diff --git a/ibfi-ts/src/App.scss b/ibfi-ts/src/App.scss
index adfc14f..ea759ab 100644
--- a/ibfi-ts/src/App.scss
+++ b/ibfi-ts/src/App.scss
@@ -51,12 +51,8 @@ $medium-color: #78787f;
     border: $border;
   }
 
-  .pointer {
-
-  }
-
   th, td {
-    width: 30px;
+    min-width: 60px;
     text-align: center;
   }
 }
@@ -69,6 +65,13 @@ $medium-color: #78787f;
     width: 200px;
   }
 
+  .program-input-area {
+    resize: none;
+    width: 80vw;
+    height: 50px;
+    font-size: 30px;
+  }
+
   .error {
     background-color: #664242FF;
   }
diff --git a/ibfi-ts/src/App.tsx b/ibfi-ts/src/App.tsx
index b719e72..28f65f3 100644
--- a/ibfi-ts/src/App.tsx
+++ b/ibfi-ts/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
 import './App.scss';
-import CodeInput from "./components/CodeInput";
+import CodeInput, {CodeOptions} from "./components/CodeInput";
 import ProgramOutput from "./components/ProgramOutput";
 import React, {useCallback, useState} from "react";
 import Runner from "./components/Runner";
 
 function App() {
     const [out, setOut] = useState("");
-    const [input, setInput] = useState("");
+    const [input, setInput] = useState<[string, CodeOptions]>(["", {}]);
     const [running, setRunning] = useState(false);
 
     const outHandler = useCallback((char: number) => {
         setOut(out => out + String.fromCharCode(char))
     }, []);
 
-    const inHandler = useCallback((): number => {
-        return 65;
-    }, []);
-
     const runHandler = (run: boolean) => {
         setRunning(run);
         if (!run) {
@@ -24,12 +20,14 @@ function App() {
         }
     }
 
+    const inputHandler = (code: string, options: CodeOptions) => setInput([code, options]);
+
     return (
         <div className="App-header">
             {
-                !running && <CodeInput setInput={input => setInput(input)}/>
+                !running && <CodeInput code={input[0]} setInput={inputHandler}/>
             }
-            <Runner running={running} setRunning={runHandler} input={input} outHandler={outHandler} inHandler={inHandler}/>
+            <Runner running={running} setRunning={runHandler} input={input} outHandler={outHandler}/>
             {
                 running && <ProgramOutput text={out}/>
             }
diff --git a/ibfi-ts/src/brainfuck/Interpreter.ts b/ibfi-ts/src/brainfuck/Interpreter.ts
index 82cc6b8..0664fca 100644
--- a/ibfi-ts/src/brainfuck/Interpreter.ts
+++ b/ibfi-ts/src/brainfuck/Interpreter.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import {CodeOptions} from "../components/CodeInput";
+
 type InHandler = (() => number);
 type OutHandler = ((char: number) => void);
 type ErrorHandler = ((msg: string) => void);
@@ -6,25 +8,31 @@ export default class Interpreter {
     private readonly _array: Uint8Array;
     private _pointer: number;
     private readonly _code: string;
-    private _codePointer: number;
+    private _programCounter: number;
 
     private readonly _inHandler: InHandler;
     private readonly _outHandler: OutHandler;
     private readonly _errorHandler: ErrorHandler;
 
-    constructor(code: string, outHandler: OutHandler, inHandler: InHandler, errorHandler: ErrorHandler) {
+    constructor(input: [string, CodeOptions], outHandler: OutHandler, inHandler: InHandler, errorHandler: ErrorHandler) {
         const buf = new ArrayBuffer(32000);
         this._array = new Uint8Array(buf);
         this._pointer = 0;
-        this._code = code;
-        this._codePointer = 0;
+
+        if (input[1].minify) {
+            this._code = minify(input[0])
+        } else {
+            this._code = input[0];
+        }
+
+        this._programCounter = 0;
         this._inHandler = inHandler;
         this._outHandler = outHandler;
         this._errorHandler = errorHandler;
     }
 
     public next() {
-        switch (this._code[this._codePointer++]) {
+        switch (this._code[this._programCounter++]) {
             case '+':
                 this._array[this._pointer]++;
                 break;
@@ -45,13 +53,18 @@ export default class Interpreter {
                 this._outHandler(this.value);
                 break;
             case ',':
-                this._array[this._pointer] = this._inHandler();
+                try {
+                    this._array[this._pointer] = this._inHandler();
+                } catch {
+                    this._programCounter--;
+                    this._errorHandler("Could not read input, trying again next time.")
+                }
                 break;
             case '[':
                 if (this.value === 0) {
                     let level = 0;
                     while (this.lastInstruction !== ']' || level > -1) {
-                        this._codePointer++;
+                        this._programCounter++;
                         if (this.lastInstruction === '[') level++;
                         else if (this.lastInstruction === ']') level--;
                     }
@@ -61,20 +74,20 @@ export default class Interpreter {
                 if (this.value !== 0) {
                     let level = 0;
                     while (this.lastInstruction !== '[' || level > -1) {
-                        this._codePointer--;
+                        this._programCounter--;
                         if (this.lastInstruction === '[') level--;
                         else if (this.lastInstruction === ']') level++;
                     }
                 }
                 break;
             case undefined:
-                this._pointer--;
+                this._pointer = this._code.length;
                 console.warn("reached end");
                 break;
             default: {
             }
         }
-        console.log(`char: ${this.code[this.codePointer - 1]}  pointer: ${this.pointer} value: ${this.array[this.pointer]}`)
+        console.log(`char: ${this.code[this.programCounter - 1]}  pointer: ${this.pointer} value: ${this.array[this.pointer]}`)
     }
 
     public prev() {
@@ -82,11 +95,11 @@ export default class Interpreter {
     }
 
     get reachedEnd(): boolean {
-        return this._codePointer === this._code.length - 1;
+        return this._programCounter === this._code.length;
     }
 
     get lastInstruction(): string {
-        return this._code[this._codePointer - 1];
+        return this._code[this._programCounter - 1];
     }
 
     get value(): number {
@@ -105,7 +118,14 @@ export default class Interpreter {
         return this._code;
     }
 
-    get codePointer(): number {
-        return this._codePointer;
+    get programCounter(): number {
+        return this._programCounter;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+const CHARS = ['+', '-', '<', '>', '.', ',', '[', ']'];
+const minify = (code: string): string =>
+    code.split("")
+    .filter(c => CHARS.includes(c))
+    .join("");
+
diff --git a/ibfi-ts/src/components/CodeDisplay.tsx b/ibfi-ts/src/components/CodeDisplay.tsx
index 0affb6f..da3b88b 100644
--- a/ibfi-ts/src/components/CodeDisplay.tsx
+++ b/ibfi-ts/src/components/CodeDisplay.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const CodeDisplay = ({code, index}: CodeDisplayProps) => {
     return (
         <div className="code-display-wrapper">
             <span>{firstCodePart}</span>
-            <span style={{backgroundColor: "red"}}>{code[index]}</span>
+            <span style={{backgroundColor: "red"}}>{code[index] || " "}</span>
             <span>{secondCodePart}</span>
         </div>
     );
diff --git a/ibfi-ts/src/components/CodeInput.tsx b/ibfi-ts/src/components/CodeInput.tsx
index 9c2c23e..179b7bd 100644
--- a/ibfi-ts/src/components/CodeInput.tsx
+++ b/ibfi-ts/src/components/CodeInput.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,48 @@
 import React, {useState} from 'react';
 
-interface CodeInputProps {
-    setInput: ((input: string) => void),
+export interface CodeOptions {
+    minify?: boolean
 }
 
-const CodeInput = ({setInput}: CodeInputProps) => {
+interface CodeInputProps {
+    setInput: ((code: string, options: CodeOptions) => void),
+    code: string
+}
+
+const CodeInput = ({code, setInput}: CodeInputProps) => {
     const [fontSize, setFontSize] = useState(40);
 
+    const [codeOptions, setCodeOptions] = useState<CodeOptions>({});
+
+
     const setStart = () => {
         setInput(
-            "++++++++[>++++[>++>+++>+++>+<<<<-]>+>+>->>+[<]<-]>>.>---.+++++++..+++.>>.<-.<.+++.------.--------.>>+.>++.");
+            "++++++++[>++++[>++>+++>+++>+<<<<-]>+>+>->>+[<]<-]>>.>---.+++++++..+++.>>.<-.<.+++.------.--------.>>+.>++.",
+            codeOptions);
+    }
+
+    const changeMinify = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+        setCodeOptions(old => ({...old, minify: e.target.checked}))
+        setInput(code, codeOptions);
     }
 
     return (
         <div>
             <div className="bf-input">
                 <div>
+                <span>
                     <label htmlFor="bf-input-fontsize-range">Font Size</label>
                     <input type="range" id="bf-input-fontsize-range" onChange={v => setFontSize(+v.target.value)}/>
-                    <button onClick={setStart}>set init</button>
+                </span>
+                    <input type="checkbox" checked={codeOptions.minify} id="input-options-minify" onChange={changeMinify}/>
+                    <label htmlFor="input-options-minify">Minify Code</label>
                 </div>
-                <textarea onChange={e => setInput(e.target.value)} style={{fontSize}} className="code-input"
+                <textarea value={code} onChange={e => setInput(e.target.value, codeOptions)} style={{fontSize}}
+                          className="code-input"
                           placeholder="Input your code here..."/>
+                <div>
+                    <button onClick={setStart}>Set Hello World</button>
+                </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     );
diff --git a/ibfi-ts/src/components/RunDisplay.tsx b/ibfi-ts/src/components/RunDisplay.tsx
index aa930ca..7ba8706 100644
--- a/ibfi-ts/src/components/RunDisplay.tsx
+++ b/ibfi-ts/src/components/RunDisplay.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import Interpreter from "../brainfuck/Interpreter";
 
-const MAX_TABLE_COLUMNS = 30;
+const MAX_TABLE_COLUMNS = 20;
 
 interface RunDisplayProps {
     interpreter: Interpreter,
diff --git a/ibfi-ts/src/components/Runner.tsx b/ibfi-ts/src/components/Runner.tsx
index c62112d..6683834 100644
--- a/ibfi-ts/src/components/Runner.tsx
+++ b/ibfi-ts/src/components/Runner.tsx
@@ -1,33 +1,47 @@
-import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useState} from 'react';
+import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import Interpreter from "../brainfuck/Interpreter";
 import CodeDisplay from "./CodeDisplay";
 import RunDisplay from "./RunDisplay";
+import {CodeOptions} from "./CodeInput";
 
 interface RunInfoProps {
-    input: string,
+    input: [string, CodeOptions],
     setRunning: (running: boolean) => void,
     running: boolean
-    inHandler: () => number,
     outHandler: (char: number) => void,
 }
 
-const Runner = ({setRunning, running, inHandler, outHandler, input}: RunInfoProps) => {
+const Runner = ({setRunning, running, outHandler, input}: RunInfoProps) => {
     const [speed, setSpeed] = useState(0);
     const [interpreter, setInterpreter] = useState<Interpreter | null>(null);
     const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
     const [, setRerenderNumber] = useState(0);
 
-    const errorHandler = (msg: string) => {
-        setError(msg);
+    const inputArea = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
+
+
+    const inputHandler = () => {
+        if (!inputArea.current) {
+            throw new Error("Could not read input")
+        }
+        const value = inputArea.current.value;
+        if (value.length < 1) {
+            throw new Error("No input found");
+        }
+        const char = value.charCodeAt(0);
+        inputArea.current.value = value.substr(1);
+        return char;
     }
 
+    const errorHandler = (msg: string) => setError(msg);
+
     const startHandler = useCallback(() => {
         setSpeed(0);
-        setInterpreter(new Interpreter(input, outHandler, inHandler, errorHandler));
+        setInterpreter(new Interpreter(input, outHandler, inputHandler, errorHandler));
         setRunning(false);
         setRunning(true);
-    }, [input, inHandler, outHandler, setRunning]);
+    }, [input, outHandler, setRunning]);
 
     const stopHandler = () => setRunning(false);
 
@@ -58,7 +72,7 @@ const Runner = ({setRunning, running, inHandler, outHandler, input}: RunInfoProp
         <div className="bf-run">
             {
                 running && interpreter && <>
-                    <CodeDisplay code={input} index={interpreter.codePointer}/>
+                    <CodeDisplay code={interpreter.code} index={interpreter.programCounter}/>
                     <RunDisplay interpreter={interpreter}/>
                 </>
             }
@@ -78,7 +92,13 @@ const Runner = ({setRunning, running, inHandler, outHandler, input}: RunInfoProp
                 </>
             }
             {
-                error && <div className="error">Error: '{error}'</div>
+                error && <div className="error">{error}</div>
+            }
+            {
+                running && <div>
+                    <div>Input:</div>
+                    <textarea className="program-input-area" ref={inputArea}/>
+                </div>
             }
         </div>
     );