diff --git a/snakemd/elements.py b/snakemd/elements.py
index 2a1d8d7..c6a034c 100644
--- a/snakemd/elements.py
+++ b/snakemd/elements.py
@@ -845,6 +845,9 @@ class MDList(Block):
           (i.e., :code:`- [x]`)
         - set to :code:`Iterable[bool]` to render the checked
           status of the top-level list elements directly
+          
+        .. deprecated:: 2.4
+            Use :class:`snakemd.Checklist` template instead
     """
 
     def __init__(
@@ -859,7 +862,7 @@ def __init__(
             checked if checked is None or isinstance(checked, bool) else list(checked)
         )
         self._space = ""
-        if isinstance(self._checked, list) and self._top_level_count() != len(
+        if isinstance(self._checked, list) and MDList._top_level_count(self._items) != len(
             self._checked
         ):
             raise ValueError(
@@ -896,7 +899,7 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
         i = 1
         for item in self._items:
             if isinstance(item, MDList):
-                item._space = self._space + " " * self._get_indent_size(i)
+                item._space = self._space + " " * self._get_indent_size(self._ordered, i)
                 output.append(str(item))
             else:
                 # Create the start of the row based on `order` parameter
@@ -964,7 +967,8 @@ def _process_items(items) -> list[Block]:
                 processed.append(item)
         return processed
 
-    def _top_level_count(self) -> int:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _top_level_count(items) -> int:
         """
         Given that MDList can accept a variety of blocks,
         we need to know how many items in the provided list
@@ -972,26 +976,31 @@ def _top_level_count(self) -> int:
         We use this number to throw errors if this count does
         not match up with the checklist count.
 
+        :param items:
+            a list of items
         :return:
             a count of top-level elements
         """
         count = 0
-        for item in self._items:
+        for item in items:
             if not isinstance(item, MDList):
                 count += 1
         return count
 
-    def _get_indent_size(self, item_index: int = -1) -> int:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_indent_size(ordered: bool, item_index: int = -1) -> int:
         """
         Returns the number of spaces that any sublists should be indented.
 
+        :param bool ordered:
+            the boolean value indicating if a list is ordered
         :param int item_index:
             the index of the item to check (only used for ordered lists);
             defaults to -1
         :return:
             the number of spaces
         """
-        if not self._ordered:
+        if not ordered:
             return 2
         # Ordered items vary in length, so we adjust the result based on the index
         return 2 + len(str(item_index))
diff --git a/snakemd/templates.py b/snakemd/templates.py
index bef9736..266a66b 100644
--- a/snakemd/templates.py
+++ b/snakemd/templates.py
@@ -83,15 +83,148 @@ class Kind(Enum):
         WARNING = auto()
         CAUTION = auto()
 
-    def __init__(self, kind: Kind, message: str | Iterable[str | Inline | Block]) -> None:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        kind: Kind,
+        message: str | Iterable[str | Inline | Block]
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
         self._kind = kind
         self._message = message
+        self._alert = Quote([f"[!{self._kind.name}]", self._message])
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
-        return str(Quote([f"[!{self._kind.name}]", self._message]))
+        """
+        Renders self as a markdown ready string. See
+        :class:`snakemd.Quote` for more details.
+
+        :return:
+            the Alert as a markdown string
+        """
+        return str(self._alert)
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Renders self as an unambiguous string for development.
+        See :class:`snakemd.Quote` for more details.
+
+        :return:
+            the Alert as a development string
+        """
+        return repr(self._alert)
+
+
+class Checklist(Template):
+    """
+    Checklist is an MDList extension to provide support
+    for Markdown checklists, which are a Markdown
+    extension. Previously, this feature was baked
+    directly into MDList. However, because checklists
+    are not a vanilla Markdown feature, they were
+    moved here.
+
+    .. versionadded:: 2.4
+        Included for user convenience
+
+    :raises ValueError:
+        when the checked argument is an Iterable[bool] that does not
+        match the number of top-level elements in the list
+    :param Iterable[str | Inline | Block] items:
+        a "list" of objects to be rendered as a list
+    :param bool | Iterable[bool] checked:
+        the checked state of the list
+
+        - defaults to :code:`False` which renders a series of unchecked 
+          boxes (i.e., :code:`- [ ]`)
+        - set to :code:`True` to render a series of checked boxes
+          (i.e., :code:`- [x]`)
+        - set to :code:`Iterable[bool]` to render the checked
+          status of the top-level list elements directly
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        items: Iterable[str | Inline | Block],
+        checked: bool | Iterable[bool] = False
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self._items: list[Block] = MDList._process_items(items)
+        self._checked: bool | list[bool] = (
+            checked if checked is None or isinstance(
+                checked, bool) else list(checked)
+        )
+        self._space = ""
+        if isinstance(self._checked, list) and MDList._top_level_count(self._items) != len(
+            self._checked
+        ):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Number of top-level elements in checklist does not "
+                "match number of booleans supplied by checked parameter: "
+                f"{self._checked}"
+            )
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        """
+        Renders the checklist as a markdown string. Checklists
+        function very similarly to unorded lists, but require
+        additional information about the status of each task
+        (i.e., whether it is checked or not).
+
+        .. code-block:: markdown
+
+            - [ ] Do reading
+            - [X] Do writing
+
+        :return:
+            the list as a markdown string
+        """
+        output = []
+        i = 1
+        for item in self._items:
+            if isinstance(item, (Checklist, MDList)):
+                item._space = self._space + " " * 2
+                output.append(str(item))
+            else:
+                row = f"{self._space}-"
+
+                if isinstance(self._checked, bool):
+                    checked_str = "X" if self._checked else " "
+                    row = f"{row} [{checked_str}] {item}"
+                else:
+                    checked_str = "X" if self._checked[i - 1] else " "
+                    row = f"{row} [{checked_str}] {item}"
+
+                output.append(row)
+            i += 1
+
+        checklist = "\n".join(output)
+        logger.debug("Rendered checklist: %r", checklist)
+        return checklist
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return f"Alerts(kind={self._kind!r},message={self._message!r})"
+        """
+        Renders self as an unambiguous string for development.
+        In this case, it displays in the style of a dataclass,
+        where instance variables are listed with their
+        values. Unlike many of the other templates, Checklists
+        aren't a direct wrapper of MDList, and therefore cannot
+        be represented as MDList alone. 
+
+        .. doctest:: checklist
+
+            >>> checklist = Checklist(["Do Homework"], True)
+            >>> repr(checklist)
+            "Checklist(items=[Paragraph(...)], checked=True)"
+
+        :return:
+            the Checklist object as a development string
+        """
+        return (
+            f"Checklist("
+            f"items={self._items!r}, "
+            f"checked={self._checked!r}"
+            f")"
+        )
 
 
 class CSVTable(Template):
diff --git a/tests/templates/test_checklist.py b/tests/templates/test_checklist.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..450e290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/templates/test_checklist.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from snakemd.elements import MDList
+from snakemd.templates import Checklist
+
+def test_checklist_one_item_true():
+    checklist = Checklist(["Write code"], True)
+    assert str(checklist) == "- [X] Write code"
+    
+def test_checklist_one_item_false():
+    checklist = Checklist(["Write code"], False)
+    assert str(checklist) == "- [ ] Write code"
+    
+def test_checklist_one_item_explicit():
+    checklist = Checklist(["Write code"], [False])
+    assert str(checklist) == "- [ ] Write code"
+    
+def test_checklist_many_items_true():
+    checklist = Checklist(["Write code", "Do Laundry"], True)
+    assert str(checklist) == "- [X] Write code\n- [X] Do Laundry"
+    
+def test_checklist_many_items_nested_true():
+    checklist = Checklist(["Write code", Checklist(["Implement TODO"], True), "Do Laundry"], True)
+    assert str(checklist) == "- [X] Write code\n  - [X] Implement TODO\n- [X] Do Laundry"
+    
+def test_checklist_many_items_nested_mdlist_true():
+    checklist = Checklist(["Write code", MDList(["Implement TODO"]), "Do Laundry"], True)
+    assert str(checklist) == "- [X] Write code\n  - Implement TODO\n- [X] Do Laundry"