diff --git a/src/ofApp.cpp b/src/ofApp.cpp
index 2e1e174..d312fa1 100644
--- a/src/ofApp.cpp
+++ b/src/ofApp.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ namespace VariableEditor {
 //--------------------------------------------------------------
 void ofApp::setup(){
     OFX_PROFILER_FUNCTION();
-    EM_ASM({window.setLoadingTask('setting up rendering', 0)});
+    #ifdef TARGET_EMSCRIPTEN
+        EM_ASM({window.setLoadingTask('setting up rendering', 0)});
+    #endif
 
     {
         ofFile sf("appSettings.json");
@@ -58,7 +60,9 @@ void ofApp::setup(){
                               10000000, // farDist
                               glm::vec2(0, 0) // lensOffset
                               );
-    EM_ASM({window.setLoadingTask('setting up rendering', 10)});
+    #ifdef TARGET_EMSCRIPTEN
+        EM_ASM({window.setLoadingTask('setting up rendering', 10)});
+    #endif
 
     ofDisableArbTex();
     fboSettings.width = ofGetWidth() * AA;
@@ -79,25 +83,26 @@ void ofApp::setup(){
 
     //fbo.allocate(ofGetWidth() * AA, ofGetHeight() * AA, GL_RGB);
 
-    EM_ASM({window.setLoadingTask('setting up rendering', 30)});
+    #ifdef TARGET_EMSCRIPTEN
+        EM_ASM({window.setLoadingTask('setting up rendering', 30)});
+    #endif
     layerComposition.setup();
-    EM_ASM({window.setLoadingTask('setting up rendering', 90)});
+    #ifdef TARGET_EMSCRIPTEN
+        EM_ASM({window.setLoadingTask('setting up rendering', 90)});
+    #endif
     layerComposition.setVFlip(true);
 
-    #ifndef TARGET_OPENGLES
+    #ifndef TARGET_EMSCRIPTEN
         {
-            std::string fontPath = "data/fonts/Version-2-var.ttf";
-            ofxVariableLab::LayerType type = ofxVariableLab::LayerType::GPUFONT;
+            std::string fontPath = "data/fonts/Version-2.ttf";
             ofxVariableLab::Layer::Props props;
             props.fontPath = fontPath;
             props.text = "yo, whatever you want, and especially pancakes";
             props.y = 120;
             props.x = 95;
-            layerComposition.addLayer(
-                {fontPath, type},
-                props,
-                {{"Weight", 100.0}, {"Weight", 700.0}}
-                );
+            if(ofFile(fontPath).exists()){
+                layerComposition.addLayer(props, "layer-0");
+            }
         }
     #endif
 
@@ -130,7 +135,9 @@ void ofApp::setup(){
          << " | Minor(" << ofToString(glMajor) << ")"
          << endl;
     artboard.setup();
-    EM_ASM({window.setLoadingTask('setting up rendering', 100)});
+    #ifdef TARGET_EMSCRIPTEN
+        EM_ASM({window.setLoadingTask('setting up rendering', 100)});
+    #endif
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/ofApp.h b/src/ofApp.h
index d2ae3ec..791ca2a 100644
--- a/src/ofApp.h
+++ b/src/ofApp.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "conversion.h"
 #include "Artboard.h"
 #include "ofEasyCam.h"
+#include "ofFileUtils.h"
 #include "ofMain.h"
 #include "ofQuaternion.h"
 #include "ofTrueTypeFont.h"
@@ -58,10 +59,14 @@ class ZipProjectSaver :
 
         void update(){
             if(freshDownload.load()){
-                emscripten_browser_file::download(filename.c_str(),
-                                                  "application/zip",
-                                                  buffer,
-                                                  buffer_size);
+                #ifdef TARGET_EMSCRIPTEN
+                    emscripten_browser_file::download(filename.c_str(),
+                                                      "application/zip",
+                                                      buffer,
+                                                      buffer_size);
+                #else
+                    ofBufferToFile(filename.c_str(), ofBuffer(buffer, buffer_size));
+                #endif
                 freshDownload.store(false);
             }
         }
@@ -155,7 +160,8 @@ class ZipSaver : public ofThread {
 
         void update(){
             if(freshDownload.load()){
-                EM_ASM({
+                #ifdef TARGET_EMSCRIPTEN
+                    EM_ASM({
                     document.getElementById('export_progress_task').innerHTML = 'rendering';
                     let innerHTML = "|";
                     for(let i = 0; i < 100; i++){
@@ -167,10 +173,13 @@ class ZipSaver : public ofThread {
                     let progress_task = document.getElementById("export_progress_task");
                     progress_task.innerHTML = "idle";
                 });
-                emscripten_browser_file::download(filename.c_str(),
-                                                  "application/zip",
-                                                  buffer,
-                                                  buffer_size);
+                    emscripten_browser_file::download(filename.c_str(),
+                                                      "application/zip",
+                                                      buffer,
+                                                      buffer_size);
+                #else
+                    ofBufferToFile(filename.c_str(), ofBuffer(buffer, buffer_size));
+                #endif
                 freshDownload.store(false);
             }else if(isThreadRunning()){
                 setProgress(percent.load());
@@ -178,7 +187,8 @@ class ZipSaver : public ofThread {
         }
 
         void setProgress(int percent){
-            EM_ASM_INT({
+            #ifdef TARGET_EMSCRIPTEN
+                EM_ASM_INT({
                 let percent = $0;
                 document.getElementById('export_progress_task').innerHTML = 'rendering';
                 let innerHTML = "|";
@@ -196,6 +206,9 @@ class ZipSaver : public ofThread {
                 let progress_task = document.getElementById("export_progress_task");
                 progress_task.innerHTML = "creating zip file";
             }, percent);
+            #else
+                std::cout << "progress: " << percent << "/100" << std::endl;
+            #endif
         }
 
         void threadedFunction(){
@@ -213,9 +226,9 @@ class ZipSaver : public ofThread {
                 ofImage image;
                 image.setUseTexture(false);
                 image.load(filepath);
-                ofBuffer buffer;
-                ofSaveImage(image.getPixels(), buffer, OF_IMAGE_FORMAT_PNG);
-                zip.addBuffer(f + ".png", buffer.getData(), buffer.size());
+                ofBuffer b;
+                ofSaveImage(image.getPixels(), b, OF_IMAGE_FORMAT_PNG);
+                zip.addBuffer(f + ".png", b.getData(), b.size());
                 percent.store((float(i) / float(total)) * 100.0f);
                 i++;
             }
@@ -257,7 +270,8 @@ class ZipUnpacker : public ofThread {
         }
 
         void setProgress(int percent){
-            EM_ASM_INT({
+            #ifdef TARGET_EMSCRIPTEN
+                EM_ASM_INT({
                 let percent = $0;
                 document.getElementById('export_progress_task').innerHTML = 'uploading and unpacking';
                 let innerHTML = "|";
@@ -275,6 +289,9 @@ class ZipUnpacker : public ofThread {
                 let progress_task = document.getElementById("import_progress_task");
                 progress_task.innerHTML = "creating zip file";
             }, percent);
+            #else
+                std::cout << "progress: " << percent << "/100" << std::endl;
+            #endif
         }
 
         void threadedFunction(){