diff --git a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_plugin_manager/create/widget.py b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_plugin_manager/create/widget.py
index cfb5f8f7..8af4bb02 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_plugin_manager/create/widget.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_plugin_manager/create/widget.py
@@ -32,24 +32,27 @@ def _editor_cb(ctx: typer.Context, value: bool):
     return value
 
 
+_bold_blue = "\033[34m\033[1m"
+_off = "\033[0m"
+_USE_UI_MSG = "Generate a .ui file for use in bec-designer."
+_OPEN_DESIGNER_MSG = f"""This app can watch for changes and recompile them to a python file imported to the widget whenever it is saved.
+To open this editor independently, you can use {_bold_blue}bec-plugin-manager edit-ui [widget_name]{_off}.
+Open the created widget .ui file in bec-designer now?"""
+
+
 @_app.command()
 def widget(
     name: Annotated[str, typer.Argument(help="Enter a name for your widget in snake_case")],
-    use_ui: Annotated[
-        bool, typer.Option(prompt=True, help="Generate a .ui file for use in bec-designer.")
-    ] = True,
+    use_ui: Annotated[bool, typer.Option(prompt=_USE_UI_MSG, help=_USE_UI_MSG)] = True,
     open_editor: Annotated[
-        bool,
-        typer.Option(
-            prompt=True, help="Open the created widget in bec-designer.", callback=_editor_cb
-        ),
+        bool, typer.Option(prompt=_OPEN_DESIGNER_MSG, help=_OPEN_DESIGNER_MSG, callback=_editor_cb)
     ] = True,
 ):
     """Create a new widget plugin with the given name.
 
 If [bold white]use_ui[/bold white] is set, a bec-designer .ui file will also be created. If \
 [bold white]open_editor[/bold white] is additionally set, the .ui file will be opened in \
-bec-designer and the compiled python version will be updated when changes are made."""
+bec-designer and the compiled python version will be updated when changes are made and saved."""
     if (formatted_name := name.lower().replace("-", "_")) != name:
         logger.warning(f"Adjusting widget name from {name} to {formatted_name}")
     if not formatted_name.isidentifier():
diff --git a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_plugin_manager/edit_ui.py b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_plugin_manager/edit_ui.py
index 384fb1ee..54f444b0 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_plugin_manager/edit_ui.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_plugin_manager/edit_ui.py
@@ -55,10 +55,42 @@ class RecompileHandler(FileSystemEventHandler):
             ["pyside6-uic", "--absolute-imports", self.in_file, "-o", self.out_file]
         )
         logger.success(f"compilation exited with code {code}")
-        if code == 0:
-            logger.success("updating imports...")
-            self._update_imports()
-            logger.success("done!")
+        if code != 0:
+            return
+        self._add_comment_to_file()
+        logger.success("updating imports...")
+        self._update_imports()
+        logger.success("formatting...")
+        code = subprocess.call(
+            ["black", "--line-length=100", "--skip-magic-trailing-comma", self.out_file]
+        )
+        if code != 0:
+            logger.error(f"Error while running black on {self.out_file}, code: {code}")
+            return
+        code = subprocess.call(
+            [
+                "isort",
+                "--line-length=100",
+                "--profile=black",
+                "--multi-line=3",
+                "--trailing-comma",
+                self.out_file,
+            ]
+        )
+        if code != 0:
+            logger.error(f"Error while running isort on {self.out_file}, code: {code}")
+            return
+        logger.success("done!")
+
+    def _add_comment_to_file(self):
+        with open(self.out_file, "r+") as f:
+            initial = f.read()
+            f.seek(0)
+            f.write(f"# Generated from {self.in_file} by bec-plugin-manager - do not edit! \n")
+            f.write(
+                "# Use 'bec-plugin-manager edit-ui [widget_name]' to make changes, and this file will be updated accordingly. \n\n"
+            )
+            f.write(initial)
 
     def _update_imports(self):
         with open(self.out_file, "r+") as f:
@@ -83,11 +115,15 @@ class RecompileHandler(FileSystemEventHandler):
 
 
 def open_and_watch_ui_editor(widget_name: str):
-    logger.info(f"Opening the editor for {widget_name}... ")
+    logger.info(f"Opening the editor for {widget_name}, and watching")
     repo = Path(plugin_repo_path())
     widget_dir = repo / repo.name / "bec_widgets" / "widgets" / widget_name
     ui_file = widget_dir / f"{widget_name}.ui"
     ui_outfile = widget_dir / f"{widget_name}_ui.py"
+
+    logger.info(
+        f"Opening the editor for {widget_name}, and watching {ui_file} for changes. Whenever you save the file, it will be recompiled to {ui_outfile}"
+    )
     recompile_handler = RecompileHandler(ui_file, ui_outfile)
     observer = Observer()
     observer.schedule(recompile_handler, str(ui_file.parent))