diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5dfe96ef..ac9b921e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ FILESIZER             := $(TOOLS_DIR)/filesizer
 N64CKSUM              := $(TOOLS_DIR)/n64cksum
 N64GRAPHICS           := $(TOOLS_DIR)/n64graphics
 N64GRAPHICS_CI        := $(TOOLS_DIR)/n64graphics_ci
+BINPNG                := $(TOOLS_DIR)/BinPNG.py
 TEXTCONV              := $(TOOLS_DIR)/textconv
 AIFF_EXTRACT_CODEBOOK := $(TOOLS_DIR)/aiff_extract_codebook
 VADPCM_ENC            := $(TOOLS_DIR)/vadpcm_enc
@@ -588,14 +589,14 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/%.inc.c: %.png
 	$(V)$(N64GRAPHICS) -s $(TEXTURE_ENCODING) -i $@ -g $< -f $(lastword ,$(subst ., ,$(basename $<)))
 
 # Color Index CI8
-$(BUILD_DIR)/%.ci8: %.ci8.png
-	$(call print,Converting:,$<,$@)
-	$(V)$(N64GRAPHICS_CI) -i $@ -g $< -f ci8
+$(BUILD_DIR)/%.ci8.inc.c: %.ci8.png
+	$(call print,Converting CI:,$<,$@)
+	$(V)$(BINPNG) $< $@ 8
 
 # Color Index CI4
-$(BUILD_DIR)/%.ci4: %.ci4.png
-	$(call print,Converting:,$<,$@)
-	$(V)$(N64GRAPHICS_CI) -i $@ -g $< -f ci4
+$(BUILD_DIR)/%.ci4.inc.c: %.ci4.png
+	$(call print,Converting CI:,$<,$@)
+	$(V)$(BINPNG) $< $@ 4
 
 
 #==============================================================================#
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37499626..28ff7776 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
 
 Requirements are the same as regular SM64, however a GCC MIPS cross compiler is also required. If you're on Debian-like Linux, you can use the ``gcc-mips-linux-gnu`` package. The toolchain that comes with my SDK is also supported.
 
+## Additional Prerequisites
+
+BinPNG (the CI texture converter) requires some python3 dependencies. Use pip to install them.
+
+``pip install pypng bitstring`` 
+
 ## UNFLoader support
 
 The repository supports UNFLoader for debugging.
diff --git a/tools/BinPNG.py b/tools/BinPNG.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d6b87f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/BinPNG.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import struct
+import png
+import math
+from bitstring import *
+import sys
+#convert png to bin
+
+def MakeCI(file,Bpp):
+    r = png.Reader(file)
+    re = r.read()
+    Pal = re[3]['palette']
+    Pbin = []
+    shifts = [3,3,3,7]
+    for p in Pal:
+        b = [a>>s for a,s in zip(p,shifts)]
+        if len(p)==4:
+            b = pack('3*uint:5,uint:1',*b)
+        else:
+            b = pack('3*uint:5,uint:1',*b,1)
+        Pbin.append(b.bytes)
+    bin = []
+    for p in re[2]:
+        for w in range(0,re[0],(8//Bpp)):
+            b = p[w:w+(8//Bpp)]
+            b = pack('%d*uint:%d'%((8//Bpp),Bpp),*b)
+            bin.append(b.bytes)
+    return [bin,Pbin]
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+	[texture,palette] = MakeCI(sys.argv[1],int(sys.argv[3]))
+	pname = sys.argv[2].split('.')
+	pname.insert(2,'pal')
+	pname = '.'.join(pname)
+	p = open(pname,'w')
+	t = open(sys.argv[2],'w')
+	[t.write('0x{:02X},'.format(tex[0])) for tex in texture]
+	[p.write('0x{:02X},0x{:02X},'.format(pal[0],pal[1])) for pal in palette]
+	t.close()
+	p.close()
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