diff --git a/crates/zune-bin/src/cmd_parsers/filters.rs b/crates/zune-bin/src/cmd_parsers/filters.rs
index 08de2350..4d995c31 100644
--- a/crates/zune-bin/src/cmd_parsers/filters.rs
+++ b/crates/zune-bin/src/cmd_parsers/filters.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 use clap::ArgMatches;
 use log::debug;
 use zune_image::pipelines::Pipeline;
-use zune_image::traits::IntoImage;
 use zune_imageprocs::box_blur::BoxBlur;
 use zune_imageprocs::convolve::Convolve;
 use zune_imageprocs::gaussian_blur::GaussianBlur;
@@ -21,8 +20,8 @@ use zune_imageprocs::spatial_ops::SpatialOperations;
 use zune_imageprocs::unsharpen::Unsharpen;
 //use zune_opencl::ocl_sobel::OclSobel;
 
-pub fn parse_options<T: IntoImage>(
-    workflow: &mut Pipeline<T>, argument: &str, args: &ArgMatches
+pub fn parse_options(
+    workflow: &mut Pipeline, argument: &str, args: &ArgMatches
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
     if argument == "box-blur" {
         let radius = *args.get_one::<usize>(argument).unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/zune-bin/src/cmd_parsers/operations.rs b/crates/zune-bin/src/cmd_parsers/operations.rs
index cb671a3c..2571d5f4 100644
--- a/crates/zune-bin/src/cmd_parsers/operations.rs
+++ b/crates/zune-bin/src/cmd_parsers/operations.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use zune_core::colorspace::ColorSpace;
 use zune_image::core_filters::colorspace::ColorspaceConv;
 use zune_image::core_filters::depth::Depth;
 use zune_image::pipelines::Pipeline;
-use zune_image::traits::IntoImage;
 use zune_imageprocs::brighten::Brighten;
 use zune_imageprocs::contrast::Contrast;
 use zune_imageprocs::crop::Crop;
@@ -33,8 +32,8 @@ use zune_imageprocs::transpose::Transpose;
 
 use crate::cmd_args::arg_parsers::IColorSpace;
 
-pub fn parse_options<T: IntoImage>(
-    workflow: &mut Pipeline<T>, argument: &str, args: &ArgMatches
+pub fn parse_options(
+    workflow: &mut Pipeline, argument: &str, args: &ArgMatches
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
     if argument == "flip" {
         debug!("Added flip operation");
diff --git a/crates/zune-bin/src/file_io.rs b/crates/zune-bin/src/file_io.rs
index a3d00e49..285e566c 100644
--- a/crates/zune-bin/src/file_io.rs
+++ b/crates/zune-bin/src/file_io.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
  *
  * You can redistribute it or modify it under terms of the MIT, Apache License or Zlib license
  */
-
 use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::BufReader;
 
+use zune_core::bytestream::ZCursor;
 use zune_core::options::DecoderOptions;
 use zune_image::errors::ImageErrors;
 use zune_image::image::Image;
@@ -27,10 +27,25 @@ impl ZuneFile {
 }
 
 impl IntoImage for ZuneFile {
-    fn into_image(self) -> Result<Image, ImageErrors> {
+    fn into_image(&mut self) -> Result<Image, ImageErrors> {
         // read file
-        let fd = BufReader::new(File::open(self.file_path)?);
+        let fd = BufReader::new(File::open(self.file_path.clone())?);
 
         Image::read(fd, self.options)
     }
 }
+
+pub struct ZuneMem<T: AsRef<[u8]>> {
+    source:  T,
+    options: DecoderOptions
+}
+impl<T: AsRef<[u8]>> ZuneMem<T> {
+    pub fn new(source: T, options: DecoderOptions) -> ZuneMem<T> {
+        ZuneMem { source, options }
+    }
+}
+impl<T: AsRef<[u8]>> IntoImage for ZuneMem<T> {
+    fn into_image(&mut self) -> Result<Image, ImageErrors> {
+        Image::read(ZCursor::new(self.source.as_ref()), self.options)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/zune-bin/src/lib.rs b/crates/zune-bin/src/lib.rs
index 376f73d3..a970243e 100644
--- a/crates/zune-bin/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/zune-bin/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  *
  * You can redistribute it or modify it under terms of the MIT, Apache License or Zlib license
  */
+extern crate core;
 
 use std::process::exit;
 
diff --git a/crates/zune-bin/src/workflow.rs b/crates/zune-bin/src/workflow.rs
index 22c8011b..f7c15045 100644
--- a/crates/zune-bin/src/workflow.rs
+++ b/crates/zune-bin/src/workflow.rs
@@ -18,21 +18,20 @@ use log::{debug, error, info, trace};
 use zune_image::codecs::ImageFormat;
 use zune_image::errors::ImageErrors;
 use zune_image::pipelines::Pipeline;
-use zune_image::traits::IntoImage;
 
 use crate::cmd_args::CmdImageFormats;
 use crate::cmd_parsers::global_options::CmdOptions;
 use crate::cmd_parsers::{decoder_options, encoder_options};
-use crate::file_io::ZuneFile;
+use crate::file_io::{ZuneFile, ZuneMem};
 use crate::probe_files::probe_input_files;
 use crate::show_gui::open_in_default_app;
 
-struct CmdPipeline<T: IntoImage> {
-    inner:   Pipeline<T>,
+struct CmdPipeline {
+    inner:   Pipeline,
     formats: Vec<ImageFormat>
 }
-impl<T: IntoImage> CmdPipeline<T> {
-    pub fn new() -> CmdPipeline<T> {
+impl CmdPipeline {
+    pub fn new() -> CmdPipeline {
         CmdPipeline {
             inner:   Pipeline::new(),
             formats: vec![]
@@ -58,22 +57,40 @@ pub(crate) fn create_and_exec_workflow_from_cmd(
     let mut buf = [0; 30];
 
     for in_file in args.get_raw("in").unwrap() {
-        let mut workflow: CmdPipeline<ZuneFile> = CmdPipeline::new();
-
-        File::open(in_file)?.read(&mut buf)?;
-
-        add_operations(args, &mut workflow.inner)?;
-
-        if let Some((format, _)) = ImageFormat::guess_format(std::io::Cursor::new(&buf)) {
-            if format.has_decoder() {
-                workflow
-                    .inner
-                    .chain_decoder(ZuneFile::new(in_file.to_os_string(), decoder_options));
+        let mut workflow: CmdPipeline = CmdPipeline::new();
+
+        if in_file == "-" {
+            // handle stdin
+            let mut data = Vec::new();
+            let bytes_read = std::io::stdin().read_to_end(&mut data)?;
+            if let Some((format, _)) = ImageFormat::guess_format(std::io::Cursor::new(&data)) {
+                if format.has_decoder() {
+                    workflow
+                        .inner
+                        .chain_decoder(Box::new(ZuneMem::new(data, decoder_options)));
+                } else {
+                    return Err(ImageErrors::ImageDecoderNotImplemented(format));
+                }
             } else {
-                return Err(ImageErrors::ImageDecoderNotImplemented(format));
+                return Err(ImageErrors::ImageDecoderNotIncluded(ImageFormat::Unknown));
             }
         } else {
-            return Err(ImageErrors::ImageDecoderNotIncluded(ImageFormat::Unknown));
+            File::open(in_file)?.read(&mut buf)?;
+
+            add_operations(args, &mut workflow.inner)?;
+
+            if let Some((format, _)) = ImageFormat::guess_format(std::io::Cursor::new(&buf)) {
+                if format.has_decoder() {
+                    workflow.inner.chain_decoder(Box::new(ZuneFile::new(
+                        in_file.to_os_string(),
+                        decoder_options
+                    )));
+                } else {
+                    return Err(ImageErrors::ImageDecoderNotImplemented(format));
+                }
+            } else {
+                return Err(ImageErrors::ImageDecoderNotIncluded(ImageFormat::Unknown));
+            }
         }
 
         let options = encoder_options(args);
@@ -173,9 +190,7 @@ pub(crate) fn create_and_exec_workflow_from_cmd(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn add_operations<T: IntoImage>(
-    args: &ArgMatches, workflow: &mut Pipeline<T>
-) -> Result<(), String> {
+pub fn add_operations(args: &ArgMatches, workflow: &mut Pipeline) -> Result<(), String> {
     for id in args.ids() {
         if args.try_get_many::<clap::Id>(id.as_str()).is_ok() {
             // ignore groups
diff --git a/crates/zune-image/src/traits.rs b/crates/zune-image/src/traits.rs
index c2068ee6..50a8b3d0 100644
--- a/crates/zune-image/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crates/zune-image/src/traits.rs
@@ -499,11 +499,5 @@ pub trait DecodeInto {
 /// Convert something into an image by consuming it
 pub trait IntoImage {
     /// Consumes this and returns an image
-    fn into_image(self) -> Result<Image, ImageErrors>;
-}
-
-impl IntoImage for Image {
-    fn into_image(self) -> Result<Image, ImageErrors> {
-        Ok(self)
-    }
+    fn into_image(&mut self) -> Result<Image, ImageErrors>;
 }