diff --git a/hive/CHANGELOG.md b/hive/CHANGELOG.md
index 7c98f2a3..331457e5 100644
--- a/hive/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/hive/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.8.0
+
+- Adds `GenerateAdapters` annotation and relevant documentation
+
 ## 2.7.0+1
 
 - Adds a storage benchmark to compare Hive CE with Hive v4
diff --git a/hive/README.md b/hive/README.md
index 882cca31..624faad9 100644
--- a/hive/README.md
+++ b/hive/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ Hive CE is a spiritual continuation of Hive v2 with the following new features:
 - Support for constructor parameter defaults
 - Freezed support
 - Support for generating adapters with classes that use named imports
+- Automatic type adapter generation using the `GenerateAdapters` annotation
+  - No more manually adding annotations to every type and field
+  - Generate adapters for classes outside the current package
 
 ## Hive CE (v2) vs Hive v4 (Isar)
 
@@ -187,19 +190,34 @@ Hive not only supports primitives, lists, and maps but also any Dart object you
 ```dart
 import 'package:hive_ce/hive.dart';
 
-@HiveType(typeId: 0)
 class Person extends HiveObject {
   Person({required this.name, required this.age});
 
-  @HiveField(0)
   String name;
-
-  @HiveField(1)
   int age;
 }
 
 ```
 
+### Create a `GenerateAdapters` annotation
+
+Usually this is placed in `lib/hive/hive_adapters.dart`
+
+<!-- embedme readme/store_objects/hive_adapters.dart -->
+
+```dart
+import 'package:hive_ce/hive.dart';
+import 'person.dart';
+
+part 'hive_adapters.g.dart';
+
+@GenerateAdapters([AdapterSpec<Person>()])
+// Annotations must be on some element
+// ignore: unused_element
+void _() {}
+
+```
+
 ### Update `pubspec.yaml`
 
 ```yaml
@@ -214,10 +232,20 @@ dev_dependencies:
 dart pub run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs
 ```
 
-This will generate all of your `TypeAdapter`s as well as a Hive extension to register them all in one go
+This will generate the following:
+
+- TypeAdapters for the specified AdapterSpecs
+- TypeAdapters for all explicitly defined HiveTypes
+- A `hive_adapters.g.dart` file containing all adapters generated from the `GenerateAdapters` annotation
+- A `hive_adapters.g.yaml` file
+- A `hive_registrar.g.dart` file containing an extension method to register all generated adapters
+
+All of the generated files should be checked into version control. These files are explained in more detail below.
 
 ### Use the Hive registrar
 
+The Hive Registrar allows you to register all generated TypeAdapters in one call
+
 ```dart
 import 'dart:io';
 import 'package:hive_ce/hive.dart';
@@ -256,6 +284,38 @@ void example() async {
 
 ```
 
+### About `hive_adapters.g.yaml`
+
+The Hive schema is a generated yaml file that contains the information necessary to incrementally update the generated TypeAdapters as your model classes evolve.
+
+Some migrations may require manual modifications to the Hive schema file. One example is class/field renaming. Without manual intervention, the generator will see both an added and removed class/field. To resolve this, manually rename the class/field in the schema.
+
+### Migrating to `GenerateAdapters`
+
+If you already have model classes with `HiveType` and `HiveField` annotations, you can take the following steps to migrate to the new `GenerateAdapters` annotation:
+
+1. Convert all default values to constructor parameter defaults
+2. Add the following to your `build.yaml` file:
+
+```yaml
+targets:
+  $default:
+    builders:
+      hive_ce_generator|hive_schema_migrator:
+        enabled: true
+```
+
+3. Run the `build_runner`. This will generate `lib/hive/hive_adapters.dart` and `lib/hive/hive_adapters.g.yaml`.
+4. Revert the `build.yaml` changes
+5. Remove all explicit `HiveType` and `HiveField` annotations from your model classes
+6. Run the `build_runner` again
+
+### Explicitly defining HiveTypes
+
+The old method of defining HiveTypes is still supported, but should be unnecessary now that Hive CE supports constructor parameter defaults. If you have a use-case that `GenerateAdapters` does not support, please [create an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/IO-Design-Team/hive_ce/issues/new).
+
+Unfortunately it is not possible for `GenerateAdapters` to handle private fields. You can use `@protected` instead if necessary.
+
 ## Add fields to objects
 
 When adding a new non-nullable field to an existing object, you need to specify a default value to ensure compatibility with existing data.
@@ -267,14 +327,10 @@ For example, consider an existing database with a `Person` object:
 ```dart
 import 'package:hive_ce/hive.dart';
 
-@HiveType(typeId: 0)
 class Person extends HiveObject {
   Person({required this.name, required this.age});
 
-  @HiveField(0)
   String name;
-
-  @HiveField(1)
   int age;
 }
 
@@ -287,31 +343,16 @@ If you want to add a `balance` field, you must specify a default value or else r
 ```dart
 import 'package:hive_ce/hive.dart';
 
-@HiveType(typeId: 0)
 class Person extends HiveObject {
   Person({required this.name, required this.age, this.balance = 0});
 
-  @HiveField(0)
   String name;
-
-  @HiveField(1)
   int age;
-
-  @HiveField(2)
   double balance;
 }
 
 ```
 
-Or specify it in the `HiveField` annotation:
-
-```dart
-@HiveField(2, defaultValue: 0)
-int balance;
-```
-
-Alternatively, you can write custom migration code to handle the transition.
-
 After modifying the model, remember to run `build_runner` to regenerate the TypeAdapters
 
 ## Hive ❤️ Flutter
diff --git a/hive/example/lib/freezed.dart b/hive/example/lib/freezed.dart
index 8c730fd4..08e24fd2 100644
--- a/hive/example/lib/freezed.dart
+++ b/hive/example/lib/freezed.dart
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 import 'package:freezed_annotation/freezed_annotation.dart';
-import 'package:hive_ce/hive.dart';
 
 part 'freezed.freezed.dart';
-part 'freezed.g.dart';
 
 @freezed
-@HiveType(typeId: 100)
 class FreezedPerson with _$FreezedPerson {
   const factory FreezedPerson({
-    @HiveField(0) required String firstName,
-    @HiveField(1) required String lastName,
-    @HiveField(2) required int age,
+    required String firstName,
+    required String lastName,
+    required int age,
   }) = _FreezedPerson;
 }
diff --git a/hive/example/lib/freezed.freezed.dart b/hive/example/lib/freezed.freezed.dart
index 4e50080b..3f7e9aae 100644
--- a/hive/example/lib/freezed.freezed.dart
+++ b/hive/example/lib/freezed.freezed.dart
@@ -16,11 +16,8 @@ final _privateConstructorUsedError = UnsupportedError(
 
 /// @nodoc
 mixin _$FreezedPerson {
-  @HiveField(0)
   String get firstName => throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
-  @HiveField(1)
   String get lastName => throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
-  @HiveField(2)
   int get age => throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
 
   /// Create a copy of FreezedPerson
@@ -36,10 +33,7 @@ abstract class $FreezedPersonCopyWith<$Res> {
           FreezedPerson value, $Res Function(FreezedPerson) then) =
       _$FreezedPersonCopyWithImpl<$Res, FreezedPerson>;
   @useResult
-  $Res call(
-      {@HiveField(0) String firstName,
-      @HiveField(1) String lastName,
-      @HiveField(2) int age});
+  $Res call({String firstName, String lastName, int age});
 }
 
 /// @nodoc
@@ -86,10 +80,7 @@ abstract class _$$FreezedPersonImplCopyWith<$Res>
       __$$FreezedPersonImplCopyWithImpl<$Res>;
   @override
   @useResult
-  $Res call(
-      {@HiveField(0) String firstName,
-      @HiveField(1) String lastName,
-      @HiveField(2) int age});
+  $Res call({String firstName, String lastName, int age});
 }
 
 /// @nodoc
@@ -130,18 +121,13 @@ class __$$FreezedPersonImplCopyWithImpl<$Res>
 
 class _$FreezedPersonImpl implements _FreezedPerson {
   const _$FreezedPersonImpl(
-      {@HiveField(0) required this.firstName,
-      @HiveField(1) required this.lastName,
-      @HiveField(2) required this.age});
+      {required this.firstName, required this.lastName, required this.age});
 
   @override
-  @HiveField(0)
   final String firstName;
   @override
-  @HiveField(1)
   final String lastName;
   @override
-  @HiveField(2)
   final int age;
 
   @override
@@ -175,18 +161,15 @@ class _$FreezedPersonImpl implements _FreezedPerson {
 
 abstract class _FreezedPerson implements FreezedPerson {
   const factory _FreezedPerson(
-      {@HiveField(0) required final String firstName,
-      @HiveField(1) required final String lastName,
-      @HiveField(2) required final int age}) = _$FreezedPersonImpl;
+      {required final String firstName,
+      required final String lastName,
+      required final int age}) = _$FreezedPersonImpl;
 
   @override
-  @HiveField(0)
   String get firstName;
   @override
-  @HiveField(1)
   String get lastName;
   @override
-  @HiveField(2)
   int get age;
 
   /// Create a copy of FreezedPerson
diff --git a/hive/example/lib/hive/hive_adapters.dart b/hive/example/lib/hive/hive_adapters.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4390873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hive/example/lib/hive/hive_adapters.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import 'package:example/freezed.dart';
+import 'package:example/main.dart';
+import 'package:hive_ce/hive.dart';
+
+part 'hive_adapters.g.dart';
+
+@GenerateAdapters([
+  AdapterSpec<Person>(),
+  AdapterSpec<FreezedPerson>(),
+])
+// This is for code generation
+// ignore: unused_element
+void _() {}
diff --git a/hive/example/lib/freezed.g.dart b/hive/example/lib/hive/hive_adapters.g.dart
similarity index 53%
rename from hive/example/lib/freezed.g.dart
rename to hive/example/lib/hive/hive_adapters.g.dart
index 354a1cee..52d14c03 100644
--- a/hive/example/lib/freezed.g.dart
+++ b/hive/example/lib/hive/hive_adapters.g.dart
@@ -1,14 +1,54 @@
 // GENERATED CODE - DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND
 
-part of 'freezed.dart';
+part of 'hive_adapters.dart';
 
 // **************************************************************************
-// TypeAdapterGenerator
+// AdaptersGenerator
 // **************************************************************************
 
+class PersonAdapter extends TypeAdapter<Person> {
+  @override
+  final int typeId = 0;
+
+  @override
+  Person read(BinaryReader reader) {
+    final numOfFields = reader.readByte();
+    final fields = <int, dynamic>{
+      for (int i = 0; i < numOfFields; i++) reader.readByte(): reader.read(),
+    };
+    return Person(
+      name: fields[0] as String,
+      age: (fields[1] as num).toInt(),
+      friends: (fields[2] as List).cast<String>(),
+    );
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void write(BinaryWriter writer, Person obj) {
+    writer
+      ..writeByte(3)
+      ..writeByte(0)
+      ..write(obj.name)
+      ..writeByte(1)
+      ..write(obj.age)
+      ..writeByte(2)
+      ..write(obj.friends);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  int get hashCode => typeId.hashCode;
+
+  @override
+  bool operator ==(Object other) =>
+      identical(this, other) ||
+      other is PersonAdapter &&
+          runtimeType == other.runtimeType &&
+          typeId == other.typeId;
+}
+
 class FreezedPersonAdapter extends TypeAdapter<FreezedPerson> {
   @override
-  final int typeId = 100;
+  final int typeId = 1;
 
   @override
   FreezedPerson read(BinaryReader reader) {
diff --git a/hive/example/lib/hive/hive_adapters.g.yaml b/hive/example/lib/hive/hive_adapters.g.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71cfb74c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hive/example/lib/hive/hive_adapters.g.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Generated by Hive CE
+# Manual modifications may be necessary for certain migrations
+# Check in to version control
+nextTypeId: 2
+types:
+  Person:
+    typeId: 0
+    nextIndex: 3
+    fields:
+      name:
+        index: 0
+      age:
+        index: 1
+      friends:
+        index: 2
+  FreezedPerson:
+    typeId: 1
+    nextIndex: 3
+    fields:
+      firstName:
+        index: 0
+      lastName:
+        index: 1
+      age:
+        index: 2
diff --git a/hive/example/lib/hive_registrar.g.dart b/hive/example/lib/hive/hive_registrar.g.dart
similarity index 78%
rename from hive/example/lib/hive_registrar.g.dart
rename to hive/example/lib/hive/hive_registrar.g.dart
index 0efb9d27..37cdbcb2 100644
--- a/hive/example/lib/hive_registrar.g.dart
+++ b/hive/example/lib/hive/hive_registrar.g.dart
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 // Check in to version control
 
 import 'package:hive_ce/hive.dart';
-import 'package:example/freezed.dart';
-import 'package:example/main.dart';
+import 'package:example/hive/hive_adapters.dart';
 
 extension HiveRegistrar on HiveInterface {
   void registerAdapters() {
diff --git a/hive/example/lib/main.dart b/hive/example/lib/main.dart
index 42498a72..c8783f20 100644
--- a/hive/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/hive/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -1,21 +1,13 @@
 import 'dart:io';
 
-import 'package:example/hive_registrar.g.dart';
+import 'package:example/hive/hive_registrar.g.dart';
 import 'package:hive_ce/hive.dart';
 
-part 'main.g.dart';
-
-@HiveType(typeId: 1)
 class Person {
   Person({required this.name, required this.age, required this.friends});
 
-  @HiveField(0)
   String name;
-
-  @HiveField(1)
   int age;
-
-  @HiveField(2)
   List<String> friends;
 
   @override
diff --git a/hive/example/lib/main.g.dart b/hive/example/lib/main.g.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index 73933e58..00000000
--- a/hive/example/lib/main.g.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-// GENERATED CODE - DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND
-
-part of 'main.dart';
-
-// **************************************************************************
-// TypeAdapterGenerator
-// **************************************************************************
-
-class PersonAdapter extends TypeAdapter<Person> {
-  @override
-  final int typeId = 1;
-
-  @override
-  Person read(BinaryReader reader) {
-    final numOfFields = reader.readByte();
-    final fields = <int, dynamic>{
-      for (int i = 0; i < numOfFields; i++) reader.readByte(): reader.read(),
-    };
-    return Person(
-      name: fields[0] as String,
-      age: (fields[1] as num).toInt(),
-      friends: (fields[2] as List).cast<String>(),
-    );
-  }
-
-  @override
-  void write(BinaryWriter writer, Person obj) {
-    writer
-      ..writeByte(3)
-      ..writeByte(0)
-      ..write(obj.name)
-      ..writeByte(1)
-      ..write(obj.age)
-      ..writeByte(2)
-      ..write(obj.friends);
-  }
-
-  @override
-  int get hashCode => typeId.hashCode;
-
-  @override
-  bool operator ==(Object other) =>
-      identical(this, other) ||
-      other is PersonAdapter &&
-          runtimeType == other.runtimeType &&
-          typeId == other.typeId;
-}
diff --git a/hive/example/pubspec.yaml b/hive/example/pubspec.yaml
index c1d1ba25..c1a709bc 100644
--- a/hive/example/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/hive/example/pubspec.yaml
@@ -17,4 +17,9 @@ dependency_overrides:
   hive_ce:
     path: ../
   hive_ce_generator:
-    path: ../../hive_generator
+    # TODO: Revert
+    # path: ../../hive_generator
+    git:
+      url: https://github.com/IO-Design-Team/hive_ce
+      ref: 4f06756e5eee0b027f2e9d623e8136620309afcb
+      path: hive_generator
diff --git a/hive/lib/hive.dart b/hive/lib/hive.dart
index f88a6883..47036746 100644
--- a/hive/lib/hive.dart
+++ b/hive/lib/hive.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export 'src/box_collection/box_collection_stub.dart'
     if (dart.library.io) 'package:hive_ce/src/box_collection/box_collection.dart';
 export 'src/object/hive_object.dart' show HiveObject, HiveObjectMixin;
 
+export 'src/annotations/generate_adapters.dart';
 export 'src/annotations/hive_field.dart';
 export 'src/annotations/hive_type.dart';
 export 'src/binary/binary_reader.dart';
diff --git a/hive/lib/src/annotations/generate_adapters.dart b/hive/lib/src/annotations/generate_adapters.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e797ef41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hive/lib/src/annotations/generate_adapters.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/// Annotation to generate TypeAdapters for the given [specs]
+class GenerateAdapters {
+  /// Constructor
+  // coverage:ignore-start
+  const GenerateAdapters(this.specs, {this.firstTypeId = 0});
+  // coverage:ignore-end
+
+  /// The classes to generate TypeAdapters for
+  final List<AdapterSpec> specs;
+
+  /// The first typeId to use
+  final int firstTypeId;
+}
+
+/// Configuration that specifies the generation of a TypeAdapter
+class AdapterSpec<T> {
+  /// Constructor
+  // coverage:ignore-start
+  const AdapterSpec();
+  // coverage:ignore-end
+}
diff --git a/hive/pubspec.yaml b/hive/pubspec.yaml
index 2e3236ef..a2de9102 100644
--- a/hive/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/hive/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: hive_ce
 description: Hive Community Edition - A spiritual continuation of Hive v2
-version: 2.7.0+1
+version: 2.8.0
 homepage: https://github.com/IO-Design-Team/hive_ce/tree/main/hive
 documentation: https://docs.hivedb.dev/
 
diff --git a/hive/readme/add_fields/person_1.dart b/hive/readme/add_fields/person_1.dart
index 7a0f0e4d..90dd4798 100644
--- a/hive/readme/add_fields/person_1.dart
+++ b/hive/readme/add_fields/person_1.dart
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 import 'package:hive_ce/hive.dart';
 
-@HiveType(typeId: 0)
 class Person extends HiveObject {
   Person({required this.name, required this.age});
 
-  @HiveField(0)
   String name;
-
-  @HiveField(1)
   int age;
 }
diff --git a/hive/readme/add_fields/person_2.dart b/hive/readme/add_fields/person_2.dart
index 3257017c..59707a00 100644
--- a/hive/readme/add_fields/person_2.dart
+++ b/hive/readme/add_fields/person_2.dart
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
 import 'package:hive_ce/hive.dart';
 
-@HiveType(typeId: 0)
 class Person extends HiveObject {
   Person({required this.name, required this.age, this.balance = 0});
 
-  @HiveField(0)
   String name;
-
-  @HiveField(1)
   int age;
-
-  @HiveField(2)
   double balance;
 }
diff --git a/hive/readme/store_objects/hive_adapters.dart b/hive/readme/store_objects/hive_adapters.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..473a5086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hive/readme/store_objects/hive_adapters.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import 'package:hive_ce/hive.dart';
+import 'person.dart';
+
+part 'hive_adapters.g.dart';
+
+@GenerateAdapters([AdapterSpec<Person>()])
+// Annotations must be on some element
+// ignore: unused_element
+void _() {}
diff --git a/hive/readme/store_objects/hive_adapters.g.dart b/hive/readme/store_objects/hive_adapters.g.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb4cd482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hive/readme/store_objects/hive_adapters.g.dart
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+part of 'hive_adapters.dart';
diff --git a/hive/readme/store_objects/person.dart b/hive/readme/store_objects/person.dart
index 7a0f0e4d..90dd4798 100644
--- a/hive/readme/store_objects/person.dart
+++ b/hive/readme/store_objects/person.dart
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 import 'package:hive_ce/hive.dart';
 
-@HiveType(typeId: 0)
 class Person extends HiveObject {
   Person({required this.name, required this.age});
 
-  @HiveField(0)
   String name;
-
-  @HiveField(1)
   int age;
 }