diff --git a/src/Marc/DAMASK_Marc.f90 b/src/Marc/DAMASK_Marc.f90
index 84af46996..fee2bd084 100644
--- a/src/Marc/DAMASK_Marc.f90
+++ b/src/Marc/DAMASK_Marc.f90
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "../misc.f90"
 #include "../IO.f90"
 #include "../types.f90"
-#include "../YAML_parse.f90"
+#include "../YAML.f90"
 #include "../HDF5_utilities.f90"
 
 module DAMASK_interface
diff --git a/src/Marc/materialpoint_Marc.f90 b/src/Marc/materialpoint_Marc.f90
index 37c5ff02e..8404cb6ec 100644
--- a/src/Marc/materialpoint_Marc.f90
+++ b/src/Marc/materialpoint_Marc.f90
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module materialpoint_Marc
   use prec
   use IO
   use types
-  use YAML_parse
+  use YAML
   use HDF5_utilities
   use result
   use config
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ subroutine materialpoint_initAll()
   call prec_init()
   call IO_init()
   call types_init()
-  call YAML_parse_init()
+  call YAML_init()
   call HDF5_utilities_init()
   call result_init(.false.)
   call config_init()
diff --git a/src/YAML_parse.f90 b/src/YAML.f90
similarity index 98%
rename from src/YAML_parse.f90
rename to src/YAML.f90
index af6e89669..c5c4c2b4e 100644
--- a/src/YAML_parse.f90
+++ b/src/YAML.f90
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 !> @brief Parser for YAML files.
 !> @details Module converts a YAML input file to an equivalent YAML flow style which is then parsed.
 !----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-module YAML_parse
+module YAML
   use prec
   use misc
   use IO
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ module YAML_parse
   private
 
   public :: &
-    YAML_parse_init, &
-    YAML_parse_str_asList, &
-    YAML_parse_str_asDict
+    YAML_init, &
+    YAML_str_asList, &
+    YAML_str_asDict
 
 #ifdef FYAML
   interface
@@ -42,23 +42,23 @@ contains
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 !> @brief Do sanity checks.
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-subroutine YAML_parse_init()
+subroutine YAML_init()
 
-  print'(/,1x,a)', '<<<+-  YAML_parse init  -+>>>'
+  print'(/,1x,a)', '<<<+-  YAML init  -+>>>'
 #ifdef FYAML
   print'(/,1x,a)', 'libfyaml powered'
 #else
-  call YAML_parse_selfTest()
+  call YAML_selfTest()
 #endif
 
-end subroutine YAML_parse_init
+end subroutine YAML_init
 
 
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 !> @brief Parse a YAML string with list at root into a structure of nodes.
 !> @details The string needs to end with a newline (unless using libfyaml).
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-function YAML_parse_str_asList(str) result(list)
+function YAML_str_asList(str) result(list)
 
   character(len=*), intent(in) :: str
   type(tList), pointer :: list
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ function YAML_parse_str_asList(str) result(list)
   node => parse_flow(to_flow(str))
   list => node%asList()
 
-end function YAML_parse_str_asList
+end function YAML_str_asList
 
 
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 !> @brief Parse a YAML string with dict at root into a structure of nodes.
 !> @details The string needs to end with a newline (unless using libfyaml).
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-function YAML_parse_str_asDict(str) result(dict)
+function YAML_str_asDict(str) result(dict)
 
   character(len=*), intent(in) :: str
   type(tDict), pointer :: dict
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function YAML_parse_str_asDict(str) result(dict)
   node => parse_flow(to_flow(str))
   dict => node%asDict()
 
-end function YAML_parse_str_asDict
+end function YAML_str_asDict
 
 
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ end function to_flow
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 !> @brief Check correctness of some YAML functions.
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-subroutine YAML_parse_selfTest()
+subroutine YAML_selfTest()
 
   if (indentDepth(' a') /= 1)     error stop 'indentDepth'
   if (indentDepth('a')  /= 0)     error stop 'indentDepth'
@@ -1024,14 +1024,14 @@ subroutine YAML_parse_selfTest()
       lst = '[1, 2, 3, 4]', &
       dct = '{a: 1, b: 2}'
 
-    list => YAML_parse_str_asList(lst//IO_EOL)
+    list => YAML_str_asList(lst//IO_EOL)
     if (list%asFormattedStr() /= lst) error stop 'str_asList'
-    dict => YAML_parse_str_asDict(dct//IO_EOL)
+    dict => YAML_str_asDict(dct//IO_EOL)
     if (dict%asFormattedStr() /= dct) error stop 'str_asDict'
 
   end block parse
 
-end subroutine YAML_parse_selfTest
+end subroutine YAML_selfTest
 #endif
 
-end module YAML_parse
+end module YAML
diff --git a/src/config.f90 b/src/config.f90
index 04cb2d635..dbe26f6fb 100644
--- a/src/config.f90
+++ b/src/config.f90
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 module config
   use IO
   use misc
-  use YAML_parse
+  use YAML
   use types
   use result
   use parallelization
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function parse(fname,description)
   end if
   call parallelization_bcast_str(fileContent)
 
-  parse => YAML_parse_str_asDict(fileContent)
+  parse => YAML_str_asDict(fileContent)
 
 end function parse
 
diff --git a/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90 b/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90
index 68ed40cf3..71b3cc8be 100644
--- a/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90
+++ b/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ program DAMASK_grid
   end if
 
   call parallelization_bcast_str(fileContent)
-  load => YAML_parse_str_asDict(fileContent)
+  load => YAML_str_asDict(fileContent)
   solver => load%get_dict('solver')
 
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/materialpoint.f90 b/src/materialpoint.f90
index d933d6f76..f6a49965a 100644
--- a/src/materialpoint.f90
+++ b/src/materialpoint.f90
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module materialpoint
   use misc
   use IO
   use types
-  use YAML_parse
+  use YAML
   use HDF5
   use HDF5_utilities
   use result
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ subroutine materialpoint_initAll()
    call base64_init()
 #endif
   call types_init()
-  call YAML_parse_init()
+  call YAML_init()
   call HDF5_utilities_init()
   call result_init(restart=CLI_restartInc>0)
   call config_init()
diff --git a/src/mesh/DAMASK_mesh.f90 b/src/mesh/DAMASK_mesh.f90
index 6b6400d62..a32266594 100644
--- a/src/mesh/DAMASK_mesh.f90
+++ b/src/mesh/DAMASK_mesh.f90
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ program DAMASK_mesh
   end if
 
   call parallelization_bcast_str(fileContent)
-  load => YAML_parse_str_asDict(fileContent)
+  load => YAML_str_asDict(fileContent)
   load_steps => load%get_list('loadstep')
 
   allocate(loadCases(load_steps%length))
diff --git a/src/polynomials.f90 b/src/polynomials.f90
index 6f7855309..bac547402 100644
--- a/src/polynomials.f90
+++ b/src/polynomials.f90
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 module polynomials
   use prec
   use IO
-  use YAML_parse
+  use YAML
   use types
 
   implicit none(type,external)
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ subroutine polynomials_selfTest()
            'C,T^3: '//trim(adjustl(coef_s(4)))//IO_EOL//&
            'C,T^4: '//trim(adjustl(coef_s(5)))//IO_EOL//&
            'T_ref: '//trim(adjustl(x_ref_s))//IO_EOL
-  dict => YAML_parse_str_asDict(trim(YAML_s))
+  dict => YAML_str_asDict(trim(YAML_s))
   p2 = polynomial(dict,'C','T')
   if (dNeq(p1%at(x),p2%at(x),1.0e-6_pREAL))                      error stop 'polynomials: init'
   y = coef(1)*(x-x_ref)**0 &
@@ -164,28 +164,28 @@ subroutine polynomials_selfTest()
   YAML_s = 'C: 0.0'//IO_EOL//&
            'C,T: '//trim(adjustl(coef_s(2)))//IO_EOL//&
            'T_ref: '//trim(adjustl(x_ref_s))//IO_EOL
-  dict => YAML_parse_str_asDict(trim(YAML_s))
+  dict => YAML_str_asDict(trim(YAML_s))
   p1 = polynomial(dict,'C','T')
   if (dNeq(p1%at(x_ref+x),-p1%at(x_ref-x),1.0e-10_pREAL))         error stop 'polynomials: eval(linear)'
 
   YAML_s = 'C: 0.0'//IO_EOL//&
            'C,T^2: '//trim(adjustl(coef_s(3)))//IO_EOL//&
            'T_ref: '//trim(adjustl(x_ref_s))//IO_EOL
-  dict => YAML_parse_str_asDict(trim(YAML_s))
+  dict => YAML_str_asDict(trim(YAML_s))
   p1 = polynomial(dict,'C','T')
   if (dNeq(p1%at(x_ref+x),p1%at(x_ref-x),1e-10_pREAL))            error stop 'polynomials: eval(quadratic)'
 
   YAML_s = 'Y: '//trim(adjustl(coef_s(1)))//IO_EOL//&
            'Y,X^3: '//trim(adjustl(coef_s(2)))//IO_EOL//&
            'X_ref: '//trim(adjustl(x_ref_s))//IO_EOL
-  dict => YAML_parse_str_asDict(trim(YAML_s))
+  dict => YAML_str_asDict(trim(YAML_s))
   p1 = polynomial(dict,'Y','X')
   if (dNeq(p1%at(x_ref+x)-coef(1),-(p1%at(x_ref-x)-coef(1)),1.0e-8_pREAL)) error stop 'polynomials: eval(cubic)'
 
   YAML_s = 'Y: '//trim(adjustl(coef_s(1)))//IO_EOL//&
            'Y,X^4: '//trim(adjustl(coef_s(2)))//IO_EOL//&
            'X_ref: '//trim(adjustl(x_ref_s))//IO_EOL
-  dict => YAML_parse_str_asDict(trim(YAML_s))
+  dict => YAML_str_asDict(trim(YAML_s))
   p1 = polynomial(dict,'Y','X')
   if (dNeq(p1%at(x_ref+x),p1%at(x_ref-x),1.0e-6_pREAL))           error stop 'polynomials: eval(quartic)'
 
diff --git a/src/tables.f90 b/src/tables.f90
index d8ba4f349..299c193a5 100644
--- a/src/tables.f90
+++ b/src/tables.f90
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 module tables
   use prec
   use IO
-  use YAML_parse
+  use YAML
   use types
 
   implicit none(type,external)
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ subroutine tables_selfTest()
     if (dNeq(y_true(i),t%at(x_eval(i)+r),1.0e-9_pREAL)) error stop 'table eval/values'
   end do
 
-  l_x => YAML_parse_str_asList('[1, 2, 3, 4]'//IO_EOL)
-  l_y => YAML_parse_str_asList('[1, 3, 2,-2]'//IO_EOL)
+  l_x => YAML_str_asList('[1, 2, 3, 4]'//IO_EOL)
+  l_y => YAML_str_asList('[1, 3, 2,-2]'//IO_EOL)
   allocate(dict)
   call dict%set('t',l_x)
   call dict%set('T',l_y)