diff --git a/cmd/index.js b/cmd/index.js
index c6e458ce8..f3f765d8e 100644
--- a/cmd/index.js
+++ b/cmd/index.js
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@ module.exports = async (ipc, argv = Bare.argv.slice(1)) => {
     summary('Create initial project files'),
     description`
     Links:
-      pear://electron/template
-      ${ansi.italic(ansi.dim('pear://your.key.here/your/path/here'))}
+      pear://templates/terminal/default
+      pear://templates/desktop/electron
+      pear://templates/modules/bare
+      ${ansi.italic(ansi.dim('pear://<key>/path/to/template'))}
 
-    Names:
-      default, ui, node-compat
+    Names: default, ui
     `,
     arg('[link|name]', 'Link or core template to init from'),
     arg('[dir]', 'Project directory path (default: .)'),
diff --git a/cmd/init.js b/cmd/init.js
index eca973f29..8aeed8ddd 100644
--- a/cmd/init.js
+++ b/cmd/init.js
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@ const fsp = require('bare-fs/promises')
 const os = require('bare-os')
 const { basename, resolve } = require('bare-path')
 const { ansi, outputter, permit } = require('pear-terminal')
+const { pipelinePromise, Readable } = require('streamx')
+const { pathToFileURL } = require('url-file-url')
+const Localdrive = require('localdrive')
+const { Interact } = require('pear-terminal')
+const stamp = require('pear-stamp')
+const plink = require('pear-link')
+
+const {
+  ERR_PERMISSION_REQUIRED,
+  ERR_OPERATION_FAILED,
+  ERR_DIR_NONEMPTY,
+  ERR_INVALID_TEMPLATE
+} = require('pear-errors')
 
 const output = outputter('init', {
   writing: () => '',
@@ -43,7 +56,7 @@ module.exports = (ipc) =>
     try {
       await output(
         false,
-        await require('../init')(link, dir, {
+        await render(link, dir, {
           cwd,
           ipc,
           autosubmit: yes,
@@ -62,3 +75,121 @@ module.exports = (ipc) =>
       await ipc.close()
     }
   }
+
+async function render(link = 'default', dir, opts = {}) {
+  const { cwd, ipc, header, autosubmit, defaults, force = false, pkg } = opts
+  let { ask = true } = opts
+  const isPear = link.startsWith('pear://')
+  const isFile = link.startsWith('file://')
+  const isPath =
+    link[0] === '.' ||
+    link[0] === '/' ||
+    link[1] === ':' ||
+    link.startsWith('\\')
+  const isName = !isPear && !isFile && !isPath
+
+  if (isName) {
+    const map = new Map(
+      Object.entries({
+        ui: 'pear://templates/ui/electron',
+        default: 'pear://templates/terminal/default'
+      })
+    )
+    if (map.has(link)) {
+      link = map.get(link)
+      ask = false
+    }
+  }
+
+  let params = null
+  if (isPear && ask) {
+    if ((await ipc.trusted(link)) === false) {
+      const { drive } = plink.parse(link)
+      throw ERR_PERMISSION_REQUIRED('Permission required to use template', {
+        key: drive.key
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (isPath) {
+    let url = pathToFileURL(cwd).toString()
+    if (url.slice(1) !== '/') url += '/'
+    link = new URL(link, url).toString()
+  }
+
+  for await (const { tag, data } of ipc.dump({
+    link: link + '/_template.json',
+    dir: '-'
+  })) {
+    if (tag === 'error' && data.code === 'ERR_PERMISSION_REQUIRED') {
+      throw ERR_PERMISSION_REQUIRED(data.message, data.info)
+    }
+    if (tag !== 'file') continue
+    try {
+      const definition = JSON.parse(data.value)
+      params = definition.params
+      for (const prompt of params) {
+        defaults[prompt.name] = Array.isArray(prompt.override)
+          ? prompt.override.reduce((o, k) => o?.[k], pkg)
+          : (prompt.default ?? defaults[prompt.name])
+        if (typeof prompt.validation !== 'string') continue
+        prompt.validation = new Function(
+          'value',
+          'return (' + prompt.validation + ')(value)'
+        ) // eslint-disable-line
+      }
+    } catch {
+      params = null
+    }
+    break
+  }
+  if (params === null)
+    throw ERR_INVALID_TEMPLATE('Invalid Template or Unreachable Link')
+  const dst = new Localdrive(dir)
+  if (force === false) {
+    let empty = true
+    for await (const entry of dst.list()) {
+      if (entry) {
+        empty = false
+        break
+      }
+    }
+    if (empty === false)
+      throw ERR_DIR_NONEMPTY('Dir is not empty. To overwrite: --force')
+  }
+  const output = new Readable({ objectMode: true })
+  const prompt = new Interact(header, params, { defaults })
+  const { fields, shave } = await prompt.run({ autosubmit })
+  output.push({ tag: 'writing' })
+  const promises = []
+  for await (const { tag, data } of ipc.dump({ link, dir: '-' })) {
+    if (tag === 'error') {
+      throw ERR_OPERATION_FAILED('Dump Failed: ' + data.stack)
+    }
+    if (tag !== 'file') continue
+    const { key, value = null } = data
+    if (key === '/_template.json') continue
+    if (value === null) continue // dir
+    const file = stamp.sync(key, fields)
+    const writeStream = dst.createWriteStream(file)
+    const promise = pipelinePromise(
+      stamp.stream(value, fields, shave),
+      writeStream
+    )
+    promise.catch((err) => {
+      output.push({ tag: 'error', data: err })
+    })
+    promise.then(() => {
+      output.push({ tag: 'wrote', data: { path: file } })
+    })
+    promises.push(promise)
+  }
+
+  Promise.allSettled(promises).then((results) => {
+    const success = results.every(({ status }) => status === 'fulfilled')
+    output.push({ tag: 'written' })
+    output.push({ tag: 'final', data: { success } })
+    output.push(null)
+  })
+  return output
+}
diff --git a/init/index.js b/init/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 783d800a6..000000000
--- a/init/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-const { pipelinePromise, Readable } = require('streamx')
-const { pathToFileURL } = require('url-file-url')
-const path = require('bare-path')
-const Localdrive = require('localdrive')
-const { Interact } = require('pear-terminal')
-const stamp = require('pear-stamp')
-const plink = require('pear-link')
-const { LOCALDEV } = require('pear-constants')
-const {
-  ERR_PERMISSION_REQUIRED,
-  ERR_OPERATION_FAILED,
-  ERR_DIR_NONEMPTY,
-  ERR_INVALID_TEMPLATE
-} = require('pear-errors')
-async function init(link = 'default', dir, opts = {}) {
-  const { cwd, ipc, header, autosubmit, defaults, force = false, pkg } = opts
-  let { ask = true } = opts
-  const isPear = link.startsWith('pear://')
-  const isFile = link.startsWith('file://')
-  const isPath =
-    link[0] === '.' ||
-    link[0] === '/' ||
-    link[1] === ':' ||
-    link.startsWith('\\')
-  const isName = !isPear && !isFile && !isPath
-
-  if (isName) {
-    if (link === 'ui') {
-      link = 'pear://electron/template'
-      ask = false
-    } else if (link === 'default' || link === 'node-compat') {
-      if (LOCALDEV) link = path.join(__dirname, 'templates', link)
-      else {
-        const { platform } = await ipc.versions()
-        link = plink.serialize({
-          drive: platform,
-          pathname: '/init/templates/' + link
-        })
-      }
-    } else {
-      return init('./' + link, dir, opts)
-    }
-  }
-
-  let params = null
-  if (isPear && ask) {
-    if ((await ipc.trusted(link)) === false) {
-      const { drive } = plink.parse(link)
-      throw ERR_PERMISSION_REQUIRED('Permission required to use template', {
-        key: drive.key
-      })
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (isPath) {
-    let url = pathToFileURL(cwd).toString()
-    if (url.slice(1) !== '/') url += '/'
-    link = new URL(link, url).toString()
-  }
-
-  for await (const { tag, data } of ipc.dump({
-    link: link + '/_template.json',
-    dir: '-'
-  })) {
-    if (tag === 'error' && data.code === 'ERR_PERMISSION_REQUIRED') {
-      throw ERR_PERMISSION_REQUIRED(data.message, data.info)
-    }
-    if (tag !== 'file') continue
-    try {
-      const definition = JSON.parse(data.value)
-      params = definition.params
-      for (const prompt of params) {
-        defaults[prompt.name] = Array.isArray(prompt.override)
-          ? prompt.override.reduce((o, k) => o?.[k], pkg)
-          : (prompt.default ?? defaults[prompt.name])
-        if (typeof prompt.validation !== 'string') continue
-        prompt.validation = new Function(
-          'value',
-          'return (' + prompt.validation + ')(value)'
-        ) // eslint-disable-line
-      }
-    } catch {
-      params = null
-    }
-    break
-  }
-  if (params === null)
-    throw ERR_INVALID_TEMPLATE('Invalid Template or Unreachable Link')
-  const dst = new Localdrive(dir)
-  if (force === false) {
-    let empty = true
-    for await (const entry of dst.list()) {
-      if (entry) {
-        empty = false
-        break
-      }
-    }
-    if (empty === false)
-      throw ERR_DIR_NONEMPTY('Dir is not empty. To overwrite: --force')
-  }
-  const output = new Readable({ objectMode: true })
-  const prompt = new Interact(header, params, { defaults })
-  const { fields, shave } = await prompt.run({ autosubmit })
-  output.push({ tag: 'writing' })
-  const promises = []
-  for await (const { tag, data } of ipc.dump({ link, dir: '-' })) {
-    if (tag === 'error') {
-      throw ERR_OPERATION_FAILED('Dump Failed: ' + data.stack)
-    }
-    if (tag !== 'file') continue
-    const { key, value = null } = data
-    if (key === '/_template.json') continue
-    if (value === null) continue // dir
-    const file = stamp.sync(key, fields)
-    const writeStream = dst.createWriteStream(file)
-    const promise = pipelinePromise(
-      stamp.stream(value, fields, shave),
-      writeStream
-    )
-    promise.catch((err) => {
-      output.push({ tag: 'error', data: err })
-    })
-    promise.then(() => {
-      output.push({ tag: 'wrote', data: { path: file } })
-    })
-    promises.push(promise)
-  }
-
-  Promise.allSettled(promises).then((results) => {
-    const success = results.every(({ status }) => status === 'fulfilled')
-    output.push({ tag: 'written' })
-    output.push({ tag: 'final', data: { success } })
-    output.push(null)
-  })
-  return output
-}
-
-module.exports = init
diff --git a/init/templates/default/__main__ b/init/templates/default/__main__
deleted file mode 100644
index d620aaa26..000000000
--- a/init/templates/default/__main__
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-/** @typedef {import('pear-interface')} */ /* global Pear */
-const { versions } = Pear
-console.log('Pear terminal application running')
-console.log(await versions())
diff --git a/init/templates/default/_template.json b/init/templates/default/_template.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ca83e42f..000000000
--- a/init/templates/default/_template.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "params": [
-    {
-      "name": "name",
-      "prompt": "name"
-    },
-    {
-      "name": "main",
-      "default": "index.js",
-      "prompt": "main",
-      "validation": "(value) => value.endsWith('.js')",
-      "msg": "must have a .js file extension"
-    },
-    {
-      "name": "license",
-      "default": "Apache-2.0",
-      "prompt": "license"
-    }
-  ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/init/templates/default/package.json b/init/templates/default/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 58434d1e8..000000000
--- a/init/templates/default/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "__name__",
-  "main": "__main__",
-  "pear": {
-    "name": "__name__",
-    "type": "terminal"
-  },
-  "type": "module",
-  "license": "__license__",
-  "scripts": {
-    "dev": "pear run -d .",
-    "test": "brittle test/*.test.js"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "brittle": "^3.0.0",
-    "pear-interface": "^1.0.0"
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/init/templates/default/test/index.test.js b/init/templates/default/test/index.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d9b912ddc..000000000
--- a/init/templates/default/test/index.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-import test from 'brittle' // https://github.com/holepunchto/brittle
diff --git a/init/templates/node-compat/__main__ b/init/templates/node-compat/__main__
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d2010330..000000000
--- a/init/templates/node-compat/__main__
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-/** @typedef {import('pear-interface')} */ /* global Pear */
-require('./compat') // keep at top
-const { versions } = Pear
-console.log('Pear terminal application running')
-console.log(await versions())
diff --git a/init/templates/node-compat/_template.json b/init/templates/node-compat/_template.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ca83e42f..000000000
--- a/init/templates/node-compat/_template.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "params": [
-    {
-      "name": "name",
-      "prompt": "name"
-    },
-    {
-      "name": "main",
-      "default": "index.js",
-      "prompt": "main",
-      "validation": "(value) => value.endsWith('.js')",
-      "msg": "must have a .js file extension"
-    },
-    {
-      "name": "license",
-      "default": "Apache-2.0",
-      "prompt": "license"
-    }
-  ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/init/templates/node-compat/compat.js b/init/templates/node-compat/compat.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3da75e878..000000000
--- a/init/templates/node-compat/compat.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-global.fetch = require('bare-node-fetch')
-global.process = require('bare-node-process')
-global.Buffer = require('bare-node-buffer')
diff --git a/init/templates/node-compat/package.json b/init/templates/node-compat/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 34dfa5fd9..000000000
--- a/init/templates/node-compat/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "__name__",
-  "main": "index.js",
-  "pear": {
-    "name": "__name__",
-    "type": "terminal"
-  },
-  "type": "module",
-  "license": "__license__",
-  "scripts": {
-    "dev": "pear run -d .",
-    "test": "brittle test/*.test.js"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "assert": "npm:bare-node-assert",
-    "async_hooks": "npm:bare-node-async-hooks@^0.0.1",
-    "bare-assert": "^1.0.2",
-    "bare-buffer": "^3.1.4",
-    "bare-console": "^6.0.1",
-    "bare-crypto": "^1.4.3",
-    "bare-dgram": "^1.0.1",
-    "bare-dns": "^2.0.5",
-    "bare-events": "^2.5.4",
-    "bare-fs": "^4.1.4",
-    "bare-http1": "^4.0.2",
-    "bare-https": "^2.0.0",
-    "bare-inspector": "^4.0.1",
-    "bare-module": "^4.8.5",
-    "bare-net": "^2.0.1",
-    "bare-node-fetch": "^1.0.0",
-    "bare-os": "^3.6.1",
-    "bare-path": "^3.0.0",
-    "bare-process": "^4.2.1",
-    "bare-querystring": "^1.0.0",
-    "bare-readline": "^1.0.9",
-    "bare-repl": "^4.0.0",
-    "bare-stream": "^2.6.5",
-    "bare-subprocess": "^5.0.3",
-    "bare-timers": "^3.0.1",
-    "bare-tls": "^2.0.4",
-    "bare-tty": "^5.0.2",
-    "bare-url": "^2.1.6",
-    "bare-utils": "^1.2.1",
-    "bare-vm": "^1.0.0",
-    "bare-worker": "^3.0.0",
-    "bare-zlib": "^1.2.5",
-    "buffer": "npm:bare-node-buffer@^1.0.0",
-    "child_process": "npm:bare-node-child-process",
-    "cluster": "npm:bare-node-cluster@^0.0.1",
-    "console": "npm:bare-node-console@^1.0.1",
-    "constants": "npm:bare-node-constants@^0.0.1",
-    "crypto": "npm:bare-node-crypto@^1.0.0",
-    "dgram": "npm:bare-node-dgram@^1.0.0",
-    "diagnostics_channel": "npm:bare-node-diagnostics-channel@^0.0.1",
-    "dns": "npm:bare-node-dns@^1.0.0",
-    "domain": "npm:bare-node-domain@^0.0.1",
-    "events": "npm:bare-node-events",
-    "fs": "npm:bare-node-fs",
-    "http": "npm:bare-node-http",
-    "http2": "npm:bare-node-http2@^0.0.1",
-    "https": "npm:bare-node-https@^1.0.0",
-    "inspector": "npm:bare-node-inspector@^1.0.1",
-    "module": "npm:bare-node-module@^1.0.0",
-    "net": "npm:bare-node-net@^1.0.0",
-    "os": "npm:bare-node-os@^1.0.1",
-    "path": "npm:bare-node-path",
-    "perf_hooks": "npm:bare-node-perf-hooks@^0.0.1",
-    "process": "npm:bare-node-process",
-    "punycode": "npm:bare-node-punycode@^0.0.1",
-    "querystring": "npm:bare-node-querystring@^1.0.0",
-    "readline": "npm:bare-node-readline@^1.0.1",
-    "repl": "npm:bare-node-repl@^1.0.1",
-    "sea": "npm:bare-node-sea@^0.0.0",
-    "sqlite": "npm:bare-node-sqlite@^0.0.0",
-    "stream": "npm:bare-node-stream@^1.0.0",
-    "string_decoder": "npm:bare-node-string-decoder@^0.0.1",
-    "sys": "npm:bare-node-sys@^0.0.1",
-    "test": "npm:bare-node-test@^0.0.0",
-    "timers": "npm:bare-node-timers@^1.0.0",
-    "tls": "npm:bare-node-tls@^1.0.0",
-    "tty": "npm:bare-node-tty@^1.0.1",
-    "url": "npm:bare-node-url@^1.0.1",
-    "util": "npm:bare-node-util@^1.0.0",
-    "v8": "npm:bare-node-v8@^0.0.1",
-    "vm": "npm:bare-node-vm@^1.0.0",
-    "wasi": "npm:bare-node-wasi@^0.0.1",
-    "worker_threads": "npm:bare-node-worker-threads@^1.0.0",
-    "zlib": "npm:bare-node-zlib@^1.0.0"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "brittle": "^3.0.0",
-    "pear-interface": "^1.0.0"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/init/templates/node-compat/test/index.test.js b/init/templates/node-compat/test/index.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d9b912ddc..000000000
--- a/init/templates/node-compat/test/index.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-import test from 'brittle' // https://github.com/holepunchto/brittle