diff --git a/luxonis_ml/utils/registry.py b/luxonis_ml/utils/registry.py
index 148c5a9e..49d4f9bd 100644
--- a/luxonis_ml/utils/registry.py
+++ b/luxonis_ml/utils/registry.py
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
+import warnings
 from abc import ABCMeta
-from typing import Callable, Dict, Generic, Optional, Tuple, TypeVar, Union
+from typing import (
+    Callable,
+    Dict,
+    Generic,
+    Optional,
+    Tuple,
+    TypeVar,
+    Union,
+    overload,
+)
 
 T = TypeVar("T", bound=type)
 
@@ -9,7 +19,7 @@ def __init__(self, name: str):
         """A Registry class to store and retrieve modules.
 
         @type name: str
-        @param name: Name of the registry
+        @ivar name: Name of the registry
         """
         self._module_dict: Dict[str, T] = {}
         self._name = name
@@ -23,14 +33,16 @@ def __repr__(self):
     def __len__(self):
         return len(self._module_dict)
 
+    def __getitem__(self, key: str) -> T:
+        return self.get(key)
+
+    def __setitem__(self, key: str, value: T) -> None:
+        self._register(module=value, module_name=key, force=True)
+
     @property
     def name(self):
         return self._name
 
-    @property
-    def module_dict(self):
-        return self._module_dict
-
     def get(self, key: str) -> T:
         """Retrieves the registry record for the key.
 
@@ -43,16 +55,57 @@ def get(self, key: str) -> T:
         """
         module_cls = self._module_dict.get(key, None)
         if module_cls is None:
-            raise KeyError(f"Class `{key}` not in the `{self.name}` registry.")
+            raise KeyError(f"'{key}' not in the '{self.name}' registry.")
         else:
             return module_cls
 
+    @overload
+    def register_module(
+        self, name: Optional[str] = ..., module: None = ..., force: bool = ...
+    ) -> Callable[[T], T]: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def register_module(
+        self, name: Optional[str] = ..., module: T = ..., force: bool = ...
+    ) -> T: ...
+
     def register_module(
         self,
         name: Optional[str] = None,
         module: Optional[T] = None,
         force: bool = False,
     ) -> Union[T, Callable[[T], T]]:
+        warnings.warn(
+            "`register_module` is deprecated, use `register` instead."
+        )
+
+        return self.register(name=name, module=module, force=force)
+
+    @overload
+    def register(
+        self,
+        module: None = ...,
+        *,
+        name: Optional[str] = ...,
+        force: bool = ...,
+    ) -> Callable[[T], T]: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def register(
+        self,
+        module: T = ...,
+        *,
+        name: Optional[str] = ...,
+        force: bool = ...,
+    ) -> None: ...
+
+    def register(
+        self,
+        module: Optional[T] = None,
+        *,
+        name: Optional[str] = None,
+        force: bool = False,
+    ) -> Optional[Callable[[T], T]]:
         """Registers a module.
 
         Can be used as a decorator or as a normal method:
@@ -86,19 +139,16 @@ def register_module(
         @raise KeyError: Raised if class name already exists and C{force==False}
         """
 
-        # use it as a normal method: x.register_module(module=SomeClass)
         if module is not None:
-            self._register_module(module=module, module_name=name, force=force)
-            return module
+            return self._register(module=module, module_name=name, force=force)
 
-        # use it as a decorator: @x.register_module()
-        def _register(module: T) -> T:
-            self._register_module(module=module, module_name=name, force=force)
+        def wrapper(module: T) -> T:
+            self._register(module=module, module_name=name, force=force)
             return module
 
-        return _register
+        return wrapper
 
-    def _register_module(
+    def _register(
         self, module: T, module_name: Optional[str] = None, force: bool = False
     ) -> None:
         if module_name is None:
@@ -107,7 +157,8 @@ def _register_module(
         if not force and module_name in self._module_dict:
             existed_module = self._module_dict[module_name]
             raise KeyError(
-                f"`{module_name}` already registred in `{self.name}` registry at `{existed_module.__module__}`."
+                f"`{module_name}` already registred in `{self.name}` "
+                f"registry at `{existed_module.__module__}`."
             )
 
         self._module_dict[module_name] = module
diff --git a/tests/test_utils/test_registry.py b/tests/test_utils/test_registry.py
index 7be125b4..cbb7d8c4 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils/test_registry.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils/test_registry.py
@@ -11,40 +11,43 @@ def registry() -> Registry:
 def test_creation():
     registry = Registry("test")
     assert registry.name == "test"
-    assert not registry.module_dict
+    assert not registry._module_dict
     assert len(registry) == 0
     assert str(registry) == "Registry('test')"
     assert repr(registry) == "Registry('test')"
 
 
 def test_registry(registry: Registry):
-    assert not registry.module_dict
+    assert not registry._module_dict
     assert len(registry) == 0
 
     class A:
         pass
 
-    registry.register_module(module=A)
+    registry.register(module=A)
     assert registry.get("A") is A
 
-    @registry.register_module()
+    @registry.register()
     class B:
         pass
 
     assert registry.get("B") is B
     assert len(registry) == 2
 
-    registry.register_module(name="C", module=A)
+    registry.register(name="C", module=A)
     assert registry.get("C") is A
     assert len(registry) == 3
 
-    registry.register_module(name="C", module=B, force=True)
+    registry.register(name="C", module=B, force=True)
     assert registry.get("C") is B
 
+    registry["D"] = A
+    assert registry["D"] is A
+
     with pytest.raises(KeyError):
-        registry.register_module(name="C", module=A, force=False)
+        registry.register(name="C", module=A, force=False)
 
-    @registry.register_module(name="Foo")
+    @registry.register(name="Foo")
     class Bar:
         pass