diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 `simple-cmd-args` uses [PVP Versioning][1].
 
+## 0.1.1
+- add switchWith, strOptionWith, optionWith, optionalWith,
+  strOptionalWith, argumentWith
+- export simpleCmdArgsWithMods
+
 ## 0.1.0.1
 - fix and improve haddock documentation
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 [![Build status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/juhp/simple-cmd-args.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/juhp/simple-cmd-args)
 
 A thin layer over optparse-applicative that avoids type plumbing for
-commands by using `Parser (IO ())`. It also supports with subcommands.
+subcommands by using `Parser (IO ())`.
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 main =
   simpleCmdArgs Nothing "my example tool" "Longer description..." $
   subcommands
-    [ Subcommand "echo" (putStrLn <$> strArg "NAME") "Print name"
-    , Subcommand "ls" (cmd_ "ls" <$> some (strArg "FILE...")) "Touch FILE"
+    [ Subcommand "echo" "Print name" $ putStrLn <$> strArg "NAME"
+    , Subcommand "ls" "Touch FILE" $ cmd_ "ls" <$> some (strArg "FILE...")
     ]
 ```
 
diff --git a/SimpleCmdArgs.hs b/SimpleCmdArgs.hs
--- a/SimpleCmdArgs.hs
+++ b/SimpleCmdArgs.hs
@@ -9,12 +9,19 @@
 module SimpleCmdArgs
   (simpleCmdArgs,
    simpleCmdArgs',
+   simpleCmdArgsWithMods,
    Subcommand(..),
    subcommands,
    strArg,
+   switchWith,
    switchMods,
+   strOptionWith,
+   optionWith,
    optionMods,
+   strOptionalWith,
+   optionalWith,
    optionalMods,
+   argumentWith
   )
 where
 
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@
   -- ^ commands
   -> IO ()
 simpleCmdArgs mversion h pd =
-  simpleCmdArgsWithMods mods mversion
+  simpleCmdArgsWithMods mversion mods
   where
     mods = fullDesc <> header h <> progDesc pd
 
@@ -59,17 +66,17 @@
   -- ^ commands
   -> IO ()
 simpleCmdArgs' mversion h pd =
-  simpleCmdArgsWithMods mods mversion
+  simpleCmdArgsWithMods mversion mods
   where
     mods = fullDesc <> header h <> progDesc pd <> noIntersperse
 
 -- | Generic parser executor with explicit info modifiers
 simpleCmdArgsWithMods ::
-  InfoMod (IO ()) -- ^ modifiers
-  -> Maybe Version -- ^ version string
+  Maybe Version -- ^ version string
+  -> InfoMod (IO ()) -- ^ modifiers
   -> Parser (IO ()) -- ^ commands
   -> IO ()
-simpleCmdArgsWithMods mods mversion cmdsParser = join $
+simpleCmdArgsWithMods mversion mods cmdsParser = join $
   customExecParser (prefs showHelpOnEmpty)
   (case mversion of
     (Just version) -> info (helper <*> versionOption version <*> cmdsParser) mods
@@ -93,6 +100,13 @@
 strArg :: String -> Parser String
 strArg var = strArgument (metavar var)
 
+-- | switch with Mods
+--
+-- > switchWith 'o' "option" "help description"
+switchWith :: Char -> String -> String -> Parser Bool
+switchWith s l h =
+  switch (switchMods s l h)
+
 -- | @Mod@s for a switch.
 --
 -- > switchMods 'o' "option" "help description"
@@ -101,6 +115,20 @@
 switchMods s l h =
   short s <> long l <> help h
 
+-- | strOption with Mods
+--
+-- > strOptionWith 'o' "option" "METAVAR" "help description"
+strOptionWith :: Char -> String -> String -> String -> Parser String
+strOptionWith s l meta h =
+  strOption (optionMods s l meta h)
+
+-- | option with Mods
+--
+-- > optionWith 'o' "option" "METAVAR" "help description"
+optionWith :: ReadM a -> Char -> String -> String -> String -> Parser a
+optionWith r s l meta h =
+  option r (optionMods s l meta h)
+
 -- | @Mod@s for a mandatory option.
 --
 -- > optionMods 'o' "option" "METAVAR" "help description"
@@ -109,6 +137,20 @@
 optionMods s l meta h =
   short s <> long l <> metavar meta <> help h
 
+-- | strOptional with Mods
+--
+-- > strOptionalWith 'o' "option" "METAVAR" "help description" default
+strOptionalWith :: Char -> String -> String -> String -> String -> Parser String
+strOptionalWith s l meta h d =
+  strOption (optionalMods s l meta h d)
+
+-- | optional option with Mods, includes a default value.
+--
+-- > optionalWith 'o' "option" "METAVAR" "help description" default
+optionalWith :: ReadM a -> Char -> String -> String -> String -> a -> Parser a
+optionalWith r s l meta h d =
+  option r (optionalMods s l meta h d)
+
 -- | @Mod@s for an optional option: includes a default value.
 --
 -- > optionalMods 'o' "option" "METAVAR" "help description" default
@@ -116,3 +158,10 @@
   Char -> String -> String -> String -> a -> Mod f a
 optionalMods s l meta h d =
   short s <> long l <> metavar meta <> help h <> value d
+
+-- | argument with METAVAR
+--
+-- > argumentWith auto "METAVAR"
+argumentWith :: ReadM a -> String -> Parser a
+argumentWith r meta =
+  argument r (metavar meta)
diff --git a/simple-cmd-args.cabal b/simple-cmd-args.cabal
--- a/simple-cmd-args.cabal
+++ b/simple-cmd-args.cabal
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 cabal-version:       1.18
 name:                simple-cmd-args
-version:             0.1.0.1
+version:             0.1.1
 synopsis:            Simple command args parsing and execution
 description:
             This is a small wrapper over optparse-applicative which
-            allows combining args parsers directly with IO commands,
-            avoiding command type boilerplate. It supports subcommands
-            and also provides a few option Mod functions.
+            allows combining args parsers directly with IO commands.
+            For subcommands this can avoid type boilerplate.
+            It also provides a few functions for common Mod combinations.
 homepage:            https://github.com/juhp/simple-cmd-args
 bug-reports:         https://github.com/juhp/simple-cmd-args/issues
 license:             BSD3
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 extra-doc-files:     README.md
                    , CHANGELOG.md
 tested-with:         GHC == 7.10.3, GHC == 8.0.2, GHC == 8.2.2,
-                     GHC == 8.4.4, GHC == 8.6.3
+                     GHC == 8.4.4, GHC == 8.6.4
 
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