diff --git a/docsrc/conf.py b/docsrc/conf.py
index e8acf6f98..40c3c2f32 100644
--- a/docsrc/conf.py
+++ b/docsrc/conf.py
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
     'docker',
     'docker-compose',
     'email-validator',
-    'fact_helper_file',
     'flaky',
     'flask',
     'flask_login',
diff --git a/src/helperFunctions/magic.py b/src/helperFunctions/magic.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aee7db78f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helperFunctions/magic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+"""This is a wrapper around pymagic.
+It aims to provide the same API but with the ability to load multiple magic
+files in the default api.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from os import PathLike
+
+import magic as pymagic
+
+from helperFunctions.fileSystem import get_src_dir
+
+# On ubuntu this is provided by the libmagic-mgc package
+_default_magic = os.getenv('MAGIC', '/usr/lib/file/magic.mgc')
+_fact_magic = f'{get_src_dir()}/bin/firmware.mgc'
+_internal_symlink_magic = f'{get_src_dir()}/bin/internal_symlink_magic.mgc'
+_magic_file = f'{_internal_symlink_magic}:{_fact_magic}:{_default_magic}'
+
+_instances = {}
+
+
+def _get_magic_instance(**kwargs):
+    """Returns an instance of pymagic.Maigc"""
+    # Dicts are not hashable but sorting and creating a tuple is a valid hash
+    key = hash(tuple(sorted(kwargs.items())))
+    instance = _instances.get(key)
+    if instance is None:
+        instance = _instances[key] = pymagic.Magic(**kwargs)
+    return instance
+
+
+def from_file(filename: bytes | str | PathLike, magic_file: str | None = _magic_file, **kwargs) -> str:
+    """Like pymagic's ``magic.from_file`` but it accepts all keyword arguments
+    that ``magic.Magic`` accepts.
+    """
+    m = _get_magic_instance(magic_file=magic_file, **kwargs)
+    return m.from_file(filename)
+
+
+def from_buffer(buf: bytes | str, magic_file: str | None = _magic_file, **kwargs) -> str:
+    """Like pymagic's ``magic.from_buffer`` but it accepts all keyword arguments
+    that ``magic.Magic`` accepts.
+    """
+    instance = _get_magic_instance(magic_file=magic_file, **kwargs)
+    return instance.from_buffer(buf)
diff --git a/src/install/common.py b/src/install/common.py
index 2e0427c6a..22fcf3d43 100644
--- a/src/install/common.py
+++ b/src/install/common.py
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ def main(distribution):
 
     BIN_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 
+    run_cmd_with_logging(
+        f'wget -O {BIN_DIR / "firmware"} https://github.com/fkie-cad/firmware-magic-database/releases/download/v0.2.0/firmware'
+    )
+    run_cmd_with_logging(f'file -C -m {BIN_DIR / "firmware"}')
+    run_cmd_with_logging(f'file -C -m {INSTALL_DIR / "internal_symlink_magic"}')
+    run_cmd_with_logging(f'mv {INSTALL_DIR / "internal_symlink_magic.mgc"} {BIN_DIR}')
+
     apt_packages_path = INSTALL_DIR / 'apt-pkgs-common.txt'
     dnf_packages_path = INSTALL_DIR / 'dnf-pkgs-common.txt'
 
diff --git a/src/install/internal_symlink_magic b/src/install/internal_symlink_magic
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39ca8ab8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/install/internal_symlink_magic
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# ====================== fact internal ======================
+
+# ---- fact internal link representation ----
+0		string  symbolic\ link\ ->	 symbolic link
+>17		string 	x		to '%s'
+!:mime  inode/symlink
diff --git a/src/install/requirements_common.txt b/src/install/requirements_common.txt
index 8037a8c8a..312047099 100644
--- a/src/install/requirements_common.txt
+++ b/src/install/requirements_common.txt
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ pydantic==2.4.0
 # Config parsing
 toml==0.10.2
 
-git+https://github.com/fkie-cad/fact_helper_file.git
-
 # Common code modules
 git+https://github.com/fkie-cad/common_helper_files.git
 git+https://github.com/fkie-cad/common_helper_filter.git
diff --git a/src/plugins/analysis/file_type/code/file_type.py b/src/plugins/analysis/file_type/code/file_type.py
index 32ee77f8e..09fa0cd97 100644
--- a/src/plugins/analysis/file_type/code/file_type.py
+++ b/src/plugins/analysis/file_type/code/file_type.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 from typing import List
 
 import pydantic
-from fact_helper_file import get_file_type_from_path
 from pydantic import Field
 
 from analysis.plugin import AnalysisPluginV0
 from analysis.plugin.compat import AnalysisBasePluginAdapterMixin
+from helperFunctions import magic
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
     import io
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ def summarize(self, result: Schema) -> List[str]:
     def analyze(self, file_handle: io.FileIO, virtual_file_path: str, analyses: dict) -> Schema:
         del virtual_file_path, analyses
 
-        file_dict = get_file_type_from_path(file_handle.name)
-
         return AnalysisPlugin.Schema(
-            mime=file_dict['mime'],
-            full=file_dict['full'],
+            mime=magic.from_file(file_handle.name, mime=True),
+            full=magic.from_file(file_handle.name, mime=False),
         )
diff --git a/src/plugins/analysis/qemu_exec/code/qemu_exec.py b/src/plugins/analysis/qemu_exec/code/qemu_exec.py
index 0d338fc89..9dff239b3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/analysis/qemu_exec/code/qemu_exec.py
+++ b/src/plugins/analysis/qemu_exec/code/qemu_exec.py
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 from common_helper_files import get_binary_from_file, safe_rglob
 from docker.errors import DockerException
 from docker.types import Mount
-from fact_helper_file import get_file_type_from_path
 from requests.exceptions import ReadTimeout
 
 import config
 from analysis.PluginBase import AnalysisBasePlugin
+from helperFunctions import magic
 from helperFunctions.docker import run_docker_container
 from helperFunctions.tag import TagColor
 from helperFunctions.uid import create_uid
@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ def _find_relevant_files(self, extracted_files_dir: Path):
         result = []
         for path in safe_rglob(extracted_files_dir):
             if path.is_file() and not path.is_symlink():
-                file_type = get_file_type_from_path(path.absolute())
+                file_type = {
+                    'full': magic.from_file(path.absolute(), mime=False),
+                    'mime': magic.from_file(path.absolute(), mime=True),
+                }
                 if self._has_relevant_type(file_type):
                     result.append((f'/{path.relative_to(Path(self.root_path))}', file_type['full']))
         return result
diff --git a/src/test/acceptance/test_io_routes.py b/src/test/acceptance/test_io_routes.py
index 65570e189..823b6f637 100644
--- a/src/test/acceptance/test_io_routes.py
+++ b/src/test/acceptance/test_io_routes.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
-from fact_helper_file import get_file_type_from_binary
 
+from helperFunctions import magic
 from storage.db_interface_comparison import ComparisonDbInterface
 from test.common_helper import create_test_firmware
 
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ def test_pdf_download(self, test_client, backend_db):
         assert response.status_code == 200, 'pdf download failed'  # noqa: PLR2004
         device = self.test_fw.device_name.replace(' ', '_')
         assert response.headers['Content-Disposition'] == f'attachment; filename={device}_analysis_report.pdf'
-        assert get_file_type_from_binary(response.data)['mime'] == 'application/pdf'
+        assert magic.from_buffer(response.data, mime=True) == 'application/pdf'
diff --git a/src/test/integration/helperFunctions/test_pdf.py b/src/test/integration/helperFunctions/test_pdf.py
index d1f6c87de..9776cea03 100644
--- a/src/test/integration/helperFunctions/test_pdf.py
+++ b/src/test/integration/helperFunctions/test_pdf.py
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from fact_helper_file import get_file_type_from_binary
-
+from helperFunctions import magic
 from helperFunctions.pdf import build_pdf_report
 from test.common_helper import TEST_FW
 
@@ -21,5 +20,5 @@ def test_build_pdf_report():
 
     pdf_path = build_pdf_report(TEST_FW, docker_mount_base_dir)
 
-    assert get_file_type_from_binary(pdf_path.read_bytes())['mime'] == 'application/pdf'
+    assert magic.from_buffer(pdf_path.read_bytes(), mime=True) == 'application/pdf'
     assert pdf_path.name == f"{TEST_FW.device_name.replace(' ', '_')}_analysis_report.pdf"
diff --git a/src/test/unit/helperFunctions/test_magic.py b/src/test/unit/helperFunctions/test_magic.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..664e8f298
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/unit/helperFunctions/test_magic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from helperFunctions import magic
+
+
+def test_internal_magic():
+    assert magic.from_buffer('symbolic link -> /foo/bar', mime=True) == 'inode/symlink'
+
+
+def test_firmware_magic():
+    assert magic.from_buffer('BOOTLOADER!', mime=False) == 'Mediatek bootloader'
+
+
+def test_magic_from_file():
+    assert magic.from_file('/dev/null', mime=True) == 'inode/chardevice'
diff --git a/src/unpacker/unpack.py b/src/unpacker/unpack.py
index e048a4b18..bd013315a 100644
--- a/src/unpacker/unpack.py
+++ b/src/unpacker/unpack.py
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@
 from time import time
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
 
-from fact_helper_file import get_file_type_from_path
-
 import config
 from analysis.PluginBase import sanitize_processed_analysis
+from helperFunctions import magic
 from helperFunctions.fileSystem import file_is_empty, get_relative_object_path
 from helperFunctions.tag import TagColor
 from objects.file import FileObject
@@ -94,7 +93,8 @@ def generate_objects_and_store_files(
                 continue
             current_file = FileObject(file_path=str(path))
             current_virtual_path = get_relative_object_path(path, extraction_dir)
-            current_file.temporary_data['parent_fo_type'] = get_file_type_from_path(parent.file_path)['mime']
+            current_file.temporary_data['parent_fo_type'] = magic.from_file(parent.file_path, mime=True)
+
             if current_file.uid not in extracted_files:
                 # the same file can be contained multiple times in one archive -> only the VFP needs an update
                 self.unpacking_locks.set_unpacking_lock(current_file.uid)
diff --git a/src/web_interface/components/io_routes.py b/src/web_interface/components/io_routes.py
index c9c9c5afc..7666994a5 100644
--- a/src/web_interface/components/io_routes.py
+++ b/src/web_interface/components/io_routes.py
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 from time import sleep
 
 import requests
-from fact_helper_file import get_file_type_from_binary
 from flask import Response, make_response, redirect, render_template, request
 
 import config
+from helperFunctions import magic
 from helperFunctions.database import get_shared_session
 from helperFunctions.pdf import build_pdf_report
 from helperFunctions.task_conversion import check_for_errors, convert_analysis_task_to_fw_obj, create_analysis_task
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def _prepare_file_download(self, uid: str, packed: bool = False) -> str | Respon
     def _get_file_download_mime(self, binary: bytes, uid: str) -> str:
         type_analysis = self.db.frontend.get_analysis(uid, 'file_type')
         mime = type_analysis.get('mime') if type_analysis is not None else None
-        return mime or get_file_type_from_binary(binary)['mime']
+        return mime or magic.from_buffer(binary, mime=True)
 
     @roles_accepted(*PRIVILEGES['download'])
     @AppRoute('/ida-download/<compare_id>', GET)