diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ad535cd..66fab35 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmake/Common.cmake)
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmake/AddPlatformExecutable.cmake)
 include(FetchContent)
 
+# options
+option(BUILD_TOOLS "Build tools for curating content for Prism" OFF)
+option(BUILD_EXAMPLE "Build example program" ON)
+
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Linux")
     message("Linux build detected!")
 
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ endif()
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "tvOS")
     message("tvOS build detected!")
 
-    #set(ENABLE_VULKAN TRUE)
+    set(ENABLE_VULKAN TRUE)
     set(ENABLE_DARWIN TRUE)
     set(ENABLE_TVOS TRUE)
     set(ENABLE_METAL TRUE)
@@ -111,7 +115,7 @@ add_subdirectory(extern)
 # enable lto
 if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE EQUAL "Release")
     set(CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION TRUE)
-endif ()
+endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(platforms)
 
@@ -119,4 +123,7 @@ set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 
 add_subdirectory(engine)
 add_subdirectory(tools)
-add_subdirectory(example)
\ No newline at end of file
+
+if(BUILD_EXAMPLE)
+    add_subdirectory(example)
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d652fa..40014ef 100755
--- a/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set(CMAKE_FOLDER "Tools")
 
-if(NOT IOS AND NOT ENABLE_TVOS)
+if(NOT NEEDS_HOSTED_SHADER_COMPILER)
     add_subdirectory(shadercompiler)
 endif()