diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 073a874..ba8fd2b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 version = 3
 
+[[package]]
+name = "adler"
+version = "1.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f26201604c87b1e01bd3d98f8d5d9a8fcbb815e8cedb41ffccbeb4bf593a35fe"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anstream"
 version = "0.5.0"
@@ -50,11 +56,55 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "autocfg"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bitfield-struct"
+version = "0.5.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "48adbf9313c68e023d32f441d19942226212ade3999fb22872c37a70a1b5366a"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.37",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bitflags"
+version = "1.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
-version = "2.4.0"
+version = "2.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b4682ae6287fcf752ecaabbfcc7b6f9b72aa33933dc23a554d853aea8eea8635"
+checksum = "327762f6e5a765692301e5bb513e0d9fef63be86bbc14528052b1cd3e6f03e07"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bmp"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "69985ff4f58085ac696454692d0b646a66ad1f9cc9be294c91dc51bb5df511ae"
+dependencies = [
+ "byteorder",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bytemuck"
+version = "1.14.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "374d28ec25809ee0e23827c2ab573d729e293f281dfe393500e7ad618baa61c6"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "byteorder"
+version = "1.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1fd0f2584146f6f2ef48085050886acf353beff7305ebd1ae69500e27c67f64b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "camino"
@@ -71,6 +121,8 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "cargo_metadata",
  "clap",
+ "cytryna",
+ "image",
  "rustc_version",
  "semver",
  "serde",
@@ -110,6 +162,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cfg-if"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
 version = "4.4.4"
@@ -142,7 +200,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.37",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -151,12 +209,55 @@ version = "0.5.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cd7cc57abe963c6d3b9d8be5b06ba7c8957a930305ca90304f24ef040aa6f961"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "color_quant"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3d7b894f5411737b7867f4827955924d7c254fc9f4d91a6aad6b097804b1018b"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "colorchoice"
 version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "acbf1af155f9b9ef647e42cdc158db4b64a1b61f743629225fde6f3e0be2a7c7"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crc32fast"
+version = "1.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b540bd8bc810d3885c6ea91e2018302f68baba2129ab3e88f32389ee9370880d"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cytryna"
+version = "0.1.3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Maccraft123/cytryna.git?rev=ab2b9062d833911d87476f9e6cbb2cdb5517a579#ab2b9062d833911d87476f9e6cbb2cdb5517a579"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitfield-struct",
+ "bitflags 2.4.1",
+ "bmp",
+ "derivative",
+ "hex",
+ "hex-literal",
+ "image",
+ "memoffset",
+ "static_assertions",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "derivative"
+version = "2.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fcc3dd5e9e9c0b295d6e1e4d811fb6f157d5ffd784b8d202fc62eac8035a770b"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "errno"
 version = "0.3.3"
@@ -178,12 +279,57 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fdeflate"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "64d6dafc854908ff5da46ff3f8f473c6984119a2876a383a860246dd7841a868"
+dependencies = [
+ "simd-adler32",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "flate2"
+version = "1.0.28"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "46303f565772937ffe1d394a4fac6f411c6013172fadde9dcdb1e147a086940e"
+dependencies = [
+ "crc32fast",
+ "miniz_oxide",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "heck"
 version = "0.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "95505c38b4572b2d910cecb0281560f54b440a19336cbbcb27bf6ce6adc6f5a8"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hex"
+version = "0.4.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7f24254aa9a54b5c858eaee2f5bccdb46aaf0e486a595ed5fd8f86ba55232a70"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "hex-literal"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "image"
+version = "0.24.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6f3dfdbdd72063086ff443e297b61695500514b1e41095b6fb9a5ab48a70a711"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytemuck",
+ "byteorder",
+ "color_quant",
+ "num-rational",
+ "num-traits",
+ "png",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "itoa"
 version = "1.0.9"
@@ -192,9 +338,9 @@ checksum = "af150ab688ff2122fcef229be89cb50dd66af9e01a4ff320cc137eecc9bacc38"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.148"
+version = "0.2.150"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9cdc71e17332e86d2e1d38c1f99edcb6288ee11b815fb1a4b049eaa2114d369b"
+checksum = "89d92a4743f9a61002fae18374ed11e7973f530cb3a3255fb354818118b2203c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "linux-raw-sys"
@@ -202,6 +348,68 @@ version = "0.4.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1a9bad9f94746442c783ca431b22403b519cd7fbeed0533fdd6328b2f2212128"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "memoffset"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5a634b1c61a95585bd15607c6ab0c4e5b226e695ff2800ba0cdccddf208c406c"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "miniz_oxide"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e7810e0be55b428ada41041c41f32c9f1a42817901b4ccf45fa3d4b6561e74c7"
+dependencies = [
+ "adler",
+ "simd-adler32",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num-integer"
+version = "0.1.45"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "225d3389fb3509a24c93f5c29eb6bde2586b98d9f016636dff58d7c6f7569cd9"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num-rational"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0638a1c9d0a3c0914158145bc76cff373a75a627e6ecbfb71cbe6f453a5a19b0"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num-traits"
+version = "0.2.17"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "39e3200413f237f41ab11ad6d161bc7239c84dcb631773ccd7de3dfe4b5c267c"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "png"
+version = "0.17.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dd75bf2d8dd3702b9707cdbc56a5b9ef42cec752eb8b3bafc01234558442aa64"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
+ "crc32fast",
+ "fdeflate",
+ "flate2",
+ "miniz_oxide",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.67"
@@ -235,7 +443,7 @@ version = "0.38.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "747c788e9ce8e92b12cd485c49ddf90723550b654b32508f979b71a7b1ecda4f"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 2.4.1",
  "errno",
  "libc",
  "linux-raw-sys",
@@ -274,7 +482,7 @@ checksum = "4eca7ac642d82aa35b60049a6eccb4be6be75e599bd2e9adb5f875a737654af2"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.37",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -294,12 +502,35 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a7cee0529a6d40f580e7a5e6c495c8fbfe21b7b52795ed4bb5e62cdf92bc6380"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "simd-adler32"
+version = "0.3.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d66dc143e6b11c1eddc06d5c423cfc97062865baf299914ab64caa38182078fe"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "static_assertions"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a2eb9349b6444b326872e140eb1cf5e7c522154d69e7a0ffb0fb81c06b37543f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "strsim"
 version = "0.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "73473c0e59e6d5812c5dfe2a064a6444949f089e20eec9a2e5506596494e4623"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "syn"
+version = "1.0.109"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "72b64191b275b66ffe2469e8af2c1cfe3bafa67b529ead792a6d0160888b4237"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-ident",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "2.0.37"
@@ -327,6 +558,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror"
+version = "1.0.50"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f9a7210f5c9a7156bb50aa36aed4c95afb51df0df00713949448cf9e97d382d2"
+dependencies = [
+ "thiserror-impl",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror-impl"
+version = "1.0.50"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "266b2e40bc00e5a6c09c3584011e08b06f123c00362c92b975ba9843aaaa14b8"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.37",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "toml"
 version = "0.5.11"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6a8f244..b36335d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ tee = "0.1.0"
 toml = "0.5.6"
 clap = { version = "4.0.15", features = ["derive", "wrap_help"] }
 shlex = "1.1.0"
+image = { version = "0.24.7", default-features = false, features = ["png"] }
+cytryna = { version = "0.1", default-features = false, features = ["smdh"], git = "https://github.com/Maccraft123/cytryna.git", rev = "ab2b9062d833911d87476f9e6cbb2cdb5517a579"}
diff --git a/src/command.rs b/src/command.rs
index 7ee7256..499ad35 100644
--- a/src/command.rs
+++ b/src/command.rs
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ impl Build {
     fn callback(&self, config: &Option<CTRConfig>) {
         if let Some(config) = config {
             eprintln!("Building smdh: {}", config.path_smdh().display());
-            build_smdh(config, self.verbose);
+            build_smdh(config);
 
             eprintln!("Building 3dsx: {}", config.path_3dsx().display());
             build_3dsx(config, self.verbose);
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8311048..e4534e3 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use std::{env, io, process};
 
 use cargo_metadata::{Message, MetadataCommand};
 use command::{Input, Test};
+use cytryna::smdh::Smdh;
 use rustc_version::Channel;
 use semver::Version;
 use tee::TeeReader;
@@ -229,15 +230,17 @@ pub fn get_metadata(messages: &[Message]) -> CTRConfig {
 
     let (package, artifact) = (package.unwrap(), artifact.unwrap());
 
-    let mut icon = String::from("./icon.png");
+    let mut icon_path = String::from("./icon.png");
 
-    if !Path::new(&icon).exists() {
-        icon = format!(
+    if !Path::new(&icon_path).exists() {
+        icon_path = format!(
             "{}/libctru/default_icon.png",
             env::var("DEVKITPRO").unwrap()
         );
     }
 
+    let icon = image::open(Path::new(&icon_path)).expect("Invalid PNG image");
+
     // for now assume a single "kind" since we only support one output artifact
     let name = match artifact.target.kind[0].as_ref() {
         "bin" | "lib" | "rlib" | "dylib" if artifact.target.test => {
@@ -267,34 +270,16 @@ pub fn get_metadata(messages: &[Message]) -> CTRConfig {
     }
 }
 
-/// Builds the smdh using `smdhtool`.
-/// This will fail if `smdhtool` is not within the running directory or in a directory found in $PATH
-pub fn build_smdh(config: &CTRConfig, verbose: bool) {
-    let mut command = Command::new("smdhtool");
-    command
-        .arg("--create")
-        .arg(&config.name)
-        .arg(&config.description)
-        .arg(&config.author)
-        .arg(&config.icon)
-        .arg(config.path_smdh())
-        .stdin(Stdio::inherit())
-        .stdout(Stdio::inherit())
-        .stderr(Stdio::inherit());
-
-    if verbose {
-        print_command(&command);
-    }
+/// Builds the smdh using `cytryna` library.
+pub fn build_smdh(config: &CTRConfig) {
+    let smdh = Smdh::builder()
+        .with_short_desc(&config.name).unwrap()
+        .with_long_desc(&config.description).unwrap()
+        .with_publisher(&config.author).unwrap()
+        .with_icon((&config.icon).try_into().unwrap())
+        .build().expect("SMDH building failed");
 
-    let mut process = command
-        .spawn()
-        .expect("smdhtool command failed, most likely due to 'smdhtool' not being in $PATH");
-
-    let status = process.wait().unwrap();
-
-    if !status.success() {
-        process::exit(status.code().unwrap_or(1));
-    }
+    std::fs::write(config.path_smdh(), smdh.as_bytes()).expect("Failed to write SMDH data");
 }
 
 /// Builds the 3dsx using `3dsxtool`.
@@ -396,7 +381,7 @@ pub struct CTRConfig {
     name: String,
     author: String,
     description: String,
-    icon: String,
+    icon: image::DynamicImage,
     target_path: PathBuf,
     cargo_manifest_path: PathBuf,
 }