diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1db7d8ab8..5b7bb43d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ jobs:
       - run: cargo check --workspace
       # Check vello (the default crate) without the features used by `with_winit` for debugging
       - run: cargo check 
+      # Check vello (the default crate) without wgpu
+      - run: cargo check --no-default-features
       # --exclude with_bevy # for when bevy has an outdated wgpu version
       # -Dwarnings # for when we have fixed unused code warnings
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 975c39976..1c864f103 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 
 [features]
+default = ["wgpu"]
 hot_reload = []
 buffer_labels = []
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ buffer_labels = []
 bytemuck = { workspace = true }
 fello = { workspace = true }
 peniko = { workspace = true }
-wgpu = { workspace = true }
+wgpu = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 raw-window-handle = "0.5"
 futures-intrusive = "0.5.0"
 vello_encoding = { path = "crates/encoding" }
@@ -54,7 +55,9 @@ wgpu-profiler = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 bytemuck = { version = "1.12.1", features = ["derive"] }
 fello = { git = "https://github.com/dfrg/fount", rev = "dadbcf75695f035ca46766bfd60555d05bd421b1" }
 peniko = { git = "https://github.com/linebender/peniko", rev = "cafdac9a211a0fb2fec5656bd663d1ac770bcc81" }
-wgpu = "0.17"                                                                                               # NOTE: Make sure to keep this in sync with the version badge in README.md
+
+# NOTE: Make sure to keep this in sync with the version badge in README.md
+wgpu = { version = "0.17" }                                              
 
 
 # Used for examples
diff --git a/src/engine.rs b/src/engine.rs
index 59650f954..d89cd9324 100644
--- a/src/engine.rs
+++ b/src/engine.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use std::{
     sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering},
 };
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 use wgpu::{
     BindGroup, BindGroupLayout, Buffer, BufferUsages, CommandEncoderDescriptor, ComputePipeline,
     Device, Queue, Texture, TextureAspect, TextureUsages, TextureView, TextureViewDimension,
@@ -29,13 +30,14 @@ use wgpu::{
 pub type Error = Box<dyn std::error::Error>;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
-pub struct ShaderId(usize);
+pub struct ShaderId(pub usize);
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
-pub struct Id(NonZeroU64);
+pub struct Id(pub NonZeroU64);
 
 static ID_COUNTER: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 pub struct Engine {
     shaders: Vec<Shader>,
     pool: ResourcePool,
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ pub struct Engine {
     downloads: HashMap<Id, Buffer>,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 struct Shader {
     pipeline: ComputePipeline,
     bind_group_layout: BindGroupLayout,
@@ -56,9 +59,9 @@ pub struct Recording {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct BufProxy {
-    size: u64,
-    id: Id,
-    name: &'static str,
+    pub size: u64,
+    pub id: Id,
+    pub name: &'static str,
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -70,10 +73,10 @@ pub enum ImageFormat {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct ImageProxy {
-    width: u32,
-    height: u32,
-    format: ImageFormat,
-    id: Id,
+    pub width: u32,
+    pub height: u32,
+    pub format: ImageFormat,
+    pub id: Id,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ pub enum ResourceProxy {
     Image(ImageProxy),
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 pub enum ExternalResource<'a> {
     #[allow(unused)]
     Buf(BufProxy, &'a Buffer),
@@ -119,6 +123,7 @@ pub enum BindType {
     // TODO: Uniform, Sampler, maybe others
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 struct BindMapBuffer {
     buffer: Buffer,
     #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "buffer_labels"), allow(unused))]
@@ -126,12 +131,14 @@ struct BindMapBuffer {
 }
 
 #[derive(Default)]
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 struct BindMap {
     buf_map: HashMap<Id, BindMapBuffer>,
     image_map: HashMap<Id, (Texture, TextureView)>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 struct BufferProperties {
     size: u64,
     usages: BufferUsages,
@@ -140,10 +147,12 @@ struct BufferProperties {
 }
 
 #[derive(Default)]
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 struct ResourcePool {
     bufs: HashMap<BufferProperties, Vec<Buffer>>,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 impl Engine {
     pub fn new() -> Engine {
         Engine {
@@ -534,6 +543,10 @@ impl Recording {
             ResourceProxy::Image(image) => self.free_image(image),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn into_commands(self) -> Vec<Command> {
+        self.commands
+    }
 }
 
 impl BufProxy {
@@ -548,6 +561,7 @@ impl BufProxy {
 }
 
 impl ImageFormat {
+    #[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
     pub fn to_wgpu(self) -> wgpu::TextureFormat {
         match self {
             Self::Rgba8 => wgpu::TextureFormat::Rgba8Unorm,
@@ -612,6 +626,7 @@ impl Id {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 impl BindMap {
     fn insert_buf(&mut self, proxy: &BufProxy, buffer: Buffer) {
         self.buf_map.insert(
@@ -810,6 +825,7 @@ impl BindMap {
 
 const SIZE_CLASS_BITS: u32 = 1;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 impl ResourcePool {
     /// Get a buffer from the pool or create one.
     fn get_buf(
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 966828211..d12d01dde 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,17 +28,25 @@ pub use peniko::kurbo;
 pub use fello;
 
 pub mod glyph;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 pub mod util;
 
-use render::Render;
+pub use render::Render;
 pub use scene::{DrawGlyphs, Scene, SceneBuilder, SceneFragment};
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 pub use util::block_on_wgpu;
 
-use engine::{Engine, ExternalResource, Recording};
+pub use engine::{
+    BufProxy, Command, Id, ImageFormat, ImageProxy, Recording, ResourceProxy, ShaderId,
+};
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
+use engine::{Engine, ExternalResource};
 use shaders::FullShaders;
 
 /// Temporary export, used in with_winit for stats
 pub use vello_encoding::BumpAllocators;
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 use wgpu::{Device, Queue, SurfaceTexture, TextureFormat, TextureView};
 #[cfg(feature = "wgpu-profiler")]
 use wgpu_profiler::GpuProfiler;
@@ -50,6 +58,7 @@ pub type Error = Box<dyn std::error::Error>;
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
 
 /// Renders a scene into a texture or surface.
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 pub struct Renderer {
     engine: Engine,
     shaders: FullShaders,
@@ -72,6 +81,7 @@ pub struct RenderParams {
     pub height: u32,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 pub struct RendererOptions {
     /// The format of the texture used for surfaces with this renderer/device
     /// If None, the renderer cannot be used with surfaces
@@ -81,6 +91,7 @@ pub struct RendererOptions {
     pub timestamp_period: f32,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 impl Renderer {
     /// Creates a new renderer for the specified device.
     pub fn new(device: &Device, render_options: &RendererOptions) -> Result<Self> {
@@ -351,12 +362,14 @@ impl Renderer {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 struct TargetTexture {
     view: TextureView,
     width: u32,
     height: u32,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 impl TargetTexture {
     pub fn new(device: &Device, width: u32, height: u32) -> Self {
         let texture = device.create_texture(&wgpu::TextureDescriptor {
@@ -382,11 +395,13 @@ impl TargetTexture {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 struct BlitPipeline {
     bind_layout: wgpu::BindGroupLayout,
     pipeline: wgpu::RenderPipeline,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 impl BlitPipeline {
     fn new(device: &Device, format: TextureFormat) -> Self {
         const SHADERS: &str = r#"
diff --git a/src/render.rs b/src/render.rs
index 24ec41a43..8b6780b92 100644
--- a/src/render.rs
+++ b/src/render.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ pub fn render_encoding_full(
     (recording, out_image.into())
 }
 
+impl Default for Render {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
 impl Render {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Render {
diff --git a/src/shaders.rs b/src/shaders.rs
index 02aed8134..8e7fafab1 100644
--- a/src/shaders.rs
+++ b/src/shaders.rs
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@ mod preprocess;
 
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 use wgpu::Device;
 
-use crate::engine::{BindType, Engine, Error, ImageFormat, ShaderId};
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
+use crate::engine::{BindType, Engine, Error, ImageFormat};
+
+use crate::engine::ShaderId;
 
 macro_rules! shader {
     ($name:expr) => {&{
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ pub struct FullShaders {
     pub fine: ShaderId,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 pub fn full_shaders(device: &Device, engine: &mut Engine) -> Result<FullShaders, Error> {
     let imports = SHARED_SHADERS
         .iter()
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 49bf2cc7d..103f9a4fb 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ impl std::task::Wake for NullWake {
 /// Block on a future, polling the device as needed.
 ///
 /// This will deadlock if the future is awaiting anything other than GPU progress.
+#[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 pub fn block_on_wgpu<F: Future>(device: &Device, mut fut: F) -> F::Output {
     let waker = std::task::Waker::from(std::sync::Arc::new(NullWake));
     let mut context = std::task::Context::from_waker(&waker);