diff --git a/external/solanaceae_tox b/external/solanaceae_tox
index f12e609c..0e6556cd 160000
--- a/external/solanaceae_tox
+++ b/external/solanaceae_tox
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f12e609c21e84b77f5252e6b00e5fdb933b168ab
+Subproject commit 0e6556cd86c558c86dfde60d82891a46bf32b64f
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e582d76b..216083ba 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ target_link_libraries(tomato PUBLIC
 	imgui_backend_sdlrenderer3
 
 	stb_image
+	stb_image_write
 	webpdemux
 	libwebpmux # the f why (needed for anim encode)
 )
diff --git a/src/image_loader.hpp b/src/image_loader.hpp
index 013b6b4b..2c5d12c6 100644
--- a/src/image_loader.hpp
+++ b/src/image_loader.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ struct ImageEncoderI {
 
 	using ImageResult = ImageLoaderI::ImageResult;
 
-	virtual std::vector<uint8_t> encodeToMemoryRGBA(const ImageResult& input_image) = 0;
-	virtual std::vector<uint8_t> encodeToMemoryRGBAExt(const ImageResult& input_image, const std::map<std::string, float>& extra_options) = 0;
+	virtual std::vector<uint8_t> encodeToMemoryRGBA(const ImageResult& input_image, const std::map<std::string, float>& extra_options = {}) = 0;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/image_loader_stb.cpp b/src/image_loader_stb.cpp
index 55210324..77303a25 100644
--- a/src/image_loader_stb.cpp
+++ b/src/image_loader_stb.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #include "./image_loader_stb.hpp"
 
+#include <cstdint>
 #include <stb/stb_image.h>
+#include <stb/stb_image_write.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
 
 ImageLoaderSTB::ImageInfo ImageLoaderSTB::loadInfoFromMemory(const uint8_t* data, uint64_t data_size) {
 	ImageInfo res;
@@ -64,3 +68,68 @@ ImageLoaderSTB::ImageResult ImageLoaderSTB::loadFromMemoryRGBA(const uint8_t* da
 	return res;
 }
 
+std::vector<uint8_t> ImageEncoderSTBPNG::encodeToMemoryRGBA(const ImageResult& input_image, const std::map<std::string, float>& extra_options) {
+	if (input_image.frames.empty()) {
+		std::cerr << "IESTBPNG error: empty image\n";
+		return {};
+	}
+
+	if (input_image.frames.size() > 1) {
+		std::cerr << "IESTBPNG warning: image with animation, only first frame will be encoded!\n";
+		return {};
+	}
+
+	int png_compression_level = 8;
+	if (extra_options.count("png_compression_level")) {
+		png_compression_level = extra_options.at("png_compression_level");
+	}
+	// TODO:
+	//int stbi_write_force_png_filter;         // defaults to -1; set to 0..5 to force a filter mode
+
+	struct Context {
+		std::vector<uint8_t> new_data;
+	} context;
+	auto write_f = +[](void* context, void* data, int size) -> void {
+		Context* ctx = reinterpret_cast<Context*>(context);
+		uint8_t* d = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(data);
+		ctx->new_data.insert(ctx->new_data.cend(), d, d + size);
+	};
+
+	stbi_write_png_compression_level = png_compression_level;
+
+	if (!stbi_write_png_to_func(write_f, &context, input_image.width, input_image.height, 4, input_image.frames.front().data.data(), 4*input_image.width)) {
+		std::cerr << "IESTBPNG error: stbi_write_png failed!\n";
+		return {};
+	}
+
+	return context.new_data;
+}
+
+std::vector<uint8_t> ImageEncoderSTBJpeg::encodeToMemoryRGBA(const ImageResult& input_image, const std::map<std::string, float>&) {
+	if (input_image.frames.empty()) {
+		std::cerr << "IESTBJpeg error: empty image\n";
+		return {};
+	}
+
+	if (input_image.frames.size() > 1) {
+		std::cerr << "IESTBJpeg warning: image with animation, only first frame will be encoded!\n";
+		return {};
+	}
+
+	struct Context {
+		std::vector<uint8_t> new_data;
+	} context;
+	auto write_f = +[](void* context, void* data, int size) -> void {
+		Context* ctx = reinterpret_cast<Context*>(context);
+		uint8_t* d = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(data);
+		ctx->new_data.insert(ctx->new_data.cend(), d, d + size);
+	};
+
+	if (!stbi_write_jpg_to_func(write_f, &context, input_image.width, input_image.height, 4, input_image.frames.front().data.data(), 4*input_image.width)) {
+		std::cerr << "IESTBJpeg error: stbi_write_jpg failed!\n";
+		return {};
+	}
+
+	return context.new_data;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/image_loader_stb.hpp b/src/image_loader_stb.hpp
index 1ba44ab6..b15c9aff 100644
--- a/src/image_loader_stb.hpp
+++ b/src/image_loader_stb.hpp
@@ -7,3 +7,11 @@ struct ImageLoaderSTB : public ImageLoaderI {
 	ImageResult loadFromMemoryRGBA(const uint8_t* data, uint64_t data_size) override;
 };
 
+struct ImageEncoderSTBPNG : public ImageEncoderI {
+	std::vector<uint8_t> encodeToMemoryRGBA(const ImageResult& input_image, const std::map<std::string, float>& extra_options = {}) override;
+};
+
+struct ImageEncoderSTBJpeg : public ImageEncoderI {
+	std::vector<uint8_t> encodeToMemoryRGBA(const ImageResult& input_image, const std::map<std::string, float>& extra_options = {}) override;
+};
+
diff --git a/src/image_loader_webp.cpp b/src/image_loader_webp.cpp
index 15cd3c66..1748a4fe 100644
--- a/src/image_loader_webp.cpp
+++ b/src/image_loader_webp.cpp
@@ -81,11 +81,7 @@ ImageLoaderWebP::ImageResult ImageLoaderWebP::loadFromMemoryRGBA(const uint8_t*
 	return res;
 }
 
-std::vector<uint8_t> ImageEncoderWebP::encodeToMemoryRGBA(const ImageResult& input_image) {
-	return encodeToMemoryRGBAExt(input_image, {{"quality", 80.f}});
-}
-
-std::vector<uint8_t> ImageEncoderWebP::encodeToMemoryRGBAExt(const ImageResult& input_image, const std::map<std::string, float>& extra_options) {
+std::vector<uint8_t> ImageEncoderWebP::encodeToMemoryRGBA(const ImageResult& input_image, const std::map<std::string, float>& extra_options) {
 	// setup options
 	float quality = 80.f;
 	if (extra_options.count("quality")) {
diff --git a/src/image_loader_webp.hpp b/src/image_loader_webp.hpp
index 812e78ba..cfc775bc 100644
--- a/src/image_loader_webp.hpp
+++ b/src/image_loader_webp.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ struct ImageLoaderWebP : public ImageLoaderI {
 };
 
 struct ImageEncoderWebP : public ImageEncoderI {
-	std::vector<uint8_t> encodeToMemoryRGBA(const ImageResult& input_image) override;
-	std::vector<uint8_t> encodeToMemoryRGBAExt(const ImageResult& input_image, const std::map<std::string, float>& extra_options) override;
+	std::vector<uint8_t> encodeToMemoryRGBA(const ImageResult& input_image, const std::map<std::string, float>& extra_options = {}) override;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/send_image_popup.cpp b/src/send_image_popup.cpp
index b41ed3de..6aa5ec48 100644
--- a/src/send_image_popup.cpp
+++ b/src/send_image_popup.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ bool SendImagePopup::load(void) {
 std::vector<uint8_t> SendImagePopup::compressWebp(const ImageLoaderI::ImageResult& input_image, uint32_t quality) {
 	// HACK: generic list
 
-	return ImageEncoderWebP{}.encodeToMemoryRGBAExt(input_image, {{"quality", quality}});
+	return ImageEncoderWebP{}.encodeToMemoryRGBA(input_image, {{"quality", quality}});
 }
 
 ImageLoaderI::ImageResult SendImagePopup::crop(const ImageLoaderI::ImageResult& input_image, const Rect& crop_rect) {