diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index f920c3c..fd3d9f1 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ config :pinchflat,
   generators: [timestamp_type: :utc_datetime],
   # Specifying backend data here makes mocking and local testing SUPER easy
   yt_dlp_executable: System.find_executable("yt-dlp"),
-  yt_dlp_runner: Pinchflat.DownloaderBackends.YtDlp.CommandRunner
+  yt_dlp_runner: Pinchflat.Downloader.Backends.YtDlp.CommandRunner
 
 # Configures the endpoint
 config :pinchflat, PinchflatWeb.Endpoint,
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/downloader_backends/backend_command_runner.ex b/lib/pinchflat/downloader/backends/backend_command_runner.ex
similarity index 74%
rename from lib/pinchflat/downloader_backends/backend_command_runner.ex
rename to lib/pinchflat/downloader/backends/backend_command_runner.ex
index 6e1bcb7..866008e 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/downloader_backends/backend_command_runner.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/downloader/backends/backend_command_runner.ex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-defmodule Pinchflat.DownloaderBackends.BackendCommandRunner do
+defmodule Pinchflat.Downloader.Backends.BackendCommandRunner do
   @moduledoc """
   A behaviour for running CLI commands against a downloader backend
   """
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/downloader_backends/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex b/lib/pinchflat/downloader/backends/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex
similarity index 93%
rename from lib/pinchflat/downloader_backends/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex
rename to lib/pinchflat/downloader/backends/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex
index 014ae0e..545e094 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/downloader_backends/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/downloader/backends/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-defmodule Pinchflat.DownloaderBackends.YtDlp.CommandRunner do
+defmodule Pinchflat.Downloader.Backends.YtDlp.CommandRunner do
   @moduledoc """
   Runs yt-dlp commands using the `System.cmd/3` function
   """
 
   alias Pinchflat.Utils.StringUtils
-  alias Pinchflat.DownloaderBackends.BackendCommandRunner
+  alias Pinchflat.Downloader.Backends.BackendCommandRunner
 
   @behaviour BackendCommandRunner
 
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/downloader_backends/yt_dlp/video_collection.ex b/lib/pinchflat/downloader/backends/yt_dlp/video_collection.ex
similarity index 89%
rename from lib/pinchflat/downloader_backends/yt_dlp/video_collection.ex
rename to lib/pinchflat/downloader/backends/yt_dlp/video_collection.ex
index 324895b..ed24bdb 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/downloader_backends/yt_dlp/video_collection.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/downloader/backends/yt_dlp/video_collection.ex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-defmodule Pinchflat.DownloaderBackends.YtDlp.VideoCollection do
+defmodule Pinchflat.Downloader.Backends.YtDlp.VideoCollection do
   @moduledoc """
   Contains utilities for working with collections of videos (ie: channels, playlists)
   """
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/rendered_string/base.ex b/lib/pinchflat/rendered_string/base.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..549a676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/rendered_string/base.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+defmodule Pinchflat.RenderedString.Base do
+  @moduledoc """
+  A base module for parsing rendered strings, designed as a macro to be used
+  in other modules. See https://elixirforum.com/t/help-to-parse-a-template-with-nimbleparsec/47980
+
+  NOTE: if the needs here get any more complicated, look into using a Liquid
+  template parser. No need to reinvent the wheel any more than I already have.
+
+  NOTE: this is effectively tested by the `Pinchflat.RenderedString.Parser`'s tests
+  """
+
+  defmacro __using__(_opts) do
+    quote location: :keep do
+      import NimbleParsec
+
+      opening_tag = string("{{")
+      closing_tag = string("}}")
+      optional_whitespaces = ascii_string(~c[ \t\n\r], min: 0)
+
+      # Capture everything up to the opening object
+      text =
+        lookahead_not(opening_tag)
+        # ... as long as it's a character
+        |> utf8_char([])
+        # ... and there's at least one character
+        |> times(min: 1)
+        # ... and then convert it to a string
+        |> reduce({List, :to_string, []})
+        # ... finally bag it and tag it
+        |> unwrap_and_tag(:text)
+
+      identifier =
+        utf8_string([?a..?z, ?A..?Z, ?_, ?0..?9], min: 1)
+        |> reduce({Enum, :join, []})
+        |> unwrap_and_tag(:identifier)
+
+      defparsecp(:expression, identifier)
+
+      # when spotting interpolation, ignore the opening tag and any whitespace
+      interpolation =
+        ignore(concat(opening_tag, optional_whitespaces))
+        # ... then parse the expression (identifier)
+        |> parsec(:expression)
+        # ... then ignore any whitespace and the closing tags after the expression
+        |> ignore(concat(optional_whitespaces, closing_tag))
+        # ... once again we bag it and tag it
+        |> unwrap_and_tag(:interpolation)
+
+      defparsec(:do_parse, choice([interpolation, text]) |> repeat() |> eos())
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/rendered_string/parser.ex b/lib/pinchflat/rendered_string/parser.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab167fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/rendered_string/parser.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+defmodule Pinchflat.RenderedString.Parser do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Parses liquid-ish-style strings into a rendered string
+
+  Used for turning filepath templates into real filepaths
+  """
+
+  use Pinchflat.RenderedString.Base
+
+  @doc """
+  Parses a string into a rendered string, using the provided variables.
+
+  Variable identifiers are surrounded by {{ and }}. The variable keys MUST be strings.
+  If an identifier is not found in the provided variables, it will be removed from the string.
+  """
+  def parse(string, variables) do
+    # `do_parse` comes from `RenderedString.Base`
+    case do_parse(string) do
+      {:ok, parsed, _, _, _, _} ->
+        {:ok, build_string(parsed, variables)}
+
+      {:error, message, _, _, _, _} ->
+        {:error, message}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp build_string(parsed, variables) do
+    Enum.reduce(parsed, "", fn element, acc ->
+      case element do
+        {:text, text} -> acc <> text
+        {:interpolation, {:identifier, identifier}} -> acc <> to_string(variables[identifier])
+      end
+    end)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/utils/string_utils.ex b/lib/pinchflat/utils/string_utils.ex
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/utils/string_utils.ex
rename to lib/pinchflat/utils/string_utils.ex
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 83b991b..cc91b60 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.MixProject do
       {:dns_cluster, "~> 0.1.1"},
       {:plug_cowboy, "~> 2.5"},
       {:mox, "~> 1.0", only: :test},
-      {:credo, "~> 1.7", only: [:dev, :test], runtime: false}
+      {:credo, "~> 1.7", only: [:dev, :test], runtime: false},
+      {:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.4"}
     ]
   end
 
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 9a2d029..2ea91e9 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   "mint": {:hex, :mint, "1.5.2", "4805e059f96028948870d23d7783613b7e6b0e2fb4e98d720383852a760067fd", [:mix], [{:castore, "~> 0.1.0 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :castore, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:hpax, "~> 0.1.1", [hex: :hpax, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "d77d9e9ce4eb35941907f1d3df38d8f750c357865353e21d335bdcdf6d892a02"},
   "mox": {:hex, :mox, "1.1.0", "0f5e399649ce9ab7602f72e718305c0f9cdc351190f72844599545e4996af73c", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "d44474c50be02d5b72131070281a5d3895c0e7a95c780e90bc0cfe712f633a13"},
   "nimble_options": {:hex, :nimble_options, "1.1.0", "3b31a57ede9cb1502071fade751ab0c7b8dbe75a9a4c2b5bbb0943a690b63172", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "8bbbb3941af3ca9acc7835f5655ea062111c9c27bcac53e004460dfd19008a99"},
+  "nimble_parsec": {:hex, :nimble_parsec, "1.4.0", "51f9b613ea62cfa97b25ccc2c1b4216e81df970acd8e16e8d1bdc58fef21370d", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "9c565862810fb383e9838c1dd2d7d2c437b3d13b267414ba6af33e50d2d1cf28"},
   "nimble_pool": {:hex, :nimble_pool, "1.0.0", "5eb82705d138f4dd4423f69ceb19ac667b3b492ae570c9f5c900bb3d2f50a847", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "80be3b882d2d351882256087078e1b1952a28bf98d0a287be87e4a24a710b67a"},
   "phoenix": {:hex, :phoenix, "1.7.10", "02189140a61b2ce85bb633a9b6fd02dff705a5f1596869547aeb2b2b95edd729", [:mix], [{:castore, ">= 0.0.0", [hex: :castore, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:phoenix_pubsub, "~> 2.1", [hex: :phoenix_pubsub, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:phoenix_template, "~> 1.0", [hex: :phoenix_template, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:phoenix_view, "~> 2.0", [hex: :phoenix_view, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:plug, "~> 1.14", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:plug_cowboy, "~> 2.6", [hex: :plug_cowboy, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:plug_crypto, "~> 1.2 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :plug_crypto, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:websock_adapter, "~> 0.5.3", [hex: :websock_adapter, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "cf784932e010fd736d656d7fead6a584a4498efefe5b8227e9f383bf15bb79d0"},
   "phoenix_ecto": {:hex, :phoenix_ecto, "4.4.3", "86e9878f833829c3f66da03d75254c155d91d72a201eb56ae83482328dc7ca93", [:mix], [{:ecto, "~> 3.5", [hex: :ecto, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:phoenix_html, "~> 2.14.2 or ~> 3.0 or ~> 4.0", [hex: :phoenix_html, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:plug, "~> 1.9", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "d36c401206f3011fefd63d04e8ef626ec8791975d9d107f9a0817d426f61ac07"},
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/downloader_backends/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/downloader/backends/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
similarity index 93%
rename from test/pinchflat/downloader_backends/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
rename to test/pinchflat/downloader/backends/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
index 02e18c2..2700090 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/downloader_backends/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/downloader/backends/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-defmodule Pinchflat.DownloaderBackends.YtDlp.CommandRunnerTest do
+defmodule Pinchflat.Downloader.Backends.YtDlp.CommandRunnerTest do
   use ExUnit.Case, async: true
 
-  alias Pinchflat.DownloaderBackends.YtDlp.CommandRunner, as: Runner
+  alias Pinchflat.Downloader.Backends.YtDlp.CommandRunner, as: Runner
 
   @original_executable Application.compile_env(:pinchflat, :yt_dlp_executable)
   @video_url "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0"
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/downloader_backends/yt_dlp/video_collection_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/downloader/backends/yt_dlp/video_collection_test.exs
similarity index 89%
rename from test/pinchflat/downloader_backends/yt_dlp/video_collection_test.exs
rename to test/pinchflat/downloader/backends/yt_dlp/video_collection_test.exs
index 08296fc..31cb840 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/downloader_backends/yt_dlp/video_collection_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/downloader/backends/yt_dlp/video_collection_test.exs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-defmodule Pinchflat.DownloaderBackends.YtDlp.VideoCollectionTest do
+defmodule Pinchflat.Downloader.Backends.YtDlp.VideoCollectionTest do
   use ExUnit.Case, async: true
   import Mox
 
-  alias Pinchflat.DownloaderBackends.YtDlp.VideoCollection, as: VideoCollection
+  alias Pinchflat.Downloader.Backends.YtDlp.VideoCollection, as: VideoCollection
 
   @channel_url "https://www.youtube.com/@TheUselessTrials"
 
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/rendered_string/parser_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/rendered_string/parser_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7c4b70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pinchflat/rendered_string/parser_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+defmodule Pinchflat.RenderedString.ParserTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: true
+
+  alias Pinchflat.RenderedString.Parser
+
+  describe "parse/2" do
+    test "it returns the rendered string when the string is valid" do
+      assert {:ok, "bar"} = Parser.parse("{{ foo }}", %{"foo" => "bar"})
+    end
+
+    test "it works with filepath-like strings" do
+      assert {:ok, "bar/baz"} =
+               Parser.parse("{{ foo }}/{{ bar }}", %{"foo" => "bar", "bar" => "baz"})
+    end
+
+    test "it works when mixing text and variables" do
+      assert {:ok, "bar text baz"} =
+               Parser.parse("{{ foo }} text {{ bar }}", %{"foo" => "bar", "bar" => "baz"})
+    end
+
+    test "it removes the placeholder but doesn't blow up when the variable isn't provided" do
+      assert {:ok, ""} = Parser.parse("{{ foo }}", %{})
+    end
+
+    test "it accepts any number of spaces between open and closing tags" do
+      assert {:ok, "bar"} = Parser.parse("{{foo}}", %{"foo" => "bar"})
+      assert {:ok, "bar"} = Parser.parse("{{ foo}}", %{"foo" => "bar"})
+      assert {:ok, "bar"} = Parser.parse("{{foo }}", %{"foo" => "bar"})
+      assert {:ok, "bar"} = Parser.parse("{{   foo   }}", %{"foo" => "bar"})
+    end
+
+    test "it doesn't interpret single braces as variables" do
+      assert {:ok, "{foo}"} = Parser.parse("{foo}", %{})
+    end
+
+    test "it returns an error when the string is invalid" do
+      assert {:error, "expected end of string"} = Parser.parse("{{ 1-1 }", %{})
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/test_helper.exs b/test/test_helper.exs
index 2511d46..3a6890e 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.exs
+++ b/test/test_helper.exs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Mox.defmock(CommandRunnerMock, for: Pinchflat.DownloaderBackends.BackendCommandRunner)
+Mox.defmock(CommandRunnerMock, for: Pinchflat.Downloader.Backends.BackendCommandRunner)
 Application.put_env(:pinchflat, :yt_dlp_runner, CommandRunnerMock)
 
 ExUnit.start()