diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 564b4c1..92db1d6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -18,8 +18,21 @@ var (
 	// format string with {0} as placeholders
 	// {0} always matches the whole line
 	// {1} and onwards match their respective sub groups
+	//
 	// You can optionally specify a printf-syntax for formatting like this: {1:%s} or {1:%02d}
-	// printf-syntax is currently supported for: strings, floats, integers
+	// printf-syntax is currently supported for: strings, floats, integers.
+	//
+	// Addtionally mutators can be provided
+	// to further manipulate the value using the given syntax: {1:%d:+1}
+	//
+	// The value mutated by can also be a back reference to another group
+	// using round brackets like this: {1:%d:+(2)}}
+	//
+	// Multiple mutators can be used at once: {1:%d:+2*3-(2)}
+	// Be aware that they will be applied strictly from left to right!
+	//
+	// The following number mutators (integers and floats) are allowed:
+	// + - * / ^ %
 	output = flag.String("o", "{0}", "output pattern")
 
 	// don't ignore lines which do not match against input.
@@ -31,7 +44,9 @@ var (
 	// it may be useful to have a boolean flag for this behavior
 	lineParseAmount = flag.Int("n", 1, "amount of lines to feed into input pattern")
 
-	replacePattern = regexp.MustCompile(`\{(\d+)(?::(.*?))?\}`)
+	replacePattern = regexp.MustCompile(`\{(\d+)(?::(.*?))?(?::(.*?))?\}`)
+
+	numMutationPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`([+\-*/])(\d+|\((\d+)\))`)
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -100,10 +115,12 @@ func replaceVars(format string, vars ...string) string {
 
 		if strings.HasSuffix(rplFmt, "d") { // replace integers
 			value, _ := strconv.ParseInt(vars[varIndex], 10, 64)
-			format = strings.Replace(format, rplStr, fmt.Sprintf(rplFmt, value), 1)
+			mutate := numMut2func[int64](replacement[3])
+			format = strings.Replace(format, rplStr, fmt.Sprintf(rplFmt, mutate(value, vars)), 1)
 		} else if strings.HasSuffix(rplFmt, "f") { // replace floats
 			value, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(vars[varIndex], 64)
-			format = strings.Replace(format, rplStr, fmt.Sprintf(rplFmt, value), 1)
+			mutate := numMut2func[float64](replacement[3])
+			format = strings.Replace(format, rplStr, fmt.Sprintf(rplFmt, mutate(value, vars)), 1)
 		} else { // replace strings
 			format = strings.Replace(format, rplStr, fmt.Sprintf(rplFmt, vars[varIndex]), 1)
 		}
@@ -112,3 +129,67 @@ func replaceVars(format string, vars ...string) string {
 
 	return format
 }
+
+var numMutatorCache = map[string]interface{}{}
+
+func numMut2func[T int64 | float64](mutation string) (f func(value T, vars []string) T) {
+	if mutation == "" {
+		return func(value T, vars []string) T { return value }
+	}
+
+	// caching
+	if v, ok := numMutatorCache[mutation]; ok {
+		return v.(func(value T, vars []string) T)
+	}
+	defer func() { numMutatorCache[mutation] = f }()
+
+	matches := numMutationPattern.FindAllStringSubmatch(mutation, -1)
+	mutators := make([]NumMutator, 0, len(matches))
+	var err error
+	for _, match := range matches {
+		mut := NumMutator{Op: NewNumOperatorFromString(match[1])}
+		if match[3] == "" {
+			mut.Value, err = strconv.Atoi(match[2])
+			mut.Var = false
+			if err != nil {
+				panic("invalid number in number mutator: " + match[2])
+			}
+		} else {
+			mut.Var = true
+			mut.Value, err = strconv.Atoi(match[3])
+			if err != nil {
+				panic("invalid back reference group in number mutator: " + match[2])
+			}
+		}
+		mutators = append(mutators, mut)
+	}
+
+	return func(value T, vars []string) T {
+		for _, mutator := range mutators {
+			var otherValue T
+			if mutator.Var {
+				other, err := strconv.Atoi(vars[mutator.Value])
+				if err != nil {
+					panic("back reference group for number mutator is not a number")
+				}
+				otherValue = T(other)
+			} else {
+				otherValue = T(mutator.Value)
+			}
+
+			switch mutator.Op {
+			case NumOperatorAdd:
+				value += otherValue
+			case NumOperatorSub:
+				value -= otherValue
+			case NumOperatorMul:
+				value *= otherValue
+			case NumOperatorDiv:
+				value /= otherValue
+			default:
+			}
+		}
+
+		return value
+	}
+}
diff --git a/mutator.go b/mutator.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad68b15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mutator.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package main
+
+type NumMutator struct {
+	Op    NumOperator
+	Var   bool
+	Value int
+}
+
+type NumOperator string
+
+const (
+	NumOperatorAdd NumOperator = "+"
+	NumOperatorSub NumOperator = "-"
+	NumOperatorMul NumOperator = "*"
+	NumOperatorDiv NumOperator = "/"
+)
+
+func NewNumOperatorFromString(str string) NumOperator {
+	switch str {
+	case "+":
+		return NumOperatorAdd
+	case "-":
+		return NumOperatorSub
+	case "*":
+		return NumOperatorMul
+	case "/":
+		return NumOperatorDiv
+	default:
+		panic("invalid number operator: " + str)
+	}
+}