diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 870a039..1d073be 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pkgs.mkShell {
     cargo
     rustc
     rustfmt
+    gdb
   ];
 
   RUST_BACKTRACE = 1;
diff --git a/src/bin/common/argument_parsing.rs b/src/bin/common/argument_parsing.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e13095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/common/argument_parsing.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+pub struct Arguments {
+    pub hexadecimal: bool,
+    pub mode: u8,
+    pub program_name: String,
+    pub reverse_characters: bool,
+    pub value_to_convert: String,
+}
+
+pub fn parse_direction(args: &mut impl Iterator<Item = String>, opts: &Arguments, current_arg: String) -> Result<u8, String>{
+    let mut rvalue = opts.mode;
+    let direction = match args.next() {
+        None => return Err(format!("argument for {} was not provided", current_arg)),
+        Some(e) => e,
+    };
+    match direction.as_str() {
+        "row"            => { rvalue &= !(1 << 1) ; rvalue &= !(1 << 2); }
+        "row-reverse"    => { rvalue |= 1 << 1    ; rvalue &= !(1 << 2); }
+        "column"         => { rvalue &= !(1 << 1) ; rvalue |= 1 << 2   ; }
+        "column-reverse" => { rvalue |= 1 << 1    ; rvalue |= 1 << 2   ; }
+        _ => return Err(
+            format!("invalid direction \"{}\" provided for {}", direction, current_arg)
+        )
+    };
+    return Ok(rvalue);
+}
+
+pub fn parse_wrap(args: &mut impl Iterator<Item = String>, opts: &Arguments, current_arg: String) -> Result<u8, String>{
+    let mut rvalue = opts.mode;
+    let wrap = match args.next() {
+        None => return Err(format!("argument for {} was not provided", current_arg)),
+        Some(e) => e,
+    };
+    match wrap.as_str() {
+        "normal"  => rvalue &= !(1 << 0),
+        "reverse" => rvalue |= 1 << 0,
+        _ => return Err(
+            format!("invalid wrap \"{}\" provided for {}", wrap, current_arg)
+        )
+    };
+    return Ok(rvalue);
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/common/mod.rs b/src/bin/common/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55989fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/common/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod argument_parsing;
diff --git a/src/bin/convert_from_baillie.rs b/src/bin/convert_from_baillie.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e9d353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/convert_from_baillie.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+use std::{env, process::exit};
+
+use binary_braillie::binary_braillie_to_bytes;
+
+mod common;
+use common::argument_parsing;
+
+fn main() {
+    let args = parse_args();
+    if args.value_to_convert.len() <= 0 {
+        print!("{}: No input specified!", args.program_name)
+    }
+    let decoded_ = binary_braillie_to_bytes(
+        if !args.reverse_characters {
+            args.value_to_convert
+        } else {
+            args.value_to_convert.chars().rev().collect()
+        },
+        args.mode.try_into().unwrap()
+    );
+
+    let decoded = match decoded_ {
+        Ok(e) => e,
+        Err(()) => {
+            print!("{}: Invalid input provided", args.program_name);
+            exit(128);
+        }
+    };
+
+    if args.hexadecimal {
+        print!("{}", hex::encode(decoded));
+    } else {
+        print!("{}", match String::from_utf8(decoded) {
+            Ok(e) => e,
+            Err(e) => {
+                print!("{}: decoded string is invalid: {}", args.program_name, e.utf8_error());
+                exit(130);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+fn parse_args() -> argument_parsing::Arguments {
+    let mut args = env::args().peekable();
+    let mut rvalue = argument_parsing::Arguments {
+        hexadecimal: false,
+        mode: 0,
+        program_name: args.next().unwrap_or(String::from("t2br")),
+        reverse_characters: false,
+        value_to_convert: String::new()
+    };
+    let program_name = &rvalue.program_name;
+
+    while args.peek() != None {
+        let arg = args.next().unwrap();
+        if arg == "--help"
+        || arg == "-h"
+        || arg == "-?"
+        {
+            print_help(rvalue.program_name);
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        else if arg == "--hex" {
+            rvalue.hexadecimal = true;
+        }
+        else if arg == "--direction" {
+            match argument_parsing::parse_direction(&mut args, &rvalue, arg) {
+                Ok(e) => rvalue.mode = e,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    print!("{}: {}", program_name, e);
+                    exit(64);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else if arg == "--wrap" {
+            match argument_parsing::parse_wrap(&mut args, &rvalue, arg) {
+                Ok(e) => rvalue.mode = e,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    print!("{}: {}", program_name, e);
+                    exit(65);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else if arg == "-r"
+        || arg == "--reverse" {
+            rvalue.reverse_characters = true;
+        }
+        else {
+            rvalue.value_to_convert.push_str(&arg);
+        }
+    }
+    return rvalue;
+}
+
+fn print_help(program_name: String) {
+    print!("Usage: {program_name} [options] <input>\n");
+    print!("Convert binary represented in braillie characters to readable text\n\n");
+    print!("  --hex               convert to hexadecimal instead of text\n\n");
+    print!("  --direction [mode]  direction of bits per character\n");
+    print!("                      possible values: row, row-reverse, column, column-reverse\n\n");
+    print!("  --wrap [mode]       direction of bits wrapping per character\n");
+    print!("                      possible values: normal, reverse\n\n");
+    print!("  -r, --reverse       reverse outputted characters\n\n");
+    print!("  -h, -?, --help      display this help and exit");
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/convert_to_braillie.rs b/src/bin/convert_to_braillie.rs
index 4922e17..170677b 100644
--- a/src/bin/convert_to_braillie.rs
+++ b/src/bin/convert_to_braillie.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ use std::process::exit;
 
 use binary_braillie::to_binary_braillie;
 
+mod common;
+use common::argument_parsing;
+
 fn main() {
     let args = parse_args();
     if args.value_to_convert.len() <= 0 {
@@ -24,17 +27,11 @@ fn main() {
     print!("{}", to_binary_braillie(&value, value.len(), args.mode.try_into().unwrap()))
 }
 
-struct Arguments {
-    pub hexadecimal: bool,
-    pub mode: u8,
-    pub program_name: String,
-    pub reverse_characters: bool,
-    pub value_to_convert: String,
-}
 
-fn parse_args() -> Arguments {
+
+fn parse_args() -> argument_parsing::Arguments {
     let mut args = env::args().peekable();
-    let mut rvalue = Arguments {
+    let mut rvalue = argument_parsing::Arguments {
         hexadecimal: false,
         mode: 0,
         program_name: args.next().unwrap_or(String::from("t2br")),
@@ -57,31 +54,19 @@ fn parse_args() -> Arguments {
             rvalue.hexadecimal = true;
         }
         else if arg == "--direction" {
-            let direction = args.next().unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                println!("{}: argument for {} was not provided", program_name, arg);
-                exit(64);
-            });
-            match direction.as_str() {
-                "row"            => { rvalue.mode &= !(1 << 1) ; rvalue.mode &= !(1 << 2); }
-                "row-reverse"    => { rvalue.mode |= 1 << 1    ; rvalue.mode &= !(1 << 2); }
-                "column"         => { rvalue.mode &= !(1 << 1) ; rvalue.mode |= 1 << 2   ; }
-                "column-reverse" => { rvalue.mode |= 1 << 1    ; rvalue.mode |= 1 << 2   ; }
-                _ => {
-                    println!("{}: invalid direction \"{}\" provided", program_name, direction);
-                    exit(65);
+            match argument_parsing::parse_direction(&mut args, &rvalue, arg) {
+                Ok(e) => rvalue.mode = e,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    print!("{}: {}", program_name, e);
+                    exit(64);
                 }
             }
         }
         else if arg == "--wrap" {
-            let wrap = args.next().unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                println!("{}: argument for {} was not provided", program_name, arg);
-                exit(64);
-            });
-            match wrap.as_str() {
-                "normal" => rvalue.mode &= !(1 << 0),
-                "reverse" => rvalue.mode |= 1 << 0,
-                _ => {
-                    println!("{}: invalid wrap \"{}\" provided", program_name, wrap);
+            match argument_parsing::parse_wrap(&mut args, &rvalue, arg) {
+                Ok(e) => rvalue.mode = e,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    print!("{}: {}", program_name, e);
                     exit(65);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 25149a1..23c9c9f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -81,9 +81,49 @@ pub fn to_binary_braillie_str(input: impl AsRef<str>, mode: EncodeOrientation) -
     return to_binary_braillie(input.as_ref().as_bytes(), input.as_ref().len(), mode);
 }
 
+pub fn binary_braillie_char_to_index(input: char, mode: EncodeOrientation) -> Result<u8, ()>{
+    if !(0x2800 <= input as u32 && input as u32 <= 0x28ff) { return Err(()) }
+    let mapping = MAPPINGS[mode as usize];
+    let _index: u8 = (input as u32 - 0x2800) as u8;
+    return Ok(
+        ((_index >> mapping[7]) & 1) << 0
+      | ((_index >> mapping[6]) & 1) << 1
+      | ((_index >> mapping[5]) & 1) << 2
+      | ((_index >> mapping[4]) & 1) << 3
+      | ((_index >> mapping[3]) & 1) << 4
+      | ((_index >> mapping[2]) & 1) << 5
+      | ((_index >> mapping[1]) & 1) << 6
+      | ((_index >> mapping[0]) & 1) << 7
+    );
+}
+
+pub fn binary_braillie_to_bytes(
+    input: impl AsRef<str>,
+    mode: EncodeOrientation
+) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ()> {
+    let mut rvalue: Vec<u8> = Vec::with_capacity(input.as_ref().chars().count());
+    for char in input.as_ref().chars() {
+        rvalue.push(match binary_braillie_char_to_index(char, mode) {
+            Ok(e) => e,
+            Err(e) => return Err(e),
+        })
+    }
+    return Ok(rvalue);
+}
+
+pub fn binary_braillie_to_str(input: impl AsRef<str>, mode: EncodeOrientation) -> Result<String, ()> {
+    let bytes = match binary_braillie_to_bytes(input, mode) {
+        Ok(e) => e,
+        Err(e) => return Err(e)
+    };
+    return match String::from_utf8(bytes) {
+        Ok(e) => Ok(e),
+        Err(_e) => Err(())
+    }
+}
 
 #[cfg(test)]
-mod test_lib {
+mod test_lib_to_braillie {
     use crate::{index_to_braillie_char, to_binary_braillie_str, EncodeOrientation};
 
     #[test]
@@ -146,3 +186,79 @@ mod test_lib {
         );
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test_lib_from_braillie {
+    use crate::{binary_braillie_char_to_index, EncodeOrientation};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn check_characters_out_of_range() {
+        for i in 0..0x10ffff {
+            if 0x2800 <= i && i <= 0x28ff { continue; };
+            let char = match char::from_u32(i) {
+                Some(c) => c,
+                // Continue for invalid characters
+                None => continue,
+            };
+            binary_braillie_char_to_index(char, EncodeOrientation::Rows)
+              .expect_err("Expected error for invalid char");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn check_characters_in_range() {
+        for _char in 0x2800..0x28ff {
+            let char = char::from_u32(_char).unwrap();
+            binary_braillie_char_to_index(char, EncodeOrientation::Rows)
+              .expect("Expected no error");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test_lib_all {
+    use crate::{
+        binary_braillie_char_to_index,
+        binary_braillie_to_bytes,
+        index_to_braillie_char,
+        to_binary_braillie,
+        EncodeOrientation
+    };
+
+    #[test]
+    fn check_coding_multiple() {
+        for i in 0x00..0xff {
+            let mut as_char = index_to_braillie_char(
+                i,
+                EncodeOrientation::Rows
+            );
+            for _ in 0..10 {
+                let as_index = binary_braillie_char_to_index(
+                    as_char,
+                    EncodeOrientation::Rows
+                ).unwrap();
+                assert_eq!(as_index, i);
+                as_char = index_to_braillie_char(as_index, EncodeOrientation::Rows)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn check_coding_multiple_bytes() {
+        for i in 0x00..0xff {
+            let mut as_str = index_to_braillie_char(i, EncodeOrientation::Rows).to_string();
+            for _ in 0..10 {
+                let as_bytes = binary_braillie_to_bytes(
+                    as_str,
+                    EncodeOrientation::Rows
+                ).unwrap();
+                assert_eq!(i, as_bytes[0]);
+                as_str = to_binary_braillie(
+                    &as_bytes,
+                    as_bytes.len(),
+                    EncodeOrientation::Rows
+                ).to_string()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}