diff --git a/examples/keycreator/main.go b/examples/keycreator/main.go
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+++ b/examples/keycreator/main.go
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+// package main for keycreator, an example of what a key creator
+// can look like
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/neicnordic/crypt4gh/keys"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/chacha20poly1305"
+)
+
+// usage prints a nice message to instruct the user
+func usage(path string) {
+	fmt.Printf(`Usage: %s PUBLICKEY PRIVATEKEY PASSWORD
+	
+Generate a pair of public and privatekey and write the public key to PUBLICKEY
+and the private to PRIVATEKEY. PRIVATEKEY will be encrypted with PASSWORD.
+`, path)
+	os.Exit(0)
+
+}
+
+// generateAndWriteKeyFiles does the heavy lifting here, generating
+// a keypair and writing them to the specified filenames, the
+// private key encrypted with password
+func generateAndWriteKeyFiles(publicKeyFileName, privateKeyFileName, password string) (err error) {
+	publicKey := [chacha20poly1305.KeySize]byte{}
+	var privateKey [chacha20poly1305.KeySize]byte
+
+	// Get a keypair
+	publicKey, privateKey, err = keys.GenerateKeyPair()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error while generating key pair: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	w, err := os.Create(privateKeyFileName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error when opening private key output %s: %v", privateKeyFileName, err)
+	}
+
+	// Write the private key as a crypt4gh x25519 key
+	if err := keys.WriteCrypt4GHX25519PrivateKey(w, privateKey, []byte(password)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error when writing private key: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err = w.Close(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error when closing private key file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	w, err = os.Create(publicKeyFileName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error when opening public key output %s: %v", publicKeyFileName, err)
+	}
+
+	if err := keys.WriteCrypt4GHX25519PublicKey(w, publicKey); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error when closing public key file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err = w.Close(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error when closing private key file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Wrote public key to %s and private key to %s\n\n", publicKeyFileName, privateKeyFileName)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// main is the function we start in
+func main() {
+	args := os.Args
+
+	if len(args) != 4 {
+		usage(args[0]) // Won't return
+	}
+
+	publicKeyFileName := args[1]
+	privateKeyFileName := args[2]
+	password := args[3]
+
+	// Use our utility function
+	err := generateAndWriteKeyFiles(publicKeyFileName, privateKeyFileName, password)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error during key creation: %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/examples/reader/main.go b/examples/reader/main.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/reader/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+// package main for reader, an example of what a crypt4gh file reader
+// can look like
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/neicnordic/crypt4gh/keys"
+	"github.com/neicnordic/crypt4gh/streaming"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/chacha20poly1305"
+)
+
+// readPublicKey reads the public key from filename and returns the key
+// and/or any error encountered.
+func readPublicKey(filename string) ([chacha20poly1305.KeySize]byte, error) {
+	reader, err := os.Open(filename)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		var nilKey [chacha20poly1305.KeySize]byte
+		return nilKey, err
+	}
+
+	key, err := keys.ReadPublicKey(reader)
+	reader.Close()
+	return key, err
+}
+
+// readPrivateKey reads the private key file designated by filename
+// encrypted with password, if any.
+func readPrivateKey(filename string, password []byte) ([chacha20poly1305.KeySize]byte, error) {
+	reader, err := os.Open(filename)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		var nilKey [chacha20poly1305.KeySize]byte
+		return nilKey, err
+	}
+
+	key, err := keys.ReadPrivateKey(reader, password)
+	reader.Close()
+	return key, err
+}
+
+// readFile reads and decrypts
+func readFile(filename string, writer io.Writer, readerKey [chacha20poly1305.KeySize]byte, start, end int64) error {
+
+	underReader, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer underReader.Close()
+
+	reader, err := streaming.NewCrypt4GHReader(underReader, readerKey, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer reader.Close()
+
+	if start != 0 {
+		// We don't want to read from start, skip ahead to where we should be
+		if _, err := reader.Seek(start, 0); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Calculate how much we should read (if given)
+	togo := end - start
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 4096)
+
+	// Loop until we've read what we should (if no/faulty end given, that's EOF)
+	for end == 0 || togo > 0 {
+		rbuf := buf[:]
+
+		if end != 0 && togo < 4096 {
+			// If we don't want to read as much as 4096 bytes
+			rbuf = buf[:togo]
+		}
+		r, err := reader.Read(rbuf)
+		togo -= int64(r)
+
+		// Nothing more to read?
+		if err == io.EOF && r == 0 {
+			// Fall out without error if we had EOF (if we got any data, do one
+			// more lap in the loop)
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+			// An error we want to signal?
+			return err
+		}
+
+		wbuf := rbuf[:r]
+		for len(wbuf) > 0 {
+			// Loop until we've written all that we could read,
+			// fall out on error
+			w, err := writer.Write(wbuf)
+
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			wbuf = wbuf[w:]
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// usage prints a friendly message
+func usage(path string) {
+	fmt.Printf(`Usage: %s INPUT READERPRIVATEKEY PASSWORD [START [END]]
+	
+Read and decrypt INPUT (encrypted for the public key corresponding to
+READERPRIVATEKEY) and write to stdout.
+
+If start is given, start reading at that offset in the file rather than from
+the start. If end is given, stop there (byte at offsent end is not included).
+
+`, path)
+	os.Exit(0)
+}
+
+// getStartEnd returns the start and end values to use or 0
+// if not provided
+func getStartEnd(args []string) (start, end int64, err error) {
+	if len(args) >= 5 {
+		start, err = strconv.ParseInt(args[4], 10, 0)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't parse start offset %s as a decimal number: %v", args[4], err)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(args) == 6 {
+		end, err = strconv.ParseInt(args[5], 10, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't parse end offset %s as a decimal number: %v", args[5], err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if end != 0 && end <= start {
+		log.Printf("End specified (%d) but before start (%d), ignoring", end, start)
+		end = 0
+	}
+
+	if end != 0 {
+		fmt.Printf("Will start at %d and read to the end.\n", start)
+		return start, end, nil
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Will start at %d and read to %d.\n", start, end)
+	return start, end, nil
+
+}
+
+// main is where we start
+func main() {
+	args := os.Args
+
+	if len(args) < 4 || len(args) > 6 {
+		usage(args[0]) // Won't return
+	}
+
+	inputFilename := args[1]
+	privateKeyFileName := args[2]
+	password := args[3]
+
+	// We need the private key to decrypt the file
+	privateKey, err := readPrivateKey(privateKeyFileName, []byte(password))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Unexpected error while reading reader key: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Will read from %s, decrypt and output to stderr.\n", inputFilename)
+
+	// Pick up start and end if passed (will get 0 otherwise)
+	start, end, err := getStartEnd(args)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error while parsing start and end: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = readFile(inputFilename, os.Stdout, privateKey, start, end)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error while decrypting file %s: %v", inputFilename, err)
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/examples/writer/main.go b/examples/writer/main.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/writer/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+// package main for writer, an example of what a crypt4gh file writer
+// can look like
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/neicnordic/crypt4gh/keys"
+	"github.com/neicnordic/crypt4gh/streaming"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/chacha20poly1305"
+)
+
+// readPublicKey reads the public key from filename and returns the key
+// and/or any error encountered.
+func readPublicKey(filename string) ([chacha20poly1305.KeySize]byte, error) {
+	reader, err := os.Open(filename)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		var nilKey [chacha20poly1305.KeySize]byte
+		return nilKey, err
+	}
+
+	key, err := keys.ReadPublicKey(reader)
+	reader.Close()
+	return key, err
+}
+
+// readPrivateKey reads the private key from filename, possibly decrypts it
+// (if password is supplied) and returns the key and/or any error encountered.
+func readPrivateKey(filename string, password []byte) ([chacha20poly1305.KeySize]byte, error) {
+	reader, err := os.Open(filename)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		var nilKey [chacha20poly1305.KeySize]byte
+		return nilKey, err
+	}
+
+	key, err := keys.ReadPrivateKey(reader, password)
+	reader.Close()
+	return key, err
+}
+
+// writeFile reads from the supplied reader and writes to filename
+// as a stream encrypted for readerKey, using writerKey
+func writeFile(reader io.Reader, writerKey, readerKey [chacha20poly1305.KeySize]byte, filename string) error {
+
+	underWriter, err := os.Create(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer underWriter.Close()
+
+	readerPublicKeyList := [][chacha20poly1305.KeySize]byte{readerKey}
+	readerPublicKeyList = append(readerPublicKeyList, readerKey)
+	writer, err := streaming.NewCrypt4GHWriter(underWriter, writerKey, readerPublicKeyList, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if _, err = io.Copy(writer, reader); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func usage(path string) {
+	fmt.Printf(`Usage: %s OUTPUT READERPUBLICKEY WRITERPRIVATEKEY PASSWORD
+	
+Create OUTPUT and wite stdin as a crypt4gh encrypted file, encrypted for
+READERPUBLICKEY with WRITERPRIVATEKEY.
+
+`, path)
+	os.Exit(0)
+}
+
+func main() {
+	args := os.Args
+
+	if len(args) == 1 {
+		usage(args[0]) // Won't return
+	}
+
+	outputFilename := args[1]
+	publicKeyFileName := args[2]
+	privateKeyFileName := args[3]
+	password := args[4]
+
+	var err error
+	publicKey, err := readPublicKey(publicKeyFileName)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Unexpected error while reading receiver key: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	privateKey, err := readPrivateKey(privateKeyFileName, []byte(password))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Unexpected error while reading sender key: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Will write stdin to %s close when done (e.g. Ctrl-D)\n\n", outputFilename)
+	err = writeFile(os.Stdin, privateKey, publicKey, outputFilename)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error from writing encrypted file %s: %v", outputFilename, err)
+	}
+}