diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5de0fb6..3f4e713 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "zeed",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "0.20.2",
+  "version": "0.20.3",
   "description": "🌱 Simple foundation library",
   "author": {
     "name": "Dirk Holtwick",
@@ -65,16 +65,16 @@
     "watch": "nr build -- --watch src"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@antfu/eslint-config": "^2.13.0",
+    "@antfu/eslint-config": "^2.16.1",
     "@antfu/ni": "^0.21.12",
-    "@types/node": "^20.12.6",
-    "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^1.4.0",
+    "@types/node": "^20.12.8",
+    "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^1.5.3",
     "esbuild": "^0.20.2",
-    "eslint": "^9.0.0",
+    "eslint": "^9.1.1",
     "tsup": "^8.0.2",
     "typedoc": "^0.25.13",
-    "typescript": "^5.4.4",
-    "vite": "^5.2.8",
-    "vitest": "^1.4.0"
+    "typescript": "^5.4.5",
+    "vite": "^5.2.10",
+    "vitest": "^1.5.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/common/data/json.spec.ts b/src/common/data/json.spec.ts
index 02e9b17..c943125 100644
--- a/src/common/data/json.spec.ts
+++ b/src/common/data/json.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import jsonParse, { jsonStringifySafe, jsonStringifySorted } from './json'
+import { jsonParse, jsonStringifySafe, jsonStringifySorted } from './json'
 
 describe('convert', () => {
   it('should jsonStringify', () => {
diff --git a/src/common/data/json.ts b/src/common/data/json.ts
index a5167c6..465b197 100644
--- a/src/common/data/json.ts
+++ b/src/common/data/json.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ function jsonParseTransform(key: string, value: any): any {
   return value
 }
 
-export default function jsonParse(val: string): any {
+/** @deprecated a safe parser? */
+export function jsonParse(val: string): any {
   if (typeof val !== 'string')
     return val
 
diff --git a/src/node/fs.ts b/src/node/fs.ts
index 7d0edd5..5c8c569 100644
--- a/src/node/fs.ts
+++ b/src/node/fs.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { mkdir, readFile, rm, stat, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
 import { dirname, join as joinPath, normalize } from 'node:path'
 import process from 'node:process'
-import { isUint8Array } from '../common'
+import { isUint8Array, jsonStringifySorted, toUint8Array } from '../common'
 
 /** Try to use `~` for HOME folder if possible */
 export function toHumanReadableFilePath(path: string) {
@@ -57,12 +57,36 @@ export async function readText(...parts: string[]): Promise<string | undefined>
     return await readFile(path, 'utf-8')
 }
 
+export async function readJson<T = object>(...parts: string[]): Promise<T | undefined> {
+  const content = await readText(...parts)
+  if (content != null) {
+    try {
+      return JSON.parse(content)
+    }
+    catch (err) {}
+  }
+}
+
+export async function readBin(...parts: string[]): Promise<Uint8Array | undefined> {
+  const path = joinPath(...parts)
+  if (await exists(path))
+    return toUint8Array(await readFile(path))
+}
+
+/** @deprecated use readJson or readBin */
+export async function readData(...parts: string[]): Promise<Uint8Array | undefined> {
+  const path = joinPath(...parts)
+  if (await exists(path))
+    return await readFile(path)
+}
+
 export async function writeText(path: string, content: string, createFolders = false): Promise<void> {
   if (createFolders)
     await ensureFolderForFile(path)
   await writeFile(path, content, 'utf-8')
 }
 
+/** @deprecated use writeBin or writeJson */
 export async function writeData(path: string, content: object | Uint8Array, createFolders = false): Promise<void> {
   if (createFolders)
     await ensureFolderForFile(path)
@@ -70,4 +94,19 @@ export async function writeData(path: string, content: object | Uint8Array, crea
   await writeFile(path, data)
 }
 
-// todo: writeBinary, readBinary
+export async function writeBin(path: string, content: Uint8Array, info: {
+  createFolders?: boolean
+} = {}): Promise<void> {
+  const { createFolders = false } = info
+  if (createFolders)
+    await ensureFolderForFile(path)
+  await writeFile(path, content)
+}
+
+export async function writeJson<T = object>(path: string, content: T, info: {
+  createFolders?: boolean
+  pretty?: boolean
+} = {}): Promise<void> {
+  const { createFolders = false, pretty = false } = info
+  await writeText(path, jsonStringifySorted(content, pretty ? 2 : undefined), createFolders)
+}