diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9f4c5f3..e51a7ed 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ i18n = import('i18n')
 
 add_global_arguments('-DGETTEXT_PACKAGE="@0@"'.format (app_id), language:'c')
 windows_build = build_machine.system() == 'windows'
+macos_build = build_machine.system() == 'darwin'
 
 
 #================================
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ endif
 # Windows needs icons, special arguments, and skip libportal
 if windows_build
     vala_flags += ['--define', 'WINDOWS']
+elif macos_build
+    vala_flags += ['--define', 'MACOS']
 endif
 
 # Hot fixes for flathub builds
@@ -111,7 +114,8 @@ dependencies = [
 if windows_build
     dependencies += dependency('gio-windows-2.0')
     ico_src = import('windows').compile_resources('windows/icons/ico.rc')
-
+elif macos_build
+    dependencies += dependency('gio-unix-2.0')
 else
     dependencies += dependency('gio-unix-2.0')
     dependencies += dependency('libportal')
@@ -128,5 +132,5 @@ subdir('src')
 gnome.post_install(
   glib_compile_schemas: true,
   gtk_update_icon_cache: true,
-  update_desktop_database: true
+  update_desktop_database: not macos_build
   )
diff --git a/src/Application.vala b/src/Application.vala
index 118cf30..bf493e9 100644
--- a/src/Application.vala
+++ b/src/Application.vala
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ public class Jorts.Application : Gtk.Application {
         debug ("Jorts Startup…");
         base.startup ();
         Gtk.init ();
-        Granite.init ();
 
+#if !MACOS
+        Granite.init ();
+#endif
         add_action_entries (ACTION_ENTRIES, this);
         set_accels_for_action ("app.action_quit", {"<Control>Q"});
         set_accels_for_action ("app.action_new", {"<Control>N"});
@@ -105,11 +107,14 @@ public class Jorts.Application : Gtk.Application {
 
 
         // Force the eOS icon theme, and set the blueberry as fallback, if for some reason it fails for individual notes
+#if !MACOS
         var granite_settings = Granite.Settings.get_default ();
+#endif
         gtk_settings = Gtk.Settings.get_default ();
         gtk_settings.gtk_icon_theme_name = "elementary";
         gtk_settings.gtk_theme_name =   "io.elementary.stylesheet." + Jorts.Constants.DEFAULT_THEME.to_string ().ascii_down ();
 
+#if !MACOS
         // Also follow dark if system is dark lIke mY sOul.
         gtk_settings.gtk_application_prefer_dark_theme = (
 	            granite_settings.prefers_color_scheme == DARK
@@ -120,7 +125,7 @@ public class Jorts.Application : Gtk.Application {
                     granite_settings.prefers_color_scheme == DARK
                 );
         });
-
+#endif
         print ("""
 🎉✨ ACTIVATING: SUPER COOL JORTS 😎🔥❗🎶🤌
 Your Notes are all belong to us!
diff --git a/src/Views/PreferencesView.vala b/src/Views/PreferencesView.vala
index 0d58e0a..5bf734b 100644
--- a/src/Views/PreferencesView.vala
+++ b/src/Views/PreferencesView.vala
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
                 /****************************************************/
                 /*               Autostart Request                  */
                 /****************************************************/
-#if !WINDOWS
+#if !WINDOWS && !MACOS
                 var both_buttons = new Gtk.Box (Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL, 5) {
                     halign = Gtk.Align.FILL
                 };
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 79fd70c..8c5549b 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ sources = files (
 
 if windows_build
     sources += ico_src
+elif macos_build
+    # noop
 else
     sources += files('Utils' / 'Libportal.vala')
 endif