diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8cf4097..20e11eb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -55,21 +55,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "equator",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "alloc-no-stdlib"
-version = "2.0.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cc7bb162ec39d46ab1ca8c77bf72e890535becd1751bb45f64c597edb4c8c6b3"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "alloc-stdlib"
-version = "0.2.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0e76a019e91224d279006ff972f1e984179a6e9feb050adba6ce8274aef23195"
-dependencies = [
- "alloc-no-stdlib",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "android-activity"
 version = "0.6.1"
@@ -460,13 +445,28 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "brotli-decompressor"
-version = "5.0.3"
+name = "bon"
+version = "3.9.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3a32acac15fe1967bc3986b2a6347dffc965602354ea6f450ad07e8bfd253583"
+checksum = "a602c73c7b0148ec6d12af6fd5cc7a46e2eacc8878271a999abac56eed12f561"
 dependencies = [
- "alloc-no-stdlib",
- "alloc-stdlib",
+ "bon-macros",
+ "rustversion",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bon-macros"
+version = "3.9.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6dee98b0db6a962de883bf5d20362dee4d7ca0d12fe39a7c6c73c844e1cd7c1f"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling",
+ "ident_case",
+ "prettyplease",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "rustversion",
+ "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -847,6 +847,40 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f27ae1dd37df86211c42e150270f82743308803d90a6f6e6651cd730d5e1732f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "darling"
+version = "0.23.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "25ae13da2f202d56bd7f91c25fba009e7717a1e4a1cc98a76d844b65ae912e9d"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling_core",
+ "darling_macro",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "darling_core"
+version = "0.23.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9865a50f7c335f53564bb694ef660825eb8610e0a53d3e11bf1b0d3df31e03b0"
+dependencies = [
+ "ident_case",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "strsim",
+ "syn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "darling_macro"
+version = "0.23.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ac3984ec7bd6cfa798e62b4a642426a5be0e68f9401cfc2a01e3fa9ea2fcdb8d"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling_core",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dav1d"
 version = "0.11.1"
@@ -1723,6 +1757,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "winit",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ident_case"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b9e0384b61958566e926dc50660321d12159025e767c18e043daf26b70104c39"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "image"
 version = "0.25.10"
@@ -1766,7 +1806,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "dirs",
  "iced",
  "image",
- "jxl-oxide",
+ "jpegxl-rs",
  "rfd",
 ]
 
@@ -1874,6 +1914,29 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "jpegxl-rs"
+version = "0.14.0+libjxl-0.11.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9b7d16fe73fb6d2e16b986392b716409c6ae6fabd35769d66bea391b016cdbc9"
+dependencies = [
+ "bon",
+ "byteorder",
+ "half",
+ "image",
+ "jpegxl-sys",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "jpegxl-sys"
+version = "0.12.1+libjxl-0.11.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "00cb4f7ffb45ee4327e9ec6ca1a732f3abef470ee008f7d4be3afb414075cd7d"
+dependencies = [
+ "pkg-config",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "js-sys"
 version = "0.3.103"
@@ -1885,186 +1948,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "jxl-bitstream"
-version = "1.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b480e752277e29eb4054f69546887a9b84656fe78c08f54ba5850ced98a378fe"
-dependencies = [
- "tracing",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "jxl-coding"
-version = "1.0.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cd972bcd125e776f1eb241ac50e39f956095a1c2770c64736c968f8946bd9a3c"
-dependencies = [
- "jxl-bitstream",
- "tracing",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "jxl-color"
-version = "0.11.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f316b1358c1711755b3ee8e8cb5c4a1dad12e796233088a7a513440782de80b2"
-dependencies = [
- "jxl-bitstream",
- "jxl-coding",
- "jxl-grid",
- "jxl-image",
- "jxl-oxide-common",
- "jxl-threadpool",
- "tracing",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "jxl-frame"
-version = "0.13.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2d967c6fd669c7c01060b5022d8835fa82fd46b06ffc98b549f17600a097c2b3"
-dependencies = [
- "jxl-bitstream",
- "jxl-coding",
- "jxl-grid",
- "jxl-image",
- "jxl-modular",
- "jxl-oxide-common",
- "jxl-threadpool",
- "jxl-vardct",
- "tracing",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "jxl-grid"
-version = "0.6.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "01671307879a033bfa52e6e8784b941aca770b3f3a7d33830b455b6844f793fb"
-dependencies = [
- "tracing",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "jxl-image"
-version = "0.13.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c5f752d62577c702a94dbbce4045caf08cb58639e8a4d56464b40ecf33ffe565"
-dependencies = [
- "jxl-bitstream",
- "jxl-grid",
- "jxl-oxide-common",
- "tracing",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "jxl-jbr"
-version = "0.2.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e35d032bcec660647828527ff42c6f5776d2fd44b8357f9f6d9ac6dc07218e46"
-dependencies = [
- "brotli-decompressor",
- "jxl-bitstream",
- "jxl-frame",
- "jxl-grid",
- "jxl-image",
- "jxl-modular",
- "jxl-oxide-common",
- "jxl-threadpool",
- "jxl-vardct",
- "tracing",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "jxl-modular"
-version = "0.11.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2a2f045b24c738dd91d482be385512b512721ae08a671bd4b27bf1c47f215235"
-dependencies = [
- "jxl-bitstream",
- "jxl-coding",
- "jxl-grid",
- "jxl-oxide-common",
- "jxl-threadpool",
- "tracing",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "jxl-oxide"
-version = "0.12.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d36c662923f47586880211f3bc7c0d83fb3a9b410d278c7bde93450748abeef3"
-dependencies = [
- "brotli-decompressor",
- "bytemuck",
- "image",
- "jxl-bitstream",
- "jxl-color",
- "jxl-frame",
- "jxl-grid",
- "jxl-image",
- "jxl-jbr",
- "jxl-oxide-common",
- "jxl-render",
- "jxl-threadpool",
- "tracing",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "jxl-oxide-common"
-version = "1.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b62394c5021b3a9e7e0dbb2d639d555d019090c9946c39f6d3b09d390db4157b"
-dependencies = [
- "jxl-bitstream",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "jxl-render"
-version = "0.12.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d34386bfdb6a19b5a30cc9beb4d475d537422c31ae8c39bb69640fcce3fcaf19"
-dependencies = [
- "bytemuck",
- "jxl-bitstream",
- "jxl-coding",
- "jxl-color",
- "jxl-frame",
- "jxl-grid",
- "jxl-image",
- "jxl-modular",
- "jxl-oxide-common",
- "jxl-threadpool",
- "jxl-vardct",
- "tracing",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "jxl-threadpool"
-version = "1.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "25f15eb830aa77a7f21148d72e153562a26bfe570139bd4922eab1908dd499d3"
-dependencies = [
- "rayon",
- "rayon-core",
- "tracing",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "jxl-vardct"
-version = "0.11.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ce72a18c6d3a47172ab6c479be2bdb56f22066b5d7092663f03b4490820b4511"
-dependencies = [
- "jxl-bitstream",
- "jxl-coding",
- "jxl-grid",
- "jxl-modular",
- "jxl-oxide-common",
- "jxl-threadpool",
- "tracing",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "kamadak-exif"
 version = "0.6.1"
@@ -3070,6 +2953,16 @@ version = "0.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e8cf8e6a8aa66ce33f63993ffc4ea4271eb5b0530a9002db8455ea6050c77bfa"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "prettyplease"
+version = "0.2.37"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "479ca8adacdd7ce8f1fb39ce9ecccbfe93a3f1344b3d0d97f20bc0196208f62b"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro-crate"
 version = "3.5.0"
@@ -3746,6 +3639,12 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6637bab7722d379c8b41ba849228d680cc12d0a45ba1fa2b48f2a30577a06731"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strsim"
+version = "0.11.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7da8b5736845d9f2fcb837ea5d9e2628564b3b043a70948a3f0b778838c5fb4f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "svg_fmt"
 version = "0.4.5"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 487f499..c4f9f6f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 [dependencies]
 dirs = "6.0.0"
 rfd = "0.17.2"
+jpegxl-rs = "0.14.0"
 
 [dependencies.iced]
 version = "0.14.0"
@@ -15,8 +16,3 @@ features = [ "image" ]
 [dependencies.image]
 version = "0.25.10"
 features = [ "avif-native" ]
-
-[dependencies.jxl-oxide]
-version = "0.12.6"
-# I really wish the image crate was named better
-features = [ "image" ]
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 72d435c..ddb2efc 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
             pkg-config
           ];
           buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+            libjxl
             dav1d
           ];
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 18d35a0..3d8618d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ impl State {
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), iced::Error> {
-    jxl_oxide::integration::register_image_decoding_hook();
-
     iced::application(State::new, State::update, State::view)
         .subscription(State::subscription)
         .title(State::title)
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 1477a4e..961a27d 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,50 +1,91 @@
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::{
+    ffi::OsStr,
+    fs,
+    io::Write,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+};
 
 use image::{DynamicImage, ImageDecoder, ImageReader, RgbaImage};
+use jpegxl_rs::image::ToDynamic;
 use rfd::FileDialog;
 
 pub fn load_image(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<RgbaImage, String> {
     let path = path.as_ref();
 
-    let reader = match ImageReader::open(path) {
-        Ok(r) => r,
-        Err(e) => {
-            return Err(format!(
-                "failed to create reader for '{}': {e}",
-                path.display()
-            ));
+    let decoded_image = match path.extension().map(OsStr::to_string_lossy).as_deref() {
+        Some("jxl") => {
+            let data = match std::fs::read(path) {
+                Ok(d) => d,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    return Err(format!(
+                        "failed to read data from '{}': {e}",
+                        path.display()
+                    ));
+                }
+            };
+
+            match jpegxl_rs::decoder_builder()
+                .build()
+                .unwrap()
+                .decode_to_image(&data)
+            {
+                Ok(Some(decoded_image)) => decoded_image,
+                Ok(None) => {
+                    return Err(format!(
+                        "failed to convert jxl '{}' to DynamicImage",
+                        path.display()
+                    ));
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    return Err(format!("failed to decode jxl '{}': {e}", path.display()));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        _ => {
+            let reader = match ImageReader::open(path) {
+                Ok(r) => r,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    return Err(format!(
+                        "failed to create reader for '{}': {e}",
+                        path.display()
+                    ));
+                }
+            };
+
+            let mut decoder = match reader.into_decoder() {
+                Ok(d) => d,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    return Err(format!(
+                        "failed to create decoder for '{}': {e}",
+                        path.display()
+                    ));
+                }
+            };
+
+            let oreintation = match decoder.orientation() {
+                Ok(o) => o,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    return Err(format!(
+                        "failed to get oreintation of '{}': {e}",
+                        path.display()
+                    ));
+                }
+            };
+
+            let mut decoded_image = match DynamicImage::from_decoder(decoder) {
+                Ok(i) => i,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    return Err(format!("failed to decode image '{}': {e}", path.display()));
+                }
+            };
+
+            decoded_image.apply_orientation(oreintation);
+
+            decoded_image
         }
     };
 
-    let mut decoder = match reader.into_decoder() {
-        Ok(d) => d,
-        Err(e) => {
-            return Err(format!(
-                "failed to create decoder for '{}': {e}",
-                path.display()
-            ));
-        }
-    };
-
-    let oreintation = match decoder.orientation() {
-        Ok(o) => o,
-        Err(e) => {
-            return Err(format!(
-                "failed to get oreintation of '{}': {e}",
-                path.display()
-            ));
-        }
-    };
-
-    let mut decoded_image = match DynamicImage::from_decoder(decoder) {
-        Ok(i) => i,
-        Err(e) => {
-            return Err(format!("failed to decode image '{}': {e}", path.display()));
-        }
-    };
-
-    decoded_image.apply_orientation(oreintation);
-
     Ok(decoded_image.into_rgba8())
 }
 pub fn pick_image() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
@@ -73,8 +114,36 @@ pub fn save_image(image: Option<&RgbaImage>) -> Result<(), String> {
         return Err("no path to save provided".into());
     };
 
-    if let Err(e) = image.save(&path) {
-        return Err(format!("failed to save '{}': {e}", path.display()));
+    let mut file = match fs::File::create(&path) {
+        Ok(f) => f,
+        Err(e) => return Err(format!("failed to create file '{}': {e}", path.display())),
+    };
+
+    match path.extension().map(OsStr::to_string_lossy).as_deref() {
+        Some("jxl") => {
+            let mut encoder = jpegxl_rs::encoder_builder()
+                .speed(jpegxl_rs::encode::EncoderSpeed::Glacier)
+                .lossless(true)
+                .build()
+                .unwrap();
+            let rgb_image = DynamicImage::from(image.to_owned()).into_rgb8();
+            let jxl =
+                match encoder.encode::<u8, u8>(&rgb_image, rgb_image.width(), rgb_image.height()) {
+                    Ok(j) => j,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        return Err(format!("failed to encode jxl '{}': {e}", path.display()));
+                    }
+                };
+
+            if let Err(e) = file.write(&jxl.data) {
+                return Err(format!("failed to write jxl to '{}': {e}", path.display()));
+            };
+        }
+        _ => {
+            if let Err(e) = image.save(&path) {
+                return Err(format!("failed to save '{}': {e}", path.display()));
+            };
+        }
     };
 
     Ok(())