diff --git a/examples/ragephoto-gtkviewer/src/PhotoViewer.cpp b/examples/ragephoto-gtkviewer/src/PhotoViewer.cpp
index 385f926..a32fd4e 100644
--- a/examples/ragephoto-gtkviewer/src/PhotoViewer.cpp
+++ b/examples/ragephoto-gtkviewer/src/PhotoViewer.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 #include <gdkmm/general.h>
 #include <gtkmm/messagedialog.h>
 #include <RagePhoto.h>
+#include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <iterator>
 
 PhotoViewer::PhotoViewer(Gtk::Window *win) : p_win(win)
 {
@@ -33,38 +35,20 @@ void PhotoViewer::open_file(const char *filename)
         p_image.clear();
 
     RagePhoto ragePhoto;
+
     // Read file
-    FILE *file = fopen(filename, "rb");
-    if (!file) {
-        Gtk::MessageDialog msg(*p_win, "Failed to read file: " + Glib::ustring(filename), false, Gtk::MESSAGE_WARNING, Gtk::BUTTONS_OK, true);
+    std::ifstream ifs(filename, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
+    if (!ifs.is_open()) {
+        Gtk::MessageDialog msg(*p_win, "Failed to open file: " + Glib::ustring(filename), false, Gtk::MESSAGE_WARNING, Gtk::BUTTONS_OK, true);
         msg.set_title("Open Photo");
         msg.run();
         return;
     }
-    const int fseek_end_value = fseek(file, 0, SEEK_END);
-    if (fseek_end_value == -1) {
-        fclose(file);
-        return;
-    }
-    const size_t file_size = ftell(file);
-    if (file_size == -1) {
-        fclose(file);
-        return;
-    }
-    const int fseek_set_value = fseek(file, 0, SEEK_SET);
-    if (fseek_set_value == -1) {
-        fclose(file);
-        return;
-    }
-    char *data = static_cast<char*>(malloc(file_size));
-    const size_t file_rsize = fread(data, 1, file_size, file);
-    if (file_size != file_rsize) {
-        fclose(file);
-        return;
-    }
-    fclose(file);
-    const bool loaded = ragePhoto.load(data, file_size);
-    free(data);
+    std::string data(std::istreambuf_iterator<char>{ifs}, {});
+    ifs.close();
+
+    // Load Photo
+    const bool loaded = ragePhoto.load(data);
     if (!loaded) {
         const RagePhoto::Error error = ragePhoto.error();
         if (error <= RagePhoto::Error::PhotoReadError) {
@@ -75,22 +59,14 @@ void PhotoViewer::open_file(const char *filename)
         }
     }
 
-    guchar *photoData = static_cast<guchar*>(malloc(ragePhoto.photoSize()));
-    if (!photoData)
-        return;
-
-    memcpy(photoData, ragePhoto.photoData(), ragePhoto.photoSize());
-
     GdkPixbufLoader *loader = gdk_pixbuf_loader_new();
-    gdk_pixbuf_loader_write(loader, photoData, static_cast<gsize>(ragePhoto.photoSize()), NULL);
+    gdk_pixbuf_loader_write(loader, reinterpret_cast<const guchar*>(ragePhoto.photoData()), ragePhoto.photoSize(), NULL);
     GdkPixbuf *c_pixbuf = gdk_pixbuf_loader_get_pixbuf(loader);
     gdk_pixbuf_loader_close(loader, NULL);
     p_image = Glib::wrap(c_pixbuf);
 
     p_win->set_title("RagePhoto GTK Photo Viewer - " + ragePhoto.title());
 
-    free(photoData);
-
     if (p_image)
         set_size_request(p_image->get_width(), p_image->get_height());
 }
diff --git a/src/RagePhoto-Extract.cpp b/src/RagePhoto-Extract.cpp
index 2130d1a..37ea6d3 100644
--- a/src/RagePhoto-Extract.cpp
+++ b/src/RagePhoto-Extract.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 *****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "RagePhoto.h"
+#include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <iterator>
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -32,65 +34,32 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         RagePhoto ragePhoto;
 
         // Read file
-        FILE *file = fopen(argv[1], "rb");
-        if (!file) {
-            std::cout << "Failed to open import file" << std::endl;
-            return -1;
+        std::ifstream ifs(argv[1], std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
+        if (!ifs.is_open()) {
+            std::cout << "Failed to open file: " << argv[1] << std::endl;
+            return 1;
         }
-        const int fseek_end_value = fseek(file, 0, SEEK_END);
-        if (fseek_end_value == -1) {
-            fclose(file);
-            std::cout << "Failed to read file" << std::endl;
-            return -1;
-        }
-        const size_t file_size = ftell(file);
-        if (file_size == -1) {
-            fclose(file);
-            std::cout << "Failed to read file" << std::endl;
-            return -1;
-        }
-        const int fseek_set_value = fseek(file, 0, SEEK_SET);
-        if (fseek_set_value == -1) {
-            fclose(file);
-            std::cout << "Failed to read file" << std::endl;
-            return -1;
-        }
-        char *data = static_cast<char*>(malloc(file_size));
-        const size_t file_rsize = fread(data, 1, file_size, file);
-        if (file_size != file_rsize) {
-            fclose(file);
-            std::cout << "Failed to read file" << std::endl;
-            return -1;
-        }
-        fclose(file);
+        std::string data(std::istreambuf_iterator<char>{ifs}, {});
+        ifs.close();
 
         // Load Photo
-        const bool loaded = ragePhoto.load(data, file_size);
-
-        // Deinitialise data after Photo loaded
-        free(data);
+        const bool loaded = ragePhoto.load(data);
 
         if (!loaded) {
-            const RagePhoto::Error error = ragePhoto.error();
-            if (error <= RagePhoto::Error::PhotoReadError) {
+            if (ragePhoto.error() <= RagePhoto::Error::PhotoReadError) {
                 std::cout << "Failed to load photo" << std::endl;
                 return 1;
             }
         }
 
         // Write jpeg
-        file = fopen(argv[2], "wb");
-        if (!file) {
-            std::cout << "Failed to open export file" << std::endl;
-            return -1;
-        }
-        const size_t written = fwrite(ragePhoto.photoData(), sizeof(char), ragePhoto.photoSize(), file);
-        fclose(file);
-
-        if (written != ragePhoto.photoSize()) {
-            std::cout << "Failed to write file" << std::endl;
-            return -1;
+        std::ofstream ofs(argv[2], std::ios::out | std::ios::binary | std::ios::trunc);
+        if (!ofs.is_open()) {
+            std::cout << "Failed to write file: " << argv[2] << std::endl;
+            return 1;
         }
+        ofs << ragePhoto.photo();
+        ofs.close();
 
         if (ragePhoto.format() == RagePhoto::PhotoFormat::GTA5)
             std::cout << "GTA V Photo successfully exported" << std::endl;