diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5c79afe..dfb9014 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CCFLAGS  = -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -O2
 CCFLAGS += $(INCFLAGS)
 
 LDFLAGS += $(INCFLAGS)
-LDFLAGS += -lSDL2
+LDFLAGS += -lX11
 LDFLAGS += -lm
 
 BIN = bin
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 36b819f..385d0d1 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 #include "renderer.h"
 #include "screen.h"
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 int main (void) {
     Screen screen;
-    init_screen(&screen, "test", 1920, 1080);
+    init_screen(&screen, 2160, 1440);
 
     Camera camera;
     init_camera(&camera);
-
-    while(screen.open) {
-        poll_screen(&screen);
-        draw_screen(&screen);
+    
+    while (poll_screen(&screen)) {
         render(&screen, &camera);
-
         update_camera(&camera, &screen);
     }
+
     free_screen(&screen);
 
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/renderer.c b/src/renderer.c
index c64be51..a77f855 100644
--- a/src/renderer.c
+++ b/src/renderer.c
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ static double fov = PI / 4;
 #define FOV_CHANGE_SPEED 1
 #define PLAYER_SIZE .1
 
+
 void update_camera(Camera* camera, Screen* screen) {
     double rotate = 0;
 
-    if (key_pressed(screen, SDL_SCANCODE_LEFT))
+    if (key_down(KEY_LEFT))
         rotate -= ROTATE_SPEED;
 
-    if (key_pressed(screen, SDL_SCANCODE_RIGHT))
+    if (key_down(KEY_RIGHT))
         rotate += ROTATE_SPEED;
     
-
     rotate *= screen->delta;
     rotate += camera->angle;
     while (rotate >= PI2) rotate -= PI2;
@@ -39,31 +39,31 @@ void update_camera(Camera* camera, Screen* screen) {
     v2 left = { forward.y, -forward.x }; 
     v2 move = { 0, 0 };
 
-    if (key_pressed(screen, SDL_SCANCODE_W)) {
+    if (key_down(KEY_W)) {
         move.x += forward.x;
         move.y += forward.y;
     }
 
-    if (key_pressed(screen, SDL_SCANCODE_S)) {
+    if (key_down(KEY_S)) {
         move.x -= forward.x;
         move.y -= forward.y;
     }
 
-    if (key_pressed(screen, SDL_SCANCODE_A)) {
+    if (key_down(KEY_A)) {
         move.x += left.x;
         move.y += left.y;
     }
 
-    if (key_pressed(screen, SDL_SCANCODE_D)) {
+    if (key_down(KEY_D)) {
         move.x -= left.x;
         move.y -= left.y;
     }
 
-    if (key_pressed(screen, SDL_SCANCODE_EQUALS)) {
+    if (key_down(KEY_EQUALS)) {
         fov += FOV_CHANGE_SPEED * screen->delta; 
     }
 
-    if (key_pressed(screen, SDL_SCANCODE_MINUS)) {
+    if (key_down(KEY_MINUS)) {
         fov -= FOV_CHANGE_SPEED * screen->delta;
     }
 
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ void render(Screen* screen, const Camera* camera) {
     };
 
     for (int x = 0; x < screen->width; x++) {
+
         const float xcam = (2 * (x / (float) (screen->width))) - 1;
         const float change = fov * atan(xcam);
         const float theta = camera->angle + change;
@@ -109,20 +110,31 @@ void render(Screen* screen, const Camera* camera) {
         uint32_t color;
         switch (hit) {
             case 1: color = 0xFF0000FF; break;
-            case 2: color = 0x00FF00FF; break;
-            case 3: color = 0x0000FFFF; break;
-            case 4: color = 0xFF00FFFF; break;
-            case 5: color = 0x00FFFFFF; break;
-            default: color = 0x000000FF; break;
+            case 2: color = 0xFF00FF00; break;
+            case 3: color = 0xFFFF0000; break;
+            case 4: color = 0xFFFF00FF; break;
+            case 5: color = 0xFFFFFF00; break;
+            default: color = 0xFF000000; break;
         }
+        // switch (hit) {
+        //     case 1: color = 0xFF0000FF; break;
+        //     case 2: color = 0x00FF00FF; break;
+        //     case 3: color = 0x0000FFFF; break;
+        //     case 4: color = 0xFF00FFFF; break;
+        //     case 5: color = 0x00FFFFFF; break;
+        //     default: color = 0x000000FF; break;
+        // }
 
         const int
             h = (int) (screen->height / len),
             y0 = max((screen->height / 2) - (h / 2), 0),
             y1 = min((screen->height / 2) + (h / 2), screen->height - 1);
 
-        verline(screen, x, 0, y0, 0x202020FF);
+        verline(screen, x, 0, y0, 0xFF202020);
         verline(screen, x, y0, y1, color);
-        verline(screen, x, y1, screen->height - 1, 0x505050FF);
+        verline(screen, x, y1, screen->height - 1, 0xFF505050);
+        // verline(screen, x, 0, y0, 0x202020FF);
+        // verline(screen, x, y0, y1, color);
+        // verline(screen, x, y1, screen->height - 1, 0x505050FF);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index 5e23e0b..dca9b79 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -1,130 +1,257 @@
 #include "screen.h"
+#include <X11/X.h>
+#undef Screen
 
+#include <math.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <sys/select.h>
+
+#define XLIB_ILLEGAL_ACCESS
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xutil.h>
+
+static Display* dpy;
+static int scr;
+static Window root;
+
+static int count = 0;
+static size_t bit_depth = sizeof(uint32_t) * 8;
+static int key_count;
+
+static bool* key_state;
+static bool* key_checked;
+
+typedef struct {
+    Window window;
+    GC graphics_ctx;
+    Pixmap pixel_map;
+    XImage* image;
+    int width, height;
+} WindowState;
+
+static void init_x() {
+    if ((dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL)) == NULL) {
+        printf("error: failed to open x11 display\n");
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    XSynchronize(dpy, True);
+#endif
+
+    scr = DefaultScreen(dpy);
+    root = RootWindow(dpy, scr);
+
+    key_count = dpy->max_keycode - dpy->min_keycode;
+    key_state = malloc(sizeof(bool) * key_count);
+    key_checked = malloc(sizeof(bool) * key_count);
+}
+
+static Window create_window(int x, int y, int w, int h, int d) {
+    
+    XVisualInfo vis_info;
+    if(!XMatchVisualInfo(dpy, scr, d, TrueColor, &vis_info)) {
+        printf("error: %d depth not supported\n", d);
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);    
+    }
+
+    Visual* visual = vis_info.visual;;
+    
+    XSetWindowAttributes xwa;
+    xwa.background_pixel = 0;
+    xwa.border_pixel = 0;
+    xwa.event_mask = KeyPressMask | KeyReleaseMask |  StructureNotifyMask;
+    xwa.colormap = XCreateColormap(dpy, root, visual, AllocNone);
+
+    long wm = CWBackPixel | CWColormap | CWBorderPixel | CWEventMask;
+
+    Window window = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, x, y, w, h, 0, d, InputOutput, visual, wm, &xwa);
+
+    return window;
+}
+
+static XImage* create_image(int width, int height) {
+    return XCreateImage(
+        dpy, 
+        CopyFromParent, 
+        bit_depth, 
+        ZPixmap, 
+        0, 
+        malloc(width * height * bit_depth / 8), 
+        width, 
+        height, 
+        bit_depth, 
+        0
+    );
+}
+
+
+void init_screen(struct Screen* screen, uint16_t width, uint16_t height) {
+
+    if (dpy == NULL) {
+        init_x();
+    }
 
-void init_screen(Screen* screen, const char* title, uint16_t width, uint16_t height) {
     screen->width = width;
     screen->height = height;
-    size_t pixel_count = screen->width * screen->height;
-    screen->pixels = malloc(pixel_count * sizeof(uint32_t));
-    memset(screen->pixels, 0, pixel_count * sizeof(uint32_t));
-
-	SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
-
-    screen->window =
-        SDL_CreateWindow(
-            title,
-            SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED_DISPLAY(0),
-            SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED_DISPLAY(0),
-            screen->width,
-            screen->height,
-            0
-        );
-
-    if (!screen->window) {
-		printf("fatal: failed to create sdl window\n");
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
-
-    screen->renderer = 
-        SDL_CreateRenderer(
-            screen->window,
-            -1,
-            SDL_RENDERER_ACCELERATED
-            | SDL_RENDERER_PRESENTVSYNC
-        );
-
-    if (!screen->renderer) {
-        printf("fatal: failed to create sdl renderer\n");
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-
-    screen->texture =
-        SDL_CreateTexture(
-            screen->renderer,
-            SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGBA8888,
-            SDL_TEXTUREACCESS_STREAMING,
-            screen->width,
-            screen->height
-        );
-    
-    if (!screen->texture) {
-        printf("fatal: failed to create window texture\n");
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-
-    screen->open = true;
     screen->delta = 0;
+    
+    size_t pixel_count = screen->width * screen->height;
+
+    screen->pixels = malloc(pixel_count * bit_depth / 8);
+    memset(screen->pixels, 0, pixel_count * bit_depth / 8);
+
+    Window window = create_window(0, 0, width, height, bit_depth);
+    XMapWindow(dpy, window);
+
+    Pixmap pixel_map = XCreatePixmap(dpy, window, width, height, bit_depth);
+
+    GC gc = XCreateGC(dpy, pixel_map, 0, NULL);
+
+    WindowState* state = malloc(sizeof(WindowState));
+    state->window = window;
+    state->graphics_ctx = gc;
+    state->pixel_map = pixel_map;
+
+    XWindowAttributes xwa;
+    XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, window, &xwa);
+    state->width = xwa.width;
+    state->height = xwa.height;
+    screen->internal = state;
+
+    XImage* image = create_image(state->width, state->height);
+    state->image = image;
+
+    count++;
+}
+
+static long get_time() {
+    struct timespec spec;
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &spec);
+    return round(spec.tv_nsec / 1.0e6) + spec.tv_sec * 1000;
 }
 
 static long last = 0;
-void poll_screen(Screen* screen) {
-    struct timespec spec;
-    clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &spec);
-    long now = round(spec.tv_nsec / 1.0e6) + spec.tv_sec * 1000;
+
+static void update_delta(struct Screen* screen) {
+    long now = get_time();
     if (last == 0) {
         screen->delta = 0;
     } else {
         screen->delta = (now - last) / 1000.0;
     }
     last = now;
+}
+
+static void draw_screen(struct Screen* screen) {
+    WindowState* state = (WindowState*) screen->internal;
+
+    uint32_t* src = screen->pixels;
+    uint32_t* dst = (uint32_t*) state->image->data;
+
+    float x_step = screen->width / (float) state->width;
+    float y_step = screen->height / (float) state->height;
+
+    for (int x = 0; x < state->width; x++) {
+        int px = (int) (x * x_step);
+
+        for (int y = 0; y < state->height; y++) {
+            int py = (int) (y * y_step);
+
+            dst[x + y * state->width] = src[px + py * screen->width];
+        }
+    }
+
+    XPutImage(
+        dpy,
+        state->window,
+        state->graphics_ctx,
+        state->image,
+        0, 0, 0, 0,
+        state->width,
+        state->height
+    );
+}
+
+
+static void handle_event(WindowState* state) {
+    XEvent event;
+    XNextEvent(dpy, &event);
     
-    SDL_Event ev;
-    while (SDL_PollEvent(&ev)) {
-        switch (ev.type) {
-            case SDL_QUIT:
-                screen->open = false;
-                break;
-            default:
-                break;
+    switch(event.type) {
+        
+        case KeyPress: {
+            XKeyEvent xkpe = event.xkey;
+            uint32_t code = xkpe.keycode - dpy->min_keycode;
+            key_state[code] = true;
+            key_checked[code] = false;
+            break;
         }
-    }
 
-    screen->key_state = SDL_GetKeyboardState(NULL);
-}
-
-void draw_screen(Screen* screen) {
-    void *px;
-    int pitch;
-    SDL_LockTexture(screen->texture, NULL, &px, &pitch);
-    {
-        for (uint16_t y = 0; y < screen->height; y++) {
-            memcpy(
-                &((uint8_t*) px)[y * pitch],
-                &screen->pixels[y * screen->width],
-                screen->width * sizeof(uint32_t)
-            );
+        case KeyRelease: {
+            XKeyEvent xkre = event.xkey;
+            uint32_t code = xkre.keycode - dpy->min_keycode;
+            key_state[code] = false;
+            break;
         }
+
+        case ConfigureNotify: {
+            XConfigureEvent xce = event.xconfigure;
+            state->width = xce.width;
+            state->height = xce.height;
+
+            XDestroyImage(state->image);
+            state->image = create_image(state->width, state->height);
+
+            break;
+        }
+
+        default: break;
     }
-    SDL_UnlockTexture(screen->texture);
-
-    SDL_SetRenderTarget(screen->renderer, NULL);
-    SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(screen->renderer, 0, 0, 0, 0xFF);
-    SDL_SetRenderDrawBlendMode(screen->renderer, SDL_BLENDMODE_NONE);
-
-    SDL_RenderClear(screen->renderer);
-    SDL_RenderCopyEx(
-        screen->renderer,
-        screen->texture,
-        NULL,
-        NULL,
-        0.0,
-        NULL,
-        SDL_FLIP_VERTICAL);
-
-    SDL_RenderCopy(screen->renderer, NULL, NULL, &((SDL_Rect) { 0, 0, 512, 512 }));
-    SDL_RenderPresent(screen->renderer);
 }
 
-void free_screen(Screen* screen) {
-    SDL_DestroyTexture(screen->texture);
-    SDL_DestroyRenderer(screen->renderer);
-	SDL_DestroyWindow(screen->window);
+bool poll_screen(struct Screen* screen) {
+
+    draw_screen(screen);
+    
+    WindowState* state = (WindowState*) screen->internal;
+
+    while (XPending(dpy))
+        handle_event(state);
+
+    update_delta(screen);
+    return true;
 }
 
-bool key_pressed(Screen* screen, SDL_Scancode code) {
-    return screen->key_state[code & 0xFFFF];    
+void free_screen(struct Screen* screen) {
+    WindowState* state = (WindowState*) screen->internal;
+
+    XUnmapWindow(dpy, state->window);
+    XFreePixmap(dpy, state->pixel_map);
+    XDestroyImage(state->image);
+    XFreeGC(dpy, state->graphics_ctx);
+    XDestroyWindow(dpy, state->window);
+    free(screen->internal);
+
+    count--;
+
+    if(count == 0) {
+        XCloseDisplay(dpy);
+        free(key_state);
+        free(key_checked);
+    }
+}
+
+bool key_pressed(int keycode) {
+    if (key_checked[keycode]) return false;
+    if (!key_state[keycode]) return false;
+    key_checked[keycode] = true;
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool key_down(int keycode) {
+    return key_state[keycode];
 }
diff --git a/src/screen.h b/src/screen.h
index 1b601d8..c2165f9 100644
--- a/src/screen.h
+++ b/src/screen.h
@@ -1,24 +1,34 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809L
-#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
-typedef struct {
+struct Screen {
     uint16_t width;
     uint16_t height;
-    SDL_Window* window;
-    SDL_Renderer* renderer;
-    SDL_Texture* texture;
     uint32_t* pixels;
-    const uint8_t* key_state;
-    bool open;
     float delta;
-} Screen;
+    void* internal;
+};
 
-void init_screen(Screen* screen, const char* title, uint16_t width, uint16_t height);
-void draw_screen(Screen* screen);
-void poll_screen(Screen* screen);
+#define Screen struct Screen
+
+#define KEY_W       17
+#define KEY_A       30
+#define KEY_S       31
+#define KEY_D       32
+#define KEY_UP      103
+#define KEY_DOWN    108
+#define KEY_LEFT    105
+#define KEY_RIGHT   106
+#define KEY_MINUS   12
+#define KEY_EQUALS  13
+#define KEY_ESC     1
+
+void init_screen(Screen* screen, uint16_t width, uint16_t height);
+bool poll_screen(Screen* screen);
 void free_screen(Screen* screen);
 
-bool key_pressed(Screen* screen, SDL_Scancode code);
+bool key_pressed(int keycode);
+bool key_down(int keycode);