diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
index e05d89ec..70225b11 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
@@ -365,3 +365,46 @@ public:
 
 };
 
+// OS specific macros for the example main entry points
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+// Windows entry point
+#define VULKAN_EXAMPLE_MAIN(example, enabledfeatures)												\
+int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR pCmdLine, int nCmdShow)	\
+{																									\
+	example = new VulkanExample();																	\
+	example->setupWindow(hInstance, WndProc);														\
+	example->initSwapchain();																		\
+	example->prepare();																				\
+	example->renderLoop();																			\
+	delete(example);																				\
+	return 0;																						\
+}																								 
+#elif defined(__ANDROID__)
+// Android entry point
+// A note on app_dummy(): This is required as the compiler may otherwise remove the main entry point of the application
+#define VULKAN_EXAMPLE_MAIN(example, enabledfeatures)												\
+void android_main(android_app* state)																\
+{																									\
+	app_dummy();																					\
+	example = new VulkanExample();																	\
+	state->userData = vulkanExample;																\
+	state->onAppCmd = VulkanExample::handleAppCommand;												\
+	state->onInputEvent = VulkanExample::handleAppInput;											\
+	vulkanExample->androidApp = state;																\
+	example->renderLoop();																			\
+	delete(example);																				\
+}
+#elif defined(__linux__)
+// Linux entry point
+// todo: extract command line arguments
+int main(const int argc, const char *argv[])													    \
+{																									\
+	example = new VulkanExample();																	\
+	example->setupWindow();					 														\
+	example->initSwapchain();																		\
+	example->prepare();																				\
+	example->renderLoop();																			\
+	delete(example);																				\
+	return 0;																						\
+}
+#endif
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