libraries"
+	echo -e $INFO "copy dynamic libraries"
 	cp -u -r setup/dynamic_libraries/windows/Debug/* bin/Debug
 	cp -u -r setup/dynamic_libraries/windows/Release/* bin/Release
 
-	echo $INFO "copy test_main file"
+	echo -e $INFO "copy test_main file"
 	cp -u setup/cxx_test/windows/test_main.cpp build
 fi
 
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ if [ $PLATFORM == "Linux" ] || [ $PLATFORM == "MacOS" ]; then
 	mkdir -p build/Debug
 	mkdir -p build/Release
 
-	echo $INFO "run cmake with Debug configuration"
+	echo -e $INFO "run cmake with Debug configuration"
 	cd build/Debug && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Debug" ../..
 
-	echo $INFO "run cmake with Release configuration"
+	echo -e $INFO "run cmake with Release configuration"
 	cd ../Release && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Release" ../..
 fi
 
-echo $SUCCESS "setup complete"
+echo -e $SUCCESS "setup complete"