diff --git a/examples/atlas/main.c b/examples/atlas/main.c
index 44953c9..093a401 100644
--- a/examples/atlas/main.c
+++ b/examples/atlas/main.c
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ int main()
 	mg_rect_atlas* atlas = mg_rect_atlas_create(&permanentArena, 16000, 16000);
 	mg_image atlasImage = mg_image_create(16000, 16000);
 
-	str8 path1 = mp_app_get_resource_path(mem_scratch(), "../resources/triceratops.png");
-	str8 path2 = mp_app_get_resource_path(mem_scratch(), "../resources/Top512.png");
+	str8 path1 = path_find_resource(mem_scratch(), STR8("../resources/triceratops.png"));
+	str8 path2 = path_find_resource(mem_scratch(), STR8("../resources/Top512.png"));
 
 	mg_image_region image1 = mg_image_atlas_alloc_from_file(atlas, atlasImage, path1, false);
 	mg_image_region image2 = mg_image_atlas_alloc_from_file(atlas, atlasImage, path2, false);
diff --git a/examples/canvas/main.c b/examples/canvas/main.c
index ddc8a4e..8013ecf 100644
--- a/examples/canvas/main.c
+++ b/examples/canvas/main.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 mg_font create_font()
 {
 	//NOTE(martin): create font
-	str8 fontPath = mp_app_get_resource_path(mem_scratch(), "../resources/OpenSansLatinSubset.ttf");
+	str8 fontPath = path_find_resource(mem_scratch(), STR8("../resources/OpenSansLatinSubset.ttf"));
 	char* fontPathCString = str8_to_cstring(mem_scratch(), fontPath);
 
 	FILE* fontFile = fopen(fontPathCString, "r");
diff --git a/examples/image/main.c b/examples/image/main.c
index 025d338..28c2ccb 100644
--- a/examples/image/main.c
+++ b/examples/image/main.c
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ int main()
 	}
 
 	//NOTE: create image
-	str8 imagePath = mp_app_get_resource_path(mem_scratch(), "../resources/triceratops.png");
+	str8 imagePath = path_find_resource(mem_scratch(), STR8("../resources/triceratops.png"));
 	mg_image image = mg_image_create_from_file(surface, imagePath, false);
 	vec2 imageSize = mg_image_size(image);
 
-	str8 imagePath2 = mp_app_get_resource_path(mem_scratch(), "../resources/Top512.png");
+	str8 imagePath2 = path_find_resource(mem_scratch(), STR8("../resources/Top512.png"));
 	mg_image image2 = mg_image_create_from_file(surface, imagePath2, false);
 	vec2 imageSize2 = mg_image_size(image2);
 
diff --git a/examples/perf_text/main.c b/examples/perf_text/main.c
index 7e69264..98f31cf 100644
--- a/examples/perf_text/main.c
+++ b/examples/perf_text/main.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static const char* TEST_STRING =
 mg_font create_font(const char* path)
 {
 	//NOTE(martin): create font
-	str8 fontPath = mp_app_get_resource_path(mem_scratch(), path);
+	str8 fontPath = path_find_resource(mem_scratch(), STR8(path));
 	char* fontPathCString = str8_to_cstring(mem_scratch(), fontPath);
 
 	FILE* fontFile = fopen(fontPathCString, "r");
diff --git a/examples/smooth_resize/main.c b/examples/smooth_resize/main.c
index 6126eb6..4ebe7f5 100644
--- a/examples/smooth_resize/main.c
+++ b/examples/smooth_resize/main.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 mg_font create_font()
 {
 	//NOTE(martin): create font
-	str8 fontPath = mp_app_get_resource_path(mem_scratch(), "../resources/OpenSansLatinSubset.ttf");
+	str8 fontPath = path_find_resource(mem_scratch(), STR8("../resources/OpenSansLatinSubset.ttf"));
 	char* fontPathCString = str8_to_cstring(mem_scratch(), fontPath);
 
 	FILE* fontFile = fopen(fontPathCString, "r");
diff --git a/examples/test_app/build.sh b/examples/test_app/build.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index e62fb81..0000000
--- a/examples/test_app/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-BINDIR=../../bin
-RESDIR=../../resources
-SRCDIR=../../src
-
-INCLUDES="-I$SRCDIR -I$SRCDIR/util -I$SRCDIR/platform -I$SRCDIR/app"
-LIBS="-L$BINDIR -lmilepost -framework Carbon -framework Cocoa -framework Metal -framework QuartzCore"
-FLAGS="-mmacos-version-min=10.15.4 -DDEBUG -DLOG_COMPILE_DEBUG"
-
-clang -g $FLAGS $LIBS $INCLUDES -o $BINDIR/test_app main.c
diff --git a/examples/test_app/main.c b/examples/test_app/main.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 85e6197..0000000
--- a/examples/test_app/main.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,275 +0,0 @@
-/************************************************************//**
-*
-*	@file: main.cpp
-*	@author: Martin Fouilleul
-*	@date: 30/07/2022
-*	@revision:
-*
-*****************************************************************/
-#include<stdlib.h>
-#include<string.h>
-#include"milepost.h"
-
-#define LOG_SUBSYSTEM "Main"
-
-int main()
-{
-	LogLevel(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG);
-
-	mp_init();
-
-	mp_rect rect = {.x = 100, .y = 100, .w = 800, .h = 600};
-	mp_window window = mp_window_create(rect, "test", 0);
-
-	mg_init();
-	ui_init();
-/*
-	mp_rect frame = {0, 0, 800, 600};
-	mp_view view = mp_view_create(window, frame);
-	mg_surface surface = mg_surface_create_for_view(view, MG_BACKEND_METAL);
-/*/
-	mg_surface surface = mg_surface_create_for_window(window, MG_BACKEND_METAL);
-//*/
-	mg_canvas canvas = mg_canvas_create(surface, (mp_rect){0, 0, 800, 600});
-	mg_image image = mg_image_create_from_file(canvas, STR8("Top512.png"), true);
-
-	u8 colors[64];
-	for(int i=0; i<64; i+=4)
-	{
-		colors[i] = 255;
-		colors[i+1] = 0;
-		colors[i+2] = 0;
-		colors[i+3] = 255;
-	}
-	mg_image image3 = mg_image_create_from_rgba8(canvas, 4, 4, colors);
-
-	mg_image image2 = mg_image_create_from_file(canvas, STR8("triceratops.png"), true);
-
-	//NOTE(martin): create font
-	char* fontPath = 0;
-	mp_app_get_resource_path("../resources/Andale Mono.ttf", &fontPath);
-	FILE* fontFile = fopen(fontPath, "r");
-	free(fontPath);
-	if(!fontFile)
-	{
-		log_error("Could not load font file '%s'\n", fontPath);
-		return(-1);
-	}
-	unsigned char* fontData = 0;
-	fseek(fontFile, 0, SEEK_END);
-	u32 fontDataSize = ftell(fontFile);
-	rewind(fontFile);
-	fontData = (unsigned char*)malloc(fontDataSize);
-	fread(fontData, 1, fontDataSize, fontFile);
-	fclose(fontFile);
-
-	unicode_range ranges[5] = {UNICODE_RANGE_BASIC_LATIN,
-	                           UNICODE_RANGE_C1_CONTROLS_AND_LATIN_1_SUPPLEMENT,
-	                           UNICODE_RANGE_LATIN_EXTENDED_A,
-	                           UNICODE_RANGE_LATIN_EXTENDED_B,
-	                           UNICODE_RANGE_SPECIALS};
-
-	mg_font font = mg_font_create_from_memory(fontDataSize, fontData, 5, ranges);
-	free(fontData);
-
-	mp_window_bring_to_front_and_focus(window);
-
-	mp_pump_events(-1);
-	while(!mp_should_quit())
-	{
-		mp_event event = {};
-		mp_pump_events(0);
-		while(mp_next_event(&event))
-		{
-			switch(event.type)
-			{
-				case MP_EVENT_KEYBOARD_CHAR:
-				{
-					printf("entered char %s\n", event.character.sequence);
-				} break;
-
-				case MP_EVENT_WINDOW_CLOSE:
-				{
-					mp_do_quit();
-				} break;
-
-				case MP_EVENT_WINDOW_RESIZE:
-				{
-					/*
-					mp_rect frame = {0, 0, event.frame.rect.w, event.frame.rect.h};
-					mp_view_set_frame(view, frame);
-					*/
-					mg_canvas_viewport(canvas, (mp_rect){0, 0, event.frame.rect.w, event.frame.rect.h});
-
-				} break;
-
-				case MP_EVENT_FRAME:
-				{
-				} break;
-
-				default:
-					break;
-			}
-		}
-		mg_surface_prepare(surface);
-
-		mg_set_color_rgba(canvas, 1, 1, 1, 1);
-		mg_clear(canvas);
-
-		mg_move_to(canvas, 0, 0);
-		mg_line_to(canvas, 400, 300);
-		mg_set_width(canvas, 5);
-		mg_set_color_rgba(canvas, 1, 0, 0, 1);
-		mg_stroke(canvas);
-
-		mg_image_draw(canvas, image, (mp_rect){400, 300, 200, 200});
-
-		mg_rounded_image_draw(canvas, image2, (mp_rect){200, 20, 200, 200}, 50);
-
-		mg_set_color_rgba(canvas, 0, 1, 0, 0.5);
-		mg_rectangle_fill(canvas, 800, 800, 400, 200);
-
-		mg_set_font(canvas, font);
-		mg_set_font_size(canvas, 32);
-		mg_move_to(canvas, 500, 500);
-		mg_text_outlines(canvas, STR8("Hello, world!"));
-		mg_set_color_rgba(canvas, 0, 0, 0, 1);
-		mg_fill(canvas);
-
-		mp_rect windowRect = mp_window_get_content_rect(window);
-
-		ui_style defaultStyle = {.bgColor = {0.9, 0.9, 0.9, 1},
-		                         .borderSize = 2,
-		                         .borderColor = {0, 0, 1, 1},
-		                         .fontColor = {0, 0, 0, 1},
-		                         .font = font,
-		                         .fontSize = 32};
-
-		ui_begin_frame(windowRect.w, windowRect.h, defaultStyle);
-		{
-			ui_push_bg_color_ext(UI_STYLE_TAG_BUTTON, UI_STYLE_SEL_ANY, (mg_color){0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 1});
-			ui_push_fg_color_ext(UI_STYLE_TAG_BUTTON, UI_STYLE_SEL_ANY, (mg_color){0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1});
-			ui_push_border_color_ext(UI_STYLE_TAG_BUTTON, UI_STYLE_SEL_ANY, (mg_color){0, 0, 1, 1});
-
-			ui_push_border_color_ext(UI_STYLE_TAG_BUTTON, UI_STYLE_SEL_HOT|UI_STYLE_SEL_ACTIVE, (mg_color){1, 0, 0, 1});
-			ui_push_fg_color_ext(UI_STYLE_TAG_BUTTON, UI_STYLE_SEL_ACTIVE, (mg_color){0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1});
-
-			ui_push_size(UI_AXIS_X, UI_SIZE_PIXELS, 600, 0);
-			ui_push_size(UI_AXIS_Y, UI_SIZE_PIXELS, 200, 0);
-
-			ui_menu_bar("menu")
-			{
-				ui_menu("File")
-				{
-					ui_button("Open");
-					ui_button("Save");
-					ui_button("Save As");
-				}
-
-				ui_menu("Edit")
-				{
-					ui_button("Cut");
-					ui_button("Copy");
-					ui_button("Paste");
-				}
-
-				ui_menu("View")
-				{
-					ui_button("History");
-					ui_button("Bookmarks");
-				}
-			}
-
-			ui_box* container = ui_box_begin("Test", UI_FLAG_DRAW_BORDER | UI_FLAG_DRAW_BACKGROUND);
-			ui_box_set_layout(container, UI_AXIS_X, UI_ALIGN_END, UI_ALIGN_CENTER);
-			{
-				ui_push_size(UI_AXIS_X, UI_SIZE_TEXT, 0, 0);
-				ui_push_size(UI_AXIS_Y, UI_SIZE_PARENT_RATIO, 0.25, 0);
-
-				ui_sig sig1 = ui_button("Child1");
-				if(sig1.hovering)
-				{
-					ui_tooltip("tip")
-					{
-						ui_label("Click me!");
-					}
-				}
-				if(sig1.triggered)
-				{
-					printf("clicked child 1!\n");
-				}
-				if(ui_button("Child2").triggered)
-				{
-					printf("clicked child 2!\n");
-				}
-
-				ui_box* block = ui_box_make("block", UI_FLAG_DRAW_BACKGROUND | UI_FLAG_DRAW_BORDER | UI_FLAG_DRAW_TEXT | UI_FLAG_BLOCK_MOUSE);
-				ui_box_set_size(block, UI_AXIS_X, UI_SIZE_TEXT, 0, 0);
-				ui_box_set_size(block, UI_AXIS_Y, UI_SIZE_TEXT, 0, 0);
-				ui_box_set_floating(block, UI_AXIS_X, 100);
-				ui_box_set_floating(block, UI_AXIS_Y, 100);
-
-				ui_push_size(UI_AXIS_X, UI_SIZE_PIXELS, 200, 0);
-				ui_push_size(UI_AXIS_Y, UI_SIZE_PIXELS, 20, 0);
-
-				static f32 scrollValue = 0.;
-				ui_scrollbar("scroll", .25, &scrollValue);
-
-				ui_pop_size(UI_AXIS_X);
-				ui_pop_size(UI_AXIS_Y);
-
-				ui_pop_size(UI_AXIS_X);
-				ui_pop_size(UI_AXIS_Y);
-
-			} ui_box_end();
-
-			ui_pop_size(UI_AXIS_X);
-			ui_pop_size(UI_AXIS_Y);
-
-			ui_push_size(UI_AXIS_X, UI_SIZE_PIXELS, 200, 0);
-			ui_push_size(UI_AXIS_Y, UI_SIZE_PIXELS, 200, 0);
-			ui_panel_begin("panel");
-
-			ui_push_size(UI_AXIS_X, UI_SIZE_TEXT, 0, 0);
-			ui_push_size(UI_AXIS_Y, UI_SIZE_TEXT, 0, 0);
-
-			ui_box* b = ui_box_begin("container", 0);
-			ui_box_set_size(b, UI_AXIS_X, UI_SIZE_CHILDREN, 0, 0);
-			ui_box_set_size(b, UI_AXIS_Y, UI_SIZE_PIXELS, 300, 0);
-				ui_button("Hello 1");
-				ui_button("Hello 2");
-				ui_button("Hello 3");
-
-				const u32 backingMaxSize = 4096;
-				static char backing[4096];
-				static str8 text = {};
-
-				ui_text_box_result res = ui_text_box("textbox", mem_scratch(), text);
-				memcpy(backing, res.text.ptr, minimum(res.text.len, backingMaxSize));
-				text = str8_from_buffer(res.text.len, backing);
-
-			ui_box_end();
-
-			ui_pop_size(UI_AXIS_X);
-			ui_pop_size(UI_AXIS_Y);
-
-			ui_panel_end();
-			ui_pop_size(UI_AXIS_X);
-			ui_pop_size(UI_AXIS_Y);
-
-
-		} ui_end_frame();
-
-		ui_draw(canvas);
-
-		mg_canvas_flush(canvas);
-
-		mg_surface_present(surface);
-
-		mem_arena_clear(mem_scratch());
-	}
-
-	mg_surface_destroy(surface);
-	mp_terminate();
-	return(0);
-}
diff --git a/examples/tiger/main.c b/examples/tiger/main.c
index 6ec1ffe..226b2d7 100644
--- a/examples/tiger/main.c
+++ b/examples/tiger/main.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 mg_font create_font()
 {
 	//NOTE(martin): create font
-	str8 fontPath = mp_app_get_resource_path(mem_scratch(), "../resources/OpenSansLatinSubset.ttf");
+	str8 fontPath = path_find_resource(mem_scratch(), STR8("../resources/OpenSansLatinSubset.ttf"));
 	char* fontPathCString = str8_to_cstring(mem_scratch(), fontPath);
 
 	FILE* fontFile = fopen(fontPathCString, "r");
diff --git a/examples/triangleMetal/main.m b/examples/triangleMetal/main.m
index 78a2d3a..b8a2142 100644
--- a/examples/triangleMetal/main.m
+++ b/examples/triangleMetal/main.m
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int main()
 	//NOTE(martin): load the library
 	id<MTLDevice> device = MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice();
 
-	str8 shaderPath = mp_app_get_resource_path(mem_scratch(), "triangle_shader.metallib");
+	str8 shaderPath = path_find_resource(mem_scratch(), STR8("triangle_shader.metallib"));
 	const char* shaderPathCString = str8_to_cstring(mem_scratch(), shaderPath);
 	NSString* metalFileName = [[NSString alloc] initWithCString: shaderPathCString encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding];
 	NSError* err = 0;
diff --git a/examples/ui/main.c b/examples/ui/main.c
index fa63e87..7234b8e 100644
--- a/examples/ui/main.c
+++ b/examples/ui/main.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void debug_print_styles(ui_box* box, int indent)
 mg_font create_font()
 {
 	//NOTE(martin): create font
-	str8 fontPath = mp_app_get_resource_path(mem_scratch(), "../resources/OpenSansLatinSubset.ttf");
+	str8 fontPath = path_find_resource(mem_scratch(), STR8("../resources/OpenSansLatinSubset.ttf"));
 	char* fontPathCString = str8_to_cstring(mem_scratch(), fontPath);
 
 	FILE* fontFile = fopen(fontPathCString, "r");
diff --git a/src/milepost.h b/src/milepost.h
index e3e8bc6..cc77276 100644
--- a/src/milepost.h
+++ b/src/milepost.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 //----------------------------------------------------------------
 // platform layer
 //----------------------------------------------------------------
+#include"platform_path.h"
 #include"platform_clock.h"
 /*
 #include"platform_rng.h"
diff --git a/src/milepost.m b/src/milepost.m
index 5ebfc55..6cfb464 100644
--- a/src/milepost.m
+++ b/src/milepost.m
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 *
 *****************************************************************/
 
+#include"osx_path.m"
 #include"osx_app.m"
 #include"graphics_common.c"
 #include"graphics_surface.c"
diff --git a/src/mp_app.h b/src/mp_app.h
index 722415b..b9c6a22 100644
--- a/src/mp_app.h
+++ b/src/mp_app.h
@@ -361,10 +361,6 @@ MP_API int mp_file_remove(str8 path);
 
 MP_API int mp_directory_create(str8 path);
 
-MP_API str8 mp_app_get_resource_path(mem_arena* arena, const char* name);
-MP_API str8 mp_app_get_executable_path(mem_arena* arena);
-
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } // extern "C"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/mtl_renderer.m b/src/mtl_renderer.m
index 3c45b73..0546342 100644
--- a/src/mtl_renderer.m
+++ b/src/mtl_renderer.m
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ mg_canvas_backend* mtl_canvas_backend_create(mg_mtl_surface* surface)
 
 	@autoreleasepool{
 		//NOTE: load metal library
-		str8 shaderPath = mp_app_get_resource_path(mem_scratch(), "mtl_renderer.metallib");
+		str8 shaderPath = path_find_resource(mem_scratch(), STR8("mtl_renderer.metallib"));
 		NSString* metalFileName = [[NSString alloc] initWithBytes: shaderPath.ptr length:shaderPath.len encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding];
 		NSError* err = 0;
 		id<MTLLibrary> library = [surface->device newLibraryWithFile: metalFileName error:&err];
diff --git a/src/osx_app.m b/src/osx_app.m
index 56e3a26..681447d 100644
--- a/src/osx_app.m
+++ b/src/osx_app.m
@@ -1990,46 +1990,6 @@ void mp_pump_events(f64 timeout)
 	}
 }
 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------
-// app resources
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-#import<Foundation/Foundation.h>
-#include<libgen.h>
-
-str8 mp_app_get_resource_path(mem_arena* arena, const char* name)
-{
-	str8_list list = {};
-	mem_arena* scratch = mem_scratch();
-
-	str8 executablePath = mp_app_get_executable_path(scratch);
-	str8 dirPath = mp_path_directory(executablePath);
-
-	str8_list_push(scratch, &list, dirPath);
-	str8_list_push(scratch, &list, STR8("/"));
-	str8_list_push(scratch, &list, str8_push_cstring(scratch, name));
-	str8 path = str8_list_join(scratch, list);
-	char* pathCString = str8_to_cstring(scratch, path);
-	char* buffer = mem_arena_alloc_array(scratch, char, path.len+1);
-	char* real = realpath(pathCString, buffer);
-
-	str8 result = str8_push_cstring(arena, real);
-	return(result);
-}
-
-
-#include<mach-o/dyld.h>
-str8 mp_app_get_executable_path(mem_arena* arena)
-{@autoreleasepool{
-	str8 result = {};
-	u32 size = 0;
-	_NSGetExecutablePath(0, &size);
-	result.len = size;
-	result.ptr = mem_arena_alloc_array(arena, char, result.len);
-	_NSGetExecutablePath(result.ptr, &size);
-	return(result);
-}}
-
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------
 // system dialogs windows
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/platform/osx_path.m b/src/platform/osx_path.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d015358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/osx_path.m
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/************************************************************//**
+*
+*	@file: osx_path.m
+*	@author: Martin Fouilleul
+*	@date: 24/05/2023
+*
+*****************************************************************/
+
+#import<Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#include<libgen.h>
+#include<mach-o/dyld.h>
+
+#include"platform_path.c"
+
+str8 path_find_executable(mem_arena* arena)
+{@autoreleasepool{
+	str8 result = {};
+	u32 size = 0;
+	_NSGetExecutablePath(0, &size);
+	result.len = size;
+	result.ptr = mem_arena_alloc_array(arena, char, result.len);
+	_NSGetExecutablePath(result.ptr, &size);
+	return(result);
+}}
+
+str8 path_find_resource(mem_arena* arena, str8 relPath)
+{
+	str8_list list = {};
+	mem_arena* scratch = mem_scratch();
+
+	str8 executablePath = path_find_executable(scratch);
+	str8 dirPath = path_slice_directory(executablePath);
+
+	str8_list_push(scratch, &list, dirPath);
+	str8_list_push(scratch, &list, STR8("/"));
+	str8_list_push(scratch, &list, relPath);
+	str8 path = str8_list_join(scratch, list);
+	char* pathCString = str8_to_cstring(scratch, path);
+	char* buffer = mem_arena_alloc_array(scratch, char, path.len+1);
+	char* real = realpath(pathCString, buffer);
+
+	str8 result = str8_push_cstring(arena, real);
+	return(result);
+}
+
+str8 path_find_canonical(mem_arena* arena, str8 path)
+{
+	mem_arena* scratch = mem_scratch();
+	char* pathCString = str8_to_cstring(scratch, path);
+
+	char* real = realpath(pathCString, 0);
+	str8 result = str8_push_cstring(arena, real);
+
+	free(real);
+
+	return(result);
+}
+
+/*TODO
+str8 path_find_restricted(mem_arena* arena, str8 root, str8 relPath)
+{
+
+}
+*/
diff --git a/src/platform/platform_path.c b/src/platform/platform_path.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb012a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/platform_path.c
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/************************************************************//**
+*
+*	@file: platform_path.c
+*	@author: Martin Fouilleul
+*	@date: 24/05/2023
+*
+*****************************************************************/
+
+#include"platform_path.h"
+
+str8 path_slice_directory(str8 fullPath)
+{
+	i64 lastSlashIndex = -1;
+
+	for(i64 i = fullPath.len-1; i >= 0; i--)
+	{
+		if(fullPath.ptr[i] == '/')
+		{
+			lastSlashIndex = i;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	str8 directory = str8_slice(fullPath, 0, lastSlashIndex+1);
+	return(directory);
+}
+
+str8 path_slice_filename(str8 fullPath)
+{
+	i64 lastSlashIndex = -1;
+
+	for(i64 i = fullPath.len-1; i >= 0; i--)
+	{
+		if(fullPath.ptr[i] == '/')
+		{
+			lastSlashIndex = i;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	str8 basename = str8_slice(fullPath, lastSlashIndex+1, fullPath.len);
+	return(basename);
+}
+
+str8_list path_split(mem_arena* arena, str8 path)
+{
+	//TODO: use secondary scratch arena
+	str8_list split = {0};
+	str8_list_push(arena, &split, STR8("/"));
+	str8_list res = str8_split(arena, path, split);
+	return(res);
+}
+
+str8 path_join(mem_arena* arena, str8_list elements)
+{
+	str8 res = str8_list_collate(arena, elements, STR8("/"), STR8("/"), (str8){0});
+	return(res);
+}
+
+str8 path_append_relative(mem_arena* arena, str8 parent, str8 relPath)
+{
+	//TODO: use secondary scratch arena
+
+	str8 result = {0};
+
+	if(parent.len == 0)
+	{
+		result = str8_push_copy(arena, relPath);
+	}
+	else if(relPath.len == 0)
+	{
+		result = str8_push_copy(arena, parent);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		str8_list list = {0};
+		str8_list_push(arena, &list, parent);
+		if( (parent.ptr[parent.len-1] != '/')
+	  	  &&(relPath.ptr[relPath.len-1] != '/'))
+		{
+			str8_list_push(arena, &list, STR8("/"));
+		}
+		str8_list_push(arena, &list, relPath);
+
+		result = str8_list_join(arena, list);
+	}
+	return(result);
+}
diff --git a/src/platform/platform_path.h b/src/platform/platform_path.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..961e680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/platform_path.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/************************************************************//**
+*
+*	@file: platform_path.h
+*	@author: Martin Fouilleul
+*	@date: 24/05/2023
+*
+*****************************************************************/
+#ifndef __PLATFORM_PATH_H_
+#define __PLATFORM_PATH_H_
+
+#include"util/strings.h"
+
+MP_API str8 path_slice_directory(str8 path);
+MP_API str8 path_slice_filename(str8 path);
+
+MP_API str8_list path_split(mem_arena* arena, str8 path);
+MP_API str8 path_join(mem_arena* arena, str8_list elements);
+MP_API str8 path_append_relative(mem_arena* arena, str8 parent, str8 relPath);
+
+MP_API str8 path_find_executable(mem_arena* arena);
+MP_API str8 path_find_resource(mem_arena* arena, str8 relPath);
+MP_API str8 path_find_canonical(mem_arena* arena, str8 path);
+MP_API str8 path_find_restricted(mem_arena* arena, str8 root, str8 relPath);
+
+#endif //__PLATFORM_PATH_H_
diff --git a/src/util/strings.c b/src/util/strings.c
index 41553f2..511e7e2 100644
--- a/src/util/strings.c
+++ b/src/util/strings.c
@@ -304,40 +304,3 @@ str32 str32_list_join(mem_arena* arena, str32_list list)
 	str32 empty = {.len = 0, .ptr = 0};
 	return(str32_list_collate(arena, list, empty, empty, empty));
 }
-
-
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Paths helpers
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-str8 mp_path_directory(str8 fullPath)
-{
-	i64 lastSlashIndex = -1;
-
-	for(i64 i = fullPath.len-1; i >= 0; i--)
-	{
-		if(fullPath.ptr[i] == '/')
-		{
-			lastSlashIndex = i;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	str8 directory = str8_slice(fullPath, 0, lastSlashIndex+1);
-	return(directory);
-}
-
-str8 mp_path_base_name(str8 fullPath)
-{
-	i64 lastSlashIndex = -1;
-
-	for(i64 i = fullPath.len-1; i >= 0; i--)
-	{
-		if(fullPath.ptr[i] == '/')
-		{
-			lastSlashIndex = i;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	str8 basename = str8_slice(fullPath, lastSlashIndex+1, fullPath.len);
-	return(basename);
-}
diff --git a/src/util/strings.h b/src/util/strings.h
index cbb4b47..04cfd4c 100644
--- a/src/util/strings.h
+++ b/src/util/strings.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ typedef struct str8_list
 MP_API void str8_list_push(mem_arena* arena, str8_list* list, str8 str);
 MP_API void str8_list_pushf(mem_arena* arena, str8_list* list, const char* format, ...);
 
+MP_API str8 str8_list_collate(mem_arena* arena, str8_list list, str8 prefix, str8 separator, str8 postfix);
 MP_API str8 str8_list_join(mem_arena* arena, str8_list list);
 MP_API str8_list str8_split(mem_arena* arena, str8 str, str8_list separators);
 
@@ -102,12 +103,6 @@ MP_API void str32_list_push(mem_arena* arena, str32_list* list, str32 str);
 MP_API str32 str32_list_join(mem_arena* arena, str32_list list);
 MP_API str32_list str32_split(mem_arena* arena, str32 str, str32_list separators);
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Paths helpers
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-MP_API str8 mp_path_directory(str8 fullPath);
-MP_API str8 mp_path_base_name(str8 fullPath);
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } // extern "C"
 #endif