diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 77d12a5..ba60876 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 project(all)
 enable_testing()
 
+add_subdirectory(applications)
 add_subdirectory(bmrshared)
-add_subdirectory(bmrshared-magic)
\ No newline at end of file
+add_subdirectory(bmrshared-freetype)
+add_subdirectory(bmrshared-magic)
diff --git a/applications/CMakeLists.txt b/applications/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0bfeb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add_subdirectory(text2image)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/applications/text2image/CMakeLists.txt b/applications/text2image/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b02592d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/text2image/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
+find_package(Boost 1.84.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options headers CONFIG)
+find_package(JPEG REQUIRED)
+
+project(text2image)
+
+add_executable(
+    ${PROJECT_NAME}
+    ./src/main.cpp
+)
+
+set_property(
+    TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME}
+    PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 20
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(
+    ${PROJECT_NAME}
+    PRIVATE
+    bmrshared-freetype
+    Boost::program_options
+    Boost::headers
+    JPEG::JPEG
+)
+
+install(
+    TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+)
diff --git a/applications/text2image/src/main.cpp b/applications/text2image/src/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51126d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/text2image/src/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
+// Copyright (c) 2025 Bart Beumer <bart@4beumer.nl>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation.
+//
+
+#include <bmrshared/freetype_face.hpp>
+#include <bmrshared/freetype_lib.hpp>
+#include <bmrshared/freetype_utils.hpp>
+#include <boost/gil/extension/io/jpeg.hpp>
+#include <boost/gil/image.hpp>
+#include <boost/gil/image_view.hpp>
+#include <boost/program_options.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace bpo = boost::program_options;
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+    std::string font_file_str;
+    std::string output_file_str;
+    std::string text;
+    int font_size;
+
+    bpo::options_description desc("Options");
+
+    // clang-format off
+    desc.add_options()
+        ("text,t", bpo::value<std::string>(&text), "The text to render.")
+        ("font,f", bpo::value<std::string>(&font_file_str), "TTF font file to use for rendering.")
+        ("size,s", bpo::value<int>(&font_size)->default_value(16), "Font size in pixels.")
+        ("output,o", bpo::value<std::string>(&output_file_str), "Output file path.")
+        ("help,h", "Show help information.");
+    // clang-format on
+
+    std::filesystem::path font_file;
+    std::filesystem::path output_file;
+    try
+    {
+        bpo::variables_map vm;
+        bpo::store(bpo::parse_command_line(argc, argv, desc), vm);
+        bpo::notify(vm);
+
+        if (vm.count("help"))
+        {
+            std::cout << desc << std::endl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        font_file = font_file_str;
+        if (!std::filesystem::is_regular_file(font_file))
+        {
+            throw std::runtime_error("TTF font file path is invalid.");
+        }
+
+        output_file = output_file_str;
+        if (!std::filesystem::is_directory(output_file.parent_path()))
+        {
+            throw std::runtime_error("Output directory is invalid.");
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e)
+    {
+        std::cout << "Error while processing commandline arguments.\n" << e.what() << "\n" << desc << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+    std::cout << "text=" << text << "\nfont=" << font_file << "\nsize=" << font_size << "\noutput=" << output_file;
+
+
+    auto ftLib = std::make_shared<bmrshared::freetype_lib>();
+    auto ftFace = std::make_shared<bmrshared::freetype_face>(ftLib, font_file, 0, font_size, true);
+
+    const auto dim = bmrshared::freetype_calculate_dimensions(*ftFace, text);
+    const int pixel_width = dim.width / 64;
+    const int pixel_height = dim.height / 64;
+    const int bearingY = dim.vertOriginOffsetY / 64;
+
+    boost::gil::gray8_image_t image(pixel_width, pixel_height);
+    auto view = boost::gil::view(image);
+    boost::gil::fill_pixels(view, boost::gil::gray8_pixel_t(0));
+
+    auto painter = [&](int x, int y, const uint8_t level) -> void
+    {
+        const auto& _x = x;
+        const auto _y = y + bearingY;
+
+        if (_x >= 0 && _y >= 0 && _x < pixel_width && _y < pixel_height)
+        {
+            const auto iter = view.at({_x, _y});
+            boost::gil::color_convert(boost::gil::gray8_pixel_t(level), *iter);
+        }
+    };
+
+    bmrshared::freetype_paint(*ftFace, text, painter);
+    boost::gil::write_view(output_file,
+                           boost::gil::view(image),
+                           boost::gil::image_write_info<boost::gil::jpeg_tag>(95));
+    return 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bmrshared-freetype/CMakeLists.txt b/bmrshared-freetype/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bac2b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bmrshared-freetype/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
+
+find_package(freetype REQUIRED)
+find_package(Boost 1.84.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS headers CONFIG)
+
+project(bmrshared-freetype)
+
+add_library(
+    ${PROJECT_NAME}
+    ./lib/freetype_lib.cpp
+    ./lib/freetype_face.cpp
+    ./lib/freetype_utils.cpp
+)
+
+set_property(
+    TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME}
+    PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 20
+)
+
+target_include_directories(
+    ${PROJECT_NAME}
+    PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(
+    ${PROJECT_NAME}
+    PUBLIC
+    Freetype::Freetype
+    Boost::headers
+)
diff --git a/bmrshared-freetype/include/bmrshared/freetype_face.hpp b/bmrshared-freetype/include/bmrshared/freetype_face.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71c40f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bmrshared-freetype/include/bmrshared/freetype_face.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
+// Copyright (c) 2025 Bart Beumer <bart@4beumer.nl>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation.
+//
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <functional>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <boost/gil/image.hpp>
+#include <ft2build.h>
+#include FT_FREETYPE_H
+#include FT_BITMAP_H
+
+namespace bmrshared
+{
+    class freetype_lib;
+
+    class freetype_face final : public std::enable_shared_from_this<freetype_face>
+    {
+        using character_index = FT_ULong;
+        using pixel_size      = FT_UInt;
+
+    public:
+        freetype_face(std::shared_ptr<freetype_lib> lib,
+                     const std::string&           font_path,
+                     pixel_size                   pixel_width,
+                     pixel_size                   pixel_height,
+                     bool                         render_monochrome
+                    );
+
+        ~freetype_face();
+
+        FT_BBox get_boundbox() const;
+        FT_Glyph_Metrics get_dimensions(character_index character_index) const;
+
+        void render(
+            character_index    character_index,
+            std::function<void(int x,
+                               int y,
+                               const uint8_t level
+                              )> painter);
+        
+private:
+        FT_Int32       get_load_flags() const;
+        FT_Render_Mode get_render_mode() const;
+        
+    private:
+        std::shared_ptr<freetype_lib> m_lib;
+        FT_Face                      m_face;
+        bool                         m_renderMonochrome;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/bmrshared-freetype/include/bmrshared/freetype_lib.hpp b/bmrshared-freetype/include/bmrshared/freetype_lib.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1612274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bmrshared-freetype/include/bmrshared/freetype_lib.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
+// Copyright (c) 2025 Bart Beumer <bart@4beumer.nl>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation.
+//
+#pragma once
+#include <memory>
+#include <ft2build.h>
+#include FT_FREETYPE_H
+
+namespace bmrshared
+{
+    class freetype_lib final : public std::enable_shared_from_this<freetype_lib>
+    {
+    public:
+        freetype_lib();
+        ~freetype_lib();
+
+        FT_Library get_ft_library();
+
+    private:
+        FT_Library m_library;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/bmrshared-freetype/include/bmrshared/freetype_types.hpp b/bmrshared-freetype/include/bmrshared/freetype_types.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f92f86c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bmrshared-freetype/include/bmrshared/freetype_types.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+// GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
+// Copyright (c) 2025 Bart Beumer <bart@4beumer.nl>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation.
+//
+#pragma once
+
+namespace bmrshared
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/bmrshared-freetype/include/bmrshared/freetype_utils.hpp b/bmrshared-freetype/include/bmrshared/freetype_utils.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed481ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bmrshared-freetype/include/bmrshared/freetype_utils.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
+// Copyright (c) 2025 Bart Beumer <bart@4beumer.nl>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation.
+//
+#pragma once
+#include <bmrshared/freetype_face.hpp>
+#include <string_view>
+
+namespace bmrshared
+{
+    struct dimensions final
+    {
+        FT_Pos width;
+        FT_Pos height;
+        FT_Pos vertOriginOffsetY;
+    };
+
+    dimensions freetype_calculate_dimensions(freetype_face& face, std::string_view text);
+    void freetype_paint(freetype_face& face, std::string_view text, const std::function<void(int x, int y, uint8_t level)>& paintfn);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bmrshared-freetype/lib/freetype_face.cpp b/bmrshared-freetype/lib/freetype_face.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bf10d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bmrshared-freetype/lib/freetype_face.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
+// Copyright (c) 2025 Bart Beumer <bart@4beumer.nl>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation.
+//
+#include <bmrshared/freetype_face.hpp>
+#include <bmrshared/freetype_lib.hpp>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+using namespace bmrshared;
+
+freetype_face::freetype_face(
+        std::shared_ptr<freetype_lib> lib,
+        const std::string&           font_path,
+        pixel_size                   pixel_width,
+        pixel_size                   pixel_height,
+        bool                         render_monochrome)
+    : m_lib(lib)
+    , m_renderMonochrome(render_monochrome)
+{
+    FT_New_Face(
+            m_lib->get_ft_library(),
+            font_path.c_str(),
+            0,
+            &m_face);
+
+    FT_Set_Pixel_Sizes(
+            m_face,
+            pixel_width,
+            pixel_height);
+}
+
+freetype_face::~freetype_face()
+{
+    FT_Done_Face(m_face);
+}
+
+FT_BBox freetype_face::get_boundbox() const
+{
+    return m_face->bbox;
+}
+
+FT_Glyph_Metrics freetype_face::get_dimensions(
+    character_index character_index) const
+{
+    // Load glyph and retrieve metrics.
+    const auto glyph_index = FT_Get_Char_Index(m_face, character_index);
+    FT_Load_Glyph(m_face, glyph_index, get_load_flags());
+    
+    FT_GlyphSlot& glyphSlot = m_face->glyph;
+    return glyphSlot->metrics;
+}
+
+
+void freetype_face::render(
+        FT_ULong    character_index,
+        std::function<void(int x,
+                           int y,
+                           uint8_t level
+                          )> painter)
+{
+    // Load glyph and retrieve metrics.
+    const auto glyph_index = FT_Get_Char_Index(m_face, character_index);
+    FT_Load_Glyph(m_face, glyph_index, get_load_flags());
+    const FT_GlyphSlot& glyphSlot = m_face->glyph;
+
+    // render glyph
+    FT_Render_Glyph(glyphSlot, get_render_mode());
+    const FT_Bitmap& bitmap = glyphSlot->bitmap;
+
+    FT_Bitmap target;
+    FT_Bitmap_Init(&target);
+    FT_Bitmap_Convert(m_lib->get_ft_library(), &bitmap, &target, 1);
+
+    for(unsigned int x = 0; x < target.width; ++x)
+    {
+        for(unsigned int y = 0; y < target.rows; ++y)
+        {
+            const uint8_t& value = 0xff * target.buffer[x + target.width * y];
+            painter(x,y,value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    FT_Bitmap_Done(m_lib->get_ft_library(), &target);
+}
+
+FT_Int32 freetype_face::get_load_flags() const
+{
+    FT_Int32 loadFlags = FT_LOAD_TARGET_NORMAL;
+    if (m_renderMonochrome)
+    {
+        loadFlags = FT_LOAD_TARGET_MONO;
+    }
+    return loadFlags;
+}
+
+FT_Render_Mode freetype_face::get_render_mode() const
+{
+    return FT_RENDER_MODE_MONO;
+}
diff --git a/bmrshared-freetype/lib/freetype_lib.cpp b/bmrshared-freetype/lib/freetype_lib.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6076ead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bmrshared-freetype/lib/freetype_lib.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
+// Copyright (c) 2025 Bart Beumer <bart@4beumer.nl>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation.
+//
+#include <bmrshared/freetype_lib.hpp>
+
+using bmrshared::freetype_lib;
+
+freetype_lib::freetype_lib()
+{
+    FT_Init_FreeType(&m_library);
+}
+
+freetype_lib::~freetype_lib()
+{
+    FT_Done_FreeType(m_library);
+}
+
+FT_Library freetype_lib::get_ft_library()
+{
+    return m_library;
+}
diff --git a/bmrshared-freetype/lib/freetype_utils.cpp b/bmrshared-freetype/lib/freetype_utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de8bf6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bmrshared-freetype/lib/freetype_utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
+// Copyright (c) 2025 Bart Beumer <bart@4beumer.nl>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation.
+//
+#include <bmrshared/freetype_utils.hpp>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <functional>
+
+namespace bmrshared
+{
+
+dimensions freetype_calculate_dimensions(freetype_face& face, std::string_view text)
+{
+    FT_Pos line_width = 0;
+    FT_Pos line_above_origin = 0;
+    FT_Pos line_below_origin = 0;
+
+    for (const char& c : text)
+    {
+        const FT_Glyph_Metrics& dim = face.get_dimensions(c);
+        
+        line_width += dim.horiAdvance;
+        const auto char_above_origin = dim.horiBearingY;
+        const auto char_below_origin = dim.height - dim.horiBearingY;
+
+        line_above_origin = std::max(line_above_origin, char_above_origin);
+        line_below_origin = std::max(line_below_origin, char_below_origin);
+    }
+    return {.width = line_width, .height = (line_above_origin + line_below_origin), .vertOriginOffsetY = line_above_origin};
+}
+
+void freetype_paint(freetype_face& face, std::string_view text, const std::function<void(int x, int y, uint8_t level)>& paintfn)
+{
+    FT_Pos line_x = 0;
+    FT_Pos char_offset_x = 0;
+    FT_Pos char_offset_y = 0;
+    auto painter_char = [&](int x, int y, uint8_t level)
+    {
+        paintfn((char_offset_x + x), (y - char_offset_y), level);
+    };
+
+    for( const char& c : text)
+    {
+        const FT_Glyph_Metrics& dim = face.get_dimensions(c);
+        char_offset_x = (line_x + (dim.horiAdvance - dim.width)/2)/64;
+        char_offset_y = dim.horiBearingY/64;
+
+        face.render(c, painter_char);
+        line_x += dim.horiAdvance;
+    }
+}
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index 1029895..7d9d643 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from conan.tools.cmake import CMake, CMakeToolchain, CMakeDeps
 
 class HelloConan(ConanFile):
     settings = "os", "compiler", "build_type", "arch"
-    requires = "boost/1.84.0", "gtest/1.14.0", "libmagic/5.45"
+    requires = "boost/1.84.0", "gtest/1.14.0", "libmagic/5.45", "freetype/2.13.3", "libjpeg/9f"
     generators = "CMakeDeps"
     build_policy = "*"