diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b9f08684..5219136c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -152,10 +152,11 @@ jobs:
                 # Use the existing bundle and just update it
                 cp -r build/bin/yaze.app ./Yaze.app
                 # Add additional resources to the bundle
-                cp -r assets "Yaze.app/Contents/Resources/"
-                # Update Info.plist if needed
+                cp -r assets "Yaze.app/Contents/Resources/" 2>/dev/null || echo "assets directory not found"
+                # Update Info.plist with correct version
                 if [ -f "cmake/yaze.plist.in" ]; then
-                  cp cmake/yaze.plist.in "Yaze.app/Contents/Info.plist"
+                  VERSION_NUM=$(echo "${{ needs.validate-and-prepare.outputs.tag_name }}" | sed 's/^v//')
+                  sed "s/@yaze_VERSION@/$VERSION_NUM/g" cmake/yaze.plist.in > "Yaze.app/Contents/Info.plist"
                 fi
               else
                 echo "No bundle found, creating manual bundle"
@@ -163,8 +164,35 @@ jobs:
                 mkdir -p "Yaze.app/Contents/MacOS"
                 mkdir -p "Yaze.app/Contents/Resources"
                 cp build/bin/yaze "Yaze.app/Contents/MacOS/"
-                cp -r assets "Yaze.app/Contents/Resources/"
-                cp cmake/yaze.plist.in "Yaze.app/Contents/Info.plist"
+                cp -r assets "Yaze.app/Contents/Resources/" 2>/dev/null || echo "assets directory not found"
+                # Create Info.plist with correct version
+                if [ -f "cmake/yaze.plist.in" ]; then
+                  VERSION_NUM=$(echo "${{ needs.validate-and-prepare.outputs.tag_name }}" | sed 's/^v//')
+                  sed "s/@yaze_VERSION@/$VERSION_NUM/g" cmake/yaze.plist.in > "Yaze.app/Contents/Info.plist"
+                else
+                  # Create a basic Info.plist
+                  VERSION_NUM=$(echo "${{ needs.validate-and-prepare.outputs.tag_name }}" | sed 's/^v//')
+                  cat > "Yaze.app/Contents/Info.plist" << EOF
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+    <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
+    <string>yaze</string>
+    <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
+    <string>com.yaze.editor</string>
+    <key>CFBundleName</key>
+    <string>Yaze</string>
+    <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
+    <string>$VERSION_NUM</string>
+    <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
+    <string>$VERSION_NUM</string>
+    <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
+    <string>APPL</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>
+EOF
+                fi
               fi
               
               # Create DMG
@@ -225,7 +253,7 @@ jobs:
       if: runner.os == 'macOS'
       run: |
         # Install Homebrew dependencies needed for UI tests and full builds
-        brew install pkg-config libpng boost abseil ninja
+        brew install pkg-config libpng boost abseil ninja gtk+3
 
     - name: Setup build environment
       run: |
@@ -248,6 +276,7 @@ jobs:
           -DYAZE_ENABLE_ROM_TESTS=OFF \
           -DYAZE_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_TESTS=OFF \
           -DYAZE_INSTALL_LIB=OFF \
+          -DYAZE_MINIMAL_BUILD=OFF \
           -GNinja
 
     # Set up vcpkg for Windows builds with fallback
@@ -411,10 +440,10 @@ jobs:
         $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
         
         # Determine executable path based on platform
-        if (${{ runner.os }} -eq "Windows") {
+        if ("${{ runner.os }}" -eq "Windows") {
             $exePath = "build\bin\${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}\yaze.exe"
-        } elseif (${{ runner.os }} -eq "macOS") {
-            $exePath = "build/bin/yaze"
+        } elseif ("${{ runner.os }}" -eq "macOS") {
+            $exePath = "build/bin/yaze.app/Contents/MacOS/yaze"
         } else {
             $exePath = "build/bin/yaze"
         }
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 75cf4835..2653aa9a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,13 +111,23 @@ if(MSVC)
         _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
         _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS
         SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATIONS
+        _SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATION_WARNING
         NOMINMAX  # Disable min/max macros
         WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN  # Reduce Windows header bloat
         strncasecmp=_strnicmp
         strcasecmp=_stricmp
     )
 else()
-    target_compile_options(yaze_common INTERFACE -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic)
+    target_compile_options(yaze_common INTERFACE 
+        -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic
+        -Wno-deprecated-declarations  # Silence deprecation warnings
+        -Wno-c++23-compat             # Silence C++23 compatibility warnings
+    )
+    # Add C++23 deprecation silencing for GCC/Clang
+    target_compile_definitions(yaze_common INTERFACE 
+        _SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATION_WARNING
+        ABSL_HAVE_INTRINSIC_INT128=1  # Enable intrinsic int128 support
+    )
 endif()
 
 # Abseil Standard Specifications
diff --git a/cmake/absl.cmake b/cmake/absl.cmake
index b2702b5c..a9922c27 100644
--- a/cmake/absl.cmake
+++ b/cmake/absl.cmake
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ set(ABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD ON)
 set(ABSL_CXX_STANDARD 23)
 set(ABSL_USE_GOOGLETEST_HEAD ON)
 set(ABSL_ENABLE_INSTALL ON)
+
+# Silence C++23 deprecation warnings for Abseil int128
+if(MSVC)
+    add_definitions(-DSILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATIONS)
+else()
+    add_definitions(-D_SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATION_WARNING)
+endif()
 set(
   ABSL_TARGETS
   absl::strings
diff --git a/src/app/core/platform/font_loader.cc b/src/app/core/platform/font_loader.cc
index 8f522685..e3216ee6 100644
--- a/src/app/core/platform/font_loader.cc
+++ b/src/app/core/platform/font_loader.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
+#
+
 
 #include "absl/status/status.h"
 #include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
@@ -98,11 +103,11 @@ absl::Status LoadPackageFonts() {
   if (font_registry.fonts.empty()) {
     // Initialize the font names and sizes
     font_registry.fonts = {
-        {KARLA_REGULAR, FONT_SIZE_DEFAULT},
-        {ROBOTO_MEDIUM, FONT_SIZE_DEFAULT},
-        {COUSINE_REGULAR, FONT_SIZE_DEFAULT},
-        {IBM_PLEX_JP, FONT_SIZE_DEFAULT},
-        {DROID_SANS, FONT_SIZE_DROID_SANS},
+        FontConfig{KARLA_REGULAR, FONT_SIZE_DEFAULT},
+        FontConfig{ROBOTO_MEDIUM, FONT_SIZE_DEFAULT},
+        FontConfig{COUSINE_REGULAR, FONT_SIZE_DEFAULT},
+        FontConfig{IBM_PLEX_JP, FONT_SIZE_DEFAULT},
+        FontConfig{DROID_SANS, FONT_SIZE_DROID_SANS},
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/editor/dungeon/dungeon_object_selector.cc b/src/app/editor/dungeon/dungeon_object_selector.cc
index fa3c2323..6358d054 100644
--- a/src/app/editor/dungeon/dungeon_object_selector.cc
+++ b/src/app/editor/dungeon/dungeon_object_selector.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "dungeon_object_selector.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <cstring>
 
@@ -1046,8 +1047,10 @@ void DungeonObjectSelector::DrawCompactPropertiesEditor() {
     static int music_id = 0;
 
     // Copy current values
-    std::strncpy(room_name, properties.name.c_str(), sizeof(room_name) - 1);
-    room_name[sizeof(room_name) - 1] = '\0';
+    // Safe string copy with bounds checking
+    size_t name_len = std::min(properties.name.length(), sizeof(room_name) - 1);
+    std::memcpy(room_name, properties.name.c_str(), name_len);
+    room_name[name_len] = '\0';
     dungeon_id = properties.dungeon_id;
     floor_level = properties.floor_level;
     is_boss_room = properties.is_boss_room;
diff --git a/src/app/editor/editor_manager.cc b/src/app/editor/editor_manager.cc
index 7621b501..4bc75a95 100644
--- a/src/app/editor/editor_manager.cc
+++ b/src/app/editor/editor_manager.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "editor_manager.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <cstring>
 
@@ -2254,8 +2255,11 @@ void EditorManager::DrawSessionSwitcher() {
         ImGui::SameLine();
         if (ImGui::Button("Rename")) {
           session_to_rename_ = i;
-          std::strncpy(session_rename_buffer_, session.GetDisplayName().c_str(), sizeof(session_rename_buffer_) - 1);
-          session_rename_buffer_[sizeof(session_rename_buffer_) - 1] = '\0';
+          // Safe string copy with bounds checking
+          const std::string& name = session.GetDisplayName();
+          size_t copy_len = std::min(name.length(), sizeof(session_rename_buffer_) - 1);
+          std::memcpy(session_rename_buffer_, name.c_str(), copy_len);
+          session_rename_buffer_[copy_len] = '\0';
           show_session_rename_dialog_ = true;
         }
         
@@ -2431,8 +2435,11 @@ void EditorManager::DrawSessionManager() {
         ImGui::SameLine();
         if (ImGui::Button("Rename")) {
           session_to_rename_ = i;
-          std::strncpy(session_rename_buffer_, session.GetDisplayName().c_str(), sizeof(session_rename_buffer_) - 1);
-          session_rename_buffer_[sizeof(session_rename_buffer_) - 1] = '\0';
+          // Safe string copy with bounds checking
+          const std::string& name = session.GetDisplayName();
+          size_t copy_len = std::min(name.length(), sizeof(session_rename_buffer_) - 1);
+          std::memcpy(session_rename_buffer_, name.c_str(), copy_len);
+          session_rename_buffer_[copy_len] = '\0';
           show_session_rename_dialog_ = true;
         }
         
diff --git a/src/app/gui/theme_manager.cc b/src/app/gui/theme_manager.cc
index 257b6699..3b9b2fcd 100644
--- a/src/app/gui/theme_manager.cc
+++ b/src/app/gui/theme_manager.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "theme_manager.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <cctype>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <set>
@@ -1778,12 +1779,18 @@ void ThemeManager::ShowSimpleThemeEditor(bool* p_open) {
     ImGui::SameLine();
     if (ImGui::Button("Reset to Current")) {
       edit_theme = current_theme_;
-      std::strncpy(theme_name, current_theme_.name.c_str(), sizeof(theme_name) - 1);
-      theme_name[sizeof(theme_name) - 1] = '\0';
-      std::strncpy(theme_description, current_theme_.description.c_str(), sizeof(theme_description) - 1);
-      theme_description[sizeof(theme_description) - 1] = '\0';
-      std::strncpy(theme_author, current_theme_.author.c_str(), sizeof(theme_author) - 1);
-      theme_author[sizeof(theme_author) - 1] = '\0';
+      // Safe string copy with bounds checking
+      size_t name_len = std::min(current_theme_.name.length(), sizeof(theme_name) - 1);
+      std::memcpy(theme_name, current_theme_.name.c_str(), name_len);
+      theme_name[name_len] = '\0';
+      
+      size_t desc_len = std::min(current_theme_.description.length(), sizeof(theme_description) - 1);
+      std::memcpy(theme_description, current_theme_.description.c_str(), desc_len);
+      theme_description[desc_len] = '\0';
+      
+      size_t author_len = std::min(current_theme_.author.length(), sizeof(theme_author) - 1);
+      std::memcpy(theme_author, current_theme_.author.c_str(), author_len);
+      theme_author[author_len] = '\0';
       
       // Reset backup state since we're back to current theme
       if (theme_backup_made) {
diff --git a/src/yaze.cc b/src/yaze.cc
index f64636ba..710c9b6b 100644
--- a/src/yaze.cc
+++ b/src/yaze.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "yaze.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
@@ -292,8 +293,8 @@ yaze_status yaze_load_messages(const zelda3_rom* rom, zelda3_message** messages,
       std::memcpy((*messages)[i].raw_data, msg.Data.data(), msg.Data.size());
 
       (*messages)[i].parsed_text = new char[msg.ContentsParsed.length() + 1];
-      std::strncpy((*messages)[i].parsed_text, msg.ContentsParsed.c_str(),
-                   msg.ContentsParsed.length());
+      // Safe string copy with bounds checking
+      std::memcpy((*messages)[i].parsed_text, msg.ContentsParsed.c_str(), msg.ContentsParsed.length());
       (*messages)[i].parsed_text[msg.ContentsParsed.length()] = '\0';
 
       (*messages)[i].is_compressed = false;  // TODO: Detect compression