diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 995ee36..fbcfb12 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3094,7 +3094,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "television"
-version = "0.3.13"
+version = "0.4.13"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bat",
@@ -3126,8 +3126,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "strip-ansi-escapes",
  "strum",
  "syntect",
+ "television-channels",
  "television-derive",
  "television-fuzzy",
+ "television-previewers",
+ "television-utils",
  "termtree",
  "tokio",
  "toml",
@@ -3138,9 +3141,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "vergen-gix",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "television-channels"
+version = "0.0.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "clap",
+ "color-eyre",
+ "devicons",
+ "directories",
+ "eyre",
+ "ignore",
+ "serde",
+ "strum",
+ "television-derive",
+ "television-fuzzy",
+ "television-utils",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "television-derive"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -3149,12 +3171,42 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "television-fuzzy"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "nucleo",
  "parking_lot",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "television-previewers"
+version = "0.0.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "color-eyre",
+ "devicons",
+ "infer",
+ "parking_lot",
+ "syntect",
+ "television-channels",
+ "television-utils",
+ "termtree",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "television-utils"
+version = "0.0.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "bat",
+ "color-eyre",
+ "directories",
+ "ignore",
+ "infer",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "syntect",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tempfile"
 version = "3.14.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 60fedfe..29dc0f8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "television"
-version = "0.3.13"
+version = "0.4.13"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "The revolution will be televised."
 license = "MIT"
@@ -22,11 +22,14 @@ path = "crates/television/main.rs"
 name = "tv"
 
 [workspace]
-members = ["crates/television_derive", "crates/television_fuzzy"]
+members = ["crates/television_channels","crates/television_derive", "crates/television_fuzzy", "crates/television_previewers", "crates/television_utils"]
 
 [dependencies]
-television-fuzzy = { version = "0.1.1", path = "crates/television_fuzzy" }
-television-derive = { version = "0.1.2", path = "crates/television_derive" }
+television-fuzzy = { version = "0.0.0", path = "crates/television_fuzzy" }
+television-derive = { version = "0.0.0", path = "crates/television_derive" }
+television-channels = { version = "0.0.0", path = "crates/television_channels" }
+television-previewers = { version = "0.0.0", path = "crates/television_previewers" }
+television-utils = { version = "0.0.0", path = "crates/television_utils" }
 better-panic = "0.3.0"
 clap = { version = "4.4.5", features = [
   "derive",
diff --git a/crates/television/app.rs b/crates/television/app.rs
index 5054aac..d668cce 100644
--- a/crates/television/app.rs
+++ b/crates/television/app.rs
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ use color_eyre::Result;
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, Mutex};
 use tracing::{debug, info};
 
-use crate::channels::TelevisionChannel;
 use crate::television::{Mode, Television};
 use crate::{
     action::Action,
     config::Config,
-    entry::Entry,
     event::{Event, EventLoop, Key},
     render::{render, RenderingTask},
 };
+use television_channels::channels::TelevisionChannel;
+use television_channels::entry::Entry;
 
 /// The main application struct that holds the state of the application.
 pub struct App {
diff --git a/crates/television/cli.rs b/crates/television/cli.rs
index cb06579..f450ac7 100644
--- a/crates/television/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/television/cli.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 
-use crate::channels::CliTvChannel;
 use crate::config::{get_config_dir, get_data_dir};
+use television_channels::channels::CliTvChannel;
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 #[command(author, version = version(), about)]
diff --git a/crates/television/config.rs b/crates/television/config.rs
index 1338088..95369ac 100644
--- a/crates/television/config.rs
+++ b/crates/television/config.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-use std::{collections::HashMap, env, num::NonZeroUsize, path::PathBuf};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, env, path::PathBuf};
 
+use crate::{
+    action::Action,
+    event::{convert_raw_event_to_key, Key},
+    television::Mode,
+};
 use color_eyre::Result;
 use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyModifiers};
 use derive_deref::{Deref, DerefMut};
@@ -7,15 +12,9 @@ use directories::ProjectDirs;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use ratatui::style::{Color, Modifier, Style};
 use serde::{de::Deserializer, Deserialize};
+use television_previewers::previewers::{self, PreviewerConfig};
 use tracing::{info, warn};
 
-use crate::{
-    action::Action,
-    event::{convert_raw_event_to_key, Key},
-    previewers::{self, PreviewerConfig},
-    television::Mode,
-};
-
 const CONFIG: &str = include_str!("../../.config/config.toml");
 
 #[allow(dead_code, clippy::module_name_repetitions)]
@@ -373,17 +372,6 @@ pub fn parse_key(raw: &str) -> Result<Key, String> {
     Ok(convert_raw_event_to_key(key_event))
 }
 
-pub fn default_num_threads() -> NonZeroUsize {
-    // default to 1 thread if we can't determine the number of available threads
-    let default = NonZeroUsize::MIN;
-    // never use more than 32 threads to avoid startup overhead
-    let limit = NonZeroUsize::new(32).unwrap();
-
-    std::thread::available_parallelism()
-        .unwrap_or(default)
-        .min(limit)
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deref, DerefMut)]
 pub struct Styles(pub HashMap<Mode, HashMap<String, Style>>);
 
diff --git a/crates/television/main.rs b/crates/television/main.rs
index 9921e44..90878ee 100644
--- a/crates/television/main.rs
+++ b/crates/television/main.rs
@@ -1,31 +1,27 @@
 use std::io::{stdout, IsTerminal, Write};
 
-use channels::TelevisionChannel;
 use clap::Parser;
 use color_eyre::Result;
+use television_channels::channels::TelevisionChannel;
 use tracing::{debug, info};
 
 use crate::app::App;
-use crate::channels::stdin::Channel as StdinChannel;
 use crate::cli::Cli;
-use crate::utils::is_readable_stdin;
+use television_channels::channels::stdin::Channel as StdinChannel;
+use television_utils::utils::is_readable_stdin;
 
 pub mod action;
 pub mod app;
-pub mod channels;
 pub mod cli;
 pub mod config;
-pub mod entry;
 pub mod errors;
 pub mod event;
 pub mod logging;
 pub mod picker;
-pub mod previewers;
 pub mod render;
 pub mod television;
 pub mod tui;
 pub mod ui;
-pub mod utils;
 
 #[tokio::main(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 async fn main() -> Result<()> {
diff --git a/crates/television/picker.rs b/crates/television/picker.rs
index 1157d86..78f1908 100644
--- a/crates/television/picker.rs
+++ b/crates/television/picker.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::ui::input::Input;
-use crate::utils::strings::EMPTY_STRING;
 use ratatui::widgets::ListState;
+use television_utils::utils::strings::EMPTY_STRING;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Picker {
diff --git a/crates/television/television.rs b/crates/television/television.rs
index 60837ea..fffb4c6 100644
--- a/crates/television/television.rs
+++ b/crates/television/television.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
-use crate::channels::remote_control::RemoteControl;
-use crate::channels::{OnAir, UnitChannel};
 use crate::picker::Picker;
-use crate::previewers;
+use crate::ui::input::actions::InputActionHandler;
 use crate::ui::layout::{Dimensions, Layout};
-use crate::utils::strings::EMPTY_STRING;
+use crate::ui::spinner::Spinner;
+use crate::ui::spinner::SpinnerState;
 use crate::{action::Action, config::Config};
-use crate::{
-    channels::TelevisionChannel, ui::input::actions::InputActionHandler,
-};
-use crate::{
-    entry::{Entry, ENTRY_PLACEHOLDER},
-    ui::spinner::Spinner,
-};
-use crate::{previewers::Previewer, ui::spinner::SpinnerState};
 use color_eyre::Result;
 use copypasta::{ClipboardContext, ClipboardProvider};
 use futures::executor::block_on;
@@ -20,6 +11,13 @@ use ratatui::{layout::Rect, style::Color, widgets::Paragraph, Frame};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use strum::Display;
+use television_channels::channels::{
+    remote_control::RemoteControl, OnAir, TelevisionChannel, UnitChannel,
+};
+use television_channels::entry::{Entry, ENTRY_PLACEHOLDER};
+use television_previewers::previewers;
+use television_previewers::previewers::Previewer;
+use television_utils::utils::strings::EMPTY_STRING;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedSender;
 
 #[derive(
diff --git a/crates/television/ui/input.rs b/crates/television/ui/input.rs
index 7c3f978..d1a2639 100644
--- a/crates/television/ui/input.rs
+++ b/crates/television/ui/input.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use crate::channels::OnAir;
 use crate::television::Television;
 use crate::ui::layout::Layout;
 use crate::ui::BORDER_COLOR;
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ use ratatui::style::Stylize;
 use ratatui::text::Line;
 use ratatui::widgets::{Block, BorderType, Borders, Paragraph};
 use ratatui::Frame;
+use television_channels::channels::OnAir;
 
 pub mod actions;
 pub mod backend;
diff --git a/crates/television/ui/preview.rs b/crates/television/ui/preview.rs
index 75906bb..ff95ebd 100644
--- a/crates/television/ui/preview.rs
+++ b/crates/television/ui/preview.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-use crate::channels::OnAir;
-use crate::entry::Entry;
-use crate::previewers::{
-    Preview, PreviewContent, FILE_TOO_LARGE_MSG, PREVIEW_NOT_SUPPORTED_MSG,
-};
 use crate::television::Television;
 use crate::ui::layout::Layout;
 use crate::ui::BORDER_COLOR;
-use crate::utils::strings::{shrink_with_ellipsis, EMPTY_STRING};
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use ratatui::layout::{Alignment, Rect};
 use ratatui::prelude::{Color, Line, Modifier, Span, Style, Stylize, Text};
@@ -15,6 +9,12 @@ use ratatui::Frame;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use syntect::highlighting::Color as SyntectColor;
+use television_channels::channels::OnAir;
+use television_channels::entry::Entry;
+use television_previewers::previewers::{
+    Preview, PreviewContent, FILE_TOO_LARGE_MSG, PREVIEW_NOT_SUPPORTED_MSG,
+};
+use television_utils::utils::strings::{shrink_with_ellipsis, EMPTY_STRING};
 
 //  preview
 pub const DEFAULT_PREVIEW_TITLE_FG: Color = Color::Blue;
diff --git a/crates/television/ui/remote_control.rs b/crates/television/ui/remote_control.rs
index f9c594b..90c0cbc 100644
--- a/crates/television/ui/remote_control.rs
+++ b/crates/television/ui/remote_control.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use crate::channels::OnAir;
 use crate::television::Television;
 use crate::ui::logo::build_remote_logo_paragraph;
 use crate::ui::mode::mode_color;
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ use ratatui::widgets::{
     Block, BorderType, Borders, ListDirection, Padding, Paragraph,
 };
 use ratatui::Frame;
+use television_channels::channels::OnAir;
 
 impl Television {
     pub fn draw_remote_control(
diff --git a/crates/television/ui/results.rs b/crates/television/ui/results.rs
index a54ae09..ee43116 100644
--- a/crates/television/ui/results.rs
+++ b/crates/television/ui/results.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-use crate::channels::OnAir;
-use crate::entry::Entry;
 use crate::television::Television;
 use crate::ui::layout::Layout;
 use crate::ui::BORDER_COLOR;
-use crate::utils::strings::{next_char_boundary, slice_at_char_boundaries};
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use ratatui::layout::Alignment;
 use ratatui::prelude::{Color, Line, Span, Style};
@@ -12,6 +9,11 @@ use ratatui::widgets::{
 };
 use ratatui::Frame;
 use std::str::FromStr;
+use television_channels::channels::OnAir;
+use television_channels::entry::Entry;
+use television_utils::utils::strings::{
+    next_char_boundary, slice_at_char_boundaries,
+};
 
 // Styles
 const DEFAULT_RESULT_NAME_FG: Color = Color::Blue;
diff --git a/crates/television_channels/Cargo.toml b/crates/television_channels/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c7cdd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/television_channels/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[package]
+name = "television-channels"
+version = "0.0.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+television-fuzzy = { path = "../television_fuzzy", version = "0.0.0" }
+television-utils = { path = "../television_utils", version = "0.0.0" }
+television-derive = { path = "../television_derive", version = "0.0.0" }
+devicons = "0.6.11"
+tracing = "0.1.40"
+eyre = "0.6.12"
+ignore = "0.4.23"
+tokio = { version = "1.41.1", features = ["rt"] }
+clap = { version = "4.5.20", features = ["derive"] }
+directories = "5.0.1"
+color-eyre = "0.6.3"
+serde = "1.0.214"
+strum = { version = "0.26.3", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/crates/television/channels.rs b/crates/television_channels/src/channels.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from crates/television/channels.rs
rename to crates/television_channels/src/channels.rs
index 3c99169..e1cff1f 100644
--- a/crates/television/channels.rs
+++ b/crates/television_channels/src/channels.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ mod text;
 ///   return anything and instead typically stores the results internally for
 ///   later retrieval allowing to perform the search in the background while
 ///   incrementally polling the results.
-///   ```rust
+///   ```ignore
 ///   fn find(&mut self, pattern: &str);
 ///   ```
 /// - `results`: Get the results of the search (at a given point in time, see
@@ -31,20 +31,20 @@ mod text;
 ///   search pattern. The `num_entries` parameter specifies the number of
 ///   entries to return and the `offset` parameter specifies the starting index
 ///   of the entries to return.
-///   ```rust
+///   ```ignore
 ///   fn results(&mut self, num_entries: u32, offset: u32) -> Vec<Entry>;
 ///   ```
 /// - `get_result`: Get a specific result by its index.
-///   ```rust
+///   ```ignore
 ///   fn get_result(&self, index: u32) -> Option<Entry>;
 ///   ```
 /// - `result_count`: Get the number of results currently available.
-///   ```rust
+///   ```ignore
 ///   fn result_count(&self) -> u32;
 ///   ```
 /// - `total_count`: Get the total number of entries currently available (e.g.
 ///   the haystack).
-///   ```rust
+///   ```ignore
 ///   fn total_count(&self) -> u32;
 ///   ```
 ///
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ macro_rules! variant_to_module {
 /// # Example
 /// The following example defines transitions from the `Files` channel to the `Text`
 /// channel and from the `GitRepos` channel to the `Files` and `Text` channels.
-/// ```rust
+/// ```ignore
 /// define_transitions! {
 ///     // The `Files` channel can transition to the `Text` channel.
 ///     Files => [Text],
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ macro_rules! variant_to_module {
 /// }
 /// ```
 /// This will generate the following methods for the `TelevisionChannel` enum:
-/// ```rust
+/// ```ignore
 /// impl TelevisionChannel {
 ///     pub fn available_transitions(&self) -> Vec<UnitChannel> {
 ///         match self {
diff --git a/crates/television/channels/alias.rs b/crates/television_channels/src/channels/alias.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from crates/television/channels/alias.rs
rename to crates/television_channels/src/channels/alias.rs
index 74f0d3b..14c3edd 100644
--- a/crates/television/channels/alias.rs
+++ b/crates/television_channels/src/channels/alias.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use crate::channels::OnAir;
 use crate::entry::Entry;
-use crate::previewers::PreviewType;
-use crate::utils::indices::sep_name_and_value_indices;
-use crate::utils::strings::preprocess_line;
+use crate::entry::PreviewType;
 use devicons::FileIcon;
 use television_fuzzy::matcher::{config::Config, injector::Injector, Matcher};
+use television_utils::utils::indices::sep_name_and_value_indices;
+use television_utils::utils::strings::preprocess_line;
 use tracing::debug;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
diff --git a/crates/television/channels/env.rs b/crates/television_channels/src/channels/env.rs
similarity index 95%
rename from crates/television/channels/env.rs
rename to crates/television_channels/src/channels/env.rs
index ba5b8f9..412d277 100644
--- a/crates/television/channels/env.rs
+++ b/crates/television_channels/src/channels/env.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 use devicons::FileIcon;
 
 use super::OnAir;
-use crate::entry::Entry;
-use crate::previewers::PreviewType;
-use crate::utils::indices::sep_name_and_value_indices;
-use crate::utils::strings::preprocess_line;
+use crate::entry::{Entry, PreviewType};
 use television_fuzzy::matcher::{config::Config, Matcher};
+use television_utils::utils::indices::sep_name_and_value_indices;
+use television_utils::utils::strings::preprocess_line;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 struct EnvVar {
diff --git a/crates/television/channels/files.rs b/crates/television_channels/src/channels/files.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from crates/television/channels/files.rs
rename to crates/television_channels/src/channels/files.rs
index 58b93ec..5e370c1 100644
--- a/crates/television/channels/files.rs
+++ b/crates/television_channels/src/channels/files.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 use crate::channels::{OnAir, TelevisionChannel};
-use crate::entry::Entry;
-use crate::previewers::PreviewType;
-use crate::utils::files::{walk_builder, DEFAULT_NUM_THREADS};
-use crate::utils::strings::preprocess_line;
+use crate::entry::{Entry, PreviewType};
 use devicons::FileIcon;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use television_fuzzy::matcher::{config::Config, injector::Injector, Matcher};
+use television_utils::utils::files::{walk_builder, DEFAULT_NUM_THREADS};
+use television_utils::utils::strings::preprocess_line;
 
 pub struct Channel {
     matcher: Matcher<String>,
diff --git a/crates/television/channels/git_repos.rs b/crates/television_channels/src/channels/git_repos.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from crates/television/channels/git_repos.rs
rename to crates/television_channels/src/channels/git_repos.rs
index c5a547b..1bb92eb 100644
--- a/crates/television/channels/git_repos.rs
+++ b/crates/television_channels/src/channels/git_repos.rs
@@ -5,15 +5,11 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 use tracing::debug;
 
-use crate::{
-    entry::Entry,
-    previewers::PreviewType,
-    utils::files::{walk_builder, DEFAULT_NUM_THREADS},
-};
-
 use crate::channels::OnAir;
-use crate::utils::strings::preprocess_line;
+use crate::entry::{Entry, PreviewType};
 use television_fuzzy::matcher::{config::Config, injector::Injector, Matcher};
+use television_utils::utils::files::{walk_builder, DEFAULT_NUM_THREADS};
+use television_utils::utils::strings::preprocess_line;
 
 pub struct Channel {
     matcher: Matcher<String>,
diff --git a/crates/television/channels/remote_control.rs b/crates/television_channels/src/channels/remote_control.rs
similarity index 93%
rename from crates/television/channels/remote_control.rs
rename to crates/television_channels/src/channels/remote_control.rs
index 08befe4..a767de1 100644
--- a/crates/television/channels/remote_control.rs
+++ b/crates/television_channels/src/channels/remote_control.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-use crate::channels::{TelevisionChannel, UnitChannel};
-use crate::{
-    channels::{CliTvChannel, OnAir},
-    entry::Entry,
-    previewers::PreviewType,
-};
+use crate::channels::{CliTvChannel, OnAir, TelevisionChannel, UnitChannel};
+use crate::entry::{Entry, PreviewType};
 use clap::ValueEnum;
 use devicons::FileIcon;
 use television_fuzzy::matcher::{config::Config, Matcher};
diff --git a/crates/television/channels/stdin.rs b/crates/television_channels/src/channels/stdin.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from crates/television/channels/stdin.rs
rename to crates/television_channels/src/channels/stdin.rs
index 3385a88..ea646e3 100644
--- a/crates/television/channels/stdin.rs
+++ b/crates/television_channels/src/channels/stdin.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use devicons::FileIcon;
 
 use super::OnAir;
-use crate::entry::Entry;
-use crate::previewers::PreviewType;
-use crate::utils::strings::preprocess_line;
+use crate::entry::{Entry, PreviewType};
 use television_fuzzy::matcher::{config::Config, Matcher};
+use television_utils::utils::strings::preprocess_line;
 
 pub struct Channel {
     matcher: Matcher<String>,
diff --git a/crates/television/channels/text.rs b/crates/television_channels/src/channels/text.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from crates/television/channels/text.rs
rename to crates/television_channels/src/channels/text.rs
index 81e96a8..e1ad339 100644
--- a/crates/television/channels/text.rs
+++ b/crates/television_channels/src/channels/text.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 use super::{OnAir, TelevisionChannel};
-use crate::previewers::PreviewType;
-use crate::utils::strings::PRINTABLE_ASCII_THRESHOLD;
-use crate::utils::{
-    files::{is_not_text, walk_builder, DEFAULT_NUM_THREADS},
-    strings::preprocess_line,
-};
-use crate::{
-    entry::Entry, utils::strings::proportion_of_printable_ascii_characters,
-};
+use crate::entry::{Entry, PreviewType};
 use devicons::FileIcon;
 use ignore::WalkState;
 use std::{
@@ -17,6 +9,13 @@ use std::{
     sync::{atomic::AtomicUsize, Arc},
 };
 use television_fuzzy::matcher::{config::Config, injector::Injector, Matcher};
+use television_utils::utils::strings::{
+    proportion_of_printable_ascii_characters, PRINTABLE_ASCII_THRESHOLD,
+};
+use television_utils::utils::{
+    files::{is_not_text, walk_builder, DEFAULT_NUM_THREADS},
+    strings::preprocess_line,
+};
 use tracing::{debug, warn};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
diff --git a/crates/television/entry.rs b/crates/television_channels/src/entry.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from crates/television/entry.rs
rename to crates/television_channels/src/entry.rs
index 4c40e87..088b598 100644
--- a/crates/television/entry.rs
+++ b/crates/television_channels/src/entry.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 use devicons::FileIcon;
 
-use crate::previewers::PreviewType;
-
 // NOTE: having an enum for entry types would be nice since it would allow
 // having a nicer implementation for transitions between channels. This would
 // permit implementing `From<EntryType>` for channels which would make the
@@ -127,3 +125,12 @@ pub const ENTRY_PLACEHOLDER: Entry = Entry {
     line_number: None,
     preview_type: PreviewType::EnvVar,
 };
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Default)]
+pub enum PreviewType {
+    #[default]
+    Basic,
+    Directory,
+    EnvVar,
+    Files,
+}
diff --git a/crates/television_channels/src/lib.rs b/crates/television_channels/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db4042f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/television_channels/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+pub mod channels;
+pub mod entry;
+
+pub fn add(left: u64, right: u64) -> u64 {
+    left + right
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn it_works() {
+        let result = add(2, 2);
+        assert_eq!(result, 4);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/television_derive/Cargo.toml b/crates/television_derive/Cargo.toml
index 275c6e2..407512f 100644
--- a/crates/television_derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/television_derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "television-derive"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.0.0"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "The revolution will be televised."
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/crates/television_fuzzy/Cargo.toml b/crates/television_fuzzy/Cargo.toml
index a4c754e..bee81ae 100644
--- a/crates/television_fuzzy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/television_fuzzy/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "television-fuzzy"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.0.0"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "The revolution will be televised."
 license = "MIT"
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ categories = [
 
 [dependencies]
 nucleo = "0.5.0"
-parking_lot = "0.12.3"
+parking_lot = "0.12.3"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/television_previewers/Cargo.toml b/crates/television_previewers/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..385a0d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/television_previewers/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[package]
+name = "television-previewers"
+version = "0.0.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+syntect = "5.2.0"
+television-channels = { version = "0.0.0", path = "../television_channels" }
+television-utils = { version = "0.0.0", path = "../television_utils" }
+tracing = "0.1.40"
+parking_lot = "0.12.3"
+tokio = "1.41.1"
+termtree = "0.5.1"
+devicons = "0.6.11"
+color-eyre = "0.6.3"
+infer = "0.16.0"
diff --git a/crates/television_previewers/src/lib.rs b/crates/television_previewers/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..626f2ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/television_previewers/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod previewers;
diff --git a/crates/television/previewers.rs b/crates/television_previewers/src/previewers.rs
similarity index 94%
rename from crates/television/previewers.rs
rename to crates/television_previewers/src/previewers.rs
index 81acaca..6dedfa2 100644
--- a/crates/television/previewers.rs
+++ b/crates/television_previewers/src/previewers.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use crate::entry::Entry;
+use television_channels::entry::{Entry, PreviewType};
 
-mod basic;
-mod cache;
-mod directory;
-mod env;
-mod files;
-mod meta;
+pub mod basic;
+pub mod cache;
+pub mod directory;
+pub mod env;
+pub mod files;
+pub mod meta;
 
 // previewer types
 pub use basic::BasicPreviewer;
@@ -21,15 +21,6 @@ pub use files::FilePreviewerConfig;
 //use ratatui_image::protocol::StatefulProtocol;
 use syntect::highlighting::Style;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Default)]
-pub enum PreviewType {
-    #[default]
-    Basic,
-    Directory,
-    EnvVar,
-    Files,
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum PreviewContent {
     Empty,
diff --git a/crates/television/previewers/basic.rs b/crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/basic.rs
similarity index 94%
rename from crates/television/previewers/basic.rs
rename to crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/basic.rs
index dcbe377..4e9d13a 100644
--- a/crates/television/previewers/basic.rs
+++ b/crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/basic.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use crate::entry::Entry;
 use crate::previewers::{Preview, PreviewContent};
+use television_channels::entry::Entry;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct BasicPreviewer {
diff --git a/crates/television/previewers/cache.rs b/crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/cache.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from crates/television/previewers/cache.rs
rename to crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/cache.rs
index 5da16e8..94e2bfb 100644
--- a/crates/television/previewers/cache.rs
+++ b/crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/cache.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ use crate::previewers::Preview;
 ///
 /// # Example
 /// ```rust
+/// use television_previewers::previewers::cache::RingSet;
+///
 /// let mut ring_set = RingSet::with_capacity(3);
 /// // push 3 values into the ringset
 /// assert_eq!(ring_set.push(1), None);
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ use crate::previewers::Preview;
 /// assert!(ring_set.contains(&4));
 /// ```
 #[derive(Debug)]
-struct RingSet<T> {
+pub struct RingSet<T> {
     ring_buffer: VecDeque<T>,
     known_keys: HashSet<T>,
     capacity: usize,
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    fn contains(&self, key: &T) -> bool {
+    pub fn contains(&self, key: &T) -> bool {
         self.known_keys.contains(key)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/television/previewers/directory.rs b/crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/directory.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from crates/television/previewers/directory.rs
rename to crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/directory.rs
index c2a2d1f..7a9ffb8 100644
--- a/crates/television/previewers/directory.rs
+++ b/crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/directory.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ use devicons::FileIcon;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use termtree::Tree;
 
-use crate::entry::Entry;
+use television_channels::entry::Entry;
 
 use crate::previewers::cache::PreviewCache;
 use crate::previewers::{meta, Preview, PreviewContent};
-use crate::utils::files::walk_builder;
+use television_utils::utils::files::walk_builder;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct DirectoryPreviewer {
diff --git a/crates/television/previewers/env.rs b/crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/env.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from crates/television/previewers/env.rs
rename to crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/env.rs
index 190c668..2bf7e14 100644
--- a/crates/television/previewers/env.rs
+++ b/crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/env.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use crate::entry;
 use crate::previewers::{Preview, PreviewContent};
+use television_channels::entry;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct EnvVarPreviewer {
diff --git a/crates/television/previewers/files.rs b/crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/files.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from crates/television/previewers/files.rs
rename to crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/files.rs
index 971ec86..be3fd41 100644
--- a/crates/television/previewers/files.rs
+++ b/crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/files.rs
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ use syntect::{
 use tracing::{debug, warn};
 
 use super::cache::PreviewCache;
-use crate::entry;
 use crate::previewers::{meta, Preview, PreviewContent};
-use crate::utils::files::FileType;
-use crate::utils::files::{get_file_size, is_known_text_extension};
-use crate::utils::strings::{
+use television_channels::entry;
+use television_utils::utils::files::FileType;
+use television_utils::utils::files::{get_file_size, is_known_text_extension};
+use television_utils::utils::strings::{
     preprocess_line, proportion_of_printable_ascii_characters,
     PRINTABLE_ASCII_THRESHOLD,
 };
-use crate::utils::syntax::{self, load_highlighting_assets};
+use television_utils::utils::syntax::{self, load_highlighting_assets};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct FilePreviewer {
diff --git a/crates/television/previewers/meta.rs b/crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/meta.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/television/previewers/meta.rs
rename to crates/television_previewers/src/previewers/meta.rs
diff --git a/crates/television_utils/Cargo.toml b/crates/television_utils/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfaf95a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/television_utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[package]
+name = "television-utils"
+version = "0.0.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+ignore = "0.4.23"
+infer = "0.16.0"
+lazy_static = "1.5.0"
+tracing = "0.1.40"
+color-eyre = "0.6.3"
+bat = "0.24.0"
+directories = "5.0.1"
+syntect = "5.2.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/television_utils/src/lib.rs b/crates/television_utils/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5614dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/television_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod utils;
diff --git a/crates/television/utils.rs b/crates/television_utils/src/utils.rs
similarity index 74%
rename from crates/television/utils.rs
rename to crates/television_utils/src/utils.rs
index d527488..23d0e88 100644
--- a/crates/television/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/television_utils/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
+
 pub mod files;
 pub mod indices;
 pub mod strings;
@@ -64,3 +66,19 @@ pub fn is_readable_stdin() -> bool {
 
     !std::io::stdin().is_terminal() && imp()
 }
+
+/// Get the number of threads to use by default.
+///
+/// This will use the number of available threads if possible, but will default to 1 if the number
+/// of available threads cannot be determined. It will also never use more than 32 threads to avoid
+/// startup overhead.
+pub fn default_num_threads() -> NonZeroUsize {
+    // default to 1 thread if we can't determine the number of available threads
+    let default = NonZeroUsize::MIN;
+    // never use more than 32 threads to avoid startup overhead
+    let limit = NonZeroUsize::new(32).unwrap();
+
+    std::thread::available_parallelism()
+        .unwrap_or(default)
+        .min(limit)
+}
diff --git a/crates/television/utils/files.rs b/crates/television_utils/src/utils/files.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from crates/television/utils/files.rs
rename to crates/television_utils/src/utils/files.rs
index ce43eff..6ce6d39 100644
--- a/crates/television/utils/files.rs
+++ b/crates/television_utils/src/utils/files.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use infer::Infer;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use tracing::debug;
 
-use crate::config::default_num_threads;
+use crate::utils::default_num_threads;
 
 lazy_static::lazy_static! {
     pub static ref DEFAULT_NUM_THREADS: usize = default_num_threads().into();
diff --git a/crates/television/utils/indices.rs b/crates/television_utils/src/utils/indices.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/television/utils/indices.rs
rename to crates/television_utils/src/utils/indices.rs
diff --git a/crates/television/utils/strings.rs b/crates/television_utils/src/utils/strings.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/television/utils/strings.rs
rename to crates/television_utils/src/utils/strings.rs
diff --git a/crates/television/utils/syntax.rs b/crates/television_utils/src/utils/syntax.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/television/utils/syntax.rs
rename to crates/television_utils/src/utils/syntax.rs