diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b4e4ea8f..ed77ee85 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ matrix:
       - /usr/bin/yes | pip2 uninstall numpy  # see https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-ci/issues/6688
       - brew upgrade python
       - brew upgrade
-      - brew install boost cmake bullet ffmpeg glm openal-soft qt5 sdl2 jack
+      - brew install boost cmake bullet ffmpeg glm openal-soft qt5 sdl2 jack freetype
       - export PATH="/usr/local/opt/qt/bin:$PATH"
     script:
       - mkdir -p "$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/build"
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 576167b3..be2cbc7e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ else()
     if(BUILD_TESTS)
         find_package(Boost COMPONENTS unit_test_framework REQUIRED)
     endif()
+    if(BUILD_TOOLS)
+        find_package(Freetype REQUIRED)
+    endif()
 
     # Do not link to SDL2main library
     set(SDL2_BUILDING_LIBRARY True)
diff --git a/cmake/ctest/build.ctest b/cmake/ctest/build.ctest
index 7d75eac2..ffa60618 100644
--- a/cmake/ctest/build.ctest
+++ b/cmake/ctest/build.ctest
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ set(_ARGS_BOOL
     USE_CONAN
     DEBUG
     CHECK_INCLUDES
+    BUILD_TOOLS
     BUILD_VIEWER
 
     RUN_TESTS
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 set(_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS
+    "-DBUILD_TOOLS=${BUILD_TOOLS}"
     "-DBUILD_VIEWER=${BUILD_VIEWER}"
     "-DBUILD_TESTS=TRUE"
     "-DTESTS_NODATA=${TESTS_NODATA}"
diff --git a/cmake/ctest/configure_darwin.ctest b/cmake/ctest/configure_darwin.ctest
index 4aca514e..39cdab58 100644
--- a/cmake/ctest/configure_darwin.ctest
+++ b/cmake/ctest/configure_darwin.ctest
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 set(CMAKE_GENERATOR "Xcode")
 set(DEBUG FALSE)
 set(CONFIGURE_EXTRA_OPTIONS ";")
+set(BUILD_TOOLS TRUE)
 set(BUILD_VIEWER TRUE)
 set(COVERAGE_COMMAND gcov)
 set(CHECK_INCLUDES FALSE)
diff --git a/cmake/ctest/configure_linux.ctest b/cmake/ctest/configure_linux.ctest
index a6d6d19c..0690718c 100644
--- a/cmake/ctest/configure_linux.ctest
+++ b/cmake/ctest/configure_linux.ctest
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 set(CMAKE_GENERATOR "Unix Makefiles")
 set(DEBUG FALSE)
 set(CONFIGURE_EXTRA_OPTIONS ";")
+set(BUILD_TOOLS TRUE)
 set(BUILD_VIEWER TRUE)
 set(COVERAGE_COMMAND gcov)
 set(CHECK_INCLUDES FALSE)
diff --git a/cmake/ctest/configure_windows.ctest b/cmake/ctest/configure_windows.ctest
index a3d4281b..2b9080b3 100644
--- a/cmake/ctest/configure_windows.ctest
+++ b/cmake/ctest/configure_windows.ctest
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ endif()
 set(CONAN_PROFILE "${CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY}/scripts/conan/windows")
 set(CONAN_ARCH "x86_64")
 
+set(BUILD_TOOLS TRUE)
 set(BUILD_VIEWER TRUE)
 set(COVERAGE_COMMAND "echo") #FIXME: ENABLE
 set(CHECK_INCLUDES FALSE) #FIXME: ENABLE
diff --git a/cmake/modules/WrapTargets.cmake b/cmake/modules/WrapTargets.cmake
index c4e36991..34579d45 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/WrapTargets.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/WrapTargets.cmake
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ function(rwdep_wrap_find_packages)
     if(Boost_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_FOUND)
         rwdep_wrap_find_package(boost_unit_test_framework "${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}" "${Boost_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIBRARY}")
     endif()
+    if(FREETYPE_FOUND)
+        rwdep_wrap_find_package(freetype "${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS}" "${FREETYPE_LIBRARIES}")
+    endif()
 endfunction()
 
 function(rwdep_wrap_conan_target TARGET CONAN_NAME)
@@ -66,4 +69,7 @@ function(rwdep_wrap_conan_targets)
     rwdep_wrap_conan_target(glm glm)
     rwdep_wrap_conan_target(ffmpeg ffmpeg)
     rwdep_wrap_conan_target(SDL2 sdl2)
+    if(BUILD_TOOLS)
+        rwdep_wrap_conan_target(freetype freetype)
+    endif()
 endfunction()
diff --git a/rwtools/rwfont/CMakeLists.txt b/rwtools/rwfont/CMakeLists.txt
index 57608113..0425402c 100644
--- a/rwtools/rwfont/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rwtools/rwfont/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # fixme: conan support
-find_package(Freetype REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Gui)
 add_executable(rwfontmap
     rwfontmap.cpp
@@ -7,8 +6,8 @@ add_executable(rwfontmap
 
 target_link_libraries(rwfontmap
     PUBLIC
-        rwlib
-        Freetype::Freetype
+        rwcore
+        rwdep::freetype
+        rwdep::boost_program_options
         Qt5::Gui
-        Boost::program_options
     )
diff --git a/rwtools/rwfont/rwfontmap.cpp b/rwtools/rwfont/rwfontmap.cpp
index 1fdf779f..8850ce03 100644
--- a/rwtools/rwfont/rwfontmap.cpp
+++ b/rwtools/rwfont/rwfontmap.cpp
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ public:
     }
 
     void write(const rwfs::path &bitmap_path, const rwfs::path &advance_path) {
-        QImageWriter writer(bitmap_path.c_str());
+        QImageWriter writer(QString::fromStdString(bitmap_path.string()));
         writer.write(m_texture);
-        std::ofstream ofs(advance_path.c_str(), std::ios_base::out);
+        std::ofstream ofs(advance_path.string(), std::ios_base::out);
         ofs << m_aspectratio << '\n';
         for (auto adv : m_advances) {
             ofs << int(adv) << '\n';
diff --git a/scripts/conan/darwin b/scripts/conan/darwin
index a57148d2..75a54c8d 100644
--- a/scripts/conan/darwin
+++ b/scripts/conan/darwin
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include(default)
 
 [options]
+openrw:tools=True
 openrw:viewer=True
 # https://github.com/bincrafters/community/issues/120
 ffmpeg:vdpau=False
diff --git a/scripts/conan/linux b/scripts/conan/linux
index 26f24058..d42b330e 100644
--- a/scripts/conan/linux
+++ b/scripts/conan/linux
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include(default)
 
 [options]
+openrw:tools=True
 openrw:viewer=True
 sdl2:esd=False
 sdl2:wayland=True
diff --git a/scripts/conan/windows b/scripts/conan/windows
index d75443aa..1eccbc8e 100644
--- a/scripts/conan/windows
+++ b/scripts/conan/windows
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 include(default)
 
 [options]
+openrw:tools=True
 openrw:viewer=True
 ffmpeg:qsv=False
diff --git a/scripts/docker/arch_latest.docker b/scripts/docker/arch_latest.docker
index 89e82079..40378719 100644
--- a/scripts/docker/arch_latest.docker
+++ b/scripts/docker/arch_latest.docker
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ RUN pacman -Syy --noconfirm \
     community/glm \
     extra/openal \
     extra/sdl2 \
-    extra/qt5-base
+    extra/qt5-base \
+    extra/freetype2
 
 CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/scripts/docker/fedora_latest.docker b/scripts/docker/fedora_latest.docker
index 4cad6257..f190f4f2 100644
--- a/scripts/docker/fedora_latest.docker
+++ b/scripts/docker/fedora_latest.docker
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ RUN dnf update -y \
         openal-soft-devel \
         SDL2-devel \
         qt5-devel \
+        freetype-devel \
         libasan
 
 CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/scripts/docker/ubuntu_latest.docker b/scripts/docker/ubuntu_latest.docker
index 811b61be..5fbfad23 100644
--- a/scripts/docker/ubuntu_latest.docker
+++ b/scripts/docker/ubuntu_latest.docker
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
         libsdl2-dev \
         libboost-test-dev \
         libqt5opengl5-dev \
+        libfreetype6-dev \
         iwyu \
         qt5-default