diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 1eb4176..436de0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
         submodules: recursive
 
     - name: Install Dependencies
-      run: vcpkg install libsodium:x64-windows-static pthreads:x64-windows-static
+      run: vcpkg install libsodium:x64-windows-static pthreads:x64-windows-static pkgconf:x64-windows
 
     # setup vs env
     - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
     #- uses: ilammy/setup-nasm@v1
 
     - name: Configure CMake
-      run: cmake -G Ninja -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-static -DSDL3IMAGE_VENDORED=ON -DSDL3IMAGE_DEPS_SHARED=ON -DSDL3IMAGE_JXL=OFF -DSDL3IMAGE_AVIF=OFF
+      run: cmake -G Ninja -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-static -DSDL3IMAGE_VENDORED=ON -DSDL3IMAGE_DEPS_SHARED=ON -DSDL3IMAGE_JXL=OFF -DSDL3IMAGE_AVIF=OFF -DPKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE=C:/vcpkg/installed/x64-windows/tools/pkgconf/pkgconf.exe
 
     - name: Build
       run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
         submodules: recursive
 
     - name: Install Dependencies
-      run: vcpkg install libsodium:x64-windows-static pthreads:x64-windows-static
+      run: vcpkg install libsodium:x64-windows-static pthreads:x64-windows-static pkgconf:x64-windows
 
     # setup vs env
     - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
     #- uses: ilammy/setup-nasm@v1
 
     - name: Configure CMake
-      run: cmake -G Ninja -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-static -DTOMATO_ASAN=ON -DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY=MultiThreaded -DSDL3IMAGE_VENDORED=ON -DSDL3IMAGE_DEPS_SHARED=ON -DSDL3IMAGE_JXL=OFF -DSDL3IMAGE_AVIF=OFF
+      run: cmake -G Ninja -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-static -DTOMATO_ASAN=ON -DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY=MultiThreaded -DSDL3IMAGE_VENDORED=ON -DSDL3IMAGE_DEPS_SHARED=ON -DSDL3IMAGE_JXL=OFF -DSDL3IMAGE_AVIF=OFF -DPKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE=C:/vcpkg/installed/x64-windows/tools/pkgconf/pkgconf.exe
 
     - name: Build
       run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -j 4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 34a1608..e13674e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         submodules: recursive
 
     - name: Install Dependencies
-      run: vcpkg install libsodium:x64-windows-static pthreads:x64-windows-static
+      run: vcpkg install libsodium:x64-windows-static pthreads:x64-windows-static pkgconf:x64-windows
 
     # setup vs env
     - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
     #- uses: ilammy/setup-nasm@v1
 
     - name: Configure CMake
-      run: cmake -G Ninja -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-static -DSDL3IMAGE_VENDORED=ON -DSDL3IMAGE_DEPS_SHARED=ON -DSDL3IMAGE_JXL=OFF -DSDL3IMAGE_AVIF=OFF
+      run: cmake -G Ninja -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-static -DSDL3IMAGE_VENDORED=ON -DSDL3IMAGE_DEPS_SHARED=ON -DSDL3IMAGE_JXL=OFF -DSDL3IMAGE_AVIF=OFF -DPKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE=C:/vcpkg/installed/x64-windows/tools/pkgconf/pkgconf.exe
 
     - name: Build
       run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -j 4
diff --git a/external/toxcore/CMakeLists.txt b/external/toxcore/CMakeLists.txt
index 4887bb2..6cb26da 100644
--- a/external/toxcore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/toxcore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,214 +1,62 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9...3.16 FATAL_ERROR)
 
+set(EXPERIMENTAL_API ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(UNITTEST OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(BOOTSTRAP_DAEMON OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+
+add_subdirectory(./c-toxcore)
+
+# the ideal case
+#add_library(toxcore ALIAS toxcore_static)
+
+# the sad case
+add_library(toxcore INTERFACE)
+
+target_link_libraries(toxcore INTERFACE toxcore_static)
+
+# HACK: "install" api headers into binary dir
+configure_file(
+	./c-toxcore/toxcore/tox.h
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/tox/tox.h
+	@ONLY
+)
+configure_file(
+	./c-toxcore/toxcore/tox_events.h
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/tox/tox_events.h
+	@ONLY
+)
+configure_file(
+	./c-toxcore/toxcore/tox_private.h
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/tox/tox_private.h
+	@ONLY
+)
+configure_file(
+	./c-toxcore/toxencryptsave/toxencryptsave.h
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/tox/toxencryptsave.h
+	@ONLY
+)
+configure_file(
+	./c-toxcore/toxav/toxav.h
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/tox/toxav.h
+	@ONLY
+)
+
+target_include_directories(toxcore INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/)
+
+# HACK: support old libsodium find
+# libs should handle this case themselfs
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 
-set(TOX_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/c-toxcore/")
-
-# TODO: shared
-add_library(toxcore STATIC
-	${TOX_DIR}third_party/cmp/cmp.c
-	${TOX_DIR}third_party/cmp/cmp.h
-
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/announce.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/announce.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/bin_pack.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/bin_pack.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/bin_unpack.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/bin_unpack.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/ccompat.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/ccompat.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/crypto_core.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/crypto_core.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/crypto_core_pack.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/crypto_core_pack.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/DHT.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/DHT.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/conference_connected.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/conference_invite.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/conference_message.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/conference_peer_list_changed.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/conference_peer_name.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/conference_title.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/dht_get_nodes_response.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/events_alloc.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/events_alloc.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/file_chunk_request.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/file_recv.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/file_recv_chunk.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/file_recv_control.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/friend_connection_status.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/friend_lossless_packet.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/friend_lossy_packet.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/friend_message.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/friend_name.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/friend_read_receipt.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/friend_request.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/friend_status.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/friend_status_message.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/friend_typing.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/self_connection_status.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_custom_packet.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_custom_private_packet.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_invite.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_join_fail.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_message.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_moderation.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_password.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_peer_exit.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_peer_join.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_peer_limit.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_peer_name.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_peer_status.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_privacy_state.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_private_message.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_self_join.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_topic.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_topic_lock.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/events/group_voice_state.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/forwarding.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/forwarding.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/friend_connection.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/friend_connection.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/friend_requests.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/friend_requests.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/group.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/group.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/group_announce.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/group_announce.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/group_moderation.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/group_moderation.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/group_chats.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/group_chats.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/group_common.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/group_connection.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/group_connection.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/group_onion_announce.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/group_onion_announce.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/group_pack.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/group_pack.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/LAN_discovery.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/LAN_discovery.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/list.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/list.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/logger.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/logger.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/Messenger.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/Messenger.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/mem.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/mem.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/mono_time.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/mono_time.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/net_crypto.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/net_crypto.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/network.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/network.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/onion_announce.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/onion_announce.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/onion.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/onion_client.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/onion_client.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/onion.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/ping_array.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/ping_array.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/ping.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/ping.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/shared_key_cache.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/shared_key_cache.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/state.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/state.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/TCP_client.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/TCP_client.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/TCP_common.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/TCP_common.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/TCP_connection.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/TCP_connection.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/TCP_server.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/TCP_server.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/timed_auth.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/timed_auth.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox_api.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox_dispatch.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox_dispatch.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox_event.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox_event.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox_events.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox_events.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox_private.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox_private.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox_pack.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox_pack.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox_unpack.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox_unpack.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/util.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/util.h
-
-	${TOX_DIR}toxencryptsave/defines.h
-	${TOX_DIR}toxencryptsave/toxencryptsave.c
-	${TOX_DIR}toxencryptsave/toxencryptsave.h
-)
-
-# HACK: "install" api headers into self
-# this is dirty, should be binary dir
-# TODO: add the others
-configure_file(
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox.h
-	${TOX_DIR}tox/tox.h
-	@ONLY
-)
-configure_file(
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox_events.h
-	${TOX_DIR}tox/tox_events.h
-	@ONLY
-)
-configure_file(
-	${TOX_DIR}toxcore/tox_private.h
-	${TOX_DIR}tox/tox_private.h
-	@ONLY
-)
-
-target_include_directories(toxcore PRIVATE "${TOX_DIR}toxcore")
-target_include_directories(toxcore PUBLIC "${TOX_DIR}")
-
-target_compile_definitions(toxcore PUBLIC USE_IPV6=1)
-#target_compile_definitions(toxcore PUBLIC MIN_LOGGER_LEVEL=LOGGER_LEVEL_DEBUG)
-target_compile_definitions(toxcore PUBLIC MIN_LOGGER_LEVEL=LOGGER_LEVEL_INFO)
-
-find_package(unofficial-sodium CONFIG QUIET)
 find_package(sodium QUIET)
 if(unofficial-sodium_FOUND) # vcpkg
 	if(TARGET unofficial-sodium::sodium)
-		target_link_libraries(toxcore unofficial-sodium::sodium)
+		target_link_libraries(toxcore INTERFACE unofficial-sodium::sodium)
 	endif()
 	if(TARGET unofficial-sodium::sodium_config_public)
-		target_link_libraries(toxcore unofficial-sodium::sodium_config_public)
+		target_link_libraries(toxcore INTERFACE unofficial-sodium::sodium_config_public)
 	endif()
 elseif(sodium_FOUND)
-	target_link_libraries(toxcore sodium)
+	target_link_libraries(toxcore INTERFACE sodium)
 else()
 	message(SEND_ERROR "missing libsodium")
 endif()
-
-if(WIN32)
-	target_link_libraries(toxcore ws2_32 iphlpapi)
-endif()
-
-find_package(pthreads QUIET)
-if(TARGET PThreads4W::PThreads4W)
-	target_link_libraries(toxcore PThreads4W::PThreads4W)
-else()
-	set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
-	find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-	target_link_libraries(toxcore Threads::Threads)
-endif()
-
-add_executable(DHT_Bootstrap EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
-	${TOX_DIR}other/DHT_bootstrap.c
-	${TOX_DIR}other/bootstrap_node_packets.h
-	${TOX_DIR}other/bootstrap_node_packets.c
-	${TOX_DIR}testing/misc_tools.h
-	${TOX_DIR}testing/misc_tools.c
-)
-target_link_libraries(DHT_Bootstrap toxcore)
-
diff --git a/src/tox_client.cpp b/src/tox_client.cpp
index dec854b..dd4e6b0 100644
--- a/src/tox_client.cpp
+++ b/src/tox_client.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // meh, change this
 #include <exception>
 #include <system_error>
-#include <toxencryptsave/toxencryptsave.h>
+#include <tox/toxencryptsave.h>
 
 #include <sodium.h>