diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 07a1e39..96ef6c0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 /target
 Cargo.lock
-
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 19bf4ea..eaa6881 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,18 +11,17 @@ keywords = ["icons", "gui", "freedesktop"]
 
 [dependencies]
 dirs = "5.0.1"
-rust-ini = "0.20.0"
 thiserror = "1.0.56"
 once_cell = "1.19.0"
 xdg = "2.5.2"
 tracing = "0.1.41"
+ini_core = "0.2.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 speculoos = "0.11.0"
-anyhow = "1.0.79"
 linicon = "2.3.0"
-gtk4 = "0.4.7"
-criterion = "0.3.5"
+gtk4 = "0.9"
+criterion = "0.5"
 
 [features]
 default = []
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 67105cb..5f72649 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ use theme::BASE_PATHS;
 
 use crate::cache::{CacheEntry, CACHE};
 use crate::theme::{try_build_icon_path, THEMES};
+use std::io::BufRead;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 mod cache;
@@ -74,15 +75,29 @@ mod theme;
 ///     "Papirus-Light", "Breeze", "Breeze Dark", "Breeze", "ePapirus", "ePapirus-Dark", "Hicolor"
 /// ])
 /// # }
-pub fn list_themes() -> Vec<&'static str> {
+pub fn list_themes() -> Vec<String> {
     let mut themes = THEMES
         .values()
         .flatten()
         .map(|path| &path.index)
         .filter_map(|index| {
-            index
-                .section(Some("Icon Theme"))
-                .and_then(|section| section.get("Name"))
+            let file = std::fs::File::open(index).ok()?;
+            let mut reader = std::io::BufReader::new(file);
+
+            let mut line = String::new();
+            while let Ok(read) = reader.read_line(&mut line) {
+                if read == 0 {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                if let Some(name) = line.strip_prefix("Name=") {
+                    return Some(name.trim().to_owned());
+                }
+
+                line.clear();
+            }
+
+            None
         })
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
     themes.dedup();
@@ -99,7 +114,7 @@ pub fn list_themes() -> Vec<&'static str> {
 ///
 /// assert_eq!(Some("Adwaita"), theme);
 /// ```
-pub fn default_theme_gtk() -> Option<&'static str> {
+pub fn default_theme_gtk() -> Option<String> {
     // Calling gsettings is the simplest way to retrieve the default icon theme without adding
     // GTK as a dependency. There seems to be several ways to set the default GTK theme
     // including a file in XDG_CONFIG_HOME as well as an env var. Gsettings is the most
@@ -115,9 +130,23 @@ pub fn default_theme_gtk() -> Option<&'static str> {
         let name = name.trim().trim_matches('\'');
         THEMES.get(name).and_then(|themes| {
             themes.first().and_then(|path| {
-                path.index
-                    .section(Some("Icon Theme"))
-                    .and_then(|section| section.get("Name"))
+                let file = std::fs::File::open(&path.index).ok()?;
+                let mut reader = std::io::BufReader::new(file);
+
+                let mut line = String::new();
+                while let Ok(read) = reader.read_line(&mut line) {
+                    if read == 0 {
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    if let Some(name) = line.strip_prefix("Name=") {
+                        return Some(name.trim().to_owned());
+                    }
+
+                    line.clear();
+                }
+
+                None
             })
         })
     } else {
@@ -261,7 +290,7 @@ impl<'a> LookupBuilder<'a> {
         if self.cache {
             if let CacheEntry::Found(icon) = self.cache_lookup(self.theme) {
                 return Some(icon);
-            };
+            }
         }
 
         // Then lookup in the given theme
@@ -278,11 +307,18 @@ impl<'a> LookupBuilder<'a> {
                         // Fallback to the parent themes recursively
                         let mut parents = icon_themes
                             .iter()
-                            .flat_map(|t| t.inherits())
+                            .flat_map(|t| {
+                                let file = theme::read_ini_theme(&t.index);
+
+                                t.inherits(file.as_ref())
+                                    .into_iter()
+                                    .map(String::from)
+                                    .collect::<Vec<String>>()
+                            })
                             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
                         parents.dedup();
                         parents.into_iter().find_map(|parent| {
-                            THEMES.get(parent).and_then(|parent| {
+                            THEMES.get(&parent).and_then(|parent| {
                                 parent.iter().find_map(|t| {
                                     t.try_get_icon(self.name, self.size, self.scale, self.force_svg)
                                 })
diff --git a/src/theme/error.rs b/src/theme/error.rs
index 732654c..5ca693c 100644
--- a/src/theme/error.rs
+++ b/src/theme/error.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,4 @@ pub(crate) enum ThemeError {
     ThemeIndexNotFound(PathBuf),
     #[error("IoError: {0}")]
     IoError(#[from] io::Error),
-    #[error("IniError: {0}")]
-    IniError(#[from] ini::Error),
 }
diff --git a/src/theme/mod.rs b/src/theme/mod.rs
index ac1ef02..5089b9f 100644
--- a/src/theme/mod.rs
+++ b/src/theme/mod.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 use crate::theme::error::ThemeError;
 use crate::theme::paths::ThemePath;
-use ini::Ini;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 pub(crate) use paths::BASE_PATHS;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
-use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 mod directories;
@@ -16,9 +14,14 @@ type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, ThemeError>;
 
 pub static THEMES: Lazy<BTreeMap<String, Vec<Theme>>> = Lazy::new(get_all_themes);
 
+pub fn read_ini_theme(path: &Path) -> String {
+    std::fs::read_to_string(path).unwrap_or_default()
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Theme {
     pub path: ThemePath,
-    pub index: Ini,
+    pub index: PathBuf,
 }
 
 impl Theme {
@@ -29,23 +32,30 @@ impl Theme {
         scale: u16,
         force_svg: bool,
     ) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        self.try_get_icon_exact_size(name, size, scale, force_svg)
-            .or_else(|| self.try_get_icon_closest_size(name, size, scale, force_svg))
+        let file = read_ini_theme(&self.index);
+        self.try_get_icon_exact_size(file.as_str(), name, size, scale, force_svg)
+            .or_else(|| self.try_get_icon_closest_size(file.as_str(), name, size, scale, force_svg))
     }
 
     fn try_get_icon_exact_size(
         &self,
+        file: &str,
         name: &str,
         size: u16,
         scale: u16,
         force_svg: bool,
     ) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        self.match_size(size, scale)
+        self.match_size(file, size, scale)
             .find_map(|path| try_build_icon_path(name, path, force_svg))
     }
 
-    fn match_size(&self, size: u16, scale: u16) -> impl Iterator<Item = PathBuf> + '_ {
-        let dirs = self.get_all_directories();
+    fn match_size<'a>(
+        &'a self,
+        file: &'a str,
+        size: u16,
+        scale: u16,
+    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = PathBuf> + 'a {
+        let dirs = self.get_all_directories(file);
 
         dirs.filter(move |directory| directory.match_size(size, scale))
             .map(|dir| dir.name)
@@ -54,18 +64,19 @@ impl Theme {
 
     fn try_get_icon_closest_size(
         &self,
+        file: &str,
         name: &str,
         size: u16,
         scale: u16,
         force_svg: bool,
     ) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        self.closest_match_size(size, scale)
+        self.closest_match_size(file, size, scale)
             .iter()
             .find_map(|path| try_build_icon_path(name, path, force_svg))
     }
 
-    fn closest_match_size(&self, size: u16, scale: u16) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
-        let dirs = self.get_all_directories();
+    fn closest_match_size(&self, file: &str, size: u16, scale: u16) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
+        let dirs = self.get_all_directories(file);
 
         let mut dirs: Vec<_> = dirs
             .filter_map(|directory| {
@@ -181,7 +192,7 @@ pub(super) fn get_all_themes() -> BTreeMap<String, Vec<Theme>> {
 }
 
 impl Theme {
-    pub(crate) fn from_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, index: Option<&Ini>) -> Option<Self> {
+    pub(crate) fn from_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, index: Option<&PathBuf>) -> Option<Self> {
         let path = path.as_ref();
 
         let has_index = path.join("index.theme").exists() || index.is_some();
@@ -203,15 +214,6 @@ impl Theme {
     }
 }
 
-impl Debug for Theme {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        let mut content = vec![];
-        self.index.write_to(&mut content).expect("Write error");
-        let content = String::from_utf8_lossy(&content);
-        writeln!(f, "ThemeIndex{{path: {:?}, index: {content:?}}}", self.path)
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use crate::THEMES;
@@ -223,21 +225,20 @@ mod test {
         let themes = THEMES.get("Adwaita").unwrap();
         println!(
             "{:?}",
-            themes.iter().find_map(|t| t.try_get_icon_exact_size(
-                "edit-delete-symbolic",
-                24,
-                1,
-                false
-            ))
+            themes.iter().find_map(|t| {
+                let file = crate::theme::read_ini_theme(&t.index);
+                t.try_get_icon_exact_size(file.as_str(), "edit-delete-symbolic", 24, 1, false)
+            })
         );
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn should_get_png_first() {
         let themes = THEMES.get("hicolor").unwrap();
-        let icon = themes
-            .iter()
-            .find_map(|t| t.try_get_icon_exact_size("blueman", 24, 1, true));
+        let icon = themes.iter().find_map(|t| {
+            let file = crate::theme::read_ini_theme(&t.index);
+            t.try_get_icon_exact_size(file.as_str(), "blueman", 24, 1, true)
+        });
         assert_that!(icon).is_some().is_equal_to(PathBuf::from(
             "/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/blueman.svg",
         ));
@@ -246,9 +247,10 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn should_get_svg_first() {
         let themes = THEMES.get("hicolor").unwrap();
-        let icon = themes
-            .iter()
-            .find_map(|t| t.try_get_icon_exact_size("blueman", 24, 1, false));
+        let icon = themes.iter().find_map(|t| {
+            let file = crate::theme::read_ini_theme(&t.index);
+            t.try_get_icon_exact_size(file.as_str(), "blueman", 24, 1, false)
+        });
         assert_that!(icon).is_some().is_equal_to(PathBuf::from(
             "/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/blueman.png",
         ));
diff --git a/src/theme/parse.rs b/src/theme/parse.rs
index 3d52ad8..ea40bf4 100644
--- a/src/theme/parse.rs
+++ b/src/theme/parse.rs
@@ -1,34 +1,114 @@
 use crate::theme::directories::{Directory, DirectoryType};
 use crate::theme::Theme;
-use ini::Properties;
+
+fn icon_theme_section(file: &str) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&str, &str)> + '_ {
+    ini_core::Parser::new(file)
+        .skip_while(|item| *item != ini_core::Item::Section("Icon Theme"))
+        .take_while(|item| match item {
+            ini_core::Item::Section(value) => *value == "Icon Theme",
+            _ => true,
+        })
+        .filter_map(|item| {
+            if let ini_core::Item::Property(key, value) = item {
+                Some((key, value?))
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        })
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum DirectorySection<'a> {
+    Property(&'a str, &'a str),
+    EndSection,
+    Section(&'a str),
+}
+
+fn sections(file: &str) -> impl Iterator<Item = DirectorySection> {
+    ini_core::Parser::new(file).filter_map(move |item| match item {
+        ini_core::Item::Property(key, Some(value)) => Some(DirectorySection::Property(key, value)),
+        ini_core::Item::Section(section) => Some(DirectorySection::Section(section)),
+        ini_core::Item::SectionEnd => Some(DirectorySection::EndSection),
+        _ => None,
+    })
+}
 
 impl Theme {
-    pub(super) fn get_all_directories(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = Directory> {
-        self.directories()
-            .into_iter()
-            .filter_map(|name| self.get_directory(name))
-            .chain(
-                self.scaled_directories()
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .filter_map(|name| self.get_directory(name)),
-            )
+    pub(super) fn get_all_directories<'a>(
+        &'a self,
+        file: &'a str,
+    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = Directory<'a>> + 'a {
+        let mut iterator = sections(file);
+
+        std::iter::from_fn(move || {
+            let mut name = "";
+            let mut size = None;
+            let mut max_size = None;
+            let mut min_size = None;
+            let mut threshold = None;
+            let mut scale = None;
+            // let mut context = None;
+            let mut dtype = DirectoryType::default();
+
+            #[allow(clippy::while_let_on_iterator)]
+            while let Some(event) = iterator.next() {
+                match event {
+                    DirectorySection::Property(key, value) => {
+                        if name.is_empty() || name == "Icon Theme" {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
+                        match key {
+                            "Size" => size = str::parse(value).ok(),
+                            "Scale" => scale = str::parse(value).ok(),
+                            // "Context" => context = Some(value),
+                            "Type" => dtype = DirectoryType::from(value),
+                            "MaxSize" => max_size = str::parse(value).ok(),
+                            "MinSize" => min_size = str::parse(value).ok(),
+                            "Threshold" => threshold = str::parse(value).ok(),
+                            _ => (),
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    DirectorySection::Section(new_name) => {
+                        name = new_name;
+                        size = None;
+                        max_size = None;
+                        min_size = None;
+                        threshold = None;
+                        scale = None;
+                        dtype = DirectoryType::default();
+                    }
+
+                    DirectorySection::EndSection => {
+                        if name.is_empty() || name == "Icon Theme" {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
+                        let size = size.take()?;
+
+                        return Some(Directory {
+                            name,
+                            size,
+                            scale: scale.unwrap_or(1),
+                            // context,
+                            type_: dtype,
+                            maxsize: max_size.unwrap_or(size),
+                            minsize: min_size.unwrap_or(size),
+                            threshold: threshold.unwrap_or(2),
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            None
+        })
     }
 
-    fn scaled_directories(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
-        self.get_icon_theme_section()
-            .and_then(|props| props.get("ScaledDirectories"))
-            .map(|dirs| dirs.split(',').collect())
-            .unwrap_or_default()
-    }
-
-    fn get_icon_theme_section(&self) -> Option<&Properties> {
-        self.index.section(Some("Icon Theme"))
-    }
-
-    pub fn inherits(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
-        self.get_icon_theme_section()
-            .and_then(|props| props.get("Inherits"))
-            .map(|parents| {
+    pub fn inherits<'a>(&self, file: &'a str) -> Vec<&'a str> {
+        icon_theme_section(file)
+            .find(|&(key, _)| key == "Inherits")
+            .map(|(_, parents)| {
                 parents
                     .split(',')
                     // Filtering out 'hicolor' since we are going to fallback there anyway
@@ -37,47 +117,6 @@ impl Theme {
             })
             .unwrap_or_default()
     }
-
-    fn directories(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
-        self.index
-            .section(Some("Icon Theme"))
-            .and_then(|props| props.get("Directories"))
-            .map(|dirs| dirs.split(',').collect())
-            .unwrap_or_default()
-    }
-
-    fn get_directory<'a>(&'a self, name: &'a str) -> Option<Directory<'a>> {
-        self.index.section(Some(name)).map(|props| {
-            let size = props
-                .get("Size")
-                .and_then(|size| str::parse(size).ok())
-                .expect("Size not found for icon");
-            Directory {
-                name,
-                size,
-                scale: props
-                    .get("Scale")
-                    .and_then(|scale| str::parse(scale).ok())
-                    .unwrap_or(1),
-                type_: props
-                    .get("Type")
-                    .map(DirectoryType::from)
-                    .unwrap_or_default(),
-                maxsize: props
-                    .get("MaxSize")
-                    .and_then(|max| str::parse(max).ok())
-                    .unwrap_or(size),
-                minsize: props
-                    .get("MinSize")
-                    .and_then(|min| str::parse(min).ok())
-                    .unwrap_or(size),
-                threshold: props
-                    .get("Threshold")
-                    .and_then(|thrsh| str::parse(thrsh).ok())
-                    .unwrap_or(2),
-            }
-        })
-    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -88,7 +127,8 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn should_get_theme_parents() {
         for theme in THEMES.get("Arc").unwrap() {
-            let parents = theme.inherits();
+            let file = crate::theme::read_ini_theme(&theme.index);
+            let parents = theme.inherits(&file);
 
             assert_that!(parents).does_not_contain("hicolor");
 
diff --git a/src/theme/paths.rs b/src/theme/paths.rs
index 93b45d5..dea8f48 100644
--- a/src/theme/paths.rs
+++ b/src/theme/paths.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use dirs::home_dir;
-use ini::Ini;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use xdg::BaseDirectories;
 
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ pub(crate) static BASE_PATHS: Lazy<Vec<PathBuf>> = Lazy::new(icon_theme_base_pat
 /// Look in $HOME/.icons (for backwards compatibility), in $XDG_DATA_DIRS/icons, in $XDG_DATA_DIRS/pixmaps and in /usr/share/pixmaps (in that order).
 /// Paths that are not found are filtered out.
 fn icon_theme_base_paths() -> Vec<PathBuf> {
-    let home_icon_dir = home_dir().expect("No $HOME directory").join(".icons");
     let mut data_dirs: Vec<_> = BaseDirectories::new()
         .map(|bd| {
             let mut data_dirs: Vec<_> = bd
@@ -27,22 +25,25 @@ fn icon_theme_base_paths() -> Vec<PathBuf> {
             data_dirs
         })
         .unwrap_or_default();
-    data_dirs.push(home_icon_dir);
+    match home_dir().map(|home| home.join(".icons")) {
+        Some(home_icon_dir) => data_dirs.push(home_icon_dir),
+        None => tracing::warn!("No $HOME directory found"),
+    }
     data_dirs.into_iter().filter(|p| p.exists()).collect()
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct ThemePath(pub PathBuf);
 
 impl ThemePath {
-    pub(super) fn index(&self) -> theme::Result<Ini> {
+    pub(super) fn index(&self) -> theme::Result<PathBuf> {
         let index = self.0.join("index.theme");
 
         if !index.exists() {
             return Err(ThemeError::ThemeIndexNotFound(index));
         }
 
-        Ok(Ini::load_from_file(index)?)
+        Ok(index)
     }
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ impl ThemePath {
 mod test {
     use crate::theme::paths::icon_theme_base_paths;
     use crate::theme::{get_all_themes, Theme};
-    use anyhow::Result;
     use speculoos::prelude::*;
 
     #[test]
@@ -66,10 +66,9 @@ mod test {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn should_read_theme_index() -> Result<()> {
+    fn should_read_theme_index() {
         let themes = get_all_themes();
         let themes: Vec<&Theme> = themes.values().flatten().collect();
         assert_that!(themes).is_not_empty();
-        Ok(())
     }
 }