diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 68d6ca6..cbd24f9 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ set(sources "src/main.cpp"
             "include/Helpers/Logger.cpp"
             "include/Helpers/StringHelpers.cpp"
             "include/Helpers/Serializers.cpp"
+            "include/Helpers/FileDownloader.cpp"
         )
 
 if((NOT EMSCRIPTEN) AND (GRAPHICS_BACKEND STREQUAL "Vulkan"))
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ endif()
 if(NOT EMSCRIPTEN)
     find_package(SDL3 REQUIRED CONFIG REQUIRED COMPONENTS SDL3-shared)
     find_package(LibDataChannel REQUIRED)
+    find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
 else()
     find_package(SDL3 REQUIRED CONFIG REQUIRED COMPONENTS SDL3-static)
 endif()
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ if(EMSCRIPTEN)
     add_subdirectory(deps/datachannel-wasm EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
     target_link_libraries(infinipaint datachannel-wasm)
 else()
-    target_link_libraries(infinipaint LibDataChannel::LibDataChannel)
+    target_link_libraries(infinipaint LibDataChannel::LibDataChannel CURL::libcurl)
 endif()
 
 if(LINK_SKIA_MANUALLY)
diff --git a/conan/export_libs.sh b/conan/export_libs.sh
index a4ea045..6e3b07e 100755
--- a/conan/export_libs.sh
+++ b/conan/export_libs.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
 
 conan export "$(dirname "$0")/libjuice/all/conanfile.py" --version=1.6.1
-conan export "$(dirname "$0")/libdatachannel/all/conanfile.py" --version=0.23.1
+conan export "$(dirname "$0")/libdatachannel/all/conanfile.py" --version=0.23.2
 conan export "$(dirname "$0")/mpg123/all/conanfile.py" --version=1.32.10
 conan export "$(dirname "$0")/conan-skia/recipes/skia/all/conanfile.py" --version=134.20250327.0
 #conan create . -o use_system_expat=False -o use_system_freetype=False -o use_system_harfbuzz=False -o use_system_icu=False -o use_system_libjpeg_turbo=False -o use_system_libpng=False -o use_system_libwebp=False -o use_system_zlib=False --build=missing --version=134.20250327.0
diff --git a/conan/libdatachannel/all/conandata.yml b/conan/libdatachannel/all/conandata.yml
index bf37175..1052f32 100644
--- a/conan/libdatachannel/all/conandata.yml
+++ b/conan/libdatachannel/all/conandata.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 sources:
+  "0.23.2":
+    url: "https://github.com/paullouisageneau/libdatachannel/archive/refs/tags/v0.23.2.tar.gz"
+    sha256: "b9606efc5b2b173f2d22d0be3f6ba4f12af78c00ca02cde5932f3ff902980eb9"
   "0.23.1":
     url: "https://github.com/paullouisageneau/libdatachannel/archive/refs/tags/v0.23.1.tar.gz"
     sha256: "63e14d619ac4d9cc310a0c7620b80e6da88abf878f27ccc78cd099f95d47b121"
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index e7ee71a..1cf65d5 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ class CompressorRecipe(ConanFile):
             self.requires("onetbb/2022.0.0")
 
         if self.settings.os != "Emscripten":
-            self.requires("libdatachannel/0.23.1")
+            self.requires("libdatachannel/0.23.2")
+            self.requires("libcurl/8.15.0")
             
         self.requires("zstd/1.5.7")
         
diff --git a/data/third_party_licenses/libcurl b/data/third_party_licenses/libcurl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fa85eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/third_party_licenses/libcurl
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSION NOTICE
+
+Copyright (c) 1996 - 2025, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, and many
+contributors, see the THANKS file.
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any purpose
+with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
+notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN
+NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE
+OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+Except as contained in this notice, the name of a copyright holder shall not
+be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings
+in this Software without prior written authorization of the copyright holder.
diff --git a/include/Helpers/FileDownloader.cpp b/include/Helpers/FileDownloader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..916eafd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/Helpers/FileDownloader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#include "FileDownloader.hpp"
+#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
+
+#include <curl/multi.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <curl/curl.h>
+
+std::mutex FileDownloader::newDownloadsMutex;
+std::vector<FileDownloader::DownloadHandler> FileDownloader::newDownloads;
+std::atomic<bool> FileDownloader::shutdownThread;
+FileDownloader::MultiHandle FileDownloader::mHandle;
+std::vector<FileDownloader::DownloadHandler> FileDownloader::currentDownloads;
+std::unique_ptr<std::thread> FileDownloader::downloadThread;
+
+void FileDownloader::init() {
+    curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_DEFAULT);
+    shutdownThread = false;
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<FileDownloader::DownloadData> FileDownloader::download_data_from_url(std::string_view url) {
+    DownloadHandler h;
+    auto downloadData = std::make_shared<DownloadData>();
+    h.data = downloadData;
+    h.data->status = DownloadData::Status::IN_PROGRESS;
+    h.eHandle = create_easy_handle();
+    curl_easy_setopt(h.eHandle.get(), CURLOPT_URL, url.data());
+    disable_ssl_verification(h.eHandle.get());
+    save_to_string(h.eHandle.get(), &h.data->str);
+
+    {
+        std::scoped_lock newDownloadsLock(newDownloadsMutex);
+        newDownloads.emplace_back(std::move(h));
+    }
+
+    if(!downloadThread)
+        downloadThread = std::make_unique<std::thread>(download_thread_update);
+
+    return downloadData;
+}
+
+void FileDownloader::add_new_handlers_to_multi() {
+    std::scoped_lock newDownloadsLock(newDownloadsMutex);
+    for(auto& handler : newDownloads) {
+        curl_multi_add_handle(mHandle.get(), handler.eHandle.get());
+        currentDownloads.emplace_back(std::move(handler));
+    }
+    newDownloads.clear();
+}
+
+void FileDownloader::download_thread_update() {
+    int stillRunning = 0;
+
+    mHandle = create_multi_handle();
+    add_new_handlers_to_multi();
+
+    do {
+        if(shutdownThread)
+            break;
+
+        CURLMcode mc;
+        int numfds;
+
+        mc = curl_multi_perform(mHandle.get(), &stillRunning);
+
+        for(;;) {
+            int msgCount;
+            CURLMsg* eHandleMsg = curl_multi_info_read(mHandle.get(), &msgCount);
+            if(!eHandleMsg)
+                break;
+            if(eHandleMsg->msg == CURLMSG_DONE) {
+                auto it = std::find_if(currentDownloads.begin(), currentDownloads.end(), [eHandleMsg](auto& d) {
+                    return eHandleMsg->easy_handle == d.eHandle.get();
+                });
+                if(it != currentDownloads.end()) {
+                    DownloadHandler& download = *it;
+                    download.data->status = eHandleMsg->data.result == CURLE_OK ? DownloadData::Status::SUCCESS : DownloadData::Status::FAILURE;
+                    currentDownloads.erase(it);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(mc == CURLM_OK)
+            curl_multi_poll(mHandle.get(), nullptr, 0, 1000, &numfds);
+        else {
+            std::cout << "curl_multi failed" << std::endl;
+            break;
+        }
+    } while(stillRunning);
+
+    for(auto& download : currentDownloads)
+        download.data->status = DownloadData::Status::FAILURE;
+    currentDownloads.clear();
+}
+
+void FileDownloader::save_to_string(CURL* curl, std::string* str) {
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, write_to_string);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, reinterpret_cast<void*>(str));
+}
+
+void FileDownloader::disable_ssl_verification(CURL* curl) {
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0);
+}
+
+FileDownloader::EasyHandle FileDownloader::create_easy_handle() {
+    auto easyHandle = EasyHandle(curl_easy_init(), curl_easy_cleanup);
+    if(!easyHandle)
+        throw std::runtime_error("[FileDownloader::create_easy_handle] Failed to create CURL easy handle");
+    return easyHandle;
+}
+
+FileDownloader::MultiHandle FileDownloader::create_multi_handle() {
+    auto multiHandle = EasyHandle(curl_multi_init(), curl_multi_cleanup);
+    if(!multiHandle)
+        throw std::runtime_error("[FileDownloader::create_multi_handle] Failed to create CURL multi handle");
+    return multiHandle;
+}
+
+size_t FileDownloader::write_to_string(void* contents, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void* userp) {
+    size_t realsize = size * nmemb;
+    auto str = reinterpret_cast<std::string*>(userp);
+    str->append(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(contents), realsize);
+    return realsize;
+}
+
+void FileDownloader::cleanup() {
+    if(downloadThread && downloadThread->joinable()) {
+        shutdownThread = true;
+        downloadThread->join();
+    }
+
+    curl_global_cleanup();
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/Helpers/FileDownloader.hpp b/include/Helpers/FileDownloader.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06f0c96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/Helpers/FileDownloader.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#pragma once
+#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
+
+#include <curl/curl.h>
+#include <memory>
+#include <functional>
+#include <atomic>
+#include <thread>
+#include <mutex>
+
+class FileDownloader {
+    public:
+        struct DownloadData {
+            enum class Status {
+                IN_PROGRESS = 0,
+                SUCCESS,
+                FAILURE
+            };
+            std::string str;
+            std::atomic<Status> status;
+        };
+
+        static void init();
+        static std::shared_ptr<DownloadData> download_data_from_url(std::string_view url);
+        static void cleanup();
+    private:
+        typedef std::unique_ptr<CURL, std::function<void(CURL*)>> EasyHandle;
+        typedef std::unique_ptr<CURLM, std::function<void(CURLM*)>> MultiHandle;
+
+        static void add_new_handlers_to_multi();
+        static void download_thread_update();
+
+        struct DownloadHandler {
+            EasyHandle eHandle;
+            std::shared_ptr<DownloadData> data;
+        };
+
+        static std::mutex newDownloadsMutex;
+        static std::vector<DownloadHandler> newDownloads;
+        static std::atomic<bool> shutdownThread;
+        static MultiHandle mHandle;
+        static std::vector<DownloadHandler> currentDownloads;
+        static std::unique_ptr<std::thread> downloadThread;
+
+        static void save_to_string(CURL* curl, std::string* str);
+        static void disable_ssl_verification(CURL* curl);
+
+        static timeval get_timeout(CURLM* mCurl);
+        static int wait_if_needed(CURLM* mCurl, timeval& timeout);
+
+        static EasyHandle create_easy_handle();
+        static MultiHandle create_multi_handle();
+
+        static size_t write_to_string(void* contents, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void* userp);
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 17acd1b..e9b645e 100755
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "Helpers/SCollision.hpp"
 #include "Helpers/StringHelpers.hpp"
+#include "Helpers/FileDownloader.hpp"
 #include "include/gpu/GpuTypes.h"
 #include "sago/platform_folders.h"
 #include <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>
@@ -387,6 +388,10 @@ SDL_AppResult SDL_AppInit(void **appstate, int argc, char **argv) {
 
     init_logs(mS);
 
+#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
+    FileDownloader::init();
+#endif
+
 #ifdef NDEBUG
     try {
 #endif
@@ -770,5 +775,9 @@ void SDL_AppQuit(void *appstate, SDL_AppResult result) {
 
     delete (&mS);
 
+#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
+    FileDownloader::cleanup();
+#endif
+
     SDL_Quit();
 }