diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 386ec3f..e8fd5b8 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ use filter_plugin::{
 // Import all meta plugins to ensure they register themselves
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 use meta_plugin::{
-    magic_file, cwd, text, user, shell, shell_pid, keep_pid, digest, 
+    #[cfg(feature = "magic")]
+    magic_file,
+    cwd, text, user, shell, shell_pid, keep_pid, digest, 
     read_time, read_rate, hostname, exec, env
 };
 
diff --git a/src/meta_plugin/mod.rs b/src/meta_plugin/mod.rs
index 2e765cc..9ede23c 100644
--- a/src/meta_plugin/mod.rs
+++ b/src/meta_plugin/mod.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "magic")]
+pub mod magic_file;
 pub mod exec;
 pub mod digest;
-pub mod magic_file;
 pub mod text;
 pub mod read_time;
 pub mod read_rate;
@@ -18,9 +19,10 @@ pub mod shell_pid;
 pub mod keep_pid;
 pub mod env;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "magic")]
+pub use magic_file::MagicFileMetaPlugin;
 pub use exec::MetaPluginExec;
 pub use digest::DigestMetaPlugin;
-pub use magic_file::MagicFileMetaPlugin;
 pub use text::TextMetaPlugin;
 pub use read_time::ReadTimeMetaPlugin;
 pub use read_rate::ReadRateMetaPlugin;
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ impl MetaPlugin for BaseMetaPlugin {
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Hash, strum::EnumIter, strum::Display, strum::EnumString, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[strum(serialize_all = "snake_case", ascii_case_insensitive)]
 pub enum MetaPluginType {
+    #[cfg(feature = "magic")]
     MagicFile,
     Cwd,
     Text,
diff --git a/src/modes/diff.rs b/src/modes/diff.rs
index b26fbb6..318b855 100644
--- a/src/modes/diff.rs
+++ b/src/modes/diff.rs
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ fn spawn_writer_thread(
     compression_type: crate::compression_engine::CompressionType,
     fd_write: libc::c_int,
 ) -> std::thread::JoinHandle<Result<(), anyhow::Error>> {
+    #[allow(unsafe_code)]
     let pipe_writer_raw = unsafe { std::fs::File::from_raw_fd(fd_write) };
     std::thread::spawn(move || {
         write_item_to_pipe(item_path, compression_type, pipe_writer_raw)
diff --git a/src/modes/generate_config.rs b/src/modes/generate_config.rs
index 2c2e25e..13d0ab4 100644
--- a/src/modes/generate_config.rs
+++ b/src/modes/generate_config.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ pub fn mode_generate_config(_cmd: &mut Command, _settings: &crate::config::Setti
     let cwd_plugin = crate::meta_plugin::cwd::CwdMetaPlugin::new(None, None);
     let digest_plugin = crate::meta_plugin::digest::DigestMetaPlugin::new(None, None);
     let hostname_plugin = crate::meta_plugin::hostname::HostnameMetaPlugin::new(None, None);
-    let magic_file_plugin = crate::meta_plugin::magic::MagicFileMetaPlugin::new(None, None);
+    #[cfg(feature = "magic")]
+    let magic_file_plugin = crate::meta_plugin::magic_file::MagicFileMetaPlugin::new(None, None);
     let env_plugin = crate::meta_plugin::env::EnvMetaPlugin::new(None, None);
     
     // Create a default configuration
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ pub fn mode_generate_config(_cmd: &mut Command, _settings: &crate::config::Setti
                 options: hostname_plugin.options().clone(),
                 outputs: convert_outputs_to_string_map(hostname_plugin.outputs()),
             },
+            #[cfg(feature = "magic")]
             MetaPluginConfig {
                 name: "magic_file".to_string(),
                 options: magic_file_plugin.options().clone(),