diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index fac0e5b..5286854 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
         apotris = final.callPackage ./packages/apotris { };
         attic = final.callPackage ./packages/attic { };
         attic-client = final.attic.override { clientOnly = true; };
+        bladeenc = final.callPackage ./packages/bladeenc { };
         cups-dymo-patched = final.callPackage ./packages/cups-dymo { };
         cynthion = final.callPackage ./packages/cynthion { };
         gbeplus = final.callPackage ./packages/gbeplus { };
diff --git a/packages/bladeenc/default.nix b/packages/bladeenc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8eaa977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bladeenc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  stdenv,
+  lib,
+  fetchurl,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "bladeenc";
+  version = "0.94.2";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    # they named it tar.gz but it's just a tar.
+    name = "bladeenc-0.94.2-src.stable.tar";
+    url = "https://web.archive.org/web/20090320190543/http://bladeenc.mp3.no/source/bladeenc-0.94.2-src-stable.tar.gz";
+    hash = "sha256-lZPQPoPKJF8+eDVaC7GSpz3IH7X8qWnIu1q14WwTLTM=";
+  };
+
+  # this is well-written software
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-error=format-security";
+
+  meta = {
+    license = lib.licenses.lgpl21Only;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ artemist ];
+  };
+}