diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 907b66d0..2c1cd8bb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -108,3 +108,6 @@ venv.bak/
 
 # Generated files:
 _version.py
+
+# Submodules
+xbout/modules/*/
diff --git a/xbout/load.py b/xbout/load.py
index 39c77d6f..87f6ec75 100644
--- a/xbout/load.py
+++ b/xbout/load.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 from . import geometries
 from .utils import _set_attrs_on_all_vars, _separate_metadata, _check_filetype, _is_path
+from .modules import avail as modules
 
 
 _BOUT_PER_PROC_VARIABLES = [
@@ -240,6 +241,14 @@ def attrs_remove_section(obj, section):
         else:
             ds = geometries.apply_geometry(ds, None)
 
+        matches = [module for module in modules if module.does_match(ds)]
+        if len(matches):
+            assert (
+                len(matches) == 1
+            ), f"More than module claim to be able to read the dataset: {[x.__file__ for x in matches]}"
+            (match,) = matches
+            ds = match.update(ds)
+
         if info == "terse":
             print("Read in dataset from {}".format(str(Path(datapath))))
         elif info:
@@ -332,6 +341,14 @@ def attrs_remove_section(obj, section):
     # BOUT++
     ds.bout.fine_interpolation_factor = 8
 
+    matches = [module for module in modules if module.does_match(ds)]
+    if len(matches):
+        assert (
+            len(matches) == 1
+        ), f"More than module claim to be able to read the dataset: {[x.__file__ for x in matches]}"
+        (match,) = matches
+        ds = match.update(ds)
+
     if info == "terse":
         print("Read in dataset from {}".format(str(Path(datapath))))
     elif info:
diff --git a/xbout/modules/__init__.py b/xbout/modules/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77dcbed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xbout/modules/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import pkgutil
+import importlib
+
+avail = []
+
+
+class skeleton:
+    name = "not set"
+
+    def does_match(self, ds):
+        return False
+
+    def update(self, ds):
+        return ds
+
+
+for module in pkgutil.iter_modules(__path__):
+    importlib.import_module(f"xbout.modules.{module.name}")