diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 656953a0..26c3fe1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,20 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    if: "! contains(toJSON(github.event.commits.*.message), '[ci skip]')"
+
+    name: Build and Test (linux) - ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    if: "! contains(toJSON(github.event.commits.*.message), '[ci skip]')"
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            arch: x64
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+            arch: aarch64
+
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       with:
@@ -25,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       run: cd test && mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL3_GLFW=ON -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL_MOCK=ON ..
 
     - name: build
-      run: cd test/build && make
+      run: cd test/build && cmake --build "." --parallel
 
     - name: run test mock backend
       run: cd test/build && ./bin/polyscope-test --gtest_catch_exceptions=0 backend=openGL_mock
@@ -37,11 +46,19 @@ jobs:
       run: cd test/build && ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 ./bin/polyscope-test --gtest_catch_exceptions=0 backend=openGL3_egl
   
   build_shared:
+    if: "! contains(toJSON(github.event.commits.*.message), '[ci skip]')"
+    
+    name: Build Shared and Test (linux) - ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    if: "! contains(toJSON(github.event.commits.*.message), '[ci skip]')"
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            arch: x64
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+            arch: aarch64
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       with:
@@ -54,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       run: cd test && mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=TRUE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL3_GLFW=ON -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL_MOCK=ON -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL3_EGL=ON ..
 
     - name: build
-      run: cd test/build && make
+      run: cd test/build && cmake --build "." --parallel
 
     - name: run test mock backend
       run: cd test/build && ./bin/polyscope-test --gtest_catch_exceptions=0 backend=openGL_mock
@@ -63,4 +80,5 @@ jobs:
       # We get memory leaks inside of EGL that I can't track down. With ASAN, this means the exit code is always nonzero,
       # which is indistinguishable from tests failing. The ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 skips checking leaks for this test 
       # as a workaround.
-      run: cd test/build && ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 ./bin/polyscope-test --gtest_catch_exceptions=0 backend=openGL3_egl
+      # run: cd test/build && ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 ./bin/polyscope-test --gtest_catch_exceptions=0 backend=openGL3_egl
+      run: cd test/build && ./bin/polyscope-test --gtest_catch_exceptions=0 backend=openGL3_egl
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 2550fd47..085c0fc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,19 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
     if: "! contains(toJSON(github.event.commits.*.message), '[ci skip]')"
+
+    name: Build and Test (macOS) - ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: macos-15-intel
+            arch: x64
+          - os: macos-latest
+            arch: arm64
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       with:
@@ -19,14 +30,25 @@ jobs:
       run: cd test && mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL3_GLFW=ON -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL_MOCK=ON ..
 
     - name: build
-      run: cd test/build && make
+      run: cd test/build && cmake --build "." --parallel
 
     - name: run test
       run: cd test/build && ./bin/polyscope-test --gtest_catch_exceptions=0 backend=openGL_mock
   
   build_shared:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
     if: "! contains(toJSON(github.event.commits.*.message), '[ci skip]')"
+    
+    name: Build Shared and Test (macOS) - ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: macos-15-intel
+            arch: x64
+          - os: macos-latest
+            arch: arm64
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       with:
@@ -36,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       run: cd test && mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=TRUE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL3_GLFW=ON -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL_MOCK=ON ..
 
     - name: build
-      run: cd test/build && make
+      run: cd test/build && cmake --build "." --parallel
 
     - name: run test
       run: cd test/build && ./bin/polyscope-test --gtest_catch_exceptions=0 backend=openGL_mock
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 48e865d5..5976fb0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,19 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
     if: "! contains(toJSON(github.event.commits.*.message), '[ci skip]')"
+    
+    name: Build and Test (Windows) - ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: windows-latest
+            arch: x64
+          - os: windows-11-arm
+            arch: arm64
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       with:
@@ -19,25 +30,36 @@ jobs:
       run: cd test && mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL3_GLFW=ON -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL_MOCK=ON ..
 
     - name: build
-      run: cd test/build && cmake --build "."
+      run: cd test/build && cmake --build "." --parallel
 
     - name: run test
       run: cd test/build && ./bin/Debug/polyscope-test.exe --gtest_catch_exceptions=0 backend=openGL_mock
 
-  # windows shared builds: disabled for now
-  #build_shared:
-    #runs-on: windows-latest
-    #if: "! contains(toJSON(github.event.commits.*.message), '[ci skip]')"
-    #steps:
-    #- uses: actions/checkout@v1
-      #with:
-        #submodules: true
+  # windows shared builds: disabled for now, link failure that I don't know how to debug in CI
+  # build_shared:
+  #   if: "! contains(toJSON(github.event.commits.*.message), '[ci skip]')"
+    
+  #   name: Build Shared and Test (Windows) - ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+  #   runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    
+  #   strategy:
+  #     matrix:
+  #       include:
+  #         - os: windows-latest
+  #           arch: x64
+  #         - os: windows-11-arm
+  #           arch: arm64
+
+  #   steps:
+  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+  #     with:
+  #       submodules: true
 
-    #- name: configure
-      #run: cd test && mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=TRUE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL3_GLFW=ON -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL_MOCK=ON ..
+  #   - name: configure
+  #     run: cd test && mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=TRUE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL3_GLFW=ON -DPOLYSCOPE_BACKEND_OPENGL_MOCK=ON ..
 
-    #- name: build
-      #run: cd test/build && cmake --build "."
+  #   - name: build
+  #     run: cd test/build && cmake --build "." --parallel
 
-    #- name: run test
-      #run: cd test/build && ./bin/Debug/polyscope-test.exe --gtest_catch_exceptions=0 backend=openGL_mock
+  #   - name: run test
+  #     run: cd test/build && ./bin/Debug/polyscope-test.exe --gtest_catch_exceptions=0 backend=openGL_mock