diff --git a/arch/apple2/apple2.h b/arch/apple2/apple2.h
index 564553e0..975cfb81 100644
--- a/arch/apple2/apple2.h
+++ b/arch/apple2/apple2.h
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@
 
 class Sector;
 class Fluxmap;
+class Apple2InputProto;
 
 class Apple2Decoder : public AbstractDecoder
 {
 public:
+	Apple2Decoder(const Apple2InputProto&) {}
     virtual ~Apple2Decoder() {}
 
     RecordType advanceToNextRecord();
diff --git a/arch/apple2/apple2.proto b/arch/apple2/apple2.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9acb9340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/apple2/apple2.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+syntax = "proto2";
+
+message Apple2InputProto {}
+
diff --git a/lib/decoders/decoders.cc b/lib/decoders/decoders.cc
index 7a71c075..8da2492a 100644
--- a/lib/decoders/decoders.cc
+++ b/lib/decoders/decoders.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "encoders/encoders.h"
 #include "arch/aeslanier/aeslanier.h"
 #include "arch/amiga/amiga.h"
+#include "arch/apple2/apple2.h"
 #include "arch/brother/brother.h"
 #include "arch/c64/c64.h"
 #include "arch/f85/f85.h"
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ std::unique_ptr<AbstractDecoder> AbstractDecoder::create(const DecoderProto& con
 		case DecoderProto::kAmiga:
 			return std::unique_ptr<AbstractDecoder>(new AmigaDecoder(config.amiga()));
 
+		case DecoderProto::kApple2:
+			return std::unique_ptr<AbstractDecoder>(new Apple2Decoder(config.apple2()));
+
 		case DecoderProto::kBrother:
 			return std::unique_ptr<AbstractDecoder>(new BrotherDecoder(config.brother()));
 
diff --git a/lib/decoders/decoders.proto b/lib/decoders/decoders.proto
index f6c1677b..ce8040fd 100644
--- a/lib/decoders/decoders.proto
+++ b/lib/decoders/decoders.proto
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ syntax = "proto2";
 
 import "arch/aeslanier/aeslanier.proto";
 import "arch/amiga/amiga.proto";
+import "arch/apple2/apple2.proto";
 import "arch/brother/brother.proto";
 import "arch/c64/c64.proto";
 import "arch/f85/f85.proto";
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ message DecoderProto {
 		F85InputProto f85 = 10;
 		Fb100InputProto fb100 = 11;
 		MacintoshInputProto macintosh = 12;
+		Apple2InputProto apple2 = 13;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/mkninja.sh b/mkninja.sh
index 50913df0..b006c01e 100644
--- a/mkninja.sh
+++ b/mkninja.sh
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ buildlibrary libfmt.a \
 buildproto libproto.a \
     arch/aeslanier/aeslanier.proto \
     arch/amiga/amiga.proto \
+    arch/apple2/apple2.proto \
     arch/brother/brother.proto \
     arch/c64/c64.proto \
     arch/f85/f85.proto \
@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ READABLES="\
     aeslanier \
     ampro \
     amiga \
+    apple2 \
     atarist \
     brother \
     c64 \
diff --git a/src/fe-readapple2.cc b/src/fe-readapple2.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a2be666..00000000
--- a/src/fe-readapple2.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#include "globals.h"
-#include "flags.h"
-#include "reader.h"
-#include "fluxmap.h"
-#include "decoders/decoders.h"
-#include "apple2/apple2.h"
-#include "sector.h"
-#include "sectorset.h"
-#include "record.h"
-#include "fmt/format.h"
-#include <fstream>
-
-static FlagGroup flags { &readerFlags };
-
-int mainReadApple2(int argc, const char* argv[])
-{
-	setReaderDefaultSource(":t=0-79:s=0");
-	setReaderDefaultOutput("apple2.adf");
-    setReaderRevolutions(2);
-    flags.parseFlags(argc, argv);
-
-	Apple2Decoder decoder;
-	readDiskCommand(decoder);
-
-    return 0;
-}
diff --git a/src/readables/apple2.textpb b/src/readables/apple2.textpb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2182e906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/readables/apple2.textpb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+input {
+	disk {
+		drive {}
+	}
+}
+
+output {
+	file {
+		filename: "apple2.img"
+		img {}
+	}
+}
+
+decoder {
+	apple2 {}
+}
+
+cylinders {
+	start: 0
+	end: 79
+}
+
+heads {
+	start: 0
+	end: 0
+}
+