diff --git a/examples/gg/raven_text_rendering.v b/examples/gg/raven_text_rendering.v
index d6378cdb77..a548b7db2f 100644
--- a/examples/gg/raven_text_rendering.v
+++ b/examples/gg/raven_text_rendering.v
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ fn main() {
 		bg_color: bg_color
 		frame_fn: frame
 		font_path: font_path // window_user_ptr: ctx
+		// native_rendering: true
 	)
 	app.gg.run()
 }
diff --git a/thirdparty/sokol/sokol_app.h b/thirdparty/sokol/sokol_app.h
index dc26fc9f57..ef4ac700b1 100644
--- a/thirdparty/sokol/sokol_app.h
+++ b/thirdparty/sokol/sokol_app.h
@@ -1569,6 +1569,22 @@ inline void sapp_run(const sapp_desc& desc) { return sapp_run(&desc); }
 
 /*== MACOS DECLARATIONS ======================================================*/
 #if defined(_SAPP_MACOS)
+// __v_
+@interface SokolWindow : NSWindow {
+}
+@end
+@interface MyView2 : NSView
+@end
+
+MyView2* g_view;
+
+// A custom NSWindow interface to handle events in borderless windows.
+@implementation SokolWindow
+- (BOOL)canBecomeKeyWindow { return YES; } // needed for NSWindowStyleMaskBorderless
+- (BOOL)canBecomeMainWindow { return YES; }
+@end
+// __v_
+
 @interface _sapp_macos_app_delegate : NSObject<NSApplicationDelegate>
 @end
 @interface _sapp_macos_window : NSWindow
@@ -1587,7 +1603,9 @@ inline void sapp_run(const sapp_desc& desc) { return sapp_run(&desc); }
 typedef struct {
     uint32_t flags_changed_store;
     uint8_t mouse_buttons;
-    NSWindow* window;
+//    NSWindow* window;
+//    SokolWindow* window; // __v_
+    _sapp_macos_window* window; // __v_
     NSTrackingArea* tracking_area;
     _sapp_macos_app_delegate* app_dlg;
     _sapp_macos_window_delegate* win_dlg;
@@ -2082,6 +2100,9 @@ typedef struct {
     char window_title[_SAPP_MAX_TITLE_LENGTH];      /* UTF-8 */
     wchar_t window_title_wide[_SAPP_MAX_TITLE_LENGTH];   /* UTF-32 or UCS-2 */
     sapp_keycode keycodes[SAPP_MAX_KEYCODES];
+
+    /* V patches */
+    bool __v_native_render;             /* V patch to allow for native rendering */
 } _sapp_t;
 static _sapp_t _sapp;
 
@@ -2110,6 +2131,9 @@ _SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_call_init(void) {
 }
 
 _SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_call_frame(void) {
+	if (_sapp.__v_native_render) {
+		return;
+	}
     if (_sapp.init_called && !_sapp.cleanup_called) {
         if (_sapp.desc.frame_cb) {
             _sapp.desc.frame_cb();
@@ -2120,6 +2144,21 @@ _SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_call_frame(void) {
     }
 }
 
+// __v_
+_SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_call_frame_native(void) {
+//puts("_sapp_call_frame_native()");
+//printf("init called=%d cleanup_called=%d\n", _sapp.init_called,_sapp.cleanup_called);
+    if (_sapp.init_called && !_sapp.cleanup_called) {
+        if (_sapp.desc.frame_cb) {
+            _sapp.desc.frame_cb();
+        }
+        else if (_sapp.desc.frame_userdata_cb) {
+            _sapp.desc.frame_userdata_cb(_sapp.desc.user_data);
+        }
+   }
+}
+
+
 _SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_call_cleanup(void) {
     if (!_sapp.cleanup_called) {
         if (_sapp.desc.cleanup_cb) {
@@ -2233,6 +2272,7 @@ _SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_init_state(const sapp_desc* desc) {
     _sapp.dpi_scale = 1.0f;
     _sapp.fullscreen = _sapp.desc.fullscreen;
     _sapp.mouse.shown = true;
+    _sapp.__v_native_render = _sapp.desc.__v_native_render;
 }
 
 _SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_discard_state(void) {
@@ -2635,6 +2675,8 @@ _SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_macos_frame(void) {
     }
 }
 
+#include "sokol_app2.h" // __v_
+
 @implementation _sapp_macos_app_delegate
 - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification*)aNotification {
     _SOKOL_UNUSED(aNotification);
@@ -2652,7 +2694,7 @@ _SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_macos_frame(void) {
         _sapp.framebuffer_height = _sapp.window_height;
     }
     _sapp.dpi_scale = (float)_sapp.framebuffer_width / (float) _sapp.window_width;
-    const NSUInteger style =
+    const NSUInteger style =  _sapp.desc.fullscreen ? NSWindowStyleMaskBorderless : // __v_
         NSWindowStyleMaskTitled |
         NSWindowStyleMaskClosable |
         NSWindowStyleMaskMiniaturizable |
@@ -2668,6 +2710,34 @@ _SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_macos_frame(void) {
     _sapp.macos.window.acceptsMouseMovedEvents = YES;
     _sapp.macos.window.restorable = YES;
 
+
+
+   // _v__
+   _sapp.macos.window.backgroundColor = [NSColor whiteColor];
+
+	// Quit menu
+	NSMenu* menu_bar = [[NSMenu alloc] init];
+NSMenuItem* app_menu_item = [[NSMenuItem alloc] init];
+[menu_bar addItem:app_menu_item];
+NSApp.mainMenu = menu_bar;
+NSMenu* app_menu = [[NSMenu alloc] init];
+NSString* window_title_as_nsstring = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:_sapp.window_title];
+// `quit_title` memory will be owned by the NSMenuItem, so no need to release it ourselves
+NSString* quit_title =  [@"Quit " stringByAppendingString:window_title_as_nsstring];
+NSMenuItem* quit_menu_item = [[NSMenuItem alloc]
+	initWithTitle:quit_title
+	action:@selector(terminate:)
+	keyEquivalent:@"q"];
+[app_menu addItem:quit_menu_item];
+app_menu_item.submenu = app_menu;
+_SAPP_OBJC_RELEASE( window_title_as_nsstring );
+_SAPP_OBJC_RELEASE( app_menu );
+_SAPP_OBJC_RELEASE( app_menu_item );
+_SAPP_OBJC_RELEASE( menu_bar );
+
+
+  // _v__
+
     _sapp.macos.win_dlg = [[_sapp_macos_window_delegate alloc] init];
     _sapp.macos.window.delegate = _sapp.macos.win_dlg;
     #if defined(SOKOL_METAL)
@@ -2729,16 +2799,48 @@ _SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_macos_frame(void) {
         timer_obj = nil;
     #endif
     _sapp.valid = true;
+   // __v_
+	if (!_sapp.__v_native_render) {
     if (_sapp.fullscreen) {
-        /* on GL, this already toggles a rendered frame, so set the valid flag before */
+        // on GL, this already toggles a rendered frame, so set the valid flag before
         [_sapp.macos.window toggleFullScreen:self];
     }
     else {
         [_sapp.macos.window center];
     }
+   }
+  // __v C
+	///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+	// Create a child view for native rendering
+	if (_sapp.__v_native_render) {
+
+	CGRect wRect = _sapp.macos.window.frame;
+	NSView *contentView  =_sapp.macos.window.contentView;
+	CGRect cRect = contentView.frame;
+
+	CGRect rect = CGRectMake(wRect.origin.x, wRect.origin.y, cRect.size.width, cRect.size.height);
+	NSWindow *overlayWindow = [[NSWindow alloc]initWithContentRect:rect
+	                                                     styleMask:NSBorderlessWindowMask
+	                                                       backing:NSBackingStoreBuffered
+	                                                         defer:NO];
+	//overlayWindow.backgroundColor = [NSColor whiteColor];
+
+	//overlayWindow.backgroundColor = [[NSColor whiteColor] colorWithAlphaComponent:0];
+	[overlayWindow setOpaque:YES];
+	[_sapp.macos.window setIgnoresMouseEvents:NO];
+	g_view = [[MyView2 alloc] init];
+	        overlayWindow.contentView = g_view;
+
+	[   contentView addSubview:g_view];
+//[    _sapp.macos.window addChildWindow:overlayWindow ordered:NSWindowAbove];
+        [_sapp.macos.window center];
+
+}
+   //////////////////////////////////
+
     [_sapp.macos.window makeKeyAndOrderFront:nil];
     _sapp_macos_update_dimensions();
-    [NSEvent setMouseCoalescingEnabled:NO];
+//    [NSEvent setMouseCoalescingEnabled:NO];
 }
 
 - (BOOL)applicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed:(NSApplication*)sender {
@@ -2807,6 +2909,12 @@ _SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_macos_frame(void) {
 @end
 
 @implementation _sapp_macos_window
+
+// __v_
+- (BOOL)canBecomeKeyWindow { return YES; } // needed for NSWindowStyleMaskBorderless
+- (BOOL)canBecomeMainWindow { return YES; }
+// __v_
+
 - (instancetype)initWithContentRect:(NSRect)contentRect
                           styleMask:(NSWindowStyleMask)style
                             backing:(NSBackingStoreType)backingStoreType
@@ -2949,6 +3057,11 @@ _SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_macos_poll_input_events() {
 - (BOOL)acceptsFirstResponder {
     return YES;
 }
+- (BOOL)acceptsFirstMouse:(NSEvent *)event {
+        return YES;
+}
+
+
 - (void)updateTrackingAreas {
     if (_sapp.macos.tracking_area != nil) {
         [self removeTrackingArea:_sapp.macos.tracking_area];
diff --git a/thirdparty/sokol/sokol_app2.h b/thirdparty/sokol/sokol_app2.h
index 90e4c71222..7cddcdbb9f 100644
--- a/thirdparty/sokol/sokol_app2.h
+++ b/thirdparty/sokol/sokol_app2.h
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 
 @implementation MyView2
 
+int xx = 0;
+
 // Alternative drawRect which calls a frame function with native Cocoa calls
 - (void)drawRect:(NSRect)rect {
-    _sapp_call_frame2();
+	puts("drawRect()");
+	if (xx == 0) {
+        _sapp_call_init();
+       xx = 1;
+      }
+    _sapp_call_frame_native();
 }
 
 //- (BOOL)isOpaque {
diff --git a/vlib/gg/gg_darwin.m b/vlib/gg/gg_darwin.m
index 6d0671c502..d6bb5a1481 100644
--- a/vlib/gg/gg_darwin.m
+++ b/vlib/gg/gg_darwin.m
@@ -81,11 +81,9 @@ void darwin_window_refresh() {
 	//[g_view setNeedsDisplay:YES];
 	  // update UI on the main thread TODO separate fn
 
-		/*
 		dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
 			[g_view setNeedsDisplay:YES];
         });
-        */
 
 	//puts("refresh");
 	//[g_view drawRect:NSMakeRect(0,0,2000,2000)];