diff --git a/graphics/xcursor/xcursor.c b/graphics/xcursor/xcursor.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6412963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphics/xcursor/xcursor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+#include "xcursor.h"
+#include <string.h>
+
+
+void xcursor_LoadMemory(xcursor_Xcursor *cursor, void *file, uintptr_t fileSize) {
+	cursor->header       = 0;
+	xcursor_Header *head = file;
+
+	if (memcmp(head->magic, XCURSOR_MAGIC, XCURSOR_MAGIC_SIZE) != 0)
+		return; // magic mismatch
+
+	cursor->size = fileSize;
+	cursor->n    = head->numTOC;
+	cursor->toc  = file + head->headerSize;
+
+	cursor->header = head;
+}
diff --git a/graphics/xcursor/xcursor.h b/graphics/xcursor/xcursor.h
index 302a983..b638501 100644
--- a/graphics/xcursor/xcursor.h
+++ b/graphics/xcursor/xcursor.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "../../main.h"
-#include "../graphics.h"
+#include "../color.h"
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ extern "C" {
 // XCursor file format - see man page xcursor(3)
 // https://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.7/doc/man/man3/Xcursor.3.xhtml
 
+#define XCURSOR_MAGIC      "Xcur"
+#define XCURSOR_MAGIC_SIZE 4
+
 // Header
 typedef struct {
 	char     magic[4];   // Magic string "Xcur"
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
 	uint32_t headerSize; // Size of the header
 	uint32_t type;       // Type of the Chunk, matches the Entry Type in the TOC
-	uint32_t subtype;    // Type specific subtype, Copyright, License or Other
+	uint32_t subtype;    // Type specific subtype, Image size
 	uint32_t version;    // Version number of the chunk type, =1
 
 	uint32_t            width, height; // Width/Height, <=0x7fff
@@ -66,6 +69,17 @@ typedef struct {
 } PACKED xcursor_ChunkHeader_Image;
 
 
+typedef struct {
+	xcursor_Header *  header;
+	uintptr_t         size; // size of the file in bytes
+	uintptr_t         n;    // number of Chunks/TOC Entries
+	xcursor_TOCEntry *toc;  // array of TOC Entries
+} xcursor_Xcursor;
+
+// cursor->header is 0 if the open failed.
+void xcursor_LoadMemory(xcursor_Xcursor *cursor, void *file, uintptr_t fileSize);
+
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif