diff --git a/examples/dimension_expander.rs b/examples/dimension_expander.rs
index 6ea53476..0fbe008a 100644
--- a/examples/dimension_expander.rs
+++ b/examples/dimension_expander.rs
@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate vst;
 
-use vst::buffer::AudioBuffer;
-use vst::plugin::{Category, HostCallback, Info, Plugin, PluginParameters};
-use vst::util::AtomicFloat;
-
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::f64::consts::PI;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+use vst::prelude::*;
 
 /// Calculate the length in samples for a delay. Size ranges from 0.0 to 1.0.
 fn delay(index: usize, mut size: f32) -> isize {
diff --git a/examples/fwd_midi.rs b/examples/fwd_midi.rs
index a9f5560d..c5818fbc 100644
--- a/examples/fwd_midi.rs
+++ b/examples/fwd_midi.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 extern crate vst;
 
 use vst::api;
-use vst::buffer::{AudioBuffer, SendEventBuffer};
-use vst::plugin::{CanDo, HostCallback, Info, Plugin};
+use vst::prelude::*;
 
 plugin_main!(MyPlugin); // Important!
 
diff --git a/examples/gain_effect.rs b/examples/gain_effect.rs
index d82cba4d..cbe06bd7 100644
--- a/examples/gain_effect.rs
+++ b/examples/gain_effect.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate vst;
 
-use vst::buffer::AudioBuffer;
-use vst::plugin::{Category, HostCallback, Info, Plugin, PluginParameters};
-use vst::util::AtomicFloat;
-
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use vst::prelude::*;
+
 /// Simple Gain Effect.
 /// Note that this does not use a proper scale for sound and shouldn't be used in
 /// a production amplification effect!  This is purely for demonstration purposes,
diff --git a/examples/ladder_filter.rs b/examples/ladder_filter.rs
index 06b4b8e6..0c6dac81 100644
--- a/examples/ladder_filter.rs
+++ b/examples/ladder_filter.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ use std::f32::consts::PI;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use vst::buffer::AudioBuffer;
-use vst::plugin::{Category, HostCallback, Info, Plugin, PluginParameters};
-use vst::util::AtomicFloat;
+use vst::prelude::*;
 
 // this is a 4-pole filter with resonance, which is why there's 4 states and vouts
 #[derive(Clone)]
diff --git a/examples/sine_synth.rs b/examples/sine_synth.rs
index e9173762..81a0475a 100644
--- a/examples/sine_synth.rs
+++ b/examples/sine_synth.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate vst;
 
-use vst::api::{Events, Supported};
-use vst::buffer::AudioBuffer;
-use vst::event::Event;
-use vst::plugin::{CanDo, Category, HostCallback, Info, Plugin};
+use vst::prelude::*;
 
 use std::f64::consts::PI;
 
diff --git a/examples/transfer_and_smooth.rs b/examples/transfer_and_smooth.rs
index 5bdc1106..ba50b121 100644
--- a/examples/transfer_and_smooth.rs
+++ b/examples/transfer_and_smooth.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ extern crate vst;
 use std::f32;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use vst::buffer::AudioBuffer;
-use vst::plugin::{Category, HostCallback, Info, Plugin, PluginParameters};
-use vst::util::ParameterTransfer;
+use vst::prelude::*;
 
 const PARAMETER_COUNT: usize = 100;
 const BASE_FREQUENCY: f32 = 5.0;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8cb6a8f3..7f311874 100755
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ pub mod event;
 pub mod host;
 mod interfaces;
 pub mod plugin;
-
+pub mod prelude;
 pub mod util;
 
 use api::consts::VST_MAGIC;
diff --git a/src/prelude.rs b/src/prelude.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e76ff88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/prelude.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//! A collection of commonly used items for implement a Plugin
+
+#[doc(no_inline)]
+pub use api::{Events, Supported};
+#[doc(no_inline)]
+pub use buffer::{AudioBuffer, SendEventBuffer};
+#[doc(no_inline)]
+pub use event::{Event, MidiEvent};
+#[doc(no_inline)]
+pub use plugin::{CanDo, Category, HostCallback, Info, Plugin, PluginParameters};
+#[doc(no_inline)]
+pub use util::{AtomicFloat, ParameterTransfer};