diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 43d8cc6..0333397 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ rules.ninja
 *.log
 *.pch
 
+# Exclude FreeImage binaries from being ignored
+!dependencies/FreeImage/lib/*.lib
+!dependencies/FreeImage/bin/*.dll
+
 # Visual Studio Code settings
 .vscode/
 
@@ -51,7 +55,4 @@ Thumbs.db
 
 # Output directories
 /output/
-/dist/
-
-# Libraries and dependencies
-/lib/
\ No newline at end of file
+/dist/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dependencies/FreeImage/bin/FreeImage.dll b/dependencies/FreeImage/bin/FreeImage.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddf9120
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diff --git a/dependencies/FreeImage/lib/FreeImage.lib b/dependencies/FreeImage/lib/FreeImage.lib
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a93d25
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