diff --git a/hw-json-standard-cursor.cabal b/hw-json-standard-cursor.cabal
--- a/hw-json-standard-cursor.cabal
+++ b/hw-json-standard-cursor.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cabal-version:  2.2
 
 name:           hw-json-standard-cursor
-version:        0.2.1.0
+version:        0.2.1.1
 synopsis:       Memory efficient JSON parser
 description:    Memory efficient JSON parser. Please see README.md
 category:       Data
diff --git a/src/HaskellWorks/Data/Json/Standard/Cursor/Fast.hs b/src/HaskellWorks/Data/Json/Standard/Cursor/Fast.hs
--- a/src/HaskellWorks/Data/Json/Standard/Cursor/Fast.hs
+++ b/src/HaskellWorks/Data/Json/Standard/Cursor/Fast.hs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 module HaskellWorks.Data.Json.Standard.Cursor.Fast
   ( Cursor
   , fromByteString
+  , fromByteStringViaBlanking
+  , fromByteStringViaSimd
   , fromForeignRegion
   , fromString
   , fromBsIbBp
@@ -38,8 +40,22 @@
   }
   where J.IbBp ibPart bpPart = ibBp
 
+-- | Load a 'Cursor' from a 'ByteString'
 fromByteString :: BS.ByteString -> Cursor
-fromByteString bs = fromBsIbBp bs (J.slowToIbBp bs)
+fromByteString = fromByteStringViaBlanking
+{-# DEPRECATED fromByteString "Use one of the other fromByteString* functions" #-}
+
+-- | Load a 'Cursor' from a 'ByteString' via the blanking process.
+-- This has reasonable performance, but uses a lot of memory due to
+-- the lack of streaming
+fromByteStringViaBlanking :: BS.ByteString -> Cursor
+fromByteStringViaBlanking bs = fromBsIbBp bs (J.slowToIbBp bs)
+
+-- | Load a 'Cursor' from a 'ByteString' via the blanking via `simd`
+-- This has fast performance and streaming, but is only available
+-- recent x86 platforms
+fromByteStringViaSimd :: BS.ByteString -> Cursor
+fromByteStringViaSimd jsonBs = fromBsIbBp jsonBs (simdToIbBp jsonBs)
 
 fromForeignRegion :: F.ForeignRegion -> Cursor
 fromForeignRegion (fptr, offset, size) = fromByteString (BSI.fromForeignPtr (castForeignPtr fptr) offset size)
diff --git a/src/HaskellWorks/Data/Json/Standard/Cursor/Load/Cursor.hs b/src/HaskellWorks/Data/Json/Standard/Cursor/Load/Cursor.hs
--- a/src/HaskellWorks/Data/Json/Standard/Cursor/Load/Cursor.hs
+++ b/src/HaskellWorks/Data/Json/Standard/Cursor/Load/Cursor.hs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 loadCursor :: String -> IO FAST.Cursor
 loadCursor path = do
   bs <- BS.mmap path
-  let !cursor = FAST.fromByteString bs
+  let !cursor = FAST.fromByteStringViaBlanking bs
   return cursor
 
 loadCursorWithIndex :: String -> IO (GenericCursor BSI.ByteString (DVS.Vector Word64) (SimpleBalancedParens (DVS.Vector Word64)))