diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3f3ac99..b814f5b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ checksum = "a357d28ed41a50f9c765dbfe56cbc04a64e53e5fc58ba79fbc34c10ef3df831f"
 name = "extract_rs"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "bzip2",
  "clap",
  "color-eyre",
  "crossterm",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 54ebeba..ce7de0c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+bzip2 = "0.4.4"
 clap = "2.33.3"
 color-eyre = "0.6.2"
 crossterm = "0.27.0"
diff --git a/src/extractors.rs b/src/extractors.rs
index 9916435..e9f75d4 100644
--- a/src/extractors.rs
+++ b/src/extractors.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 /*
 TODO_2: implement remaining extractor functions and write tests
 */
-use std::{fs::{self, File}, io::{self, ErrorKind}, path::Path,};
+use std::{fs::{self, File}, io::{self, ErrorKind, Write, Read}, path::Path,};
 use unrar::Archive;
 use lzma::reader::LzmaReader;
 use flate2::read::GzDecoder;
+use bzip2::read::BzDecoder;
 pub fn extract_zip(zip_file: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     let file = fs::File::open(zip_file)?;
     let mut archive = zip::ZipArchive::new(file)?;
@@ -136,12 +137,39 @@ pub fn extract_gz(input_path: &Path, output_directory: &Path) -> Result<(), io::
         Err(err) => Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, err.to_string())),
     }
 }
-    // pub fn extract_bz2(){}
+pub fn extract_bz2(input_path: &Path, output_directory: &Path) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
+    // Open the input BZ2 file
+    let input_file = File::open(input_path)?;
+    // Create a BZ2 decompression reader
+    let bz2_reader = BzDecoder::new(input_file);
+
+    // Determine the output file path
+    let output_file_path = output_directory.join(input_path.file_stem().unwrap());
+
+    // Create the output file
+    let mut output_file = File::create(&output_file_path)?;
+
+    // Read from the decompressor and write to the output file
+    let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+    let mut decompressor = io::BufReader::new(bz2_reader);
+
+    loop {
+        let bytes_read = decompressor.read_to_end(&mut buffer)?;
+
+        if bytes_read == 0 {
+            break; // End of file
+        }
+
+        output_file.write_all(&buffer[..bytes_read])?;
+        buffer.clear();
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
     // pub fn extract_tbz2(){}
     // pub fn extract_tgz(){}
     // pub fn extract_txz(){}
     // pub fn extract_lzma(){}
-    // pub fn extract_z(){}
     // pub fn extract_7z(){}
     // pub fn extract_arj(){}
     // pub fn extract_cab(){}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 66ef317..2524245 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use extractors::{
     extract_rar,
     extract_tar,
     extract_xz,
-    // extract_bz2,
+    extract_bz2,
     // extract_tbz2,
     // extract_tgz,
     // extract_txz,
@@ -88,13 +88,14 @@ fn run() -> i32 {
                     return 1;
                 }
             }
-            /*
             "bz2" => {
-                if let Err(err) = extract_bz2(&fname) {
+                let output_directory = Path::new("output_directory"); // Change this to your desired output directory
+                if let Err(err) = extract_bz2(&fname, &output_directory) {
                     println!("Error extracting BZ2: {}", err);
                     return 1;
                 }
             }
+            /*
             "tbz2" => {
                 if let Err(err) = extract_tbz2(&fname) {
                     println!("Error extracting TBZ2: {}", err);