diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 46d857f..37e182e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 2.2.0
+
+- If argon2 ffi implementation is not available, fallback to pointycastle (dart-only) 
+  implementation.
+
 ## 2.1.1
 
 - Throw KdbxInvalidFileStructure for invalid files.
diff --git a/lib/src/internal/pointycastle_argon2.dart b/lib/src/internal/pointycastle_argon2.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e77c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/internal/pointycastle_argon2.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import 'dart:typed_data';
+
+import 'package:argon2_ffi_base/argon2_ffi_base.dart';
+import 'package:pointycastle/export.dart' as pc;
+import 'package:pointycastle/pointycastle.dart' as pc;
+
+/// Dart-only implementation using pointycastle's Argon KDF.
+class PointyCastleArgon2 extends Argon2 {
+  const PointyCastleArgon2();
+
+  @override
+  bool get isFfi => false;
+
+  @override
+  bool get isImplemented => true;
+
+  pc.KeyDerivator argon2Kdf() => pc.Argon2BytesGenerator();
+
+  @override
+  Uint8List argon2(Argon2Arguments args) {
+    final kdf = argon2Kdf();
+    kdf.init(pc.Argon2Parameters(
+      args.type,
+      args.salt,
+      desiredKeyLength: args.length,
+      iterations: args.iterations,
+      memory: args.memory,
+      lanes: args.parallelism,
+      version: args.version,
+    ));
+    return kdf.process(args.key);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<Uint8List> argon2Async(Argon2Arguments args) {
+    return Future.value(argon2(args));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/kdbx_format.dart b/lib/src/kdbx_format.dart
index 773bffd..881e22b 100644
--- a/lib/src/kdbx_format.dart
+++ b/lib/src/kdbx_format.dart
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import 'package:kdbx/src/crypto/protected_salt_generator.dart';
 import 'package:kdbx/src/internal/consts.dart';
 import 'package:kdbx/src/internal/crypto_utils.dart';
 import 'package:kdbx/src/internal/extension_utils.dart';
+import 'package:kdbx/src/internal/pointycastle_argon2.dart';
 import 'package:kdbx/src/kdbx_deleted_object.dart';
 import 'package:kdbx/src/kdbx_entry.dart';
 import 'package:kdbx/src/kdbx_group.dart';
@@ -524,9 +525,13 @@ class _KeysV4 {
 }
 
 class KdbxFormat {
-  KdbxFormat([this.argon2]) : assert(kdbxKeyCommonAssertConsistency());
+  KdbxFormat([Argon2? argon2])
+      : assert(kdbxKeyCommonAssertConsistency()),
+        argon2 = argon2 == null || !argon2.isImplemented
+            ? const PointyCastleArgon2()
+            : argon2;
 
-  final Argon2? argon2;
+  final Argon2 argon2;
   static bool dartWebWorkaround = false;
 
   /// Creates a new, empty [KdbxFile] with default settings.
@@ -537,7 +542,7 @@ class KdbxFormat {
     String? generator,
     KdbxHeader? header,
   }) {
-    header ??= argon2 == null ? KdbxHeader.createV3() : KdbxHeader.createV4();
+    header ??= KdbxHeader.createV4();
     final ctx = KdbxReadWriteContext(binaries: [], header: header);
     final meta = KdbxMeta.create(
       databaseName: name,
@@ -789,7 +794,7 @@ class KdbxFormat {
 
     final credentialHash = credentials.getHash();
     final key =
-        await KeyEncrypterKdf(argon2!).encrypt(credentialHash, kdfParameters);
+        await KeyEncrypterKdf(argon2).encrypt(credentialHash, kdfParameters);
 
 //    final keyWithSeed = Uint8List(65);
 //    keyWithSeed.replaceRange(0, masterSeed.length, masterSeed);
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index db0b3f4..d39621a 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: kdbx
 description: KeepassX format implementation in pure dart. (kdbx 3.x and 4.x support).
-version: 2.1.0
+version: 2.2.0
 homepage: https://github.com/authpass/kdbx.dart
 
 environment:
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dependencies:
   # required for bin/
   args: '>1.5.0 <3.0.0'
   logging_appenders: '>=0.1.0 <2.0.0'
-  argon2_ffi_base: ^1.0.0+2
+  argon2_ffi_base: ^1.1.0+1
 
 dev_dependencies:
   pedantic: '>=1.7.0 <2.0.0'
diff --git a/test/kdbx4_test.dart b/test/kdbx4_test.dart
index f6a1782..a2216f2 100644
--- a/test/kdbx4_test.dart
+++ b/test/kdbx4_test.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ final _logger = Logger('kdbx4_test');
 void main() {
   final testUtil = TestUtil();
   final kdbxFormat = testUtil.kdbxFormat;
+  if (!kdbxFormat.argon2.isFfi) {
+    throw StateError('Expected ffi!');
+  }
   group('Reading', () {
     test('bubb', () async {
       final data = await File('test/keepassxcpasswords.kdbx').readAsBytes();
diff --git a/test/kdbx4_test_pointycastle.dart b/test/kdbx4_test_pointycastle.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e84804a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/kdbx4_test_pointycastle.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:kdbx/kdbx.dart';
+import 'package:kdbx/src/kdbx_header.dart';
+
+import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+import 'internal/test_utils.dart';
+
+final _logger = Logger('kdbx4_test_pointycastle');
+
+void main() {
+  // ignore: unused_local_variable
+  final testUtil = TestUtil();
+  final kdbxFormat = KdbxFormat();
+  if (kdbxFormat.argon2.isFfi) {
+    throw StateError('Expected non-ffi implementation.');
+  }
+  _logger.fine('argon2 implementation: ${kdbxFormat.argon2}');
+  group('Reading pointycastle argon2', () {
+    test('pc: Reading kdbx4_keeweb', () async {
+      final data = await File('test/kdbx4_keeweb.kdbx').readAsBytes();
+      final file = await kdbxFormat.read(
+          data, Credentials(ProtectedValue.fromString('asdf')));
+      final firstEntry = file.body.rootGroup.entries.first;
+      final pwd = firstEntry.getString(KdbxKeyCommon.PASSWORD)!.getText();
+      expect(pwd, 'def');
+    });
+  });
+  group('Writing pointycastle argon2', () {
+    test('Create and save', () async {
+      final credentials = Credentials(ProtectedValue.fromString('asdf'));
+      final kdbx = kdbxFormat.create(
+        credentials,
+        'Test Keystore',
+        header: KdbxHeader.createV4(),
+      );
+      final rootGroup = kdbx.body.rootGroup;
+      _createEntry(kdbx, rootGroup, 'user1', 'LoremIpsum');
+      _createEntry(kdbx, rootGroup, 'user2', 'Second Password');
+      final saved = await kdbx.save();
+
+      final loadedKdbx = await kdbxFormat.read(
+          saved, Credentials(ProtectedValue.fromString('asdf')));
+      _logger.fine('Successfully loaded kdbx $loadedKdbx');
+      File('test_v4x.kdbx').writeAsBytesSync(saved);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+KdbxEntry _createEntry(
+    KdbxFile file, KdbxGroup group, String username, String password) {
+  final entry = KdbxEntry.create(file, group);
+  group.addEntry(entry);
+  entry.setString(KdbxKeyCommon.USER_NAME, PlainValue(username));
+  entry.setString(KdbxKeyCommon.PASSWORD, ProtectedValue.fromString(password));
+  return entry;
+}