diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 18b6140..5fa7372 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -351,11 +351,20 @@ since the architecture/operating system mismatches.
 
 By default, `nixpkgs-review` targets only the current system
 (`--systems current`). You can also explicitly provide one or several systems to
-target (`--systems "x86_64-linux aarch64-darwin"`). The `--systems all` value
-will build for the four major platforms supported by hydra (`--x86_64-linux`,
-`aarch64-linux`, `x86_64-darwin` and `aarch64-darwin`). Ensure that your system
-is capable of building for the specified architectures, either locally or
-through the remote builder protocol.
+target (`--systems "x86_64-linux aarch64-darwin"`). We also provide aliases for
+the flag:
+
+| Alias                                                | Transforms to                                             |
+| ---------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `current`                                            | Your current system                                       |
+| `all`                                                | `aarch64-darwin aarch64-linux x86_64-darwin x86_64-linux` |
+| `linux`                                              | `aarch64-linux x86_64-linux`                              |
+| `darwin`, `macos`                                    | `aarch64-darwin x86_64-darwin`                            |
+| `x64`, `x86`, `x86_64`, `x86-64`, `x64_86`, `x64-86` | `x86_64-darwin x86_64-linux`                              |
+| `aarch64`, `arm64`                                   | `aarch64-darwin aarch64-linux`                            |
+
+Ensure that your system is capable of building for the specified architectures,
+either locally or through the remote builder protocol.
 
 ```console
 $ nixpkgs-review pr --system aarch64-linux 98734
diff --git a/nixpkgs_review/review.py b/nixpkgs_review/review.py
index 1248f8b..f0a68bb 100644
--- a/nixpkgs_review/review.py
+++ b/nixpkgs_review/review.py
@@ -21,14 +21,11 @@
 
 # keep up to date with `supportedPlatforms`
 # https://github.com/NixOS/ofborg/blob/cf2c6712bd7342406e799110e7cd465aa250cdca/ofborg/src/outpaths.nix#L12
-OFBORG_PLATFORMS: set[str] = set(
-    [
-        "aarch64-darwin",
-        "aarch64-linux",
-        "x86_64-darwin",
-        "x86_64-linux",
-    ]
-)
+OFBORG_PLATFORMS_LINUX: set[str] = {"aarch64-linux", "x86_64-linux"}
+OFBORG_PLATFORMS_DARWIN: set[str] = {"aarch64-darwin", "x86_64-darwin"}
+OFBORG_PLATFORMS_AARCH64: set[str] = {"aarch64-darwin", "aarch64-darwin"}
+OFBORG_PLATFORMS_X64: set[str] = {"x86_64-darwin", "x86_64-darwin"}
+OFBORG_PLATFORMS: set[str] = OFBORG_PLATFORMS_LINUX.union(OFBORG_PLATFORMS_DARWIN)
 
 
 class CheckoutOption(Enum):
@@ -127,13 +124,9 @@ def __init__(
             case 0:
                 raise NixpkgsReviewError("Systems is empty")
             case 1:
-                system = list(systems)[0]
-                if system == "current":
-                    self.systems = set([current_system()])
-                elif system == "all":
-                    self.systems = OFBORG_PLATFORMS
-                else:
-                    self.systems = set([system])
+                self.systems = self._process_aliases_for_systems(
+                    list(systems)[0].lower()
+                )
             case _:
                 self.systems = set(systems)
         self.allow = allow
@@ -143,6 +136,23 @@ def __init__(
         self.extra_nixpkgs_config = extra_nixpkgs_config
         self.num_parallel_evals = num_parallel_evals
 
+    def _process_aliases_for_systems(self, system: str) -> set[str]:
+        match system:
+            case "current":
+                return set([current_system()])
+            case "all":
+                return OFBORG_PLATFORMS
+            case "linux":
+                return OFBORG_PLATFORMS_LINUX
+            case "darwin" | "macos":
+                return OFBORG_PLATFORMS_DARWIN
+            case "x64" | "x86" | "x86_64" | "x86-64" | "x64_86" | "x64-86":
+                return OFBORG_PLATFORMS_X64
+            case "aarch64" | "arm64":
+                return OFBORG_PLATFORMS_AARCH64
+            case _:
+                return set([system])
+
     def worktree_dir(self) -> str:
         return str(self.builddir.worktree_dir)