diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 24e6d92ff8..653e395f98 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -199,34 +199,21 @@ version = "21.0.0-dev01"
 dependencies = [
  "alvr_audio",
  "alvr_common",
+ "alvr_graphics",
  "alvr_packets",
  "alvr_session",
  "alvr_sockets",
  "alvr_system_info",
  "android_logger",
  "app_dirs2",
- "bincode",
- "bindgen 0.70.1",
- "cc",
  "env_logger",
- "glow",
- "glyph_brush_layout",
- "jni",
- "khronos-egl",
- "local-ip-address",
  "mdns-sd",
  "ndk 0.9.0",
  "ndk-context",
- "ndk-sys 0.6.0+11769913",
  "oboe",
- "pollster",
  "rand",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "walkdir",
- "wgpu",
- "wgpu-core",
- "whoami",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -248,6 +235,7 @@ version = "21.0.0-dev01"
 dependencies = [
  "alvr_client_core",
  "alvr_common",
+ "alvr_graphics",
  "alvr_packets",
  "alvr_session",
  "alvr_system_info",
@@ -326,6 +314,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "alvr_graphics"
+version = "21.0.0-dev01"
+dependencies = [
+ "alvr_common",
+ "alvr_session",
+ "glow",
+ "glyph_brush_layout",
+ "khronos-egl",
+ "pollster",
+ "wgpu",
+ "wgpu-core",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "alvr_gui_common"
 version = "21.0.0-dev01"
@@ -6180,12 +6182,6 @@ version = "0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "wasite"
-version = "0.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b8dad83b4f25e74f184f64c43b150b91efe7647395b42289f38e50566d82855b"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen"
 version = "0.2.99"
@@ -6578,17 +6574,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustix 0.38.42",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "whoami"
-version = "1.5.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "372d5b87f58ec45c384ba03563b03544dc5fadc3983e434b286913f5b4a9bb6d"
-dependencies = [
- "redox_syscall 0.5.8",
- "wasite",
- "web-sys",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "wide"
 version = "0.7.30"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 502451b834..77d14f0cd4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ alvr_client_core = { path = "alvr/client_core" }
 alvr_common = { path = "alvr/common" }
 alvr_events = { path = "alvr/events" }
 alvr_filesystem = { path = "alvr/filesystem" }
+alvr_graphics = { path = "alvr/graphics" }
 alvr_gui_common = { path = "alvr/gui_common" }
 alvr_packets = { path = "alvr/packets" }
 alvr_server_core = { path = "alvr/server_core"}
diff --git a/alvr/client_core/Cargo.toml b/alvr/client_core/Cargo.toml
index a9140cb348..2ea50db417 100644
--- a/alvr/client_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/alvr/client_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,44 +11,28 @@ crate-type = ["rlib", "staticlib", "cdylib"]
 
 [features]
 link-stdcpp-shared = []
-use-cpp = []
-default = ["link-stdcpp-shared", "use-cpp"]
+default = ["link-stdcpp-shared"]
 
 [dependencies]
 alvr_audio.workspace = true
 alvr_common.workspace = true
+alvr_graphics.workspace = true
 alvr_packets.workspace = true
 alvr_session.workspace = true
 alvr_sockets.workspace = true
 alvr_system_info.workspace = true
 
 app_dirs2 = "2"
-bincode = "1"
-glow = "0.13"
-glyph_brush_layout = "0.2"
-jni = "0.21"
-khronos-egl = { version = "6", features = ["dynamic"] }
-local-ip-address = "0.6"
 mdns-sd = "0.11"
-pollster = "0.3"
 rand = "0.8"
 serde = "1"
 serde_json = "1"
-wgpu = "0.20"
-wgpu-core = { version = "0.21", features = ["gles"] }
-whoami = "1"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "android")'.dependencies]
 android_logger = "0.14"
 ndk = { version = "0.9", features = ["api-level-26", "media"] }
 ndk-context = "0.1"
-ndk-sys = "0.6"
 oboe = "0.6"                                                    # todo: remove once AudioThread shutdown crash is fixed
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_os = "android"))'.dependencies]
 env_logger = "0.11"
-
-[build-dependencies]
-bindgen = "0.70"
-cc = { version = "1", features = ["parallel"] }
-walkdir = "2"
diff --git a/alvr/client_core/src/c_api.rs b/alvr/client_core/src/c_api.rs
index a95def481f..0619908a49 100644
--- a/alvr/client_core/src/c_api.rs
+++ b/alvr/client_core/src/c_api.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #![expect(dead_code)]
 
 use crate::{
-    graphics::{GraphicsContext, LobbyRenderer, LobbyViewParams, StreamRenderer, StreamViewParams},
     storage,
     video_decoder::{self, VideoDecoderConfig, VideoDecoderSource},
     ClientCapabilities, ClientCoreContext, ClientCoreEvent,
@@ -15,6 +14,9 @@ use alvr_common::{
     parking_lot::Mutex,
     warn, DeviceMotion, Fov, OptLazy, Pose,
 };
+use alvr_graphics::{
+    GraphicsContext, LobbyRenderer, LobbyViewParams, StreamRenderer, StreamViewParams,
+};
 use alvr_packets::{ButtonEntry, ButtonValue, FaceData, ViewParams};
 use alvr_session::{CodecType, FoveatedEncodingConfig, MediacodecPropType, MediacodecProperty};
 use std::{
@@ -785,7 +787,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn alvr_start_stream_opengl(config: AlvrStreamConfig) {
         GRAPHICS_CONTEXT.with_borrow(|c| c.as_ref().unwrap().clone()),
         view_resolution,
         swapchain_textures,
-        glow::RGBA8,
+        alvr_graphics::SDR_FORMAT_GL,
         foveated_encoding,
         true,
         false, // TODO: limited range fix config
diff --git a/alvr/client_core/src/lib.rs b/alvr/client_core/src/lib.rs
index 8058c33c79..664b96ca39 100644
--- a/alvr/client_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/alvr/client_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ mod storage;
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
 mod audio;
 
-pub mod graphics;
 pub mod video_decoder;
 
 use alvr_common::{
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ use std::{
 };
 use storage::Config;
 
-pub use alvr_system_info::Platform;
 pub use logging_backend::init_logging;
 
 pub enum ClientCoreEvent {
diff --git a/alvr/client_openxr/Cargo.toml b/alvr/client_openxr/Cargo.toml
index c4be08a16d..8bcae4c740 100644
--- a/alvr/client_openxr/Cargo.toml
+++ b/alvr/client_openxr/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 [dependencies]
 alvr_common.workspace = true
 alvr_client_core.workspace = true
+alvr_graphics.workspace = true
 alvr_packets.workspace = true
 alvr_session.workspace = true
 alvr_system_info.workspace = true
diff --git a/alvr/client_openxr/src/graphics.rs b/alvr/client_openxr/src/graphics.rs
index 63412c335e..949db5cfff 100644
--- a/alvr/client_openxr/src/graphics.rs
+++ b/alvr/client_openxr/src/graphics.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use alvr_client_core::graphics::{self, GraphicsContext};
 use alvr_common::glam::UVec2;
+use alvr_graphics::GraphicsContext;
 use openxr as xr;
 
 #[allow(unused)]
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub fn swapchain_format(
     gfx_ctx.make_current();
 
     let formats = session.enumerate_swapchain_formats().unwrap();
-    graphics::choose_swapchain_format(&formats, enable_hdr)
+    alvr_graphics::choose_swapchain_format(&formats, enable_hdr)
 }
 
 #[allow(unused_variables)]
diff --git a/alvr/client_openxr/src/lib.rs b/alvr/client_openxr/src/lib.rs
index b176b99d63..065fbd5a4c 100644
--- a/alvr/client_openxr/src/lib.rs
+++ b/alvr/client_openxr/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ mod passthrough;
 mod stream;
 
 use crate::stream::ParsedStreamConfig;
-use alvr_client_core::{
-    graphics::GraphicsContext, ClientCapabilities, ClientCoreContext, ClientCoreEvent, Platform,
-};
+use alvr_client_core::{ClientCapabilities, ClientCoreContext, ClientCoreEvent};
 use alvr_common::{
     error,
     glam::{Quat, UVec2, Vec3},
@@ -17,6 +15,8 @@ use alvr_common::{
     parking_lot::RwLock,
     Fov, Pose, HAND_LEFT_ID,
 };
+use alvr_graphics::GraphicsContext;
+use alvr_system_info::Platform;
 use extra_extensions::{
     META_BODY_TRACKING_FULL_BODY_EXTENSION_NAME, META_DETACHED_CONTROLLERS_EXTENSION_NAME,
     META_SIMULTANEOUS_HANDS_AND_CONTROLLERS_EXTENSION_NAME,
diff --git a/alvr/client_openxr/src/lobby.rs b/alvr/client_openxr/src/lobby.rs
index 0244ceeca3..caeb1a6726 100644
--- a/alvr/client_openxr/src/lobby.rs
+++ b/alvr/client_openxr/src/lobby.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ use crate::{
     graphics::{self, ProjectionLayerAlphaConfig, ProjectionLayerBuilder},
     interaction::{self, InteractionContext},
 };
-use alvr_client_core::graphics::{GraphicsContext, LobbyRenderer, LobbyViewParams, SDR_FORMAT_GL};
 use alvr_common::{glam::UVec2, parking_lot::RwLock, Pose};
+use alvr_graphics::{GraphicsContext, LobbyRenderer, LobbyViewParams, SDR_FORMAT_GL};
 use alvr_system_info::Platform;
 use openxr as xr;
 use std::{rc::Rc, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
diff --git a/alvr/client_openxr/src/stream.rs b/alvr/client_openxr/src/stream.rs
index 9fab265921..e789b886ec 100644
--- a/alvr/client_openxr/src/stream.rs
+++ b/alvr/client_openxr/src/stream.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ use crate::{
     interaction::{self, InteractionContext, InteractionSourcesConfig},
 };
 use alvr_client_core::{
-    graphics::{GraphicsContext, StreamRenderer, StreamViewParams},
     video_decoder::{self, VideoDecoderConfig, VideoDecoderSource},
-    ClientCoreContext, Platform,
+    ClientCoreContext,
 };
 use alvr_common::{
     anyhow::Result,
@@ -14,11 +13,13 @@ use alvr_common::{
     parking_lot::RwLock,
     Pose, RelaxedAtomic, HAND_LEFT_ID, HAND_RIGHT_ID, HEAD_ID,
 };
+use alvr_graphics::{GraphicsContext, StreamRenderer, StreamViewParams};
 use alvr_packets::{FaceData, StreamConfig, ViewParams};
 use alvr_session::{
     ClientsideFoveationConfig, ClientsideFoveationMode, CodecType, FoveatedEncodingConfig,
     MediacodecProperty, PassthroughMode,
 };
+use alvr_system_info::Platform;
 use openxr as xr;
 use std::{
     ptr,
diff --git a/alvr/graphics/Cargo.toml b/alvr/graphics/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09d42944b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alvr/graphics/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[package]
+name = "alvr_graphics"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+alvr_common.workspace = true
+alvr_session.workspace = true
+
+glow = "0.13"
+glyph_brush_layout = "0.2"
+khronos-egl = { version = "6", features = ["dynamic"] }
+pollster = "0.3"
+wgpu = "0.20"
+wgpu-core = { version = "0.21", features = ["gles"] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/alvr/client_core/resources/Ubuntu-Medium.ttf b/alvr/graphics/resources/Ubuntu-Medium.ttf
similarity index 100%
rename from alvr/client_core/resources/Ubuntu-Medium.ttf
rename to alvr/graphics/resources/Ubuntu-Medium.ttf
diff --git a/alvr/client_core/resources/lobby_line.wgsl b/alvr/graphics/resources/lobby_line.wgsl
similarity index 100%
rename from alvr/client_core/resources/lobby_line.wgsl
rename to alvr/graphics/resources/lobby_line.wgsl
diff --git a/alvr/client_core/resources/lobby_quad.wgsl b/alvr/graphics/resources/lobby_quad.wgsl
similarity index 100%
rename from alvr/client_core/resources/lobby_quad.wgsl
rename to alvr/graphics/resources/lobby_quad.wgsl
diff --git a/alvr/client_core/resources/staging_fragment.glsl b/alvr/graphics/resources/staging_fragment.glsl
similarity index 100%
rename from alvr/client_core/resources/staging_fragment.glsl
rename to alvr/graphics/resources/staging_fragment.glsl
diff --git a/alvr/client_core/resources/staging_vertex.glsl b/alvr/graphics/resources/staging_vertex.glsl
similarity index 100%
rename from alvr/client_core/resources/staging_vertex.glsl
rename to alvr/graphics/resources/staging_vertex.glsl
diff --git a/alvr/client_core/resources/stream.wgsl b/alvr/graphics/resources/stream.wgsl
similarity index 100%
rename from alvr/client_core/resources/stream.wgsl
rename to alvr/graphics/resources/stream.wgsl
diff --git a/alvr/client_core/src/graphics/mod.rs b/alvr/graphics/src/lib.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from alvr/client_core/src/graphics/mod.rs
rename to alvr/graphics/src/lib.rs
index bf227ece83..7c2c122034 100644
--- a/alvr/client_core/src/graphics/mod.rs
+++ b/alvr/graphics/src/lib.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ macro_rules! ck {
         let res = $gl_ctx.$($gl_cmd)*;
 
         #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-        crate::graphics::check_error(&$gl_ctx, &format!("{}:{}: {}", file!(), line!(), stringify!($($gl_cmd)*)));
+        crate::check_error(&$gl_ctx, &format!("{}:{}: {}", file!(), line!(), stringify!($($gl_cmd)*)));
 
         res
     }};
diff --git a/alvr/client_core/src/graphics/lobby.rs b/alvr/graphics/src/lobby.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from alvr/client_core/src/graphics/lobby.rs
rename to alvr/graphics/src/lobby.rs
index 2aa3c619cd..4c7fd794c1 100644
--- a/alvr/client_core/src/graphics/lobby.rs
+++ b/alvr/graphics/src/lobby.rs
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ impl LobbyRenderer {
             "lobby_quad",
             &[&bind_group_layout],
             QUAD_PUSH_CONTANTS_SIZE,
-            include_wgsl!("../../resources/lobby_quad.wgsl"),
+            include_wgsl!("../resources/lobby_quad.wgsl"),
             PrimitiveTopology::TriangleStrip,
         );
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ impl LobbyRenderer {
             "lobby_line",
             &[],
             LINE_PUSH_CONTANTS_SIZE,
-            include_wgsl!("../../resources/lobby_line.wgsl"),
+            include_wgsl!("../resources/lobby_line.wgsl"),
             PrimitiveTopology::LineList,
         );
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ impl LobbyRenderer {
 
     pub fn update_hud_message(&self, message: &str) {
         let ubuntu_font =
-            FontRef::try_from_slice(include_bytes!("../../resources/Ubuntu-Medium.ttf")).unwrap();
+            FontRef::try_from_slice(include_bytes!("../resources/Ubuntu-Medium.ttf")).unwrap();
 
         let section_glyphs = Layout::default()
             .h_align(HorizontalAlign::Center)
diff --git a/alvr/client_core/src/graphics/staging.rs b/alvr/graphics/src/staging.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from alvr/client_core/src/graphics/staging.rs
rename to alvr/graphics/src/staging.rs
index 5986dfd00e..febd2c3c38 100644
--- a/alvr/client_core/src/graphics/staging.rs
+++ b/alvr/graphics/src/staging.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::{ck, GraphicsContext};
-use crate::graphics::GL_TEXTURE_EXTERNAL_OES;
+use crate::GL_TEXTURE_EXTERNAL_OES;
 use alvr_common::glam::{IVec2, UVec2};
 use glow::{self as gl, HasContext};
 use std::{ffi::c_void, rc::Rc};
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl StagingRenderer {
         context.make_current();
 
         // Add #defines into the shader after the first line
-        let mut frag_lines: Vec<&str> = include_str!("../../resources/staging_fragment.glsl")
+        let mut frag_lines: Vec<&str> = include_str!("../resources/staging_fragment.glsl")
             .lines()
             .collect();
         if fix_limited_range {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl StagingRenderer {
 
         let program = create_program(
             gl,
-            include_str!("../../resources/staging_vertex.glsl"),
+            include_str!("../resources/staging_vertex.glsl"),
             frag_str.as_str(),
         );
 
diff --git a/alvr/client_core/src/graphics/stream.rs b/alvr/graphics/src/stream.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from alvr/client_core/src/graphics/stream.rs
rename to alvr/graphics/src/stream.rs
index f93e4f462c..3ab8853da8 100644
--- a/alvr/client_core/src/graphics/stream.rs
+++ b/alvr/graphics/src/stream.rs
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ impl StreamRenderer {
             ],
         });
 
-        let shader_module =
-            device.create_shader_module(include_wgsl!("../../resources/stream.wgsl"));
+        let shader_module = device.create_shader_module(include_wgsl!("../resources/stream.wgsl"));
 
         let mut constants = HashMap::new();