diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2.7.0.9
+--------
+* The GLUT package compiles without any additional library/framework now.
+* Windows: We search for a native freeglut DLL, a MinGW freeglut DLL and a classic GLUT DLL, in that order.
+
 2.7.0.8
 --------
 * Relaxed upper version bound for `OpenGLRaw`.
diff --git a/GLUT.cabal b/GLUT.cabal
--- a/GLUT.cabal
+++ b/GLUT.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: GLUT
-version: 2.7.0.8
+version: 2.7.0.9
 synopsis: A binding for the OpenGL Utility Toolkit
 description:
   A Haskell binding for the OpenGL Utility Toolkit, a window system independent
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 flag UseNativeWindowsLibraries
   description:
     When compiling under Windows, use the native libraries instead of e.g. the
-    ones coming with Cygwin.
+    ones coming with Cygwin or MSYS.
 
 flag BuildExamples
   description: Build various OpenGL/GLUT examples.
@@ -100,14 +100,9 @@
     else
       cpp-options: "-DCALLCONV=ccall"
     cc-options: "-DUSE_GETPROCADDRESS"
-    extra-libraries: glut32
   else
     cpp-options: "-DCALLCONV=ccall"
     cc-options: "-DUSE_DLSYM"
-    if os(darwin)
-      frameworks: GLUT
-    else
-      extra-libraries: glut
 
 executable BOGLGP01-OnYourOwn1
   if !flag(BuildExamples)
diff --git a/cbits/HsGLUT.c b/cbits/HsGLUT.c
--- a/cbits/HsGLUT.c
+++ b/cbits/HsGLUT.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
  * Module      :  C support for Graphics.UI.GLUT.Raw
- * Copyright   :  (c) Sven Panne 2002-2013
+ * Copyright   :  (c) Sven Panne 2002-2016
  * License     :  BSD3
  *
  * Maintainer  :  Sven Panne <svenpanne@gmail.com>
@@ -10,68 +10,6 @@
  *
  * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__WATCOMC__)
-
-#define GLUT_STROKE_ROMAN          ((void *)0x0000)
-#define GLUT_STROKE_MONO_ROMAN     ((void *)0x0001)
-#define GLUT_BITMAP_9_BY_15        ((void *)0x0002)
-#define GLUT_BITMAP_8_BY_13        ((void *)0x0003)
-#define GLUT_BITMAP_TIMES_ROMAN_10 ((void *)0x0004)
-#define GLUT_BITMAP_TIMES_ROMAN_24 ((void *)0x0005)
-#define GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_10   ((void *)0x0006)
-#define GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_12   ((void *)0x0007)
-#define GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_18   ((void *)0x0008)
-
-#else
-
-extern void* glutStrokeRoman;
-extern void* glutStrokeMonoRoman;
-extern void* glutBitmap9By15;
-extern void* glutBitmap8By13;
-extern void* glutBitmapTimesRoman10;
-extern void* glutBitmapTimesRoman24;
-extern void* glutBitmapHelvetica10;
-extern void* glutBitmapHelvetica12;
-extern void* glutBitmapHelvetica18;
-
-#define GLUT_STROKE_ROMAN          ((void *)&glutStrokeRoman)
-#define GLUT_STROKE_MONO_ROMAN     ((void *)&glutStrokeMonoRoman)
-#define GLUT_BITMAP_9_BY_15        ((void *)&glutBitmap9By15)
-#define GLUT_BITMAP_8_BY_13        ((void *)&glutBitmap8By13)
-#define GLUT_BITMAP_TIMES_ROMAN_10 ((void *)&glutBitmapTimesRoman10)
-#define GLUT_BITMAP_TIMES_ROMAN_24 ((void *)&glutBitmapTimesRoman24)
-#define GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_10   ((void *)&glutBitmapHelvetica10)
-#define GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_12   ((void *)&glutBitmapHelvetica12)
-#define GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_18   ((void *)&glutBitmapHelvetica18)
-
-#endif
-
-void*
-hs_GLUT_marshalBitmapFont(int fontID)
-{
-  switch (fontID) {
-  case 0 : return GLUT_BITMAP_8_BY_13;
-  case 1 : return GLUT_BITMAP_9_BY_15;
-  case 2 : return GLUT_BITMAP_TIMES_ROMAN_10;
-  case 3 : return GLUT_BITMAP_TIMES_ROMAN_24;
-  case 4 : return GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_10;
-  case 5 : return GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_12;
-  case 6 : return GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_18;
-  }
-  return (void*)0;
-}
-
-void*
-hs_GLUT_marshalStrokeFont(int fontID)
-{
-  switch (fontID) {
-  case 0 : return GLUT_STROKE_ROMAN;
-  case 1 : return GLUT_STROKE_MONO_ROMAN;
-  }
-  return (void*)0;
-}
-
-/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 #if defined(USE_GETPROCADDRESS)
 
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
@@ -85,70 +23,121 @@
 
   if (firstTime) {
     firstTime = 0;
-    handle = LoadLibrary(TEXT("glut32"));
+
+    /* Try to load freeglut first, it has a few extra features compared to
+       classic GLUT. */
+    handle = LoadLibrary(TEXT("freeglut"));
+
+    /* The MinGW-w64 version of freeglut prefixes "lib" onto the DLL name. */
+    if (!handle) {
+      handle = LoadLibrary(TEXT("libfreeglut"));
+    }
+
+    /* If no freeglut version is found, try plain old glut32 instead. */
+    if (!handle) {
+      handle = LoadLibrary(TEXT("glut32"));
+    }
   }
 
   return handle ? GetProcAddress(handle, name) : NULL;
 }
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-#elif defined(USE_NSADDRESSOFSYMBOL)
+#elif defined(USE_DLSYM)
 
-#include <mach-o/dyld.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#define FILENAME "/System/Library/Frameworks/GLUT.framework/GLUT"
+#else
+#define FILENAME "libglut.so"
+#endif
+
 void*
 hs_GLUT_getProcAddress(const char *name)
 {
-  NSSymbol symbol;
+  static int firstTime = 1;
+  static void *handle = NULL;
 
-  /* Prepend a '_' for the Unix C symbol mangling convention */
-  char* symbolName = (char*)malloc(strlen(name) + 2);
-  if (!symbolName) {
-    return NULL;
+  if (firstTime) {
+    firstTime = 0;
+    handle = dlopen(FILENAME, RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_GLOBAL);
   }
-  symbolName[0] = '_';
-  strcpy(symbolName + 1, name);
 
-  if (!NSIsSymbolNameDefined(symbolName)) {
-    free(symbolName);
-    return NULL;
-  }
+  return handle ? dlsym(handle, name) : NULL;
+}
 
-  symbol = NSLookupAndBindSymbol(symbolName);
-  free(symbolName);
-  if (!symbol) {
-    return NULL;
-  }
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+#else
 
-  return NSAddressOfSymbol(symbol);
-}
+#error "Don't know how to retrieve GLUT entries"
 
+#endif
+
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-#elif defined(USE_DLSYM)
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <dlfcn.h>
+/* Note: This #if below is in sync with freeglut_std.h, classic GLUT simply used
+   #if defined(_WIN32). */
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__WATCOMC__)
+#define INIT_FONT(name,num) hs_##name = ((void*)(num))
+#else
+#define INIT_FONT(name,num) hs_##name = hs_GLUT_getProcAddress(#name)
+#endif
 
 void*
-hs_GLUT_getProcAddress(const char *name)
+hs_GLUT_marshalBitmapFont(int fontID)
 {
   static int firstTime = 1;
-  static void *handle = NULL;
+  static void *hs_glutBitmap9By15        = NULL;
+  static void *hs_glutBitmap8By13        = NULL;
+  static void *hs_glutBitmapTimesRoman10 = NULL;
+  static void *hs_glutBitmapTimesRoman24 = NULL;
+  static void *hs_glutBitmapHelvetica10  = NULL;
+  static void *hs_glutBitmapHelvetica12  = NULL;
+  static void *hs_glutBitmapHelvetica18  = NULL;
 
   if (firstTime) {
     firstTime = 0;
-    /* Get a handle for our executable. */
-    handle = dlopen(NULL, RTLD_LAZY);
+
+    INIT_FONT(glutBitmap9By15, 0x0002);
+    INIT_FONT(glutBitmap8By13, 0x0003);
+    INIT_FONT(glutBitmapTimesRoman10, 0x0004);
+    INIT_FONT(glutBitmapTimesRoman24, 0x0005);
+    INIT_FONT(glutBitmapHelvetica10, 0x0006);
+    INIT_FONT(glutBitmapHelvetica12, 0x0007);
+    INIT_FONT(glutBitmapHelvetica18, 0x0008);
   }
 
-  return handle ? dlsym(handle, name) : NULL;
+  switch (fontID) {
+  case 0 : return hs_glutBitmap8By13;
+  case 1 : return hs_glutBitmap9By15;
+  case 2 : return hs_glutBitmapTimesRoman10;
+  case 3 : return hs_glutBitmapTimesRoman24;
+  case 4 : return hs_glutBitmapHelvetica10;
+  case 5 : return hs_glutBitmapHelvetica12;
+  case 6 : return hs_glutBitmapHelvetica18;
+  }
+  return (void*)0;
 }
 
-/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-#else
+void*
+hs_GLUT_marshalStrokeFont(int fontID)
+{
+  static int firstTime = 1;
+  static void *hs_glutStrokeRoman     = NULL;
+  static void *hs_glutStrokeMonoRoman = NULL;
 
-#error "Don't know how to retrieve GLUT entries"
+  if (firstTime) {
+    firstTime = 0;
 
-#endif
+    INIT_FONT(glutStrokeRoman, 0x0000);
+    INIT_FONT(glutStrokeMonoRoman, 0x0001);
+  }
+
+  switch (fontID) {
+  case 0 : return hs_glutStrokeRoman;
+  case 1 : return hs_glutStrokeMonoRoman;
+  }
+  return (void*)0;
+}
