diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index abdd149..3516571 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Builds on [JAX](https://jax.readthedocs.io/en/latest/).
 - ⚡ A stand-alone implementation of **stochastic Lanczos quadrature**
 - ⚡ Matrix-decomposition algorithms for **large sparse eigenvalue problems**
 - ⚡ Polynomial methods for approximating **functions of large matrices**
+- ⚡ Partial Cholesky **preconditioners** with and without pivoting
 
 and many other things.
 Everything is natively compatible with the rest of JAX:
diff --git a/matfree/backend/linalg.py b/matfree/backend/linalg.py
index ed91743..baec55c 100644
--- a/matfree/backend/linalg.py
+++ b/matfree/backend/linalg.py
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@ def eigh(x, /):
     return jnp.linalg.eigh(x)
 
 
+def cholesky(x, /):
+    return jnp.linalg.cholesky(x)
+
+
+def cho_factor(matrix, /):
+    return jax.scipy.linalg.cho_factor(matrix)
+
+
+def cho_solve(factor, b, /):
+    return jax.scipy.linalg.cho_solve(factor, b)
+
+
 def slogdet(x, /):
     return jnp.linalg.slogdet(x)
 
diff --git a/matfree/backend/np.py b/matfree/backend/np.py
index 548d164..3650a43 100644
--- a/matfree/backend/np.py
+++ b/matfree/backend/np.py
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ def sign(x, /):
     return jnp.sign(x)
 
 
+def logical_and(a, b, /):
+    return jnp.logical_and(a, b)
+
+
 # Utility functions
 
 
@@ -126,6 +130,14 @@ def array_max(x, /, axis=None):
     return jnp.amax(x, axis=axis)
 
 
+def argmax(x, /, axis=None):
+    return jnp.argmax(x, axis=axis)
+
+
+def argsort(x, /):
+    return jnp.argsort(x)
+
+
 def elementwise_max(x1, x2, /):
     return jnp.maximum(x1, x2)
 
diff --git a/matfree/backend/testing.py b/matfree/backend/testing.py
index 1680fdc..3665877 100644
--- a/matfree/backend/testing.py
+++ b/matfree/backend/testing.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ def parametrize(argnames, argvalues, /):
     return pytest.mark.parametrize(argnames, argvalues)
 
 
+def parametrize_with_cases(argnames, /, cases, prefix):
+    return pytest_cases.parametrize_with_cases(argnames, cases=cases, prefix=prefix)
+
+
 def check_grads(fun, /, args, *, order, atol, rtol):
     return jax.test_util.check_grads(fun, args, order=order, atol=atol, rtol=rtol)
 
diff --git a/matfree/low_rank.py b/matfree/low_rank.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9f8908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matfree/low_rank.py
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+"""Low-rank approximations (like partial Cholesky decompositions) of matrices."""
+
+from matfree.backend import control_flow, func, linalg, np
+from matfree.backend.typing import Array, Callable
+
+
+def preconditioner(cholesky: Callable, /) -> Callable:
+    r"""Turn a low-rank approximation into a preconditioner.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    cholesky
+        (Partial) Cholesky decomposition.
+        Usually, the result of either
+        [cholesky_partial][matfree.low_rank.cholesky_partial]
+        or
+        [cholesky_partial_pivot][matfree.low_rank.cholesky_partial_pivot].
+
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    solve
+        A function that computes
+
+        $$
+        (v, s, *p) \mapsto (sI + L(*p) L(*p)^\top)^{-1} v,
+        $$
+
+        where $K = [k(i,j,*p)]_{ij} \approx L(*p) L(*p)^\top$
+        and $L$ comes from the low-rank approximation.
+    """
+
+    def solve(v: Array, s: float, *cholesky_params):
+        chol, info = cholesky(*cholesky_params)
+
+        # Assert that the low-rank matrix is tall,
+        # not wide (every sign has a story...)
+        N, n = np.shape(chol)
+        assert n <= N, (N, n)
+
+        # Scale
+        U = chol / np.sqrt(s)
+        V = chol.T / np.sqrt(s)
+        v /= s
+
+        # Cholesky decompose the capacitance matrix
+        # and solve the system
+        eye_n = np.eye(n)
+        chol_cap = linalg.cho_factor(eye_n + V @ U)
+        sol = linalg.cho_solve(chol_cap, V @ v)
+        return v - U @ sol, info
+
+    return solve
+
+
+def cholesky_partial(mat_el: Callable, /, *, nrows: int, rank: int) -> Callable:
+    """Compute a partial Cholesky factorisation."""
+
+    def cholesky(*params):
+        if rank > nrows:
+            msg = f"Rank exceeds n: {rank} >= {nrows}."
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+        if rank < 1:
+            msg = f"Rank must be positive, but {rank} < {1}."
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+
+        step = _cholesky_partial_body(mat_el, nrows, *params)
+        chol = np.zeros((nrows, rank))
+        return control_flow.fori_loop(0, rank, step, chol), {}
+
+    return cholesky
+
+
+def _cholesky_partial_body(fn: Callable, n: int, *args):
+    idx = np.arange(n)
+
+    def matrix_element(i, j):
+        return fn(i, j, *args)
+
+    def matrix_column(i):
+        fun = func.vmap(matrix_element, in_axes=(0, None))
+        return fun(idx, i)
+
+    def body(i, L):
+        element = matrix_element(i, i)
+        l_ii = np.sqrt(element - linalg.vecdot(L[i], L[i]))
+
+        column = matrix_column(i)
+        l_ji = column - L @ L[i, :]
+        l_ji /= l_ii
+
+        return L.at[:, i].set(l_ji)
+
+    return body
+
+
+def cholesky_partial_pivot(mat_el: Callable, /, *, nrows: int, rank: int) -> Callable:
+    """Compute a partial Cholesky factorisation with pivoting."""
+
+    def cholesky(*params):
+        if rank > nrows:
+            msg = f"Rank exceeds nrows: {rank} >= {nrows}."
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+        if rank < 1:
+            msg = f"Rank must be positive, but {rank} < {1}."
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+
+        body = _cholesky_partial_pivot_body(mat_el, nrows, *params)
+
+        L = np.zeros((nrows, rank))
+        P = np.arange(nrows)
+
+        init = (L, P, P, True)
+        (L, P, _matrix, success) = control_flow.fori_loop(0, rank, body, init)
+        return _pivot_invert(L, P), {"success": success}
+
+    return cholesky
+
+
+def _cholesky_partial_pivot_body(fn: Callable, n: int, *args):
+    idx = np.arange(n)
+
+    def matrix_element(i, j):
+        return fn(i, j, *args)
+
+    def matrix_element_p(i, j, *, permute):
+        return matrix_element(permute[i], permute[j])
+
+    def matrix_column_p(i, *, permute):
+        fun = func.vmap(matrix_element, in_axes=(0, None))
+        return fun(permute[idx], permute[i])
+
+    def matrix_diagonal_p(*, permute):
+        fun = func.vmap(matrix_element)
+        return fun(permute[idx], permute[idx])
+
+    def body(i, carry):
+        L, P, P_matrix, success = carry
+
+        # Access the matrix
+        diagonal = matrix_diagonal_p(permute=P_matrix)
+
+        # Find the largest entry for the residuals
+        residual_diag = diagonal - func.vmap(linalg.vecdot)(L, L)
+        res = np.abs(residual_diag)
+        k = np.argmax(res)
+
+        # Pivot [pivot!!! pivot!!! pivot!!! :)]
+        P_matrix = _swap_cols(P_matrix, i, k)
+        L = _swap_rows(L, i, k)
+        P = _swap_rows(P, i, k)
+
+        # Access the matrix
+        element = matrix_element_p(i, i, permute=P_matrix)
+        column = matrix_column_p(i, permute=P_matrix)
+
+        # Perform a Cholesky step
+        # (The first line could also be accessed via
+        #  residual_diag[k], but it might
+        #  be more readable to do it again)
+        l_ii_squared = element - linalg.vecdot(L[i], L[i])
+        l_ii = np.sqrt(l_ii_squared)
+        l_ji = column - L @ L[i, :]
+        l_ji /= l_ii
+        success = np.logical_and(success, l_ii_squared > 0.0)
+
+        # Update the estimate
+        L = L.at[:, i].set(l_ji)
+        return L, P, P_matrix, success
+
+    return body
+
+
+def _swap_cols(arr, i, j):
+    return _swap_rows(arr.T, i, j).T
+
+
+def _swap_rows(arr, i, j):
+    ai, aj = arr[i], arr[j]
+    arr = arr.at[i].set(aj)
+    return arr.at[j].set(ai)
+
+
+def _pivot_invert(arr, pivot, /):
+    """Invert and apply a pivoting array to a matrix."""
+    return arr[np.argsort(pivot)]
diff --git a/tests/test_low_rank/test_cholesky.py b/tests/test_low_rank/test_cholesky.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..331b972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_low_rank/test_cholesky.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+"""Test the partial Cholesky decompositions."""
+
+from matfree import low_rank, test_util
+from matfree.backend import linalg, np, prng, testing
+from matfree.backend.typing import Callable
+
+
+def case_cholesky_partial():
+    return low_rank.cholesky_partial
+
+
+def case_cholesky_partial_pivot():
+    return low_rank.cholesky_partial_pivot
+
+
+@testing.parametrize_with_cases("cholesky", cases=".", prefix="case_cholesky")
+def test_full_rank_cholesky_reconstructs_matrix(cholesky, n=5):
+    key = prng.prng_key(2)
+
+    cov_eig = 1.0 + prng.uniform(key, shape=(n,), dtype=float)
+    cov = test_util.symmetric_matrix_from_eigenvalues(cov_eig)
+
+    approximation, _info = cholesky(lambda i, j: cov[i, j], nrows=n, rank=n)()
+
+    tol = np.finfo_eps(approximation.dtype)
+    assert np.allclose(approximation @ approximation.T, cov, atol=tol, rtol=tol)
+
+
+@testing.parametrize_with_cases("cholesky", cases=".", prefix="case_cholesky")
+def test_output_the_right_shapes(cholesky: Callable, n=4, rank=4):
+    key = prng.prng_key(1)
+
+    cov_eig = 0.1 + prng.uniform(key, shape=(n,))
+    cov = test_util.symmetric_matrix_from_eigenvalues(cov_eig)
+
+    approximation, _info = cholesky(lambda i, j: cov[i, j], nrows=n, rank=rank)()
+    assert approximation.shape == (n, rank)
+
+
+def test_full_rank_nopivot_matches_cholesky(n=10):
+    key = prng.prng_key(2)
+    cov_eig = 0.01 + prng.uniform(key, shape=(n,), dtype=float)
+    cov = test_util.symmetric_matrix_from_eigenvalues(cov_eig)
+    reference = linalg.cholesky(cov)
+
+    # Sanity check: pivoting should definitely not satisfy this:
+    cholesky_p = low_rank.cholesky_partial_pivot(
+        lambda i, j: cov[i, j], nrows=n, rank=n
+    )
+    received, info = cholesky_p()
+    assert not np.allclose(received, reference)
+
+    # But without pivoting, we should get there!
+    cholesky = low_rank.cholesky_partial(lambda i, j: cov[i, j], nrows=n, rank=n)
+    received, info = cholesky()
+    assert np.allclose(received, reference, atol=1e-6)
+
+
+def test_pivoting_improves_the_estimate(n=10, rank=5):
+    key = prng.prng_key(1)
+
+    cov_eig = 0.1 + prng.uniform(key, shape=(n,))
+    cov = test_util.symmetric_matrix_from_eigenvalues(cov_eig)
+
+    def element(i, j):
+        return cov[i, j]
+
+    nopivot, _info = low_rank.cholesky_partial(element, nrows=n, rank=rank)()
+    pivot, _info = low_rank.cholesky_partial_pivot(element, nrows=n, rank=rank)()
+
+    error_nopivot = linalg.matrix_norm(cov - nopivot @ nopivot.T, which="fro")
+    error_pivot = linalg.matrix_norm(cov - pivot @ pivot.T, which="fro")
+    assert error_pivot < error_nopivot
diff --git a/tests/test_low_rank/test_preconditioner.py b/tests/test_low_rank/test_preconditioner.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89ca204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_low_rank/test_preconditioner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""Test preconditioning with partial Cholesky decompositions."""
+
+from matfree import low_rank, test_util
+from matfree.backend import linalg, np
+
+
+def test_preconditioner_solves_correctly(n=10):
+    # Create a relatively ill-conditioned matrix
+    cov_eig = 1.5 ** np.arange(-n // 2, n // 2, step=1.0)
+    cov = test_util.symmetric_matrix_from_eigenvalues(cov_eig)
+
+    def element(i, j):
+        return cov[i, j]
+
+    # Assert that the Cholesky decomposition is full-rank.
+    # This is important to ensure that the test below makes sense.
+    cholesky = low_rank.cholesky_partial(element, nrows=n, rank=n)
+    matrix, _info = cholesky()
+    assert np.allclose(matrix @ matrix.T, cov)
+
+    # Set up the test-problem
+    small_value = 1e-1
+    b = np.arange(1.0, 1 + len(cov))
+    b /= linalg.vector_norm(b)
+
+    # Solve the linear system
+    cov_added = cov + small_value * np.eye(len(cov))
+    expected = linalg.solve(cov_added, b)
+
+    # Derive the preconditioner
+    precondition = low_rank.preconditioner(cholesky)
+    received, info = precondition(b, small_value)
+
+    # Test that the preconditioner solves correctly
+    assert np.allclose(received, expected, rtol=1e-2)
diff --git a/tutorials/6_low_memory_trace_estimation.py b/tutorials/6_low_memory_trace_estimation.py
index 5880c87..6dabbfd 100644
--- a/tutorials/6_low_memory_trace_estimation.py
+++ b/tutorials/6_low_memory_trace_estimation.py
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ def large_matvec(v):
 print(trace)
 
 
-# The above code requires nrows*nsamples storage, which
+# The above code requires nrows $\times$ nsamples storage, which
 # is prohibitive for extremely large matrices.
 # Instead, we can loop around estimate() to do the following:
-# The below code requires nrows*1 storage:
+# The below code requires nrows $\times$ 1 storage:
 
 sampler = hutchinson.sampler_rademacher(x0, num=1)
 estimate = hutchinson.hutchinson(integrand, sampler)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def large_matvec(v):
 
 # In practice, we often combine both approaches by choosing
 # the largest nsamples (in the first implementation) so that
-# nrows*nsamples fits into memory, and handle all samples beyond
+# nrows $\times$ nsamples fits into memory, and handle all samples beyond
 # that via the split-and-map combination.
 #
 #