diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 34c26c0..fe85318 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,19 +1,25 @@
 [package]
 name = "julid-rs"
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.1.6"
 authors = ["Joe Ardent <code@ardent.nebcorp.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
-keywords = ["ulid", "library", "sqlite", "extension"]
+keywords = ["ulid", "library", "sqlite", "extension", "julid"]
 
 description = "A library and loadable extension for SQLite that uses it, that provides Joe's ULIDs."
 readme = "README.md"
 license-file = "LICENSE.md"
 repository = "https://gitlab.com/nebkor/julid"
 
+[features]
+default = ["serde", "sqlx"]
+clib = []
+
 [lib]
 name = "julid"
 crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 rand = "0.8"
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+sqlx = { version = "0.7", features = ["sqlite"], default-features = false, optional = true }
 sqlite-loadable = "0.0.5"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ebe4c18..939ad18 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#[cfg(feature = "clib")]
 use sqlite_loadable::{
     api, define_scalar_function,
     prelude::{
@@ -9,12 +10,19 @@ use sqlite_loadable::{
 
 mod base32;
 pub mod julid;
+#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+pub mod serde;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "sqlx")]
+pub mod sqlx;
+
+pub use base32::JULID_LEN;
 pub use julid::Julid;
 
 //-************************************************************************
 // Entrypoint into the loadable extension
 //-************************************************************************
+#[cfg(feature = "clib")]
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn sqlite3_julid_init(
     db: *mut sqlite3,
@@ -28,6 +36,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn sqlite3_julid_init(
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "clib")]
 fn init_rs(db: *mut sqlite3) -> Result<()> {
     let flags = FunctionFlags::UTF8 | FunctionFlags::DETERMINISTIC;
     define_scalar_function(db, "julid_new", 0, julid_new, FunctionFlags::INNOCUOUS)?;
@@ -42,11 +51,13 @@ fn init_rs(db: *mut sqlite3) -> Result<()> {
 //-************************************************************************
 // impls
 //-************************************************************************
+#[cfg(feature = "clib")]
 fn julid_new(context: *mut sqlite3_context, _vals: &[*mut sqlite3_value]) -> Result<()> {
     api::result_blob(context, Julid::new().to_bytes().as_slice());
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "clib")]
 fn julid_timestamp(context: *mut sqlite3_context, id: &[*mut sqlite3_value]) -> Result<()> {
     if let Some(value) = id.get(0) {
         let id = api::value_blob(value);
@@ -64,6 +75,7 @@ fn julid_timestamp(context: *mut sqlite3_context, id: &[*mut sqlite3_value]) ->
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "clib")]
 fn julid_counter(context: *mut sqlite3_context, id: &[*mut sqlite3_value]) -> Result<()> {
     if let Some(value) = id.get(0) {
         let id = api::value_blob(value);
@@ -81,6 +93,7 @@ fn julid_counter(context: *mut sqlite3_context, id: &[*mut sqlite3_value]) -> Re
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "clib")]
 fn julid_sortable(context: *mut sqlite3_context, id: &[*mut sqlite3_value]) -> Result<()> {
     if let Some(value) = id.get(0) {
         let id = api::value_blob(value);
@@ -98,6 +111,7 @@ fn julid_sortable(context: *mut sqlite3_context, id: &[*mut sqlite3_value]) -> R
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "clib")]
 fn julid_string(context: *mut sqlite3_context, id: &[*mut sqlite3_value]) -> Result<()> {
     if let Some(value) = id.get(0) {
         let id = api::value_blob(value);
diff --git a/src/serde.rs b/src/serde.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd0c5ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/serde.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+//! Serialization and deserialization.
+//!
+//! By default, serialization and deserialization go through Julid's big-endian
+//! bytes representation.
+
+use serde::{de::Visitor, Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
+
+use crate::Julid;
+
+impl Serialize for Julid {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: Serializer,
+    {
+        serializer.serialize_bytes(&self.to_bytes())
+    }
+}
+
+struct JulidVisitor;
+
+impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for JulidVisitor {
+    type Value = Julid;
+
+    fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        formatter.write_str("16 bytes")
+    }
+
+    fn visit_bytes<E>(self, v: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+    where
+        E: serde::de::Error,
+    {
+        match std::convert::TryInto::<[u8; 16]>::try_into(v) {
+            Ok(v) => Ok(v.into()),
+            Err(_) => Err(serde::de::Error::invalid_length(v.len(), &self)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn visit_byte_buf<E>(self, v: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+    where
+        E: serde::de::Error,
+    {
+        let len = v.len();
+        match std::convert::TryInto::<[u8; 16]>::try_into(v) {
+            Ok(v) => Ok(v.into()),
+            Err(_) => Err(serde::de::Error::invalid_length(len, &self)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn visit_seq<A>(self, mut seq: A) -> Result<Self::Value, A::Error>
+    where
+        A: serde::de::SeqAccess<'de>,
+    {
+        let mut bytes = [0u8; 16];
+        let size = seq.size_hint().unwrap_or(0);
+        let mut count = 0;
+        while let Some(val) = seq.next_element()? {
+            if count > 15 {
+                break;
+            }
+            bytes[count] = val;
+            count += 1;
+        }
+        if count != 16 || size > 16 {
+            let sz = if count < 16 { count } else { size };
+            Err(serde::de::Error::invalid_length(sz, &self))
+        } else {
+            Ok(bytes.into())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Julid {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        deserializer.deserialize_bytes(JulidVisitor)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Serialization and deserialization of Julids through their string
+/// representation.
+///
+/// To use it, annotate a field with
+/// `#[serde(with = "julid_as_str")]`,
+/// `#[serde(serialize_with = "julid_as_str")]`, or
+/// `#[serde(deserialize_with = "julid_as_str")]`.
+///
+/// # Examples
+/// ```
+/// # use julid::Julid;
+/// # use julid::serde::ulid_as_str;
+/// # use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+/// #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+/// struct StrExample {
+///     #[serde(with = "julid_as_str")]
+///     identifier: Julid
+/// }
+/// ```
+pub mod julid_as_str {
+    use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
+
+    use crate::Julid;
+
+    pub fn serialize<S>(value: &Julid, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: Serializer,
+    {
+        let text = value.to_string();
+        text.serialize(serializer)
+    }
+
+    pub fn deserialize<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Julid, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        let deserialized_str = String::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        Julid::from_string(&deserialized_str).map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/sqlx.rs b/src/sqlx.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..524ee89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sqlx.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+
+use sqlx::{
+    encode::IsNull,
+    sqlite::{SqliteArgumentValue, SqliteValueRef},
+    Decode, Encode, Sqlite,
+};
+
+use crate::Julid;
+
+impl sqlx::Type<sqlx::Sqlite> for Julid {
+    fn type_info() -> <sqlx::Sqlite as sqlx::Database>::TypeInfo {
+        <&[u8] as sqlx::Type<sqlx::Sqlite>>::type_info()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'q> Encode<'q, Sqlite> for Julid {
+    fn encode_by_ref(&self, args: &mut Vec<SqliteArgumentValue<'q>>) -> IsNull {
+        args.push(SqliteArgumentValue::Blob(Cow::Owned(
+            self.to_bytes().to_vec(),
+        )));
+        IsNull::No
+    }
+}
+
+impl Decode<'_, Sqlite> for Julid {
+    fn decode(value: SqliteValueRef<'_>) -> Result<Self, sqlx::error::BoxDynError> {
+        let bytes = <&[u8] as Decode<Sqlite>>::decode(value)?;
+        let bytes: [u8; 16] = bytes.try_into().unwrap_or_default();
+        Ok(bytes.into())
+    }
+}