diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 475b3bc..8bbfdd4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ all: generate backend frontend
 
 .PHONY: backend
 backend:
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -v -o pronouns -ldflags="-buildid= -X codeberg.org/u1f320/pronouns.cc/backend/server.Revision=`git rev-parse --short HEAD` -X codeberg.org/u1f320/pronouns.cc/backend/server.Tag=`git describe --tags --long`" .
+	go build -v -o pronouns -ldflags="-buildid= -X codeberg.org/u1f320/pronouns.cc/backend/server.Revision=`git rev-parse --short HEAD` -X codeberg.org/u1f320/pronouns.cc/backend/server.Tag=`git describe --tags --long`" .
 
 .PHONY: generate
 generate:
diff --git a/backend/db/avatars.go b/backend/db/avatars.go
index f268d7b..f28059e 100644
--- a/backend/db/avatars.go
+++ b/backend/db/avatars.go
@@ -6,13 +6,19 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"image"
+	_ "image/gif"
+	"image/jpeg"
+	_ "image/png"
 	"io"
-	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 
 	"emperror.dev/errors"
+	"github.com/disintegration/imaging"
 	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7"
 	"github.com/rs/xid"
+
+	"github.com/chai2010/webp"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -25,8 +31,8 @@ const ErrInvalidContentType = errors.Sentinel("invalid avatar content type")
 
 // ConvertAvatar parses an avatar from a data URI, converts it to WebP and JPEG, and returns the results.
 func (db *DB) ConvertAvatar(data string) (
-	webp *bytes.Buffer,
-	jpg *bytes.Buffer,
+	webpOut *bytes.Buffer,
+	jpgOut *bytes.Buffer,
 	err error,
 ) {
 	data = strings.TrimSpace(data)
@@ -34,113 +40,36 @@ func (db *DB) ConvertAvatar(data string) (
 		return nil, nil, ErrInvalidDataURI
 	}
 	split := strings.Split(data, ",")
-	rest, b64 := split[0], split[1]
 
-	rest = strings.Split(rest, ":")[1]
-	contentType := strings.Split(rest, ";")[0]
-
-	var contentArg []string
-	switch contentType {
-	case "image/png":
-		contentArg = []string{"png:-"}
-	case "image/jpeg":
-		contentArg = []string{"jpg:-"}
-	case "image/gif":
-		contentArg = []string{"gif:-"}
-	case "image/webp":
-		contentArg = []string{"webp:-"}
-	default:
-		return nil, nil, ErrInvalidContentType
-	}
-
-	rawData, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(b64)
+	rawData, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(split[1])
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "invalid base64 data")
 	}
 
-	// create webp convert command and get its pipes
-	webpConvert := exec.Command("convert", append(contentArg, webpArgs...)...)
-	stdIn, err := webpConvert.StdinPipe()
+	img, _, err := image.Decode(bytes.NewReader(rawData))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "getting webp stdin")
-	}
-	stdOut, err := webpConvert.StdoutPipe()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "getting webp stdout")
+		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "decodign image")
 	}
 
-	// start webp command
-	err = webpConvert.Start()
+	resized := imaging.Fill(img, 512, 512, imaging.Center, imaging.Linear)
+
+	webpOut = new(bytes.Buffer)
+	err = webp.Encode(webpOut, resized, &webp.Options{
+		Quality: 90,
+	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "starting webp command")
+		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "encoding WebP image")
 	}
 
-	// write data
-	_, err = stdIn.Write(rawData)
+	jpgOut = new(bytes.Buffer)
+	err = jpeg.Encode(jpgOut, resized, &jpeg.Options{
+		Quality: 80,
+	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "writing webp data")
-	}
-	err = stdIn.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "closing webp stdin")
+		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "encoding JPEG image")
 	}
 
-	// read webp output
-	webpBuffer := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	_, err = io.Copy(webpBuffer, stdOut)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "reading webp data")
-	}
-	webp = webpBuffer
-
-	// finish webp command
-	err = webpConvert.Wait()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "running webp command")
-	}
-
-	// create jpg convert command and get its pipes
-	jpgConvert := exec.Command("convert", append(contentArg, jpgArgs...)...)
-	stdIn, err = jpgConvert.StdinPipe()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "getting jpg stdin")
-	}
-	stdOut, err = jpgConvert.StdoutPipe()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "getting jpg stdout")
-	}
-
-	// start jpg command
-	err = jpgConvert.Start()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "starting jpg command")
-	}
-
-	// write data
-	_, err = stdIn.Write(rawData)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "writing jpg data")
-	}
-	err = stdIn.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "closing jpg stdin")
-	}
-
-	// read jpg output
-	jpgBuffer := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	_, err = io.Copy(jpgBuffer, stdOut)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "reading jpg data")
-	}
-	jpg = jpgBuffer
-
-	// finish jpg command
-	err = jpgConvert.Wait()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "running jpg command")
-	}
-
-	return webp, jpg, nil
+	return webpOut, jpgOut, nil
 }
 
 func (db *DB) WriteUserAvatar(ctx context.Context,
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0723ecc..bddd8ed 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ require (
 	emperror.dev/errors v0.8.1
 	github.com/Masterminds/squirrel v1.5.2
 	github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo v0.25.0
+	github.com/chai2010/webp v1.1.1
+	github.com/disintegration/imaging v1.6.2
 	github.com/georgysavva/scany v0.3.0
 	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.7
 	github.com/go-chi/httprate v0.5.3
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.7.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.6.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220722155217-630584e8d5aa // indirect
+	golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20211028202545-6944b10bf410 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220722155237-a158d28d115b // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220722155257-8c9f86f7a55f // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4b47185..ccf53be 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo v0.25.0/go.mod h1:NJZpH+1AfhIcyQsPeuBKsUtYrRnjkyu0
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.2 h1:YRXhKfTDauu4ajMg1TPgFO5jnlC2HCbmLXMcTG5cbYE=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.2/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
+github.com/chai2010/webp v1.1.1 h1:jTRmEccAJ4MGrhFOrPMpNGIJ/eybIgwKpcACsrTEapk=
+github.com/chai2010/webp v1.1.1/go.mod h1:0XVwvZWdjjdxpUEIf7b9g9VkHFnInUSYujwqTLEuldU=
 github.com/chzyer/logex v1.1.10/go.mod h1:+Ywpsq7O8HXn0nuIou7OrIPyXbp3wmkHB+jjWRnGsAI=
 github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e/go.mod h1:nSuG5e5PlCu98SY8svDHJxuZscDgtXS6KTTbou5AhLI=
 github.com/chzyer/test v0.0.0-20180213035817-a1ea475d72b1/go.mod h1:Q3SI9o4m/ZMnBNeIyt5eFwwo7qiLfzFZmjNmxjkiQlU=
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSs
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb v0.9.0/go.mod h1:xbL0rPBG9cCiLr28tMa8zpbdarY27NDyej4t/EjAShU=
+github.com/disintegration/imaging v1.6.2 h1:w1LecBlG2Lnp8B3jk5zSuNqd7b4DXhcjwek1ei82L+c=
+github.com/disintegration/imaging v1.6.2/go.mod h1:44/5580QXChDfwIclfc/PCwrr44amcmDAg8hxG0Ewe4=
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.0 h1:VSnTsYCnlFHaM2/igO1h6X3HA71jcobQuxemgkq4zYo=
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.0/go.mod h1:HtrtbFcZ19U5GC7JDqmcUSB87Iq5E25KnS6fMYU6eOk=
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.0/go.mod h1:YTl/9mNaCwkRvm6d1a2C3ymFceY/DCBVvsKhRF0iEA4=
@@ -520,6 +524,9 @@ golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20200207192155-f17229e696bd/go.mod h1:J/WKrq2StrnmMY6+EH
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20200224162631-6cc2880d07d6/go.mod h1:3jZMyOhIsHpP37uCMkUooju7aAi5cS1Q23tOzKc+0MU=
 golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190227222117-0694c2d4d067/go.mod h1:kZ7UVZpmo3dzQBMxlp+ypCbDeSB+sBbTgSJuh5dn5js=
 golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190802002840-cff245a6509b/go.mod h1:FeLwcggjj3mMvU+oOTbSwawSJRM1uh48EjtB4UJZlP0=
+golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20191009234506-e7c1f5e7dbb8/go.mod h1:FeLwcggjj3mMvU+oOTbSwawSJRM1uh48EjtB4UJZlP0=
+golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20211028202545-6944b10bf410 h1:hTftEOvwiOq2+O8k2D5/Q7COC7k5Qcrgc2TFURJYnvQ=
+golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20211028202545-6944b10bf410/go.mod h1:023OzeP/+EPmXeapQh35lcL3II3LrY8Ic+EFFKVhULM=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20181026193005-c67002cb31c3/go.mod h1:UVdnD1Gm6xHRNCYTkRU2/jEulfH38KcIWyp/GAMgvoE=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190227174305-5b3e6a55c961/go.mod h1:wehouNa3lNwaWXcvxsM5YxQ5yQlVC4a0KAMCusXpPoU=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190301231843-5614ed5bae6f/go.mod h1:UVdnD1Gm6xHRNCYTkRU2/jEulfH38KcIWyp/GAMgvoE=