diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index b44b50d5..6664d766 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ contact: https://0xzer0x.github.io/contact
 summary: Read and listen to the Quran
 description: |
   Quran Companion is a cross-platform Quran reader and player with recitation download capabilities, verse highlighting, re-sizable Quran font, and a variety of tafsir books and translations.
-
 grade: stable
 confinement: strict
 architectures: [amd64]
@@ -17,17 +16,16 @@ lint:
   ignore:
     - classic
     - library
-
 apps:
   quran-companion:
+    command-chain: [bin/desktop-launch]
     command: usr/bin/quran-companion
     common-id: io.github._0xzer0x.qurancompanion
     desktop: usr/share/applications/io.github._0xzer0x.qurancompanion.desktop
     environment:
-      LD_LIBRARY_PATH: "$SNAP/opt/qt6/6.7.3/gcc_64/lib:$SNAP/usr/lib/$SNAPCRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET/pulseaudio:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+      LD_LIBRARY_PATH: "$SNAP/opt/qt6/6.8.0/gcc_64/lib:$SNAP/usr/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR/pulseaudio:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
       PULSE_RUNTIME_PATH: "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/../pulse"
-      XDG_DATA_DIRS: "$SNAP/usr/share:$XDG_DATA_DIRS"
-      WAYLAND_DISPLAY: "/run/user/1000/wayland-0"
+      WAYLAND_DISPLAY: "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/../wayland-0"
       QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "wayland-egl;xcb"
       QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME: "xdgdesktopportal"
     plugs:
@@ -39,44 +37,229 @@ apps:
       - opengl
       - wayland
       - x11
-
+hooks:
+  configure:
+    command-chain:
+      - bin/hooks-configure-desktop
+    plugs:
+      - desktop
 layout:
-  /usr/share/libdrm:
-    bind: $SNAP/graphics/usr/share/libdrm
-  /usr/share/X11/XErrorDB:
-    symlink: $SNAP/graphics/usr/share/X11/XErrorDB
-  /usr/share/X11/locale:
-    symlink: $SNAP/graphics/usr/share/X11/locale
-  /usr/share/X11/xkb:
-    symlink: $SNAP/usr/share/X11/xkb
-  /usr/lib/$SNAPCRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET/gdk-pixbuf-2.0:
-    symlink: $SNAP/usr/lib/$SNAPCRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET/gdk-pixbuf-2.0
-
+  /usr/share/X11:
+    symlink: $SNAP/usr/share/X11
+plugs:
+  desktop:
+    mount-host-font-cache: false
+  icon-themes:
+    interface: content
+    target: $SNAP/data-dir/icons
+    default-provider: gtk-common-themes
+  sound-themes:
+    interface: content
+    target: $SNAP/data-dir/sounds
+    default-provider: gtk-common-themes
 parts:
   qt:
     plugin: nil
     build-packages:
-      - python3
-      - python3-pip
-    override-build: >
-      mkdir -p $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/bin
-
-      echo -en "[Paths]\nPlugins =
-      ../../opt/qt6/6.7.3/gcc_64/plugins\nLibraries =
-      ../../opt/qt6/6.7.3/gcc_64/lib\nImports =
-      ../../opt/qt6/6.7.3/gcc_64/qml\nQml2Imports =
-      ../../opt/qt6/6.7.3/gcc_64/qml" > "$SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/bin/qt.conf"
-
-      mkdir -p $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/opt/qt6
-
-      cd $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/opt/qt6
-
-      pip install aqtinstall
-
-      aqt install-qt linux desktop 6.7.3 linux_gcc_64 -m qtimageformats qtmultimedia qtnetworkauth
+      - libaudio-dev
+      - libao-dev
+      - libpcaudio-dev
+      - libasound2-dev
+      - libavdevice-dev
+      - libvpx-dev
+      - libvdpau-dev
+      - libva-dev
+      - libudfread-dev
+      - libtwolame-dev
+      - libtheora-dev
+      - libswscale-dev
+      - libswresample-dev
+      - libssh-gcrypt-dev
+      - libsrt-gnutls-dev
+      - libspeex-dev
+      - libsodium-dev
+      - libsnappy-dev
+      - libshine-dev
+      - librsvg2-dev
+      - librabbitmq-dev
+      - libpgm-dev
+      - libopenmpt-dev
+      - libopenjp2-7-dev
+      - libnuma-dev
+      - libnorm-dev
+      - libmpg123-dev
+      - libmfx-dev
+      - libgme-dev
+      - libdav1d-dev
+      - libchromaprint-dev
+      - libcodec2-dev
+      - libbluray-dev
+      - libavutil-dev
+      - libavformat-dev
+      - libavcodec-dev
+      - libaom-dev
+      - ocl-icd-opencl-dev
+      - libopus-dev
+      - libpulse-dev
+      - libopenal-dev
+      - libsqlite3-dev
+      - libdbus-1-dev
+      - libegl-dev
+      - libfontconfig1-dev
+      - libfreetype-dev
+      - libglx-dev
+      - libgtk-3-dev
+      - libharfbuzz-dev
+      - libice-dev
+      - libicu-dev
+      - liblcms2-dev
+      - libopengl-dev
+      - libpcre2-dev
+      - libpng-dev
+      - libsm-dev
+      - libssl-dev
+      - libvulkan-dev
+      - libwayland-dev
+      - libx11-dev
+      - libx11-xcb-dev
+      - libxcb-composite0-dev
+      - libxcb1-dev
+      - libxcb-cursor-dev
+      - libxcb-glx0-dev
+      - libxcb-icccm4-dev
+      - libxcb-image0-dev
+      - libxcb-keysyms1-dev
+      - libxcb-randr0-dev
+      - libxcb-render0-dev
+      - libxcb-render-util0-dev
+      - libxcb-shape0-dev
+      - libxcb-shm0-dev
+      - libxcb-sync-dev
+      - libxcb-util-dev
+      - libxcb-xfixes0-dev
+      - libxcb-xkb-dev
+      - libxkbcommon-dev
+      - libxkbcommon-x11-dev
+      - libxext-dev
+      - libxi-dev
+      - libxinerama-dev
+      - zlib1g-dev
+    stage-packages:
+      - libxcomposite1
+      - libxcursor1
+      - libaudio2
+      - libao4
+      - libpcaudio0
+      - libasound2
+      - libavdevice58
+      - libwebpmux3
+      - libvpx7
+      - libvorbisfile3
+      - libvdpau1
+      - libva-x11-2
+      - libudfread0
+      - libtwolame0
+      - libtheora0
+      - libswscale5
+      - libswresample3
+      - libssh-gcrypt-4
+      - libspeex1
+      - libsodium23
+      - libsnappy1v5
+      - libshine3
+      - librsvg2-2
+      - librabbitmq4
+      - libpgm-5.3-0
+      - libopenmpt0
+      - libopenjp2-7
+      - libnuma1
+      - libnorm1
+      - libmpg123-0
+      - libmfx1
+      - libgme0
+      - libdav1d5
+      - libchromaprint1
+      - libcodec2-1.0
+      - libbluray2
+      - libavutil56
+      - libavformat58
+      - libavcodec58
+      - libaom3
+      - ocl-icd-libopencl1
+      - libpulse0
+      - libpulsedsp
+      - libdbus-1-3
+      - libegl1
+      - libfontconfig1
+      - libfreetype6
+      - libglx0
+      - libgtk-3-0
+      - libharfbuzz0b
+      - libice6
+      - libicu70
+      - liblcms2-2
+      - libopengl0
+      - libpcre2-16-0
+      - libpng16-16
+      - libsm6
+      - libssl3
+      - libvulkan1
+      - libwayland-client0
+      - libwayland-cursor0
+      - libwayland-egl1
+      - libwayland-server0
+      - libx11-6
+      - libx11-xcb1
+      - libxcb1
+      - libxcb-cursor0
+      - libxcb-glx0
+      - libxcb-icccm4
+      - libxcb-image0
+      - libxcb-keysyms1
+      - libxcb-randr0
+      - libxcb-render0
+      - libxcb-render-util0
+      - libxcb-shape0
+      - libxcb-shm0
+      - libxcb-sync1
+      - libxcb-util1
+      - libxcb-xfixes0
+      - libxcb-xkb1
+      - libxkbcommon0
+      - libxkbcommon-x11-0
+      - zlib1g
+    override-pull: |
+      QT=6.8.0
+      git clone -b v${QT} --depth=1 https://code.qt.io/qt/qt5.git .
+      git submodule update --init --recursive --depth=1 qtbase qtdeclarative qtwayland qtimageformats qtsvg qtmultimedia qtshadertools qttools
+    override-build: |
+      ./configure \
+        -prefix /usr \
+        -libdir /usr/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR \
+        -release \
+        -opensource \
+        -confirm-license \
+        -openssl-linked \
+        -nomake examples \
+        -nomake tests \
+        -- -DFFMPEG_DIR=/usr -DQT_DEPLOY_FFMPEG=ON \
+        
+      cmake --build . -j$CRAFT_PARALLEL_BUILD_COUNT
+      DESTDIR="$CRAFT_PART_INSTALL" cmake --install .
     prime:
-      - opt/qt6
-      - usr/bin/qt.conf
+      - -./usr/bin
+      - -./usr/doc
+      - -./usr/include
+      - -./usr/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR/cmake
+      - -./usr/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR/metatypes
+      - -./usr/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR/pkgconfig
+      - -./usr/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR/*.a
+      - -./usr/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR/*.la
+      - -./usr/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR/*.so
+      - -./usr/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR/*.prl
+      - -./usr/libexec
+      - -./usr/mkspecs
+      - -./usr/modules
 
   metadata:
     plugin: dump
@@ -89,21 +272,21 @@ parts:
       "*logo256.png": usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/io.github._0xzer0x.qurancompanion.png
 
   quran-companion:
-    plugin: cmake
+    after:
+      - qt
+      - metadata
     source: .
     source-type: git
     source-branch: main
     source-depth: 1
+    plugin: cmake
     parse-info:
-      [usr/share/metainfo/io.github._0xzer0x.qurancompanion.metainfo.xml]
+      - usr/share/metainfo/io.github._0xzer0x.qurancompanion.metainfo.xml
     cmake-generator: Ninja
     cmake-parameters:
       - -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
       - -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
-      - -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$CRAFT_STAGE/opt/qt6/6.7.3/gcc_64"
-    after:
-      - qt
-      - metadata
+      - -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$CRAFT_STAGE/opt/qt6/6.8.0/gcc_64"
     build-packages:
       - libpulse-dev
       - libsqlite3-dev
@@ -126,42 +309,19 @@ parts:
       - libopengl0
       - libgtk-3-0
       - libgtk-3-common
-      - libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
-      - libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
-      - libglib2.0-0
-      - libx11-6
-      - libx11-xcb1
-      - libxcb1
-      - libxcb-cursor0
-      - libxcb-glx0
-      - libxcb-icccm4
-      - libxcb-image0
-      - libxcb-keysyms1
-      - libxcb-randr0
-      - libxcb-render0
-      - libxcb-render-util0
-      - libxcb-shape0
-      - libxcb-shm0
-      - libxcb-sync1
-      - libxcb-util1
-      - libxcb-xfixes0
-      - libxcb-xkb1
-      - libxkbcommon0
-      - libxkbcommon-x11-0
-      - libwayland-egl1
-      - libwayland-client0
-      - libwayland-cursor0
-      - hicolor-icon-theme
-      - adwaita-icon-theme
-      - shared-mime-info
-      - xdg-user-dirs
-      - libcanberra-gtk-module
-      - libcanberra-gtk3-module
+    prime:
+      - usr/bin
 
-  icons:
-    plugin: nil
+  desktop-qt:
     after:
       - quran-companion
+    source: https://github.com/desktop-app/snapcraft-desktop-helpers.git
+    source-depth: 1
+    source-subdir: qt
+    plugin: make
+    make-parameters: ["FLAVOR=qt5"]
+    build-environment:
+      - LD_LIBRARY_PATH: $CRAFT_STAGE/usr/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
     build-packages:
       - build-essential
       - dpkg-dev
@@ -171,17 +331,13 @@ parts:
     stage-packages:
       - libc-bin
       - libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
-      - libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
-      - libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
-      - libpng-tools
-      - libpng16-16
       - libnvidia-egl-wayland1
       - libxkbcommon0
+      - locales-all
       - shared-mime-info
       - xdg-user-dirs
     override-prime: |
       craftctl default
-      usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache
       update-mime-database usr/share/mime
       glib-compile-schemas usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
       for theme in usr/share/icons/*; do