diff --git a/src/PollinationSDK/Helper/Helper.cs b/src/PollinationSDK/Helper/Helper.cs
index 26c74156..0b3db068 100644
--- a/src/PollinationSDK/Helper/Helper.cs
+++ b/src/PollinationSDK/Helper/Helper.cs
@@ -485,12 +485,17 @@ internal static void CopyDirectory(string sDir, string dDir)
         /// Execute *.sh file on Mac or *.bat on Windows
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="scriptFile"></param>
-        public static void RunScriptFile(string scriptFile)
+        public static void RunScriptFile(string scriptFile, bool silentMode)
         {
             if (!Utilities.IsMac)
             {
                 //Windows
-                var p = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(scriptFile);
+                var pInfo = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(scriptFile);
+                if (silentMode) 
+                    pInfo.WindowStyle = System.Diagnostics.ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
+
+                var p = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(pInfo);
+                
                 p.WaitForExit();
             }
             else //Mac
diff --git a/src/PollinationSDK/Wrapper/JobInfo.cs b/src/PollinationSDK/Wrapper/JobInfo.cs
index 824e6257..94129181 100644
--- a/src/PollinationSDK/Wrapper/JobInfo.cs
+++ b/src/PollinationSDK/Wrapper/JobInfo.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public class JobInfo
         public string ProjectSlug { get; set; } // for cloud and local job, ladybug_tools/demoProject
         public int LocalCPUNumber { get; set; } // for local job only
         public string LocalRunFolder { get; set; } // for local job only
+        public bool LocalSilentMode { get; set; } // for local job only
         public string Platform { get; set; } = "unknown"; // rhino, revit, grasshopper
         public string LocalJobStatus { get; set; } = "unknown"; // RunStatusEnum for a local job
 
@@ -57,6 +58,15 @@ public void SetLocalJob(string projectOwner, string projectName, string runFolde
             this.LocalCPUNumber = cpuNo;
         }
 
+        public void SetLocalSilentMode(bool enableSilent)
+        {
+            if (this.IsLocalJob) 
+                this.LocalSilentMode = enableSilent;
+            else
+                throw new ArgumentException("Silent mode only works with local job! Call SetLocalJob() to set local job settings first!");
+
+        }
+
         public void SetJobAuthor(AccountPublic authorAccount)
         {
             this.JobAuthor = authorAccount;
@@ -243,8 +253,9 @@ private async Task<ScheduledJobInfo> RunJobOnLocalAsync()
 
             var workDir = this.LocalRunOutputFolder;
             var cpuNum = this.LocalCPUNumber;
+            var isSilentMode = this.LocalSilentMode;
             var runner = new JobRunner(this);
-            var runout = await Task.Run(() => runner.RunOnLocalMachine(workDir, cpuNum)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var runout = await Task.Run(() => runner.RunOnLocalMachine(workDir, cpuNum, isSilentMode)).ConfigureAwait(false);
             // check local job status
             var status = JobRunner.CheckLocalJobStatus(runout);
             this.LocalJobStatus = status.ToString();
diff --git a/src/PollinationSDK/Wrapper/JobRunner.cs b/src/PollinationSDK/Wrapper/JobRunner.cs
index 909027ac..14aadb74 100644
--- a/src/PollinationSDK/Wrapper/JobRunner.cs
+++ b/src/PollinationSDK/Wrapper/JobRunner.cs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ private async Task<CloudJob> ScheduleCloudJobAsync(
         }
 
 
-        public string RunOnLocalMachine(string workFolder, int workerNum)
+        public string RunOnLocalMachine(string workFolder, int workerNum, bool silentMode)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Utilities.PythonRoot) || !Directory.Exists(Utilities.PythonRoot))
                 throw new ArgumentException("Missing some setting for local simulations, please use Utilities.SetPaths before running any local simulations");
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public string RunOnLocalMachine(string workFolder, int workerNum)
                 File.WriteAllText(scriptFile, script);
 
                 // dealing with both windows and mac
-                Helper.RunScriptFile(scriptFile);
+                Helper.RunScriptFile(scriptFile, silentMode);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {