diff --git a/befunge/src/main/kotlin/befide/befunge/b93/B93Funge.kt b/befunge/src/main/kotlin/befide/befunge/b93/B93Funge.kt
index 3f7a2b8..f941fe9 100644
--- a/befunge/src/main/kotlin/befide/befunge/b93/B93Funge.kt
+++ b/befunge/src/main/kotlin/befide/befunge/b93/B93Funge.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ class B93Funge : Funge {
 
     private var cars = Array(height) { Array(width) { Value(' ') } }
 
+    override var values
+        get() = cars.map { it.toList() }
+        set(data) {
+            for (y in 0 until cars.size)
+                for (x in 0 until cars[y].size)
+                    cars[y][x] = data[y][x]
+        }
+
     override fun get(vec: Vec): Value {
         return cars[vec.y][vec.x]
     }
diff --git a/befunge/src/main/kotlin/befide/befunge/core/Funge.kt b/befunge/src/main/kotlin/befide/befunge/core/Funge.kt
index c8e3264..1cb0189 100644
--- a/befunge/src/main/kotlin/befide/befunge/core/Funge.kt
+++ b/befunge/src/main/kotlin/befide/befunge/core/Funge.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ interface Funge {
     operator fun get(vec: Vec): Value
     operator fun set(vec: Vec, value: Value)
 
+    var values: List<List<Value>>
+
     /**
      * Get the next position to be executed starting at [vec] and stepping by [delta]
      */
diff --git a/ide/src/main/kotlin/befide/ide/ActionView.kt b/ide/src/main/kotlin/befide/ide/ActionView.kt
index 2429f10..29475a7 100644
--- a/ide/src/main/kotlin/befide/ide/ActionView.kt
+++ b/ide/src/main/kotlin/befide/ide/ActionView.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ class ActionView(val interp: Interpreter, val codeView: CodeView, val ioView: IO
     override val root = hbox {
         button("step") {
             setOnAction {
-                interp.funge.setString(codeView.src)
+                interp.funge.values = codeView.values
+
                 interp.step()
             }
         }
@@ -31,13 +32,15 @@ class ActionView(val interp: Interpreter, val codeView: CodeView, val ioView: IO
             setOnAction {
                 interp.reset()
                 ioView.reset()
-                codeView.src = interp.funge.toString()
+
+                codeView.values = interp.funge.values
             }
         }
 
         button("run") {
             setOnAction {
-                interp.funge.setString(codeView.src)
+                interp.funge.values = codeView.values
+
                 runTimeline.rate = 10000.0
                 runTimeline.playFromStart()
             }
@@ -45,7 +48,8 @@ class ActionView(val interp: Interpreter, val codeView: CodeView, val ioView: IO
 
         button("walk") {
             setOnAction {
-                interp.funge.setString(codeView.src)
+                interp.funge.values = codeView.values
+
                 runTimeline.rate = 50.0
                 runTimeline.playFromStart()
             }
@@ -53,7 +57,8 @@ class ActionView(val interp: Interpreter, val codeView: CodeView, val ioView: IO
 
         button("crawl") {
             setOnAction {
-                interp.funge.setString(codeView.src)
+                interp.funge.values = codeView.values
+
                 runTimeline.rate = 4.0
                 runTimeline.playFromStart()
             }
diff --git a/ide/src/main/kotlin/befide/ide/CodeLabel.kt b/ide/src/main/kotlin/befide/ide/CodeLabel.kt
index d3d423b..dbe39e9 100644
--- a/ide/src/main/kotlin/befide/ide/CodeLabel.kt
+++ b/ide/src/main/kotlin/befide/ide/CodeLabel.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package befide.ide
 
 import befide.befunge.core.Interpreter
+import befide.befunge.state.Value
 import befide.befunge.state.Vec
 import javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleObjectProperty
@@ -8,12 +9,14 @@ import javafx.scene.control.Label
 import tornadofx.*
 
 class CodeLabel(val pos: Vec, val cursorPos: ObjectProperty<Vec>, val interp: Interpreter) : Label() {
-    val charProperty = SimpleObjectProperty<Char>('\u0000')
-    var char: Char by charProperty
+    var valueProperty = SimpleObjectProperty<Value>(Value(' '))
+    var value: Value by valueProperty
 
     fun restyle() {
         styleClass.setAll("code")
 
+        val char = value.asChar ?: '\u2022'
+
         if (char in "0123456789") styleClass.add("code-num")
         if (char in "gp") styleClass.add("code-funge")
         if (char in "<>^v?#") styleClass.add("code-dir")
@@ -27,14 +30,14 @@ class CodeLabel(val pos: Vec, val cursorPos: ObjectProperty<Vec>, val interp: In
     }
 
     init {
-        textProperty().bind(charProperty.stringBinding { it?.toString() ?: " " })
+        textProperty().bind(valueProperty.stringBinding { it?.asChar?.toString() ?: "\u2022" })
 
         setOnMouseClicked {
             cursorPos.value = pos
         }
 
-        charProperty.addListener { _, _, _ -> restyle() }
+        valueProperty.addListener { _, _, _ -> restyle() }
 
-        char = ' '
+        restyle()
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ide/src/main/kotlin/befide/ide/CodeView.kt b/ide/src/main/kotlin/befide/ide/CodeView.kt
index fd97d09..02333e8 100644
--- a/ide/src/main/kotlin/befide/ide/CodeView.kt
+++ b/ide/src/main/kotlin/befide/ide/CodeView.kt
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 package befide.ide
 
 import befide.befunge.core.Interpreter
+import befide.befunge.state.Value
 import befide.befunge.state.Vec
 import javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty
-import javafx.beans.property.SimpleBooleanProperty
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleObjectProperty
 import javafx.scene.input.KeyCode
 import tornadofx.*
-import tornadofx.getValue
-import tornadofx.setValue
 
 operator fun <T> List<List<T>>.get(v: Vec): T = this[v.y][v.x]
 
@@ -21,6 +19,14 @@ class CodeView(val interp: Interpreter) : View() {
 
     var labels: List<List<CodeLabel>> = List(25) { y -> List(80) { x -> CodeLabel(Vec(x, y), cursorPosProperty, interp) } }
 
+    var values: List<List<Value>>
+        get() = labels.map { it.map { it.value } }
+        set(data) {
+            for (y in 0 until labels.size)
+                for (x in 0 until labels[y].size)
+                    labels[y][x].value = data[y][x]
+        }
+
     init {
         cursorPosProperty.addListener { _, old, new ->
             labels[old].restyle()
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@ class CodeView(val interp: Interpreter) : View() {
 
         interp.fungeChanged += {
             for (change in it.changes) {
-                labels[change.vec].char = change.to.asChar ?: '\u2022'
+                labels[change.vec].value = change.to
                 labels[change.vec].restyle()
             }
         }
@@ -47,9 +53,9 @@ class CodeView(val interp: Interpreter) : View() {
     var src: String
         get() = labels.joinToString("\n") { row ->
             row.dropLastWhile { lbl ->
-                lbl.char.isWhitespace()
+                lbl.value.asChar?.isWhitespace() ?: false
             }.joinToString("") { lbl ->
-                lbl.char.toString()
+                lbl.value.asChar?.toString() ?: "\u2022"
             }
         }
         set(value) {
@@ -57,7 +63,8 @@ class CodeView(val interp: Interpreter) : View() {
 
             for (row in labels) {
                 for (lbl in row) {
-                    lbl.char = lines.getOrNull(lbl.pos.y)?.getOrNull(lbl.pos.x) ?: ' '
+                    val char = lines.getOrNull(lbl.pos.y)?.getOrNull(lbl.pos.x) ?: ' '
+                    lbl.value = Value(char)
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ class CodeView(val interp: Interpreter) : View() {
                             else -> cursorDelta
                         }
 
-                        labels[cursorPos].char = ch
+                        labels[cursorPos].value = Value(ch)
 
                         move()
                     }
@@ -113,7 +120,7 @@ class CodeView(val interp: Interpreter) : View() {
                     ch == '\u0008' -> {  // backspace
                         move(-cursorDelta)
 
-                        labels[cursorPos].char = ' '
+                        labels[cursorPos].value = Value(' ')
                     }
 
                     else -> {