diff --git a/examples/autocomplete/main.go b/examples/autocomplete/main.go
index 161efa7801..bd6fc9356f 100644
--- a/examples/autocomplete/main.go
+++ b/examples/autocomplete/main.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	p := tea.NewProgram(initialModel())
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ func initialModel() model {
 	return model{textInput: ti, help: h, keymap: km}
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, tea.Batch(getRepos, textinput.Blink)
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
diff --git a/examples/capability/main.go b/examples/capability/main.go
index 56476293e6..321f78a669 100644
--- a/examples/capability/main.go
+++ b/examples/capability/main.go
@@ -14,17 +14,15 @@ type model struct {
 	width int
 }
 
-var _ tea.Model = model{}
-
 // Init implements tea.Model.
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	m.input = textinput.New()
 	m.input.Placeholder = "Enter capability name to request"
 	return m, m.input.Focus()
 }
 
 // Update implements tea.Model.
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmd tea.Cmd
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(model{}).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(model{}).Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/examples/cellbuffer/main.go b/examples/cellbuffer/main.go
index d1ac812841..5c2514950a 100644
--- a/examples/cellbuffer/main.go
+++ b/examples/cellbuffer/main.go
@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@ type model struct {
 }
 
 func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
-	return m, animate()
+	return m, tea.Batch(
+		animate(),
+		tea.EnableMouseCellMotion,
+		tea.EnterAltScreen,
+	)
 }
 
 func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
@@ -193,7 +197,7 @@ func main() {
 		spring: harmonica.NewSpring(harmonica.FPS(fps), frequency, damping),
 	}
 
-	p := tea.NewProgram(m, tea.WithAltScreen[model](), tea.WithMouseCellMotion[model]())
+	p := tea.NewProgram(m)
 	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Uh oh:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/examples/chat/main.go b/examples/chat/main.go
index 6377c46421..83c432a448 100644
--- a/examples/chat/main.go
+++ b/examples/chat/main.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const gap = "\n\n"
 
 func main() {
 	p := tea.NewProgram(initialModel())
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Oof: %v\n", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ Type a message and press Enter to send.`)
 	}
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, textarea.Blink
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		m.viewport.SetWidth(msg.Width)
diff --git a/examples/colorprofile/main.go b/examples/colorprofile/main.go
index 68a6ac507d..08af1e2989 100644
--- a/examples/colorprofile/main.go
+++ b/examples/colorprofile/main.go
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@ var myFancyColor color.Color
 
 type model struct{}
 
-var _ tea.Model = model{}
-
 // Init implements tea.Model.
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, tea.Batch(
 		tea.RequestCapability("RGB"),
 		tea.RequestCapability("Tc"),
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 }
 
 // Update implements tea.Model.
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
 		return m, tea.Quit
@@ -47,8 +45,9 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 func main() {
 	myFancyColor, _ = colorful.Hex("#6b50ff")
 
-	p := tea.NewProgram(model{}, tea.WithColorProfile(colorprofile.TrueColor))
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	p := tea.NewProgram(model{})
+	p.Profile = colorprofile.TrueColor
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/examples/composable-views/main.go b/examples/composable-views/main.go
index 443744816e..6b82bd7cc8 100644
--- a/examples/composable-views/main.go
+++ b/examples/composable-views/main.go
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ func newModel(timeout time.Duration) mainModel {
 	return m
 }
 
-func (m mainModel) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m mainModel) Init() (mainModel, tea.Cmd) {
 	// start the timer and spinner on program start
 	timer, cmd := m.timer.Init()
 	m.timer = timer
 	return m, tea.Batch(cmd, m.spinner.Tick)
 }
 
-func (m mainModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m mainModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (mainModel, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmd tea.Cmd
 	var cmds []tea.Cmd
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (m *mainModel) resetSpinner() {
 func main() {
 	p := tea.NewProgram(newModel(defaultTime))
 
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/examples/credit-card-form/main.go b/examples/credit-card-form/main.go
index 5d75955a3a..fc77080b01 100644
--- a/examples/credit-card-form/main.go
+++ b/examples/credit-card-form/main.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 func main() {
 	p := tea.NewProgram(initialModel())
 
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ func initialModel() model {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, textinput.Blink
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmds []tea.Cmd = make([]tea.Cmd, len(m.inputs))
 
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
diff --git a/examples/cursor-style/main.go b/examples/cursor-style/main.go
index e1992702f7..f4e08cf0ac 100644
--- a/examples/cursor-style/main.go
+++ b/examples/cursor-style/main.go
@@ -8,35 +8,35 @@ import (
 )
 
 type model struct {
-	style tea.CursorStyle
+	shape tea.CursorShape
 	blink bool
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	m.blink = true
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
 		case "ctrl+q", "q":
 			return m, tea.Quit
 		case "h", "left":
-			if m.style == tea.CursorBlock && m.blink {
+			if m.shape == tea.CursorBlock && m.blink {
 				break
 			}
 			if m.blink {
-				m.style--
+				m.shape--
 			}
 			m.blink = !m.blink
 		case "l", "right":
-			if m.style == tea.CursorBar && !m.blink {
+			if m.shape == tea.CursorBar && !m.blink {
 				break
 			}
 			if !m.blink {
-				m.style++
+				m.shape++
 			}
 			m.blink = !m.blink
 		}
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 		"\n\n" +
 		"  <- This is the cursor (a " + m.describeCursor() + ")")
 	f.Cursor = tea.NewCursor(0, 2)
-	f.Cursor.Style = m.style
+	f.Cursor.Shape = m.shape
 	f.Cursor.Blink = m.blink
 	return f
 }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (m model) describeCursor() string {
 		adj = "steady"
 	}
 
-	switch m.style {
+	switch m.shape {
 	case tea.CursorBlock:
 		noun = "block"
 	case tea.CursorUnderline:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (m model) describeCursor() string {
 
 func main() {
 	p := tea.NewProgram(model{})
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %v", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/debounce/main.go b/examples/debounce/main.go
index 2e1187be1c..bf2bb592ec 100644
--- a/examples/debounce/main.go
+++ b/examples/debounce/main.go
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ type model struct {
 	tag int
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		// Increment the tag on the model...
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(model{}).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(model{}).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("uh oh:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/doom-fire/main.go b/examples/doom-fire/main.go
index 7ec28ee3f5..89ed2af766 100644
--- a/examples/doom-fire/main.go
+++ b/examples/doom-fire/main.go
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ type model struct {
 	startTime   time.Time
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
-	return m, tick
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
+	return m, tea.Batch(
+		tick,
+		tea.EnterAltScreen,
+	)
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		if msg.String() == "q" || msg.String() == "ctrl+c" {
@@ -128,8 +131,8 @@ func initialModel() model {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	p := tea.NewProgram(initialModel(), tea.WithAltScreen())
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	p := tea.NewProgram(initialModel())
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Error running program: %v", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/examples/exec/main.go b/examples/exec/main.go
index 026f4a880e..e133ab44ce 100644
--- a/examples/exec/main.go
+++ b/examples/exec/main.go
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ type model struct {
 	err             error
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 
 func main() {
 	m := model{}
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(m).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(m).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error running program:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/file-picker/main.go b/examples/file-picker/main.go
index a1421a99a7..87d18edf2e 100644
--- a/examples/file-picker/main.go
+++ b/examples/file-picker/main.go
@@ -26,13 +26,16 @@ func clearErrorAfter(t time.Duration) tea.Cmd {
 	})
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	fp, cmd := m.filepicker.Init()
 	m.filepicker = fp
-	return m, cmd
+	return m, tea.Batch(
+		tea.EnterAltScreen,
+		cmd,
+	)
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
@@ -90,7 +93,10 @@ func main() {
 	m := model{
 		filepicker: fp,
 	}
-	tm, _ := tea.NewProgram(&m, tea.WithAltScreen()).Run()
-	mm := tm.(model)
-	fmt.Println("\n  You selected: " + m.filepicker.Styles.Selected.Render(mm.selectedFile) + "\n")
+	tm := tea.NewProgram(&m)
+	if err := tm.Run(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error running program:", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	fmt.Println("\n  You selected: " + m.filepicker.Styles.Selected.Render(tm.Model.selectedFile) + "\n")
 }
diff --git a/examples/focus-blur/main.go b/examples/focus-blur/main.go
index 0690def1dd..28a1b98e09 100644
--- a/examples/focus-blur/main.go
+++ b/examples/focus-blur/main.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ func main() {
 		// assume we start focused...
 		focused:   true,
 		reporting: true,
-	}, tea.WithReportFocus())
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	})
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ type model struct {
 	reporting bool
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
-	return m, nil
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
+	return m, tea.EnabledReportFocus
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.FocusMsg:
 		m.focused = true
diff --git a/examples/fullscreen/main.go b/examples/fullscreen/main.go
index 4dff5fe23d..57bffc3646 100644
--- a/examples/fullscreen/main.go
+++ b/examples/fullscreen/main.go
@@ -16,17 +16,20 @@ type model int
 type tickMsg time.Time
 
 func main() {
-	p := tea.NewProgram(model(5), tea.WithAltScreen())
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	p := tea.NewProgram(model(5))
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
-	return m, tick()
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
+	return m, tea.Batch(
+		tea.EnterAltScreen,
+		tick(),
+	)
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(message tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(message tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := message.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
diff --git a/examples/glamour/main.go b/examples/glamour/main.go
index 1873964a25..81c1603112 100644
--- a/examples/glamour/main.go
+++ b/examples/glamour/main.go
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ func newExample() (*example, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (e example) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (e example) Init() (example, tea.Cmd) {
 	return e, nil
 }
 
-func (e example) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (e example) Update(msg tea.Msg) (example, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(model).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(model).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Bummer, there's been an error:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/help/main.go b/examples/help/main.go
index 4e3a17795c..e99cde2a87 100644
--- a/examples/help/main.go
+++ b/examples/help/main.go
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ func newModel() model {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		// If we set a width on the help menu it can gracefully truncate
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func main() {
 		defer f.Close() // nolint:errcheck
 	}
 
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(newModel()).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(newModel()).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Could not start program :(\n%v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/http/main.go b/examples/http/main.go
index b5a2137bad..6ebc627224 100644
--- a/examples/http/main.go
+++ b/examples/http/main.go
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ func (e errMsg) Error() string { return e.error.Error() }
 
 func main() {
 	p := tea.NewProgram(model{})
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, checkServer
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
diff --git a/examples/list-default/main.go b/examples/list-default/main.go
index 487c0bed19..99c356d4e0 100644
--- a/examples/list-default/main.go
+++ b/examples/list-default/main.go
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ type model struct {
 	list list.Model
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
-	return m, nil
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
+	return m, tea.EnterAltScreen
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		if msg.String() == "ctrl+c" {
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ func main() {
 	m := model{list: list.New(items, list.NewDefaultDelegate(), 0, 0)}
 	m.list.Title = "My Fave Things"
 
-	p := tea.NewProgram(m, tea.WithAltScreen())
+	p := tea.NewProgram(m)
 
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error running program:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/list-simple/main.go b/examples/list-simple/main.go
index e7da9ab43c..c3d7701f2e 100644
--- a/examples/list-simple/main.go
+++ b/examples/list-simple/main.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ type model struct {
 	quitting bool
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	items := []list.Item{
 		item("Ramen"),
 		item("Tomato Soup"),
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, tea.RequestBackgroundColor
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.BackgroundColorMsg:
 		// Wait until we know the background color to initialize our styles.
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(model{}).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(model{}).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error running program:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/mouse/main.go b/examples/mouse/main.go
index 857fb3b41d..9588afefc3 100644
--- a/examples/mouse/main.go
+++ b/examples/mouse/main.go
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	p := tea.NewProgram(model{}, tea.WithMouseAllMotion())
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	p := tea.NewProgram(model{})
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
 
 type model struct{}
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
-	return m, nil
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
+	return m, tea.EnableMouseAllMotion
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		if s := msg.String(); s == "ctrl+c" || s == "q" || s == "esc" {
diff --git a/examples/package-manager/main.go b/examples/package-manager/main.go
index 7f39b1b5a2..eeb1857db7 100644
--- a/examples/package-manager/main.go
+++ b/examples/package-manager/main.go
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ func newModel() model {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, tea.Batch(downloadAndInstall(m.packages[m.index]), m.spinner.Tick)
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		m.width, m.height = msg.Width, msg.Height
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func max(a, b int) int {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(newModel()).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(newModel()).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error running program:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/pager/main.go b/examples/pager/main.go
index 11114f285c..e0146fc144 100644
--- a/examples/pager/main.go
+++ b/examples/pager/main.go
@@ -33,11 +33,14 @@ type model struct {
 	viewport viewport.Model
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
-	return m, nil
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
+	return m, tea.Batch(
+		tea.EnterAltScreen,
+		tea.EnableMouseCellMotion,
+	)
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var (
 		cmd  tea.Cmd
 		cmds []tea.Cmd
@@ -112,11 +115,9 @@ func main() {
 
 	p := tea.NewProgram(
 		model{content: string(content)},
-		tea.WithAltScreen(),       // use the full size of the terminal in its "alternate screen buffer"
-		tea.WithMouseCellMotion(), // turn on mouse support so we can track the mouse wheel
 	)
 
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("could not run program:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/paginator/main.go b/examples/paginator/main.go
index e466e566e2..4da1721c8d 100644
--- a/examples/paginator/main.go
+++ b/examples/paginator/main.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type model struct {
 	ready     bool
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var items []string
 	for i := 1; i < 101; i++ {
 		text := fmt.Sprintf("Item %d", i)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, tea.RequestBackgroundColor
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmd tea.Cmd
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.BackgroundColorMsg:
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 
 func main() {
 	p := tea.NewProgram(model{})
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/examples/prevent-quit/main.go b/examples/prevent-quit/main.go
index 91674acf92..1cf2a77642 100644
--- a/examples/prevent-quit/main.go
+++ b/examples/prevent-quit/main.go
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@ var (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	p := tea.NewProgram(initialModel(), tea.WithFilter(filter))
+	p := tea.NewProgram(initialModel())
+	p.Filter = filter
 
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
 
-func filter(teaModel tea.Model, msg tea.Msg) tea.Msg {
+func filter(m model, msg tea.Msg) tea.Msg {
 	if _, ok := msg.(tea.QuitMsg); !ok {
 		return msg
 	}
 
-	m := teaModel.(model)
 	if m.hasChanges {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ func initialModel() model {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, textarea.Blink
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	if m.quitting {
 		return m.updatePromptView(msg)
 	}
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m.updateTextView(msg)
 }
 
-func (m model) updateTextView(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) updateTextView(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmds []tea.Cmd
 	var cmd tea.Cmd
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (m model) updateTextView(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, tea.Batch(cmds...)
 }
 
-func (m model) updatePromptView(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) updatePromptView(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		// For simplicity's sake, we'll treat any key besides "y" as "no"
diff --git a/examples/print-key/main.go b/examples/print-key/main.go
index ab726bee38..94f1e75c44 100644
--- a/examples/print-key/main.go
+++ b/examples/print-key/main.go
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@ import (
 
 type model struct{}
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
-	return m, nil
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
+	return m, tea.RequestKeyboardEnhancements(
+		tea.WithKeyReleases,
+		tea.WithUniformKeyLayout,
+	)
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyboardEnhancementsMsg:
 		return m, tea.Printf("Keyboard enhancements: Disambiguation: %v, ReleaseKeys: %v, Uniform keys: %v\n",
@@ -45,8 +48,8 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	p := tea.NewProgram(model{}, tea.WithKeyboardEnhancements(tea.WithKeyReleases, tea.WithUniformKeyLayout))
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	p := tea.NewProgram(model{})
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error running program: %v", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/examples/progress-animated/main.go b/examples/progress-animated/main.go
index efdc52c9ff..049db890b8 100644
--- a/examples/progress-animated/main.go
+++ b/examples/progress-animated/main.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func main() {
 		progress: progress.New(progress.WithDefaultGradient()),
 	}
 
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(m).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(m).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Oh no!", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ type model struct {
 	progress progress.Model
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, tickCmd()
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		return m, tea.Quit
diff --git a/examples/progress-download/main.go b/examples/progress-download/main.go
index c61897eb0b..3831228981 100644
--- a/examples/progress-download/main.go
+++ b/examples/progress-download/main.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2"
 )
 
-var p *tea.Program
+var p *tea.Program[model]
 
 type progressWriter struct {
 	total      int
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Start the download
 	go pw.Start()
 
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("error running program:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/progress-download/tui.go b/examples/progress-download/tui.go
index 6e6139f72c..fe0f9a87b6 100644
--- a/examples/progress-download/tui.go
+++ b/examples/progress-download/tui.go
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ type model struct {
 	err      error
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		return m, tea.Quit
diff --git a/examples/progress-static/main.go b/examples/progress-static/main.go
index 58d78bf39c..ce9d16800e 100644
--- a/examples/progress-static/main.go
+++ b/examples/progress-static/main.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var helpStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#626262")).Render
 func main() {
 	prog := progress.New(progress.WithScaledGradient("#FF7CCB", "#FDFF8C"))
 
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(model{progress: prog}).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(model{progress: prog}).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Oh no!", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ type model struct {
 	progress progress.Model
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, tickCmd()
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		return m, tea.Quit
diff --git a/examples/query-term/main.go b/examples/query-term/main.go
index e377f31886..340688d528 100644
--- a/examples/query-term/main.go
+++ b/examples/query-term/main.go
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ type model struct {
 	err   error
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, textinput.Blink
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmds []tea.Cmd
 
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 
 func main() {
 	p := tea.NewProgram(newModel())
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/examples/realtime/main.go b/examples/realtime/main.go
index 98a601701e..cc035c0afc 100644
--- a/examples/realtime/main.go
+++ b/examples/realtime/main.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type model struct {
 	quitting  bool
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, tea.Batch(
 		m.spinner.Tick,
 		listenForActivity(m.sub), // generate activity
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	)
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		m.quitting = true
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func main() {
 		spinner: spinner.New(),
 	})
 
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("could not start program:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/result/main.go b/examples/result/main.go
index 8efc963e8d..bcc55e9893 100644
--- a/examples/result/main.go
+++ b/examples/result/main.go
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ type model struct {
 	choice string
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ func main() {
 	p := tea.NewProgram(model{})
 
 	// Run returns the model as a tea.Model.
-	m, err := p.Run()
+	err := p.Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Oh no:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	// Assert the final tea.Model to our local model and print the choice.
-	if m, ok := m.(model); ok && m.choice != "" {
+	if m := p.Model; m.choice != "" {
 		fmt.Printf("\n---\nYou chose %s!\n", m.choice)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/examples/send-msg/main.go b/examples/send-msg/main.go
index 37af6e64ef..f7c8c15012 100644
--- a/examples/send-msg/main.go
+++ b/examples/send-msg/main.go
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ func newModel() model {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, m.spinner.Tick
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		m.quitting = true
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error running program:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/sequence/main.go b/examples/sequence/main.go
index 0dc6392899..0791797f28 100644
--- a/examples/sequence/main.go
+++ b/examples/sequence/main.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 type model struct{}
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	// A tea.Sequence is a command that runs a series of commands in
 	// order. Contrast this with tea.Batch, which runs a series of commands
 	// concurrently, with no order guarantees.
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	)
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		return m, tea.Quit
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(model{}).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(model{}).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Uh oh:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/set-terminal-color/main.go b/examples/set-terminal-color/main.go
index 8293ce380a..9e44433390 100644
--- a/examples/set-terminal-color/main.go
+++ b/examples/set-terminal-color/main.go
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ type model struct {
 	err         error
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, textinput.Blink
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func main() {
 		ti: ti,
 	})
 
-	_, err := p.Run()
+	err := p.Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Error running program: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/set-window-title/main.go b/examples/set-window-title/main.go
index b8655af919..7cb7d1d75f 100644
--- a/examples/set-window-title/main.go
+++ b/examples/set-window-title/main.go
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ const windowTitle = "Hello, Bubble Tea"
 
 type model struct{}
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, tea.SetWindowTitle(windowTitle)
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		return m, tea.Quit
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(model{}).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(model{}).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Uh oh:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/space/main.go b/examples/space/main.go
index b5a1f3dbc5..b0501f73b5 100644
--- a/examples/space/main.go
+++ b/examples/space/main.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type model struct {
 	height     int
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, tea.Batch(
 		tea.EnterAltScreen,
 		tickCmd(),
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func tickCmd() tea.Cmd {
 
 type tickMsg struct{}
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
@@ -117,9 +117,8 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	p := tea.NewProgram(model{}, tea.WithAltScreen())
-
-	_, err := p.Run()
+	p := tea.NewProgram(model{})
+	err := p.Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Error running program: %v", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/examples/spinner/main.go b/examples/spinner/main.go
index 5ee5ddba8c..f21d6aee87 100644
--- a/examples/spinner/main.go
+++ b/examples/spinner/main.go
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ func initialModel() model {
 	return model{spinner: s}
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, m.spinner.Tick
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 
 func main() {
 	p := tea.NewProgram(initialModel())
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/spinners/main.go b/examples/spinners/main.go
index 83e7dbd9d5..9161b29502 100644
--- a/examples/spinners/main.go
+++ b/examples/spinners/main.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func main() {
 	m := model{}
 	m.resetSpinner()
 
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(m).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(m).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("could not run program:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ type model struct {
 	spinner spinner.Model
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, m.spinner.Tick
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
diff --git a/examples/splash/main.go b/examples/splash/main.go
index 2a5f586e7e..5b06af4d7d 100644
--- a/examples/splash/main.go
+++ b/examples/splash/main.go
@@ -37,12 +37,15 @@ type model struct {
 	rate   int64
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	m.rate = 90
-	return m, tick
+	return m, tea.Batch(
+		tea.EnterAltScreen,
+		tick,
+	)
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		return m, tea.Quit
@@ -170,12 +173,8 @@ func abs(i int) int {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	p := tea.NewProgram(
-		model{},
-		tea.WithAltScreen(),
-	)
-
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	p := tea.NewProgram(model{})
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Error running program: %v", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/examples/split-editors/main.go b/examples/split-editors/main.go
index 47799906fd..c831f4dd0f 100644
--- a/examples/split-editors/main.go
+++ b/examples/split-editors/main.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func newTextarea() textarea.Model {
 	t.Prompt = ""
 	t.Placeholder = "Type something"
 	t.ShowLineNumbers = true
-	t.Cursor.Style = cursorStyle
+	t.VirtualCursor.Style = cursorStyle
 	t.Styles.Focused.Placeholder = focusedPlaceholderStyle
 	t.Styles.Blurred.Placeholder = placeholderStyle
 	t.Styles.Focused.CursorLine = cursorLineStyle
@@ -111,11 +111,14 @@ func newModel() model {
 	return m
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
-	return m, textarea.Blink
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
+	return m, tea.Batch(
+		tea.EnterAltScreen,
+		textarea.Blink,
+	)
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmds []tea.Cmd
 
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(newModel(), tea.WithAltScreen()).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(newModel()).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error while running program:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/stopwatch/main.go b/examples/stopwatch/main.go
index afa63ff864..b7303608b1 100644
--- a/examples/stopwatch/main.go
+++ b/examples/stopwatch/main.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type keymap struct {
 	quit  key.Binding
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	sw, cmd := m.stopwatch.Init()
 	m.stopwatch = sw
 	return m, cmd
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (m model) helpView() string {
 	})
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	m.keymap.start.SetEnabled(false)
 
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(m).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(m).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Oh no, it didn't work:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/suspend/main.go b/examples/suspend/main.go
index 7b61a389eb..e49397efba 100644
--- a/examples/suspend/main.go
+++ b/examples/suspend/main.go
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ type model struct {
 	suspending bool
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.ResumeMsg:
 		m.suspending = false
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(model{}).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(model{}).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error running program:", err)
 		if errors.Is(err, tea.ErrInterrupted) {
 			os.Exit(130)
diff --git a/examples/table-resize/main.go b/examples/table-resize/main.go
index bca025166a..248022b93c 100644
--- a/examples/table-resize/main.go
+++ b/examples/table-resize/main.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ type model struct {
 	table *table.Table
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) { return m, nil }
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) { return m, tea.EnterAltScreen }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmd tea.Cmd
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func main() {
 		}).
 		Border(lipgloss.ThickBorder())
 
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(model{t}, tea.WithAltScreen()).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(model{t}).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error running program:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/table/main.go b/examples/table/main.go
index 4e3c43b8a1..5366040bf5 100644
--- a/examples/table/main.go
+++ b/examples/table/main.go
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ type model struct {
 	table table.Model
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) { return m, nil }
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) { return m, nil }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmd tea.Cmd
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func main() {
 	t.SetStyles(s)
 
 	m := model{t}
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(m).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(m).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error running program:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/tabs/main.go b/examples/tabs/main.go
index 9cbf8e1472..22c0a3899b 100644
--- a/examples/tabs/main.go
+++ b/examples/tabs/main.go
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ type model struct {
 	activeTab  int
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, tea.RequestBackgroundColor
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.BackgroundColorMsg:
 		m.styles = newStyles(msg.IsDark())
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func main() {
 	tabs := []string{"Lip Gloss", "Blush", "Eye Shadow", "Mascara", "Foundation"}
 	tabContent := []string{"Lip Gloss Tab", "Blush Tab", "Eye Shadow Tab", "Mascara Tab", "Foundation Tab"}
 	m := model{Tabs: tabs, TabContent: tabContent}
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(m).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(m).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error running program:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/textinput/main.go b/examples/textinput/main.go
index fb004a5ad6..cfb36b5ff8 100644
--- a/examples/textinput/main.go
+++ b/examples/textinput/main.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	p := tea.NewProgram(initialModel())
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ func initialModel() model {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, textinput.Blink
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmd tea.Cmd
 
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
diff --git a/examples/textinputs/main.go b/examples/textinputs/main.go
index 6f1c33d1be..a7116d9ccd 100644
--- a/examples/textinputs/main.go
+++ b/examples/textinputs/main.go
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ func initialModel() model {
 	return m
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, textinput.Blink
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (m model) View() fmt.Stringer {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(initialModel()).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(initialModel()).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("could not start program: %s\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/timer/main.go b/examples/timer/main.go
index 9a1147176a..0edd60a0de 100644
--- a/examples/timer/main.go
+++ b/examples/timer/main.go
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ type keymap struct {
 	quit  key.Binding
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	timer, cmd := m.timer.Init()
 	m.timer = timer
 	return m, cmd
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case timer.TickMsg:
 		var cmd tea.Cmd
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	m.keymap.start.SetEnabled(false)
 
-	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(m).Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(m).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Uh oh, we encountered an error:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/window-size/main.go b/examples/window-size/main.go
index c33ea55487..758c2bd779 100644
--- a/examples/window-size/main.go
+++ b/examples/window-size/main.go
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	p := tea.NewProgram(model{})
-	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
 
 type model struct{}
 
-func (m model) Init() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Init() (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		if s := msg.String(); s == "ctrl+c" || s == "q" || s == "esc" {