diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/PortableFormatWriter.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/PortableFormatWriter.cpp
index 56bf8b0bd6..80b6218bed 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/PortableFormatWriter.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/PortableFormatWriter.cpp
@@ -5,47 +5,45 @@
  */
 
 #include "PortableFormatWriter.h"
-#include <AK/String.h>
+#include <AK/Stream.h>
 
 namespace Gfx {
 
-ErrorOr<ByteBuffer> PortableFormatWriter::encode(Bitmap const& bitmap, Options options)
+ErrorOr<void> PortableFormatWriter::encode(Stream& output, Bitmap const& bitmap, Options options)
 {
-    ByteBuffer buffer;
-
     // FIXME: Add support for PBM and PGM
 
-    TRY(add_header(buffer, options, bitmap.width(), bitmap.height(), 255));
-    TRY(add_pixels(buffer, options, bitmap));
-
-    return buffer;
-}
-
-ErrorOr<void> PortableFormatWriter::add_header(ByteBuffer& buffer, Options const& options, u32 width, u32 height, u32 maximal_value)
-{
-    TRY(buffer.try_append(TRY(String::formatted("P{}\n", options.format == Options::Format::ASCII ? "3"sv : "6"sv)).bytes()));
-    TRY(buffer.try_append(TRY(String::formatted("# {}\n", options.comment)).bytes()));
-    TRY(buffer.try_append(TRY(String::formatted("{} {}\n", width, height)).bytes()));
-    TRY(buffer.try_append(TRY(String::formatted("{}\n", maximal_value)).bytes()));
+    TRY(add_header(output, options, bitmap.width(), bitmap.height(), 255));
+    TRY(add_pixels(output, options, bitmap));
 
     return {};
 }
 
-ErrorOr<void> PortableFormatWriter::add_pixels(ByteBuffer& buffer, Options const& options, Bitmap const& bitmap)
+ErrorOr<void> PortableFormatWriter::add_header(Stream& output, Options const& options, u32 width, u32 height, u32 maximal_value)
+{
+    TRY(output.write_formatted("P{}\n", options.format == Options::Format::ASCII ? "3"sv : "6"sv));
+    TRY(output.write_formatted("# {}\n", options.comment));
+    TRY(output.write_formatted("{} {}\n", width, height));
+    TRY(output.write_formatted("{}\n", maximal_value));
+
+    return {};
+}
+
+ErrorOr<void> PortableFormatWriter::add_pixels(Stream& output, Options const& options, Bitmap const& bitmap)
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < bitmap.height(); ++i) {
         for (int j = 0; j < bitmap.width(); ++j) {
             auto color = bitmap.get_pixel(j, i);
             if (options.format == Options::Format::ASCII) {
-                TRY(buffer.try_append(TRY(String::formatted("{} {} {}\t", color.red(), color.green(), color.blue())).bytes()));
+                TRY(output.write_formatted("{} {} {}\t", color.red(), color.green(), color.blue()));
             } else {
-                TRY(buffer.try_append(color.red()));
-                TRY(buffer.try_append(color.green()));
-                TRY(buffer.try_append(color.blue()));
+                TRY(output.write_value(color.red()));
+                TRY(output.write_value(color.green()));
+                TRY(output.write_value(color.blue()));
             }
         }
         if (options.format == Options::Format::ASCII)
-            TRY(buffer.try_append('\n'));
+            TRY(output.write_value('\n'));
     }
 
     return {};
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/PortableFormatWriter.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/PortableFormatWriter.h
index 30da31a703..f7ba20d7c2 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/PortableFormatWriter.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/PortableFormatWriter.h
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ class PortableFormatWriter {
 public:
     using Options = PortableFormatWriterOptions;
 
-    static ErrorOr<ByteBuffer> encode(Bitmap const&, Options options = Options {});
+    static ErrorOr<void> encode(Stream&, Bitmap const&, Options options = Options {});
 
 private:
     PortableFormatWriter() = delete;
 
-    static ErrorOr<void> add_header(ByteBuffer&, Options const& options, u32 width, u32 height, u32 max_value);
-    static ErrorOr<void> add_pixels(ByteBuffer&, Options const& options, Bitmap const&);
+    static ErrorOr<void> add_header(Stream&, Options const& options, u32 width, u32 height, u32 max_value);
+    static ErrorOr<void> add_pixels(Stream&, Options const& options, Bitmap const&);
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/Userland/Utilities/image.cpp b/Userland/Utilities/image.cpp
index 1353bdc0f2..4de6a49da9 100644
--- a/Userland/Utilities/image.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Utilities/image.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     if (strip_color_profile)
         icc_data.clear();
 
+    auto output_stream = TRY(Core::File::open(out_path, Core::File::OpenMode::Write));
+    auto buffered_stream = TRY(Core::OutputBufferedFile::create(move(output_stream)));
+
     ByteBuffer bytes;
     if (out_path.ends_with(".bmp"sv, CaseSensitivity::CaseInsensitive)) {
         bytes = TRY(Gfx::BMPWriter::encode(*frame, { .icc_data = icc_data }));
@@ -90,7 +93,8 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
         bytes = TRY(Gfx::PNGWriter::encode(*frame, { .icc_data = icc_data }));
     } else if (out_path.ends_with(".ppm"sv, CaseSensitivity::CaseInsensitive)) {
         auto const format = ppm_ascii ? Gfx::PortableFormatWriter::Options::Format::ASCII : Gfx::PortableFormatWriter::Options::Format::Raw;
-        bytes = TRY(Gfx::PortableFormatWriter::encode(*frame, { .format = format }));
+        TRY(Gfx::PortableFormatWriter::encode(*buffered_stream, *frame, { .format = format }));
+        return 0;
     } else if (out_path.ends_with(".qoi"sv, CaseSensitivity::CaseInsensitive)) {
         bytes = TRY(Gfx::QOIWriter::encode(*frame));
     } else {
@@ -98,8 +102,7 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
         return 1;
     }
 
-    auto output_stream = TRY(Core::File::open(out_path, Core::File::OpenMode::Write));
-    TRY(output_stream->write_until_depleted(bytes));
+    TRY(buffered_stream->write_until_depleted(bytes));
 
     return 0;
 }