diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 24abe57455..d4f530d269 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -128,26 +128,9 @@ if (YUZU_STATIC_BUILD)
     set(YUZU_STATIC_SUFFIX _static)
 
     ## some libraries use CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_SUFFIX e.g. Harfbuzz ##
-    set(CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_SUFFIX ".a")
+    set(CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_SUFFIX ".a;.tbd;.dylib")
 
-    # simple hook to reject ".dll.a" libraries
-    function(find_library var)
-        # also skip previously-found libraries cuz... yaknow
-        if (${var})
-            return()
-        endif()
-
-        _find_library(${var} ${ARGN})
-        if (${var})
-            get_filename_component(lib_name "${${var}}" NAME)
-            if (lib_name MATCHES "dll\\.a$")
-                unset(${var} CACHE)
-                set(${var} "${var}-NOTFOUND" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
-            endif()
-        endif()
-    endfunction()
-
-    ## other hooks needed ##
+    ## certain libraries need extra static libs to be linked ##
     macro(extra_libs)
         foreach(lib ${ARGN})
             find_library(${lib}_LIBRARY ${lib} REQUIRED)
@@ -155,20 +138,51 @@ if (YUZU_STATIC_BUILD)
         endforeach()
     endmacro()
 
-    # libtiff.a
-    extra_libs(jbig lzma deflate)
+    if (MINGW)
+        set(SKIP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "dll\\.a$")
+        # simple hook to reject dynamic libs
+        function(find_library var)
+            # also skip previously-found libraries cuz... yaknow
+            if (${var})
+                return()
+            endif()
 
-    # libfreetype.a
-    extra_libs(bz2 Lerc)
+            _find_library(${var} ${ARGN})
+            if (${var})
+                get_filename_component(lib_name "${${var}}" NAME)
+                if (lib_name MATCHES "${SKIP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
+                    unset(${var} CACHE)
+                    set(${var} "${var}-NOTFOUND" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
+                endif()
+            endif()
+        endfunction()
+
+        # libtiff.a
+        extra_libs(jbig lzma deflate)
+
+        # libfreetype.a
+        extra_libs(bz2 Lerc)
 
-    # libharfbuzz.a
-    extra_libs(graphite2)
+        # libharfbuzz.a
+        extra_libs(graphite2)
 
-    # libbrotlienc.a
-    extra_libs(brotlienc brotlidec brotlicommon)
+        # libbrotlienc.a
+        extra_libs(brotlienc brotlidec brotlicommon brotlienc brotlidec)
 
-    # msys2 quazip does not build a static lib
-    set(QuaZip-Qt6_FORCE_BUNDLED ON)
+        # msys2 quazip does not build a static lib
+        set(QuaZip-Qt6_FORCE_BUNDLED ON)
+    elseif(APPLE)
+        # foreach(prefix zlib vdpau)
+        #     list(APPEND CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH "/opt/homebrew/opt/${prefix}/lib")
+        # endforeach()
+
+        # these libs do not properly provide static libs/let you do it with cmake
+        set(YUZU_USE_CPM ON)
+        set(YUZU_USE_BUNDLED_FFMPEG ON)
+        set(fmt_FORCE_BUNDLED ON)
+        set(SPIRV-Tools_FORCE_BUNDLED ON)
+        set(SPIRV-Headers_FORCE_BUNDLED ON)
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 # Detect current compilation architecture and create standard definitions
@@ -721,8 +735,8 @@ if (APPLE)
     # Umbrella framework for everything GUI-related
     find_library(COCOA_LIBRARY Cocoa)
     set(PLATFORM_LIBRARIES ${COCOA_LIBRARY} ${IOKIT_LIBRARY} ${COREVIDEO_LIBRARY})
-    find_library(ICONV_LIBRARY iconv REQUIRED)
-    list(APPEND PLATFORM_LIBRARIES ${ICONV_LIBRARY})
+    # find_library(ICONV_LIBRARY iconv REQUIRED)
+    # list(APPEND PLATFORM_LIBRARIES ${ICONV_LIBRARY})
 elseif (WIN32)
     # Target Windows 10
     add_compile_definitions(_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00 WINVER=0x0A00)
@@ -1071,4 +1085,4 @@ if(ENABLE_QT AND UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
         DESTINATION "share/mime/packages")
     install(FILES "dist/dev.eden_emu.eden.metainfo.xml"
         DESTINATION "share/metainfo")
-endif()
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CMakeModules/CPMUtil.cmake b/CMakeModules/CPMUtil.cmake
index 1c4a4874c6..78bab05030 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/CPMUtil.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/CPMUtil.cmake
@@ -542,10 +542,11 @@ function(AddCIPackage)
         PACKAGE
         EXTENSION
         MIN_VERSION
-        DISABLED_PLATFORMS
     )
 
-    cmake_parse_arguments(PKG_ARGS "" "${oneValueArgs}" "" ${ARGN})
+    set(multiValueArgs DISABLED_PLATFORMS)
+
+    cmake_parse_arguments(PKG_ARGS "" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
 
     if(NOT DEFINED PKG_ARGS_VERSION)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "[CPMUtil] VERSION is required")
diff --git a/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
index 995b25a2c7..1289c53c99 100644
--- a/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ if (UNIX AND NOT ANDROID)
         endif(CUDA_FOUND)
     endif()
 
-    if (VDPAU_FOUND)
+    if (VDPAU_FOUND AND NOT APPLE)
         list(APPEND FFmpeg_HWACCEL_FLAGS
             --enable-vdpau
             --enable-hwaccel=h264_vdpau
diff --git a/externals/ffmpeg/cpmfile.json b/externals/ffmpeg/cpmfile.json
index 6337e083a9..9f7f0bea68 100644
--- a/externals/ffmpeg/cpmfile.json
+++ b/externals/ffmpeg/cpmfile.json
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
         "disabled_platforms": [
             "freebsd-amd64",
             "solaris-amd64",
-            "openbsd-amd64",
-            "macos-universal"
+            "openbsd-amd64"
         ]
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0aa959673c..5f2d076899 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -176,6 +176,21 @@ else()
         add_compile_definitions(_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64)
     endif()
 
+    if (YUZU_STATIC_BUILD)
+        add_compile_definitions(QT_STATICPLUGIN)
+
+        # macos doesn't even let you make static executables... wtf?
+        if (NOT APPLE)
+            add_compile_options(-static)
+            if (YUZU_STATIC_BUILD)
+                # yuzu-cmd requires us to explicitly link libpthread, libgcc, and libstdc++ as static
+                # At a guess, it's probably because Qt handles the Qt executable for us, whereas this does not
+                add_link_options(-static -lpthread)
+                add_link_options(-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++)
+            endif()
+        endif()
+    endif()
+
     if (MINGW)
         add_compile_definitions(MINGW_HAS_SECURE_API)
 
@@ -183,11 +198,6 @@ else()
         if (WIN32 AND ARCHITECTURE_x86_64)
             add_compile_options("-msse4.1")
         endif()
-
-        if (YUZU_STATIC_BUILD)
-            add_compile_definitions(QT_STATICPLUGIN)
-            add_compile_options(-static)
-        endif()
     endif()
 
     if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux" OR MINGW)
diff --git a/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt b/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt
index dba49be0ec..2e1f8cf0f1 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ if (YUZU_ROOM)
 target_link_libraries(yuzu PRIVATE Qt6::Widgets)
 endif()
 
-if (NOT MSVC AND NOT YUZU_STATIC_BUILD)
+if (NOT MSVC AND (APPLE OR NOT YUZU_STATIC_BUILD))
     # needed for vma
     target_compile_options(yuzu PRIVATE
         -Wno-conversion
diff --git a/src/yuzu/main_window.cpp b/src/yuzu/main_window.cpp
index a5e692c8d1..1547c96dd7 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/main_window.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/main_window.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
-#ifdef QT_STATICPLUGIN
+// Qt on macOS doesn't define VMA shit
+#if defined(QT_STATICPLUGIN) && !defined(__APPLE__)
 #undef VMA_IMPLEMENTATION
 #endif
 
@@ -269,7 +270,13 @@ using namespace Common::Literals;
 
 #ifdef QT_STATICPLUGIN
 #include <QtPlugin>
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(QWindowsIntegrationPlugin);
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(QCocoaIntegrationPlugin)
+#endif
+
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -4904,7 +4911,7 @@ void VolumeButton::ResetMultiplier() {
 #undef main
 #endif
 
-#ifndef QT_STATICPLUGIN
+#if !defined(QT_STATICPLUGIN) || defined(__APPLE__)
 #define VMA_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "video_core/vulkan_common/vma.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/yuzu_cmd/CMakeLists.txt b/src/yuzu_cmd/CMakeLists.txt
index df6902c5c0..458eaafc4c 100644
--- a/src/yuzu_cmd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/yuzu_cmd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,13 +57,6 @@ endif()
 
 create_target_directory_groups(yuzu-cmd)
 
-if (YUZU_STATIC_BUILD)
-    # yuzu-cmd requires us to explicitly link libpthread, libgcc, and libstdc++ as static
-    # At a guess, it's probably because Qt handles the Qt executable for us, whereas this does not
-    target_link_options(yuzu-cmd PRIVATE -static -lpthread)
-    target_link_options(yuzu-cmd PRIVATE -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++)
-endif()
-
 # needed for vma
 if (NOT MSVC)
     target_compile_options(yuzu-cmd PRIVATE
diff --git a/src/yuzu_room_standalone/CMakeLists.txt b/src/yuzu_room_standalone/CMakeLists.txt
index c498cff6bc..f1db470495 100644
--- a/src/yuzu_room_standalone/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/yuzu_room_standalone/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,11 +13,4 @@ if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
     install(TARGETS yuzu_room_standalone RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin")
 endif()
 
-if (YUZU_STATIC_BUILD)
-    # yuzu_room_standalone requires us to explicitly link libpthread, libgcc, and libstdc++ as static
-    # At a guess, it's probably because Qt handles the Qt executable for us, whereas this does not
-    target_link_options(yuzu_room_standalone PRIVATE -static -lpthread)
-    target_link_options(yuzu_room_standalone PRIVATE -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++)
-endif()
-
 create_target_directory_groups(yuzu_room_standalone)