diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70fa75b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+.PHONY: shaders-vulkan shaders-d3d12 shaders-metal shaders-all toad check help
+
+help:
+	@echo "Targets:"
+	@echo "  shaders-vulkan  Compile SPIR-V into shaders/vulkan/"
+	@echo "  shaders-d3d12   Compile DXIL into shaders/d3d12/ (needs shadercross)"
+	@echo "  shaders-metal   Compile MSL into shaders/metal/ (needs shadercross)"
+	@echo "  shaders-all     Build all shader backends"
+	@echo "  check           Typecheck examples/toad"
+	@echo "  toad            Run the toad example"
+
+shaders-vulkan:
+	./scripts/shaders_vulkan.sh
+
+shaders-d3d12:
+	./scripts/shaders_d3d12.sh
+
+shaders-metal:
+	./scripts/shaders_metal.sh
+
+shaders-all: shaders-vulkan shaders-d3d12 shaders-metal
+
+check:
+	odin check examples/toad -collection:pkg=.
+
+toad:
+	odin run examples/toad -collection:pkg=.
diff --git a/engine/app.odin b/engine/app.odin
index d927825..f64578d 100644
--- a/engine/app.odin
+++ b/engine/app.odin
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package engine
 
 import "core:fmt"
+import "core:path/filepath"
 import sdl "vendor:sdl3"
 
 Vertex :: struct {
@@ -11,12 +12,10 @@ Vertex :: struct {
 SPRITE_VERT_COUNT :: 6
 VERTEX_BUFFER_SIZE :: SPRITE_VERT_COUNT * size_of(Vertex)
 
-VERT_SPV := #load("../shaders/sprite.vert.spv")
-FRAG_SPV := #load("../shaders/sprite.frag.spv")
-
 App :: struct {
 	window:            ^sdl.Window,
 	device:            ^sdl.GPUDevice,
+	shader:            Shader_Runtime,
 	pipeline:          ^sdl.GPUGraphicsPipeline,
 	sampler:           ^sdl.GPUSampler,
 	cmd:               ^sdl.GPUCommandBuffer,
@@ -28,6 +27,19 @@ App :: struct {
 	transfer_buffer:   ^sdl.GPUTransferBuffer,
 }
 
+Shader_Backend :: enum {
+	Vulkan_SPIRV,
+	DSD12_DXIL,
+	Metal_MSL,
+}
+
+Shader_Runtime :: struct {
+	backend:    Shader_Backend,
+	format:     sdl.GPUShaderFormat,
+	shader_dir: string,
+	entrypoint: cstring,
+}
+
 init :: proc(app: ^App, title: cstring, width, height: i32) -> bool {
 	if !sdl.Init({.VIDEO}) {
 		fmt.eprintfln("SDL_Init failed: %s", sdl.GetError())
@@ -41,7 +53,8 @@ init :: proc(app: ^App, title: cstring, width, height: i32) -> bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	app.device = sdl.CreateGPUDevice({.SPIRV}, true, nil)
+	requested: sdl.GPUShaderFormat = {.SPIRV, .DXIL, .MSL}
+	app.device = sdl.CreateGPUDevice(requested, true, nil)
 	if app.device == nil {
 		fmt.eprintfln("CreateGPUDevice failed: %s", sdl.GetError())
 		return false
@@ -52,7 +65,11 @@ init :: proc(app: ^App, title: cstring, width, height: i32) -> bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	app.pipeline = create_sprite_pipeline(app.device, app.window)
+	ok: bool
+	app.shader, ok = choose_shader_runtime(app.device)
+	if !ok do return false
+
+	app.pipeline = create_sprite_pipeline(app)
 	if app.pipeline == nil {
 		fmt.eprintfln("create_sprite_pipeline failed: %s", sdl.GetError())
 		return false
@@ -196,10 +213,12 @@ end_frame :: proc(app: ^App) {
 	app.swapchain_texture = nil
 }
 
-load_spirv_shader :: proc(
+load_gpu_shader :: proc(
 	device: ^sdl.GPUDevice,
 	code: []u8,
 	stage: sdl.GPUShaderStage,
+	format: sdl.GPUShaderFormat,
+	entrypoint: cstring,
 	num_samplers: u32,
 ) -> ^sdl.GPUShader {
 	return sdl.CreateGPUShader(
@@ -207,8 +226,8 @@ load_spirv_shader :: proc(
 		{
 			code_size = len(code),
 			code = raw_data(code),
-			entrypoint = "main",
-			format = {.SPIRV},
+			entrypoint = entrypoint,
+			format = format,
 			stage = stage,
 			num_samplers = num_samplers,
 			num_storage_textures = 0,
@@ -218,20 +237,57 @@ load_spirv_shader :: proc(
 	)
 }
 
-create_sprite_pipeline :: proc(
-	device: ^sdl.GPUDevice,
-	window: ^sdl.Window,
-) -> ^sdl.GPUGraphicsPipeline {
-	vert := load_spirv_shader(device, VERT_SPV[:], .VERTEX, 0)
-	if vert == nil do return nil
-
-	frag := load_spirv_shader(device, FRAG_SPV[:], .FRAGMENT, 1)
-	if frag == nil {
-		sdl.ReleaseGPUShader(device, vert)
-		return nil
+shader_filenames :: proc(backend: Shader_Backend) -> (vert_name, frag_name: string) {
+	switch backend {
+	case .Vulkan_SPIRV:
+		return "sprite.vert.spv", "sprite.frag.spv"
+	case .DSD12_DXIL:
+		return "sprite.vert.dxil", "sprite.frag.dxil"
+	case .Metal_MSL:
+		return "sprite.vert.msl", "sprite.frag.msl"
+	}
+	return "", ""
+}
+create_sprite_pipeline :: proc(app: ^App) -> ^sdl.GPUGraphicsPipeline {
+	vert_name, frag_name := shader_filenames(app.shader.backend)
+	vert_path, _ := filepath.join({app.shader.shader_dir, vert_name})
+	frag_path, _ := filepath.join({app.shader.shader_dir, frag_name})
+	defer {
+		delete(vert_path)
+		delete(frag_path)
 	}
 
-	swap_format := sdl.GetGPUSwapchainTextureFormat(device, window)
+	vert_code, vok := load_shader_blob(vert_path)
+	if !vok do return nil
+	defer delete(vert_code)
+
+	frag_code, fok := load_shader_blob(frag_path)
+	if !fok do return nil
+	defer delete(frag_code)
+
+	vert := load_gpu_shader(
+		app.device,
+		vert_code,
+		.VERTEX,
+		app.shader.format,
+		app.shader.entrypoint,
+		0,
+	)
+	if vert == nil do return nil
+
+	frag := load_gpu_shader(
+		app.device,
+		frag_code,
+		.FRAGMENT,
+		app.shader.format,
+		app.shader.entrypoint,
+		1,
+	)
+	if frag == nil {
+		sdl.ReleaseGPUShader(app.device, vert)
+		return nil
+	}
+	swap_format := sdl.GetGPUSwapchainTextureFormat(app.device, app.window)
 
 
 	blend := sdl.GPUColorTargetBlendState {
@@ -274,10 +330,10 @@ create_sprite_pipeline :: proc(
 		target_info = {color_target_descriptions = &color_target, num_color_targets = 1},
 	}
 
-	pipeline := sdl.CreateGPUGraphicsPipeline(device, pipeline_info)
+	pipeline := sdl.CreateGPUGraphicsPipeline(app.device, pipeline_info)
 
-	sdl.ReleaseGPUShader(device, vert)
-	sdl.ReleaseGPUShader(device, frag)
+	sdl.ReleaseGPUShader(app.device, vert)
+	sdl.ReleaseGPUShader(app.device, frag)
 
 	return pipeline
 }
diff --git a/engine/shader_backend.odin b/engine/shader_backend.odin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e023140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/shader_backend.odin
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package engine
+
+import "core:fmt"
+import "core:os"
+import sdl "vendor:sdl3"
+
+choose_shader_runtime :: proc(device: ^sdl.GPUDevice) -> (Shader_Runtime, bool) {
+	supported := sdl.GetGPUShaderFormats(device)
+
+	if .MSL in supported {
+		return {
+				backend = .Metal_MSL,
+				format = {.MSL},
+				shader_dir = "shaders/metal",
+				entrypoint = "main",
+			},
+			true
+
+	}
+	if .DXIL in supported {
+		return {
+				backend = .DSD12_DXIL,
+				format = {.DXIL},
+				shader_dir = "shaders/d3d12",
+				entrypoint = "main",
+			},
+			true
+
+	}
+	if .SPIRV in supported {
+		return {
+				backend = .Vulkan_SPIRV,
+				format = {.SPIRV},
+				shader_dir = "shaders/vulkan",
+				entrypoint = "main",
+			},
+			true
+	}
+
+	fmt.eprintfln("No supported shader format from device {got %v}", supported)
+	return {}, false
+}
+
+load_shader_blob :: proc(path: string) -> ([]u8, bool) {
+	data, err := os.read_entire_file(path, context.allocator)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.eprintfln("failed to read shader %s: %v", path, err)
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	return data, true
+}
diff --git a/scripts/shaders_all.sh b/scripts/shaders_all.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9f1e664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/shaders_all.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
+cd "$ROOT"
+
+./scripts/shaders_vulkan.sh
+./scripts/shaders_d3d12.sh
+./scripts/shaders_metal.sh
diff --git a/scripts/shaders_d3d12.sh b/scripts/shaders_d3d12.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a34eb17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/shaders_d3d12.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if ! command -v shadercross >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	echo "shadercross not found (SDL_shadercross). Install it to build D3D12 DXIL shaders." >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p shaders/d3d12
+shadercross shaders/sprite.vert.glsl -o shaders/d3d12/sprite.vert.dxil -s vertex -e main
+shadercross shaders/sprite.frag.glsl -o shaders/d3d12/sprite.frag.dxil -s fragment -e main
diff --git a/scripts/shaders_metal.sh b/scripts/shaders_metal.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ea3e651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/shaders_metal.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if ! command -v shadercross >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	echo "shadercross not found (SDL_shadercross). Install it to build Metal MSL shaders." >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p shaders/metal
+shadercross shaders/sprite.vert.glsl -o shaders/metal/sprite.vert.msl -s vertex -e main
+shadercross shaders/sprite.frag.glsl -o shaders/metal/sprite.frag.msl -s fragment -e main
diff --git a/scripts/shaders_vulkan.sh b/scripts/shaders_vulkan.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0a43199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/shaders_vulkan.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+mkdir -p shaders/vulkan
+glslangValidator -V shaders/sprite.vert.glsl -o shaders/vulkan/sprite.vert.spv
+glslangValidator -V shaders/sprite.frag.glsl -o shaders/vulkan/sprite.frag.spv
+
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