diff --git a/commands/pull.go b/commands/pull.go
index 6bea880c..65affffc 100644
--- a/commands/pull.go
+++ b/commands/pull.go
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package commands
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/docker/model-cli/commands/completion"
 	"github.com/docker/model-cli/desktop"
+	"github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -34,7 +36,13 @@ func newPullCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func pullModel(cmd *cobra.Command, desktopClient *desktop.Client, model string) error {
-	response, progressShown, err := desktopClient.Pull(model, TUIProgress)
+	var progress func(string)
+	if isatty.IsTerminal(os.Stdout.Fd()) {
+		progress = TUIProgress
+	} else {
+		progress = RawProgress
+	}
+	response, progressShown, err := desktopClient.Pull(model, progress)
 
 	// Add a newline before any output (success or error) if progress was shown.
 	if progressShown {
@@ -52,3 +60,7 @@ func pullModel(cmd *cobra.Command, desktopClient *desktop.Client, model string)
 func TUIProgress(message string) {
 	fmt.Print("\r\033[K", message)
 }
+
+func RawProgress(message string) {
+	fmt.Println(message)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3e5a6bef..ea434a4b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/docker/model-distribution v0.0.0-20250512190053-b3792c042d57
 	github.com/docker/model-runner v0.0.0-20250613083629-6b8c3b816f00
 	github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.20.3
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.17
 	github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.8
 	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d07f113f..c9215624 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.9.0/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/magiconair/properties v1.5.3/go.mod h1:PppfXfuXeibc/6YijjN8zIbojt8czPbwD3XqdrwzmxQ=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.17 h1:BTarxUcIeDqL27Mc+vyvdWYSL28zpIhv3RoTdsLMPng=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.17/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9/go.mod h1:H031xJmbD/WCDINGzjvQ9THkh0rPKHF+m2gUSrubnMI=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.16 h1:E5ScNMtiwvlvB5paMFdw9p4kSQzbXFikJ5SQO6TULQc=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.16/go.mod h1:Jdepj2loyihRzMpdS35Xk/zdY8IAYHsh153qUoGf23w=
@@ -330,6 +332,7 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191120155948-bd437916bb0e/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210616094352-59db8d763f22/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 h1:ioabZlmFYtWhL+TRYpcnNlLwhyxaM9kWTDEmfnprqik=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201117132131-f5c789dd3221/go.mod h1:Nr5EML6q2oocZ2LXRh80K7BxOlk5/8JxuGnuhpl+muw=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/LICENSE b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65dc692b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Copyright (c) Yasuhiro MATSUMOTO <mattn.jp@gmail.com>
+
+MIT License (Expat)
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/README.md b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38418353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# go-isatty
+
+[![Godoc Reference](https://godoc.org/github.com/mattn/go-isatty?status.svg)](http://godoc.org/github.com/mattn/go-isatty)
+[![Codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/mattn/go-isatty/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/mattn/go-isatty)
+[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/mattn/go-isatty/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/mattn/go-isatty?branch=master)
+[![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/mattn/go-isatty)](https://goreportcard.com/report/mattn/go-isatty)
+
+isatty for golang
+
+## Usage
+
+```go
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	if isatty.IsTerminal(os.Stdout.Fd()) {
+		fmt.Println("Is Terminal")
+	} else if isatty.IsCygwinTerminal(os.Stdout.Fd()) {
+		fmt.Println("Is Cygwin/MSYS2 Terminal")
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("Is Not Terminal")
+	}
+}
+```
+
+## Installation
+
+```
+$ go get github.com/mattn/go-isatty
+```
+
+## License
+
+MIT
+
+## Author
+
+Yasuhiro Matsumoto (a.k.a mattn)
+
+## Thanks
+
+* k-takata: base idea for IsCygwinTerminal
+
+    https://github.com/k-takata/go-iscygpty
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/doc.go b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17d4f90e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Package isatty implements interface to isatty
+package isatty
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/go.test.sh b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/go.test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..012162b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/go.test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+echo "" > coverage.txt
+
+for d in $(go list ./... | grep -v vendor); do
+    go test -race -coverprofile=profile.out -covermode=atomic "$d"
+    if [ -f profile.out ]; then
+        cat profile.out >> coverage.txt
+        rm profile.out
+    fi
+done
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_bsd.go b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_bsd.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d569c0c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_bsd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//go:build (darwin || freebsd || openbsd || netbsd || dragonfly || hurd) && !appengine
+// +build darwin freebsd openbsd netbsd dragonfly hurd
+// +build !appengine
+
+package isatty
+
+import "golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+
+// IsTerminal return true if the file descriptor is terminal.
+func IsTerminal(fd uintptr) bool {
+	_, err := unix.IoctlGetTermios(int(fd), unix.TIOCGETA)
+	return err == nil
+}
+
+// IsCygwinTerminal return true if the file descriptor is a cygwin or msys2
+// terminal. This is also always false on this environment.
+func IsCygwinTerminal(fd uintptr) bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_others.go b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_others.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31503226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_others.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//go:build appengine || js || nacl || wasm
+// +build appengine js nacl wasm
+
+package isatty
+
+// IsTerminal returns true if the file descriptor is terminal which
+// is always false on js and appengine classic which is a sandboxed PaaS.
+func IsTerminal(fd uintptr) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+// IsCygwinTerminal() return true if the file descriptor is a cygwin or msys2
+// terminal. This is also always false on this environment.
+func IsCygwinTerminal(fd uintptr) bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_plan9.go b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_plan9.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bae7f9bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_plan9.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+//go:build plan9
+// +build plan9
+
+package isatty
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+// IsTerminal returns true if the given file descriptor is a terminal.
+func IsTerminal(fd uintptr) bool {
+	path, err := syscall.Fd2path(int(fd))
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return path == "/dev/cons" || path == "/mnt/term/dev/cons"
+}
+
+// IsCygwinTerminal return true if the file descriptor is a cygwin or msys2
+// terminal. This is also always false on this environment.
+func IsCygwinTerminal(fd uintptr) bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_solaris.go b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_solaris.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c3acf2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_solaris.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//go:build solaris && !appengine
+// +build solaris,!appengine
+
+package isatty
+
+import (
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+// IsTerminal returns true if the given file descriptor is a terminal.
+// see: https://src.illumos.org/source/xref/illumos-gate/usr/src/lib/libc/port/gen/isatty.c
+func IsTerminal(fd uintptr) bool {
+	_, err := unix.IoctlGetTermio(int(fd), unix.TCGETA)
+	return err == nil
+}
+
+// IsCygwinTerminal return true if the file descriptor is a cygwin or msys2
+// terminal. This is also always false on this environment.
+func IsCygwinTerminal(fd uintptr) bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_tcgets.go b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_tcgets.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67787657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_tcgets.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//go:build (linux || aix || zos) && !appengine
+// +build linux aix zos
+// +build !appengine
+
+package isatty
+
+import "golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+
+// IsTerminal return true if the file descriptor is terminal.
+func IsTerminal(fd uintptr) bool {
+	_, err := unix.IoctlGetTermios(int(fd), unix.TCGETS)
+	return err == nil
+}
+
+// IsCygwinTerminal return true if the file descriptor is a cygwin or msys2
+// terminal. This is also always false on this environment.
+func IsCygwinTerminal(fd uintptr) bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_windows.go b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e3c9917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/isatty_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+//go:build windows && !appengine
+// +build windows,!appengine
+
+package isatty
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
+	"unicode/utf16"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+const (
+	objectNameInfo uintptr = 1
+	fileNameInfo           = 2
+	fileTypePipe           = 3
+)
+
+var (
+	kernel32                         = syscall.NewLazyDLL("kernel32.dll")
+	ntdll                            = syscall.NewLazyDLL("ntdll.dll")
+	procGetConsoleMode               = kernel32.NewProc("GetConsoleMode")
+	procGetFileInformationByHandleEx = kernel32.NewProc("GetFileInformationByHandleEx")
+	procGetFileType                  = kernel32.NewProc("GetFileType")
+	procNtQueryObject                = ntdll.NewProc("NtQueryObject")
+)
+
+func init() {
+	// Check if GetFileInformationByHandleEx is available.
+	if procGetFileInformationByHandleEx.Find() != nil {
+		procGetFileInformationByHandleEx = nil
+	}
+}
+
+// IsTerminal return true if the file descriptor is terminal.
+func IsTerminal(fd uintptr) bool {
+	var st uint32
+	r, _, e := syscall.Syscall(procGetConsoleMode.Addr(), 2, fd, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&st)), 0)
+	return r != 0 && e == 0
+}
+
+// Check pipe name is used for cygwin/msys2 pty.
+// Cygwin/MSYS2 PTY has a name like:
+//   \{cygwin,msys}-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-ptyN-{from,to}-master
+func isCygwinPipeName(name string) bool {
+	token := strings.Split(name, "-")
+	if len(token) < 5 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if token[0] != `\msys` &&
+		token[0] != `\cygwin` &&
+		token[0] != `\Device\NamedPipe\msys` &&
+		token[0] != `\Device\NamedPipe\cygwin` {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if token[1] == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(token[2], "pty") {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if token[3] != `from` && token[3] != `to` {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if token[4] != "master" {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+// getFileNameByHandle use the undocomented ntdll NtQueryObject to get file full name from file handler
+// since GetFileInformationByHandleEx is not available under windows Vista and still some old fashion
+// guys are using Windows XP, this is a workaround for those guys, it will also work on system from
+// Windows vista to 10
+// see https://stackoverflow.com/a/18792477 for details
+func getFileNameByHandle(fd uintptr) (string, error) {
+	if procNtQueryObject == nil {
+		return "", errors.New("ntdll.dll: NtQueryObject not supported")
+	}
+
+	var buf [4 + syscall.MAX_PATH]uint16
+	var result int
+	r, _, e := syscall.Syscall6(procNtQueryObject.Addr(), 5,
+		fd, objectNameInfo, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&buf)), uintptr(2*len(buf)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&result)), 0)
+	if r != 0 {
+		return "", e
+	}
+	return string(utf16.Decode(buf[4 : 4+buf[0]/2])), nil
+}
+
+// IsCygwinTerminal() return true if the file descriptor is a cygwin or msys2
+// terminal.
+func IsCygwinTerminal(fd uintptr) bool {
+	if procGetFileInformationByHandleEx == nil {
+		name, err := getFileNameByHandle(fd)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+		return isCygwinPipeName(name)
+	}
+
+	// Cygwin/msys's pty is a pipe.
+	ft, _, e := syscall.Syscall(procGetFileType.Addr(), 1, fd, 0, 0)
+	if ft != fileTypePipe || e != 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	var buf [2 + syscall.MAX_PATH]uint16
+	r, _, e := syscall.Syscall6(procGetFileInformationByHandleEx.Addr(),
+		4, fd, fileNameInfo, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&buf)),
+		uintptr(len(buf)*2), 0, 0)
+	if r == 0 || e != 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	l := *(*uint32)(unsafe.Pointer(&buf))
+	return isCygwinPipeName(string(utf16.Decode(buf[2 : 2+l/2])))
+}
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 506313cc..0ac066e7 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -286,6 +286,9 @@ github.com/klauspost/compress/internal/le
 github.com/klauspost/compress/internal/snapref
 github.com/klauspost/compress/zstd
 github.com/klauspost/compress/zstd/internal/xxhash
+# github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.17
+## explicit; go 1.15
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty
 # github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.16
 ## explicit; go 1.9
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth