diff --git a/bingus/src/lib.rs b/bingus/src/lib.rs
index d3552a7..a265df0 100644
--- a/bingus/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bingus/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ pub(crate) type Bytes = Vec<u8>;
 mod dynamic {
     use std::{
         fs::File,
-        io::{self, Read},
+        io::{self, Read, Write},
         path::Path,
     };
 
     use crate::{
         snd::{self, Audio},
-        TryFromDataBytes,
+        Bendable, IntoDataBytes, TryFromDataBytes,
     };
 
     use super::{
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ mod dynamic {
         Sound(Audio),
         Text,
         Archive(PdfDocument),
+        Meta,
     }
 
     #[derive(Debug, Error)]
@@ -50,6 +51,46 @@ mod dynamic {
         Pdf(String),
     }
 
+    impl TryFromDataBytes for File {
+        type Error = io::Error;
+        type Format = Box<dyn AsRef<Path>>;
+
+        fn try_from_data_bytes(
+            bytes: Bytes,
+            format: Self::Format,
+            _crop: crate::Crop,
+        ) -> Result<Self, Self::Error>
+        where
+            Self: Sized,
+        {
+            let mut file = File::create(format.as_ref())?;
+            file.write_all(&bytes)?;
+            Ok(file)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl IntoDataBytes for File {
+        fn into_data_bytes(self) -> Bytes {
+            self.bytes().flatten().collect() // !! will return an empty vec if it can't read the file!
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl Bendable for File {
+        type Unit = u8;
+
+        /// /!\ may panic with io errors /!\
+        fn map<F: Fn(&Self::Unit) -> Self::Unit + Sync>(mut self, f: F) -> Self {
+            let mut bytes = Vec::new();
+            self.read_to_end(&mut bytes).expect("couldn't read file");
+            self.write_all(&bytes.map(f)).expect("couldn't write file");
+            self
+        }
+
+        fn format() -> Format {
+            Format::Meta
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn open<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Option<DynamicBendable>, OpenError> {
         use MatcherType::*;
         infer::get_from_path(&path)?