diff --git a/newt.cabal b/newt.cabal
--- a/newt.cabal
+++ b/newt.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                newt
-version:             0.0.3.0
+version:             0.0.3.1
 synopsis:            A trivially simple app to create things from simple templates.
 description:         Instantiates text things from templates.
 category:            Tools
diff --git a/src/Newt/Outputs.hs b/src/Newt/Outputs.hs
--- a/src/Newt/Outputs.hs
+++ b/src/Newt/Outputs.hs
@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@
                                          In.StandardIn  -> return $ File pth
                                          In.TxtFile   _ -> return $ File pth
                                          In.Directory _ -> return $ Directory pth
+                                         In.BinFile   _ -> return $ File pth
 
 -- | Convert an inputspec into an output spec that represents the same
 -- source.  used for inplace modifications.
 fromInputSpec :: In.InputSpec -> ErrorT String IO OutputSpec
 fromInputSpec (In.TxtFile file)  = return $ File file
+fromInputSpec (In.BinFile file)  = return $ File file
 fromInputSpec (In.Directory dir) = return $ Directory dir
-fromInputSpec In.StandardIn      = throwError "Can not modife stdin inplace."
+fromInputSpec In.StandardIn      = throwError "Can not modify stdin inplace."
 
 writeTo :: OutputSpec -> String -> IO ()
 writeTo (File outFile) str = withTemporaryDirectory "newt-XXXXXX" $ \dir -> do