diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c78924b3e6..4dc9a09f23 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -291,6 +291,17 @@ version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d3fd119d74b830634cea2a0f58bbd0d54540518a14397557951e79340abc28c0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "comfy-table"
+version = "7.1.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "24f165e7b643266ea80cb858aed492ad9280e3e05ce24d4a99d7d7b889b6a4d9"
+dependencies = [
+ "strum",
+ "strum_macros",
+ "unicode-width",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "component"
 version = "0.0.0"
@@ -1458,6 +1469,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustversion"
+version = "1.0.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0e819f2bc632f285be6d7cd36e25940d45b2391dd6d9b939e79de557f7014248"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ruzstd"
 version = "0.7.2"
@@ -1600,6 +1617,25 @@ version = "0.11.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7da8b5736845d9f2fcb837ea5d9e2628564b3b043a70948a3f0b778838c5fb4f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strum"
+version = "0.26.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8fec0f0aef304996cf250b31b5a10dee7980c85da9d759361292b8bca5a18f06"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "strum_macros"
+version = "0.26.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4c6bee85a5a24955dc440386795aa378cd9cf82acd5f764469152d2270e581be"
+dependencies = [
+ "heck 0.5.0",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "rustversion",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "symbolic_expressions"
 version = "5.0.3"
@@ -1979,6 +2015,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "clap",
  "clap_complete",
+ "comfy-table",
  "cpp_demangle",
  "env_logger",
  "gimli 0.30.0",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 239bf9add7..0a906a5d19 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ anyhow = "1.0.58"
 arbitrary = "1.1.0"
 clap = { version = "4.0.0", features = ["derive"] }
 clap_complete = "4.4.7"
+comfy-table = { version = "7.1.3", default-features = false }
 criterion = { version = "0.5.1", default-features = false }
 env_logger = "0.11"
 indexmap = { version = "2.0.0", default-features = false }
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ env_logger = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
 clap = { workspace = true, features = ['wrap_help'] }
 clap_complete = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+comfy-table = { workspace = true }
 tempfile = "3.2.0"
 wat = { workspace = true, features = ['dwarf', 'component-model'] }
 termcolor = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/wasm-metadata/src/payload.rs b/crates/wasm-metadata/src/payload.rs
index 6acb22aaae..7aa5741711 100644
--- a/crates/wasm-metadata/src/payload.rs
+++ b/crates/wasm-metadata/src/payload.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use std::fmt::{self, Display};
 use std::ops::Range;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
@@ -181,48 +180,4 @@ impl Payload {
             Self::Component { children, .. } => children.push(child),
         }
     }
-
-    fn display(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter, indent: usize) -> fmt::Result {
-        let spaces = std::iter::repeat(" ").take(indent).collect::<String>();
-        match self {
-            Self::Module(Metadata {
-                name, producers, ..
-            }) => {
-                if let Some(name) = name {
-                    writeln!(f, "{spaces}module {name}:")?;
-                } else {
-                    writeln!(f, "{spaces}module:")?;
-                }
-                if let Some(producers) = producers {
-                    producers.display(f, indent + 4)?;
-                }
-                Ok(())
-            }
-            Self::Component {
-                children,
-                metadata: Metadata {
-                    name, producers, ..
-                },
-            } => {
-                if let Some(name) = name {
-                    writeln!(f, "{spaces}component {name}:")?;
-                } else {
-                    writeln!(f, "{spaces}component:")?;
-                }
-                if let Some(producers) = producers {
-                    producers.display(f, indent + 4)?;
-                }
-                for c in children {
-                    c.display(f, indent + 4)?;
-                }
-                Ok(())
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Display for Payload {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.display(f, 0)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/wasm-metadata/src/producers.rs b/crates/wasm-metadata/src/producers.rs
index 104e7498df..180f3adba9 100644
--- a/crates/wasm-metadata/src/producers.rs
+++ b/crates/wasm-metadata/src/producers.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
 use indexmap::{map::Entry, IndexMap};
 use serde_derive::Serialize;
-use std::fmt;
 use wasm_encoder::Encode;
 use wasmparser::{BinaryReader, KnownCustom, Parser, ProducersSectionReader};
 
@@ -150,27 +149,6 @@ impl Producers {
     pub fn add_to_wasm(&self, input: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
         rewrite_wasm(&None, self, &None, &None, &None, &None, &None, input)
     }
-
-    pub(crate) fn display(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter, indent: usize) -> fmt::Result {
-        let indent = std::iter::repeat(" ").take(indent).collect::<String>();
-        for (fieldname, fieldvalues) in self.0.iter() {
-            writeln!(f, "{indent}{fieldname}:")?;
-            for (name, version) in fieldvalues {
-                if version.is_empty() {
-                    writeln!(f, "{indent}    {name}")?;
-                } else {
-                    writeln!(f, "{indent}    {name}: {version}")?;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-impl fmt::Display for Producers {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.display(f, 0)
-    }
 }
 
 /// Contents of a producers field
diff --git a/src/bin/wasm-tools/metadata.rs b/src/bin/wasm-tools/metadata.rs
index 3e0ff6e13e..48d787de78 100644
--- a/src/bin/wasm-tools/metadata.rs
+++ b/src/bin/wasm-tools/metadata.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
 use std::io::Write;
 
+use anyhow::Result;
+use comfy_table::modifiers::UTF8_ROUND_CORNERS;
+use comfy_table::presets::UTF8_FULL;
+use comfy_table::{ContentArrangement, Table};
+use termcolor::WriteColor;
+use wasm_metadata::{Metadata, Payload};
+
 /// Manipulate metadata (module name, producers) to a WebAssembly file.
 #[derive(clap::Parser)]
 pub enum Opts {
@@ -44,11 +50,11 @@ impl ShowOpts {
         let input = self.io.parse_input_wasm()?;
         let mut output = self.io.output_writer()?;
 
-        let metadata = wasm_metadata::Payload::from_binary(&input)?;
+        let payload = wasm_metadata::Payload::from_binary(&input)?;
         if self.json {
-            write!(output, "{}", serde_json::to_string(&metadata)?)?;
+            write!(output, "{}", serde_json::to_string(&payload)?)?;
         } else {
-            write!(output, "{metadata}")?;
+            fmt_payload(&payload, &mut output)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -82,3 +88,75 @@ impl AddOpts {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
+
+fn fmt_payload(payload: &Payload, f: &mut Box<dyn WriteColor>) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut table = Table::new();
+    table
+        .load_preset(UTF8_FULL)
+        .apply_modifier(UTF8_ROUND_CORNERS)
+        .set_content_arrangement(ContentArrangement::Dynamic)
+        .set_width(80)
+        .set_header(vec!["KIND", "VALUE"]);
+    let Metadata {
+        name,
+        author,
+        description,
+        producers,
+        licenses,
+        source,
+        homepage,
+        range,
+    } = payload.metadata();
+
+    // Print the basic information
+    let kind = match payload {
+        Payload::Component { .. } => "component",
+        Payload::Module(_) => "module",
+    };
+    table.add_row(vec!["kind", &kind]);
+    let name = name.as_deref().unwrap_or("<unknown>");
+    table.add_row(vec!["name", &name]);
+    table.add_row(vec![
+        "range",
+        &format!("0x{:x}..0x{:x}", range.start, range.end),
+    ]);
+
+    // Print the OCI annotations
+    if let Some(description) = description {
+        table.add_row(vec!["description", &description.to_string()]);
+    }
+    if let Some(licenses) = licenses {
+        table.add_row(vec!["licenses", &licenses.to_string()]);
+    }
+    if let Some(author) = author {
+        table.add_row(vec!["author", &author.to_string()]);
+    }
+    if let Some(source) = source {
+        table.add_row(vec!["source", &source.to_string()]);
+    }
+    if let Some(homepage) = homepage {
+        table.add_row(vec!["homepage", &homepage.to_string()]);
+    }
+
+    if let Some(producers) = producers {
+        for (name, pairs) in producers.iter() {
+            for (field, version) in pairs.iter() {
+                match version.len() {
+                    0 => table.add_row(vec![name, &format!("{field}")]),
+                    _ => table.add_row(vec![name, &format!("{field} [{version}]")]),
+                };
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Write the table to the writer
+    writeln!(f, "{table}")?;
+
+    if let Payload::Component { children, .. } = payload {
+        for payload in children {
+            fmt_payload(payload, f)?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/tests/cli/add-metadata-merge-sections.wat.stdout b/tests/cli/add-metadata-merge-sections.wat.stdout
index 7ce7a97bed..accb94fc95 100644
--- a/tests/cli/add-metadata-merge-sections.wat.stdout
+++ b/tests/cli/add-metadata-merge-sections.wat.stdout
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
-module:
-    language:
-        foo: 3
-        bar: 1
-    sdk:
-        foo: 2
+╭──────────┬───────────╮
+│ KIND     ┆ VALUE     │
+╞══════════╪═══════════╡
+│ kind     ┆ module    │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ name     ┆ <unknown> │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ range    ┆ 0x0..0x36 │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ language ┆ foo [3]   │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ language ┆ bar [1]   │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ sdk      ┆ foo [2]   │
+╰──────────┴───────────╯
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cli/add-metadata-overwrite-name.wat.stdout b/tests/cli/add-metadata-overwrite-name.wat.stdout
index 085a5600b2..e02f74d9b0 100644
--- a/tests/cli/add-metadata-overwrite-name.wat.stdout
+++ b/tests/cli/add-metadata-overwrite-name.wat.stdout
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
-module foo:
+╭───────┬───────────╮
+│ KIND  ┆ VALUE     │
+╞═══════╪═══════════╡
+│ kind  ┆ module    │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ name  ┆ foo       │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ range ┆ 0x0..0x15 │
+╰───────┴───────────╯
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cli/add-metadata.wat.stdout b/tests/cli/add-metadata.wat.stdout
index 775d000171..3fa15ddc76 100644
--- a/tests/cli/add-metadata.wat.stdout
+++ b/tests/cli/add-metadata.wat.stdout
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
-module foo:
-    language:
-        bar: 1
-    processed-by:
-        baz: 1
-    sdk:
-        my-sdk: 2
+╭──────────────┬────────────╮
+│ KIND         ┆ VALUE      │
+╞══════════════╪════════════╡
+│ kind         ┆ module     │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ name         ┆ foo        │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ range        ┆ 0x0..0x54  │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ language     ┆ bar [1]    │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ processed-by ┆ baz [1]    │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ sdk          ┆ my-sdk [2] │
+╰──────────────┴────────────╯
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cli/metadata-add-component.wat.stdout b/tests/cli/metadata-add-component.wat.stdout
index d099bd0b07..bc4c6875e7 100644
--- a/tests/cli/metadata-add-component.wat.stdout
+++ b/tests/cli/metadata-add-component.wat.stdout
@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
-component foo:
-    language:
-        foo: 1
-    module:
+╭──────────┬───────────╮
+│ KIND     ┆ VALUE     │
+╞══════════╪═══════════╡
+│ kind     ┆ component │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ name     ┆ foo       │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ range    ┆ 0x0..0x65 │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ language ┆ foo [1]   │
+╰──────────┴───────────╯
+╭───────┬───────────╮
+│ KIND  ┆ VALUE     │
+╞═══════╪═══════════╡
+│ kind  ┆ module    │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ name  ┆ <unknown> │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ range ┆ 0xa..0x31 │
+╰───────┴───────────╯
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cli/metadata-component.wat.stdout b/tests/cli/metadata-component.wat.stdout
index b96562a443..dc109a55cf 100644
--- a/tests/cli/metadata-component.wat.stdout
+++ b/tests/cli/metadata-component.wat.stdout
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
-component my-name:
-    module submodule:
-    module another submodule:
+╭───────┬───────────╮
+│ KIND  ┆ VALUE     │
+╞═══════╪═══════════╡
+│ kind  ┆ component │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ name  ┆ my-name   │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ range ┆ 0x0..0x88 │
+╰───────┴───────────╯
+╭───────┬───────────╮
+│ KIND  ┆ VALUE     │
+╞═══════╪═══════════╡
+│ kind  ┆ module    │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ name  ┆ submodule │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ range ┆ 0xa..0x25 │
+╰───────┴───────────╯
+╭───────┬───────────────────╮
+│ KIND  ┆ VALUE             │
+╞═══════╪═══════════════════╡
+│ kind  ┆ module            │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ name  ┆ another submodule │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ range ┆ 0x27..0x4a        │
+╰───────┴───────────────────╯
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cli/metadata.wat.stdout b/tests/cli/metadata.wat.stdout
index 71d91c1359..b255f9ff31 100644
--- a/tests/cli/metadata.wat.stdout
+++ b/tests/cli/metadata.wat.stdout
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
-module:
+╭───────┬───────────╮
+│ KIND  ┆ VALUE     │
+╞═══════╪═══════════╡
+│ kind  ┆ module    │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ name  ┆ <unknown> │
+├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
+│ range ┆ 0x0..0x8  │
+╰───────┴───────────╯
\ No newline at end of file