diff --git a/kitty/cocoa_window.h b/kitty/cocoa_window.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5fc15c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kitty/cocoa_window.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * cocoa_window.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+ *
+ * Distributed under terms of the GPL3 license.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "data-types.h"
+
+void cocoa_focus_window(void *w);
+long cocoa_window_number(void *w);
+void cocoa_create_global_menu(void);
+void cocoa_recreate_global_menu(void);
+void cocoa_system_beep(const char*);
+void cocoa_set_activation_policy(bool);
+bool cocoa_alt_option_key_pressed(unsigned long);
+void cocoa_toggle_secure_keyboard_entry(void);
+void cocoa_hide(void);
+void cocoa_clear_global_shortcuts(void);
+void cocoa_hide_others(void);
+void cocoa_minimize(void *w);
+void cocoa_set_uncaught_exception_handler(void);
+void cocoa_update_menu_bar_title(PyObject*);
+size_t cocoa_get_workspace_ids(void *w, size_t *workspace_ids, size_t array_sz);
+monotonic_t cocoa_cursor_blink_interval(void);
+bool cocoa_render_line_of_text(const char *text, const color_type fg, const color_type bg, uint8_t *rgba_output, const size_t width, const size_t height);
+extern uint8_t* render_single_ascii_char_as_mask(const char ch, size_t *result_width, size_t *result_height);
diff --git a/kitty/cocoa_window.m b/kitty/cocoa_window.m
index 85daec863..460230582 100644
--- a/kitty/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/kitty/cocoa_window.m
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "state.h"
 #include "cleanup.h"
-#include "monotonic.h"
+#include "cocoa_window.h"
 #include <Availability.h>
 #include <Carbon/Carbon.h>
 #include <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index 1c1f433e3..b5981349a 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -11,26 +11,11 @@
 #include <structmember.h>
 #include "glfw-wrapper.h"
 #include "gl.h"
-#ifndef __APPLE__
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include "cocoa_window.h"
+#else
 #include "freetype_render_ui_text.h"
 #endif
-extern void cocoa_focus_window(void *w);
-extern long cocoa_window_number(void *w);
-extern void cocoa_create_global_menu(void);
-extern void cocoa_recreate_global_menu(void);
-extern void cocoa_system_beep(const char*);
-extern void cocoa_set_activation_policy(bool);
-extern bool cocoa_alt_option_key_pressed(unsigned long);
-extern void cocoa_toggle_secure_keyboard_entry(void);
-extern void cocoa_hide(void);
-extern void cocoa_clear_global_shortcuts(void);
-extern void cocoa_hide_others(void);
-extern void cocoa_minimize(void *w);
-extern void cocoa_set_uncaught_exception_handler(void);
-extern void cocoa_update_menu_bar_title(PyObject*);
-extern size_t cocoa_get_workspace_ids(void *w, size_t *workspace_ids, size_t array_sz);
-extern monotonic_t cocoa_cursor_blink_interval(void);
-
 #define debug debug_rendering
 
 typedef struct mouse_cursor {