diff --git a/src/actions.rs b/src/actions.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e7e98f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/actions.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Marceline Cramer
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Emma Tebibyte <emma@tebibyte.media>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ * the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
+ * later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more
+ * details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+ */
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use crate::{Direction, InsertState, Mode, State};
+
+pub type Action = fn(&mut State);
+
+pub fn load_actions() -> HashMap<String, Action> {
+    let list: &'static [(&'static str, fn(&mut State))] = &[
+        ("move_char_left", move_char_left),
+        ("move_line_down", move_line_down),
+        ("move_line_up", move_line_up),
+        ("move_char_right", move_char_right),
+    ];
+
+    let mut actions = HashMap::with_capacity(list.len());
+    for (name, action) in list.iter() {
+        actions.insert(name.to_string(), *action);
+    }
+
+    actions
+}
+
+pub fn move_char_left(state: &mut State) {
+    state.move_cursor(Direction::Left);
+}
+
+pub fn move_char_right(state: &mut State) {
+    state.move_cursor(Direction::Right);
+}
+
+pub fn move_line_down(state: &mut State) {
+    state.move_cursor(Direction::Down);
+}
+
+pub fn move_line_up(state: &mut State) {
+    state.move_cursor(Direction::Up);
+}
+
+pub fn insert_mode(state: &mut State) {
+    state.mode = Mode::Insert(InsertState { append: false });
+}
+
+pub fn append_mode(state: &mut State) {
+    state.mode = Mode::Insert(InsertState { append: true });
+}
+
+pub fn open_below(state: &mut State) {
+    state.cursor.line += 1;
+    state.cursor.column = 0;
+    state.buffer.insert_char(state.cursor, '\n');
+    state.mode = Mode::Insert(InsertState { append: false });
+}
+
+pub fn open_above(state: &mut State) {
+    state.cursor.column = 0;
+    state.buffer.insert_char(state.cursor, '\n');
+    state.mode = Mode::Insert(InsertState { append: false });
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b92ec14..e7450c9 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use crossterm::{
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use yacexits::{exit, EX_DATAERR, EX_UNAVAILABLE};
 
+mod actions;
 mod buffer;
 mod theme;
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ pub enum Direction {
     Right,
 }
 
-struct State {
+pub struct State {
     pub styles: Arc<Mutex<StyleStore>>,
     pub buffer: Buffer,
     pub cursor: Cursor,
@@ -190,34 +191,16 @@ impl State {
 
         match event {
             Event::Key(KeyEvent { code, .. }) => match code {
-                KeyCode::Char('i') => {
-                    let state = InsertState { append: false };
-                    self.mode = Mode::Insert(state);
-                }
-                KeyCode::Char('a') => {
-                    let state = InsertState { append: true };
-                    self.move_cursor(Direction::Right);
-                    self.mode = Mode::Insert(state);
-                }
-                KeyCode::Char('o') => {
-                    let state = InsertState { append: false };
-                    self.cursor.line += 1;
-                    self.cursor.column = 0;
-                    self.buffer.insert_char(self.cursor, '\n');
-                    self.mode = Mode::Insert(state);
-                }
-                KeyCode::Char('O') => {
-                    let state = InsertState { append: false };
-                    self.cursor.column = 0;
-                    self.buffer.insert_char(self.cursor, '\n');
-                    self.mode = Mode::Insert(state);
-                }
                 KeyCode::Char(':') => {
                     self.mode = Mode::Command(Default::default());
                 }
                 KeyCode::Char('v') => {
                     self.mode = Mode::Visual;
                 }
+                KeyCode::Char('i') => actions::insert_mode(self),
+                KeyCode::Char('a') => actions::append_mode(self),
+                KeyCode::Char('o') => actions::open_below(self),
+                KeyCode::Char('O') => actions::open_above(self),
                 code => self.on_any_key(code),
             },
             event => self.on_any_event(event),
@@ -323,10 +306,10 @@ impl State {
     fn on_any_key(&mut self, code: KeyCode) {
         match code {
             KeyCode::Esc => self.mode = Mode::default(),
-            KeyCode::Char('h') | KeyCode::Left => self.move_cursor(Direction::Left),
-            KeyCode::Char('j') | KeyCode::Down => self.move_cursor(Direction::Down),
-            KeyCode::Char('k') | KeyCode::Up => self.move_cursor(Direction::Up),
-            KeyCode::Char('l') | KeyCode::Right => self.move_cursor(Direction::Right),
+            KeyCode::Char('h') | KeyCode::Left => actions::move_char_left(self),
+            KeyCode::Char('j') | KeyCode::Down => actions::move_line_down(self),
+            KeyCode::Char('k') | KeyCode::Up => actions::move_line_up(self),
+            KeyCode::Char('l') | KeyCode::Right => actions::move_char_right(self),
             _ => {}
         }
     }