diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 32bbb81..aafb7be 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/tisonkun/logforth"
 rust-version = "1.71.0"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
diff --git a/examples/fn_layout_filter.rs b/examples/fn_layout_filter.rs
index f8414d6..b4a1cad 100644
--- a/examples/fn_layout_filter.rs
+++ b/examples/fn_layout_filter.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use logforth::logger::Logger;
 fn main() {
     Logger::new()
         .dispatch(
-            Dispatch::new()
+            Dispatch::builder(append::Stdout)
                 .filter(filter::BoxDyn::new(|metadata: &log::Metadata| {
                     if metadata.level() > LevelFilter::Info {
                         FilterResult::Accept
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ fn main() {
                 }))
                 .layout(layout::CustomLayout::new(|record, f| {
                     f(format_args!("[system alert] {}", record.args()))
-                }))
-                .append(append::Stdout),
+                })),
         )
         .apply()
         .unwrap();
diff --git a/examples/json_stdio.rs b/examples/json_stdio.rs
index 7951297..a69b50f 100644
--- a/examples/json_stdio.rs
+++ b/examples/json_stdio.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ use logforth::logger::Logger;
 fn main() {
     Logger::new()
         .dispatch(
-            Dispatch::new()
+            Dispatch::builder(append::Stdout)
                 .filter(filter::LogLevel::new(LevelFilter::Trace))
-                .layout(layout::SimpleJson)
-                .append(append::Stdout),
+                .layout(layout::SimpleJson),
         )
         .apply()
         .unwrap();
diff --git a/examples/no_color_stdio.rs b/examples/no_color_stdio.rs
index 24e411c..f09ec71 100644
--- a/examples/no_color_stdio.rs
+++ b/examples/no_color_stdio.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ use logforth::logger::Logger;
 fn main() {
     Logger::new()
         .dispatch(
-            Dispatch::new()
+            Dispatch::builder(append::Stdout)
                 .filter(filter::LogLevel::new(LevelFilter::Trace))
-                .layout(layout::SimpleText::default())
-                .append(append::Stdout),
+                .layout(layout::SimpleText::default()),
         )
         .apply()
         .unwrap();
diff --git a/examples/rolling_file.rs b/examples/rolling_file.rs
index 0e19f09..e433b05 100644
--- a/examples/rolling_file.rs
+++ b/examples/rolling_file.rs
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ fn main() {
 
     Logger::new()
         .dispatch(
-            Dispatch::new()
+            Dispatch::builder(append::RollingFile::new(writer))
                 .filter(filter::LogLevel::new(LevelFilter::Trace))
-                .layout(layout::SimpleJson)
-                .append(append::RollingFile::new(writer)),
+                .layout(layout::SimpleJson),
         )
         .apply()
         .unwrap();
diff --git a/examples/simple_stdio.rs b/examples/simple_stdio.rs
index 24e411c..f09ec71 100644
--- a/examples/simple_stdio.rs
+++ b/examples/simple_stdio.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ use logforth::logger::Logger;
 fn main() {
     Logger::new()
         .dispatch(
-            Dispatch::new()
+            Dispatch::builder(append::Stdout)
                 .filter(filter::LogLevel::new(LevelFilter::Trace))
-                .layout(layout::SimpleText::default())
-                .append(append::Stdout),
+                .layout(layout::SimpleText::default()),
         )
         .apply()
         .unwrap();
diff --git a/src/append/opentelemetry.rs b/src/append/opentelemetry.rs
index cf3eb8f..7bca949 100644
--- a/src/append/opentelemetry.rs
+++ b/src/append/opentelemetry.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use opentelemetry::InstrumentationLibrary;
 use opentelemetry_otlp::WithExportConfig;
 use opentelemetry_sdk::logs::LoggerProvider;
 
-use crate::append::Append;
+use crate::append::{Append, AppendImpl};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct OpenTelemetryLog {
@@ -107,3 +107,9 @@ fn log_level_to_otel_severity(level: log::Level) -> Severity {
         log::Level::Trace => Severity::Trace,
     }
 }
+
+impl From<OpenTelemetryLog> for AppendImpl {
+    fn from(append: OpenTelemetryLog) -> Self {
+        AppendImpl::OpenTelemetryLog(append)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/logger.rs b/src/logger.rs
index 44fa739..acea6a2 100644
--- a/src/logger.rs
+++ b/src/logger.rs
@@ -26,40 +26,85 @@ use crate::filter::FilterResult;
 use crate::layout::Layout;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Dispatch {
-    filters: Vec<FilterImpl>,
+pub struct DispatchBuilder {
     appends: Vec<AppendImpl>,
-    preferred_layout: Option<Layout>,
 }
 
-impl Default for Dispatch {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::new()
+impl DispatchBuilder {
+    pub fn new(append: impl Into<AppendImpl>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            appends: vec![append.into()],
+        }
     }
-}
 
-impl Dispatch {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {
+    pub fn append(mut self, append: impl Into<AppendImpl>) -> Self {
+        self.appends.push(append.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn filter(self, filter: impl Into<FilterImpl>) -> DispatchFilterBuilder {
+        DispatchFilterBuilder {
+            appends: self.appends,
+            filters: vec![filter.into()],
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn layout(self, layout: impl Into<Layout>) -> Dispatch {
+        Dispatch {
+            filters: vec![],
+            appends: self.appends,
+            preferred_layout: Some(layout.into()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn finish(self) -> Dispatch {
+        Dispatch {
             filters: vec![],
-            appends: vec![],
+            appends: self.appends,
             preferred_layout: None,
         }
     }
+}
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct DispatchFilterBuilder {
+    appends: Vec<AppendImpl>,
+    filters: Vec<FilterImpl>,
+}
+
+impl DispatchFilterBuilder {
     pub fn filter(mut self, filter: impl Into<FilterImpl>) -> Self {
         self.filters.push(filter.into());
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn append(mut self, append: impl Into<AppendImpl>) -> Self {
-        self.appends.push(append.into());
-        self
+    pub fn layout(self, layout: impl Into<Layout>) -> Dispatch {
+        Dispatch {
+            filters: self.filters,
+            appends: self.appends,
+            preferred_layout: Some(layout.into()),
+        }
     }
 
-    pub fn layout(mut self, layout: impl Into<Layout>) -> Self {
-        self.preferred_layout = Some(layout.into());
-        self
+    pub fn finish(self) -> Dispatch {
+        Dispatch {
+            filters: self.filters,
+            appends: self.appends,
+            preferred_layout: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Dispatch {
+    filters: Vec<FilterImpl>,
+    appends: Vec<AppendImpl>,
+    preferred_layout: Option<Layout>,
+}
+
+impl Dispatch {
+    pub fn builder(append: impl Into<AppendImpl>) -> DispatchBuilder {
+        DispatchBuilder::new(append)
     }
 
     fn enabled(&self, metadata: &Metadata) -> bool {