diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 650212a..61e6c47 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "snappyjs",
   "main": "./dist/snappyjs.js",
-  "version": "0.4.1",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/zhipeng-jia/snappyjs",
   "authors": [
     "Zhipeng Jia <zhipeng.jia@outlook.com>"
diff --git a/dist/snappyjs.js b/dist/snappyjs.js
index fa74bd9..7bb237e 100644
--- a/dist/snappyjs.js
+++ b/dist/snappyjs.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * snappyjs:
  *   license: MIT
  *   author: Zhipeng Jia
- *   version: 0.4.1
+ *   version: 0.5.0
  * 
  * This header is generated by licensify (https://github.com/twada/licensify)
  */
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ function isNode () {
 
 var is_node = isNode()
 
+function isUint8Array (object) {
+  return object instanceof Uint8Array && (!is_node || !Buffer.isBuffer(object))
+}
+
 function isArrayBuffer (object) {
   return object instanceof ArrayBuffer
 }
@@ -89,12 +93,17 @@ function isBuffer (object) {
 var SnappyDecompressor = require('./snappy_decompressor').SnappyDecompressor
 var SnappyCompressor = require('./snappy_compressor').SnappyCompressor
 
+var TYPE_ERROR_MSG = 'Argument compressed must be type of ArrayBuffer, Buffer, or Uint8Array'
+
 function uncompress (compressed) {
-  if (!isArrayBuffer(compressed) && !isBuffer(compressed)) {
-    throw new TypeError('Argument compressed must be type of ArrayBuffer or Buffer')
+  if (!isUint8Array(compressed) && !isArrayBuffer(compressed) && !isBuffer(compressed)) {
+    throw new TypeError(TYPE_ERROR_MSG)
   }
+  var uint8_mode = false
   var array_buffer_mode = false
-  if (isArrayBuffer(compressed)) {
+  if (isUint8Array(compressed)) {
+    uint8_mode = true
+  } else if (isArrayBuffer(compressed)) {
     array_buffer_mode = true
     compressed = new Uint8Array(compressed)
   }
@@ -104,7 +113,12 @@ function uncompress (compressed) {
     throw new Error('Invalid Snappy bitstream')
   }
   var uncompressed, uncompressed_view
-  if (array_buffer_mode) {
+  if (uint8_mode) {
+    uncompressed = new Uint8Array(length)
+    if (!decompressor.uncompressToBuffer(uncompressed)) {
+      throw new Error('Invalid Snappy bitstream')
+    }
+  } else if (array_buffer_mode) {
     uncompressed = new ArrayBuffer(length)
     uncompressed_view = new Uint8Array(uncompressed)
     if (!decompressor.uncompressToBuffer(uncompressed_view)) {
@@ -120,11 +134,14 @@ function uncompress (compressed) {
 }
 
 function compress (uncompressed) {
-  if (!isArrayBuffer(uncompressed) && !isBuffer(uncompressed)) {
-    throw new TypeError('Argument uncompressed must be type of ArrayBuffer or Buffer')
+  if (!isUint8Array(uncompressed) && !isArrayBuffer(uncompressed) && !isBuffer(uncompressed)) {
+    throw new TypeError(TYPE_ERROR_MSG)
   }
+  var uint8_mode = false
   var array_buffer_mode = false
-  if (isArrayBuffer(uncompressed)) {
+  if (isUint8Array(compressed)) {
+    uint8_mode = true
+  } else if (isArrayBuffer(uncompressed)) {
     array_buffer_mode = true
     uncompressed = new Uint8Array(uncompressed)
   }
@@ -132,7 +149,10 @@ function compress (uncompressed) {
   var max_length = compressor.maxCompressedLength()
   var compressed, compressed_view
   var length
-  if (array_buffer_mode) {
+  if (uint8_mode) {
+    compressed = new Uint8Array(max_length)
+    length = compressor.compressToBuffer(compressed)
+  } else if (array_buffer_mode) {
     compressed = new ArrayBuffer(max_length)
     compressed_view = new Uint8Array(compressed)
     length = compressor.compressToBuffer(compressed_view)
diff --git a/dist/snappyjs.min.js b/dist/snappyjs.min.js
index d026466..b166018 100644
--- a/dist/snappyjs.min.js
+++ b/dist/snappyjs.min.js
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
  * snappyjs:
  *   license: MIT
  *   author: Zhipeng Jia
- *   version: 0.4.1
+ *   version: 0.5.0
  * 
  * This header is generated by licensify (https://github.com/twada/licensify)
  */
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-"use strict";function isNode(){return"object"==typeof process&&"object"==typeof process.versions&&"undefined"!=typeof process.versions.node?!0:!1}function isArrayBuffer(r){return r instanceof ArrayBuffer}function isBuffer(r){return is_node?Buffer.isBuffer(r):!1}function uncompress(r){if(!isArrayBuffer(r)&&!isBuffer(r))throw new TypeError("Argument compressed must be type of ArrayBuffer or Buffer");var e=!1;isArrayBuffer(r)&&(e=!0,r=new Uint8Array(r));var s=new SnappyDecompressor(r),o=s.readUncompressedLength();if(-1===o)throw new Error("Invalid Snappy bitstream");var n,f;if(e){if(n=new ArrayBuffer(o),f=new Uint8Array(n),!s.uncompressToBuffer(f))throw new Error("Invalid Snappy bitstream")}else if(n=new Buffer(o),!s.uncompressToBuffer(n))throw new Error("Invalid Snappy bitstream");return n}function compress(r){if(!isArrayBuffer(r)&&!isBuffer(r))throw new TypeError("Argument uncompressed must be type of ArrayBuffer or Buffer");var e=!1;isArrayBuffer(r)&&(e=!0,r=new Uint8Array(r));var s,o,n,f=new SnappyCompressor(r),p=f.maxCompressedLength();return e?(s=new ArrayBuffer(p),o=new Uint8Array(s),n=f.compressToBuffer(o)):(s=new Buffer(p),n=f.compressToBuffer(s)),s.slice(0,n)}var is_node=isNode(),SnappyDecompressor=require("./snappy_decompressor").SnappyDecompressor,SnappyCompressor=require("./snappy_compressor").SnappyCompressor;exports.uncompress=uncompress,exports.compress=compress;
+"use strict";function isNode(){return"object"==typeof process&&"object"==typeof process.versions&&"undefined"!=typeof process.versions.node?!0:!1}function isUint8Array(r){return r instanceof Uint8Array&&(!is_node||!Buffer.isBuffer(r))}function isArrayBuffer(r){return r instanceof ArrayBuffer}function isBuffer(r){return is_node?Buffer.isBuffer(r):!1}function uncompress(r){if(!isUint8Array(r)&&!isArrayBuffer(r)&&!isBuffer(r))throw new TypeError(TYPE_ERROR_MSG);var e=!1,s=!1;isUint8Array(r)?e=!0:isArrayBuffer(r)&&(s=!0,r=new Uint8Array(r));var n=new SnappyDecompressor(r),o=n.readUncompressedLength();if(-1===o)throw new Error("Invalid Snappy bitstream");var f,i;if(e){if(f=new Uint8Array(o),!n.uncompressToBuffer(f))throw new Error("Invalid Snappy bitstream")}else if(s){if(f=new ArrayBuffer(o),i=new Uint8Array(f),!n.uncompressToBuffer(i))throw new Error("Invalid Snappy bitstream")}else if(f=new Buffer(o),!n.uncompressToBuffer(f))throw new Error("Invalid Snappy bitstream");return f}function compress(r){if(!isUint8Array(r)&&!isArrayBuffer(r)&&!isBuffer(r))throw new TypeError(TYPE_ERROR_MSG);var e=!1,s=!1;isUint8Array(n)?e=!0:isArrayBuffer(r)&&(s=!0,r=new Uint8Array(r));var n,o,f,i=new SnappyCompressor(r),p=i.maxCompressedLength();return e?(n=new Uint8Array(p),f=i.compressToBuffer(n)):s?(n=new ArrayBuffer(p),o=new Uint8Array(n),f=i.compressToBuffer(o)):(n=new Buffer(p),f=i.compressToBuffer(n)),n.slice(0,f)}var is_node=isNode(),SnappyDecompressor=require("./snappy_decompressor").SnappyDecompressor,SnappyCompressor=require("./snappy_compressor").SnappyCompressor,TYPE_ERROR_MSG="Argument compressed must be type of ArrayBuffer, Buffer, or Uint8Array";exports.uncompress=uncompress,exports.compress=compress;
 
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d8c6924..a4cdd12 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "snappyjs",
-  "version": "0.4.1",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "description": "JavaScript implementation of Google's Snappy compression library",
   "repository": "zhipeng-jia/snappyjs",
   "main": "index.js",