diff --git a/src/Build/build_veracrypt_macosx.sh b/src/Build/build_veracrypt_macosx.sh
index 5319fa6a..fa3d02aa 100755
--- a/src/Build/build_veracrypt_macosx.sh
+++ b/src/Build/build_veracrypt_macosx.sh
@@ -7,36 +7,77 @@
 # code distribution packages.
 #
 
-# Absolute path this script is in
-SCRIPTPATH=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")"; pwd)
-# source directory which contains the Makefile
-SOURCEPATH=$(cd "$(dirname "$SCRIPTPATH/../.")"; pwd)
-# directory where the VeraCrypt project has been checked out
-PARENTDIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$SCRIPTPATH/../../../.")"; pwd)
+# Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
+set -e
 
-while getopts bpf flag
+# Absolute path this script is in
+SCRIPTPATH=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)
+# source directory which contains the Makefile
+SOURCEPATH=$(cd "$(dirname "$SCRIPTPATH/../.")" && pwd)
+# directory where the VeraCrypt project has been checked out
+PARENTDIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$SCRIPTPATH/../../../.")" && pwd)
+
+# Default wxWidgets version
+DEFAULT_WX_VERSION="3.2.5"
+WX_VERSION="$DEFAULT_WX_VERSION"
+
+# Initialize flags
+brew=false
+package=false
+fuset=false
+local_build=false
+
+# Function to display usage information
+usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 [options]"
+    echo "Options:"
+    echo "  -b           Use Homebrew to build with precompiled packages"
+    echo "  -p           Create a package after building"
+    echo "  -f           Build with FUSE-T support"
+    echo "  -l           Use local wxWidgets and disable universal binaries"
+    echo "  -v <version> Specify wxWidgets version (default: $DEFAULT_WX_VERSION)"
+    echo "  -h           Display this help message"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Parse command-line options
+while getopts "bpflv:h" flag
 do
     case "${flag}" in
         b) brew=true;;
         p) package=true;;
         f) fuset=true;;
+        l) local_build=true;;
+        v)
+            if [ -z "$OPTARG" ]; then
+                echo "Error: -v requires a version argument."
+                usage
+            fi
+            WX_VERSION=${OPTARG}
+            ;;
+        h) usage;;
+        *) usage;;
     esac
 done
 
-export VC_OSX_FUSET=0
+export VC_OSX_FUSET=$((fuset ? 1 : 0))
 
-if [ -n "$fuset" ]; then
+if [ "$fuset" = true ]; then
     echo "Building VeraCrypt with FUSE-T support"
-    VC_OSX_FUSET=1
 else
     echo "Building VeraCrypt with MacFUSE support"
 fi
 
-if [ -n "$brew" ]; then
-    export VC_OSX_SDK=$(xcrun --show-sdk-version) #use the latest version installed, this might fail
+if [ "$brew" = true ]; then
+    if ! command -v brew &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "Homebrew is not installed. Please install Homebrew or run without the -b flag."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    export VC_OSX_SDK=$(xcrun --show-sdk-version) # use the latest version installed, this might fail
     export VC_OSX_TARGET=${VC_OSX_SDK}
     echo "Using MacOSX SDK $VC_OSX_SDK with target set to $VC_OSX_TARGET"
-    cd $SOURCEPATH
+    cd "$SOURCEPATH"
 
     echo "Building VeraCrypt with precompiled homebrew packages"
     cellar=$(brew --cellar "wxwidgets")
@@ -48,43 +89,49 @@ if [ -n "$brew" ]; then
     export CPU_ARCH=$(uname -m)
     export AS=$(which yasm)
     export COMPILE_ASM=$( if [[ "$CPU_ARCH" != "arm64" ]]; then echo true; else echo false; fi )
-    make clean && make
-    if [ -n "$package" ]; then
+    make clean
+    make
+    if [ "$package" = true ]; then
         make package
     fi
     exit 0
 fi
 
-# Check the condition of wxBuildConsole and wxWidgets-3.2.5 in the original PARENTDIR
+if [ "$local_build" = true ]; then
+    echo "Building VeraCrypt with local wxWidgets support and no universal binary"
+    export LOCAL_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD=true
+fi
+
+# Check the condition of wxBuildConsole and wxWidgets-$WX_VERSION in the original PARENTDIR
 if [ -d "$PARENTDIR/wxBuildConsole" ]; then
     echo "Using existing PARENTDIR: $PARENTDIR, wxBuildConsole is present."
-elif [ -d "$PARENTDIR/wxWidgets-3.2.5" ]; then
-    echo "Using existing PARENTDIR: $PARENTDIR, wxWidgets-3.2.5 is present."
+elif [ -d "$PARENTDIR/wxWidgets-$WX_VERSION" ]; then
+    echo "Using existing PARENTDIR: $PARENTDIR, wxWidgets-$WX_VERSION is present."
 else
     # Change PARENTDIR to /tmp and check conditions again
     export PARENTDIR="/tmp"
     if [ -d "$PARENTDIR/wxBuildConsole" ]; then
         echo "Switched to PARENTDIR: /tmp, wxBuildConsole is present in /tmp."
-    elif [ -d "$PARENTDIR/wxWidgets-3.2.5" ]; then
-        echo "Switched to PARENTDIR: /tmp, wxWidgets-3.2.5 is present in /tmp."
+    elif [ -d "$PARENTDIR/wxWidgets-$WX_VERSION" ]; then
+        echo "Switched to PARENTDIR: /tmp, wxWidgets-$WX_VERSION is present in /tmp."
     else
-        echo "Error: Neither wxBuildConsole nor wxWidgets-3.2.5 found in /tmp. Exiting."
+        echo "Error: Neither wxBuildConsole nor wxWidgets-$WX_VERSION found in /tmp. Exiting."
         exit 1
     fi
 fi
 
-# The sources of wxWidgets 3.2.5 must be extracted to the parent directory
-export WX_ROOT=$PARENTDIR/wxWidgets-3.2.5
+# The sources of wxWidgets $WX_VERSION must be extracted to the parent directory
+export WX_ROOT="$PARENTDIR/wxWidgets-$WX_VERSION"
 
 # this will be the temporary wxWidgets directory
-export WX_BUILD_DIR=$PARENTDIR/wxBuild-3.2.5
+export WX_BUILD_DIR="$PARENTDIR/wxBuild-$WX_VERSION"
 
 # define the SDK version to use and OSX minimum target. We target 12 by default
 export VC_OSX_TARGET=12
 export VC_OSX_SDK=$(xcrun --show-sdk-version) #use the latest version installed
 echo "Using MacOSX SDK $VC_OSX_SDK with target set to $VC_OSX_TARGET"
 
-cd $SOURCEPATH
+cd "$SOURCEPATH"
 
 echo "Building VeraCrypt"
 # Check if wx-config exists in WX_BUILD_DIR
@@ -92,8 +139,12 @@ if [ -L "${WX_BUILD_DIR}/wx-config" ]; then
     echo "wx-config already exists in ${WX_BUILD_DIR}. Skipping wxbuild."
 else
     echo "Using wxWidgets sources in $WX_ROOT"
-    make WXSTATIC=FULL wxbuild || exit 1
+    make WXSTATIC=FULL wxbuild
 fi
-make WXSTATIC=FULL clean || exit 1
-make WXSTATIC=FULL || exit 1
-make WXSTATIC=FULL package || exit 1
+make WXSTATIC=FULL clean
+make WXSTATIC=FULL
+if [ "$package" = true ]; then
+    make WXSTATIC=FULL package
+fi
+
+echo "VeraCrypt build completed successfully."