diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 843b9c8544..a4a58b23d1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1695,16 +1695,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "fontconfig-cache-parser"
-version = "0.2.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a7f8afb20c8069fd676d27b214559a337cc619a605d25a87baa90b49a06f3b18"
-dependencies = [
- "bytemuck",
- "thiserror 1.0.69",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "fontconfig-parser"
 version = "0.5.8"
@@ -1744,25 +1734,25 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fontique"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "39f97079e1293b8c1e9fb03a2875d328bd2ee8f3b95ce62959c0acc04049c708"
+checksum = "ff3336bc0b87fe42305047263fa60d2eabd650d29cbe62fdeb2a66c7a0a595f9"
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
- "fontconfig-cache-parser",
  "hashbrown 0.15.5",
- "icu_locid",
+ "icu_locale_core",
+ "linebender_resource_handle",
  "memmap2",
  "objc2",
  "objc2-core-foundation",
  "objc2-core-text",
  "objc2-foundation",
- "peniko 0.4.0",
- "read-fonts 0.29.3",
+ "read-fonts 0.35.0",
  "roxmltree",
  "smallvec",
  "windows",
  "windows-core 0.58.0",
+ "yeslogic-fontconfig-sys",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2265,6 +2255,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "graphite-desktop-embedded-resources",
  "graphite-desktop-wrapper",
  "muda",
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-app-kit",
+ "objc2-foundation",
  "open",
  "rand 0.9.2",
  "rfd",
@@ -2446,6 +2439,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "harfrust"
+version = "0.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "92c020db12c71d8a12a3fe7607873cade3a01a6287e29d540c8723276221b9d8"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.9.3",
+ "bytemuck",
+ "core_maths",
+ "read-fonts 0.35.0",
+ "smallvec",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.15.5"
@@ -2691,24 +2697,12 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0cde2700ccaed3872079a65fb1a78f6c0a36c91570f28755dda67bc8f7d9f00a"
 dependencies = [
  "displaydoc",
- "litemap 0.8.0",
- "tinystr 0.8.1",
- "writeable 0.6.1",
+ "litemap",
+ "tinystr",
+ "writeable",
  "zerovec",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "icu_locid"
-version = "1.5.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "13acbb8371917fc971be86fc8057c41a64b521c184808a698c02acc242dbf637"
-dependencies = [
- "displaydoc",
- "litemap 0.7.5",
- "tinystr 0.7.6",
- "writeable 0.5.5",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "icu_normalizer"
 version = "2.0.0"
@@ -2761,8 +2755,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "displaydoc",
  "icu_locale_core",
  "stable_deref_trait",
- "tinystr 0.8.1",
- "writeable 0.6.1",
+ "tinystr",
+ "writeable",
  "yoke",
  "zerofrom",
  "zerotrie",
@@ -3236,12 +3230,6 @@ version = "0.9.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cd945864f07fe9f5371a27ad7b52a172b4b499999f1d97574c9fa68373937e12"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "litemap"
-version = "0.7.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "23fb14cb19457329c82206317a5663005a4d404783dc74f4252769b0d5f42856"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "litemap"
 version = "0.8.0"
@@ -3811,9 +3799,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "objc2-core-text"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3ba833d4a1cb1aac330f8c973fd92b6ff1858e4aef5cdd00a255eefb28022fb5"
+checksum = "0cde0dfb48d25d2b4862161a4d5fcc0e3c24367869ad306b0c9ec0073bfed92d"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.9.3",
  "objc2-core-foundation",
@@ -4038,14 +4026,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "parley"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "13e57638545cf2ba4c3e72cc5715e53b1880b829cc3dbefda3d1700c58efe723"
+checksum = "26746861bb76dbc9bcd5ed1b0b55d2fedf291100961251702a031ab2abd2ce52"
 dependencies = [
  "fontique",
+ "harfrust",
  "hashbrown 0.15.5",
- "peniko 0.4.0",
- "skrifa 0.31.3",
+ "linebender_resource_handle",
+ "skrifa 0.37.0",
  "swash",
 ]
 
@@ -4095,17 +4084,6 @@ version = "0.2.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "df94ce210e5bc13cb6651479fa48d14f601d9858cfe0467f43ae157023b938d3"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "peniko"
-version = "0.4.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1f9529efd019889b2a205193c14ffb6e2839b54ed9d2720674f10f4b04d87ac9"
-dependencies = [
- "color",
- "kurbo 0.11.3",
- "smallvec",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "peniko"
 version = "0.5.0"
@@ -4769,16 +4747,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "crossbeam-utils",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "read-fonts"
-version = "0.29.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "04ca636dac446b5664bd16c069c00a9621806895b8bb02c2dc68542b23b8f25d"
-dependencies = [
- "bytemuck",
- "font-types 0.9.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "read-fonts"
 version = "0.34.0"
@@ -4796,6 +4764,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6717cf23b488adf64b9d711329542ba34de147df262370221940dfabc2c91358"
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
+ "core_maths",
  "font-types 0.10.0",
 ]
 
@@ -5434,16 +5403,6 @@ version = "1.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "56199f7ddabf13fe5074ce809e7d3f42b42ae711800501b5b16ea82ad029c39d"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "skrifa"
-version = "0.31.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dbeb4ca4399663735553a09dd17ce7e49a0a0203f03b706b39628c4d913a8607"
-dependencies = [
- "bytemuck",
- "read-fonts 0.29.3",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "skrifa"
 version = "0.36.0"
@@ -5715,11 +5674,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "swash"
-version = "0.2.5"
+version = "0.2.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f745de914febc7c9ab4388dfaf94bbc87e69f57bb41133a9b0c84d4be49856f3"
+checksum = "47846491253e976bdd07d0f9cc24b7daf24720d11309302ccbbc6e6b6e53550a"
 dependencies = [
- "skrifa 0.31.3",
+ "skrifa 0.37.0",
  "yazi",
  "zeno",
 ]
@@ -5971,15 +5930,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "strict-num",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tinystr"
-version = "0.7.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9117f5d4db391c1cf6927e7bea3db74b9a1c1add8f7eda9ffd5364f40f57b82f"
-dependencies = [
- "displaydoc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tinystr"
 version = "0.8.1"
@@ -6580,7 +6530,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
  "futures-intrusive",
  "log",
- "peniko 0.5.0",
+ "peniko",
  "png",
  "skrifa 0.37.0",
  "static_assertions",
@@ -6597,7 +6547,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/linebender/vello#8f2f2564127812362d2c57ded20cad
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
  "guillotiere",
- "peniko 0.5.0",
+ "peniko",
  "skrifa 0.37.0",
  "smallvec",
 ]
@@ -7715,12 +7665,6 @@ version = "0.45.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "052283831dbae3d879dc7f51f3d92703a316ca49f91540417d38591826127814"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "writeable"
-version = "0.5.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1e9df38ee2d2c3c5948ea468a8406ff0db0b29ae1ffde1bcf20ef305bcc95c51"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "writeable"
 version = "0.6.1"
@@ -7819,6 +7763,17 @@ version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e01738255b5a16e78bbb83e7fbba0a1e7dd506905cfc53f4622d89015a03fbb5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "yeslogic-fontconfig-sys"
+version = "6.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "503a066b4c037c440169d995b869046827dbc71263f6e8f3be6d77d4f3229dbd"
+dependencies = [
+ "dlib",
+ "once_cell",
+ "pkg-config",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "yoke"
 version = "0.8.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4dcd0fa693..11ede35b63 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ image = { version = "0.25", default-features = false, features = [
 	"jpeg",
 	"bmp",
 ] }
-parley = "0.5"
+parley = "0.6"
 skrifa = "0.36"
 pretty_assertions = "1.4"
 fern = { version = "0.7", features = ["colored"] }
diff --git a/desktop/Cargo.toml b/desktop/Cargo.toml
index 6aad2144ec..6a22efd319 100644
--- a/desktop/Cargo.toml
+++ b/desktop/Cargo.toml
@@ -58,5 +58,8 @@ windows = { version = "0.58.0", features = [
 
 # macOS-specific dependencies
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
+objc2 = { version = "0.6.1", default-features = false }
+objc2-foundation = { version = "0.3.2", default-features = false }
+objc2-app-kit = { version = "0.3.2", default-features = false }
 muda = { git = "https://github.com/tauri-apps/muda.git", rev = "3f460b8fbaed59cda6d95ceea6904f000f093f15", default-features = false }
 
diff --git a/desktop/src/app.rs b/desktop/src/app.rs
index d0557cd143..f02e52ef70 100644
--- a/desktop/src/app.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/app.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ pub(crate) struct App {
 }
 
 impl App {
+	pub(crate) fn init() {
+		Window::init();
+	}
+
 	pub(crate) fn new(
 		cef_context: Box<dyn cef::CefContext>,
 		cef_view_info_sender: Sender<cef::ViewInfoUpdate>,
diff --git a/desktop/src/cef/input.rs b/desktop/src/cef/input.rs
index 2961166764..e026e38368 100644
--- a/desktop/src/cef/input.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/cef/input.rs
@@ -88,11 +88,27 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_window_event(browser: &Browser, input_state: &mut InputStat
 			key_event.native_key_code = event.physical_key.to_native_keycode();
 
 			key_event.character = event.logical_key.to_char_representation() as u16;
-			key_event.unmodified_character = event.key_without_modifiers.to_char_representation() as u16;
+
+			// Mitigation for CEF on Mac bug to prevent NSMenu being triggered by this key event.
+			//
+			// CEF converts the key event into an `NSEvent` internally and passes that to Chromium.
+			// In some cases the `NSEvent` gets to the native Cocoa application, is considered "unhandled" and can trigger menus.
+			//
+			// Why mitigation works:
+			// Leaving `key_event.unmodified_character = 0` still leads to CEF forwarding a "unhandled" event to the native application
+			// but that event is discarded because `key_event.unmodified_character = 0` is considered non-printable and not used for shortcut matching.
+			//
+			// See https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3857
+			//
+			// TODO: Remove mitigation once bug is fixed or a better solution is found.
+			#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+			{
+				key_event.unmodified_character = event.key_without_modifiers.to_char_representation() as u16;
+			}
 
 			#[cfg(target_os = "macos")] // See https://www.magpcss.org/ceforum/viewtopic.php?start=10&t=11650
 			if key_event.character == 0 && key_event.unmodified_character == 0 && event.text_with_all_modifiers.is_some() {
-				key_event.unmodified_character = 1;
+				key_event.character = 1;
 			}
 
 			if key_event.type_ == cef_key_event_type_t::KEYEVENT_CHAR.into() {
diff --git a/desktop/src/lib.rs b/desktop/src/lib.rs
index fdf504d04d..35e604c2a8 100644
--- a/desktop/src/lib.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/lib.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ pub fn start() {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	App::init();
+
 	let cli = Cli::parse();
 
 	let wgpu_context = futures::executor::block_on(gpu_context::create_wgpu_context());
diff --git a/desktop/src/window.rs b/desktop/src/window.rs
index e9994d23ca..6a6b2dce71 100644
--- a/desktop/src/window.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/window.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ use winit::window::{Window as WinitWindow, WindowAttributes};
 
 use crate::consts::APP_NAME;
 use crate::event::AppEventScheduler;
+use crate::window::mac::NativeWindowImpl;
 use crate::wrapper::messages::MenuItem;
 
 pub(crate) trait NativeWindow {
+	fn init() {}
 	fn configure(attributes: WindowAttributes, event_loop: &dyn ActiveEventLoop) -> WindowAttributes;
 	fn new(window: &dyn WinitWindow, app_event_scheduler: AppEventScheduler) -> Self;
 	fn update_menu(&self, _entries: Vec<MenuItem>) {}
@@ -34,6 +36,10 @@ pub(crate) struct Window {
 }
 
 impl Window {
+	pub(crate) fn init() {
+		NativeWindowImpl::init();
+	}
+
 	pub(crate) fn new(event_loop: &dyn ActiveEventLoop, app_event_scheduler: AppEventScheduler) -> Self {
 		let mut attributes = WindowAttributes::default()
 			.with_title(APP_NAME)
diff --git a/desktop/src/window/mac.rs b/desktop/src/window/mac.rs
index f6cd4330d0..5688cbd38c 100644
--- a/desktop/src/window/mac.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/window/mac.rs
@@ -2,15 +2,21 @@ use winit::event_loop::ActiveEventLoop;
 use winit::platform::macos::WindowAttributesMacOS;
 use winit::window::{Window, WindowAttributes};
 
-use crate::consts::APP_NAME;
 use crate::event::AppEventScheduler;
 use crate::wrapper::messages::MenuItem;
 
+mod app;
+mod menu;
+
 pub(super) struct NativeWindowImpl {
 	menu: menu::Menu,
 }
 
 impl super::NativeWindow for NativeWindowImpl {
+	fn init() {
+		app::init();
+	}
+
 	fn configure(attributes: WindowAttributes, _event_loop: &dyn ActiveEventLoop) -> WindowAttributes {
 		let mac_window = WindowAttributesMacOS::default()
 			.with_titlebar_transparent(true)
@@ -20,7 +26,7 @@ impl super::NativeWindow for NativeWindowImpl {
 	}
 
 	fn new(_window: &dyn Window, app_event_scheduler: AppEventScheduler) -> Self {
-		let menu = menu::Menu::new(app_event_scheduler, APP_NAME);
+		let menu = menu::Menu::new(app_event_scheduler);
 
 		NativeWindowImpl { menu }
 	}
@@ -29,5 +35,3 @@ impl super::NativeWindow for NativeWindowImpl {
 		self.menu.update(entries);
 	}
 }
-
-mod menu;
diff --git a/desktop/src/window/mac/app.rs b/desktop/src/window/mac/app.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36ca65c315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src/window/mac/app.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use objc2::{ClassType, define_class, msg_send};
+use objc2_app_kit::{NSApplication, NSEvent, NSEventType, NSResponder};
+use objc2_foundation::NSObject;
+
+pub(super) fn init() {
+	unsafe {
+		let _: &NSApplication = msg_send![GraphiteApplication::class(), sharedApplication];
+	}
+}
+
+define_class!(
+	#[unsafe(super(NSApplication, NSResponder, NSObject))]
+	#[name = "GraphiteApplication"]
+	pub(super) struct GraphiteApplication;
+
+	impl GraphiteApplication {
+		#[unsafe(method(sendEvent:))]
+		fn send_event(&self, event: &NSEvent) {
+			// Route keyDown events straight to the key window to skip native menu shortcut handling.
+			if event.r#type() == NSEventType::KeyDown && let Some(key_window) = self.keyWindow() {
+				unsafe { msg_send![&key_window, sendEvent: event] }
+			} else {
+				unsafe { msg_send![super(self), sendEvent: event] }
+			}
+		}
+	}
+);
diff --git a/desktop/src/window/mac/menu.rs b/desktop/src/window/mac/menu.rs
index e2b437a913..ba3a94df75 100644
--- a/desktop/src/window/mac/menu.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/window/mac/menu.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use muda::Menu as MudaMenu;
 use muda::accelerator::Accelerator;
-use muda::{AboutMetadataBuilder, CheckMenuItem, IsMenuItem, MenuEvent, MenuId, MenuItem, MenuItemKind, PredefinedMenuItem, Result, Submenu};
+use muda::{CheckMenuItem, IsMenuItem, MenuEvent, MenuId, MenuItem, MenuItemKind, PredefinedMenuItem, Result, Submenu};
 
 use crate::event::{AppEvent, AppEventScheduler};
 use crate::wrapper::messages::MenuItem as WrapperMenuItem;
@@ -10,18 +10,9 @@ pub(super) struct Menu {
 }
 
 impl Menu {
-	pub(super) fn new(event_scheduler: AppEventScheduler, app_name: &str) -> Self {
-		let about = PredefinedMenuItem::about(None, Some(AboutMetadataBuilder::new().name(Some(app_name)).build()));
-		let hide = PredefinedMenuItem::hide(None);
-		let hide_others = PredefinedMenuItem::hide_others(None);
-		let show_all = PredefinedMenuItem::show_all(None);
-		let quit = PredefinedMenuItem::quit(None);
-		let app_submenu = Submenu::with_items(
-			"",
-			true,
-			&[&about, &PredefinedMenuItem::separator(), &hide, &hide_others, &show_all, &PredefinedMenuItem::separator(), &quit],
-		)
-		.unwrap();
+	pub(super) fn new(event_scheduler: AppEventScheduler) -> Self {
+		// TODO: Remove as much app submenu special handling as possible
+		let app_submenu = Submenu::with_items("", true, &[]).unwrap();
 
 		let menu = MudaMenu::new();
 		menu.prepend(&app_submenu).unwrap();
@@ -29,6 +20,16 @@ impl Menu {
 		menu.init_for_nsapp();
 
 		MenuEvent::set_event_handler(Some(move |event: MenuEvent| {
+			let mtm = objc2::MainThreadMarker::new().expect("only ever called from main thread");
+			let is_shortcut_triggered = objc2_app_kit::NSApplication::sharedApplication(mtm)
+				.mainMenu()
+				.map(|m| m.highlightedItem().is_some())
+				.unwrap_or_default();
+			if is_shortcut_triggered {
+				tracing::error!("A keyboard input triggered a menu event. This is most likely a bug. Please report!");
+				return;
+			}
+
 			if let Some(id) = menu_id_to_u64(event.id()) {
 				event_scheduler.schedule(AppEvent::MenuEvent { id });
 			}
diff --git a/desktop/wrapper/src/intercept_frontend_message.rs b/desktop/wrapper/src/intercept_frontend_message.rs
index 1c4d1991b6..dedc61d230 100644
--- a/desktop/wrapper/src/intercept_frontend_message.rs
+++ b/desktop/wrapper/src/intercept_frontend_message.rs
@@ -164,8 +164,7 @@ fn convert_menu_bar_entry_to_menu_item(
 	}
 
 	let shortcut = match shortcut {
-		//TODO: Reenable shortcuts once a workaround for missing keyboard events is found
-		Some(ActionKeys::Keys(LayoutKeysGroup(keys))) if false => convert_layout_keys_to_shortcut(keys),
+		Some(ActionKeys::Keys(LayoutKeysGroup(keys))) => convert_layout_keys_to_shortcut(keys),
 		_ => None,
 	};
 
diff --git a/node-graph/libraries/core-types/src/text.rs b/node-graph/libraries/core-types/src/text.rs
index 9321d7f729..b58a05a6e0 100644
--- a/node-graph/libraries/core-types/src/text.rs
+++ b/node-graph/libraries/core-types/src/text.rs
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ impl From<TextAlign> for parley::Alignment {
 	fn from(val: TextAlign) -> Self {
 		match val {
 			TextAlign::Left => parley::Alignment::Left,
-			TextAlign::Center => parley::Alignment::Middle,
+			TextAlign::Center => parley::Alignment::Center,
 			TextAlign::Right => parley::Alignment::Right,
-			TextAlign::JustifyLeft => parley::Alignment::Justified,
+			TextAlign::JustifyLeft => parley::Alignment::Justify,
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/node-graph/nodes/text/src/lib.rs b/node-graph/nodes/text/src/lib.rs
index fb776e9088..b4ac6f4566 100644
--- a/node-graph/nodes/text/src/lib.rs
+++ b/node-graph/nodes/text/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ impl From<TextAlign> for parley::Alignment {
 	fn from(val: TextAlign) -> Self {
 		match val {
 			TextAlign::Left => parley::Alignment::Left,
-			TextAlign::Center => parley::Alignment::Middle,
+			TextAlign::Center => parley::Alignment::Center,
 			TextAlign::Right => parley::Alignment::Right,
-			TextAlign::JustifyLeft => parley::Alignment::Justified,
+			TextAlign::JustifyLeft => parley::Alignment::Justify,
 		}
 	}
 }