diff --git a/data/core/syntax.lua b/data/core/syntax.lua
index 9fe19f8..08db473 100644
--- a/data/core/syntax.lua
+++ b/data/core/syntax.lua
@@ -32,127 +32,4 @@ function syntax.get(filename)
 end
 
 
-syntax.add {
-  files = "%.lua$",
-  comment = "--",
-  patterns = {
-    { pattern = { '"', '"', '\\' },       type = "string"   },
-    { pattern = { "'", "'", '\\' },       type = "string"   },
-    { pattern = { "%[%[", "%]%]" },       type = "string"   },
-    { pattern = { "--%[%[", "%]%]"},      type = "comment"  },
-    { pattern = "%-%-.-\n",               type = "comment"  },
-    { pattern = "-?0x%x+",                type = "number"   },
-    { pattern = "-?%d+[%d%.eE]*",         type = "number"   },
-    { pattern = "-?%.?%d+",               type = "number"   },
-    { pattern = "%.%.%.?",                type = "operator" },
-    { pattern = "[<>~=]=",                type = "operator" },
-    { pattern = "[%+%-=/%*%^%%#<>]",      type = "operator" },
-    { pattern = "[%a_][%w_]*%s*%f[(\"{]", type = "function" },
-    { pattern = "[%a_][%w_]*",            type = "symbol"   },
-  },
-  symbols = {
-    ["if"]       = "keyword",
-    ["then"]     = "keyword",
-    ["else"]     = "keyword",
-    ["elseif"]   = "keyword",
-    ["end"]      = "keyword",
-    ["do"]       = "keyword",
-    ["function"] = "keyword",
-    ["repeat"]   = "keyword",
-    ["until"]    = "keyword",
-    ["while"]    = "keyword",
-    ["for"]      = "keyword",
-    ["break"]    = "keyword",
-    ["return"]   = "keyword",
-    ["local"]    = "keyword",
-    ["in"]       = "keyword",
-    ["not"]      = "keyword",
-    ["and"]      = "keyword",
-    ["or"]       = "keyword",
-    ["self"]     = "keyword2",
-    ["true"]     = "literal",
-    ["false"]    = "literal",
-    ["nil"]      = "literal",
-  },
-}
-
-
-syntax.add {
-  files = { "%.c$", "%.h$", "%.inl$", "%.cpp$", "%.hpp$" },
-  comment = "//",
-  patterns = {
-    { pattern = "//.-\n",               type = "comment"  },
-    { pattern = { "/%*", "%*/" },       type = "comment"  },
-    { pattern = { "#", "[^\\]\n" },     type = "comment"  },
-    { pattern = { '"', '"', '\\' },     type = "string"   },
-    { pattern = { "'", "'", '\\' },     type = "string"   },
-    { pattern = "-?0x%x+",              type = "number"   },
-    { pattern = "-?%d+[%d%.eE]*f?",     type = "number"   },
-    { pattern = "-?%.?%d+f?",           type = "number"   },
-    { pattern = "[%+%-=/%*%^%%<>!~|&]", type = "operator" },
-    { pattern = "[%a_][%w_]*%f[(]",     type = "function" },
-    { pattern = "[%a_][%w_]*",          type = "symbol"   },
-  },
-  symbols = {
-    ["if"]       = "keyword",
-    ["then"]     = "keyword",
-    ["else"]     = "keyword",
-    ["elseif"]   = "keyword",
-    ["do"]       = "keyword",
-    ["while"]    = "keyword",
-    ["for"]      = "keyword",
-    ["break"]    = "keyword",
-    ["continue"] = "keyword",
-    ["return"]   = "keyword",
-    ["goto"]     = "keyword",
-    ["struct"]   = "keyword",
-    ["union"]    = "keyword",
-    ["typedef"]  = "keyword",
-    ["enum"]     = "keyword",
-    ["extern"]   = "keyword",
-    ["static"]   = "keyword",
-    ["volatile"] = "keyword",
-    ["const"]    = "keyword",
-    ["inline"]   = "keyword",
-    ["switch"]   = "keyword",
-    ["case"]     = "keyword",
-    ["default"]  = "keyword",
-    ["auto"]     = "keyword",
-    ["const"]    = "keyword",
-    ["void"]     = "keyword",
-    ["int"]      = "keyword2",
-    ["short"]    = "keyword2",
-    ["long"]     = "keyword2",
-    ["float"]    = "keyword2",
-    ["double"]   = "keyword2",
-    ["char"]     = "keyword2",
-    ["unsigned"] = "keyword2",
-    ["bool"]     = "keyword2",
-    ["true"]     = "literal",
-    ["false"]    = "literal",
-    ["NULL"]     = "literal",
-  },
-}
-
-
-syntax.add {
-  files = { "%.md$", "%.markdown$" },
-  patterns = {
-    { pattern = "\\.",                    type = "normal"   },
-    { pattern = { "<!%-%-", "%-%->" },    type = "comment"  },
-    { pattern = { "```", "```" },         type = "string"   },
-    { pattern = { "`", "`", "\\" },       type = "string"   },
-    { pattern = { "~~", "~~", "\\" },     type = "keyword2" },
-    { pattern = "%-%-%-+",                type = "comment" },
-    { pattern = "%*%s+",                  type = "operator" },
-    { pattern = { "%*", "[%*\n]", "\\" }, type = "operator" },
-    { pattern = { "%_", "[%_\n]", "\\" }, type = "keyword2" },
-    { pattern = "#.-\n",                  type = "keyword"  },
-    { pattern = "!?%[.*%]%(.*%)",         type = "function" },
-    { pattern = "https?://%S+",           type = "function" },
-  },
-  symbols = { },
-}
-
-
 return syntax
diff --git a/data/plugins/language_c.lua b/data/plugins/language_c.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e8ee98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/plugins/language_c.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+local syntax = require "core.syntax"
+
+syntax.add {
+  files = { "%.c$", "%.h$", "%.inl$", "%.cpp$", "%.hpp$" },
+  comment = "//",
+  patterns = {
+    { pattern = "//.-\n",               type = "comment"  },
+    { pattern = { "/%*", "%*/" },       type = "comment"  },
+    { pattern = { "#", "[^\\]\n" },     type = "comment"  },
+    { pattern = { '"', '"', '\\' },     type = "string"   },
+    { pattern = { "'", "'", '\\' },     type = "string"   },
+    { pattern = "-?0x%x+",              type = "number"   },
+    { pattern = "-?%d+[%d%.eE]*f?",     type = "number"   },
+    { pattern = "-?%.?%d+f?",           type = "number"   },
+    { pattern = "[%+%-=/%*%^%%<>!~|&]", type = "operator" },
+    { pattern = "[%a_][%w_]*%f[(]",     type = "function" },
+    { pattern = "[%a_][%w_]*",          type = "symbol"   },
+  },
+  symbols = {
+    ["if"]       = "keyword",
+    ["then"]     = "keyword",
+    ["else"]     = "keyword",
+    ["elseif"]   = "keyword",
+    ["do"]       = "keyword",
+    ["while"]    = "keyword",
+    ["for"]      = "keyword",
+    ["break"]    = "keyword",
+    ["continue"] = "keyword",
+    ["return"]   = "keyword",
+    ["goto"]     = "keyword",
+    ["struct"]   = "keyword",
+    ["union"]    = "keyword",
+    ["typedef"]  = "keyword",
+    ["enum"]     = "keyword",
+    ["extern"]   = "keyword",
+    ["static"]   = "keyword",
+    ["volatile"] = "keyword",
+    ["const"]    = "keyword",
+    ["inline"]   = "keyword",
+    ["switch"]   = "keyword",
+    ["case"]     = "keyword",
+    ["default"]  = "keyword",
+    ["auto"]     = "keyword",
+    ["const"]    = "keyword",
+    ["void"]     = "keyword",
+    ["int"]      = "keyword2",
+    ["short"]    = "keyword2",
+    ["long"]     = "keyword2",
+    ["float"]    = "keyword2",
+    ["double"]   = "keyword2",
+    ["char"]     = "keyword2",
+    ["unsigned"] = "keyword2",
+    ["bool"]     = "keyword2",
+    ["true"]     = "literal",
+    ["false"]    = "literal",
+    ["NULL"]     = "literal",
+  },
+}
+
diff --git a/data/plugins/language_lua.lua b/data/plugins/language_lua.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b344208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/plugins/language_lua.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+local syntax = require "core.syntax"
+
+syntax.add {
+  files = "%.lua$",
+  comment = "--",
+  patterns = {
+    { pattern = { '"', '"', '\\' },       type = "string"   },
+    { pattern = { "'", "'", '\\' },       type = "string"   },
+    { pattern = { "%[%[", "%]%]" },       type = "string"   },
+    { pattern = { "--%[%[", "%]%]"},      type = "comment"  },
+    { pattern = "%-%-.-\n",               type = "comment"  },
+    { pattern = "-?0x%x+",                type = "number"   },
+    { pattern = "-?%d+[%d%.eE]*",         type = "number"   },
+    { pattern = "-?%.?%d+",               type = "number"   },
+    { pattern = "%.%.%.?",                type = "operator" },
+    { pattern = "[<>~=]=",                type = "operator" },
+    { pattern = "[%+%-=/%*%^%%#<>]",      type = "operator" },
+    { pattern = "[%a_][%w_]*%s*%f[(\"{]", type = "function" },
+    { pattern = "[%a_][%w_]*",            type = "symbol"   },
+  },
+  symbols = {
+    ["if"]       = "keyword",
+    ["then"]     = "keyword",
+    ["else"]     = "keyword",
+    ["elseif"]   = "keyword",
+    ["end"]      = "keyword",
+    ["do"]       = "keyword",
+    ["function"] = "keyword",
+    ["repeat"]   = "keyword",
+    ["until"]    = "keyword",
+    ["while"]    = "keyword",
+    ["for"]      = "keyword",
+    ["break"]    = "keyword",
+    ["return"]   = "keyword",
+    ["local"]    = "keyword",
+    ["in"]       = "keyword",
+    ["not"]      = "keyword",
+    ["and"]      = "keyword",
+    ["or"]       = "keyword",
+    ["self"]     = "keyword2",
+    ["true"]     = "literal",
+    ["false"]    = "literal",
+    ["nil"]      = "literal",
+  },
+}
+
diff --git a/data/plugins/language_md.lua b/data/plugins/language_md.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97cc85e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/plugins/language_md.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+local syntax = require "core.syntax"
+
+syntax.add {
+  files = { "%.md$", "%.markdown$" },
+  patterns = {
+    { pattern = "\\.",                    type = "normal"   },
+    { pattern = { "<!%-%-", "%-%->" },    type = "comment"  },
+    { pattern = { "```", "```" },         type = "string"   },
+    { pattern = { "`", "`", "\\" },       type = "string"   },
+    { pattern = { "~~", "~~", "\\" },     type = "keyword2" },
+    { pattern = "%-%-%-+",                type = "comment" },
+    { pattern = "%*%s+",                  type = "operator" },
+    { pattern = { "%*", "[%*\n]", "\\" }, type = "operator" },
+    { pattern = { "%_", "[%_\n]", "\\" }, type = "keyword2" },
+    { pattern = "#.-\n",                  type = "keyword"  },
+    { pattern = "!?%[.*%]%(.*%)",         type = "function" },
+    { pattern = "https?://%S+",           type = "function" },
+  },
+  symbols = { },
+}