diff --git a/src/cli/entryReader.go b/src/cli/entryReader.go
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+package cli
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/rwinkhart/MUTN/src/offline"
+)
+
+// EntryReader prints the decrypted contents of a libmutton entry in a human-readable format
+func EntryReader(decryptedEntry []string) {
+	fmt.Println()
+
+	// track if extended notes have been printed (to avoid printing an extra newline)
+	notesFlag := false
+
+	for i := range decryptedEntry {
+
+		// if the entry only contains a password, skip the username field to avoid an index out of range error
+		if len(decryptedEntry) == 1 {
+			i = 1
+		}
+
+		switch i {
+		case 0:
+			// if the second field (username) is not empty, print it
+			if decryptedEntry[1] != "" {
+				fmt.Print(ansiDirectoryHeader + "Username:" + offline.AnsiReset + "\n" + decryptedEntry[1] + "\n\n")
+			}
+		case 1:
+			// if the first field (password) is not empty, print it
+			if decryptedEntry[0] != "" {
+				fmt.Print(ansiDirectoryHeader + "Password:" + offline.AnsiReset + "\n" + decryptedEntry[0] + "\n\n")
+			}
+		case 2:
+			// if the third field (url) is not empty, print it
+			if decryptedEntry[2] != "" {
+				fmt.Print(ansiDirectoryHeader + "URL:" + offline.AnsiReset + "\n" + decryptedEntry[2] + "\n\n")
+			}
+		case 3:
+			// if the fourth field (notes begin) is not empty, print it
+			if decryptedEntry[3] != "" {
+				fmt.Println(ansiDirectoryHeader + "Notes:" + offline.AnsiReset + "\n" + decryptedEntry[3])
+			}
+		default:
+			// print extended notes line
+			fmt.Println(decryptedEntry[i])
+
+			// indicate that extended notes have been printed
+			if !notesFlag {
+				notesFlag = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// print trailing newline if extended notes were printed
+	if notesFlag {
+		fmt.Println()
+	}
+}