diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6d31d07..ee0d624 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ name = "anyhow"
 version = "1.0.86"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b3d1d046238990b9cf5bcde22a3fb3584ee5cf65fb2765f454ed428c7a0063da"
+dependencies = [
+ "backtrace",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anymap"
@@ -778,6 +781,7 @@ checksum = "98cc8fbded0c607b7ba9dd60cd98df59af97e84d24e49c8557331cfc26d301ce"
 name = "cli"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
  "clap",
  "ctrlc",
  "env_logger",
@@ -1583,6 +1587,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "frontend-common"
 version = "0.5.1"
 dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
  "bytemuck",
  "chrono",
  "cpal",
@@ -2208,6 +2213,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "gui"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
  "cacao",
  "cpal",
  "env_logger",
@@ -2638,7 +2644,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "librashader"
 version = "0.2.7"
-source = "git+https://git.alexjanka.com/alex/librashader#30bb747e94e7ab11ea5aecf388f4b693ac836434"
 dependencies = [
  "ash 0.37.3+1.3.251",
  "halfbrown",
@@ -2657,7 +2662,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "librashader-cache"
 version = "0.2.7"
-source = "git+https://git.alexjanka.com/alex/librashader#30bb747e94e7ab11ea5aecf388f4b693ac836434"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "blake3",
@@ -2673,7 +2677,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "librashader-common"
 version = "0.2.7"
-source = "git+https://git.alexjanka.com/alex/librashader#30bb747e94e7ab11ea5aecf388f4b693ac836434"
 dependencies = [
  "ash 0.37.3+1.3.251",
  "halfbrown",
@@ -2685,7 +2688,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "librashader-preprocess"
 version = "0.2.7"
-source = "git+https://git.alexjanka.com/alex/librashader#30bb747e94e7ab11ea5aecf388f4b693ac836434"
 dependencies = [
  "encoding_rs",
  "librashader-common",
@@ -2696,7 +2698,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "librashader-presets"
 version = "0.2.7"
-source = "git+https://git.alexjanka.com/alex/librashader#30bb747e94e7ab11ea5aecf388f4b693ac836434"
 dependencies = [
  "librashader-common",
  "nom",
@@ -2712,7 +2713,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "librashader-reflect"
 version = "0.2.7"
-source = "git+https://git.alexjanka.com/alex/librashader#30bb747e94e7ab11ea5aecf388f4b693ac836434"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.5.0",
  "bytemuck",
@@ -2734,7 +2734,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "librashader-runtime"
 version = "0.2.7"
-source = "git+https://git.alexjanka.com/alex/librashader#30bb747e94e7ab11ea5aecf388f4b693ac836434"
 dependencies = [
  "array-concat",
  "bytemuck",
@@ -2750,7 +2749,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "librashader-runtime-vk"
 version = "0.2.7"
-source = "git+https://git.alexjanka.com/alex/librashader#30bb747e94e7ab11ea5aecf388f4b693ac836434"
 dependencies = [
  "array-concat",
  "ash 0.37.3+1.3.251",
@@ -2770,7 +2768,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "librashader-runtime-wgpu"
 version = "0.2.7"
-source = "git+https://git.alexjanka.com/alex/librashader#30bb747e94e7ab11ea5aecf388f4b693ac836434"
 dependencies = [
  "array-concat",
  "bytemuck",
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index cff7be6..14b8554 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ clap = { version = "4.4", features = ["derive"] }
 ctrlc = "3.4"
 log = { workspace = true }
 env_logger = { workspace = true }
+anyhow = { version = "1.0.86", features = ["backtrace"] }
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index b3e7fea..4bcaec2 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ impl From<Args> for frontend_common::RunOptions {
     }
 }
 
-fn main() {
+fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     env_logger::init();
     let args = Args::parse();
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ fn main() {
         let prepared = frontend_common::prepare(args.into(), receiver);
         let (output, stream) = audio::create_output(mute);
         let mut window_manager = ActiveWindowManager::new(sender, stream, record);
-        let mut core = frontend_common::run(prepared, &mut window_manager, output);
+        let mut core = frontend_common::run(prepared, &mut window_manager, output)?;
         if debug {
             let mut debugger = Debugger::new(Box::new(core));
             let mut since = Instant::now();
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ fn main() {
             window_manager.run_events_blocking().unwrap();
         }
     }
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 const UPDATE_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(1);
diff --git a/frontend-common/Cargo.toml b/frontend-common/Cargo.toml
index 6f68c45..4b19080 100644
--- a/frontend-common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frontend-common/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ image = { version = "0.24", default-features = false, features = ["png"] }
 bytemuck = "1.14"
 chrono = "0.4"
 log = { workspace = true }
+anyhow = "1.0.86"
diff --git a/frontend-common/src/lib.rs b/frontend-common/src/lib.rs
index d967077..e31f595 100644
--- a/frontend-common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/frontend-common/src/lib.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ pub fn run<W>(
     prepared: PreparedEmulator,
     window_manager: &mut W,
     output: AudioOutput,
-) -> EmulatorCore<[u8; 4]>
+) -> anyhow::Result<EmulatorCore<[u8; 4]>>
 where
     W: WindowManager,
 {
@@ -178,16 +178,16 @@ where
         prepared.scale_override,
         prepared.shader_path,
         prepared.resizable,
-    );
+    )?;
 
     let tile_window = if prepared.tile_window {
-        Some(new_tile_window(window_manager))
+        Some(new_tile_window(window_manager)?)
     } else {
         None
     };
 
     let layer_window = if prepared.layer_window {
-        Some(new_layer_window(window_manager))
+        Some(new_layer_window(window_manager)?)
     } else {
         None
     };
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ where
     EmulatorCore::init(true, prepared.receiver, emulator_options)
 }
 
-pub fn new_tile_window<W>(window_manager: &mut W) -> RendererChannel
+pub fn new_tile_window<W>(window_manager: &mut W) -> anyhow::Result<RendererChannel>
 where
     W: WindowManager,
 {
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ where
     )
 }
 
-pub fn new_layer_window<W>(window_manager: &mut W) -> RendererChannel
+pub fn new_layer_window<W>(window_manager: &mut W) -> anyhow::Result<RendererChannel>
 where
     W: WindowManager,
 {
diff --git a/frontend-common/src/window.rs b/frontend-common/src/window.rs
index 8e4d1c0..b79ec61 100644
--- a/frontend-common/src/window.rs
+++ b/frontend-common/src/window.rs
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ pub trait WindowManager {
         factor: usize,
         shader_path: Option<PathBuf>,
         resizable: bool,
-    ) -> RendererChannel;
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<RendererChannel>;
 }
diff --git a/frontend-common/src/window/winit_manager.rs b/frontend-common/src/window/winit_manager.rs
index afd722e..5743400 100644
--- a/frontend-common/src/window/winit_manager.rs
+++ b/frontend-common/src/window/winit_manager.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ where
 impl<Backend> WinitWindowManager<Backend>
 where
     Backend: RendererBackend,
+    <Backend as RendererBackend>::RendererError: Sync + Send + 'static,
 {
     pub fn new(
         sender: Sender<EmulatorMessage<[u8; 4]>>,
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ where
 impl<Backend> WindowManager for WinitWindowManager<Backend>
 where
     Backend: RendererBackend,
+    <Backend as RendererBackend>::RendererError: Sync + Send + 'static,
 {
     fn add(
         &mut self,
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ where
         factor: usize,
         shader_path: Option<PathBuf>,
         resizable: bool,
-    ) -> RendererChannel {
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<RendererChannel> {
         let is_main = window_type == WindowType::Main;
 
         self.data.add(
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ where
 impl<Backend> WinitWindowManagerData<Backend>
 where
     Backend: RendererBackend,
+    <Backend as RendererBackend>::RendererError: Sync + Send + 'static,
 {
     fn add(
         &mut self,
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ where
         event_loop: &EventLoop<()>,
         is_main: bool,
         record: bool,
-    ) -> RendererChannel {
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<RendererChannel> {
         let (r, sender) = WindowRenderer::new(
             factor,
             event_loop,
@@ -138,13 +141,13 @@ where
             shader_path,
             resizable,
             record,
-        );
+        )?;
         let id = r.window.id();
         self.windows.insert(id, r);
         if is_main {
             self.main_window = Some(id);
         }
-        sender
+        Ok(sender)
     }
 
     fn handler(&mut self, run_return: bool, event: Event<()>, target: &EventLoopWindowTarget<()>) {
@@ -320,6 +323,7 @@ impl QueuedBuf {
 impl<Backend> WindowRenderer<Backend>
 where
     Backend: RendererBackend,
+    <Backend as RendererBackend>::RendererError: Sync + Send + 'static,
 {
     #[allow(unused_variables)]
     fn new(
@@ -329,12 +333,11 @@ where
         shader_path: Option<PathBuf>,
         resizable: bool,
         record: bool,
-    ) -> (Self, RendererChannel) {
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<(Self, RendererChannel)> {
         let window = WindowBuilder::new()
             .with_title("Gameboy")
             .with_resizable(resizable)
-            .build(event_loop)
-            .unwrap();
+            .build(event_loop)?;
 
         let real_factor = (window.scale_factor() * factor as f64) as u32;
         let inner_size = window.inner_size();
@@ -344,8 +347,9 @@ where
             scaled_width: inner_size.width / real_factor,
             scaled_height: inner_size.height / real_factor,
         };
+        let renderer = RendererBackend::new(resolutions, &window, shader_path, manager);
 
-        let renderer = RendererBackend::new(resolutions, &window, shader_path, manager).unwrap();
+        let renderer = renderer?;
 
         let recording = if record {
             let configs = access_config();
@@ -365,7 +369,7 @@ where
 
         let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::channel();
 
-        (
+        Ok((
             Self {
                 receiver,
                 renderer,
@@ -377,7 +381,7 @@ where
                 recording,
             },
             sender,
-        )
+        ))
     }
 
     fn render(&mut self, manager: &Backend::RendererBackendManager) {
diff --git a/gui/Cargo.toml b/gui/Cargo.toml
index 7dd075a..e81b65c 100644
--- a/gui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gui/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ log = { workspace = true }
 env_logger = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+anyhow = "1.0.86"
 
 [target.'cfg(any(target_os = "macos"))'.dependencies]
 cacao = { git = "https://git.alexjanka.com/alex/cacao", optional = true }