diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index d202efe2..59914aba 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ add_subdirectory(./imgui)
 
 add_subdirectory(./stb)
 add_subdirectory(./libwebp)
+add_subdirectory(./qoi)
 
diff --git a/external/qoi/CMakeLists.txt b/external/qoi/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5bcdb7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/qoi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13...3.24 FATAL_ERROR)
+
+project(qoi C CXX)
+
+# do fetch or subtree
+
+#add_library(stb INTERFACE)
+#target_include_directories(stb SYSTEM INTERFACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+
+# static lib with impl
+add_library(qoi "qoi.cpp")
+#target_link_libraries(qoi stb)
+
diff --git a/external/qoi/qoi.cpp b/external/qoi/qoi.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4be5b34b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/qoi/qoi.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// TODO: include and impl