diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4301da0..9b44a48 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ venv/
 coverage.xml
 .eggs
 *.egg
+.idea/
diff --git a/readchar/readchar_linux.py b/readchar/readchar_linux.py
index 6bcb4e2..6301bca 100644
--- a/readchar/readchar_linux.py
+++ b/readchar/readchar_linux.py
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 import tty
 
 
-def readchar():
+def readchar(enter_code="\r"):
     fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
     old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
     try:
-        tty.setraw(sys.stdin.fileno())
+        tty.setcbreak(sys.stdin.fileno())
         ch = sys.stdin.read(1)
+        if ch in ('\r', '\n'):
+            ch = enter_code
     finally:
         termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings)
     return ch
diff --git a/readchar/readchar_windows.py b/readchar/readchar_windows.py
index 3afb4f8..c197a9a 100644
--- a/readchar/readchar_windows.py
+++ b/readchar/readchar_windows.py
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ def readchar(blocking=False):
         msvcrt.getch()
         ch = msvcrt.getch()
 
-    return ch if sys.version_info.major > 2 else ch.decode(encoding=win_encoding)
+    return ch.decode() if sys.version_info.major > 2 else ch.decode(encoding=win_encoding)