diff --git a/packages/crypto-worker/index.ts b/packages/crypto-worker/index.ts
index d81bdfcaf..cd2884e7a 100644
--- a/packages/crypto-worker/index.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto-worker/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ import {
   OutputFormat,
   Cipher,
   EncryptionKey,
-  INNCrypto
+  INNCrypto,
+  Output
 } from "@notesnook/crypto";
 import { NNCryptoWorkerModule } from "./src/worker";
 import { wrap } from "comlink";
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ export class NNCryptoWorker implements INNCrypto {
     if (!this.worker) throw new Error("worker cannot be undefined.");
     if (this.isReady) return;
 
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+    // @ts-ignore
     this.workermodule = wrap<NNCryptoWorkerModule>(this.worker);
     // this.workermodule = await spawn<NNCryptoWorkerModule>(this.worker);
     this.isReady = true;
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ export class NNCryptoWorker implements INNCrypto {
 
   async encrypt(
     key: SerializedKey,
-    plaintext: Plaintext,
+    plaintext: Plaintext<OutputFormat>,
     outputFormat: OutputFormat = "uint8array"
   ): Promise<Cipher> {
     await this.init();
@@ -54,17 +57,28 @@ export class NNCryptoWorker implements INNCrypto {
     return this.workermodule.encrypt(key, plaintext, outputFormat);
   }
 
-  async decrypt(
+  async decrypt<TOutputFormat extends OutputFormat>(
     key: SerializedKey,
     cipherData: Cipher,
-    outputFormat: OutputFormat = "text"
-  ): Promise<Plaintext> {
+    outputFormat: TOutputFormat = "text" as TOutputFormat
+  ): Promise<Output<TOutputFormat>> {
     await this.init();
     if (!this.workermodule) throw new Error("Worker module is not ready.");
 
     return this.workermodule.decrypt(key, cipherData, outputFormat);
   }
 
+  async decryptMulti<TOutputFormat extends OutputFormat>(
+    key: SerializedKey,
+    items: Cipher[],
+    outputFormat: TOutputFormat = "text" as TOutputFormat
+  ): Promise<Output<TOutputFormat>[]> {
+    await this.init();
+    if (!this.workermodule) throw new Error("Worker module is not ready.");
+
+    return this.workermodule.decryptMulti(key, items, outputFormat);
+  }
+
   async hash(password: string, salt: string): Promise<string> {
     await this.init();
     if (!this.workermodule) throw new Error("Worker module is not ready.");
diff --git a/packages/crypto-worker/src/worker.ts b/packages/crypto-worker/src/worker.ts
index e8b00cf60..af89d09b9 100644
--- a/packages/crypto-worker/src/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto-worker/src/worker.ts
@@ -24,15 +24,23 @@ import {
   SerializedKey
 } from "@notesnook/crypto/dist/src/types";
 import { expose, transfer } from "comlink";
-import { NNCrypto } from "@notesnook/crypto";
+import type { Decryption, NNCrypto, Output } from "@notesnook/crypto";
 
 let crypto: NNCrypto | null = null;
+let decryption: typeof Decryption | null = null;
+
 async function loadNNCrypto(): Promise<NNCrypto> {
   if (crypto) return crypto;
   const { NNCrypto } = await import("@notesnook/crypto");
   return (crypto = new NNCrypto());
 }
 
+async function loadDecryptionModule(): Promise<typeof Decryption> {
+  if (decryption) return decryption;
+  const { Decryption } = await import("@notesnook/crypto");
+  return (decryption = Decryption);
+}
+
 const module = {
   exportKey: async function (password: string, salt?: string) {
     const crypto = await loadNNCrypto();
@@ -48,19 +56,31 @@ const module = {
   },
   encrypt: async function (
     key: SerializedKey,
-    plaintext: Plaintext,
+    plaintext: Plaintext<OutputFormat>,
     outputFormat?: OutputFormat
   ) {
     const crypto = await loadNNCrypto();
     return crypto.encrypt(key, plaintext, outputFormat);
   },
-  decrypt: async function (
+  decrypt: async function <TOutputFormat extends OutputFormat>(
     key: SerializedKey,
     cipherData: Cipher,
-    outputFormat?: OutputFormat
+    outputFormat: TOutputFormat = "text" as TOutputFormat
   ) {
-    const crypto = await loadNNCrypto();
-    return crypto.decrypt(key, cipherData, outputFormat);
+    const decryption = await loadDecryptionModule();
+    return decryption.decrypt(key, cipherData, outputFormat);
+  },
+  decryptMulti: async function <TOutputFormat extends OutputFormat>(
+    key: SerializedKey,
+    items: Cipher[],
+    outputFormat: TOutputFormat = "text" as TOutputFormat
+  ) {
+    const decryption = await loadDecryptionModule();
+    const decryptedItems: Output<TOutputFormat>[] = [];
+    for (const cipherData of items) {
+      decryptedItems.push(decryption.decrypt(key, cipherData, outputFormat));
+    }
+    return decryptedItems;
   },
   createEncryptionStream: async function (key: SerializedKey) {
     const crypto = await loadNNCrypto();
diff --git a/packages/crypto/index.ts b/packages/crypto/index.ts
index 1abafb5b8..5c34f9903 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/index.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/index.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import Password from "./src/password";
 import {
   Cipher,
   EncryptionKey,
+  Output,
   OutputFormat,
   Plaintext,
   SerializedKey
@@ -40,24 +41,37 @@ export class NNCrypto implements INNCrypto {
     this.isReady = true;
   }
 
-  async encrypt(
+  async encrypt<TFormat extends OutputFormat>(
     key: SerializedKey,
-    plaintext: Plaintext,
+    plaintext: Plaintext<TFormat>,
     outputFormat: OutputFormat = "uint8array"
   ): Promise<Cipher> {
     await this.init();
     return Encryption.encrypt(key, plaintext, outputFormat);
   }
 
-  async decrypt(
+  async decrypt<TOutputFormat extends OutputFormat>(
     key: SerializedKey,
     cipherData: Cipher,
-    outputFormat: OutputFormat = "text"
-  ): Promise<Plaintext> {
+    outputFormat: TOutputFormat = "text" as TOutputFormat
+  ): Promise<Output<TOutputFormat>> {
     await this.init();
     return Decryption.decrypt(key, cipherData, outputFormat);
   }
 
+  async decryptMulti<TOutputFormat extends OutputFormat>(
+    key: SerializedKey,
+    items: Cipher[],
+    outputFormat: TOutputFormat = "text" as TOutputFormat
+  ): Promise<Output<TOutputFormat>[]> {
+    await this.init();
+    const decryptedItems: Output<TOutputFormat>[] = [];
+    for (const cipherData of items) {
+      decryptedItems.push(Decryption.decrypt(key, cipherData, outputFormat));
+    }
+    return decryptedItems;
+  }
+
   async hash(password: string, salt: string): Promise<string> {
     await this.init();
     return Password.hash(password, salt);
@@ -139,3 +153,4 @@ export class NNCrypto implements INNCrypto {
 
 export * from "./src/types";
 export * from "./src/interfaces";
+export { Decryption };
diff --git a/packages/crypto/src/decryption.ts b/packages/crypto/src/decryption.ts
index 80426a8dc..ae642f0aa 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/src/decryption.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/src/decryption.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {
   from_hex
 } from "@notesnook/sodium";
 import KeyUtils from "./keyutils";
-import { Cipher, OutputFormat, Plaintext, SerializedKey } from "./types";
+import { Cipher, Output, OutputFormat, SerializedKey } from "./types";
 
 export default class Decryption {
   private static transformInput(cipherData: Cipher): Uint8Array {
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ export default class Decryption {
     return input;
   }
 
-  static decrypt(
+  static decrypt<TOutputFormat extends OutputFormat>(
     key: SerializedKey,
     cipherData: Cipher,
-    outputFormat: OutputFormat = "text"
-  ): Plaintext {
+    outputFormat: TOutputFormat = "text" as TOutputFormat
+  ): Output<TOutputFormat> {
     if (!key.salt && cipherData.salt) key.salt = cipherData.salt;
     const encryptionKey = KeyUtils.transform(key);
 
@@ -71,15 +71,13 @@ export default class Decryption {
       encryptionKey.key
     );
 
-    return {
-      format: outputFormat,
-      data:
-        outputFormat === "base64"
-          ? to_base64(plaintext, base64_variants.ORIGINAL)
-          : outputFormat === "text"
-          ? to_string(plaintext)
-          : plaintext
-    };
+    return (
+      outputFormat === "base64"
+        ? to_base64(plaintext, base64_variants.ORIGINAL)
+        : outputFormat === "text"
+        ? to_string(plaintext)
+        : plaintext
+    ) as Output<TOutputFormat>;
   }
 
   static createStream(
diff --git a/packages/crypto/src/encryption.ts b/packages/crypto/src/encryption.ts
index 2279b4f58..39f082835 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/src/encryption.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/src/encryption.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ import { Chunk, Cipher, OutputFormat, Plaintext, SerializedKey } from "./types";
 
 const encoder = new TextEncoder();
 export default class Encryption {
-  private static transformInput(plaintext: Plaintext): Uint8Array {
+  private static transformInput(
+    plaintext: Plaintext<OutputFormat>
+  ): Uint8Array {
     let data: Uint8Array | null = null;
     if (typeof plaintext.data === "string" && plaintext.format === "base64") {
       data = from_base64(plaintext.data, base64_variants.ORIGINAL);
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ export default class Encryption {
 
   static encrypt(
     key: SerializedKey,
-    plaintext: Plaintext,
+    plaintext: Plaintext<OutputFormat>,
     outputFormat: OutputFormat = "uint8array"
   ): Cipher {
     const encryptionKey = KeyUtils.transform(key);
diff --git a/packages/crypto/src/interfaces.ts b/packages/crypto/src/interfaces.ts
index dc913bdf2..acf734025 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ import {
   OutputFormat,
   Plaintext,
   SerializedKey,
-  Chunk
+  Chunk,
+  Output
 } from "./types";
 
 export interface IStreamable {
@@ -34,15 +35,21 @@ export interface IStreamable {
 export interface INNCrypto {
   encrypt(
     key: SerializedKey,
-    plaintext: Plaintext,
+    plaintext: Plaintext<OutputFormat>,
     outputFormat?: OutputFormat
   ): Promise<Cipher>;
 
-  decrypt(
+  decrypt<TOutputFormat extends OutputFormat>(
     key: SerializedKey,
     cipherData: Cipher,
-    outputFormat?: OutputFormat
-  ): Promise<Plaintext>;
+    outputFormat?: TOutputFormat
+  ): Promise<Output<TOutputFormat>>;
+
+  decryptMulti<TOutputFormat extends OutputFormat>(
+    key: SerializedKey,
+    cipherData: Cipher[],
+    outputFormat?: TOutputFormat
+  ): Promise<Output<TOutputFormat>[]>;
 
   hash(password: string, salt: string): Promise<string>;
 
diff --git a/packages/crypto/src/types.ts b/packages/crypto/src/types.ts
index 734110e75..6728cfaad 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/src/types.ts
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ export type Cipher = {
   length: number;
 };
 
-export type Plaintext = {
-  format: OutputFormat;
-  data: string | Uint8Array;
+export type Plaintext<TFormat extends OutputFormat> = {
+  format: TFormat;
+  data: TFormat extends StringOutputFormat ? string : Uint8Array;
 };
+export type Output<TFormat extends OutputFormat> =
+  TFormat extends StringOutputFormat ? string : Uint8Array;
 
 export type SerializedKey = {
   password?: string;