diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a639c80d..d80427e4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ build/
 # Python generated files
 *.pyc
 __pycache__/
+python/venv
 
 # other generated files
 Makefile
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index de8dec18..a1e408b2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ option(LIBLCF_WITH_ICU "ICU encoding detection (when OFF fallback to iconv, not
 option(LIBLCF_WITH_XML "XML reading support (expat, default: ON)" ON)
 option(LIBLCF_UPDATE_MIMEDB "Whether to run update-mime-database after install (default: ON)" ON)
 option(LIBLCF_ENABLE_TOOLS "Whether to build the tools (default: ON)" ON)
-option(LIBLCF_ENABLE_TESTS "Whetner to build the unit tests (default: ON)" ON)
+option(LIBLCF_ENABLE_TESTS "Whether to build the unit tests (default: ON)" ON)
+option(LIBLCF_ENABLE_PYTHON "Whether to build the python library (default: ON)" ON)
 option(LIBLCF_ENABLE_BENCHMARKS "Whether to build the benchmarks (default: OFF)" OFF)
 
 set(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX "d" CACHE STRING "Override CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX.")
@@ -498,6 +499,16 @@ if(LIBLCF_ENABLE_TOOLS)
 	endforeach()
 endif()
 
+# python
+if (LIBLCF_ENABLE_PYTHON)
+	execute_process(COMMAND python -m venv ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/python/venv)
+	execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/python/venv/bin/python -m pip install pybind11)
+	FILE(GLOB pybind11_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/python/venv/lib/python*/site-packages/pybind11/share/cmake/pybind11)
+	find_package(pybind11 CONFIG REQUIRED)
+	pybind11_add_module(pylcf2xml python/pylcf2xml.cpp)
+	target_link_libraries(pylcf2xml PUBLIC lcf)
+endif()
+
 # Doxygen documentation
 find_package(Doxygen)
 if(DOXYGEN_FOUND)
diff --git a/python/pylcf2xml.cpp b/python/pylcf2xml.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a0d0eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/pylcf2xml.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#include "pylcf2xml.h"
+#include <pybind11/pybind11.h>
+
+lcf::EngineVersion GetEngineVersion(std::string engine) {
+    if (engine == "2k3") {
+        return lcf::EngineVersion::e2k3;
+    }
+    return lcf::EngineVersion::e2k;
+}
+
+std::string lmu2xml(const std::string& in, std::string engine, std::string encoding) {
+    std::istringstream istream(in, std::ios::binary);
+    auto file = lcf::LMU_Reader::Load(istream, encoding);
+    std::ostringstream ostream(std::ios::binary);
+    lcf::LMU_Reader::SaveXml(ostream, *file, GetEngineVersion(engine));
+    return ostream.str();
+}
+
+std::string lsd2xml(const std::string& in, std::string engine, std::string encoding) {
+    std::istringstream istream(in, std::ios::binary);
+    auto file = lcf::LSD_Reader::Load(istream, encoding);
+    std::ostringstream ostream(std::ios::binary);
+    lcf::LSD_Reader::SaveXml(ostream, *file, GetEngineVersion(engine));
+    return ostream.str();
+}
+
+std::string ldb2xml(const std::string& in, std::string encoding) {
+    std::istringstream istream(in, std::ios::binary);
+    auto file = lcf::LDB_Reader::Load(istream, encoding);
+    std::ostringstream ostream(std::ios::binary);
+    lcf::LDB_Reader::SaveXml(ostream, *file);
+    return ostream.str();
+}
+
+std::string lmt2xml(const std::string& in, std::string engine, std::string encoding) {
+    std::istringstream istream(in, std::ios::binary);
+    auto file = lcf::LMT_Reader::Load(istream, encoding);
+    std::ostringstream ostream(std::ios::binary);
+    lcf::LMT_Reader::SaveXml(ostream, *file, GetEngineVersion(engine));
+    return ostream.str();
+}
+
+std::string xml2lmu(const std::string& in, std::string engine, std::string encoding) {
+    std::istringstream istream(in, std::ios::binary);
+    auto file = lcf::LMU_Reader::LoadXml(istream);
+    std::ostringstream ostream(std::ios::binary);
+    lcf::LMU_Reader::Save(ostream, *file, GetEngineVersion(engine), encoding);
+    return ostream.str();
+}
+
+std::string xml2lsd(const std::string& in, std::string engine, std::string encoding) {
+    std::istringstream istream(in, std::ios::binary);
+    auto file = lcf::LSD_Reader::LoadXml(istream);
+    std::ostringstream ostream(std::ios::binary);
+    lcf::LSD_Reader::Save(ostream, *file, GetEngineVersion(engine), encoding);
+    return ostream.str();
+}
+
+std::string xml2ldb(const std::string& in, std::string encoding) {
+    std::istringstream istream(in, std::ios::binary);
+    auto file = lcf::LDB_Reader::LoadXml(istream);
+    std::ostringstream ostream(std::ios::binary);
+    lcf::LDB_Reader::Save(ostream, *file, encoding);
+    return ostream.str();
+}
+
+std::string xml2lmt(const std::string& in, std::string engine, std::string encoding) {
+    std::istringstream istream(in, std::ios::binary);
+    auto file = lcf::LMT_Reader::LoadXml(istream);
+    std::ostringstream ostream(std::ios::binary);
+    lcf::LMT_Reader::Save(ostream, *file, GetEngineVersion(engine), encoding);
+    return ostream.str();
+}
+
+PYBIND11_MODULE(pylcf2xml, m) {
+    m.doc() =
+        "LCF2XML is a small tool to convert RPG Maker 2000 and 2003 data format (LMU, LMT, LDB, LSD, ...) to XML and "
+        "vice versa.";
+    m.def("lmu2xml", &lmu2xml, "Convert .lmu file into xml", pybind11::arg("in"), pybind11::kw_only(),
+          pybind11::arg("engine") = "2k3", pybind11::arg("encoding"));
+    m.def("lsd2xml", &lsd2xml, "Convert .lsd file into xml", pybind11::arg("in"), pybind11::kw_only(),
+          pybind11::arg("engine") = "2k3", pybind11::arg("encoding"));
+    m.def("ldb2xml", &ldb2xml, "Convert .ldb file into xml", pybind11::arg("in"), pybind11::kw_only(),
+          pybind11::arg("encoding"));
+    m.def("lmt2xml", &lmt2xml, "Convert .lmt file into xml", pybind11::arg("in"), pybind11::kw_only(),
+          pybind11::arg("engine") = "2k3", pybind11::arg("encoding"));
+    m.def("xml2lmu", &xml2lmu, "Convert xml file into .lmu", pybind11::arg("in"), pybind11::kw_only(),
+          pybind11::arg("engine") = "2k3", pybind11::arg("encoding"));
+    m.def("xml2lsd", &xml2lsd, "Convert xml file into .lsd", pybind11::arg("in"), pybind11::kw_only(),
+          pybind11::arg("engine") = "2k3", pybind11::arg("encoding"));
+    m.def("xml2ldb", &xml2ldb, "Convert xml file into .ldb", pybind11::arg("in"), pybind11::kw_only(),
+          pybind11::arg("encoding"));
+    m.def("xml2lmt", &xml2lmt, "Convert xml file into .lmt", pybind11::arg("in"), pybind11::kw_only(),
+          pybind11::arg("engine") = "2k3", pybind11::arg("encoding"));
+}
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diff --git a/python/pylcf2xml.h b/python/pylcf2xml.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68f2e00c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/pylcf2xml.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include <lcf/ldb/reader.h>
+#include <lcf/lmt/reader.h>
+#include <lcf/lmu/reader.h>
+#include <lcf/lsd/reader.h>
+#include <lcf/reader_lcf.h>
+#include <lcf/reader_util.h>
+#include <sstream>
+
+std::string lmu2xml(const std::string& in, std::string engine, std::string encoding);
+
+std::string lsd2xml(const std::string& in, std::string engine, std::string encoding);
+
+std::string ldb2xml(const std::string& in, std::string encoding);
+
+std::string lmt2xml(const std::string& in, std::string engine, std::string encoding);
+
+std::string xml2lmu(const std::string& in, std::string engine, std::string encoding);
+
+std::string xml2lsd(const std::string& in, std::string engine, std::string encoding);
+
+std::string xml2ldb(const std::string& in, std::string encoding);
+
+std::string xml2lmt(const std::string& in, std::string engine, std::string encoding);
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