diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 46e9407..0000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "glfw"]
-	path = lib/glfw
-	url = git@github.com:Almamu/glfw.git
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7284966..0f96263 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ set(OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE "LEGACY")
 # if you're developing you might find this debug option useful for shader output, although RenderDoc is encouraged
 add_compile_definitions(DEBUG=0)
 
-# add glfw3 customized version to the compilation
-add_subdirectory (lib/glfw)
-
 find_package(X11 REQUIRED)
 find_package(Xrandr REQUIRED)
 find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4fcde8..5c93b30 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,16 +8,6 @@ This projects aims to reproduce the background functionality of Wallpaper Engine
 Wallpaper Engine is a software designed by [Kristjan Skutta](https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Kristjan%20Skutta&snr=1_5_9__400) that provides live wallpaper functionality to Windows Systems, allowing It's users to animate their own backgrounds and sharing their own creations. You can find more about it on their [Steam page](https://store.steampowered.com/app/431960/Wallpaper_Engine/)
 
 # 4. Compilation requirements
-## GLFW3
-GLFW3 doesn't support drawing to a different window just yet, so in order to properly draw to the background, there's a custom version that is built as part of the building process of linux-wallpaperengine. You'll need these dependencies:
-- Xinerama
-- Xcursor
-- XInput
-- glX
-- X11 (with libxxf86vm)
-- Xshape
-- Xkbd
-
 ## linux-wallpaperengine
 - OpenGL 2.1 support
 - CMake
@@ -28,7 +18,7 @@ GLFW3 doesn't support drawing to a different window just yet, so in order to pro
 - FFmpeg
 - X11 (with libxxf86vm)
 - Xrandr
-- GLFW3 (custom version already included in the repository)
+- GLFW3
 - GLM
 - GLEW
 - GLUT
@@ -47,9 +37,10 @@ Once Wallpaper Engine is downloaded open the installation folder (usually on C:\
 The assets folder itself can be copied to the same folder where the binary lives.
 
 ## 5.3. Getting the sources
-This project includes some git submodules that need to be cloned with the source code for it to compile properly. The easiest way is to recurse submodules when cloning:
+You can download a zipped version of the repository here: https://github.com/Almamu/linux-wallpaperengine/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
 
-```git clone --recurse-submodules git@github.com:Almamu/linux-wallpaperengine.git```
+You can also clone the repository using git like this:
+```git clone git@github.com:Almamu/linux-wallpaperengine.git```
 
 ## 5.4. Compilation steps
 The project is built on CMake as build engine. First we need to create the directory where the build will be stored and get into it:
diff --git a/lib/glfw b/lib/glfw
deleted file mode 160000
index f4d5f76..0000000
--- a/lib/glfw
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit f4d5f760fdd69731c39d20c41a80945d61299778
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 30e9089..ce971b9 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <GL/glx.h>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <csignal>
-#include "GLFW/glfw3.h"
+#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
 
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>