diff --git a/cmd/gold/main.go b/cmd/gold/main.go
index d310dc4..d90c061 100644
--- a/cmd/gold/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gold/main.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/magicnumbers/gold"
-	bf "gopkg.in/russross/blackfriday.v2"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -25,11 +24,10 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 	b, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(f)
-	r, err := gold.NewTermRenderer(*s)
+	out, err := gold.RenderBytes(b, *s)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	out := bf.Run(b, bf.WithRenderer(r))
 	fmt.Printf("%s", string(out))
 }
diff --git a/gold.go b/gold.go
index 21d60fd..813b17a 100644
--- a/gold.go
+++ b/gold.go
@@ -209,6 +209,18 @@ func NewElement(node *bf.Node) Element {
 
 }
 
+func Render(in string, stylePath string) ([]byte, error) {
+	return RenderBytes([]byte(in), stylePath)
+}
+
+func RenderBytes(in []byte, stylePath string) ([]byte, error) {
+	r, err := NewTermRenderer(stylePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return bf.Run(in, bf.WithRenderer(r)), nil
+}
+
 func NewTermRenderer(stylePath string) (*TermRenderer, error) {
 	if stylePath == "" {
 		return NewTermRendererFromBytes([]byte("{}"))