diff --git a/src/base128.c b/src/base128.c
index 98784a3..7255c0f 100644
--- a/src/base128.c
+++ b/src/base128.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static size_t base128_blksize_enc();
 static size_t base128_encoded_length(size_t inputlen);
 static size_t base128_raw_length(size_t inputlen);
 
-static struct encoder base128_encoder =
+struct encoder base128_encoder =
 {
 	"Base128",
 	base128_encode,
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ static struct encoder base128_encoder =
 	base128_raw_length
 };
 
+struct encoder *b128 = &base128_encoder;
+
 struct encoder
 *get_base128_encoder()
 {
diff --git a/src/base128.h b/src/base128.h
index f4c55f6..9235e62 100644
--- a/src/base128.h
+++ b/src/base128.h
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 #ifndef __BASE128_H__
 #define __BASE128_H__
 
+extern struct encoder base128_encoder;
+extern struct encoder *b128;
+
 struct encoder *get_base128_encoder(void);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/base32.c b/src/base32.c
index ccb2133..86191ac 100644
--- a/src/base32.c
+++ b/src/base32.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static size_t base32_encoded_length(size_t inputlen);
 static size_t base32_raw_length(size_t inputlen);
 
 
-static struct encoder base32_encoder =
+struct encoder base32_encoder =
 {
 	"Base32",
 	base32_encode,
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ static struct encoder base32_encoder =
 	base32_raw_length
 };
 
+struct encoder *b32 = &base32_encoder;
+
 struct encoder
 *get_base32_encoder()
 {
diff --git a/src/base32.h b/src/base32.h
index 83ba784..3676564 100644
--- a/src/base32.h
+++ b/src/base32.h
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 #ifndef __BASE32_H__
 #define __BASE32_H__
 
+extern struct encoder base32_encoder;
+extern struct encoder *b32;
+
 struct encoder *get_base32_encoder(void);
 
 int b32_5to8(int);
diff --git a/src/base64.c b/src/base64.c
index fb189e3..570120b 100644
--- a/src/base64.c
+++ b/src/base64.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static size_t base64_blksize_enc();
 static size_t base64_encoded_length(size_t inputlen);
 static size_t base64_raw_length(size_t inputlen);
 
-static struct encoder base64_encoder =
+struct encoder base64_encoder =
 {
 	"Base64",
 	base64_encode,
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ static struct encoder base64_encoder =
 	base64_raw_length
 };
 
+struct encoder *b64 = &base64_encoder;
+
 struct encoder
 *get_base64_encoder()
 {
diff --git a/src/base64.h b/src/base64.h
index 8ce4742..6ed5aaa 100644
--- a/src/base64.h
+++ b/src/base64.h
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 #ifndef __BASE64_H__
 #define __BASE64_H__
 
+extern struct encoder base64_encoder;
+extern struct encoder *b64;
+
 struct encoder *get_base64_encoder(void);
 
 #endif