diff --git a/yazi-adaptor/src/kitty.rs b/yazi-adaptor/src/kitty.rs
index 522a67e5..8b1d3a98 100644
--- a/yazi-adaptor/src/kitty.rs
+++ b/yazi-adaptor/src/kitty.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use core::str;
 use std::{io::{stderr, BufWriter, Write}, path::Path};
 
 use anyhow::Result;
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ impl Kitty {
 
 	async fn encode(img: DynamicImage) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
 		fn output(raw: &[u8], format: u8, size: (u32, u32)) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
-			let b64: Vec<_> = general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(raw).chars().collect();
+			let b64 = general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(raw).into_bytes();
 
 			let mut it = b64.chunks(4096).peekable();
 			let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(b64.len() + it.len() * 50);
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ impl Kitty {
 					size.0,
 					size.1,
 					it.peek().is_some() as u8,
-					first.iter().collect::<String>(),
+					unsafe { str::from_utf8_unchecked(first) },
 					ESCAPE,
 					CLOSE
 				)?;
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ impl Kitty {
 					"{}_Gm={};{}{}\\{}",
 					START,
 					it.peek().is_some() as u8,
-					chunk.iter().collect::<String>(),
+					unsafe { str::from_utf8_unchecked(chunk) },
 					ESCAPE,
 					CLOSE
 				)?;
diff --git a/yazi-adaptor/src/kitty_old.rs b/yazi-adaptor/src/kitty_old.rs
index 14dd78ee..9f409948 100644
--- a/yazi-adaptor/src/kitty_old.rs
+++ b/yazi-adaptor/src/kitty_old.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use core::str;
 use std::{io::{stderr, Write}, path::Path};
 
 use anyhow::Result;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ impl KittyOld {
 
 	async fn encode(img: DynamicImage) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
 		fn output(raw: &[u8], format: u8, size: (u32, u32)) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
-			let b64: Vec<_> = general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(raw).chars().collect();
+			let b64 = general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(raw).into_bytes();
 
 			let mut it = b64.chunks(4096).peekable();
 			let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(b64.len() + it.len() * 50);
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ impl KittyOld {
 					size.0,
 					size.1,
 					it.peek().is_some() as u8,
-					first.iter().collect::<String>(),
+					unsafe { str::from_utf8_unchecked(first) },
 					ESCAPE,
 					CLOSE
 				)?;
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ impl KittyOld {
 					"{}_Gm={};{}{}\\{}",
 					START,
 					it.peek().is_some() as u8,
-					chunk.iter().collect::<String>(),
+					unsafe { str::from_utf8_unchecked(chunk) },
 					ESCAPE,
 					CLOSE
 				)?;