diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d1554b0..245304f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "fimg"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.4.2"
 authors = ["bend-n <bend.n@outlook.com>"]
 license = "MIT"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/benches/4_128x128.imgbuf b/benches/4_128x128.imgbuf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07fffe9
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diff --git a/benches/4_160x160.imgbuf b/benches/4_160x160.imgbuf
deleted file mode 100644
index 58aabd0..0000000
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diff --git a/benches/affine_transformations.rs b/benches/affine_transformations.rs
index b74d9ba..74742e1 100644
--- a/benches/affine_transformations.rs
+++ b/benches/affine_transformations.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ macro_rules! bench {
     (fn $name: ident() { run $fn: ident() }) => {
         fn $name() {
             let mut img: Image<_, 4> =
-                Image::build(160, 160).buf(include_bytes!("4_160x160.imgbuf").to_vec());
+                Image::build(128, 128).buf(include_bytes!("4_128x128.imgbuf").to_vec());
             for _ in 0..256 {
                 #[allow(unused_unsafe)]
                 unsafe {
diff --git a/src/affine.rs b/src/affine.rs
index 362a746..5ec795a 100644
--- a/src/affine.rs
+++ b/src/affine.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,22 @@ impl<const CHANNELS: usize> Image<&mut [u8], CHANNELS> {
 ///
 /// UB if supplied image rectangular
 unsafe fn transpose<const CHANNELS: usize>(img: &mut Image<&mut [u8], CHANNELS>) {
+    debug_assert_eq!(img.width(), img.height());
+    if img.width().is_power_of_two() {
+        // SAFETY: caller gurantees
+        unsafe { transpose_diag(img, 0, img.width() as usize) };
+    } else {
+        // SAFETY: caller gurantees
+        unsafe { transpose_non_power_of_two(img) };
+    }
+}
+
+/// Transpose a square (non power of two) image.
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// UB if image not square
+unsafe fn transpose_non_power_of_two<const CHANNELS: usize>(img: &mut Image<&mut [u8], CHANNELS>) {
     debug_assert_eq!(img.width(), img.height());
     let size = img.width() as usize;
     // SAFETY: no half pixels
@@ -152,11 +168,135 @@ unsafe fn transpose<const CHANNELS: usize>(img: &mut Image<&mut [u8], CHANNELS>)
     }
 }
 
+/// break it down until
+const TILE: usize = 4;
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// be careful
+unsafe fn transpose_tile<const CHANNELS: usize>(
+    img: &mut Image<&mut [u8], CHANNELS>,
+    row: usize,
+    col: usize,
+    size: usize,
+) {
+    if size > TILE {
+        #[allow(
+            clippy::multiple_unsafe_ops_per_block,
+            clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+        )]
+        unsafe {
+            // top left
+            transpose_tile(img, row, col, size / 2);
+            // top right
+            transpose_tile(img, row, col + size / 2, size / 2);
+            // bottom left
+            transpose_tile(img, row + size / 2, col, size / 2);
+            // bottom right
+            transpose_tile(img, row + size / 2, col + size / 2, size / 2);
+        }
+    } else {
+        let s = img.width() as usize;
+        let b = img.flatten_mut();
+        for i in 0..size {
+            for j in 0..size {
+                // SAFETY: this should be okay if we careful
+                unsafe { b.swap_unchecked((row + i) * s + (col + j), (col + j) * s + (row + i)) };
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// be careful
+unsafe fn transpose_diag<const CHANNELS: usize>(
+    img: &mut Image<&mut [u8], CHANNELS>,
+    pos: usize,
+    size: usize,
+) {
+    if size > TILE {
+        #[allow(
+            clippy::multiple_unsafe_ops_per_block,
+            clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+        )]
+        unsafe {
+            transpose_diag(img, pos, size / 2);
+            transpose_tile(img, pos, pos + size / 2, size / 2);
+            transpose_diag(img, pos + size / 2, size / 2);
+        }
+    } else {
+        let s = img.width() as usize;
+        let b = img.flatten_mut();
+        for i in 1..size {
+            for j in 0..i {
+                // SAFETY: this is fine unless pos / size is out of bounds, which it cant be
+                unsafe { b.swap_unchecked((pos + i) * s + (pos + j), (pos + j) * s + (pos + i)) };
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::img;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn transp() {
+        #[rustfmt::skip]
+        let mut i = Image::<_, 1>::build(8, 8).buf(vec![
+            0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1,
+            0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1,
+            0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1,
+            0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1,
+            0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1,
+            0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1,
+            0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0,
+            0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1,
+        ]);
+        unsafe { transpose(&mut i.as_mut()) };
+        #[rustfmt::skip]
+        assert_eq!(i.take_buffer(), vec![
+            0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+            0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0,
+            1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+            1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+            0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+            0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+            1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1,
+            1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn transp9() {
+        #[rustfmt::skip]
+        let mut i = Image::<_, 1>::build(9, 9).buf(vec![
+            0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0,
+            0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1,
+            0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0,
+            0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0,
+            0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1,
+            0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1,
+            0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1,
+            0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0,
+            1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0,
+        ]);
+        unsafe { transpose(&mut i.as_mut()) };
+        #[rustfmt::skip]
+        assert_eq!(i.take_buffer(), vec![
+            0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1,
+            0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1,
+            1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+            1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0,
+            0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+            0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1,
+            1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0,
+            1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1,
+            0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0
+        ]);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn rotate_90() {
         let mut from = img![
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9de0643..9388a3f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 //! Provides fast image operations, such as rotation, flipping, and overlaying.
 #![feature(
     slice_swap_unchecked,
+    stmt_expr_attributes,
     generic_const_exprs,
     slice_as_chunks,
     unchecked_math,
@@ -218,6 +219,13 @@ impl<T: std::ops::Deref<Target = [u8]>, const CHANNELS: usize> Image<T, CHANNELS
         self.buffer.array_chunks::<CHANNELS>()
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    /// Flatten the chunks of this image into a slice of slices.
+    pub fn flatten(&mut self) -> &[[u8; CHANNELS]] {
+        // SAFETY: buffer cannot have half pixels
+        unsafe { self.buffer.as_chunks_unchecked::<CHANNELS>() }
+    }
+
     /// Return a pixel at (x, y).
     /// # Safety
     ///
@@ -258,6 +266,13 @@ impl<T: std::ops::DerefMut<Target = [u8]>, const CHANNELS: usize> Image<T, CHANN
         self.buffer.array_chunks_mut::<CHANNELS>()
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    /// Flatten the chunks of this image into a mutable slice of slices.
+    pub fn flatten_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [[u8; CHANNELS]] {
+        // SAFETY: buffer cannot have half pixels
+        unsafe { self.buffer.as_chunks_unchecked_mut::<CHANNELS>() }
+    }
+
     /// Set the pixel at x, y
     ///
     /// # Safety
diff --git a/src/small_cat.png b/src/small_cat.png
index 3b30807..d39b082 100644
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