diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9fbfa4fc0..a4e1096d3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,11 +46,13 @@ Contrib/DtexToExr/DtexToExr
 *.trs
 *.project
 *.cproject
+*.framework
+*.xcframework
 .DS_Store
 abi_check
-build/
-build-win/
-build-nuget/
+build*/
+build-win*/
+build-nuget*/
 *~
 .vscode
 docs/_test_images/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 582243484..666f7aea8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ project(OpenEXR VERSION ${OPENEXR_VERSION_MAJOR}.${OPENEXR_VERSION_MINOR}.${OPEN
 set(OPENEXR_VERSION_RELEASE_TYPE "-dev" CACHE STRING "Extra version tag string for OpenEXR build, such as -dev, -beta1, etc.")
 
 set(OPENEXR_VERSION ${OpenEXR_VERSION})
-set(OPENEXR_VERSION_API "${OpenEXR_VERSION_MAJOR}_${OpenEXR_VERSION_MINOR}")
+set(OPENEXR_VERSION_FULL "${OPENEXR_VERSION_MAJOR}_${OPENEXR_VERSION_MINOR}_${OPENEXR_VERSION_PATCH}")
+set(OPENEXR_VERSION_API "${OPENEXR_VERSION_MAJOR}_${OPENEXR_VERSION_MINOR}")
+
+project(OpenEXR VERSION ${OPENEXR_VERSION_MAJOR}.${OPENEXR_VERSION_MINOR}.${OPENEXR_VERSION_PATCH} LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 # The SOVERSION (i.e. numerical component of SONAME) tracks the ABI
 # version. Increment this number whenever, and only when, the ABI changes in
@@ -49,6 +52,22 @@ set(OPENEXR_LIB_VERSION "${OPENEXR_LIB_SOVERSION}.${OPENEXR_VERSION}") # e.g. "3
 option(OPENEXR_INSTALL "Install OpenEXR libraries" ON)
 option(OPENEXR_INSTALL_TOOLS "Install OpenEXR tools" ON)
 option(OPENEXR_INSTALL_DEVELOPER_TOOLS "Install OpenEXR developer tools" OFF)
+if (APPLE)
+  option(OPENEXR_FRAMEWORK "Build as Apple Frameworks" OFF)
+endif ()
+
+if(OPENEXR_FRAMEWORK)
+  # Define resource files for Apple Framework early to ensure scope
+  set(OPENEXR_RESOURCES
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE.md"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/OpenEXRConfigVersion.cmake"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/OpenEXRConfig.cmake"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/OpenEXRTargets.cmake"
+    CACHE INTERNAL "Resource files for frameworks"
+  )
+  message(STATUS "Resource files: ${OPENEXR_RESOURCES}")
+endif()
 
 if(OPENEXR_INSTALL OR OPENEXR_INSTALL_TOOLS OR OPENEXR_INSTALL_DEVELOPER_TOOLS)
   # uninstall target
@@ -102,6 +121,11 @@ if(OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES AND OPENEXR_BUILD_LIBS)
   add_subdirectory( src/examples )
 endif()
 
+if (OPENEXR_BUILD_LIBS AND NOT OPENEXR_IS_SUBPROJECT)
+  # Even if not building the website, still make sure the website example code compiles.
+  add_subdirectory(website/src)
+endif()
+
 # If you want to use ctest to configure, build and
 # upload the results, cmake has builtin support for
 # submitting to CDash, or any server who speaks the
@@ -127,7 +151,7 @@ endif()
 include(CTest)
 
 if(BUILD_TESTING AND OPENEXR_BUILD_LIBS AND NOT OPENEXR_IS_SUBPROJECT)
-  add_subdirectory(src/test)
+  add_subplot(src/test)
 endif()
 
 # Including this module will add a `clang-format` target to the build if
@@ -146,11 +170,6 @@ if (BUILD_WEBSITE AND NOT OPENEXR_IS_SUBPROJECT)
   add_subdirectory(website)
 endif()
 
-if (OPENEXR_BUILD_LIBS AND NOT OPENEXR_IS_SUBPROJECT)
-  # Even if not building the website, still make sure the website example code compiles.
-  add_subdirectory(website/src)
-endif()
-
 if (OPENEXR_BUILD_PYTHON AND OPENEXR_BUILD_LIBS AND NOT OPENEXR_IS_SUBPROJECT)
   add_subdirectory(src/wrappers/python)
-endif()
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/LibraryDefine.cmake b/cmake/LibraryDefine.cmake
index 39e737d75..2803e17d5 100644
--- a/cmake/LibraryDefine.cmake
+++ b/cmake/LibraryDefine.cmake
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ function(OPENEXR_DEFINE_LIBRARY libname)
       C_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden
       CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden
       VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN ON
-      )
+    )
   else()
-      target_compile_definitions(${objlib} PUBLIC OPENEXR_USE_DEFAULT_VISIBILITY)
+    target_compile_definitions(${objlib} PUBLIC OPENEXR_USE_DEFAULT_VISIBILITY)
   endif()
   if (_openexr_extra_flags)
     target_compile_options(${objlib} PRIVATE ${_openexr_extra_flags})
@@ -69,10 +69,31 @@ function(OPENEXR_DEFINE_LIBRARY libname)
       VERSION ${OPENEXR_LIB_VERSION}
     )
   endif()
+  # Set OUTPUT_NAME to avoid suffix for frameworks
   set_target_properties(${libname} PROPERTIES
-      OUTPUT_NAME "${libname}${OPENEXR_LIB_SUFFIX}"
+      OUTPUT_NAME "${libname}"
       RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin"
   )
+  if(OPENEXR_FRAMEWORK)
+    # Mark resource files for inclusion in the framework bundle
+    set_source_files_properties(${OPENEXR_RESOURCES} PROPERTIES
+      MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION Resources
+    )
+    set_target_properties(${libname} PROPERTIES
+      FRAMEWORK TRUE
+      FRAMEWORK_VERSION "${OPENEXR_VERSION_FULL}"
+      PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER "github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/${libname}"
+      XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_INSTALL_PATH "@rpath"
+      XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY ""
+      XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED "NO"
+      XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED "NO"
+      MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_IDENTIFIER "github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/${libname}"
+      MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_BUNDLE_VERSION "${OPENEXR_VERSION_FULL}"
+      MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING "${OPENEXR_VERSION_API}"
+      MACOSX_RPATH TRUE
+    )
+    configure_framework(${libname} "${OPENEXR_RESOURCES}")
+  endif()
   add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}::${libname} ALIAS ${libname})
 
   if(OPENEXR_INSTALL)
@@ -81,12 +102,18 @@ function(OPENEXR_DEFINE_LIBRARY libname)
       RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
       LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
       ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+      FRAMEWORK DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
       INCLUDES DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
       PUBLIC_HEADER
         DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/${OPENEXR_OUTPUT_SUBDIR}
     )
+    if(OPENEXR_FRAMEWORK)
+      install(FILES ${OPENEXR_RESOURCES}
+        DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/${libname}.framework/Resources"
+      )
+    endif()
   endif()
-  if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND (NOT "${OPENEXR_LIB_SUFFIX}" STREQUAL "") AND NOT WIN32)
+  if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND (NOT "${OPENEXR_LIB_SUFFIX}" STREQUAL "") AND NOT WIN32 AND NOT OPENEXR_FRAMEWORK)
     string(TOUPPER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" uppercase_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
     set(verlibname ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${libname}${OPENEXR_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_${uppercase_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}_POSTFIX}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
     set(baselibname ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${libname}${CMAKE_${uppercase_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}_POSTFIX}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
@@ -97,3 +124,18 @@ function(OPENEXR_DEFINE_LIBRARY libname)
     set(baselibname)
   endif()
 endfunction()
+
+function(configure_framework libname resources)
+  if(OPENEXR_FRAMEWORK)
+    set(RES_DEST_DIR "$<TARGET_BUNDLE_CONTENT_DIR:${libname}>/Resources")
+    message(STATUS "Configuring framework for ${libname}, copying resources to ${RES_DEST_DIR}")
+    message(STATUS "Resources to copy: ${resources}")
+    add_custom_command(TARGET ${libname} POST_BUILD
+      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${RES_DEST_DIR}"
+      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${resources} "${RES_DEST_DIR}/"
+      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "Copied resources: ${resources} to ${RES_DEST_DIR}"
+      COMMENT "Copying resource files to ${libname}.framework/Resources in build directory"
+      VERBATIM
+    )
+  endif()
+endfunction()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/OpenEXRSetup.cmake b/cmake/OpenEXRSetup.cmake
index 26b1d87be..dec17c762 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenEXRSetup.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenEXRSetup.cmake
@@ -384,4 +384,4 @@ int main() {
   if(NOT HAS_VLD1)
     set(OPENEXR_MISSING_ARM_VLD1 TRUE)
   endif()
-endif()
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file