diff --git a/quartz.config.ts b/quartz.config.ts
index 0eeca63ab..b6abbb2d3 100644
--- a/quartz.config.ts
+++ b/quartz.config.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ const config: QuartzConfig = {
       Plugin.Static(),
       Plugin.NotFoundPage(),
     ],
-    parsers: [],
   },
 }
 
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/parsers/custom/default.ts b/quartz/plugins/parsers/custom/default.ts
index ab3581480..c7e2adfb0 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/parsers/custom/default.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/parsers/custom/default.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { QuartzParserPlugin } from "../../types"
+import { QuartzParser } from "../../types"
 import { ReplaceFunction, findAndReplace as mdastFindReplace } from "mdast-util-find-and-replace"
 import { JSResource } from "../../../util/resources"
 import { Root } from "mdast"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const defaultOptions: Options = {
   enabled: true,
 }
 
-export const CustomDefault: QuartzParserPlugin<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
+export const CustomDefault: QuartzParser<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
   const opts: Options = { ...defaultOptions, ...userOpts }
   return {
     name: "CustomDefault",
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/arrows.ts b/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/arrows.ts
index c0687571f..3bd12d74b 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/arrows.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/arrows.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { QuartzParserPlugin } from "../../types"
+import { QuartzParser } from "../../types"
 import { ReplaceFunction, findAndReplace as mdastFindReplace } from "mdast-util-find-and-replace"
 import { JSResource } from "../../../util/resources"
 import { SKIP } from "unist-util-visit"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const arrowMapping: Record<string, string> = {
 
 const arrowRegex = new RegExp(/(-{1,2}>|={1,2}>|<-{1,2}|<={1,2})/g)
 
-export const ObsidianArrow: QuartzParserPlugin<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
+export const ObsidianArrow: QuartzParser<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
   const opts: Options = { ...defaultOptions, ...userOpts }
   return {
     name: "ObsidianArrow",
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/callouts.ts b/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/callouts.ts
index e3898270b..41a45ed99 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/callouts.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/callouts.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { QuartzParserPlugin } from "../../types"
+import { QuartzParser } from "../../types"
 import { JSResource } from "../../../util/resources"
 import { Root, BlockContent, DefinitionContent, Paragraph, Html } from "mdast"
 import { visit } from "unist-util-visit"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const mdastToHtml = (ast: PhrasingContent | Paragraph) => {
   return toHtml(hast, { allowDangerousHtml: true })
 }
 
-export const ObsidianCallouts: QuartzParserPlugin<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
+export const ObsidianCallouts: QuartzParser<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
   const opts: Options = { ...defaultOptions, ...userOpts }
   return {
     name: "ObsidianCallouts",
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/checkboxes.ts b/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/checkboxes.ts
index e184f527a..3dcb4d3fa 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/checkboxes.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/checkboxes.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { QuartzParserPlugin } from "../../types"
+import { QuartzParser } from "../../types"
 import { ReplaceFunction, findAndReplace as mdastFindReplace } from "mdast-util-find-and-replace"
 // @ts-ignore
 import checkboxScript from "../../../components/scripts/checkbox.inline.ts"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const defaultOptions: Options = {
   enabled: true,
 }
 
-export const ObsidianCheckboxes: QuartzParserPlugin<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
+export const ObsidianCheckboxes: QuartzParser<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
   const opts: Options = { ...defaultOptions, ...userOpts }
   return {
     name: "ObsidianCheckboxes",
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/comments.ts b/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/comments.ts
index 902874b71..580eeed9e 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/comments.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/comments.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { QuartzParserPlugin } from "../../types"
+import { QuartzParser } from "../../types"
 import { ReplaceFunction, findAndReplace as mdastFindReplace } from "mdast-util-find-and-replace"
 import { JSResource } from "../../../util/resources"
 import { Root } from "mdast"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const defaultOptions: Options = {
 
 const commentRegex = new RegExp(/%%[\s\S]*?%%/g)
 
-export const ObsidianComments: QuartzParserPlugin<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
+export const ObsidianComments: QuartzParser<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
   const opts: Options = { ...defaultOptions, ...userOpts }
   return {
     name: "ObsidianComments",
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/highlights.ts b/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/highlights.ts
index 6a1fd8a7b..09abe4fec 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/highlights.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/highlights.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { QuartzParserPlugin } from "../../types"
+import { QuartzParser } from "../../types"
 import { ReplaceFunction, findAndReplace as mdastFindReplace } from "mdast-util-find-and-replace"
 import { JSResource } from "../../../util/resources"
 import { Root } from "mdast"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const defaultOptions: Options = {
 
 const highlightRegex = new RegExp(/==([^=]+)==/g)
 
-export const ObsidianHighlights: QuartzParserPlugin<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
+export const ObsidianHighlights: QuartzParser<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
   const opts: Options = { ...defaultOptions, ...userOpts }
   return {
     name: "ObsidianHighlights",
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/mermaid.ts b/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/mermaid.ts
index 343c962c2..c868b8b7b 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/mermaid.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/mermaid.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { QuartzParserPlugin } from "../../types"
+import { QuartzParser } from "../../types"
 import { JSResource } from "../../../util/resources"
 import { visit } from "unist-util-visit"
 import { Root, Code } from "mdast"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const defaultOptions: Options = {
   enabled: true,
 }
 
-export const ObsidianMermaid: QuartzParserPlugin<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
+export const ObsidianMermaid: QuartzParser<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
   const opts: Options = { ...defaultOptions, ...userOpts }
   return {
     name: "ObsidianMermaid",
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/wikilinks.ts b/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/wikilinks.ts
index dd2ab7b48..51eb53574 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/wikilinks.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/parsers/obsidian/wikilinks.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { QuartzParserPlugin } from "../../types"
+import { QuartzParser } from "../../types"
 import { ReplaceFunction, findAndReplace as mdastFindReplace } from "mdast-util-find-and-replace"
 import { FilePath, splitAnchor, slugifyFilePath } from "../../../util/path"
 import { JSResource } from "../../../util/resources"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const wikilinkImageEmbedRegex = new RegExp(
   /^(?<alt>(?!^\d*x?\d*$).*?)?(\|?\s*?(?<width>\d+)(x(?<height>\d+))?)?$/,
 )
 
-export const ObsidianWikilinks: QuartzParserPlugin<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
+export const ObsidianWikilinks: QuartzParser<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
   const opts: Options = { ...defaultOptions, ...userOpts }
   return {
     name: "ObsidianWikilinks",
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/types.ts b/quartz/plugins/types.ts
index c3e56c5dd..4eb268939 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/types.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/types.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ export interface PluginTypes {
   transformers: QuartzTransformerPluginInstance[]
   filters: QuartzFilterPluginInstance[]
   emitters: QuartzEmitterPluginInstance[]
-  parsers: QuartzParserPluginInstance[]
+}
+
+export interface ParserTypes {
+  parsers: QuartzParserInstance[]
 }
 
 type OptionType = object | undefined
@@ -47,10 +50,10 @@ export type QuartzEmitterPluginInstance = {
   ): Promise<DepGraph<FilePath>>
 }
 
-export type QuartzParserPlugin<Options extends OptionType = undefined> = (
+export type QuartzParser<Options extends OptionType = undefined> = (
   opts?: Options,
-) => QuartzParserPluginInstance
-export type QuartzParserPluginInstance = {
+) => QuartzParserInstance
+export type QuartzParserInstance = {
   name: string
   textTransform: (ctx: BuildCtx, src: string | Buffer) => string | Buffer
   markdownPlugins: (ctx: BuildCtx) => Pluggable