diff --git a/cmake/xo_macros/xo_cxx.cmake b/cmake/xo_macros/xo_cxx.cmake
index 0598f9dc..261a899c 100644
--- a/cmake/xo_macros/xo_cxx.cmake
+++ b/cmake/xo_macros/xo_cxx.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 option(XO_ENABLE_DOCS "enable building documentation" OFF)
 option(XO_ENABLE_EXAMPLES "enable building example programs" OFF)
+option(XO_ENABLE_VULKAN "enable vulkan dependency for imgui apps" OFF)
+option(XO_ENABLE_OPENGL "enable opengl dependency for imgui apps" ON)
 
 macro(xo_cxx_config_message)
-    message(STATUS "GUESSED_CMAKE_CMD=cmake -DXO_CMAKE_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE=${XO_CMAKE_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE} -DENABLE_TESTING=${ENABLE_TESTING} -DXO_ENABLE_DOCS=${XO_ENABLE_DCS} -DXO_ENABLE_EXAMPLES=${XO_ENABLE_EXAMPLES} -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} -DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH=${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR=${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR} -B ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
+    message(STATUS "GUESSED_CMAKE_CMD=cmake -DXO_CMAKE_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE=${XO_CMAKE_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE} -DENABLE_TESTING=${ENABLE_TESTING} -DXO_ENABLE_DOCS=${XO_ENABLE_DCS} -DXO_ENABLE_EXAMPLES=${XO_ENABLE_EXAMPLES} -DXO_ENABLE_VULKAN=${XO_ENABLE_VULKAN} -DXO_ENABLE_OPENGL=${XO_ENABLE_OPENGL} -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} -DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH=${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR=${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR} -B ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
     message(STATUS "XO_CMAKE_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE=${XO_CMAKE_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE}")
     message(STATUS "CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
 endmacro()