diff --git a/.changeset/plenty-cycles-flash.md b/.changeset/plenty-cycles-flash.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e049b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/plenty-cycles-flash.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'extractinator': minor
+---
+
+feat: add `type` field to output
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b113cc..ec827d0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ Output:
 
 ````json
 {
+	"type": "svelte",
 	"fileName": "Example.svelte",
 	"filePath": "playground/Example.svelte",
 	"comment": {
diff --git a/src/files/svelte.ts b/src/files/svelte.ts
index 9646f25..45a2f2c 100644
--- a/src/files/svelte.ts
+++ b/src/files/svelte.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export function parseSvelteFile({
 	const component_class_node = file.getDefaultExportSymbol()?.getValueDeclaration()
 
 	return {
+		type: 'svelte',
 		fileName: file_name,
 		filePath: input_file_path,
 		comment: component_class_node
diff --git a/src/files/typescript.ts b/src/files/typescript.ts
index 5334321..7cce0ea 100644
--- a/src/files/typescript.ts
+++ b/src/files/typescript.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export function parseTSFile({
 	}
 
 	return {
+		type: 'ts',
 		fileName: file_name,
 		filePath: input_file_path,
 		exports: export_bits,
diff --git a/src/types.d.ts b/src/types.d.ts
index 6ccae3e..d95ccb0 100644
--- a/src/types.d.ts
+++ b/src/types.d.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ export interface BaseParsedFile {
 }
 
 export interface ParsedTSFile extends BaseParsedFile {
+	type: 'ts'
+
 	/**
 	 * The exports from the ts file
 	 */
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ export interface ParsedTSFile extends BaseParsedFile {
 }
 
 export interface ParsedSvelteFile extends BaseParsedFile {
+	type: 'svelte'
+
 	/**
 	 * The name of the component
 	 *