diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f790b1d..e7703b6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ travis-ci = { repository = "sile/hls_m3u8" }
 codecov = { repository = "sile/hls_m3u8" }
 
 [dependencies]
-failure = "0.1.5"
+thiserror = "1.0"
 derive_builder = "0.8.0"
 chrono = "0.4.9"
 strum = { version = "0.16.0", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index c64e031..1333ce5 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -1,39 +1,33 @@
 use std::fmt;
 
-use failure::{Backtrace, Context, Fail};
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+use crate::types::ProtocolVersion;
 
 /// This crate specific `Result` type.
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
 
 /// The [`ErrorKind`].
-#[derive(Debug, Fail, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum ErrorKind {
-    #[fail(display = "ChronoParseError: {}", _0)]
-    /// An error from the [Chrono](chrono) crate.
-    ChronoParseError(String),
-
-    #[fail(display = "UnknownError: {}", _0)]
-    /// An unknown error occured.
-    UnknownError(String),
-
-    #[fail(display = "A value is missing for the attribute {}", _0)]
+#[derive(Debug, Error, Clone, PartialEq)]
+enum ErrorKind {
     /// A required value is missing.
+    #[error("A value is missing for the attribute {}", _0)]
     MissingValue(String),
 
-    #[fail(display = "Invalid Input")]
     /// Error for anything.
+    #[error("Invalid Input")]
     InvalidInput,
 
-    #[fail(display = "ParseIntError: {}", _0)]
+    #[error("{}", _0)]
     /// Failed to parse a String to int.
-    ParseIntError(String),
+    ParseIntError(::std::num::ParseIntError),
 
-    #[fail(display = "ParseFloatError: {}", _0)]
+    #[error("{}", _0)]
     /// Failed to parse a String to float.
-    ParseFloatError(String),
+    ParseFloatError(::std::num::ParseFloatError),
 
-    #[fail(display = "MissingTag: Expected {} at the start of {:?}", tag, input)]
     /// A tag is missing, that is required at the start of the input.
+    #[error("Expected `{}` at the start of {:?}", tag, input)]
     MissingTag {
         /// The required tag.
         tag: String,
@@ -41,100 +35,98 @@ pub enum ErrorKind {
         input: String,
     },
 
-    #[fail(display = "CustomError: {}", _0)]
+    #[error("{}", _0)]
     /// A custom error.
     Custom(String),
 
-    #[fail(display = "Unmatched Group: {:?}", _0)]
     /// Unmatched Group
+    #[error("Unmatched Group: {:?}", _0)]
     UnmatchedGroup(String),
 
-    #[fail(display = "Unknown Protocol version: {:?}", _0)]
     /// Unknown m3u8 version. This library supports up to ProtocolVersion 7.
+    #[error("Unknown protocol version {:?}", _0)]
     UnknownProtocolVersion(String),
 
-    #[fail(display = "IoError: {}", _0)]
     /// Some io error
+    #[error("{}", _0)]
     Io(String),
 
-    #[fail(
-        display = "VersionError: required_version: {:?}, specified_version: {:?}",
-        _0, _1
-    )]
     /// This error occurs, if there is a ProtocolVersion mismatch.
-    VersionError(String, String),
+    #[error("required_version: {:?}, specified_version: {:?}", _0, _1)]
+    VersionError(ProtocolVersion, ProtocolVersion),
 
-    #[fail(display = "BuilderError: {}", _0)]
-    /// An Error from a Builder.
-    BuilderError(String),
-
-    #[fail(display = "Missing Attribute: {}", _0)]
     /// An attribute is missing.
+    #[error("Missing Attribute: {}", _0)]
     MissingAttribute(String),
 
-    #[fail(display = "Unexpected Attribute: {:?}", _0)]
     /// An unexpected value.
+    #[error("Unexpected Attribute: {:?}", _0)]
     UnexpectedAttribute(String),
 
-    #[fail(display = "Unexpected Tag: {:?}", _0)]
     /// An unexpected tag.
+    #[error("Unexpected Tag: {:?}", _0)]
     UnexpectedTag(String),
 
+    /// An error from the [`chrono`] crate.
+    #[error("{}", _0)]
+    ChronoParseError(chrono::ParseError),
+
+    /// An error from a Builder.
+    #[error("BuilderError: {}", _0)]
+    Builder(String),
+
+    #[error("{}", _0)]
+    Hex(hex::FromHexError),
+
     /// Hints that destructuring should not be exhaustive.
     ///
     /// This enum may grow additional variants, so this makes sure clients
     /// don't count on exhaustive matching. (Otherwise, adding a new variant
     /// could break existing code.)
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    #[fail(display = "Invalid error")]
+    #[error("Invalid error")]
     __Nonexhaustive,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
 /// The Error type of this library.
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Error {
-    inner: Context<ErrorKind>,
+    inner: ErrorKind,
 }
 
-impl Fail for Error {
-    fn cause(&self) -> Option<&dyn Fail> { self.inner.cause() }
-
-    fn backtrace(&self) -> Option<&Backtrace> { self.inner.backtrace() }
-}
+impl std::error::Error for Error {}
 
 impl fmt::Display for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result { self.inner.fmt(f) }
 }
 
-impl From<ErrorKind> for Error {
-    fn from(kind: ErrorKind) -> Self { Self::from(Context::new(kind)) }
-}
-
-impl From<Context<ErrorKind>> for Error {
-    fn from(inner: Context<ErrorKind>) -> Self { Self { inner } }
-}
-
 impl Error {
+    fn new(inner: ErrorKind) -> Self { Self { inner } }
+
+    pub(crate) fn custom<T: fmt::Display>(value: T) -> Self {
+        Self::new(ErrorKind::Custom(value.to_string()))
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn missing_value<T: ToString>(value: T) -> Self {
-        Self::from(ErrorKind::MissingValue(value.to_string()))
+        Self::new(ErrorKind::MissingValue(value.to_string()))
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn unexpected_attribute<T: ToString>(value: T) -> Self {
-        Self::from(ErrorKind::UnexpectedAttribute(value.to_string()))
+        Self::new(ErrorKind::UnexpectedAttribute(value.to_string()))
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn unexpected_tag<T: ToString>(value: T) -> Self {
-        Self::from(ErrorKind::UnexpectedTag(value.to_string()))
+        Self::new(ErrorKind::UnexpectedTag(value.to_string()))
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn invalid_input() -> Self { Self::from(ErrorKind::InvalidInput) }
+    pub(crate) fn invalid_input() -> Self { Self::new(ErrorKind::InvalidInput) }
 
-    pub(crate) fn parse_int_error<T: ToString>(value: T) -> Self {
-        Self::from(ErrorKind::ParseIntError(value.to_string()))
+    pub(crate) fn parse_int(value: ::std::num::ParseIntError) -> Self {
+        Self::new(ErrorKind::ParseIntError(value))
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn parse_float_error<T: ToString>(value: T) -> Self {
-        Self::from(ErrorKind::ParseFloatError(value.to_string()))
+    pub(crate) fn parse_float(value: ::std::num::ParseFloatError) -> Self {
+        Self::new(ErrorKind::ParseFloatError(value))
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn missing_tag<T, U>(tag: T, input: U) -> Self
@@ -142,76 +134,53 @@ impl Error {
         T: ToString,
         U: ToString,
     {
-        Self::from(ErrorKind::MissingTag {
+        Self::new(ErrorKind::MissingTag {
             tag: tag.to_string(),
             input: input.to_string(),
         })
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn unmatched_group<T: ToString>(value: T) -> Self {
-        Self::from(ErrorKind::UnmatchedGroup(value.to_string()))
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn custom<T>(value: T) -> Self
-    where
-        T: fmt::Display,
-    {
-        Self::from(ErrorKind::Custom(value.to_string()))
+        Self::new(ErrorKind::UnmatchedGroup(value.to_string()))
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn unknown_protocol_version<T: ToString>(value: T) -> Self {
-        Self::from(ErrorKind::UnknownProtocolVersion(value.to_string()))
+        Self::new(ErrorKind::UnknownProtocolVersion(value.to_string()))
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn io<T: ToString>(value: T) -> Self { Self::from(ErrorKind::Io(value.to_string())) }
+    pub(crate) fn io<T: ToString>(value: T) -> Self { Self::new(ErrorKind::Io(value.to_string())) }
 
-    pub(crate) fn builder_error<T: ToString>(value: T) -> Self {
-        Self::from(ErrorKind::BuilderError(value.to_string()))
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn chrono<T: ToString>(value: T) -> Self {
-        Self::from(ErrorKind::ChronoParseError(value.to_string()))
+    pub(crate) fn builder<T: ToString>(value: T) -> Self {
+        Self::new(ErrorKind::Builder(value.to_string()))
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn missing_attribute<T: ToString>(value: T) -> Self {
-        Self::from(ErrorKind::MissingAttribute(value.to_string()))
+        Self::new(ErrorKind::MissingAttribute(value.to_string()))
+    }
+
+    // third party crates:
+    pub(crate) fn chrono(value: chrono::format::ParseError) -> Self {
+        Self::new(ErrorKind::ChronoParseError(value))
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn hex(value: hex::FromHexError) -> Self { Self::new(ErrorKind::Hex(value)) }
+
+    pub(crate) fn strum(value: strum::ParseError) -> Self {
+        Self::new(ErrorKind::Custom(value.to_string()))
     }
 }
 
+#[doc(hidden)]
 impl From<::std::num::ParseIntError> for Error {
-    fn from(value: ::std::num::ParseIntError) -> Self { Self::parse_int_error(value) }
+    fn from(value: ::std::num::ParseIntError) -> Self { Self::parse_int(value) }
 }
 
+#[doc(hidden)]
 impl From<::std::num::ParseFloatError> for Error {
-    fn from(value: ::std::num::ParseFloatError) -> Self { Self::parse_float_error(value) }
-}
-
-impl From<::std::io::Error> for Error {
-    fn from(value: ::std::io::Error) -> Self { Self::io(value) }
-}
-
-impl From<::chrono::ParseError> for Error {
-    fn from(value: ::chrono::ParseError) -> Self { Self::chrono(value) }
+    fn from(value: ::std::num::ParseFloatError) -> Self { Self::parse_float(value) }
 }
 
+#[doc(hidden)]
 impl From<::strum::ParseError> for Error {
-    fn from(value: ::strum::ParseError) -> Self {
-        Self::custom(value) // TODO!
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<String> for Error {
-    fn from(value: String) -> Self { Self::custom(value) }
-}
-
-impl From<::core::convert::Infallible> for Error {
-    fn from(_: ::core::convert::Infallible) -> Self {
-        Self::custom("An Infallible error has been returned! (this should never happen!)")
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<::hex::FromHexError> for Error {
-    fn from(value: ::hex::FromHexError) -> Self {
-        Self::custom(value) // TODO!
-    }
+    fn from(value: ::strum::ParseError) -> Self { Self::strum(value) }
 }
diff --git a/src/master_playlist.rs b/src/master_playlist.rs
index 04b2d99..513658d 100644
--- a/src/master_playlist.rs
+++ b/src/master_playlist.rs
@@ -65,16 +65,15 @@ impl MasterPlaylist {
     /// Returns a Builder for a [`MasterPlaylist`].
     ///
     /// # Example
+    ///
     /// ```
     /// use hls_m3u8::tags::ExtXStart;
     /// use hls_m3u8::MasterPlaylist;
     ///
-    /// # fn main() -> Result<(), hls_m3u8::Error> {
     /// MasterPlaylist::builder()
     ///     .start_tag(ExtXStart::new(20.123456))
     ///     .build()?;
-    /// # Ok(())
-    /// # }
+    /// # Ok::<(), Box<dyn ::std::error::Error>>(())
     /// ```
     pub fn builder() -> MasterPlaylistBuilder { MasterPlaylistBuilder::default() }
 
@@ -438,7 +437,7 @@ impl FromStr for MasterPlaylist {
         builder.session_data_tags(session_data_tags);
         builder.session_key_tags(session_key_tags);
 
-        builder.build().map_err(Error::builder_error)
+        builder.build().map_err(Error::builder)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/media_playlist.rs b/src/media_playlist.rs
index a334650..4fb97f4 100644
--- a/src/media_playlist.rs
+++ b/src/media_playlist.rs
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ fn parse_media_playlist(
             Line::Uri(uri) => {
                 segment.uri(uri);
                 segment.keys(available_key_tags.clone());
-                segments.push(segment.build().map_err(Error::builder_error)?);
+                segments.push(segment.build().map_err(Error::builder)?);
                 segment = MediaSegment::builder();
                 has_partial_segment = false;
             }
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ fn parse_media_playlist(
     }
 
     builder.segments(segments);
-    builder.build().map_err(Error::builder_error)
+    builder.build().map_err(Error::builder)
 }
 
 impl FromStr for MediaPlaylist {
diff --git a/src/tags/basic/m3u.rs b/src/tags/basic/m3u.rs
index b1f8592..f930ddc 100644
--- a/src/tags/basic/m3u.rs
+++ b/src/tags/basic/m3u.rs
@@ -12,18 +12,18 @@ use crate::{Error, RequiredVersion};
 /// It is the at the start of every [`Media Playlist`] and [`Master Playlist`].
 ///
 /// # Examples
+///
 /// Parsing from a [`str`]:
+///
 /// ```
-/// # use failure::Error;
 /// # use hls_m3u8::tags::ExtM3u;
 /// #
-/// # fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
 /// assert_eq!("#EXTM3U".parse::<ExtM3u>()?, ExtM3u);
-/// #
-/// # Ok(())
-/// # }
+/// # Ok::<(), Box<dyn ::std::error::Error>>(())
 /// ```
+///
 /// Converting to a [`str`]:
+///
 /// ```
 /// # use hls_m3u8::tags::ExtM3u;
 /// #
diff --git a/src/tags/basic/version.rs b/src/tags/basic/version.rs
index e39f079..be37b45 100644
--- a/src/tags/basic/version.rs
+++ b/src/tags/basic/version.rs
@@ -12,21 +12,18 @@ use crate::{Error, RequiredVersion};
 /// It applies to the entire Playlist.
 ///
 /// # Examples
+///
 /// Parsing from a [`str`]:
 /// ```
-/// # use failure::Error;
 /// # use hls_m3u8::tags::ExtXVersion;
 /// #
-/// # fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
 /// use hls_m3u8::types::ProtocolVersion;
 ///
 /// assert_eq!(
 ///     "#EXT-X-VERSION:5".parse::<ExtXVersion>()?,
 ///     ExtXVersion::new(ProtocolVersion::V5)
 /// );
-/// #
-/// # Ok(())
-/// # }
+/// # Ok::<(), Box<dyn ::std::error::Error>>(())
 /// ```
 /// Converting to a [`str`]:
 /// ```
diff --git a/src/tags/master_playlist/i_frame_stream_inf.rs b/src/tags/master_playlist/i_frame_stream_inf.rs
index 2e9c9f5..1e2ddec 100644
--- a/src/tags/master_playlist/i_frame_stream_inf.rs
+++ b/src/tags/master_playlist/i_frame_stream_inf.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl ExtXIFrameStreamInfBuilder {
                 .uri
                 .clone()
                 .ok_or_else(|| Error::missing_value("frame rate"))?,
-            stream_inf: self.stream_inf.build().map_err(Error::builder_error)?,
+            stream_inf: self.stream_inf.build().map_err(Error::builder)?,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tags/master_playlist/media.rs b/src/tags/master_playlist/media.rs
index f43e73f..f8f65ac 100644
--- a/src/tags/master_playlist/media.rs
+++ b/src/tags/master_playlist/media.rs
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ impl FromStr for ExtXMedia {
             }
         }
 
-        builder.build().map_err(Error::builder_error)
+        builder.build().map_err(Error::builder)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tags/master_playlist/stream_inf.rs b/src/tags/master_playlist/stream_inf.rs
index d8cc87d..bf6aced 100644
--- a/src/tags/master_playlist/stream_inf.rs
+++ b/src/tags/master_playlist/stream_inf.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl ExtXStreamInfBuilder {
             audio: self.audio.clone(),
             subtitles: self.subtitles.clone(),
             closed_captions: self.closed_captions.clone(),
-            stream_inf: self.stream_inf.build().map_err(Error::builder_error)?,
+            stream_inf: self.stream_inf.build().map_err(Error::builder)?,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ impl FromStr for ExtXStreamInf {
                 "FRAME-RATE" => frame_rate = Some((value.parse())?),
                 "AUDIO" => audio = Some(unquote(value)),
                 "SUBTITLES" => subtitles = Some(unquote(value)),
-                "CLOSED-CAPTIONS" => closed_captions = Some(value.parse()?),
+                "CLOSED-CAPTIONS" => closed_captions = Some(value.parse().unwrap()),
                 _ => {}
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/tags/media_segment/date_range.rs b/src/tags/media_segment/date_range.rs
index 6586f8a..87bca24 100644
--- a/src/tags/media_segment/date_range.rs
+++ b/src/tags/media_segment/date_range.rs
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ impl FromStr for ExtXDateRange {
                 "ID" => id = Some(unquote(value)),
                 "CLASS" => class = Some(unquote(value)),
                 "START-DATE" => start_date = Some(unquote(value)),
-                "END-DATE" => end_date = Some(unquote(value).parse()?),
+                "END-DATE" => end_date = Some(unquote(value).parse().map_err(Error::chrono)?),
                 "DURATION" => {
                     duration = Some(Duration::from_secs_f64(value.parse()?));
                 }
@@ -750,7 +750,8 @@ impl FromStr for ExtXDateRange {
         let id = id.ok_or_else(|| Error::missing_value("ID"))?;
         let start_date = start_date
             .ok_or_else(|| Error::missing_value("START-DATE"))?
-            .parse()?;
+            .parse()
+            .map_err(Error::chrono)?;
 
         if end_on_next && class.is_none() {
             return Err(Error::invalid_input());
diff --git a/src/tags/media_segment/program_date_time.rs b/src/tags/media_segment/program_date_time.rs
index 5ea34ca..23ccc0b 100644
--- a/src/tags/media_segment/program_date_time.rs
+++ b/src/tags/media_segment/program_date_time.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl FromStr for ExtXProgramDateTime {
     fn from_str(input: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
         let input = tag(input, Self::PREFIX)?;
 
-        let date_time = DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339(input)?;
+        let date_time = DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339(input).map_err(Error::chrono)?;
         Ok(Self::new(date_time))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/types/channels.rs b/src/types/channels.rs
index effec06..d56fd01 100644
--- a/src/types/channels.rs
+++ b/src/types/channels.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ impl FromStr for Channels {
         let channel_number = parameters
             .first()
             .ok_or_else(|| Error::missing_attribute("First parameter of channels!"))?
-            .parse()?;
+            .parse()
+            .map_err(Error::parse_int)?;
 
         Ok(Self {
             channel_number,
diff --git a/src/types/decimal_floating_point.rs b/src/types/decimal_floating_point.rs
index 5e8c2de..af0ac36 100644
--- a/src/types/decimal_floating_point.rs
+++ b/src/types/decimal_floating_point.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ impl DecimalFloatingPoint {
 impl FromStr for DecimalFloatingPoint {
     type Err = Error;
 
-    fn from_str(input: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> { Self::new(input.parse()?) }
+    fn from_str(input: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Self::new(input.parse().map_err(Error::parse_float)?)
+    }
 }
 
 impl Deref for DecimalFloatingPoint {
diff --git a/src/types/decimal_resolution.rs b/src/types/decimal_resolution.rs
index 2a4b4ae..50e44c1 100644
--- a/src/types/decimal_resolution.rs
+++ b/src/types/decimal_resolution.rs
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ impl FromStr for DecimalResolution {
         }
 
         Ok(Self {
-            width: tokens[0].parse()?,
-            height: tokens[1].parse()?,
+            width: tokens[0].parse().map_err(Error::parse_int)?,
+            height: tokens[1].parse().map_err(Error::parse_int)?,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/types/decryption_key.rs b/src/types/decryption_key.rs
index 77d85b6..9a57fa4 100644
--- a/src/types/decryption_key.rs
+++ b/src/types/decryption_key.rs
@@ -295,11 +295,11 @@ impl FromStr for DecryptionKey {
 
         for (key, value) in input.parse::<AttributePairs>()? {
             match key.as_str() {
-                "METHOD" => method = Some(value.parse()?),
+                "METHOD" => method = Some(value.parse().map_err(Error::strum)?),
                 "URI" => uri = Some(unquote(value)),
                 "IV" => iv = Some(value.parse()?),
                 "KEYFORMAT" => key_format = Some(value.parse()?),
-                "KEYFORMATVERSIONS" => key_format_versions = Some(value.parse()?),
+                "KEYFORMATVERSIONS" => key_format_versions = Some(value.parse().unwrap()),
                 _ => {
                     // [6.3.1. General Client Responsibilities]
                     // > ignore any attribute/value pair with an unrecognized
diff --git a/src/types/stream_inf.rs b/src/types/stream_inf.rs
index 3f5b4b1..4886249 100644
--- a/src/types/stream_inf.rs
+++ b/src/types/stream_inf.rs
@@ -270,11 +270,15 @@ impl FromStr for StreamInf {
 
         for (key, value) in input.parse::<AttributePairs>()? {
             match key.as_str() {
-                "BANDWIDTH" => bandwidth = Some(value.parse::<u64>()?),
-                "AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH" => average_bandwidth = Some(value.parse::<u64>()?),
+                "BANDWIDTH" => bandwidth = Some(value.parse::<u64>().map_err(Error::parse_int)?),
+                "AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH" => {
+                    average_bandwidth = Some(value.parse::<u64>().map_err(Error::parse_int)?)
+                }
                 "CODECS" => codecs = Some(unquote(value)),
                 "RESOLUTION" => resolution = Some(value.parse()?),
-                "HDCP-LEVEL" => hdcp_level = Some(value.parse()?),
+                "HDCP-LEVEL" => {
+                    hdcp_level = Some(value.parse::<HdcpLevel>().map_err(Error::strum)?)
+                }
                 "VIDEO" => video = Some(unquote(value)),
                 _ => {
                     // [6.3.1. General Client Responsibilities]
diff --git a/src/types/value.rs b/src/types/value.rs
index 8c0d961..98eebe0 100644
--- a/src/types/value.rs
+++ b/src/types/value.rs
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ impl FromStr for Value {
 
     fn from_str(input: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
         if input.starts_with("0x") || input.starts_with("0X") {
-            Ok(Self::Hex(hex::decode(
-                input.trim_start_matches("0x").trim_start_matches("0X"),
-            )?))
+            Ok(Self::Hex(
+                hex::decode(input.trim_start_matches("0x").trim_start_matches("0X"))
+                    .map_err(Error::hex)?,
+            ))
         } else {
             match input.parse() {
                 Ok(value) => Ok(Self::Float(value)),