diff --git a/src/json5.rs b/src/json5.rs
index 0995076..e61417c 100644
--- a/src/json5.rs
+++ b/src/json5.rs
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ use std::fmt::{self, Write};
 
 use crate::{
     Config,
-    format::{self, Formatter},
+    template::{self, Formatter},
     meta::Expr,
 };
 
 
 
-/// Options for generating a TOML template.
+/// Options for generating a JSON5 template.
 pub struct FormatOptions {
     /// Indentation per level. Default: 2.
     pub indent: u8,
 
     /// Non-JSON5 specific options.
-    general: format::Options,
+    general: template::Options,
 }
 
 impl Default for FormatOptions {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl Default for FormatOptions {
     }
 }
 
-/// Formats the configuration description as a TOML file.
+/// Formats the configuration description as a JSON5 file.
 ///
 /// This can be used to generate a template file that you can give to the users
 /// of your application. It usually is a convenient to start with a correctly
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ impl Default for FormatOptions {
 /// ";
 ///
 /// fn main() {
-///     let json5 = confique::json5::format::<Conf>(FormatOptions::default());
+///     let json5 = confique::json5::template::<Conf>(FormatOptions::default());
 ///     assert_eq!(json5, EXPECTED);
 /// }
 /// ```
-pub fn format<C: Config>(options: FormatOptions) -> String {
+pub fn template<C: Config>(options: FormatOptions) -> String {
     let mut out = Json5Formatter::new(&options);
-    format::format::<C>(&mut out, options.general);
+    template::format::<C>(&mut out, options.general);
     out.finish()
 }
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl Formatter for Json5Formatter {
     }
 }
 
-/// Helper to emit `meta::Expr` into TOML.
+/// Helper to emit `meta::Expr` into JSON5.
 struct PrintExpr(&'static Expr);
 
 impl From<&'static Expr> for PrintExpr {
@@ -191,12 +191,12 @@ impl fmt::Display for PrintExpr {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::test_utils::{self, include_format_output};
-    use super::{format, FormatOptions};
+    use super::{template, FormatOptions};
     use pretty_assertions::assert_str_eq;
 
     #[test]
     fn default() {
-        let out = format::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(FormatOptions::default());
+        let out = template::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(FormatOptions::default());
         assert_str_eq!(&out, include_format_output!("1-default.json5"));
     }
 
@@ -204,13 +204,13 @@ mod tests {
     fn no_comments() {
         let mut options = FormatOptions::default();
         options.general.comments = false;
-        let out = format::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(options);
+        let out = template::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(options);
         assert_str_eq!(&out, include_format_output!("1-no-comments.json5"));
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn immediately_nested() {
-        let out = format::<test_utils::example2::Conf>(Default::default());
+        let out = template::<test_utils::example2::Conf>(Default::default());
         assert_str_eq!(&out, include_format_output!("2-default.json5"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4fc4a72..5eb2a75 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ mod error;
 pub mod meta;
 
 #[cfg(any(feature = "toml", feature = "yaml", feature = "json5"))]
-mod format;
+mod file;
 
 #[cfg(any(feature = "toml", feature = "yaml", feature = "json5"))]
-mod file;
+mod template;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "json5")]
 pub mod json5;
diff --git a/src/format.rs b/src/template.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/format.rs
rename to src/template.rs
diff --git a/src/toml.rs b/src/toml.rs
index 6ba68c9..36b049c 100644
--- a/src/toml.rs
+++ b/src/toml.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::fmt::{self, Write};
 
 use crate::{
     Config,
-    format::{self, Formatter},
+    template::{self, Formatter},
     meta::Expr,
 };
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub struct FormatOptions {
     pub indent: u8,
 
     /// Non-TOML specific options.
-    general: format::Options,
+    general: template::Options,
 }
 
 impl Default for FormatOptions {
@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ impl Default for FormatOptions {
 /// ";
 ///
 /// fn main() {
-///     let toml = confique::toml::format::<Conf>(FormatOptions::default());
+///     let toml = confique::toml::template::<Conf>(FormatOptions::default());
 ///     assert_eq!(toml, EXPECTED);
 /// }
 /// ```
-pub fn format<C: Config>(options: FormatOptions) -> String {
+pub fn template<C: Config>(options: FormatOptions) -> String {
     let mut out = TomlFormatter::new(&options);
-    format::format::<C>(&mut out, options.general);
+    template::format::<C>(&mut out, options.general);
     out.finish()
 }
 
@@ -177,12 +177,12 @@ impl fmt::Display for PrintExpr {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::test_utils::{self, include_format_output};
-    use super::{format, FormatOptions};
+    use super::{template, FormatOptions};
     use pretty_assertions::assert_str_eq;
 
     #[test]
     fn default() {
-        let out = format::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(FormatOptions::default());
+        let out = template::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(FormatOptions::default());
         assert_str_eq!(&out, include_format_output!("1-default.toml"));
     }
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn no_comments() {
         let mut options = FormatOptions::default();
         options.general.comments = false;
-        let out = format::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(options);
+        let out = template::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(options);
         assert_str_eq!(&out, include_format_output!("1-no-comments.toml"));
     }
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn indent_2() {
         let mut options = FormatOptions::default();
         options.indent = 2;
-        let out = format::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(options);
+        let out = template::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(options);
         assert_str_eq!(&out, include_format_output!("1-indent-2.toml"));
     }
 
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@ mod tests {
     fn nested_gap_2() {
         let mut options = FormatOptions::default();
         options.general.nested_field_gap = 2;
-        let out = format::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(options);
+        let out = template::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(options);
         assert_str_eq!(&out, include_format_output!("1-nested-gap-2.toml"));
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn immediately_nested() {
-        let out = format::<test_utils::example2::Conf>(Default::default());
+        let out = template::<test_utils::example2::Conf>(Default::default());
         assert_str_eq!(&out, include_format_output!("2-default.toml"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/yaml.rs b/src/yaml.rs
index 0cb2638..ab056ad 100644
--- a/src/yaml.rs
+++ b/src/yaml.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::fmt::{self, Write};
 
 use crate::{
     Config,
-    format::{self, Formatter},
+    template::{self, Formatter},
     meta::Expr,
 };
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub struct FormatOptions {
     pub indent: u8,
 
     /// Non-TOML specific options.
-    general: format::Options,
+    general: template::Options,
 }
 
 impl Default for FormatOptions {
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ impl Default for FormatOptions {
 ///
 ///
 /// fn main() {
-///     let yaml = confique::yaml::format::<Conf>(FormatOptions::default());
+///     let yaml = confique::yaml::template::<Conf>(FormatOptions::default());
 ///     assert_eq!(yaml, EXPECTED);
 /// }
 /// ```
-pub fn format<C: Config>(options: FormatOptions) -> String {
+pub fn template<C: Config>(options: FormatOptions) -> String {
     let mut out = YamlFormatter::new(&options);
-    format::format::<C>(&mut out, options.general);
+    template::format::<C>(&mut out, options.general);
     out.finish()
 }
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ impl YamlFormatter {
     }
 }
 
-impl format::Formatter for YamlFormatter {
+impl Formatter for YamlFormatter {
     type ExprPrinter = PrintExpr;
 
     fn buffer(&mut self) -> &mut String {
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@ impl fmt::Display for PrintExpr {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::test_utils::{self, include_format_output};
-    use super::{format, FormatOptions};
+    use super::{template, FormatOptions};
     use pretty_assertions::assert_str_eq;
 
     #[test]
     fn default() {
-        let out = format::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(FormatOptions::default());
+        let out = template::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(FormatOptions::default());
         assert_str_eq!(&out, include_format_output!("1-default.yaml"));
     }
 
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ mod tests {
     fn no_comments() {
         let mut options = FormatOptions::default();
         options.general.comments = false;
-        let out = format::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(options);
+        let out = template::<test_utils::example1::Conf>(options);
         assert_str_eq!(&out, include_format_output!("1-no-comments.yaml"));
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn immediately_nested() {
-        let out = format::<test_utils::example2::Conf>(Default::default());
+        let out = template::<test_utils::example2::Conf>(Default::default());
         assert_str_eq!(&out, include_format_output!("2-default.yaml"));
     }
 }