diff --git a/gtk/src/fractional-scale-v1.c b/frontend-common/fractional-scale-v1.c
similarity index 100%
rename from gtk/src/fractional-scale-v1.c
rename to frontend-common/fractional-scale-v1.c
diff --git a/gtk/src/fractional-scale-v1.h b/frontend-common/fractional-scale-v1.h
similarity index 100%
rename from gtk/src/fractional-scale-v1.h
rename to frontend-common/fractional-scale-v1.h
diff --git a/gtk/src/gtk_glx_context.cpp b/frontend-common/glx_context.cpp
similarity index 91%
rename from gtk/src/gtk_glx_context.cpp
rename to frontend-common/glx_context.cpp
index fcb3cd5a..2367905b 100644
--- a/gtk/src/gtk_glx_context.cpp
+++ b/frontend-common/glx_context.cpp
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
    For further information, consult the LICENSE file in the root directory.
 \*****************************************************************************/
 
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include "gtk_s9x.h"
-#include "gtk_glx_context.h"
+#include "glx_context.hpp"
 
 GTKGLXContext::GTKGLXContext()
 {
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ GTKGLXContext::GTKGLXContext()
 
     version_major = -1;
     version_minor = -1;
+
+    gladLoaderLoadGLX(nullptr, 0);
 }
 
 GTKGLXContext::~GTKGLXContext()
@@ -127,12 +129,12 @@ void GTKGLXContext::make_current()
 
 void GTKGLXContext::swap_interval(int frames)
 {
-    if (epoxy_has_glx_extension(display, screen, "GLX_EXT_swap_control"))
+    if (GLAD_GLX_EXT_swap_control)
         glXSwapIntervalEXT(display, xid, frames);
-    else if (epoxy_has_glx_extension(display, screen, "GLX_SGI_swap_control"))
+    else if (GLAD_GLX_SGI_swap_control)
         glXSwapIntervalSGI(frames);
 #ifdef GLX_MESA_swap_control
-    else if (epoxy_has_glx_extension(display, screen, "GLX_MESA_swap_control"))
+    else if (GLAD_GLX_MESA_swap_control)
         glXSwapIntervalMESA(frames);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/gtk/src/gtk_glx_context.h b/frontend-common/glx_context.hpp
similarity index 88%
rename from gtk/src/gtk_glx_context.h
rename to frontend-common/glx_context.hpp
index 272d7b61..7d4f07de 100644
--- a/gtk/src/gtk_glx_context.h
+++ b/frontend-common/glx_context.hpp
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
    For further information, consult the LICENSE file in the root directory.
 \*****************************************************************************/
 
-#ifndef __GTK_GLX_CONTEXT_H
-#define __GTK_GLX_CONTEXT_H
+#ifndef __GLX_CONTEXT_HPP
+#define __GLX_CONTEXT_HPP
 
-#include "gtk_opengl_context.h"
+#include "opengl_context.hpp"
 
-#include <epoxy/glx.h>
+#include <glad/glx.h>
 
 class GTKGLXContext : public OpenGLContext
 {
diff --git a/gtk/src/viewporter-client-protocol.c b/frontend-common/viewporter-client-protocol.c
similarity index 100%
rename from gtk/src/viewporter-client-protocol.c
rename to frontend-common/viewporter-client-protocol.c
diff --git a/gtk/src/viewporter-client-protocol.h b/frontend-common/viewporter-client-protocol.h
similarity index 100%
rename from gtk/src/viewporter-client-protocol.h
rename to frontend-common/viewporter-client-protocol.h
diff --git a/gtk/src/wayland-idle-inhibit-unstable-v1.c b/frontend-common/wayland-idle-inhibit-unstable-v1.c
similarity index 100%
rename from gtk/src/wayland-idle-inhibit-unstable-v1.c
rename to frontend-common/wayland-idle-inhibit-unstable-v1.c
diff --git a/gtk/src/wayland-idle-inhibit-unstable-v1.h b/frontend-common/wayland-idle-inhibit-unstable-v1.h
similarity index 100%
rename from gtk/src/wayland-idle-inhibit-unstable-v1.h
rename to frontend-common/wayland-idle-inhibit-unstable-v1.h
diff --git a/gtk/src/gtk_wayland_egl_context.cpp b/frontend-common/wayland_egl_context.cpp
similarity index 89%
rename from gtk/src/gtk_wayland_egl_context.cpp
rename to frontend-common/wayland_egl_context.cpp
index 99c8be9d..d13ae40f 100644
--- a/gtk/src/gtk_wayland_egl_context.cpp
+++ b/frontend-common/wayland_egl_context.cpp
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include "gtk_s9x.h"
-#include "gtk_wayland_egl_context.h"
+#include "wayland_egl_context.hpp"
 
 WaylandEGLContext::WaylandEGLContext()
 {
@@ -65,15 +64,27 @@ bool WaylandEGLContext::create_context()
 
     EGLint num_configs = 0;
 
+    if (!gladLoaderLoadEGL(nullptr))
+    {
+        printf("Couldn't load EGL.\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     egl_display = eglGetDisplay((EGLNativeDisplayType)wayland_surface->display);
-    eglInitialize(egl_display, NULL, NULL);
+    int major, minor;
+    eglInitialize(egl_display, &major, &minor);
+
+    // Load the rest of the functions only after calling eglInitialize.
+    if (!gladLoaderLoadEGL(egl_display))
+    {
+        printf("Couldn't load EGL functions.\n");
+    }
 
     if (!eglChooseConfig(egl_display, surface_attribs, &egl_config, 1, &num_configs))
     {
         printf("Couldn't find matching config.\n");
         return false;
     }
-    eglBindAPI(EGL_OPENGL_API);
 
     std::tie(width, height) = wayland_surface->get_size();
     egl_window = wl_egl_window_create(wayland_surface->child, width, height);
@@ -90,6 +101,7 @@ bool WaylandEGLContext::create_context()
         return false;
     }
 
+    eglBindAPI(EGL_OPENGL_API);
     egl_context = eglCreateContext(egl_display, egl_config, EGL_NO_CONTEXT, core_context_attribs);
     if (!egl_context)
     {
@@ -107,7 +119,7 @@ bool WaylandEGLContext::create_context()
 void WaylandEGLContext::resize(WaylandSurface::Metrics m)
 {
     wayland_surface->resize(m);
-    
+
     std::tie(width, height) = wayland_surface->get_size();
     wl_egl_window_resize(egl_window, width, height, 0, 0);
 
diff --git a/gtk/src/gtk_wayland_surface.cpp b/frontend-common/wayland_surface.cpp
similarity index 97%
rename from gtk/src/gtk_wayland_surface.cpp
rename to frontend-common/wayland_surface.cpp
index 933ee0d6..fe21d3fc 100644
--- a/gtk/src/gtk_wayland_surface.cpp
+++ b/frontend-common/wayland_surface.cpp
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <tuple>
 #include <wayland-util.h>
 
 #include "fractional-scale-v1.h"
-#include "gtk_s9x.h"
-#include "gtk_wayland_surface.h"
+#include "wayland_surface.hpp"
 #include "wayland-idle-inhibit-unstable-v1.h"
 #include "viewporter-client-protocol.h"
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ bool WaylandSurface::attach(wl_display *display, wl_surface *surface, Metrics m)
         wp_fractional_scale_v1_add_listener(fractional_scale, &fractional_scale_v1_listener, this);
     }
 
-    if (idle_inhibit_manager && gui_config->prevent_screensaver)
+    if (idle_inhibit_manager)
     {
         printf("Inhibiting screensaver.\n");
         zwp_idle_inhibit_manager_v1_create_inhibitor(idle_inhibit_manager, child);
diff --git a/gtk/CMakeLists.txt b/gtk/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f5d1cbe..c7491190 100644
--- a/gtk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gtk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,18 +67,19 @@ find_library(DL dl REQUIRED)
 list(APPEND ARGS ${SDL2_CFLAGS} ${GTK_CFLAGS} ${XRANDR_CFLAGS})
 list(APPEND LIBS ${X11} ${XEXT} ${DL} ${SDL2_LIBRARIES} ${GTK_LIBRARIES} ${XRANDR_LIBRARIES})
 
-pkg_check_modules(EPOXY REQUIRED epoxy)
-list(APPEND ARGS ${EPOXY_CFLAGS})
-list(APPEND LIBS ${EPOXY_LIBRARIES})
 list(APPEND SOURCES src/gtk_display_driver_opengl.cpp
-                    src/gtk_glx_context.cpp
+                    ../frontend-common/glx_context.cpp
                     ../shaders/glsl.cpp
                     ../shaders/shader_helpers.cpp
                     ../vulkan/slang_helpers.cpp
                     ../vulkan/slang_helpers.hpp
                     ../vulkan/slang_preset_ini.cpp
                     ../vulkan/slang_preset_ini.hpp
+                    ../external/glad/src/glx.c
+                    ../external/glad/src/egl.c
+                    ../external/glad/src/gl.c
                     src/gtk_shader_parameters.cpp)
+list(APPEND INCLUDES ../external/glad/include)
 
 if(USE_SLANG)
     list(APPEND SOURCES ../shaders/slang.cpp)
@@ -151,13 +152,13 @@ list(APPEND INCLUDES ../external/imgui)
 if(USE_WAYLAND)
     pkg_check_modules(WAYLAND REQUIRED wayland-client wayland-egl)
     list(APPEND DEFINES "USE_WAYLAND")
-    list(APPEND SOURCES src/gtk_wayland_egl_context.cpp
-                        src/gtk_wayland_egl_context.h
-                        src/gtk_wayland_surface.cpp
-                        src/gtk_wayland_surface.h
-                        src/wayland-idle-inhibit-unstable-v1.c
-                        src/viewporter-client-protocol.c
-                        src/fractional-scale-v1.c)
+    list(APPEND SOURCES ../frontend-common/wayland_egl_context.cpp
+                        ../frontend-common/wayland_egl_context.hpp
+                        ../frontend-common/wayland_surface.cpp
+                        ../frontend-common/wayland_surface.hpp
+                        ../frontend-common/wayland-idle-inhibit-unstable-v1.c
+                        ../frontend-common/viewporter-client-protocol.c
+                        ../frontend-common/fractional-scale-v1.c)
     list(APPEND ARGS ${WAYLAND_CFLAGS})
     list(APPEND LIBS ${WAYLAND_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
diff --git a/gtk/src/gtk_display_driver_opengl.cpp b/gtk/src/gtk_display_driver_opengl.cpp
index 53f324d6..b085a0b1 100644
--- a/gtk/src/gtk_display_driver_opengl.cpp
+++ b/gtk/src/gtk_display_driver_opengl.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 \*****************************************************************************/
 
 #include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <cstdio>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
@@ -391,9 +392,16 @@ bool S9xOpenGLDisplayDriver::create_context()
         return false;
 
     context->make_current();
+    gladLoaderLoadGL();
 
     legacy = false;
-    version = epoxy_gl_version();
+
+    auto version_string = (const char *)glGetString(GL_VERSION);
+    int major_version = 1;
+    int minor_version = 0;
+    std::sscanf(version_string, "%d.%d", &major_version, &minor_version);
+    version = major_version * 10 + minor_version;
+
     if (version < 20)
     {
         printf("OpenGL version is only %d.%d. Recommended version is 2.0.\n",
@@ -479,6 +487,8 @@ void S9xOpenGLDisplayDriver::deinit()
         ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Shutdown();
         S9xImGuiDeinit();
     }
+
+    gladLoaderUnloadGL();
 }
 
 int S9xOpenGLDisplayDriver::query_availability()
@@ -495,12 +505,7 @@ int S9xOpenGLDisplayDriver::query_availability()
 #ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
     if (GDK_IS_X11_DISPLAY(gdk_display))
     {
-        Display *dpy = GDK_DISPLAY_XDISPLAY(gdk_display);
-
-        if (glXQueryExtension(dpy, NULL, NULL) == True)
-        {
             return 1;
-        }
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/gtk/src/gtk_display_driver_opengl.h b/gtk/src/gtk_display_driver_opengl.h
index 100ff0b7..3374b157 100644
--- a/gtk/src/gtk_display_driver_opengl.h
+++ b/gtk/src/gtk_display_driver_opengl.h
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@
 #include "gtk_s9x.h"
 #include "gtk_display_driver.h"
 
-#include <epoxy/gl.h>
+#include <glad/gl.h>
 
-#include "gtk_opengl_context.h"
+#include "../../frontend-common/opengl_context.hpp"
 
 #include "gtk_compat.h"
 #ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
-#include "gtk_glx_context.h"
+#include "../../frontend-common/glx_context.hpp"
 #endif
 #ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_WAYLAND
-#include "gtk_wayland_egl_context.h"
+#include "../../frontend-common/wayland_egl_context.hpp"
 #endif
 
 #include "shaders/glsl.h"
diff --git a/gtk/src/gtk_display_driver_vulkan.h b/gtk/src/gtk_display_driver_vulkan.h
index 3fe1a34b..3da9ceb6 100644
--- a/gtk/src/gtk_display_driver_vulkan.h
+++ b/gtk/src/gtk_display_driver_vulkan.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "../../vulkan/std_chrono_throttle.hpp"
 
 #ifdef VK_USE_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_KHR
-#include "gtk_wayland_surface.h"
+#include "../../frontend-common/wayland_surface.hpp"
 #endif
 
 class S9xVulkanDisplayDriver : public S9xDisplayDriver
diff --git a/gtk/src/gtk_opengl_context.h b/gtk/src/gtk_opengl_context.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 62b1c10e..00000000
--- a/gtk/src/gtk_opengl_context.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/*****************************************************************************\
-     Snes9x - Portable Super Nintendo Entertainment System (TM) emulator.
-                This file is licensed under the Snes9x License.
-   For further information, consult the LICENSE file in the root directory.
-\*****************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef __GTK_OPENGL_CONTEXT_H
-#define __GTK_OPENGL_CONTEXT_H
-
-class OpenGLContext
-{
-  public:
-    virtual ~OpenGLContext(){};
-    virtual bool create_context() = 0;
-    virtual void resize() = 0;
-    virtual void swap_buffers() = 0;
-    virtual void swap_interval(int frames) = 0;
-    virtual void make_current() = 0;
-    virtual bool ready()
-    {
-        return true;
-    };
-
-    int x;
-    int y;
-    int width;
-    int height;
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/gtk/src/gtk_wayland_egl_context.h b/gtk/src/gtk_wayland_egl_context.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c9513ffa..00000000
--- a/gtk/src/gtk_wayland_egl_context.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*****************************************************************************\
-     Snes9x - Portable Super Nintendo Entertainment System (TM) emulator.
-                This file is licensed under the Snes9x License.
-   For further information, consult the LICENSE file in the root directory.
-\*****************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef __GTK_WAYLAND_EGL_CONTEXT_H
-#define __GTK_WAYLAND_EGL_CONTEXT_H
-
-#include "gtk_opengl_context.h"
-#include "gtk_wayland_surface.h"
-
-#include <epoxy/egl.h>
-#include <memory>
-#include <wayland-egl.h>
-
-class WaylandEGLContext : public OpenGLContext
-{
-  public:
-    WaylandEGLContext();
-    ~WaylandEGLContext();
-    bool attach(wl_display *display, wl_surface *surface, WaylandSurface::Metrics m);
-    bool create_context();
-    void resize() {};
-    void resize(WaylandSurface::Metrics m);
-    void swap_buffers();
-    void swap_interval(int frames);
-    void make_current();
-    bool ready();
-
-    EGLDisplay egl_display;
-    EGLSurface egl_surface;
-    EGLContext egl_context;
-    EGLConfig egl_config;
-
-    wl_egl_window *egl_window;
-
-    std::unique_ptr<WaylandSurface> wayland_surface;
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/gtk/src/gtk_wayland_surface.h b/gtk/src/gtk_wayland_surface.h
deleted file mode 100644
index cead1baf..00000000
--- a/gtk/src/gtk_wayland_surface.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*****************************************************************************\
-     Snes9x - Portable Super Nintendo Entertainment System (TM) emulator.
-                This file is licensed under the Snes9x License.
-   For further information, consult the LICENSE file in the root directory.
-\*****************************************************************************/
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include "viewporter-client-protocol.h"
-#include "fractional-scale-v1.h"
-
-class WaylandSurface
-{
-  public:
-    WaylandSurface();
-    ~WaylandSurface();
-
-    struct Metrics {
-        int x, y, width, height, scale;
-    };
-
-    bool attach(wl_display *display, wl_surface *surface, Metrics source_metrics);
-    void resize(Metrics new_metrics);
-    std::tuple<int, int> get_size();
-
-    struct wl_display *display;
-    struct wl_registry *registry;
-    struct wl_compositor *compositor;
-    struct wl_subcompositor *subcompositor;
-
-    struct wl_surface *parent;
-    struct wl_surface *child;
-    struct wl_subsurface *subsurface;
-    struct wl_region *region;
-
-    Metrics metrics;
-    double actual_scale;
-
-    struct zwp_idle_inhibit_manager_v1 *idle_inhibit_manager;
-    struct zwp_idle_inhibitor_v1 *idle_inhibitor;
-
-    struct wp_viewporter *viewporter;
-    struct wp_viewport *viewport;
-
-    struct wp_fractional_scale_manager_v1 *fractional_scale_manager;
-    struct wp_fractional_scale_v1 *fractional_scale;
-};
diff --git a/shaders/shader_platform.h b/shaders/shader_platform.h
index 99ff58da..e3e08194 100644
--- a/shaders/shader_platform.h
+++ b/shaders/shader_platform.h
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 #include "port.h"
 
 #ifdef SNES9X_GTK
-#include <epoxy/gl.h>
-#include <epoxy/glx.h>
+#include <glad/gl.h>
+#include <glad/glx.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32