diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8a1510de..2d85117c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -122,6 +122,15 @@ version = "1.0.98"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e16d2d3311acee920a9eb8d33b8cbc1787ce4a264e85f964c2404b969bdcd487"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "approx"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cab112f0a86d568ea0e627cc1d6be74a1e9cd55214684db5561995f6dad897c6"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "arbitrary"
 version = "1.4.1"
@@ -253,6 +262,18 @@ version = "2.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6099cdc01846bc367c4e7dd630dc5966dccf36b652fae7a74e17b640411a91b2"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bitvec"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1bc2832c24239b0141d5674bb9174f9d68a8b5b3f2753311927c172ca46f7e9c"
+dependencies = [
+ "funty",
+ "radium",
+ "tap",
+ "wyz",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "block-buffer"
 version = "0.10.4"
@@ -293,6 +314,12 @@ version = "3.17.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1628fb46dfa0b37568d12e5edd512553eccf6a22a78e8bde00bb4aed84d5bdbf"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "by_address"
+version = "1.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "64fa3c856b712db6612c019f14756e64e4bcea13337a6b33b696333a9eaa2d06"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bytemuck"
 version = "1.23.0"
@@ -579,7 +606,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "mio",
  "parking_lot",
- "rustix 1.0.5",
+ "rustix 1.0.7",
  "signal-hook",
  "signal-hook-mio",
  "winapi",
@@ -822,6 +849,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "zune-inflate",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fast-srgb8"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dd2e7510819d6fbf51a5545c8f922716ecfb14df168a3242f7d33e0239efe6a1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fdeflate"
 version = "0.3.7"
@@ -895,6 +928,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "funty"
+version = "2.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e6d5a32815ae3f33302d95fdcb2ce17862f8c65363dcfd29360480ba1001fc9c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "futures"
 version = "0.3.31"
@@ -1058,9 +1097,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
-version = "0.15.2"
+version = "0.15.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bf151400ff0baff5465007dd2f3e717f3fe502074ca563069ce3a6629d07b289"
+checksum = "84b26c544d002229e640969970a2e74021aadf6e2f96372b9c58eff97de08eb3"
 dependencies = [
  "allocator-api2",
  "equivalent",
@@ -1726,12 +1765,44 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ordered-float"
+version = "4.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7bb71e1b3fa6ca1c61f383464aaf2bb0e2f8e772a1f01d486832464de363b951"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "overload"
 version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b15813163c1d831bf4a13c3610c05c0d03b39feb07f7e09fa234dac9b15aaf39"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "palette"
+version = "0.7.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4cbf71184cc5ecc2e4e1baccdb21026c20e5fc3dcf63028a086131b3ab00b6e6"
+dependencies = [
+ "approx",
+ "fast-srgb8",
+ "palette_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "palette_derive"
+version = "0.7.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f5030daf005bface118c096f510ffb781fc28f9ab6a32ab224d8631be6851d30"
+dependencies = [
+ "by_address",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "parking"
 version = "2.2.1"
@@ -1891,6 +1962,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "quantette"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5a3ba8b34ab55d43cea1f7c183ef3c124cb96fe935c6ec5c6d97127ee340c96e"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitvec",
+ "num-traits",
+ "ordered-float 4.6.0",
+ "palette",
+ "wide",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quick-error"
 version = "2.0.1"
@@ -1921,6 +2005,12 @@ version = "5.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "74765f6d916ee2faa39bc8e68e4f3ed8949b48cccdac59983d287a7cb71ce9c5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "radium"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dc33ff2d4973d518d823d61aa239014831e521c75da58e3df4840d3f47749d09"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rand"
 version = "0.8.5"
@@ -2137,9 +2227,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustix"
-version = "1.0.5"
+version = "1.0.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d97817398dd4bb2e6da002002db259209759911da105da92bec29ccb12cf58bf"
+checksum = "c71e83d6afe7ff64890ec6b71d6a69bb8a610ab78ce364b3352876bb4c801266"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.9.0",
  "errno",
@@ -2160,6 +2250,15 @@ version = "1.0.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "28d3b2b1366ec20994f1fd18c3c594f05c5dd4bc44d8bb0c1c632c8d6829481f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "safe_arch"
+version = "0.7.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "96b02de82ddbe1b636e6170c21be622223aea188ef2e139be0a5b219ec215323"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytemuck",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "same-file"
 version = "1.0.6"
@@ -2196,7 +2295,7 @@ version = "0.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f3a1a3341211875ef120e117ea7fd5228530ae7e7036a779fdc9117be6b3282c"
 dependencies = [
- "ordered-float",
+ "ordered-float 2.10.1",
  "serde",
 ]
 
@@ -2420,6 +2519,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "version-compare",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tap"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "55937e1799185b12863d447f42597ed69d9928686b8d88a1df17376a097d8369"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "target-lexicon"
 version = "0.12.16"
@@ -2974,10 +3079,20 @@ checksum = "24d643ce3fd3e5b54854602a080f34fb10ab75e0b813ee32d00ca2b44fa74762"
 dependencies = [
  "either",
  "env_home",
- "rustix 1.0.5",
+ "rustix 1.0.7",
  "winsafe",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wide"
+version = "0.7.32"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "41b5576b9a81633f3e8df296ce0063042a73507636cbe956c61133dd7034ab22"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytemuck",
+ "safe_arch",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
 version = "0.3.9"
@@ -3205,9 +3320,9 @@ checksum = "589f6da84c646204747d1270a2a5661ea66ed1cced2631d546fdfb155959f9ec"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "winnow"
-version = "0.7.7"
+version = "0.7.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6cb8234a863ea0e8cd7284fcdd4f145233eb00fee02bbdd9861aec44e6477bc5"
+checksum = "9e27d6ad3dac991091e4d35de9ba2d2d00647c5d0fc26c5496dee55984ae111b"
 dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
@@ -3227,6 +3342,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.9.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wyz"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "05f360fc0b24296329c78fda852a1e9ae82de9cf7b27dae4b7f62f118f77b9ed"
+dependencies = [
+ "tap",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "yazi-adapter"
 version = "25.4.8"
@@ -3234,9 +3358,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "ansi-to-tui",
  "anyhow",
  "base64",
- "color_quant",
  "crossterm 0.29.0",
  "image",
+ "palette",
+ "quantette",
  "ratatui",
  "scopeguard",
  "tokio",
diff --git a/yazi-adapter/Cargo.toml b/yazi-adapter/Cargo.toml
index a2925f84..007f0a07 100644
--- a/yazi-adapter/Cargo.toml
+++ b/yazi-adapter/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ yazi-term   = { path = "../yazi-term", version = "25.4.8" }
 ansi-to-tui = { workspace = true }
 anyhow      = { workspace = true }
 base64      = { workspace = true }
-color_quant = "1.1.0"
 crossterm   = { workspace = true }
 image       = { version = "0.25.6", default-features = false, features = [ "avif", "bmp", "dds", "exr", "ff", "gif", "hdr", "ico", "jpeg", "png", "pnm", "qoi", "tga", "webp" ] }
+palette     = { version = "0.7.6", default-features = false }
+quantette   = { version = "0.3.0", default-features = false }
 ratatui     = { workspace = true }
 scopeguard  = { workspace = true }
 tokio       = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/yazi-adapter/src/drivers/sixel.rs b/yazi-adapter/src/drivers/sixel.rs
index c922ac0c..6d7db947 100644
--- a/yazi-adapter/src/drivers/sixel.rs
+++ b/yazi-adapter/src/drivers/sixel.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use std::{io::Write, path::Path};
 
 use anyhow::{Result, bail};
-use color_quant::NeuQuant;
 use crossterm::{cursor::MoveTo, queue};
-use image::DynamicImage;
+use image::{DynamicImage, GenericImageView, RgbImage};
+use palette::{Srgb, cast::ComponentsAs};
+use quantette::{ColorSlice, PaletteSize, QuantizeOutput, wu::UIntBinner};
 use ratatui::layout::Rect;
-use yazi_config::YAZI;
 
 use crate::{CLOSE, ESCAPE, Emulator, Image, START, adapter::Adapter};
 
@@ -42,22 +42,25 @@ impl Sixel {
 			bail!("image is empty");
 		}
 
-		tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-			let img = img.into_rgba8();
-			let nq = NeuQuant::new(YAZI.preview.sixel_fraction as i32, 256 - alpha as usize, &img);
+		let (qo, img) = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || match &img {
+			DynamicImage::ImageRgb8(rgb) => Self::quantify(rgb, false).map(|q| (q, img)),
+			_ => Self::quantify(&img.to_rgb8(), alpha).map(|q| (q, img)),
+		})
+		.await??;
 
-			let mut buf: Vec<u8> = Vec::with_capacity(1 << 16);
+		tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+			let mut buf = vec![];
 			write!(buf, "{START}P0;1;8q\"1;1;{};{}", img.width(), img.height())?;
 
 			// Palette
-			for (i, c) in nq.color_map_rgba().chunks(4).enumerate() {
+			for (i, c) in qo.palette.iter().enumerate() {
 				write!(
 					buf,
 					"#{};2;{};{};{}",
 					i + alpha as usize,
-					c[0] as u16 * 100 / 255,
-					c[1] as u16 * 100 / 255,
-					c[2] as u16 * 100 / 255
+					c.red as u16 * 100 / 255,
+					c.green as u16 * 100 / 255,
+					c.blue as u16 * 100 / 255
 				)?;
 			}
 
@@ -67,8 +70,11 @@ impl Sixel {
 				let mut last = 0;
 				let mut repeat = 0usize;
 				for x in 0..img.width() {
-					let pixel = img.get_pixel(x, y).0;
-					let idx = if pixel[3] == 0 { 0 } else { nq.index_of(&pixel) as u8 + alpha as u8 };
+					let idx = if img.get_pixel(x, y)[3] == 0 {
+						0
+					} else {
+						qo.indices[y as usize * img.width() as usize + x as usize] + alpha as u8
+					};
 
 					if idx == last || repeat == 0 {
 						(last, repeat) = (idx, repeat + 1);
@@ -101,4 +107,15 @@ impl Sixel {
 		})
 		.await?
 	}
+
+	fn quantify(rgb: &RgbImage, alpha: bool) -> Result<QuantizeOutput<Srgb<u8>>> {
+		let buf = &rgb.as_raw()[..(rgb.pixels().len() * 3)];
+		let slice: ColorSlice<Srgb<u8>> = buf.components_as().try_into()?;
+
+		Ok(quantette::wu::indexed_palette(
+			&slice,
+			PaletteSize::try_from(256u16 - alpha as u16)?,
+			&UIntBinner::<32>,
+		))
+	}
 }
diff --git a/yazi-config/preset/yazi-default.toml b/yazi-config/preset/yazi-default.toml
index 12100e71..024ea0d0 100644
--- a/yazi-config/preset/yazi-default.toml
+++ b/yazi-config/preset/yazi-default.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ cache_dir       = ""
 image_delay     = 30
 image_filter    = "triangle"
 image_quality   = 75
-sixel_fraction  = 20
 ueberzug_scale  = 1
 ueberzug_offset = [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
 
diff --git a/yazi-config/src/preview/preview.rs b/yazi-config/src/preview/preview.rs
index 16a703b8..6be496f2 100644
--- a/yazi-config/src/preview/preview.rs
+++ b/yazi-config/src/preview/preview.rs
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ pub struct Preview {
 
 	pub cache_dir: PathBuf,
 
-	pub image_delay:    u8,
-	pub image_filter:   String,
-	pub image_quality:  u8,
-	pub sixel_fraction: u8,
+	pub image_delay:   u8,
+	pub image_filter:  String,
+	pub image_quality: u8,
 
 	pub ueberzug_scale:  f32,
 	pub ueberzug_offset: (f32, f32, f32, f32),
@@ -50,8 +49,6 @@ impl Preview {
 			bail!("[preview].image_delay must be between 0 and 100.");
 		} else if self.image_quality < 50 || self.image_quality > 90 {
 			bail!("[preview].image_quality must be between 50 and 90.");
-		} else if self.sixel_fraction < 10 || self.sixel_fraction > 30 {
-			bail!("[preview].sixel_fraction must be between 10 and 30.");
 		}
 
 		self.cache_dir = if self.cache_dir.as_os_str().is_empty() {
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/config/runtime.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/config/runtime.rs
index ff008c35..0a9409ea 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/config/runtime.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/config/runtime.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ impl Runtime {
 				b"image_delay" => lua.to_value_with(&p.image_delay, OPTS)?,
 				b"image_filter" => lua.to_value_with(&p.image_filter, OPTS)?,
 				b"image_quality" => lua.to_value_with(&p.image_quality, OPTS)?,
-				b"sixel_fraction" => lua.to_value_with(&p.sixel_fraction, OPTS)?,
 
 				b"ueberzug_scale" => lua.to_value_with(&p.ueberzug_scale, OPTS)?,
 				b"ueberzug_offset" => lua.to_value_with(&p.ueberzug_offset, OPTS)?,
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/text.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/text.rs
index fcbf4fe9..5aa0b355 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/text.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/text.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::mem;
 
 use ansi_to_tui::IntoText;
-use mlua::{ExternalError, ExternalResult, IntoLua, Lua, MetaMethod, ObjectLike, Table, UserData, Value};
+use mlua::{ExternalError, ExternalResult, IntoLua, Lua, MetaMethod, Table, UserData, Value};
 use ratatui::widgets::Widget;
 
 use super::{Area, Line, Span};