diff --git a/src/utils/bottles_parser.py b/src/utils/bottles_parser.py
index 27bc01c..464075d 100644
--- a/src/utils/bottles_parser.py
+++ b/src/utils/bottles_parser.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def bottles_parser(parent_widget, action):
         values["last_played"] = 0
 
         if game["thumbnail"]:
-            values["pixbuf_options"] = save_cover(values, parent_widget, os.path.join(bottles_dir, "bottles", game["bottle"]["path"], "grids", game["thumbnail"].split(":")[1]))
+            save_cover(values, parent_widget, os.path.join(bottles_dir, "bottles", game["bottle"]["path"], "grids", game["thumbnail"].split(":")[1]))
 
         bottles_games[values["game_id"]] = values
 
diff --git a/src/utils/create_details_window.py b/src/utils/create_details_window.py
index 6d25cf4..217e652 100644
--- a/src/utils/create_details_window.py
+++ b/src/utils/create_details_window.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def create_details_window(parent_widget, game_id = None):
                 return
 
         if pixbuf != None:
-            values["pixbuf_options"] = save_cover(None, parent_widget, None, pixbuf, game_id)
+            save_cover(None, parent_widget, None, pixbuf, game_id)
 
         values["name"] = final_name
         values["executable"] = final_executable
diff --git a/src/utils/get_cover.py b/src/utils/get_cover.py
index 65b8959..6df03c6 100644
--- a/src/utils/get_cover.py
+++ b/src/utils/get_cover.py
@@ -21,15 +21,12 @@ def get_cover(game, parent_widget):
     from gi.repository import GdkPixbuf
     import os
 
-    cover_path = os.path.join(os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME"), "cartridges", "covers", game["game_id"] + ".dat")
+    cover_path = os.path.join(os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME"), "cartridges", "covers", game["game_id"] + ".png")
 
     if os.path.isfile(cover_path) == False:
         return parent_widget.placeholder_pixbuf
 
-    open_file = open((cover_path), "rb")
-    data = open_file.read()
-    open_file.close()
     try:
-        return GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_data(data, *parent_widget.games[game["game_id"]]["pixbuf_options"])
+        return GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file(cover_path)
     except KeyError:
         return parent_widget.placeholder_pixbuf
diff --git a/src/utils/heroic_parser.py b/src/utils/heroic_parser.py
index 4b00170..788b211 100644
--- a/src/utils/heroic_parser.py
+++ b/src/utils/heroic_parser.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def heroic_parser(parent_widget, action):
 
             image_path = os.path.join(heroic_dir, "images-cache", hashlib.sha256((game["art_square"] + "?h=400&resize=1&w=300").encode()).hexdigest())
             if os.path.exists(image_path):
-                values["pixbuf_options"] = save_cover(values, parent_widget, image_path)
+                save_cover(values, parent_widget, image_path)
 
             heroic_games[values["game_id"]] = values
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def heroic_parser(parent_widget, action):
                     image_path = os.path.join(heroic_dir, "images-cache",
                                               hashlib.sha256(game["art_square"].encode()).hexdigest())
                     if os.path.exists(image_path):
-                        values["pixbuf_options"] = save_cover(values, parent_widget, image_path)
+                        save_cover(values, parent_widget, image_path)
                     break
 
             values["executable"] = "xdg-open heroic://launch/" + app_name
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def heroic_parser(parent_widget, action):
             image_path = os.path.join(heroic_dir, "images-cache",
                                       hashlib.sha256(item["art_square"].encode()).hexdigest())
             if os.path.exists(image_path):
-                values["pixbuf_options"] = save_cover(values, parent_widget, image_path)
+                save_cover(values, parent_widget, image_path)
 
             heroic_games[values["game_id"]] = values
 
diff --git a/src/utils/save_cover.py b/src/utils/save_cover.py
index ec52744..63e4b2d 100644
--- a/src/utils/save_cover.py
+++ b/src/utils/save_cover.py
@@ -28,12 +28,9 @@ def save_cover(game, parent_widget, file_path, pixbuf = None, game_id = None):
     if game_id == None:
         game_id = game["game_id"]
 
-    cover_path = os.path.join(covers_dir, game_id + ".dat")
+    cover_path = os.path.join(covers_dir, game_id + ".png")
 
     if pixbuf == None:
         pixbuf = GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file_at_scale(file_path, 400, 600, False)
 
-    open_file = open((cover_path), "wb")
-    open_file.write(bytes(pixbuf.get_pixels()))
-    open_file.close()
-    return [pixbuf.get_colorspace(), pixbuf.get_has_alpha(), pixbuf.get_bits_per_sample(), pixbuf.get_width(), pixbuf.get_height(), pixbuf.get_rowstride()]
+    pixbuf.savev(cover_path, "png")
diff --git a/src/utils/steam_parser.py b/src/utils/steam_parser.py
index dd102e8..4829708 100644
--- a/src/utils/steam_parser.py
+++ b/src/utils/steam_parser.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def steam_parser(parent_widget, action):
         values["last_played"] = 0
 
         if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(steam_dir, "appcache", "librarycache", values["appid"] + "_library_600x900.jpg")):
-            values["pixbuf_options"] = save_cover(values, parent_widget, os.path.join(steam_dir, "appcache", "librarycache", values["appid"] + "_library_600x900.jpg"))
+            save_cover(values, parent_widget, os.path.join(steam_dir, "appcache", "librarycache", values["appid"] + "_library_600x900.jpg"))
 
         steam_games[values["game_id"]] = values