diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5ec9c3b..50af407 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 RELEASE = 0.3-beta
 
 VERSION = $(RELEASE).$(shell git rev-parse --short=6 HEAD)
+OS:=$(shell uname -s)
 
 ifdef DEBUG
 CFLAGS ?= -ggdb -DDEBUG
@@ -23,14 +24,29 @@ else
 # $ LUA_LDFLAGS=-llua make
 #
 #################################################
+
+ifeq ($(OS), Darwin)
+LUA_LDFLAGS ?= -L/usr/local/lib -llua
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(OS), Linux)
 LUA_CFLAGS  ?= -I/usr/include/lua5.1
 LUA_LDFLAGS ?= -L/usr/lib -llua5.1
+endif
+
 LUA_LUAC    ?= luac
 endif
 
 CFLAGS  += -DVERSION='"$(VERSION)"'
+ifeq ($(OS), Linux)
 CFLAGS  += $(LUA_CFLAGS) -I/usr/include/freetype2/ -I/usr/include/ffmpeg -std=c99 -Wall -Wno-unused-function -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-deprecated-declarations 
-LDFLAGS += $(LUA_LDFLAGS) -levent -lglfw -lGL -lGLU -lGLEW -lftgl -lIL -lILU -lILUT -lavformat -lavcodec -lavutil -lswscale -lz 
+LDFLAGS += $(LUA_LDFLAGS) -levent -lglfw -lGL -lGLU -lGLEW -lftgl -lIL -lILU -lavformat -lavcodec -lavutil -lswscale -lz 
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(OS), Darwin)
+CFLAGS  += $(LUA_CFLAGS) -I/usr/X11/include -I /usr/X11/include/freetype2 -FOpenGL -std=c99 -Wall -Wno-unused-function -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-deprecated-declarations 
+LDFLAGS += $(LUA_LDFLAGS) -framework OpenGL -levent -lglfw -lGLEW -lftgl -lIL -lILU -lavformat -lavcodec -lavutil -lswscale -lz 
+endif
 
 all: info-beamer
 
diff --git a/font.c b/font.c
index 1467ebf..201ee15 100644
--- a/font.c
+++ b/font.c
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include <OpenGL/gl.h>
+#else
 #include <GL/gl.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <GL/glfw.h>
 #include <FTGL/ftgl.h>
 #include <lauxlib.h>
diff --git a/framebuffer.h b/framebuffer.h
index bbca4a6..7b98fa1 100644
--- a/framebuffer.h
+++ b/framebuffer.h
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 #ifndef FRAMEBUFFER_H
 #define FRAMEBUFFER_H
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include <OpenGL/gl.h>
+#else
 #include <GL/gl.h>
+#endif
 
 void make_framebuffer(int width, int height, GLuint *tex, GLuint *fbo);
 void recycle_framebuffer(int width, int height, GLuint tex, GLuint fbo);
diff --git a/image.c b/image.c
index 79107f4..8e50750 100644
--- a/image.c
+++ b/image.c
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <GL/glew.h>
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include <OpenGL/gl.h>
+#else
 #include <GL/gl.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <IL/il.h>
 #include <IL/ilu.h>
 #include <lauxlib.h>
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index e3aeef9..c9ae85b 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #define _BSD_SOURCE
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
-#include <linux/limits.h>
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -15,19 +14,35 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+
+
+#ifdef __linux__
 #include <sys/inotify.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef memrchr
+#include "memrchr.c"
+#endif
+
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
 #include <GL/glew.h>
+#include <GL/glfw.h>
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include <OpenGL/gl.h>
+#include <OpenGL/glext.h>
+#else
 #include <GL/gl.h>
 #include <GL/glext.h>
-#include <GL/glfw.h>
+#endif
+
+
 #include <IL/il.h>
 #include <IL/ilu.h>
-#include <IL/ilut.h>
 #include <libavformat/avformat.h>
 #include <event.h>
 #include <event2/dns.h>
@@ -748,11 +763,13 @@ static void node_reset_profiler(node_t *node) {
 
 static void node_init(node_t *node, node_t *parent, const char *path, const char *name) {
     // add directory watcher
+#ifdef __linux__
     node->wd = inotify_add_watch(inotify_fd, path, 
         IN_CLOSE_WRITE|IN_CREATE|IN_DELETE|IN_DELETE_SELF|
         IN_MOVE);
     if (node->wd == -1)
         die("cannot start watching directory %s: %s", path, strerror(errno));
+#endif
 
     node->parent = parent;
     node->path = strdup(path);
@@ -933,6 +950,7 @@ static void node_profiler() {
 
 /*======= inotify ==========*/
 
+#ifdef __linux__
 static void check_inotify() {
     static char inotify_buffer[sizeof(struct inotify_event) + PATH_MAX + 1];
     while (1) {
@@ -1012,6 +1030,12 @@ static void check_inotify() {
         }
     }
 }
+#else
+/* Work around for non-Linux systems, just reload all content with a timer event */
+static void reload_all(int fd, short ev, void *arg) {
+    node_search_and_boot(&root);
+}
+#endif
 
 /*============ GUI ===========*/
 
@@ -1254,7 +1278,9 @@ static void open_tcp(struct event *event) {
 static void tick() {
 	now = glfwGetTime();
 
+#ifdef __linux__
     check_inotify();
+#endif
 
     event_loop(EVLOOP_NONBLOCK);
 
@@ -1329,9 +1355,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         root_name = split+1;
     }
 
+ #ifdef __linux__
     inotify_fd = inotify_init1(IN_NONBLOCK);
     if (inotify_fd == -1)
         die("cannot open inotify: %s", strerror(errno));
+#endif
 
     av_register_all();
 
@@ -1348,6 +1376,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     struct event tcp_event;
     open_tcp(&tcp_event);
 
+
+#ifndef __linux__
+    struct event reload_event;
+    struct timeval reload_tv;
+    reload_tv.tv_sec = 1;
+    reload_tv.tv_usec = 0;
+    event_set(&reload_event, -1, EV_PERSIST, &reload_all, NULL);
+    evtimer_add(&reload_event, &reload_tv);
+#endif
+
     glfwInit();
     glfwOpenWindowHint(GLFW_FSAA_SAMPLES, 4);
 
@@ -1372,7 +1410,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     ilInit();
     iluInit();
-    ilutRenderer(ILUT_OPENGL);
 
     signal(SIGVTALRM, deadline_signal);
 
diff --git a/memrchr.c b/memrchr.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba788f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/memrchr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2007 Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+/*
+ * Reverse memchr()
+ * Find the last occurrence of 'c' in the buffer 's' of size 'n'.
+ */
+void *
+memrchr(s, c, n)
+    const void *s;
+    int c;
+    size_t n;
+{
+    const unsigned char *cp;
+
+    if (n != 0) {
+	cp = (unsigned char *)s + n;
+	do {
+	    if (*(--cp) == (unsigned char)c)
+		return((void *)cp);
+	} while (--n != 0);
+    }
+    return((void *)0);
+}
diff --git a/misc.h b/misc.h
index 8008031..c1c67dc 100644
--- a/misc.h
+++ b/misc.h
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include <OpenGL/gl.h>
+#else
 #include <GL/gl.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <lualib.h>
 
 #define LITERAL_SIZE(x) (sizeof(x) - 1)