diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4132e1420..6a4957b3e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ description = "A framework for making client-side single-page apps"
 travis-ci = { repository = "yewstack/yew" }
 
 [dependencies]
+anyhow = "1"
 anymap = "0.12"
 bincode = { version = "~1.2.1", optional = true }
-failure = "0.1"
 http = "0.2"
 indexmap = "1.0.2"
 log = "0.4"
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ serde_json = "1.0"
 serde_yaml = { version = "0.8.3", optional = true }
 slab = "0.4"
 stdweb = "0.4.20"
+thiserror = "1"
 toml = { version = "0.5", optional = true }
 yew-macro = { version = "0.11.1", path = "crates/macro" }
 
diff --git a/examples/dashboard/Cargo.toml b/examples/dashboard/Cargo.toml
index 8efe5b565..f4e0ddb55 100644
--- a/examples/dashboard/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/dashboard/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ authors = ["Denis Kolodin <deniskolodin@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-failure = "0.1"
+anyhow = "1"
 serde = "1"
 serde_derive = "1"
 yew = { path = "../..", features = ["toml"] }
diff --git a/examples/dashboard/src/lib.rs b/examples/dashboard/src/lib.rs
index d8dab862f..971903e4e 100644
--- a/examples/dashboard/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/dashboard/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![recursion_limit = "256"]
 
-use failure::Error;
+use anyhow::Error;
 use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use yew::format::{Json, Nothing, Toml};
 use yew::services::fetch::{FetchService, FetchTask, Request, Response};
diff --git a/examples/npm_and_rest/Cargo.toml b/examples/npm_and_rest/Cargo.toml
index fbe3a52a6..146b3b7a7 100644
--- a/examples/npm_and_rest/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/npm_and_rest/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ authors = ["Denis Kolodin <deniskolodin@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-failure = "0.1"
+anyhow = "1"
 serde = "1"
 serde_derive = "1"
 stdweb = "0.4.20"
diff --git a/examples/npm_and_rest/src/gravatar.rs b/examples/npm_and_rest/src/gravatar.rs
index 6b8b0401b..2dafae95a 100644
--- a/examples/npm_and_rest/src/gravatar.rs
+++ b/examples/npm_and_rest/src/gravatar.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use failure::{format_err, Error};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Error};
 use serde_derive::Deserialize;
 use yew::callback::Callback;
 use yew::format::{Json, Nothing};
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ impl GravatarService {
             if meta.status.is_success() {
                 callback.emit(data)
             } else {
-                // format_err! is a macro in crate `failure`
-                callback.emit(Err(format_err!(
+                callback.emit(Err(anyhow!(
                     "{}: error getting profile https://gravatar.com/",
                     meta.status
                 )))
diff --git a/examples/npm_and_rest/src/lib.rs b/examples/npm_and_rest/src/lib.rs
index 799ef60f3..27d646ae3 100644
--- a/examples/npm_and_rest/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/npm_and_rest/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ extern crate stdweb;
 pub mod ccxt;
 pub mod gravatar;
 
-use failure::Error;
+use anyhow::Error;
 use yew::services::fetch::FetchTask;
 use yew::{html, Callback, Component, ComponentLink, Html, ShouldRender};
 
diff --git a/src/format/macros.rs b/src/format/macros.rs
index 0c39a4430..f782dfa4f 100644
--- a/src/format/macros.rs
+++ b/src/format/macros.rs
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ macro_rules! text_format {
             T: ::serde::Serialize,
         {
             fn into(self) -> $crate::format::Text {
-                $format::to_string(&self.0).map_err(::failure::Error::from)
+                $format::to_string(&self.0).map_err(::anyhow::Error::from)
             }
         }
 
-        impl<T> From<$crate::format::Text> for $type<Result<T, ::failure::Error>>
+        impl<T> From<$crate::format::Text> for $type<Result<T, ::anyhow::Error>>
         where
             T: for<'de> ::serde::Deserialize<'de>,
         {
             fn from(value: $crate::format::Text) -> Self {
                 match value {
-                    Ok(data) => $type($format::from_str(&data).map_err(::failure::Error::from)),
+                    Ok(data) => $type($format::from_str(&data).map_err(::anyhow::Error::from)),
                     Err(reason) => $type(Err(reason)),
                 }
             }
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ macro_rules! binary_format {
             T: ::serde::Serialize,
         {
             fn into(self) -> $crate::format::Binary {
-                $into(&self.0).map_err(::failure::Error::from)
+                $into(&self.0).map_err(::anyhow::Error::from)
             }
         }
 
-        impl<T> From<$crate::format::Binary> for $type<Result<T, ::failure::Error>>
+        impl<T> From<$crate::format::Binary> for $type<Result<T, ::anyhow::Error>>
         where
             T: for<'de> ::serde::Deserialize<'de>,
         {
             fn from(value: $crate::format::Binary) -> Self {
                 match value {
-                    Ok(data) => $type($from(&data).map_err(::failure::Error::from)),
+                    Ok(data) => $type($from(&data).map_err(::anyhow::Error::from)),
                     Err(reason) => $type(Err(reason)),
                 }
             }
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ macro_rules! text_format_is_an_error {
     ($type:ident) => {
         use $crate::format::FormatError;
 
-        fn to_string<T>(_value: T) -> Result<String, failure::Error> {
+        fn to_string<T>(_value: T) -> Result<String, ::anyhow::Error> {
             Err(FormatError::CantEncodeBinaryAsText.into())
         }
 
-        fn from_str<T>(_s: &str) -> Result<T, failure::Error> {
+        fn from_str<T>(_s: &str) -> Result<T, ::anyhow::Error> {
             Err(FormatError::ReceivedTextForBinary.into())
         }
 
diff --git a/src/format/mod.rs b/src/format/mod.rs
index 6c6583f93..a89c4b782 100644
--- a/src/format/mod.rs
+++ b/src/format/mod.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 //! All types here are lazy and it's necessary to
 //! use `Into` and `From` traits to get (convert) the data.
 
-use failure::Error;
-use failure::Fail;
+use anyhow::Error;
+use thiserror::Error as ThisError;
 
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod macros;
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ pub type Binary = Result<Vec<u8>, Error>;
 pub type Format<T> = Result<T, Error>;
 
 /// Represents formatting errors.
-#[derive(Debug, Fail)]
+#[derive(Debug, ThisError)]
 pub enum FormatError {
     /// Received text for a binary format, e.g. someone sending text
     /// on a WebSocket that is using a binary serialization format, like Cbor.
-    #[fail(display = "received text for a binary format")]
+    #[error("received text for a binary format")]
     ReceivedTextForBinary,
     /// Trying to encode a binary format as text", e.g., trying to
     /// store a Cbor encoded value in a String.
-    #[fail(display = "trying to encode a binary format as Text")]
+    #[error("trying to encode a binary format as Text")]
     CantEncodeBinaryAsText,
 }
diff --git a/src/format/nothing.rs b/src/format/nothing.rs
index 01b6d5d17..88bc5fa60 100644
--- a/src/format/nothing.rs
+++ b/src/format/nothing.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Contains an implementation of empty serialization format (`Nothing`).
 
 use super::{Binary, Text};
-use failure::err_msg;
+use anyhow::bail;
 
 /// A representation of an empty data. Nothing stored. Nothing restored.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub struct Nothing;
 
 impl Into<Text> for Nothing {
     fn into(self) -> Text {
-        Err(err_msg("nothing"))
+        bail!("nothing")
     }
 }
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl From<Text> for Nothing {
 
 impl Into<Binary> for Nothing {
     fn into(self) -> Binary {
-        Err(err_msg("nothing"))
+        bail!("nothing")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/services/fetch.rs b/src/services/fetch.rs
index 49b8f2829..00f6d9007 100644
--- a/src/services/fetch.rs
+++ b/src/services/fetch.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 use super::Task;
 use crate::callback::Callback;
 use crate::format::{Binary, Format, Text};
-use failure::Fail;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fmt;
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ use stdweb::web::ArrayBuffer;
 use stdweb::{JsSerialize, Value};
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 use stdweb::{_js_impl, js};
+use thiserror::Error;
 
 pub use http::{HeaderMap, Method, Request, Response, StatusCode, Uri};
 
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ pub struct FetchOptions {
 }
 
 /// Represents errors of a fetch service.
-#[derive(Debug, Fail)]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
 enum FetchError {
-    #[fail(display = "failed response")]
+    #[error("failed response")]
     FailedResponse,
 }
 
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ impl FetchService {
     ///# fn dont_execute() {
     ///# let link: ComponentLink<Comp> = unimplemented!();
     ///# let mut fetch_service: FetchService = FetchService::new();
-    ///# let post_request: Request<Result<String, failure::Error>> = unimplemented!();
+    ///# let post_request: Request<Result<String, anyhow::Error>> = unimplemented!();
     /// let task = fetch_service.fetch(
     ///     post_request,
-    ///     link.callback(|response: Response<Result<String, failure::Error>>| {
+    ///     link.callback(|response: Response<Result<String, anyhow::Error>>| {
     ///         if response.status().is_success() {
     ///             Msg::Noop
     ///         } else {
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ impl FetchService {
     ///# fn dont_execute() {
     ///# let link: ComponentLink<Comp> = unimplemented!();
     /// let get_request = Request::get("/thing").body(Nothing).unwrap();
-    /// let callback = link.callback(|response: Response<Json<Result<Data, failure::Error>>>| {
+    /// let callback = link.callback(|response: Response<Json<Result<Data, anyhow::Error>>>| {
     ///     if let (meta, Json(Ok(body))) = response.into_parts() {
     ///         if meta.status.is_success() {
     ///             return Msg::FetchResourceComplete(body);
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ impl FetchService {
     ///# pub enum Msg {}
     ///# fn dont_execute() {
     ///# let link: ComponentLink<Comp> = unimplemented!();
-    ///# let callback = link.callback(|response: Response<Result<String, failure::Error>>| unimplemented!());
+    ///# let callback = link.callback(|response: Response<Result<String, anyhow::Error>>| unimplemented!());
     /// let request = fetch::Request::get("/path/")
     ///     .body(Nothing)
     ///     .unwrap();
diff --git a/src/services/storage.rs b/src/services/storage.rs
index e559740a4..647542399 100644
--- a/src/services/storage.rs
+++ b/src/services/storage.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 //! use local and session storage of a browser.
 
 use crate::format::Text;
-use failure::Fail;
 use std::fmt;
 use stdweb::web::{window, Storage};
+use thiserror::Error;
 
 /// Represents errors of a storage.
-#[derive(Debug, Fail)]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
 enum StorageError {
-    #[fail(display = "restore error")]
+    #[error("restore error")]
     CantRestore,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 9fd2ebcaf..c4f17a5af 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! This module contains useful utils to get information about the current document.
 
-use failure::{err_msg, Error};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Error};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use stdweb::web::document;
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use stdweb::web::document;
 pub fn host() -> Result<String, Error> {
     document()
         .location()
-        .ok_or_else(|| err_msg("can't get location"))
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("can't get location"))
         .and_then(|l| l.host().map_err(Error::from))
 }