diff --git a/src/ox/fs/filesystem.cpp b/src/ox/fs/filesystem.cpp
index 2b1aef861..9e35d402d 100644
--- a/src/ox/fs/filesystem.cpp
+++ b/src/ox/fs/filesystem.cpp
@@ -6,3 +6,28 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
  */
 #include "filesystem.hpp"
+
+namespace ox {
+namespace fs {
+
+FileSystem *createFileSystem(void *buff) {
+	auto type = *((ox::std::uint32_t*) buff);
+	FileSystem *fs = nullptr;
+
+	switch (type) {
+		case ox::fs::OxFS16:
+			fs = new FileSystem16(buff);
+			break;
+		case ox::fs::OxFS32:
+			fs = new FileSystem32(buff);
+			break;
+		case ox::fs::OxFS64:
+			fs = new FileSystem64(buff);
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return fs;
+}
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/ox/fs/filesystem.hpp b/src/ox/fs/filesystem.hpp
index 035970100..780439fd3 100644
--- a/src/ox/fs/filesystem.hpp
+++ b/src/ox/fs/filesystem.hpp
@@ -26,8 +26,21 @@ struct FileStat {
 	uint64_t size;
 };
 
-template<typename FileStore>
 class FileSystem {
+	public:
+		virtual ~FileSystem() {};
+
+		virtual int read(ox::std::uint64_t inode, void *buffer, ox::std::uint64_t size) = 0;
+
+		virtual ox::std::uint8_t *read(ox::std::uint64_t inode, ox::std::uint64_t *size) = 0;
+
+		virtual int write(ox::std::uint64_t inode, void *buffer, ox::std::uint64_t size) = 0;
+
+		virtual FileStat stat(ox::std::uint64_t inode) = 0;
+};
+
+template<typename FileStore>
+class FileSystemTemplate: public FileSystem {
 
 	private:
 		struct DirectoryEntry {
@@ -62,33 +75,46 @@ class FileSystem {
 		FileStore *store = nullptr;
 
 	public:
+		FileSystemTemplate(void *buff);
+
 		int mkdir(const char *path);
 
 		int read(const char *path, void *buffer);
 
+		ox::std::uint8_t *read(ox::std::uint64_t inode, ox::std::uint64_t *size) override;
+
+		int read(ox::std::uint64_t inode, void *buffer, ox::std::uint64_t size) override;
+
+		int write(ox::std::uint64_t inode, void *buffer, ox::std::uint64_t size) override;
+
 		FileStat stat(const char *path);
 
-		FileStat stat(typename FileStore::InodeId_t inode);
+		FileStat stat(ox::std::uint64_t inode) override;
 
-		static uint8_t *format(uint8_t *buffer, typename FileStore::FsSize_t size);
+		static ox::std::uint8_t *format(void *buffer, typename FileStore::FsSize_t size, bool useDirectories);
 };
 
 template<typename FileStore>
-typename FileStore::InodeId_t FileSystem<FileStore>::INODE_ROOT_DIR = 2;
+FileSystemTemplate<FileStore>::FileSystemTemplate(void *buff) {
+	store = (FileStore*) buff;
+}
 
 template<typename FileStore>
-int FileSystem<FileStore>::mkdir(const char *path) {
+typename FileStore::InodeId_t FileSystemTemplate<FileStore>::INODE_ROOT_DIR = 2;
+
+template<typename FileStore>
+int FileSystemTemplate<FileStore>::mkdir(const char *path) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
 template<typename FileStore>
-FileStat FileSystem<FileStore>::stat(const char *path) {
+FileStat FileSystemTemplate<FileStore>::stat(const char *path) {
 	FileStat stat;
 	return stat;
 }
 
 template<typename FileStore>
-FileStat FileSystem<FileStore>::stat(typename FileStore::InodeId_t inode) {
+FileStat FileSystemTemplate<FileStore>::stat(ox::std::uint64_t inode) {
 	FileStat stat;
 	auto s = store->stat(inode);
 	stat.size = s.size;
@@ -97,21 +123,52 @@ FileStat FileSystem<FileStore>::stat(typename FileStore::InodeId_t inode) {
 }
 
 template<typename FileStore>
-uint8_t *FileSystem<FileStore>::format(uint8_t *buffer, typename FileStore::FsSize_t size) {
-	buffer = FileStore::format(buffer, size);
-	char dirBuff[sizeof(Directory) + sizeof(DirectoryEntry) + 2];
-	auto *dir = (Directory*) dirBuff;
+int FileSystemTemplate<FileStore>::read(ox::std::uint64_t inode, void *buffer, ox::std::uint64_t size) {
+	auto err = 1;
+	auto s = store->stat(inode);
+	if (size == s.size) {
+		err = store->read(inode, buffer, nullptr);
+	}
+	return err;
+}
 
-	if (buffer) {
+template<typename FileStore>
+ox::std::uint8_t *FileSystemTemplate<FileStore>::read(ox::std::uint64_t inode, ox::std::uint64_t *size) {
+	auto s = store->stat(inode);
+	auto buff = new ox::std::uint8_t[s.size];
+	if (size) {
+		*size = s.size;
+	}
+	if (store->read(inode, buff, nullptr)) {
+		delete []buff;
+		buff = nullptr;
+	}
+	return buff;
+}
+
+template<typename FileStore>
+int FileSystemTemplate<FileStore>::write(ox::std::uint64_t inode, void *buffer, ox::std::uint64_t size) {
+	return store->write(inode, buffer, size);
+}
+
+template<typename FileStore>
+ox::std::uint8_t *FileSystemTemplate<FileStore>::format(void *buffer, typename FileStore::FsSize_t size, bool useDirectories) {
+	buffer = FileStore::format((ox::std::uint8_t*) buffer, size);
+
+	if (buffer && useDirectories) {
+		char dirBuff[sizeof(Directory) + sizeof(DirectoryEntry) + 2];
+		auto *dir = (Directory*) dirBuff;
 		dir->files();
 	}
 
-	return buffer;
+	return (ox::std::uint8_t*) buffer;
 }
 
-typedef FileSystem<FileStore16> FileSystem16;
-typedef FileSystem<FileStore32> FileSystem32;
-typedef FileSystem<FileStore64> FileSystem64;
+typedef FileSystemTemplate<FileStore16> FileSystem16;
+typedef FileSystemTemplate<FileStore32> FileSystem32;
+typedef FileSystemTemplate<FileStore64> FileSystem64;
+
+FileSystem *createFileSystem(void *buff);
 
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/ox/fs/oxfstool.cpp b/src/ox/fs/oxfstool.cpp
index 545016ec2..9d707edad 100644
--- a/src/ox/fs/oxfstool.cpp
+++ b/src/ox/fs/oxfstool.cpp
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ using namespace ox::fs;
 
 const char *usage = "usage:\n"
 "\toxfs format [16,32,64] <size> <path>\n"
+"\toxfs read <FS file> <inode>\n"
 "\toxfs write <FS file> <inode> <insertion file>";
 
 char *loadFileBuff(const char *path, ::size_t *sizeOut = nullptr) {
-	FILE *file = fopen(path, "rw");
+	FILE *file = fopen(path, "rb");
 	if (file) {
 		fseek(file, 0, SEEK_END);
 		const auto size = ftell(file);
+		rewind(file);
 		auto buff = (char*) malloc(size);
 		fread(buff, size, 1, file);
 		fclose(file);
@@ -57,8 +59,9 @@ int format(int argc, char **args) {
 				FileStore64::format(buff, size, ox::fs::OxFS64);
 				break;
 		}
+		createFileSystem(buff);
 
-		FILE *file = fopen(path, "w");
+		auto file = fopen(path, "wb");
 		if (file) {
 			fwrite(buff, size, 1, file);
 			err = fclose(file);
@@ -77,6 +80,28 @@ int format(int argc, char **args) {
 	return err;
 }
 
+int read(int argc, char **args) {
+	auto err = 1;
+	if (argc >= 4) {
+		auto fsPath = args[2];
+		auto inode = ox::std::atoi(args[3]);
+		::size_t fsSize;
+		ox::std::uint64_t fileSize;
+
+		auto fs = createFileSystem(loadFileBuff(fsPath, &fsSize));
+
+		auto output = fs->read(inode, &fileSize);
+
+		if (output) {
+			fwrite(output, fileSize, 1, stdout);
+			err = 0;
+		}
+
+		delete fs;
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
 int write(int argc, char **args) {
 	auto err = 0;
 	if (argc >= 5) {
@@ -85,50 +110,46 @@ int write(int argc, char **args) {
 		auto srcPath = args[4];
 		::size_t srcSize;
 
-		FILE *fsFile = fopen(fsPath, "rw");
+		auto fsFile = fopen(fsPath, "rwb");
 		if (fsFile) {
 			fseek(fsFile, 0, SEEK_END);
 
-			const auto fsSize = ftell(fsFile);
-			auto fs = (char*) malloc(fsSize);
-			fread(fs, fsSize, 1, fsFile);
+			const auto fsSize = (::size_t) ftell(fsFile);
+			rewind(fsFile);
+			auto fsBuff = (char*) malloc(fsSize);
+			fread(fsBuff, fsSize, 1, fsFile);
+			fclose(fsFile);
 
 			auto srcBuff = loadFileBuff(srcPath, &srcSize);
 			if (srcBuff) {
-				auto type = *((ox::std::uint32_t*) fs);
-				switch (type) {
-					case ox::fs::OxFS16:
-						err |= ((FileStore16*) fs)->write(inode, srcBuff, srcSize);
-						break;
-					case ox::fs::OxFS32:
-						err |= ((FileStore32*) fs)->write(inode, srcBuff, srcSize);
-						break;
-					case ox::fs::OxFS64:
-						err |= ((FileStore64*) fs)->write(inode, srcBuff, srcSize);
-						break;
+				auto fs = createFileSystem(fsBuff);
+				if (fs) {
+					err |= fs->write(inode, srcBuff, srcSize);
+				} else {
+					fprintf(stderr, "Invalid file system.\n");
+				}
+
+				if (err) {
+					fprintf(stderr, "Could not write to file system.\n");
+				} else {
+					fsFile = fopen(fsPath, "wb");
+
+					if (fsFile) {
+						err = fwrite(fsBuff, fsSize, 1, fsFile) != 1;
+						err |= fclose(fsFile);
+						if (err) {
+							fprintf(stderr, "Could not write to file system file.\n");
+						}
+					} else {
+						err = 1;
+					}
 				}
 			} else {
 				err = 1;
 				fprintf(stderr, "Could not load source file.\n");
 			}
 
-			if (err) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "Could not write to file system.\n");
-				err = 0;
-			} else {
-				err = fwrite(fs, fsSize, 1, fsFile);
-				if (err) {
-					fprintf(stderr, "Could not write to file system.\n");
-				}
-			}
-
-			err = fclose(fsFile);
-
-			if (err) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "Could not write to file system file.\n");
-			}
-
-			free(fs);
+			free(fsBuff);
 			free(srcBuff);
 		} else {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Could not open file system\n");
@@ -143,6 +164,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **args) {
 		auto cmd = args[1];
 		if (::strcmp(cmd, "format") == 0) {
 			err = format(argc, args);
+		} else if (::strcmp(cmd, "read") == 0) {
+			err = read(argc, args);
 		} else if (::strcmp(cmd, "write") == 0) {
 			err = write(argc, args);
 		} else if (::strcmp(cmd, "help") == 0) {
diff --git a/src/ox/fs/test/filesystem_format.cpp b/src/ox/fs/test/filesystem_format.cpp
index 547cbdef8..0ae4be1e6 100644
--- a/src/ox/fs/test/filesystem_format.cpp
+++ b/src/ox/fs/test/filesystem_format.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ template<typename FileSystem>
 int test() {
 	const ox::std::uint16_t size = ~0;
 	ox::std::uint8_t volume[size];
-	FileSystem::format(volume, size);
+	FileSystem::format(volume, size, true);
 	return 0;
 }