diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.8.3
+---
+* Add `prettyInline` for layout-free pretty-printing
+
 0.8.2.1
 ---
 * Fix pretty-printing bug with long string literals
diff --git a/config-value.cabal b/config-value.cabal
--- a/config-value.cabal
+++ b/config-value.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:       2.2
 name:                config-value
-version:             0.8.2.1
+version:             0.8.3
 synopsis:            Simple, layout-based value language similar to YAML or JSON
 license:             MIT
 license-file:        LICENSE
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     Config.Value
 
   build-depends:
-    base       >= 4.8     && < 4.17,
+    base       >= 4.8     && < 4.18,
     array      >= 0.4     && < 0.6,
     containers >= 0.5     && < 0.7,
     pretty     >= 1.1.1.0 && < 1.2,
diff --git a/config-value.vim b/config-value.vim
--- a/config-value.vim
+++ b/config-value.vim
@@ -39,3 +39,7 @@
 hi def link cvComment                     Comment
 
 let b:current_syntax = "config-value"
+
+setlocal commentstring=--%s
+setlocal comments=:--
+let b:undo_ftplugin = "setl com< commentstring<"
diff --git a/src/Config.hs b/src/Config.hs
--- a/src/Config.hs
+++ b/src/Config.hs
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@
 
   -- * Pretty-printing
   , pretty
+  , prettyInline
 
   -- * Types
   , Section(..)
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@
 import           Config.Number (Number, numberToInteger, numberToRational, integerToNumber, rationalToNumber)
 import           Config.Value  (Atom(..), Value(..), Section(..), valueAnn)
 import           Config.Parser (parseValue)
-import           Config.Pretty (pretty)
+import           Config.Pretty (pretty, prettyInline)
 import           Config.Lexer  (scanTokens)
 import           Config.Tokens (Error(..), Position(..), Located(..), layoutPass, Token)
 import qualified Config.Tokens as T
diff --git a/src/Config/Macro.hs b/src/Config/Macro.hs
--- a/src/Config/Macro.hs
+++ b/src/Config/Macro.hs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 top2: $x                     -- BAD: $x no longer in scope
 @
 
-Macros are expanded at there definition site. All variables are resolved before
+Macros are expanded at their definition site. All variables are resolved before
 adding the new variable into the environment. Variables are lexically scoped
 rather than dynamically scoped.
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
 = Sections splicing
 
-One sections value can be spliced into another sections value using the @\@spilce@
+One sections value can be spliced into another sections value using the @\@splice@
 directive. It is an error to splice a value that is not a key-value sections.
 
 @
diff --git a/src/Config/Number.hs b/src/Config/Number.hs
--- a/src/Config/Number.hs
+++ b/src/Config/Number.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# Language DeriveDataTypeable, DeriveGeneric #-}
+{-# Language DeriveDataTypeable, DeriveGeneric, Safe #-}
 {-|
 Module      : Config.Number
 Description : Scientific-notation numbers with explicit radix
diff --git a/src/Config/Pretty.hs b/src/Config/Pretty.hs
--- a/src/Config/Pretty.hs
+++ b/src/Config/Pretty.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+{-# Language Safe #-}
 -- | Pretty-printing implementation for 'Value'
-module Config.Pretty (pretty) where
+module Config.Pretty (pretty, prettyInline) where
 
 import           Data.Char (isPrint, isDigit,intToDigit)
 import           Data.List (mapAccumL)
@@ -94,3 +95,15 @@
 isBig (Sections _ (_:_)) = True
 isBig (List _ (_:_))     = True
 isBig _                  = False
+
+-- | Pretty-printer that uses no layout for sections or lists.
+prettyInline :: Value a -> Doc
+prettyInline value =
+  case value of
+    Number _ n    -> prettyNumber n
+    Text _ t      -> prettyText (Text.unpack t)
+    Atom _ t      -> text (Text.unpack (atomName t))
+    List _ xs     -> brackets (list (map prettyInline xs))
+    Sections _ xs -> braces (list [text (Text.unpack k) <> colon <> prettyInline v | Section _ k v <- xs])
+  where
+    list = hcat . punctuate comma
diff --git a/src/Config/Tokens.hs b/src/Config/Tokens.hs
--- a/src/Config/Tokens.hs
+++ b/src/Config/Tokens.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{-# Language Safe #-}
 -- | This module provides the token type used in the lexer and
 -- parser and provides the extra pass to insert layout tokens.
 module Config.Tokens
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
   ) where
 
 import Data.Text (Text)
-import Config.Number
+import Config.Number (Number)
 
 -- | A position in a text file
 data Position = Position
diff --git a/src/Config/Value.hs b/src/Config/Value.hs
--- a/src/Config/Value.hs
+++ b/src/Config/Value.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# Language DeriveGeneric, DeriveTraversable, DeriveDataTypeable #-}
+{-# Language DeriveGeneric, DeriveTraversable, DeriveDataTypeable, Safe #-}
 
 -- | This module provides the types used in this package for configuration.
 -- Visit "Config.Parser" to parse values of this type in a convenient