diff --git a/src/macos.h b/src/macos.h

index 07990090..700d50f8 100644

--- a/src/macos.h

+++ b/src/macos.h

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. */



/* Platform-specific functionality for macOS */



+iBool shouldDefaultToMetalRenderer_MacOS (void);

+

void setupApplication_MacOS (void);

void insertMenuItems_MacOS (const char *menuLabel, int atIndex, const iMenuItem *items, size_t count);

void handleCommand_MacOS (const char *cmd);

diff --git a/src/macos.m b/src/macos.m

index 975ba928..1d972ebd 100644

--- a/src/macos.m

+++ b/src/macos.m

@@ -38,14 +38,25 @@ enum iTouchBarVariant {

 default_TouchBarVariant,

};



+static iInt2 macVer_(void) {

+ if ([[NSProcessInfo processInfo] respondsToSelector:@selector(operatingSystemVersion)]) {

+ const NSOperatingSystemVersion ver = [[NSProcessInfo processInfo] operatingSystemVersion];

+ return init_I2(ver.majorVersion, ver.minorVersion);

+ }

+ return init_I2(10, 10);

+}

+

static NSString *currentSystemAppearance_(void) {

 /* This API does not exist on 10.13. */

- @try {

+ if ([NSApp respondsToSelector:@selector(effectiveAppearance)]) {

     return [[NSApp effectiveAppearance] name];

 }

- @catch (NSException *) {

- return @"NSAppearanceNameAqua";

- }

+ return @"NSAppearanceNameAqua";

+}

+

+iBool shouldDefaultToMetalRenderer_MacOS(void) {

+ const iInt2 ver = macVer_();

+ return ver.x > 10 || ver.y > 13;

}



/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/

diff --git a/src/ui/window.c b/src/ui/window.c

index b1fd3a07..97d56ec5 100644

--- a/src/ui/window.c

+++ b/src/ui/window.c

@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ void init_Window(iWindow *d, iRect rect) {

 d->isDrawFrozen = iTrue;

 uint32_t flags = 0;

#if defined (iPlatformApple)

- SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_RENDER_DRIVER, "metal");

+ SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_RENDER_DRIVER, shouldDefaultToMetalRenderer_MacOS() ? "metal" : "opengl");

#else

 flags |= SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL;

#endif