diff --git a/src/Draco/IO/BitUtilities.cs b/src/Draco/IO/BitUtilities.cs
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+++ b/src/Draco/IO/BitUtilities.cs
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+namespace Draco.IO;
+
+internal class BitUtilities
+{
+    public static uint ReverseBits32(uint n)
+    {
+        n = ((n >> 1) & 0x55555555) | ((n & 0x55555555) << 1);
+        n = ((n >> 2) & 0x33333333) | ((n & 0x33333333) << 2);
+        n = ((n >> 4) & 0x0F0F0F0F) | ((n & 0x0F0F0F0F) << 4);
+        n = ((n >> 8) & 0x00FF00FF) | ((n & 0x00FF00FF) << 8);
+        return (n >> 16) | (n << 16);
+    }
+
+    public static ulong ConvertSignedIntToSymbol(long val)
+    {
+        if (val >= 0)
+        {
+            return (uint)(val << 1);
+        }
+        return ((ulong)(-val - 1) << 1) | 1;
+    }
+
+    public static uint ConvertSignedIntToSymbol(int val)
+    {
+        if (val >= 0)
+        {
+            return (uint)(val << 1);
+        }
+        return ((uint)(-val - 1) << 1) | 1;
+    }
+
+    public static long ConvertSymbolToSignedInt(ulong val)
+    {
+        var is_positive = (val & 1) != 0;
+        val >>= 1;
+        if (is_positive)
+        {
+            return (long)val;
+        }
+        return -(long)val - 1;
+    }
+
+    public static int ConvertSymbolToSignedInt(uint val)
+    {
+        var is_positive = (val & 1) != 0;
+        val >>= 1;
+        if (is_positive)
+        {
+            return (int)val;
+        }
+        return -(int)val - 1;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Draco/IO/Constants.cs b/src/Draco/IO/Constants.cs
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+++ b/src/Draco/IO/Constants.cs
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+namespace Draco.IO;
+
+internal static class Constants
+{
+    public const string DracoMagic = "DRACO";
+    public const byte MajorVersion = 2;
+    public const byte MinorVersion = 2;
+
+    public static ushort BitStreamVersion(byte majorVersion, byte minorVersion) => (ushort)((majorVersion << 8) | minorVersion);
+}
diff --git a/src/Draco/IO/DecoderBuffer.cs b/src/Draco/IO/DecoderBuffer.cs
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+++ b/src/Draco/IO/DecoderBuffer.cs
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+using System.Text;
+using Draco.IO.Extensions;
+
+namespace Draco.IO;
+
+internal sealed class DecoderBuffer : IDisposable
+{
+    private bool _bitMode = false;
+    private byte _bitBuffer = 0;
+    private byte _bitBufferIndex = 0;
+    private readonly BinaryReader _binaryReader;
+
+    public ushort BitStream_Version { get; set; }
+
+    public DecoderBuffer(BinaryReader binaryReader)
+    {
+        _binaryReader = binaryReader;
+    }
+
+    public DecoderBuffer(byte[] data, ushort bitStreamVersion)
+    {
+        _binaryReader = new BinaryReader(new MemoryStream(data));
+        BitStream_Version = bitStreamVersion;
+    }
+
+    public ulong DecodeVarIntUnsigned()
+    {
+        ulong result = 0;
+        byte shift = 0;
+        byte b;
+        while (true)
+        {
+            b = _binaryReader.ReadByte();
+            result |= (ulong)(b & 0x7F) << shift;
+            if ((b & 0x80) == 0)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+            shift += 7;
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public long DecodeVarInt()
+    {
+        Assertions.ThrowIf(_bitMode, "Cannot execute this whilst bit mode is on");
+        var symbol = DecodeVarIntUnsigned();
+        return BitUtilities.ConvertSymbolToSignedInt(symbol);
+    }
+
+    public byte ReadByte()
+    {
+        Assertions.ThrowIf(_bitMode, "Cannot execute this whilst bit mode is on");
+        return _binaryReader.ReadByte();
+    }
+
+    public ushort ReadUInt16()
+    {
+        Assertions.ThrowIf(_bitMode, "Cannot execute this whilst bit mode is on");
+        return _binaryReader.ReadUInt16();
+    }
+
+    public uint ReadUInt32()
+    {
+        Assertions.ThrowIf(_bitMode, "Cannot execute this whilst bit mode is on");
+        return _binaryReader.ReadUInt32();
+    }
+
+    public ulong ReadUInt64()
+    {
+        Assertions.ThrowIf(_bitMode, "Cannot execute this whilst bit mode is on");
+        return _binaryReader.ReadUInt64();
+    }
+
+    public sbyte ReadSByte()
+    {
+        Assertions.ThrowIf(_bitMode, "Cannot execute this whilst bit mode is on");
+        return _binaryReader.ReadSByte();
+    }
+
+    public int ReadInt32()
+    {
+        Assertions.ThrowIf(_bitMode, "Cannot execute this whilst bit mode is on");
+        return _binaryReader.ReadInt32();
+    }
+
+    public float ReadSingle()
+    {
+        Assertions.ThrowIf(_bitMode, "Cannot execute this whilst bit mode is on");
+        return _binaryReader.ReadSingle();
+    }
+
+    public string ReadASCIIBytes(int count)
+    {
+        Assertions.ThrowIf(_bitMode, "Cannot execute this whilst bit mode is on");
+        return Encoding.ASCII.GetString(_binaryReader.ReadBytes(count));
+    }
+
+    public byte[] ReadBytes(int count)
+    {
+        Assertions.ThrowIf(_bitMode, "Cannot execute this whilst bit mode is on");
+        return _binaryReader.ReadBytes(count);
+    }
+
+    public sbyte[] ReadSBytes(int count)
+    {
+        Assertions.ThrowIf(_bitMode, "Cannot execute this whilst bit mode is on");
+        sbyte[] values = new sbyte[count];
+        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+        {
+            values[i] = _binaryReader.ReadSByte();
+        }
+        return values;
+    }
+
+    public uint DecodeLeastSignificantBits32(byte count)
+    {
+        Assertions.ThrowIfNot(_bitMode, "Cannot execute this whilst bit mode is not on");
+        uint value = 0;
+
+        for (byte i = 0; i < count; i++)
+        {
+            if (_bitBufferIndex >= 8)
+            {
+                _bitBuffer = _binaryReader.ReadByte();
+                _bitBufferIndex = 0;
+            }
+            value |= (byte)(((_bitBuffer >> _bitBufferIndex) & 1) << i);
+            _bitBufferIndex++;
+        }
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    public void StartBitDecoding(bool decodeSize, out ulong size)
+    {
+        size = 0;
+        if (decodeSize)
+        {
+            size = BitStream_Version < Constants.BitStreamVersion(2, 2) ? _binaryReader.ReadUInt32() : DecodeVarIntUnsigned();
+        }
+        _bitMode = true;
+        _bitBuffer = _binaryReader.ReadByte();
+        _bitBufferIndex = 0;
+    }
+
+    public void EndBitDecoding()
+    {
+        _bitMode = false;
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        _binaryReader.Dispose();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Draco/IO/DracoDecoder.cs b/src/Draco/IO/DracoDecoder.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b1ced1
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+++ b/src/Draco/IO/DracoDecoder.cs
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+namespace Draco.IO;
+
+public class DracoDecoder
+{
+    public DracoHeader? Header { get; private set; }
+
+    public void Decode(string path)
+    {
+        using var fs = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+        Decode(new BinaryReader(fs));
+    }
+
+    public void Decode(Stream stream)
+    {
+        Decode(new BinaryReader(stream));
+    }
+
+    public void Decode(BinaryReader binaryReader)
+    {
+        using var buffer = new DecoderBuffer(binaryReader);
+        Header = ParseHeader(buffer);
+        buffer.BitStream_Version = Header.Version;
+    }
+
+    private static DracoHeader ParseHeader(DecoderBuffer buffer)
+    {
+        var dracoMagic = buffer.ReadASCIIBytes(Constants.DracoMagic.Length);
+        if (dracoMagic != Constants.DracoMagic)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidDataException("Invalid Draco file.");
+        }
+        var majorVersion = buffer.ReadByte();
+        var minorVersion = buffer.ReadByte();
+        var encoderType = buffer.ReadByte();
+        var encoderMethod = buffer.ReadByte();
+        var flags = buffer.ReadUInt16();
+
+        return new DracoHeader(
+            majorVersion: majorVersion,
+            minorVersion: minorVersion,
+            encoderType: encoderType,
+            encoderMethod: encoderMethod,
+            flags: flags
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Draco/IO/DracoHeader.cs b/src/Draco/IO/DracoHeader.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e72f67e
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+++ b/src/Draco/IO/DracoHeader.cs
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+namespace Draco.IO;
+
+public class DracoHeader(byte majorVersion, byte minorVersion, byte encoderType, byte encoderMethod, ushort flags)
+{
+    public byte MajorVersion { get; } = majorVersion;
+    public byte MinorVersion { get; } = minorVersion;
+    public ushort Version { get; } = Constants.BitStreamVersion(majorVersion, minorVersion);
+    public byte EncoderType { get; } = encoderType;
+    public byte EncoderMethod { get; } = encoderMethod;
+    public ushort Flags { get; } = flags;
+}
diff --git a/src/Draco/IO/Extensions/Assertions.cs b/src/Draco/IO/Extensions/Assertions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a8c316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Draco/IO/Extensions/Assertions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+namespace Draco.IO.Extensions;
+
+internal static class Assertions
+{
+    public static void Throw(string reason = "")
+    {
+        throw new InvalidDataException(reason);
+    }
+
+    public static void ThrowIf(bool condition, string reason = "")
+    {
+        if (condition)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidDataException(reason);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void ThrowIfNot(bool condition, string reason = "")
+    {
+        if (!condition)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidDataException(reason);
+        }
+    }
+}