diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1a706f8..06d63b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
     "test": "vitest run"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/eslint-parser": "7.26.10",
-    "@types/node": "22.13.10",
+    "@babel/eslint-parser": "7.27.0",
+    "@types/node": "22.13.13",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "3.0.9",
-    "eslint": "9.22.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "50.6.8",
-    "hyparquet": "1.10.0",
+    "eslint": "9.23.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "50.6.9",
+    "hyparquet": "1.10.1",
     "typescript": "5.8.2",
     "vitest": "3.0.9"
   }
diff --git a/src/plain.js b/src/plain.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9845adc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plain.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+
+/**
+ * @import {DecodedArray, ParquetType} from 'hyparquet/src/types.js'
+ * @import {Writer} from './writer.js'
+ * @param {Writer} writer
+ * @param {DecodedArray} values
+ * @param {ParquetType} type
+ */
+export function writePlain(writer, values, type) {
+  if (type === 'BOOLEAN') {
+    writePlainBoolean(writer, values)
+  } else if (type === 'INT32') {
+    writePlainInt32(writer, values)
+  } else if (type === 'INT64') {
+    writePlainInt64(writer, values)
+  } else if (type === 'DOUBLE') {
+    writePlainDouble(writer, values)
+  } else {
+    throw new Error(`parquet unsupported type: ${type}`)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {Writer} writer
+ * @param {DecodedArray} values
+ */
+function writePlainBoolean(writer, values) {
+  let currentByte = 0
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
+    const bitOffset = i % 8
+
+    if (values[i]) {
+      currentByte |= 1 << bitOffset
+    }
+
+    // Once we've packed 8 bits or are at a multiple of 8, we write out the byte
+    if (bitOffset === 7) {
+      writer.appendUint8(currentByte)
+      currentByte = 0
+    }
+  }
+
+  // If the array length is not a multiple of 8, write the leftover bits
+  if (values.length % 8 !== 0) {
+    writer.appendUint8(currentByte)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {Writer} writer
+ * @param {DecodedArray} values
+ */
+function writePlainInt32(writer, values) {
+  for (const value of values) {
+    writer.appendInt32(value)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {Writer} writer
+ * @param {DecodedArray} values
+ */
+function writePlainInt64(writer, values) {
+  for (const value of values) {
+    writer.appendInt64(value)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {Writer} writer
+ * @param {DecodedArray} values
+ */
+function writePlainDouble(writer, values) {
+  for (const value of values) {
+    writer.appendFloat64(value)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/types.d.ts b/src/types.d.ts
index 048cc76..fd39f58 100644
--- a/src/types.d.ts
+++ b/src/types.d.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ export interface Writer {
   getBuffer(): ArrayBuffer
   appendUint8(value: number): void
   appendUint32(value: number): void
+  appendInt32(value: number): void
+  appendInt64(value: bigint): void
   appendFloat64(value: number): void
   appendBuffer(buffer: ArrayBuffer): void
   appendVarInt(value: number): void
diff --git a/src/writer.js b/src/writer.js
index 6532ade..78717f4 100644
--- a/src/writer.js
+++ b/src/writer.js
@@ -47,6 +47,24 @@ Writer.prototype.appendUint32 = function(value) {
   this.offset += 4
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param {number} value
+ */
+Writer.prototype.appendInt32 = function(value) {
+  this.ensure(this.offset + 4)
+  this.view.setInt32(this.offset, value, true)
+  this.offset += 4
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {bigint} value
+ */
+Writer.prototype.appendInt64 = function(value) {
+  this.ensure(this.offset + 8)
+  this.view.setBigInt64(this.offset, BigInt(value), true)
+  this.offset += 8
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {number} value
  */
diff --git a/test/plain.test.js b/test/plain.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60fbe80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plain.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { Writer } from '../src/writer.js'
+import { writePlain } from '../src/plain.js'
+
+describe('writePlain', () => {
+  it('writes BOOLEAN (multiple of 8 bits, plus leftover)', () => {
+    const writer = new Writer()
+    const booleans = [true, false, true, true, false, false, false, true, true]
+    writePlain(writer, booleans, 'BOOLEAN')
+
+    expect(writer.offset).toBe(2)
+    expect(writer.view.getUint8(0)).toBe(0b10001101)
+    expect(writer.view.getUint8(1)).toBe(0b00000001)
+  })
+
+  it('writes INT32', () => {
+    const writer = new Writer()
+    const ints = [0, 1, 255, 256, 65535, -1, -2147483648, 2147483647]
+    writePlain(writer, ints, 'INT32')
+
+    // 4 bytes per int
+    expect(writer.offset).toBe(4 * ints.length)
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < ints.length; i++) {
+      const value = writer.view.getInt32(i * 4, true)
+      expect(value).toBe(ints[i])
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('writes INT64', () => {
+    const writer = new Writer()
+    const bigints = [0n, 1n, 42n, BigInt(2 ** 53 - 1)]
+    writePlain(writer, bigints, 'INT64')
+
+    // 8 bytes per int64
+    expect(writer.offset).toBe(8 * bigints.length)
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < bigints.length; i++) {
+      const value = writer.view.getBigInt64(i * 8, true)
+      expect(value).toBe(bigints[i])
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('writes DOUBLE', () => {
+    const writer = new Writer()
+    const doubles = [0, 3.14, -2.71, Infinity, -Infinity, NaN]
+    writePlain(writer, doubles, 'DOUBLE')
+
+    // 8 bytes per double
+    expect(writer.offset).toBe(8 * doubles.length)
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < doubles.length; i++) {
+      const val = writer.view.getFloat64(i * 8, true)
+      if (Number.isNaN(doubles[i])) {
+        expect(Number.isNaN(val)).toBe(true)
+      } else {
+        expect(val).toBe(doubles[i])
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('throws error on unsupported type', () => {
+    const writer = new Writer()
+    expect(() => writePlain(writer, [1, 2, 3], 'BYTE_ARRAY'))
+      .toThrow(/parquet unsupported type/i)
+  })
+})