diff --git a/env/boolean.go b/env/boolean.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ceb5ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env/boolean.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package env
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Get an environment variable as a boolean, specifying a default value if its
+// not set or can't be parsed properly into a bool
+func Bool(key string, defaultValue bool) bool {
+	val, exists := os.LookupEnv(key)
+	if !exists {
+		return defaultValue
+	}
+	truthy := map[string]bool{
+		"true": true, "t": true, "yes": true, "y": true, "on": true, "1": true,
+		"enable": true, "enabled": true, "active": true, "affirmative": true,
+	}
+
+	falsy := map[string]bool{
+		"false": false, "f": false, "no": false, "n": false, "off": false, "0": false,
+		"disable": false, "disabled": false, "inactive": false, "negative": false,
+	}
+
+	normalized := strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(val))
+
+	if val, ok := truthy[normalized]; ok {
+		return val
+	}
+	if val, ok := falsy[normalized]; ok {
+		return val
+	}
+
+	return defaultValue
+}
diff --git a/env/duration.go b/env/duration.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92b5bfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env/duration.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package env
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Get an environment variable as a time.Duration, specifying a default value if its
+// not set or can't be parsed properly
+func Duration(key string, defaultValue time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	val, exists := os.LookupEnv(key)
+	if !exists {
+		return time.Duration(defaultValue)
+	}
+
+	intVal, err := strconv.Atoi(val)
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Duration(defaultValue)
+	}
+	return time.Duration(intVal)
+
+}
diff --git a/env/go.mod b/env/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea2e0e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module git.haelnorr.com/h/golib/env
+
+go 1.25.5
diff --git a/env/int.go b/env/int.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18a3a3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env/int.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package env
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+// Get an environment variable as an int, specifying a default value if its
+// not set or can't be parsed properly into an int
+func Int(key string, defaultValue int) int {
+	val, exists := os.LookupEnv(key)
+	if !exists {
+		return defaultValue
+	}
+
+	intVal, err := strconv.Atoi(val)
+	if err != nil {
+		return defaultValue
+	}
+	return intVal
+}
+
+// Get an environment variable as an int64, specifying a default value if its
+// not set or can't be parsed properly into an int64
+func Int64(key string, defaultValue int64) int64 {
+	val, exists := os.LookupEnv(key)
+	if !exists {
+		return defaultValue
+	}
+
+	intVal, err := strconv.ParseInt(val, 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return defaultValue
+	}
+	return intVal
+
+}
diff --git a/env/string.go b/env/string.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef04e11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env/string.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package env
+
+import (
+	"os"
+)
+
+// Get an environment variable, specifying a default value if its not set
+func String(key string, defaultValue string) string {
+	val, exists := os.LookupEnv(key)
+	if !exists {
+		return defaultValue
+	}
+	return val
+}