diff --git a/src/coders/vec3.cpp b/src/coders/vec3.cpp
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+++ b/src/coders/vec3.cpp
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+#include "vec3.hpp"
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+#include "byte_utils.hpp"
+#include "util/data_io.hpp"
+#include "util/stringutil.hpp"
+#include "graphics/core/Model.hpp"
+
+inline constexpr int VERSION = 1;
+
+inline constexpr int FLAG_ZLIB = 0x1;
+inline constexpr int FLAG_16BIT_INDICES = 0x2;
+
+using namespace vec3;
+
+vec3::Model::~Model() = default;
+
+enum AttributeType {
+    POSITION = 0,
+    UV,
+    NORMAL,
+    COLOR
+};
+
+struct VertexAttribute {
+    AttributeType type;
+    int flags;
+    util::Buffer<float> data;
+
+    VertexAttribute() = default;
+
+    VertexAttribute(VertexAttribute&&) = default;
+
+    VertexAttribute& operator=(VertexAttribute&& o) {
+        type = o.type;
+        flags = o.flags;
+        data = std::move(o.data);
+        return *this;
+    }
+};
+
+static VertexAttribute load_attribute(ByteReader& reader) {
+    auto type = static_cast<AttributeType>(reader.get());
+    int flags = reader.get();
+    assert(type >= POSITION && flags <= COLOR);
+    if (flags != 0) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("attribute compression is not supported yet");
+    }
+    int size = reader.getInt32();
+
+    util::Buffer<float> data(size / sizeof(float));
+    reader.get(reinterpret_cast<char*>(data.data()), size);
+    if (dataio::is_big_endian()) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); i++) {
+            data[i] = dataio::swap(data[i]);
+        }
+    }
+    return VertexAttribute {type, flags, std::move(data)};
+}
+
+static model::Mesh build_mesh(
+    const std::vector<VertexAttribute>& attrs, 
+    const util::Buffer<uint16_t>& indices,
+    const std::string& texture
+) {
+    const glm::vec3* coords = nullptr;
+    const glm::vec2* uvs = nullptr;
+    const glm::vec3* normals = nullptr;
+
+    int coordsIndex, uvsIndex, normalsIndex;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < attrs.size(); i++) {
+        const auto& attr = attrs[i];
+        switch (attr.type) {
+            case POSITION:
+                coords = reinterpret_cast<const glm::vec3*>(attr.data.data());
+                coordsIndex = i;
+                break;
+            case UV:
+                uvs = reinterpret_cast<const glm::vec2*>(attr.data.data());
+                uvsIndex = i;
+                break;
+            case NORMAL:
+                normals = reinterpret_cast<const glm::vec3*>(attr.data.data());
+                normalsIndex = i;
+                break;
+            case COLOR: // unused
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+    std::vector<model::Vertex> vertices;
+    int attrsCount = attrs.size();
+    int verticesCount = indices.size() / attrsCount;
+    for (int i = 0; i < verticesCount; i++) {
+        model::Vertex vertex {};
+        if (coords) {
+            vertex.coord = coords[indices[i * attrsCount + coordsIndex]];
+        }
+        if (uvs) {
+            vertex.uv = uvs[indices[i * attrsCount + uvsIndex]];
+        }
+        if (normals) {
+            vertex.normal = normals[indices[i * attrsCount + normalsIndex]];
+        }
+    }
+    return model::Mesh {texture, std::move(vertices)};
+}
+
+static model::Mesh load_mesh(ByteReader& reader) {
+    int triangleCount = reader.getInt32();
+    int materialId = reader.getInt16();
+    int flags = reader.getInt16();
+    int attributeCount = reader.getInt16();
+    if (flags == FLAG_ZLIB) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("compression is not supported yet");
+    }
+    assert(flags == 0);
+    std::vector<VertexAttribute> attributes;
+    for (int i = 0; i < attributeCount; i++) {
+        attributes.push_back(load_attribute(reader));
+    }
+
+    util::Buffer<uint16_t> indices(triangleCount * 3 * attributeCount);
+    if ((flags & FLAG_16BIT_INDICES) == 0){
+        util::Buffer<uint8_t> smallIndices(indices.size());
+        reader.get(
+            reinterpret_cast<char*>(smallIndices.data()),
+            indices.size() * sizeof(uint8_t)
+        );
+        for (int i = 0; i < indices.size(); i++) {
+            indices[i] = smallIndices[i];
+        }
+    }
+    if (dataio::is_big_endian()) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < indices.size(); i++) {
+            indices[i] = dataio::swap(indices[i]);
+        }
+    }
+    return build_mesh(
+        attributes,
+        indices,
+        // encode material index to UTF-8 because materials are not loaded yet
+        util::wstr2str_utf8(std::wstring({static_cast<wchar_t>(materialId)}))
+    );
+}
+
+static Model load_model(ByteReader& reader) {
+    int nameLength = reader.getInt16();
+    assert(nameLength >= 0);
+    float x = reader.getFloat32();
+    float y = reader.getFloat32();
+    float z = reader.getFloat32();
+    int meshCount = reader.getInt32();
+    assert(meshCount >= 0);
+    
+    std::vector<model::Mesh> meshes;
+    for (int i = 0; i < meshCount; i++) {
+        meshes.push_back(load_mesh(reader));
+    }
+    util::Buffer<char> chars(nameLength);
+    reader.get(chars.data(), nameLength);
+    std::string name(chars.data(), nameLength);
+    return Model {std::move(name), model::Model {std::move(meshes)}, {x, y, z}};
+}
+
+static Material load_material(ByteReader& reader) {
+    int flags = reader.getInt16();
+    int nameLength = reader.getInt16();
+    assert(nameLength >= 0);
+    util::Buffer<char> chars(nameLength);
+    reader.get(chars.data(), nameLength);
+    std::string name(chars.data(), nameLength);
+    return Material {flags, std::move(name)};
+}
+
+File vec3::load(
+    const std::string_view file, const util::Buffer<ubyte>& src
+) {
+    ByteReader reader(src.data(), src.size());
+    
+    // Header
+    reader.checkMagic("\0\0VEC3\0\0", 8);
+    int version = reader.getInt16();
+    int reserved = reader.getInt16();
+    if (version > VERSION) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("unsupported VEC3 version");
+    }
+    assert(reserved == 0);
+    
+    // Body
+    int modelCount = reader.getInt16();
+    int materialCount = reader.getInt16();
+    assert(modelCount >= 0);
+    assert(materialCount >= 0);
+
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, Model> models;
+    for (int i = 0; i < modelCount; i++) {
+        Model model = load_model(reader);
+        models[model.name] = std::move(model);
+    }
+    std::vector<Material> materials;
+    for (int i = 0; i < materialCount; i++) {
+        materials.push_back(load_material(reader));
+    }
+    
+    // Resolve textures
+    for (auto& [_, model] : models) {
+        for (auto& mesh : model.model.meshes) {
+            int materialId = util::str2wstr_utf8(mesh.texture).at(0);
+            mesh.texture = materials.at(materialId).name;
+        }
+    }
+    return File {std::move(models), std::move(materials)};
+}
diff --git a/src/coders/vec3.hpp b/src/coders/vec3.hpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/coders/vec3.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+#include "typedefs.hpp"
+#include "util/Buffer.hpp"
+#include "graphics/core/Model.hpp"
+
+/// See /doc/specs/vec3_model_spec.md
+namespace vec3 {
+    struct Material {
+        int flags;
+        std::string name;
+    };
+
+    struct Model {
+        std::string name;
+        model::Model model;
+        glm::vec3 origin;
+
+        Model& operator=(Model&&) = default;
+
+        ~Model();
+    };
+
+    struct File {
+        std::unordered_map<std::string, Model> models;
+        std::vector<Material> materials;
+    };
+
+    File load(const std::string_view file, const util::Buffer<ubyte>& src);
+}
diff --git a/test/coders/vec3.cpp b/test/coders/vec3.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4643921
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+++ b/test/coders/vec3.cpp
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+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include "coders/vec3.hpp"
+#include "files/files.hpp"
+
+TEST(VEC3, Decode) {
+    auto file = std::filesystem::u8path(
+        "../res/content/base/models/demo.vec3"
+    );
+    auto bytes = files::read_bytes_buffer(file);
+    auto model = vec3::load(file.u8string(), bytes);
+}