diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 66f8ed4..32d1ef7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ The Bad:
   - Teminal display
 - libconfig
   - Config file manager
+- shaderc
+  - Runtime shader compilation
   
 #### Must have at least one:
 - portaudio(optional)
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ AUR package - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/recidia-audio-visualizer/
  #### Requirements:
 - meson
 - ninja
+- vulkan-headers
 
 #### To build:
 ```
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ And if you wish to install:
 ninja -C build install
 mkdir ~/.config/recidia/
 cp settings.cfg ~/.config/recidia/
+cp -r shaders ~/.config/recidia/
 ```
 
 ## Usage 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fb0e9c7..9143392 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ fftw = dependency('fftw3')
 threads = dependency('threads')
 curses = dependency('ncursesw')
 libconfig = dependency('libconfig++')
+shaderc = dependency('shaderc')
 
 audio_check = false
 
@@ -31,4 +32,4 @@ qt5 = dependency('qt5', modules: ['Core', 'Gui', 'Widgets'])
 executable(meson.project_name(), ['src/main.cpp', 'src/audio.c', 'src/processing.cpp',
 'src/curses.cpp', 'src/config.cpp', 'src/window.cpp', 'src/vulkan.cpp'],
 include_directories : ['inc'],
-dependencies: [gsl, fftw, threads, curses, libconfig, pulse_simple, portaudio, qt5], install: true)
+dependencies: [gsl, fftw, threads, curses, libconfig, pulse_simple, portaudio, qt5, shaderc], install: true)
diff --git a/vulkan/shader.frag b/shaders/default.frag
similarity index 100%
rename from vulkan/shader.frag
rename to shaders/default.frag
diff --git a/vulkan/shader.vert b/shaders/default.vert
similarity index 100%
rename from vulkan/shader.vert
rename to shaders/default.vert
diff --git a/src/vulkan.cpp b/src/vulkan.cpp
index dbf8ef2..0f00b9c 100644
--- a/src/vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/vulkan.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <QVulkanFunctions>
 
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
+#include <shaderc/shaderc.hpp>
 
 #include <qt_window.h>
 
@@ -82,30 +83,42 @@ VulkanRenderer::VulkanRenderer(VulkanWindow *window) {
     vulkan_window = window;
 }
 
-VkShaderModule createShader(const string name) {
+VkShaderModule createShader(const string name, shaderc_shader_kind shader_kind) {
+    string homeDir = getenv("HOME");
+    vector<string> shaderFileLocations = {"shaders/",
+                                    "../shaders/",
+                                    homeDir + "/.config/recidia/shaders/",
+                                    "/etc/recidia/shaders/"};
     // Read shader file
-    ifstream file(name, ios::ate | ios::binary);
+    ifstream file;
+    for (uint i=0; i < shaderFileLocations.size(); i++) {
+        file.open(shaderFileLocations[i] + name);
+        if (file.is_open()) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
     if (!file.is_open()) {
-        throw std::runtime_error("failed to open file!");
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to find shader file!");
     }
-    size_t fileSize = (size_t) file.tellg();
-    std::vector<char> buffer(fileSize);
-    file.seekg(0);
-    file.read(buffer.data(), fileSize);
+    std::string shaderText( (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(file) ),
+                          (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>()    ) );
     file.close();
 
-    auto shaderCode = buffer;
+    shaderc::Compiler compiler;
+    shaderc::SpvCompilationResult result = compiler.CompileGlslToSpv(shaderText, shader_kind, "");
+    vector<uint32_t> spvCode;
+    spvCode.assign(result.cbegin(), result.cend());
 
     VkShaderModuleCreateInfo shaderInfo;
     shaderInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SHADER_MODULE_CREATE_INFO;
-    shaderInfo.codeSize = shaderCode.size();
-    shaderInfo.pCode = reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t *>(shaderCode.data());
+    shaderInfo.codeSize = sizeof(uint32_t) * spvCode.size();
+    shaderInfo.pCode = (const uint32_t*) spvCode.data();
     shaderInfo.pNext = nullptr; // WILL SEGV WITHOUT
 
     VkShaderModule shaderModule;
     VkResult err = dev_funct->vkCreateShaderModule(vulkan_dev, &shaderInfo, nullptr, &shaderModule);
     if (err != VK_SUCCESS) {
-        qWarning("Failed to create shader module: %d", err);
+        printf("Failed to create shader module: %d\n", err);
         return VK_NULL_HANDLE;
     }
 
@@ -167,8 +180,8 @@ void VulkanRenderer::initResources() {
     pipelineInfo.pVertexInputState = &vertexInputInfo;
 
     // Shaders
-    VkShaderModule vertShaderModule = createShader("../vulkan/vert.spv");
-    VkShaderModule fragShaderModule = createShader("../vulkan/frag.spv");
+    VkShaderModule vertShaderModule = createShader("default.vert", shaderc_shader_kind::shaderc_glsl_vertex_shader);
+    VkShaderModule fragShaderModule = createShader("default.frag", shaderc_shader_kind::shaderc_glsl_fragment_shader);
 
     VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo vertShaderStageInfo{};
     vertShaderStageInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_CREATE_INFO;
diff --git a/vulkan/frag.spv b/vulkan/frag.spv
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diff --git a/vulkan/vert.spv b/vulkan/vert.spv
deleted file mode 100644
index d9bf826..0000000
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