diff --git a/blender_manifest.toml b/blender_manifest.toml
index 2be5f3b..b61725f 100644
--- a/blender_manifest.toml
+++ b/blender_manifest.toml
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ wheels = [
   "./wheels/shapely-2.1.2-cp313-cp313-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl",
   "./wheels/shapely-2.1.2-cp313-cp313-manylinux2014_x86_64.manylinux_2_17_x86_64.whl",
   "./wheels/shapely-2.1.2-cp313-cp313-win_amd64.whl",
+
+  "./wheels/pybgcode_jneilliii-0.2.1-cp313-cp313-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl",
+  "./wheels/pybgcode_jneilliii-0.2.1-cp313-cp313-manylinux_2_27_x86_64.manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl",
+  "./wheels/pybgcode_jneilliii-0.2.1-cp313-cp313-win_amd64.whl",
 ]
 
 # Optional: add-ons can list which resources they will require:
diff --git a/infra/bin/bgcode b/infra/bin/bgcode
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index 17efe52..0000000
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diff --git a/infra/networking/bgcode.py b/infra/networking/bgcode.py
index abf762b..072244a 100644
--- a/infra/networking/bgcode.py
+++ b/infra/networking/bgcode.py
@@ -1,62 +1,46 @@
 import os
-import subprocess
 import tempfile
-import platform
 from pathlib import Path
 
-def get_bgcode_binary():
-    """Returns the path to the correct bgcode binary for the current platform."""
-    addon_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
-    os_name = platform.system()
-    
-    if os_name == "Windows":
-        bin_name = "bgcode.exe"
-    elif os_name == "Darwin":  # macOS
-        bin_name = "bgcode_mac"
-    else:  # Linux/Other
-        bin_name = "bgcode"
-        
-    bin_path = os.path.join(addon_dir, "infra", "bin", bin_name)
-    
-    # Fallback to just "bgcode" if platform-specific one isn't found
-    if not os.path.exists(bin_path):
-        fallback_path = os.path.join(addon_dir, "infra", "bin", "bgcode")
-        if os.path.exists(fallback_path):
-            return fallback_path
-            
-    return bin_path
-
 def convert_to_bgcode(gcode: str, name_part: str, compress: bool = True) -> bytes:
     """
-    Converts a G-code string to binary BGCode using the internal bgcode tool.
+    Converts a G-code string to binary BGCode using the pybgcode library.
     Returns the binary content of the converted file.
     """
-    bgcode_bin = get_bgcode_binary()
-    
-    if not os.path.exists(bgcode_bin):
-        raise FileNotFoundError(f"bgcode binary not found at {bgcode_bin}")
+    try:
+        import pybgcode
+    except ImportError:
+        raise ImportError("pybgcode library not found. Ensure wheels are correctly integrated.")
 
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
-        tmp_gcode = Path(tmpdir) / (name_part + ".gcode")
-        tmp_gcode.write_text(gcode, encoding="utf-8")
+        tmp_gcode_path = Path(tmpdir) / (name_part + ".gcode")
+        tmp_bgcode_path = Path(tmpdir) / (name_part + ".bgcode")
         
-        # Run conversion: bgcode <input>
-        cmd = [bgcode_bin, str(tmp_gcode)]
-        if compress:
-            # Recommended settings for true binary bgcode
-            cmd.extend([
-                "--slicer_metadata_compression=1",
-                "--gcode_compression=3", 
-                "--gcode_encoding=2"
-            ])
-
-        res = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
-        if res.returncode != 0:
-            err_msg = res.stderr.strip() or res.stdout.strip() or "Unknown error"
-            raise RuntimeError(f"bgcode conversion failed: {err_msg}")
+        tmp_gcode_path.write_text(gcode, encoding="utf-8")
         
-        tmp_bgcode = tmp_gcode.with_suffix(".bgcode")
-        if tmp_bgcode.exists():
-            return tmp_bgcode.read_bytes()
+        infile = pybgcode.open(str(tmp_gcode_path), "r")
+        if not infile:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to open input G-code file: {tmp_gcode_path}")
+            
+        outfile = pybgcode.open(str(tmp_bgcode_path), "wb")
+        if not outfile:
+            pybgcode.close(infile)
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to open output BGCode file: {tmp_bgcode_path}")
+        
+        config = pybgcode.get_config()
+        # Default config from pybgcode usually has MeatPack + Heatshrink enabled.
+        
+        try:
+            res = pybgcode.from_ascii_to_binary(infile, outfile, config)
+            if res != pybgcode.EResult.Success:
+                # pybgcode.translate_result provides a human-readable error message
+                err_msg = pybgcode.translate_result(res)
+                raise RuntimeError(f"bgcode conversion failed: {err_msg}")
+        finally:
+            pybgcode.close(infile)
+            pybgcode.close(outfile)
+        
+        if tmp_bgcode_path.exists():
+            return tmp_bgcode_path.read_bytes()
         else:
             raise FileNotFoundError("Failed to find generated .bgcode file")
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