diff --git a/sprout/index_tuple/class.hpp b/sprout/index_tuple/class.hpp
index f2eeaf75..72426866 100644
--- a/sprout/index_tuple/class.hpp
+++ b/sprout/index_tuple/class.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define SPROUT_INDEX_TUPLE_CLASS_HPP
 
 #include <sprout/config.hpp>
+#include <sprout/index_tuple/index_t.hpp>
 #include <sprout/index_tuple/integer_sequence.hpp>
 #include <sprout/index_tuple/index_tuple.hpp>
 #include <sprout/index_tuple/index_sequence.hpp>
diff --git a/sprout/index_tuple/index_n.hpp b/sprout/index_tuple/index_n.hpp
index 996e637f..37129a6a 100644
--- a/sprout/index_tuple/index_n.hpp
+++ b/sprout/index_tuple/index_n.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,15 @@
 namespace sprout {
 	//
 	// index_n
+	// uindex_n
 	//
+#if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
+	template<sprout::index_t I, std::size_t N>
+	using index_n = sprout::integer_n<sprout::index_t, I, N>;
+
+	template<sprout::uindex_t I, std::size_t N>
+	using uindex_n = sprout::integer_n<sprout::uindex_t, I, N>;
+#else	// #if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
 	template<sprout::index_t I, std::size_t N>
 	struct index_n
 		: public sprout::enable_make_indexes<
@@ -18,9 +26,7 @@ namespace sprout {
 				::template transfer<sprout::index_tuple<> >
 		>
 	{};
-	//
-	// uindex_n
-	//
+
 	template<sprout::uindex_t I, std::size_t N>
 	struct uindex_n
 		: public sprout::enable_make_indexes<
@@ -28,6 +34,7 @@ namespace sprout {
 				::template transfer<sprout::uindex_tuple<> >
 		>
 	{};
+#endif	// #if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
 }	// namespace sprout
 
 #endif	// #ifndef SPROUT_INDEX_TUPLE_INDEX_N_HPP
diff --git a/sprout/index_tuple/index_pack.hpp b/sprout/index_tuple/index_pack.hpp
index 95200870..3caf1a98 100644
--- a/sprout/index_tuple/index_pack.hpp
+++ b/sprout/index_tuple/index_pack.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,15 @@
 namespace sprout {
 	//
 	// index_pack
+	// uindex_pack
 	//
+#if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
+	template<typename... Ts>
+	using index_pack = sprout::integer_pack<sprout::index_t, Ts...>;
+
+	template<typename... Ts>
+	using uindex_pack = sprout::integer_pack<sprout::uindex_t, Ts...>;
+#else	// #if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
 	template<typename... Ts>
 	struct index_pack
 		: public sprout::enable_make_indexes<
@@ -17,9 +25,7 @@ namespace sprout {
 				::template transfer<sprout::index_tuple<> >
 		>
 	{};
-	//
-	// uindex_pack
-	//
+
 	template<typename... Ts>
 	struct uindex_pack
 		: public sprout::enable_make_indexes<
@@ -27,6 +33,7 @@ namespace sprout {
 				::template transfer<sprout::uindex_tuple<> >
 		>
 	{};
+#endif	// #if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
 }	// namespace sprout
 
 #endif	// #ifndef SPROUT_INDEX_TUPLE_INDEX_PACK_HPP
diff --git a/sprout/index_tuple/index_range.hpp b/sprout/index_tuple/index_range.hpp
index 2e5650ff..2b9f479b 100644
--- a/sprout/index_tuple/index_range.hpp
+++ b/sprout/index_tuple/index_range.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,21 @@
 namespace sprout {
 	//
 	// index_range
+	// uindex_range
 	//
+#if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
+	template<
+		sprout::index_t First, sprout::index_t Last,
+		typename std::make_signed<sprout::index_t>::type Step = sprout::detail::integer_range_default_step<sprout::index_t, First, Last>::value
+	>
+	using index_range = sprout::integer_range<sprout::index_t, First, Last, Step>;
+
+	template<
+		sprout::uindex_t First, sprout::uindex_t Last,
+		typename std::make_signed<sprout::uindex_t>::type Step = sprout::detail::integer_range_default_step<sprout::uindex_t, First, Last>::value
+	>
+	using uindex_range = sprout::integer_range<sprout::uindex_t, First, Last, Step>;
+#else	// #if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
 	template<
 		sprout::index_t First, sprout::index_t Last,
 		typename std::make_signed<sprout::index_t>::type Step = sprout::detail::integer_range_default_step<sprout::index_t, First, Last>::value
@@ -20,9 +34,7 @@ namespace sprout {
 				::template transfer<sprout::index_tuple<> >
 		>
 	{};
-	//
-	// uindex_range
-	//
+
 	template<
 		sprout::uindex_t First, sprout::uindex_t Last,
 		typename std::make_signed<sprout::uindex_t>::type Step = sprout::detail::integer_range_default_step<sprout::uindex_t, First, Last>::value
@@ -33,6 +45,7 @@ namespace sprout {
 				::template transfer<sprout::uindex_tuple<> >
 		>
 	{};
+#endif	// #if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
 }	// namespace sprout
 
 #endif	// #ifndef SPROUT_INDEX_TUPLE_INDEX_RANGE_HPP
diff --git a/sprout/index_tuple/index_t.hpp b/sprout/index_tuple/index_t.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..546db641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sprout/index_tuple/index_t.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef SPROUT_INDEX_TUPLE_INDEX_T_HPP
+#define SPROUT_INDEX_TUPLE_INDEX_T_HPP
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <sprout/config.hpp>
+
+namespace sprout {
+	//
+	// index_t
+	// uindex_t
+	//
+	typedef std::ptrdiff_t index_t;
+	typedef std::size_t uindex_t;
+}	// namespace sprout
+
+#endif	// #ifndef SPROUT_INDEX_TUPLE_INDEX_T_HPP
diff --git a/sprout/index_tuple/index_tuple.hpp b/sprout/index_tuple/index_tuple.hpp
index 2a9a6383..bf958169 100644
--- a/sprout/index_tuple/index_tuple.hpp
+++ b/sprout/index_tuple/index_tuple.hpp
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 #ifndef SPROUT_INDEX_TUPLE_INDEX_TUPLE_HPP
 #define SPROUT_INDEX_TUPLE_INDEX_TUPLE_HPP
 
-#include <cstddef>
 #include <sprout/config.hpp>
+#include <sprout/index_tuple/index_t.hpp>
 #include <sprout/index_tuple/integer_sequence.hpp>
 
 namespace sprout {
 	//
-	// index_t
 	// index_tuple
+	// uindex_tuple
 	//
-	typedef std::ptrdiff_t index_t;
+#if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
+	template<sprout::index_t... Indexes>
+	using index_tuple = sprout::integer_sequence<sprout::index_t, Indexes...>;
+
+	template<sprout::uindex_t... Indexes>
+	using uindex_tuple = sprout::integer_sequence<sprout::uindex_t, Indexes...>;
+#else	// #if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
 	template<sprout::index_t... Indexes>
 	struct index_tuple
 		: public sprout::integer_sequence<sprout::index_t, Indexes...>
@@ -23,11 +29,6 @@ namespace sprout {
 		{};
 	};
 
-	//
-	// uindex_t
-	// uindex_tuple
-	//
-	typedef std::size_t uindex_t;
 	template<sprout::uindex_t... Indexes>
 	struct uindex_tuple
 		: public sprout::integer_sequence<sprout::uindex_t, Indexes...>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ namespace sprout {
 			: public uindex_tuple<J...>
 		{};
 	};
+#endif	// #if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
 }	// namespace sprout
 
 #endif	// #ifndef SPROUT_INDEX_TUPLE_INDEX_TUPLE_HPP
diff --git a/sprout/index_tuple/make_index_tuple.hpp b/sprout/index_tuple/make_index_tuple.hpp
index 3a860cb2..00cafeeb 100644
--- a/sprout/index_tuple/make_index_tuple.hpp
+++ b/sprout/index_tuple/make_index_tuple.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef SPROUT_INDEX_TUPLE_MAKE_INDEX_TUPLE_HPP
 #define SPROUT_INDEX_TUPLE_MAKE_INDEX_TUPLE_HPP
 
-#include <cstddef>
 #include <sprout/config.hpp>
 #include <sprout/index_tuple/index_tuple.hpp>
 #include <sprout/index_tuple/make_integer_sequence.hpp>
@@ -10,7 +9,15 @@
 namespace sprout {
 	//
 	// make_index_tuple
+	// make_uindex_tuple
 	//
+#if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
+	template<sprout::index_t N>
+	using make_index_tuple = sprout::make_integer_sequence<sprout::index_t, N>;
+
+	template<sprout::uindex_t N>
+	using make_uindex_tuple = sprout::make_integer_sequence<sprout::uindex_t, N>;
+#else	// #if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
 	template<sprout::index_t N>
 	struct make_index_tuple
 		: public sprout::enable_make_indexes<
@@ -18,9 +25,7 @@ namespace sprout {
 				::template transfer<sprout::index_tuple<> >::type
 		>
 	{};
-	//
-	// make_uindex_tuple
-	//
+
 	template<sprout::uindex_t N>
 	struct make_uindex_tuple
 		: public sprout::enable_make_indexes<
@@ -28,6 +33,7 @@ namespace sprout {
 				::template transfer<sprout::uindex_tuple<> >::type
 		>
 	{};
+#endif	// #if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
 }	// namespace sprout
 
 #endif	// #ifndef SPROUT_INDEX_TUPLE_MAKE_INDEX_TUPLE_HPP
diff --git a/sprout/index_tuple/tuple.hpp b/sprout/index_tuple/tuple.hpp
index 0308959a..9cdc603b 100644
--- a/sprout/index_tuple/tuple.hpp
+++ b/sprout/index_tuple/tuple.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace std {
 		typedef typename sprout::tppack_c_at<I, T, Is...>::type type;
 	};
 
+#if !SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
 	//
 	// tuple_size
 	//
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ namespace std {
 	struct tuple_element<I, sprout::uindex_tuple<Indexes...> >
 		: public std::tuple_element<I, sprout::integer_sequence<sprout::uindex_t, Indexes...> >
 	{};
+#endif	// #if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
+
 #if defined(__clang__)
 #	pragma clang diagnostic pop
 #endif
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ namespace sprout {
 		return type();
 	}
 
+#if !SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
 	//
 	// tuple_get
 	//
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ namespace sprout {
 		typedef typename std::tuple_element<I, sprout::uindex_tuple<Indexes...> >::type type;
 		return type();
 	}
+#endif	// #if SPROUT_USE_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
 }	// namespace sprout
 
 #endif	// #ifndef SPROUT_INDEX_TUPLE_TUPLE_HPP