diff --git a/Sora/Utils/Cache/KingfisherManager.swift b/Sora/Utils/Cache/KingfisherManager.swift
index 1293308..d110d54 100644
--- a/Sora/Utils/Cache/KingfisherManager.swift
+++ b/Sora/Utils/Cache/KingfisherManager.swift
@@ -54,6 +54,20 @@ class KingfisherCacheManager {
         cache.memoryStorage.config.cleanInterval = 60
         
         KingfisherManager.shared.downloader.downloadTimeout = 15.0
+        
+        struct CustomJPEGCacheSerializer: CacheSerializer {
+            let compressionQuality: CGFloat
+            
+            func data(with image: KFCrossPlatformImage, original: Data?) -> Data? {
+                return image.kf.jpegData(compressionQuality: compressionQuality)
+            }
+            
+            func image(with data: Data, options: KingfisherParsedOptionsInfo) -> KFCrossPlatformImage? {
+                return DefaultCacheSerializer.default.image(with: data, options: options)
+            }
+        }
+        cache.diskStorage.config.cacheSerializer = CustomJPEGCacheSerializer(compressionQuality: jpegCompressionQuality)
+        
         Logger.shared.log("Configured Kingfisher cache. Enabled: \(isCachingEnabled)", type: "Debug")
     }
     
diff --git a/Sora/Utils/Cache/MetadataCacheManager.swift b/Sora/Utils/Cache/MetadataCacheManager.swift
index d2f0380..aa1280b 100644
--- a/Sora/Utils/Cache/MetadataCacheManager.swift
+++ b/Sora/Utils/Cache/MetadataCacheManager.swift
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 import Foundation
 import SwiftUI
-import CryptoKit
 
 /// A class to manage episode metadata caching, both in-memory and on disk
 class MetadataCacheManager {
@@ -98,23 +97,21 @@ class MetadataCacheManager {
     /// - Parameters:
     ///   - data: The metadata to cache
     ///   - key: The cache key (usually anilist_id + episode_number)
-    private func safeFileName(for key: String) -> String {
-        let hash = SHA256.hash(data: Data(key.utf8))
-        return hash.compactMap { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined()
-    }
-
     func storeMetadata(_ data: Data, forKey key: String) {
         guard isCachingEnabled else { return }
+        
         let keyString = key as NSString
+        
+        // Always store in memory cache
         memoryCache.setObject(data as NSData, forKey: keyString)
+        
+        // Store on disk if not in memory-only mode
         if !isMemoryOnlyMode {
-            let fileName = safeFileName(for: key)
-            let fileURL = cacheDirectory.appendingPathComponent(fileName)
-            let tempURL = fileURL.appendingPathExtension("tmp")
+            let fileURL = cacheDirectory.appendingPathComponent(key)
+            
             DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async { [weak self] in
                 do {
-                    try data.write(to: tempURL)
-                    try self?.fileManager.moveItem(at: tempURL, to: fileURL)
+                    try data.write(to: fileURL)
                     
                     // Add timestamp as a file attribute instead of using extended attributes
                     let attributes: [FileAttributeKey: Any] = [
@@ -276,4 +273,4 @@ class MetadataCacheManager {
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Sulfur.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Sulfur.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index cb255d0..cc5ca4a 100644
--- a/Sulfur.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Sulfur.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@
 		133D7C932D2BE2640075467E /* Modules.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 133D7C892D2BE2640075467E /* Modules.swift */; };
 		133D7C942D2BE2640075467E /* JSController.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 133D7C8B2D2BE2640075467E /* JSController.swift */; };
 		133F55BB2D33B55100E08EEA /* LibraryManager.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 133F55BA2D33B55100E08EEA /* LibraryManager.swift */; };
-		134D3A1F2DED84470089C712 /* Kingfisher in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = 134D3A1E2DED84470089C712 /* Kingfisher */; };
 		1359ED142D76F49900C13034 /* finTopView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 1359ED132D76F49900C13034 /* finTopView.swift */; };
 		135CCBE22D4D1138008B9C0E /* SettingsViewPlayer.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 135CCBE12D4D1138008B9C0E /* SettingsViewPlayer.swift */; };
 		13637B8A2DE0EA1100BDA2FC /* UserDefaults.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 13637B892DE0EA1100BDA2FC /* UserDefaults.swift */; };
+		13637B8D2DE0ECCC00BDA2FC /* Kingfisher in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = 13637B8C2DE0ECCC00BDA2FC /* Kingfisher */; };
 		13637B902DE0ECD200BDA2FC /* Drops in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = 13637B8F2DE0ECD200BDA2FC /* Drops */; };
 		13637B932DE0ECDB00BDA2FC /* MarqueeLabel in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = 13637B922DE0ECDB00BDA2FC /* MarqueeLabel */; };
 		136BBE802DB1038000906B5E /* Notification+Name.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 136BBE7F2DB1038000906B5E /* Notification+Name.swift */; };
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 			isa = PBXFrameworksBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
-				134D3A1F2DED84470089C712 /* Kingfisher in Frameworks */,
+				13637B8D2DE0ECCC00BDA2FC /* Kingfisher in Frameworks */,
 				13637B902DE0ECD200BDA2FC /* Drops in Frameworks */,
 				13637B932DE0ECDB00BDA2FC /* MarqueeLabel in Frameworks */,
 			);
@@ -645,9 +645,9 @@
 			);
 			name = Sulfur;
 			packageProductDependencies = (
+				13637B8C2DE0ECCC00BDA2FC /* Kingfisher */,
 				13637B8F2DE0ECD200BDA2FC /* Drops */,
 				13637B922DE0ECDB00BDA2FC /* MarqueeLabel */,
-				134D3A1E2DED84470089C712 /* Kingfisher */,
 			);
 			productName = Sora;
 			productReference = 133D7C6A2D2BE2500075467E /* Sulfur.app */;
@@ -677,9 +677,9 @@
 			);
 			mainGroup = 133D7C612D2BE2500075467E;
 			packageReferences = (
+				13637B8B2DE0ECCC00BDA2FC /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "Kingfisher" */,
 				13637B8E2DE0ECD200BDA2FC /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "Drops" */,
 				13637B912DE0ECDB00BDA2FC /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "MarqueeLabel" */,
-				134D3A1D2DED84470089C712 /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "Kingfisher" */,
 			);
 			productRefGroup = 133D7C6B2D2BE2500075467E /* Products */;
 			projectDirPath = "";
@@ -1034,13 +1034,12 @@
 /* End XCConfigurationList section */
 
 /* Begin XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference section */
-		134D3A1D2DED84470089C712 /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "Kingfisher" */ = {
+		13637B8B2DE0ECCC00BDA2FC /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "Kingfisher" */ = {
 			isa = XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference;
 			repositoryURL = "https://github.com/onevcat/Kingfisher.git";
 			requirement = {
-				kind = versionRange;
-				maximumVersion = 9.0.0;
-				minimumVersion = 8.0.0;
+				kind = exactVersion;
+				version = 7.9.1;
 			};
 		};
 		13637B8E2DE0ECD200BDA2FC /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "Drops" */ = {
@@ -1062,9 +1061,9 @@
 /* End XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference section */
 
 /* Begin XCSwiftPackageProductDependency section */
-		134D3A1E2DED84470089C712 /* Kingfisher */ = {
+		13637B8C2DE0ECCC00BDA2FC /* Kingfisher */ = {
 			isa = XCSwiftPackageProductDependency;
-			package = 134D3A1D2DED84470089C712 /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "Kingfisher" */;
+			package = 13637B8B2DE0ECCC00BDA2FC /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "Kingfisher" */;
 			productName = Kingfisher;
 		};
 		13637B8F2DE0ECD200BDA2FC /* Drops */ = {
diff --git a/Sulfur.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved b/Sulfur.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
index 32d27c4..6bc3765 100644
--- a/Sulfur.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
+++ b/Sulfur.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
@@ -10,15 +10,6 @@
           "version": null
         }
       },
-      {
-        "package": "Kingfisher",
-        "repositoryURL": "https://github.com/onevcat/Kingfisher.git",
-        "state": {
-          "branch": null,
-          "revision": "7deda23bbdca612076c5c315003d8638a08ed0f1",
-          "version": "8.3.2"
-        }
-      },
       {
         "package": "MarqueeLabel",
         "repositoryURL": "https://github.com/cbpowell/MarqueeLabel",