diff --git a/musikr/src/main/jni/build.rs b/musikr/src/main/jni/build.rs
index 377c76e63..e46709a70 100644
--- a/musikr/src/main/jni/build.rs
+++ b/musikr/src/main/jni/build.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ fn main() {
         .file("shim/file_shim.cpp")
         .file("shim/tk_shim.cpp")
         .include(format!("taglib/pkg/{}/include", target))
-        .include("shim")
         .include(".") // Add the current directory to include path
         .flag_if_supported("-std=c++14");
 
diff --git a/musikr/src/main/jni/shim/iostream_shim.cpp b/musikr/src/main/jni/shim/iostream_shim.cpp
index c4bcd392c..09cd42c3f 100644
--- a/musikr/src/main/jni/shim/iostream_shim.cpp
+++ b/musikr/src/main/jni/shim/iostream_shim.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <rust/cxx.h>
 #include <vector>
+#include "metadatajni/src/taglib/bridge.rs.h"
 
 // These are the functions we'll define in Rust
 extern "C"
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ namespace taglib_shim
 {
 
     // Factory function to create a new RustIOStream
-    std::unique_ptr<RustIOStream> new_rust_iostream(RustStream *stream)
+    std::unique_ptr<RustIOStream> new_RustIOStream(BridgeStream& stream)
     {
         return std::unique_ptr<RustIOStream>(new RustIOStream(stream));
     }
@@ -30,28 +31,27 @@ namespace taglib_shim
     {
         return std::make_unique<TagLib::FileRef>(stream.release(), true);
     }
-
-    RustIOStream::RustIOStream(RustStream *stream) : rust_stream(stream) {}
+    
+    RustIOStream::RustIOStream(BridgeStream& stream) : rust_stream(stream) {}
 
     RustIOStream::~RustIOStream() = default;
 
     TagLib::FileName RustIOStream::name() const
     {
-        return rust_stream_name(rust_stream);
+        return rust::string(rust_stream.name()).c_str();
     }
 
     TagLib::ByteVector RustIOStream::readBlock(size_t length)
     {
         std::vector<uint8_t> buffer(length);
-        size_t bytes_read = rust_stream_read(rust_stream, buffer.data(), length);
+        size_t bytes_read = rust_stream.read(rust::Slice<uint8_t>(buffer.data(), length));
         return TagLib::ByteVector(reinterpret_cast<char *>(buffer.data()), bytes_read);
     }
 
     void RustIOStream::writeBlock(const TagLib::ByteVector &data)
     {
-        rust_stream_write(rust_stream,
-                          reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(data.data()),
-                          data.size());
+        rust_stream.write(rust::Slice<const uint8_t>(
+            reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(data.data()), data.size()));
     }
 
     void RustIOStream::insert(const TagLib::ByteVector &data, TagLib::offset_t start, size_t replace)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace taglib_shim
         default:
             throw std::runtime_error("Invalid seek position");
         }
-        rust_stream_seek(rust_stream, offset, whence);
+        rust_stream.seek(offset, whence);
     }
 
     void RustIOStream::clear()
@@ -129,22 +129,22 @@ namespace taglib_shim
 
     void RustIOStream::truncate(TagLib::offset_t length)
     {
-        rust_stream_truncate(rust_stream, length);
+        rust_stream.truncate(length);
     }
 
     TagLib::offset_t RustIOStream::tell() const
     {
-        return rust_stream_tell(rust_stream);
+        return rust_stream.tell();
     }
 
     TagLib::offset_t RustIOStream::length()
     {
-        return rust_stream_length(rust_stream);
+        return rust_stream.length();
     }
 
     bool RustIOStream::readOnly() const
     {
-        return rust_stream_is_readonly(rust_stream);
+        return rust_stream.is_readonly();
     }
 
     bool RustIOStream::isOpen() const
diff --git a/musikr/src/main/jni/shim/iostream_shim.hpp b/musikr/src/main/jni/shim/iostream_shim.hpp
index 6845b89f9..66bb7d8c7 100644
--- a/musikr/src/main/jni/shim/iostream_shim.hpp
+++ b/musikr/src/main/jni/shim/iostream_shim.hpp
@@ -4,18 +4,19 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <taglib/tiostream.h>
 #include <taglib/fileref.h>
+#include "rust/cxx.h"
+
+// Forward declare the bridge type
+struct BridgeStream;
 
 namespace taglib_shim
 {
 
-    // Forward declaration of the Rust-side stream
-    struct RustStream;
-
     // C++ implementation of TagLib::IOStream that delegates to Rust
     class RustIOStream : public TagLib::IOStream
     {
     public:
-        explicit RustIOStream(RustStream *stream);
+        explicit RustIOStream(BridgeStream& stream);
         ~RustIOStream() override;
 
         // TagLib::IOStream interface implementation
@@ -33,11 +34,12 @@ namespace taglib_shim
         bool isOpen() const override;
 
     private:
-        RustStream *rust_stream;
+        BridgeStream& rust_stream;
     };
 
-    // Factory functions
-    std::unique_ptr<RustIOStream> new_rust_iostream(RustStream *stream);
+    // Factory functions with external linkage
+    std::unique_ptr<RustIOStream> new_RustIOStream(BridgeStream& stream);
+    
     std::unique_ptr<TagLib::FileRef> new_FileRef_from_stream(std::unique_ptr<RustIOStream> stream);
 
 } // namespace taglib_shim
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/musikr/src/main/jni/src/jstream.rs b/musikr/src/main/jni/src/jstream.rs
index 4c4ace75a..a5d033797 100644
--- a/musikr/src/main/jni/src/jstream.rs
+++ b/musikr/src/main/jni/src/jstream.rs
@@ -1,32 +1,34 @@
 use crate::taglib::stream::IOStream;
 use jni::objects::{JObject, JValue};
-use jni::JNIEnv;
 use std::io::{Read, Seek, SeekFrom, Write};
+use crate::SharedEnv;
 
-pub struct JInputStream<'local, 'a> {
-    env: &'a mut JNIEnv<'local>,
+pub struct JInputStream<'local> {
+    env: SharedEnv<'local>,
     input: JObject<'local>,
 }
 
-impl<'local, 'a> JInputStream<'local, 'a> {
+impl<'local, 'a> JInputStream<'local> {
     pub fn new(
-        env: &'a mut JNIEnv<'local>,
+        env: SharedEnv<'local>,
         input: JObject<'local>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self { env, input }
     }
 }
 
-impl<'local, 'a> IOStream for JInputStream<'local, 'a> {
+impl<'local> IOStream for JInputStream<'local> {
     fn name(&mut self) -> String {
         // Call the Java name() method safely
         let name = self
             .env
+            .borrow_mut()
             .call_method(&self.input, "name", "()Ljava/lang/String;", &[])
             .and_then(|result| result.l())
             .expect("Failed to call name() method");
 
         self.env
+            .borrow_mut()
             .get_string(&name.into())
             .expect("Failed to convert Java string")
             .into()
@@ -37,11 +39,12 @@ impl<'local, 'a> IOStream for JInputStream<'local, 'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'local, 'a> Read for JInputStream<'local, 'a> {
+impl<'local> Read for JInputStream<'local> {
     fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
         // Create a direct ByteBuffer from the Rust slice
         let byte_buffer = unsafe {
             self.env
+                .borrow_mut()
                 .new_direct_byte_buffer(buf.as_mut_ptr(), buf.len())
                 .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, e.to_string()))?
         };
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ impl<'local, 'a> Read for JInputStream<'local, 'a> {
         // Call readBlock safely
         let success = self
             .env
+            .borrow_mut()
             .call_method(
                 &self.input,
                 "readBlock",
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ impl<'local, 'a> Read for JInputStream<'local, 'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'local, 'a> Write for JInputStream<'local, 'a> {
+impl<'local> Write for JInputStream<'local> {
     fn write(&mut self, _buf: &[u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
         Err(std::io::Error::new(
             std::io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied,
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ impl<'local, 'a> Write for JInputStream<'local, 'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'local, 'a> Seek for JInputStream<'local, 'a> {
+impl<'local, 'a> Seek for JInputStream<'local> {
     fn seek(&mut self, pos: SeekFrom) -> std::io::Result<u64> {
         let (method, offset) = match pos {
             SeekFrom::Start(offset) => ("seekFromBeginning", offset as i64),
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ impl<'local, 'a> Seek for JInputStream<'local, 'a> {
         // Call the appropriate seek method safely
         let success = self
             .env
+            .borrow_mut()
             .call_method(&self.input, method, "(J)Z", &[JValue::Long(offset)])
             .and_then(|result| result.z())
             .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, e.to_string()))?;
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ impl<'local, 'a> Seek for JInputStream<'local, 'a> {
         // Return current position safely
         let position = self
             .env
+            .borrow_mut()
             .call_method(&self.input, "tell", "()J", &[])
             .and_then(|result| result.j())
             .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, e.to_string()))?;
diff --git a/musikr/src/main/jni/src/lib.rs b/musikr/src/main/jni/src/lib.rs
index 352ae9059..56312e061 100644
--- a/musikr/src/main/jni/src/lib.rs
+++ b/musikr/src/main/jni/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::rc::Rc;
 use jni::objects::{JClass, JObject};
 use jni::sys::jstring;
 use jni::JNIEnv;
@@ -8,7 +10,8 @@ mod jstream;
 use taglib::file::FileRef;
 
 use jstream::JInputStream;
-pub use taglib::*;
+
+type SharedEnv<'local> = Rc<RefCell<JNIEnv<'local>>>;
 
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn Java_org_oxycblt_musikr_metadata_MetadataJNI_openFile<'local>(
@@ -17,7 +20,8 @@ pub extern "C" fn Java_org_oxycblt_musikr_metadata_MetadataJNI_openFile<'local>(
     input: JObject<'local>,
 ) -> jstring {
     // Create JInputStream from the Java input stream
-    let stream = JInputStream::new(&mut env, input);
+    let shared_env = Rc::new(RefCell::new(env));
+    let mut stream = JInputStream::new(shared_env.clone(), input);
     let file_ref = FileRef::new(stream);
     // file_ref.file().and_then(|file| {
     //     let audio_properties = file.audio_properties().map(|props| AudioProperties {
@@ -55,6 +59,6 @@ pub extern "C" fn Java_org_oxycblt_musikr_metadata_MetadataJNI_openFile<'local>(
     // });
     
     // Return the title
-    let output = env.new_string("title").expect("Couldn't create string!");
+    let output = shared_env.borrow_mut().new_string("title").expect("Couldn't create string!");
     output.into_raw()
 }
diff --git a/musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/bridge.rs b/musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/bridge.rs
index d2a8b8748..33fe7fbd3 100644
--- a/musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/bridge.rs
+++ b/musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/bridge.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
+use super::stream::BridgeStream;
+
 #[cxx::bridge]
 mod bridge_impl {
+    // Expose Rust IOStream to C++
+    extern "Rust" {
+        #[cxx_name = "BridgeStream"]
+        type BridgeStream<'a>;
+
+        fn name(self: &mut BridgeStream<'_>) -> String;
+        fn read(self: &mut BridgeStream<'_>, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> usize;
+        fn write(self: &mut BridgeStream<'_>, data: &[u8]);
+        fn seek(self: &mut BridgeStream<'_>, offset: i64, whence: i32);
+        fn truncate(self: &mut BridgeStream<'_>, length: i64);
+        fn tell(self: &mut BridgeStream<'_>) -> i64;
+        fn length(self: &mut BridgeStream<'_>) -> i64;
+        fn is_readonly(self: &BridgeStream<'_>) -> bool;
+    }
+
+    #[namespace = "taglib_shim"]
     unsafe extern "C++" {
         include!("taglib/taglib.h");
         include!("taglib/tstring.h");
@@ -10,6 +28,9 @@ mod bridge_impl {
         include!("shim/file_shim.hpp");
         include!("shim/tk_shim.hpp");
 
+        #[cxx_name = "RustIOStream"]
+        type RustIOStream;
+
         #[namespace = "TagLib"]
         #[cxx_name = "FileRef"]
         type TFileRef;
@@ -18,15 +39,9 @@ mod bridge_impl {
         #[cxx_name = "file"]
         fn thisFile(self: Pin<&TFileRef>) -> *mut BaseFile;
 
-        #[namespace = "taglib_shim"]
-        type RustIOStream;
+        // Create a RustIOStream from a BridgeStream
+        unsafe fn new_RustIOStream(stream: Pin<&mut BridgeStream>) -> UniquePtr<RustIOStream>;
         // Create a FileRef from an iostream
-        #[namespace = "taglib_shim"]
-        unsafe fn new_rust_iostream(stream: *mut RustStream) -> UniquePtr<RustIOStream>;
-
-        #[namespace = "taglib_shim"]
-        type RustStream;
-        #[namespace = "taglib_shim"]
         fn new_FileRef_from_stream(stream: UniquePtr<RustIOStream>) -> UniquePtr<TFileRef>;
 
         #[namespace = "TagLib"]
diff --git a/musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/file.rs b/musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/file.rs
index ff4f42781..296842eb3 100644
--- a/musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/file.rs
+++ b/musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/file.rs
@@ -7,20 +7,19 @@ use super::stream::IOStream;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-pub struct FileRef<'a, T: IOStream + 'a> {
-    data: PhantomData<&'a T>,
-    ptr: UniquePtr<TFileRef>
+pub struct FileRef<'a> {
+    stream: BridgeStream<'a>,
+    file_ref: UniquePtr<TFileRef>
 }
 
-impl <'a, T: IOStream + 'a> FileRef<'a, T> {
-    pub fn new(stream: T) -> FileRef<'a, T> {
-        let bridge_stream = BridgeStream::new(stream);
-        let raw_stream = Box::into_raw(Box::new(bridge_stream)) as *mut bridge::RustStream;
-        let iostream = unsafe { bridge::new_rust_iostream(raw_stream) };
+impl <'a> FileRef<'a> {
+    pub fn new<T : IOStream + 'a>(stream: T) -> FileRef<'a> {
+        let mut bridge_stream = BridgeStream::new(stream);
+        let iostream = unsafe { bridge::new_RustIOStream(Pin::new(&mut bridge_stream)) };
         let file_ref = bridge::new_FileRef_from_stream(iostream);
         FileRef {
-            data: PhantomData::<&'a T>,
-            ptr: file_ref
+            stream: bridge_stream,
+            file_ref
         }
     }
 
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ impl <'a, T: IOStream + 'a> FileRef<'a, T> {
             //   not change address by C++ semantics.
             // - The file data is a pointer that does not depend on the
             //   address of self.
-            let this = Pin::new_unchecked(&*self.ptr);
+            let this = Pin::new_unchecked(&*self.file_ref);
             // Note: This is not the rust ptr "is_null", but a taglib isNull method
             // that checks for file validity. Without this check, we can get corrupted
             // file ptrs.
@@ -187,3 +186,14 @@ impl AudioProperties {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl <'a> Drop for FileRef<'a> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        // First drop the file, since it has a pointer to the stream.
+        // Then drop the stream
+        unsafe {
+            std::ptr::drop_in_place(&mut self.file_ref);
+            std::ptr::drop_in_place(&mut self.stream);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/stream.rs b/musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/stream.rs
index e088e251f..fa0096da5 100644
--- a/musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/stream.rs
+++ b/musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/stream.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::ffi::{c_void, CString};
 use std::io::{Read, Seek, SeekFrom, Write};
 use std::os::raw::c_char;
+use cxx::CxxString;
 
 pub trait IOStream: Read + Write + Seek {
     fn name(&mut self) -> String;
@@ -14,67 +15,47 @@ impl<'a> BridgeStream<'a> {
     pub fn new<T: IOStream + 'a>(stream: T) -> Self {
         BridgeStream(Box::new(stream))
     }
-}
 
-#[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn rust_stream_name(stream: *mut c_void) -> *const c_char {
-    let stream = unsafe { &mut *(stream as *mut BridgeStream<'_>) };
-    let name = stream.0.name();
-    // Note: This leaks memory, but TagLib only calls this once during construction
-    // and keeps the pointer, so it's fine
-    CString::new(name).unwrap().into_raw()
-}
+    // Implement the exposed functions for cxx bridge
+    pub fn name(&mut self) -> String {
+        self.0.name()
+    }
 
-#[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn rust_stream_read(stream: *mut c_void, buffer: *mut u8, length: usize) -> usize {
-    let stream = unsafe { &mut *(stream as *mut BridgeStream<'_>) };
-    let buffer = unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(buffer, length) };
-    stream.0.read(buffer).unwrap_or(0)
-}
+    pub fn read(&mut self, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.0.read(buffer).unwrap_or(0)
+    }
 
-#[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn rust_stream_write(stream: *mut c_void, data: *const u8, length: usize) {
-    let stream = unsafe { &mut *(stream as *mut BridgeStream<'_>) };
-    let data = unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts(data, length) };
-    stream.0.write_all(data).unwrap();
-}
+    pub fn write(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
+        self.0.write_all(data).unwrap();
+    }
 
-#[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn rust_stream_seek(stream: *mut c_void, offset: i64, whence: i32) {
-    let stream = unsafe { &mut *(stream as *mut BridgeStream<'_>) };
-    let pos = match whence {
-        0 => SeekFrom::Start(offset as u64),
-        1 => SeekFrom::Current(offset),
-        2 => SeekFrom::End(offset),
-        _ => panic!("Invalid seek whence"),
-    };
-    stream.0.seek(pos).unwrap();
-}
+    pub fn seek(&mut self, offset: i64, whence: i32) {
+        let pos = match whence {
+            0 => SeekFrom::Start(offset as u64),
+            1 => SeekFrom::Current(offset),
+            2 => SeekFrom::End(offset),
+            _ => panic!("Invalid seek whence"),
+        };
+        self.0.seek(pos).unwrap();
+    }
 
-#[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn rust_stream_truncate(stream: *mut c_void, length: i64) {
-    let stream = unsafe { &mut *(stream as *mut BridgeStream<'_>) };
-    stream.0.seek(SeekFrom::Start(length as u64)).unwrap();
-    // TODO: Actually implement truncate once we have a better trait bound
-}
+    pub fn truncate(&mut self, length: i64) {
+        self.0.seek(SeekFrom::Start(length as u64)).unwrap();
+        // TODO: Actually implement truncate once we have a better trait bound
+    }
 
-#[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn rust_stream_tell(stream: *mut c_void) -> i64 {
-    let stream = unsafe { &mut *(stream as *mut BridgeStream<'_>) };
-    stream.0.seek(SeekFrom::Current(0)).unwrap() as i64
-}
+    pub fn tell(&mut self) -> i64 {
+        self.0.seek(SeekFrom::Current(0)).unwrap() as i64
+    }
 
-#[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn rust_stream_length(stream: *mut c_void) -> i64 {
-    let stream = unsafe { &mut *(stream as *mut BridgeStream<'_>) };
-    let current = stream.0.seek(SeekFrom::Current(0)).unwrap();
-    let end = stream.0.seek(SeekFrom::End(0)).unwrap();
-    stream.0.seek(SeekFrom::Start(current)).unwrap();
-    end as i64
-}
+    pub fn length(&mut self) -> i64 {
+        let current = self.0.seek(SeekFrom::Current(0)).unwrap();
+        let end = self.0.seek(SeekFrom::End(0)).unwrap();
+        self.0.seek(SeekFrom::Start(current)).unwrap();
+        end as i64
+    }
 
-#[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn rust_stream_is_readonly(stream: *const c_void) -> bool {
-    let stream = unsafe { &*(stream as *const BridgeStream<'_>) };
-    stream.0.is_readonly()
+    pub fn is_readonly(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.is_readonly()
+    }
 }