diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a03e23d..efb7942 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -170,3 +170,23 @@ fn parse_outline(elem: &mut HtmlElement, outline: &mut EcoString, curr_level: &m
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub fn compile_all(
+    root_dir: &PathBuf,
+    prepend: &Option<PathBuf>,
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+    for entry in fs::read_dir(root_dir)? {
+        let entry = entry?;
+        let path = entry.path();
+
+        if path.is_dir() {
+            compile_all(&path, prepend)?;
+        } else if path.file_name().is_some_and(|n| n == "index.typ") {
+            let dir = path.parent().unwrap().to_path_buf();
+            println!("compiling {}", dir.display());
+            compile_article(&dir, prepend)?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b836b3f..4e5ce4f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::env;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use clap::Parser;
-use typssg::compile_article;
+use typssg::{compile_article, compile_all};
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
 struct Args {
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ struct Args {
 
     #[arg(long)]
     prepend: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    #[arg(short)]
+    recursive: bool,
 }
 
 fn main() {
@@ -21,7 +24,13 @@ fn main() {
 
     let args = Args::parse();
 
-    if let Err(e) = compile_article(&args.dir, &args.prepend) {
+    let result = if args.recursive {
+        compile_all(&args.dir, &args.prepend)
+    } else {
+        compile_article(&args.dir, &args.prepend)
+    };
+
+    if let Err(e) = result {
         eprintln!("{e}");
         std::process::exit(1);
     }