diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5b93cb317..a312896ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   test-build-full:
-    name: Test Linux
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Tests
     timeout-minutes: 25
     if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
     strategy:
@@ -26,6 +25,8 @@ jobs:
         imgui_dep: ["imgui", ""]
         notebook_dep: ["notebook", ""]
         pygfx_version: ["pygfx-release", "pygfx-main"]
+        os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest"]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
@@ -35,9 +36,19 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
     - name: Install llvmpipe and lavapipe for offscreen canvas
+      if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update -y -qq
         sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y ffmpeg libegl1-mesa-dev libgl1-mesa-dri libxcb-xfixes0-dev mesa-vulkan-drivers xorg-dev
+    - name: Set up Homebrew
+      if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}
+      id: set-up-homebrew
+      uses: Homebrew/actions/setup-homebrew@master
+    - name: Install gsed
+      if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}
+      run: |
+        brew install gnu-sed
+        echo "/opt/homebrew/opt/gnu-sed/libexec/gnubin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
     - name: Install pygx from main
       if: ${{ matrix.pygfx_version == 'pygfx-main' }}
       run: |
@@ -56,26 +67,26 @@ jobs:
         python -c "from examples.tests.testutils import wgpu_backend; print(wgpu_backend)"
     - name: Test components
       env:
-        PYGFX_EXPECT_LAVAPIPE: true
+        WGPU_FORCE_OFFSCREEN: 1
       run: |
-        WGPU_FORCE_OFFSCREEN=1 pytest -v tests/
+        pytest -v tests/
     - name: Test examples
       env:
-        PYGFX_EXPECT_LAVAPIPE: true
+        WGPU_FORCE_OFFSCREEN: 1
       run: |
-        WGPU_FORCE_OFFSCREEN=1 pytest -v examples/
+        pytest -v examples/
     - name: Test examples notebooks, exclude ImageWidget notebook
       if: ${{ matrix.notebook_dep == 'notebook' }}
       env:
-        PYGFX_EXPECT_LAVAPIPE: true
+        FASTPLOTLIB_NB_TESTS: 1
       # test notebooks, exclude ImageWidget notebooks
-      run: FASTPLOTLIB_NB_TESTS=1 pytest --nbmake $(find ./examples/notebooks/ -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.ipynb" ! -name "image_widget*.ipynb" -print | xargs)
+      run: pytest --nbmake $(find ./examples/notebooks/ -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.ipynb" ! -name "image_widget*.ipynb" -print | xargs)
     - name: Test ImageWidget notebooks
       # test image widget notebooks only if imgui is installed
       if: ${{ matrix.notebook_dep == 'notebook' && matrix.imgui_dep == 'imgui' }}
       env:
-        PYGFX_EXPECT_LAVAPIPE: true
-      run: FASTPLOTLIB_NB_TESTS=1 pytest --nbmake $(find ./examples/notebooks/ -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "image_widget*.ipynb" -print | xargs)
+        FASTPLOTLIB_NB_TESTS: 1
+      run: pytest --nbmake $(find ./examples/notebooks/ -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "image_widget*.ipynb" -print | xargs)
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       with:
@@ -83,88 +94,3 @@ jobs:
         path: |
           examples/diffs
           examples/notebooks/diffs
-
-
-#  test-build-full-mac:
-#    name: Test Mac, notebook + glfw
-#    runs-on: macos-14
-#    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
-#    strategy:
-#      fail-fast: false
-#      matrix:
-#        include:
-#          - name: Test py310
-#            pyversion: '3.10'
-#          - name: Test py311
-#            pyversion: '3.11'
-#          - name: Test py312
-#            pyversion: '3.12'
-#    steps:
-#    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-#      with:
-#        lfs: true
-#    - name: Set up Python
-#      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
-#      with:
-#        python-version: ${{ matrix.pyversion }}
-#    - name: Install dev dependencies
-#      run: |
-#        python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
-#        # remove pygfx from install_requires, we install using pygfx@main
-#        pip install -e ".["tests"]"
-#        pip install git+https://github.com/pygfx/pygfx.git@main
-#    - name: Show wgpu backend
-#      run:
-#        python -c "from examples.tests.testutils import wgpu_backend; print(wgpu_backend)"
-#    - name: Test examples
-#      run: |
-#        pytest -v examples
-#        pytest --nbmake examples/notebooks/
-#    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-#      if: ${{ failure() }}
-#      with:
-#        name: screenshot-diffs
-#        path: |
-#          examples/desktop/diffs
-#          examples/notebooks/diffs
-#
-#  test-build-glfw-mac:
-#    name: Test Mac, glfw
-#    runs-on: macos-14
-#    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
-#    strategy:
-#      fail-fast: false
-#      matrix:
-#        include:
-#          - name: Test py310
-#            pyversion: '3.10'
-#          - name: Test py311
-#            pyversion: '3.11'
-#          - name: Test py312
-#            pyversion: '3.12'
-#    steps:
-#    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-#      with:
-#        lfs: true
-#    - name: Set up Python
-#      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
-#      with:
-#        python-version: ${{ matrix.pyversion }}
-#    - name: Install dev dependencies
-#      run: |
-#        python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
-#        # remove pygfx from install_requires, we install using pygfx@main
-#        pip install -e ".["tests-desktop"]"
-#        pip install git+https://github.com/pygfx/pygfx.git@main
-#    - name: Show wgpu backend
-#      run:
-#        python -c "from examples.tests.testutils import wgpu_backend; print(wgpu_backend)"
-#    - name: Test examples
-#      run: |
-#        pytest -v examples
-#    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-#      if: ${{ failure() }}
-#      with:
-#        name: screenshot-diffs
-#        path: |
-#          examples/desktop/diffs
diff --git a/examples/notebooks/nb_test_utils.py b/examples/notebooks/nb_test_utils.py
index fc74f5875..e1c32e0a0 100644
--- a/examples/notebooks/nb_test_utils.py
+++ b/examples/notebooks/nb_test_utils.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 os.makedirs(SCREENSHOTS_DIR, exist_ok=True)
 os.makedirs(DIFFS_DIR, exist_ok=True)
 
-TOLERANCE = 0.05
+TOLERANCE = 0.1
 
 # store all the failures to allow the nb to proceed to test other examples
 FAILURES = list()