diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c33e0720e..7ec3332ef 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1356,6 +1356,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "helix-event",
  "helix-loader",
  "helix-lsp",
+ "helix-parsec",
  "helix-stdx",
  "helix-tui",
  "helix-vcs",
diff --git a/helix-term/Cargo.toml b/helix-term/Cargo.toml
index c66aa0621..4d2bee853 100644
--- a/helix-term/Cargo.toml
+++ b/helix-term/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,16 +31,32 @@ helix-lsp = { path = "../helix-lsp" }
 helix-dap = { path = "../helix-dap" }
 helix-vcs = { path = "../helix-vcs" }
 helix-loader = { path = "../helix-loader" }
+helix-parsec = { path = "../helix-parsec" }
 
 anyhow = "1"
 once_cell = "1.19"
 
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "rt-multi-thread", "io-util", "io-std", "time", "process", "macros", "fs", "parking_lot"] }
-tui = { path = "../helix-tui", package = "helix-tui", default-features = false, features = ["crossterm"] }
-crossterm = { version = "0.28", features = ["event-stream"] }
+tokio = { version = "1", features = [
+  "rt",
+  "rt-multi-thread",
+  "io-util",
+  "io-std",
+  "time",
+  "process",
+  "macros",
+  "fs",
+  "parking_lot",
+] }
+tui = { path = "../helix-tui", package = "helix-tui", default-features = false, features = [
+  "crossterm",
+] }
+crossterm = { version = "0.27", features = ["event-stream"] }
 signal-hook = "0.3"
 tokio-stream = "0.1"
-futures-util = { version = "0.3", features = ["std", "async-await"], default-features = false }
+futures-util = { version = "0.3", features = [
+  "std",
+  "async-await",
+], default-features = false }
 arc-swap = { version = "1.7.1" }
 termini = "1"
 
@@ -53,14 +69,13 @@ log = "0.4"
 nucleo.workspace = true
 ignore = "0.4"
 # markdown doc rendering
-pulldown-cmark = { version = "0.12", default-features = false }
+pulldown-cmark = { version = "0.11", default-features = false }
 # file type detection
 content_inspector = "0.2.4"
-thiserror = "1.0"
 
 # opening URLs
-open = "5.3.0"
-url = "2.5.2"
+open = "5.1.3"
+url = "2.5.0"
 
 # config
 toml = "0.8"
@@ -69,15 +84,15 @@ serde_json = "1.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 
 # ripgrep for global search
-grep-regex = "0.1.13"
-grep-searcher = "0.1.14"
+grep-regex = "0.1.12"
+grep-searcher = "0.1.13"
 
-[target.'cfg(not(windows))'.dependencies]  # https://github.com/vorner/signal-hook/issues/100
+[target.'cfg(not(windows))'.dependencies] # https://github.com/vorner/signal-hook/issues/100
 signal-hook-tokio = { version = "0.3", features = ["futures-v0_3"] }
-libc = "0.2.158"
+libc = "0.2.155"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
-crossterm = { version = "0.28", features = ["event-stream", "use-dev-tty", "libc"] }
+crossterm = { version = "0.27", features = ["event-stream", "use-dev-tty"] }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 helix-loader = { path = "../helix-loader" }
@@ -85,5 +100,4 @@ helix-loader = { path = "../helix-loader" }
 [dev-dependencies]
 smallvec = "1.13"
 indoc = "2.0.5"
-tempfile = "3.12.0"
-same-file = "1.0.1"
+tempfile = "3.10.1"
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 8866ff55d..c3d3cf249 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pub(crate) mod typed;
 pub use dap::*;
 use futures_util::FutureExt;
 use helix_event::status;
+use helix_parsec::{seq, take_until, Parser};
 use helix_stdx::{
     path::expand_tilde,
     rope::{self, RopeSliceExt},
@@ -44,9 +45,10 @@ use helix_view::{
     info::Info,
     input::KeyEvent,
     keyboard::KeyCode,
+    register::RegisterValues,
     theme::Style,
     tree,
-    view::View,
+    view::{self, View},
     Document, DocumentId, Editor, ViewId,
 };
 
@@ -6124,30 +6126,63 @@ fn extend_to_word(cx: &mut Context) {
     jump_to_word(cx, Movement::Extend)
 }
 
+fn read_from_register(editor: &mut Editor, reg: char) -> Option<RegisterValues> {
+    editor.registers.read(reg, editor)
+}
+
 pub fn goto_mark(cx: &mut Context) {
     let register_name = cx.register.unwrap_or('^').clone();
-    let register_content = cx.editor.registers.read(register_name, cx.editor);
-    let res = match register_content {
-        Some(values) => values
-            .into_iter()
-            .next()
-            .map(|c| c.into_owned())
-            .map(|s| {
-                let mut split_iter = s.split(":").into_iter();
-                let doc_id = split_iter.next().unwrap();
-                let range_tupel = split_iter.next().unwrap();
-                log::debug!("doc id: {:?}", &doc_id);
-                log::debug!("range_tuple: {:?}", &range_tupel);
-            })
-            .ok_or(format!(
-                "Register {} did not contain anything",
-                register_name
-            )),
-        None => Err(format!(
-            "Register {} did not contain anything",
-            register_name
-        )),
-    };
+    let registers_vals = read_from_register(&mut cx.editor, register_name);
+    let blurb = registers_vals
+        .unwrap()
+        .into_iter()
+        .next()
+        .map(|c| c.into_owned());
+    // let register_content = editor.registers.read(register_name, editor);
+    // let reg_str = match values {
+    //     Some(values) =>
+    //         .ok_or(format!(
+    //             "Register {} did not contain anything",
+    //             register_name
+    //         )),
+    //     None => Err(format!(
+    //         "Register {} did not contain anything",
+    //         register_name
+    //     )),
+    // };
+    match blurb {
+        Some(s) => {
+            let parser = seq!(
+                take_until(|c| c == ':'),
+                ":(",
+                take_until(|c| c == ','),
+                ",",
+                take_until(|c| c == ')'),
+                ")"
+            );
+            let (_tail, (doc_id_str, _, anchor_str, _, head_str, _)) = parser.parse(&s).unwrap();
+            let anchor = anchor_str.parse().unwrap();
+            let head = head_str.parse().unwrap();
+            let doc_id: DocumentId = doc_id_str.try_into().unwrap();
+            let range = Range {
+                anchor,
+                head,
+                old_visual_position: None,
+            };
+            cx.editor.switch(doc_id, Action::Replace);
+            let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
+            let (min_idx, max_idx) = if anchor < head {
+                (anchor, head)
+            } else {
+                (head, anchor)
+            };
+            let new_range = range.put_cursor(doc.text().slice(..), min_idx, false);
+            let new_range = new_range.put_cursor(doc.text().slice(..), max_idx, true);
+            doc.set_selection(view.id, new_range.into());
+        }
+        None => (),
+        // Err(e) => log::error!("{}", e),
+    }
     // let picker = Picker::new(items, (), |cx, meta, action| {
     //     cx.editor.switch(meta.id, action);
     // })
diff --git a/helix-view/src/lib.rs b/helix-view/src/lib.rs
index d54b49ef5..a18da2517 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/lib.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub mod theme;
 pub mod tree;
 pub mod view;
 
-use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
+use std::num::{NonZeroUsize, ParseIntError};
 
 // uses NonZeroUsize so Option<DocumentId> use a byte rather than two
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Debug)]
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ impl Default for DocumentId {
     }
 }
 
+impl TryFrom<&str> for DocumentId {
+    type Error = ParseIntError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Self(value.parse::<NonZeroUsize>()?))
+    }
+}
 impl std::fmt::Display for DocumentId {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         f.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", self.0))