diff --git a/CMake/find_runtime_deps.cmake b/CMake/find_runtime_deps.cmake
index db52395..9171073 100644
--- a/CMake/find_runtime_deps.cmake
+++ b/CMake/find_runtime_deps.cmake
@@ -87,3 +87,23 @@ if(unresolved)
     endif()
   endforeach()
 endif()
+
+# Add any additional runtime dependencies that weren't auto-detected
+# This is passed as EXTRA_RUNTIME_DEPS variable
+if(DEFINED EXTRA_RUNTIME_DEPS)
+  foreach(extra_dep IN LISTS EXTRA_RUNTIME_DEPS)
+    if(EXISTS "${extra_dep}")
+      get_filename_component(dep_name "${extra_dep}" NAME)
+      set(dest "${INSTALL_BIN}/${dep_name}")
+      if(NOT EXISTS "${dest}")
+        file(INSTALL "${extra_dep}" DESTINATION "${INSTALL_BIN}")
+        message(STATUS "Copied extra dependency: ${dep_name}")
+      else()
+        message(STATUS "Extra dependency already exists: ${dep_name}")
+      endif()
+      # Add to the runtime dependencies list
+      file(APPEND "${BINARY_DIR}/cvutil_runtime_dependencies-${BUILD_CONFIG}.cmake" 
+           "set(CVUTIL_RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES \"\${CVUTIL_RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES};\${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../../bin/${dep_name}\")\n")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ac2be2..e5ca2d9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 option(ENABLE_AVX512 "Enable AVX-512 support" OFF) # To be enabled on x86_64 server processors
 option(ENABLE_AVX2_FMA "Enable AVX2 and FMA support" ON) # Default support for x86_64 desktop processors
 
+# Option to enable mimalloc for Release builds
+option(USE_MIMALLOC "Use mimalloc allocator for Release builds" ON)
+
 # Detect the OS
 if(WIN32)
     message(STATUS "Configuring for Windows")
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ message(STATUS "Using ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} as the C++ compiler")
 # Create an interface library for compiler flags (modern CMake approach)
 add_library(cvutil_compiler_flags INTERFACE)
 
-    # MSVC-specific flags
+# MSVC-specific flags
 target_compile_options(cvutil_compiler_flags INTERFACE
     $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:
         $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:/MDd /Zi /Ob0 /Od /RTC1 /fsanitize=address>
@@ -97,6 +100,66 @@ target_link_options(cvutil_compiler_flags INTERFACE
 #     endif()
 # endif()
 
+# Build mimalloc for both Debug and Release builds using ExternalProject
+if(USE_MIMALLOC)
+    include(ExternalProject)
+    
+    message(STATUS "Building mimalloc as external project (will be linked for Release configuration)...")
+    
+    # Determine build directory for mimalloc
+    set(MIMALLOC_PREFIX ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_external/mimalloc)
+    set(MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR ${MIMALLOC_PREFIX}/install)
+    
+    # Use ExternalProject_Add for complete control - this excludes mimalloc from install
+    # Build for both Debug (with ASAN tracking) and Release (without ASAN)
+    ExternalProject_Add(
+        mimalloc_external
+        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/microsoft/mimalloc.git
+        GIT_TAG v2.2.4
+        PREFIX ${MIMALLOC_PREFIX}
+        CMAKE_ARGS
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+            -DMI_BUILD_SHARED=ON
+            -DMI_BUILD_STATIC=OFF
+            -DMI_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
+            -DMI_BUILD_OBJECT=OFF
+            -DMI_OVERRIDE=ON
+            # $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:-DMI_TRACK_ASAN=ON>
+            # $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:-DMI_SHOW_ERRORS=ON>
+            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}
+        BUILD_BYPRODUCTS
+            $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mimalloc.dll>
+            $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mimalloc-redirect.dll>
+            $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/mimalloc.dll.lib>
+            $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Linux>:${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/mimalloc.so>
+            $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Darwin>:${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/mimalloc.dylib>
+    )
+    
+    # Create imported target for linking
+    add_library(mimalloc SHARED IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+    add_dependencies(mimalloc mimalloc_external)
+    set_target_properties(mimalloc PROPERTIES
+        IMPORTED_LOCATION
+            $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mimalloc.dll>
+            $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Linux>:${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/mimalloc.so>
+            $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Darwin>:${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/mimalloc.dylib>
+        IMPORTED_IMPLIB
+            $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/mimalloc.dll.lib>
+    )
+    
+    # Create imported target for mimalloc-redirect
+    add_library(mimalloc-redirect SHARED IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+    add_dependencies(mimalloc-redirect mimalloc_external)
+    set_target_properties(mimalloc-redirect PROPERTIES
+        IMPORTED_LOCATION
+            $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mimalloc-redirect.dll>
+            $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Linux>:${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/mimalloc-redirect.so>
+            $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Darwin>:${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/mimalloc-redirect.dylib>
+    )
+    
+    message(STATUS "mimalloc external project configured")
+endif()
+
 # Find OpenCV
 find_package(OpenCV REQUIRED)
 
@@ -175,6 +238,17 @@ if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
         endif()
     endif()
     
+    # Install mimalloc DLLs if used (only runtime DLLs, no headers/cmake files)
+    if(USE_MIMALLOC)
+        install(FILES 
+            ${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mimalloc.dll
+            ${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mimalloc-redirect.dll
+            CONFIGURATIONS Release
+            DESTINATION bin
+            COMPONENT runtime
+        )
+    endif()
+    
 elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
     # Set RPATH to include our bundled libraries
     # set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "\$ORIGIN/../lib/cvutil;\$ORIGIN/../lib;/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu;/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu")
@@ -329,6 +403,10 @@ install(EXPORT cvutilTargets
     COMPONENT development
 )
 
+# Note: mimalloc is NOT exported in cvutilTargets
+# It's an internal dependency that gets loaded automatically via DLL dependencies
+# Applications should NOT link to cvutil::mimalloc - it doesn't exist
+
 # Add to your root CMakeLists.txt
 configure_file(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/copy_runtime_dependencies.cmake
diff --git a/PluginManager/CMakeLists.txt b/PluginManager/CMakeLists.txt
index e9f998e..10242bc 100644
--- a/PluginManager/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/PluginManager/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,6 +59,17 @@ target_link_libraries(PluginManager
         Qt6::OpenGL
 )
 
+# Link mimalloc for Release builds only
+if(USE_MIMALLOC)
+    if(TARGET mimalloc)
+        target_link_libraries(PluginManager PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Release>:mimalloc>)
+        target_link_options(PluginManager PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Release>:/INCLUDE:mi_version>)
+        message(STATUS "PluginManager will use mimalloc shared library for Release configuration")
+    else()
+        message(WARNING "USE_MIMALLOC is ON but mimalloc target not found!")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 target_compile_definitions(PluginManager PRIVATE PLUGINMANAGER_SOURCE)
 
 set(PUBLIC_HEADERS
diff --git a/RoiManager/CMakeLists.txt b/RoiManager/CMakeLists.txt
index fd1ff7c..4efa2ba 100644
--- a/RoiManager/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/RoiManager/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ target_link_libraries(RoiManager
         Qt6::OpenGL
 )
 
+# Link mimalloc for Release builds only
+if(USE_MIMALLOC)
+    if(TARGET mimalloc)
+        target_link_libraries(RoiManager PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Release>:mimalloc>)
+        target_link_options(RoiManager PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Release>:/INCLUDE:mi_version>)
+        message(STATUS "RoiManager will use mimalloc shared library for Release configuration")
+    else()
+        message(WARNING "USE_MIMALLOC is ON but mimalloc target not found!")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 target_compile_definitions(RoiManager PRIVATE ROIMANAGER_SOURCE)
 
 set(PUBLIC_HEADERS
diff --git a/cvutil/CMakeLists.txt b/cvutil/CMakeLists.txt
index 9697577..077ea84 100644
--- a/cvutil/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cvutil/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -120,6 +120,18 @@ target_link_libraries(cvutil
         RoiManager
 )
 
+# Link mimalloc for Release builds only
+if(USE_MIMALLOC)
+    if(TARGET mimalloc)
+        target_link_libraries(cvutil PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Release>:mimalloc>)
+        # Force the linker to include mimalloc.dll as a dependency
+        target_link_options(cvutil PRIVATE $<$<AND:$<CONFIG:Release>,$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>>:/INCLUDE:mi_version>)
+        message(STATUS "cvutil will use mimalloc shared library for Release configuration")
+    else()
+        message(WARNING "USE_MIMALLOC is ON but mimalloc target not found!")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 target_compile_definitions(cvutil PRIVATE CVUTIL_SOURCE)
 
 set(PUBLIC_HEADERS
@@ -233,11 +245,17 @@ endif()
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
     # Build search directories list for runtime dependency detection
     set(RUNTIME_SEARCH_DIRS ${DEP_PATH})
+    if(USE_MIMALLOC AND TARGET mimalloc)
+        # Add mimalloc install directory to search paths
+        list(APPEND RUNTIME_SEARCH_DIRS ${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/bin)
+    endif()
+    
     add_custom_command(TARGET cvutil POST_BUILD
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
         -D TARGET_FILE=$<TARGET_FILE:cvutil>
         -D INSTALL_BIN=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/$<IF:$<BOOL:${WIN32}>,bin,lib/cvutil>
         -D SEARCH_DIRS="${RUNTIME_SEARCH_DIRS}"
+        -D EXTRA_RUNTIME_DEPS="$<IF:$<AND:$<BOOL:${USE_MIMALLOC}>,$<CONFIG:Release>>,${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mimalloc.dll;${MIMALLOC_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mimalloc-redirect.dll,>"
         -D BUILD_CONFIG=$<CONFIG>
         -D BINARY_DIR=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
         -P "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../CMake/find_runtime_deps.cmake"