diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.cpp
index dc39143f6b..b57ff183a0 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <gpu/Format.h>
 #include <LogHandler.h>
 
+#include <hfm/HFMSimpleFormat.h>
 #include <hfm/ModelFormatLogging.h>
 
 // TOOL: Uncomment the following line to enable the filtering of all the unkwnon fields of a node so we can break point easily while loading a model with problems...
@@ -1833,21 +1834,14 @@ HFMModel* FBXSerializer::extractHFMModel(const QVariantHash& mapping, const QStr
     return hfmModelPtr;
 }
 
-void FBXFormat::registerFormat(hfm::FormatRegistry& registry) {
+MIMEType getFBXMIMEType() {
     MIMEType mimeType("fbx");
     mimeType.extensions.push_back("fbx");
     mimeType.fileSignatures.emplace_back("Kaydara FBX Binary  \x00", 0);
-    mimeTypeID = registry.registerMIMEType(mimeType, std::make_shared<FBXSerializer::Factory>());
+    return mimeType;
 }
 
-void FBXFormat::unregisterFormat(hfm::FormatRegistry& registry) {
-    registry.unregisterMIMEType(mimeTypeID);
-    mimeTypeID = hfm::FormatRegistry::INVALID_MIME_TYPE_ID;
-}
-
-std::shared_ptr<HFMSerializer> FBXSerializer::Factory::get() {
-    return std::make_shared<FBXSerializer>();
-}
+std::shared_ptr<hfm::Format> FBXSerializer::FORMAT = std::make_shared<hfm::SimpleFormat<FBXSerializer>>(getFBXMIMEType());
 
 HFMModel::Pointer FBXSerializer::read(const QByteArray& data, const QVariantHash& mapping, const QUrl& url) {
     QBuffer buffer(const_cast<QByteArray*>(&data));
diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.h b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.h
index 231fc5316c..e66a6b911a 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.h
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.h
@@ -95,19 +95,9 @@ public:
 
 class ExtractedMesh;
 
-class FBXFormat : public hfm::Format {
-public:
-    virtual void registerFormat(hfm::FormatRegistry& registry) override;
-    virtual void unregisterFormat(hfm::FormatRegistry& registry) override;
-protected:
-    hfm::FormatRegistry::MIMETypeID mimeTypeID { hfm::FormatRegistry::INVALID_MIME_TYPE_ID };
-};
-
 class FBXSerializer : public HFMSerializer {
 public:
-    class Factory : public HFMSerializer::Factory {
-        std::shared_ptr<HFMSerializer> get() override;
-    };
+    static std::shared_ptr<hfm::Format> FORMAT;
 
     HFMModel* _hfmModel;
     /// Reads HFMModel from the supplied model and mapping data.
diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp
index 801adf6bc5..2cad08984f 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <PathUtils.h>
 
 #include "FBXSerializer.h"
+#include <hfm/HFMSimpleFormat.h>
 
 
 GLTFSerializer::GLTFSerializer() {
@@ -910,21 +911,14 @@ bool GLTFSerializer::buildGeometry(HFMModel& hfmModel, const QUrl& url) {
     return true;
 }
 
-void GLTFFormat::registerFormat(hfm::FormatRegistry& registry) {
+MIMEType getGLTFMIMEType() {
     MIMEType mimeType("gltf");
     mimeType.extensions.push_back("gltf");
     mimeType.webMediaTypes.push_back("model/gltf+json");
-    mimeTypeID = registry.registerMIMEType(mimeType, std::make_shared<GLTFSerializer::Factory>());
+    return mimeType;
 }
 
-void GLTFFormat::unregisterFormat(hfm::FormatRegistry& registry) {
-    registry.unregisterMIMEType(mimeTypeID);
-    mimeTypeID = hfm::FormatRegistry::INVALID_MIME_TYPE_ID;
-}
-
-std::shared_ptr<HFMSerializer> GLTFSerializer::Factory::get() {
-    return std::make_shared<GLTFSerializer>();
-}
+std::shared_ptr<hfm::Format> GLTFSerializer::FORMAT = std::make_shared<hfm::SimpleFormat<GLTFSerializer>>(getGLTFMIMEType());
 
 HFMModel::Pointer GLTFSerializer::read(const QByteArray& data, const QVariantHash& mapping, const QUrl& url) {
     
diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.h b/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.h
index 154ba08e9d..626e6c0995 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.h
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.h
@@ -701,21 +701,13 @@ struct GLTFFile {
     }
 };
 
-class GLTFFormat : public hfm::Format {
-public:
-    virtual void registerFormat(hfm::FormatRegistry& registry) override;
-    virtual void unregisterFormat(hfm::FormatRegistry& registry) override;
-protected:
-    hfm::FormatRegistry::MIMETypeID mimeTypeID;
-};
-
 class GLTFSerializer : public QObject, public HFMSerializer {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    class Factory : public HFMSerializer::Factory {
-        std::shared_ptr<HFMSerializer> get() override;
-    };
     GLTFSerializer();
+
+    static std::shared_ptr<hfm::Format> FORMAT;
+
     HFMModel::Pointer read(const QByteArray& data, const QVariantHash& mapping, const QUrl& url = QUrl()) override;
 private:
     GLTFFile _file;
diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/OBJSerializer.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/OBJSerializer.cpp
index ae279bf0a7..62b33e3690 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/OBJSerializer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/OBJSerializer.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <ResourceManager.h>
 
 #include "FBXSerializer.h"
+#include <hfm/HFMSimpleFormat.h>
 #include <hfm/ModelFormatLogging.h>
 #include <shared/PlatformHacks.h>
 
@@ -651,20 +652,13 @@ done:
     return result;
 }
 
-void OBJFormat::registerFormat(hfm::FormatRegistry& registry) {
+MIMEType getOBJMIMEType() {
     MIMEType mimeType("obj");
     mimeType.extensions.push_back("obj");
-    mimeTypeID = registry.registerMIMEType(mimeType, std::make_shared<OBJSerializer::Factory>());
+    return mimeType;
 }
 
-void OBJFormat::unregisterFormat(hfm::FormatRegistry& registry) {
-    registry.unregisterMIMEType(mimeTypeID);
-    mimeTypeID = hfm::FormatRegistry::INVALID_MIME_TYPE_ID;
-}
-
-std::shared_ptr<HFMSerializer> OBJSerializer::Factory::get() {
-    return std::make_shared<OBJSerializer>();
-}
+std::shared_ptr<hfm::Format> OBJSerializer::FORMAT = std::make_shared<hfm::SimpleFormat<OBJSerializer>>(getOBJMIMEType());
 
 HFMModel::Pointer OBJSerializer::read(const QByteArray& data, const QVariantHash& mapping, const QUrl& url) {
     PROFILE_RANGE_EX(resource_parse, __FUNCTION__, 0xffff0000, nullptr);
diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/OBJSerializer.h b/libraries/fbx/src/OBJSerializer.h
index 0a3f4c93ac..cbf6ee3ce2 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/OBJSerializer.h
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/OBJSerializer.h
@@ -90,20 +90,11 @@ public:
     OBJMaterial() : shininess(0.0f), opacity(1.0f), diffuseColor(0.9f), specularColor(0.9f), emissiveColor(0.0f), illuminationModel(-1) {}
 };
 
-class OBJFormat : public hfm::Format {
-public:
-    virtual void registerFormat(hfm::FormatRegistry& registry) override;
-    virtual void unregisterFormat(hfm::FormatRegistry& registry) override;
-protected:
-    hfm::FormatRegistry::MIMETypeID mimeTypeID;
-};
-
 class OBJSerializer: public QObject, public HFMSerializer { // QObject so we can make network requests.
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    class Factory : public HFMSerializer::Factory {
-        std::shared_ptr<HFMSerializer> get() override;
-    };
+    static std::shared_ptr<hfm::Format> FORMAT;
+    
     typedef QVector<OBJFace> FaceGroup;
     QVector<glm::vec3> vertices;
     QVector<glm::vec3> vertexColors;
diff --git a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelFormatRegistry.cpp b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelFormatRegistry.cpp
index 26f5b66b48..ccc89eb402 100644
--- a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelFormatRegistry.cpp
+++ b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelFormatRegistry.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ ModelFormatRegistry::ModelFormatRegistry() : hfm::FormatRegistry() {
 }
 
 void ModelFormatRegistry::addDefaultFormats() {
-    addFormat(std::make_shared<FBXFormat>());
-    addFormat(std::make_shared<OBJFormat>());
-    addFormat(std::make_shared<GLTFFormat>());
+    addFormat(FBXSerializer::FORMAT);
+    addFormat(OBJSerializer::FORMAT);
+    addFormat(GLTFSerializer::FORMAT);
 }
 
 void ModelFormatRegistry::addFormat(const std::shared_ptr<hfm::Format>& format) {