diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 100cb06..ee1de1f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module maze-solver
 go 1.21
 
 require (
+	github.com/akamensky/argparse v1.4.0
 	github.com/mazznoer/colorgrad v0.9.1
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230801115018-d63ba01acd4b
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fa99ae0..f53cbd7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+github.com/akamensky/argparse v1.4.0 h1:YGzvsTqCvbEZhL8zZu2AiA5nq805NZh75JNj4ajn1xc=
+github.com/akamensky/argparse v1.4.0/go.mod h1:S5kwC7IuDcEr5VeXtGPRVZ5o/FdhcMlQz4IZQuw64xA=
 github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 h1:1nnpGOrhyZZuNyfu1QjKiUICQ74+3FNCN69Aj6K7nkY=
 github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0/go.mod h1:R4dSotOR9KMtayYi1e77YzuveK+i7ruzyGqttikkLy0=
 github.com/mazznoer/colorgrad v0.9.1 h1:MB80JYVndKWSMEM1beNqnuOowWGhoQc3DXWXkFp6JlM=
diff --git a/io/reader/reader.go b/io/reader/reader.go
index e42e293..f3c3c31 100644
--- a/io/reader/reader.go
+++ b/io/reader/reader.go
@@ -1,5 +1,48 @@
 package reader
 
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"image/color"
+)
+
 type Reader interface {
 	Read() (*RawMaze, error)
 }
+
+type ReaderFactory struct {
+	Type                             string
+	Filename                         *string
+	PathChar, WallChar, SolutionChar *string
+	CellWidth, CellHeight            *int
+	WallColor, PathColor             color.Color
+}
+
+const (
+	_IMAGE = "image"
+	_TEXT  = "text"
+)
+
+var TYPES = map[string]string{
+	".png": _IMAGE,
+	".txt": _TEXT,
+}
+
+func (f *ReaderFactory) Get() Reader {
+	switch f.Type {
+	case _TEXT:
+		return &TextReader{
+			Filename: *f.Filename,
+			PathChar: byte((*f.PathChar)[0]),
+			WallChar: byte((*f.WallChar)[0]),
+		}
+	case _IMAGE:
+		return &ImageReader{
+			Filename:   *f.Filename,
+			CellWidth:  *f.CellWidth,
+			CellHeight: *f.CellHeight,
+			WallColor:  f.WallColor,
+			PathColor:  f.PathColor,
+		}
+	}
+	panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unrecognized reader type %q", f.Type))
+}
diff --git a/io/reader/text.go b/io/reader/text.go
index 70e244d..faa4f8e 100644
--- a/io/reader/text.go
+++ b/io/reader/text.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type TextReader struct {
 	PathChar, WallChar byte
 }
 
-func (r TextReader) Read() (*RawMaze, error) {
+func (r *TextReader) Read() (*RawMaze, error) {
 	defer utils.Timer("Text Reader", 3)()
 	lines, err := getLines(r.Filename)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/io/writer/writer.go b/io/writer/writer.go
index cf68968..2b5ac5b 100644
--- a/io/writer/writer.go
+++ b/io/writer/writer.go
@@ -1,5 +1,46 @@
 package writer
 
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"image/color"
+	"maze-solver/maze"
+
+	"github.com/mazznoer/colorgrad"
+)
+
 type Writer interface {
 	Write() error
 }
+
+type WriterFactory struct {
+	Type                             string
+	Filename                         *string
+	PathChar, WallChar, SolutionChar *string
+	CellWidth, CellHeight            *int
+	WallColor, PathColor             color.Color
+	SolutionGradient                 colorgrad.Gradient
+}
+
+const (
+	_IMAGE = "image"
+)
+
+var TYPES = map[string]string{
+	".png": _IMAGE,
+}
+
+func (f *WriterFactory) Get(m *maze.SolvedMaze) Writer {
+	switch f.Type {
+	case _IMAGE:
+		return &ImageWriter{
+			Filename:         *f.Filename,
+			Maze:             m,
+			CellWidth:        *f.CellWidth,
+			CellHeight:       *f.CellHeight,
+			WallColor:        f.WallColor,
+			PathColor:        f.PathColor,
+			SolutionGradient: f.SolutionGradient,
+		}
+	}
+	panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unrecognized writer type %q", f.Type))
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index fc67d42..75eaa85 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,25 +1,154 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"image/color"
 	"maze-solver/io/reader"
 	"maze-solver/io/writer"
 	"maze-solver/maze/parser"
 	"maze-solver/solver"
 	"maze-solver/utils"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/akamensky/argparse"
+	"github.com/mazznoer/colorgrad"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	output := "filename"
+	argparser := argparse.NewParser("maze-solver", "Solves the given maze (insane, right? who would've guessed?)")
 
-	reader := &reader.TextReader{Filename: "filename", PathChar: ' ', WallChar: '#'}
-	writer := &writer.ImageWriter{}
+	var verboseLevel *int = argparser.FlagCounter("v", "verbose", &argparse.Options{
+		Help: `Verbose level of the solver
+        0: nothing printed to stdout
+        1: print the total time taken by the solver (time of the main() function)
+        2: prints the time the solving algorithm took to run
+        3: prints the time taken by each section (reader, solving algorithm, writer)`,
+	})
 
-	solver := &solver.Bfs{}
+	readerFactory := reader.ReaderFactory{}
+	writerFactory := writer.WriterFactory{}
+	solverFactory := solver.SolverFactory{}
+
+	readerFactory.Type = reader.TYPES[".png"]
+	readerFactory.Filename = argparser.String("i", "input", &argparse.Options{
+		Help:    "Input file",
+		Default: "maze.png",
+		Validate: func(args []string) error {
+			var ok bool
+			extension := args[0][len(args[0])-4:]
+			readerFactory.Type, ok = reader.TYPES[extension]
+			if ok {
+				return nil
+			} else {
+				return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Filetype not recognized %q", extension))
+			}
+		},
+	})
+
+	writerFactory.Type = writer.TYPES[".png"]
+	writerFactory.Filename = argparser.String("o", "output", &argparse.Options{
+		Help:    "Input file",
+		Default: "maze_sol.png",
+		Validate: func(args []string) error {
+			var ok bool
+			extension := args[0][len(args[0])-4:]
+			writerFactory.Type, ok = writer.TYPES[extension]
+			if ok {
+				return nil
+			} else {
+				return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Filetype not recognized %q", extension))
+			}
+		},
+	})
+
+	readerFactory.PathChar = argparser.String("", "path-char-in", &argparse.Options{
+		Help:    "Character to represent the path in a input text file",
+		Default: " ",
+		Validate: func(args []string) error {
+			if len(args[0]) > 1 {
+				return errors.New("Character must a string of length 1")
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+	})
+
+	readerFactory.WallChar = argparser.String("", "wall-char-in", &argparse.Options{
+		Help:    "Character to represent the wall in a input text file",
+		Default: "#",
+		Validate: func(args []string) error {
+			if len(args[0]) > 1 {
+				return errors.New("Character must a string of length 1")
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+	})
+
+	writerFactory.PathChar = argparser.String("", "path-char-out", &argparse.Options{
+		Help:    "Character to represent the path in a output text file",
+		Default: " ",
+		Validate: func(args []string) error {
+			if len(args[0]) > 1 {
+				return errors.New("Character must a string of length 1")
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+	})
+
+	writerFactory.WallChar = argparser.String("", "wall-char-out", &argparse.Options{
+		Help:    "Character to represent the wall in a output text file",
+		Default: "#",
+		Validate: func(args []string) error {
+			if len(args[0]) > 1 {
+				return errors.New("Character must a string of length 1")
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+	})
+
+	cellSizeIn := argparser.Int("", "cell-size-in", &argparse.Options{
+		Help:    "Size of a cell (in pixels) for input file of image type",
+		Default: 20,
+	})
+
+	cellSizeOut := argparser.Int("", "cell-size-out", &argparse.Options{
+		Help:    "Size of a cell (in pixels) for output file of image type",
+		Default: 20,
+	})
+
+	solverFactory.Type = argparser.Selector("a", "algo", solver.TYPES, &argparse.Options{
+		Help:    fmt.Sprintf("Algorithm to solve the maze, avaiable options: %s", strings.Join(solver.TYPES, ", ")),
+		Default: solver.TYPES[0],
+	})
+
+	if err := argparser.Parse(os.Args); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(argparser.Usage(err))
+		return
+	}
+	utils.VERBOSE_LEVEL = *verboseLevel
+
+	readerFactory.CellHeight, readerFactory.CellWidth = cellSizeIn, cellSizeIn
+	readerFactory.WallColor = color.RGBA{0, 0, 0, 255}
+	readerFactory.PathColor = color.RGBA{255, 255, 255, 255}
+
+	writerFactory.CellHeight, writerFactory.CellWidth = cellSizeOut, cellSizeOut
+	writerFactory.WallColor = color.RGBA{0, 0, 0, 255}
+	writerFactory.PathColor = color.RGBA{255, 255, 255, 255}
+	writerFactory.SolutionGradient = colorgrad.Warm()
+
+	defer utils.Timer("TOTAL", 1)()
+
+	reader := readerFactory.Get()
 
 	maze, err := parser.Parse(reader)
-	utils.Check(err, "Couldn't read maze from %q", reader.Filename)
+	utils.Check(err, "Couldn't read maze")
 
+	solver := solverFactory.Get()
 	solved := solver.Solve(maze)
-	err = writer.Write(output, solved)
-	utils.Check(err, "Couldn't write solved maze to %q", output)
+
+	writer := writerFactory.Get(solved)
+
+	err = writer.Write()
+	utils.Check(err, "Couldn't write solved maze")
 }
diff --git a/solver/solver.go b/solver/solver.go
index 0dd6d35..cc59d30 100644
--- a/solver/solver.go
+++ b/solver/solver.go
@@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
 package solver
 
-import "maze-solver/maze"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"maze-solver/maze"
+)
 
 type Solver interface {
 	Solve(*maze.Maze) *maze.SolvedMaze
 }
+
+type SolverFactory struct {
+	Type *string
+}
+
+const (
+	_TURN_LEFT = "turn-left"
+)
+
+var TYPES = []string{
+	_TURN_LEFT,
+}
+
+func (f *SolverFactory) Get() Solver {
+	switch *f.Type {
+	case _TURN_LEFT:
+		return &TurnLeftSolver{}
+	}
+	panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unrecognized solver type %q", *f.Type))
+}