diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 78977a8c9..d8e8bd86a 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -152,6 +152,18 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
         ).step);
     }
 
+    // libghostty-vt xcframework (Apple only, universal binary)
+    if (config.target.result.os.tag.isDarwin()) {
+        const universal = try buildpkg.GhosttyLibVt.initStaticAppleUniversal(
+            b,
+            &config,
+            &deps,
+            &mod,
+        );
+        const xcframework = universal.xcframework();
+        b.getInstallStep().dependOn(xcframework.step);
+    }
+
     // Helpgen
     if (config.emit_helpgen) deps.help_strings.install();
 
diff --git a/src/build/GhosttyLibVt.zig b/src/build/GhosttyLibVt.zig
index d5e76b9de..55f22e232 100644
--- a/src/build/GhosttyLibVt.zig
+++ b/src/build/GhosttyLibVt.zig
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const assert = std.debug.assert;
 const RunStep = std.Build.Step.Run;
+const Config = @import("Config.zig");
 const GhosttyZig = @import("GhosttyZig.zig");
 const LibtoolStep = @import("LibtoolStep.zig");
+const LipoStep = @import("LipoStep.zig");
 const SharedDeps = @import("SharedDeps.zig");
+const XCFrameworkStep = @import("XCFrameworkStep.zig");
 
 /// The step that generates the file.
 step: *std.Build.Step,
@@ -99,6 +102,45 @@ pub fn initShared(
     return initLib(b, zig, .dynamic);
 }
 
+/// Build a macOS universal (arm64 + x86_64) static library using lipo.
+pub fn initStaticAppleUniversal(
+    b: *std.Build,
+    cfg: *const Config,
+    deps: *const SharedDeps,
+    zig: *const GhosttyZig,
+) !GhosttyLibVt {
+    const aarch64_zig = try zig.retarget(
+        b,
+        cfg,
+        deps,
+        Config.genericMacOSTarget(b, .aarch64),
+    );
+    const x86_64_zig = try zig.retarget(
+        b,
+        cfg,
+        deps,
+        Config.genericMacOSTarget(b, .x86_64),
+    );
+
+    const aarch64 = try initStatic(b, &aarch64_zig);
+    const x86_64 = try initStatic(b, &x86_64_zig);
+    const universal = LipoStep.create(b, .{
+        .name = "ghostty-vt",
+        .out_name = "libghostty-vt.a",
+        .input_a = aarch64.output,
+        .input_b = x86_64.output,
+    });
+
+    return .{
+        .step = universal.step,
+        .artifact = universal.step,
+        .kind = .static,
+        .output = universal.output,
+        .dsym = null,
+        .pkg_config = null,
+    };
+}
+
 fn initLib(
     b: *std.Build,
     zig: *const GhosttyZig,
@@ -294,6 +336,23 @@ fn requiresPrivate(b: *std.Build) []const u8 {
     return "";
 }
 
+/// Create an XCFramework bundle from the static library.
+pub fn xcframework(
+    lib_vt: *const GhosttyLibVt,
+) *XCFrameworkStep {
+    assert(lib_vt.kind == .static);
+    const b = lib_vt.step.owner;
+    return XCFrameworkStep.create(b, .{
+        .name = "ghostty-vt",
+        .out_path = b.pathJoin(&.{ b.install_prefix, "lib/ghostty-vt.xcframework" }),
+        .libraries = &.{.{
+            .library = lib_vt.output,
+            .headers = b.path("include/ghostty"),
+            .dsym = null,
+        }},
+    });
+}
+
 pub fn install(
     self: *const GhosttyLibVt,
     step: *std.Build.Step,
diff --git a/src/build/GhosttyZig.zig b/src/build/GhosttyZig.zig
index 3f3db95c6..8d5b78fb4 100644
--- a/src/build/GhosttyZig.zig
+++ b/src/build/GhosttyZig.zig
@@ -24,6 +24,44 @@ pub fn init(
     b: *std.Build,
     cfg: *const Config,
     deps: *const SharedDeps,
+) !GhosttyZig {
+    return initInner(b, cfg, deps, "ghostty-vt", "ghostty-vt-c");
+}
+
+/// Create a new GhosttyZig with modules retargeted to a different
+/// architecture. Used to produce universal (fat) binaries on macOS.
+pub fn retarget(
+    self: *const GhosttyZig,
+    b: *std.Build,
+    cfg: *const Config,
+    deps: *const SharedDeps,
+    target: std.Build.ResolvedTarget,
+) !GhosttyZig {
+    _ = self;
+    const retargeted_config = try b.allocator.create(Config);
+    retargeted_config.* = cfg.*;
+    retargeted_config.target = target;
+
+    const retargeted_deps = try b.allocator.create(SharedDeps);
+    retargeted_deps.* = try deps.retarget(b, target);
+
+    // Use unique module names to avoid collisions with the original target.
+    const arch_name = @tagName(target.result.cpu.arch);
+    return initInner(
+        b,
+        retargeted_config,
+        retargeted_deps,
+        b.fmt("ghostty-vt-{s}", .{arch_name}),
+        b.fmt("ghostty-vt-c-{s}", .{arch_name}),
+    );
+}
+
+fn initInner(
+    b: *std.Build,
+    cfg: *const Config,
+    deps: *const SharedDeps,
+    vt_name: []const u8,
+    vt_c_name: []const u8,
 ) !GhosttyZig {
     // Terminal module build options
     var vt_options = cfg.terminalOptions(.lib);
@@ -37,7 +75,7 @@ pub fn init(
 
     return .{
         .vt = try initVt(
-            "ghostty-vt",
+            vt_name,
             b,
             cfg,
             deps,
@@ -46,7 +84,7 @@ pub fn init(
         ),
 
         .vt_c = try initVt(
-            "ghostty-vt-c",
+            vt_c_name,
             b,
             cfg,
             deps,