diff --git a/src/builder/builder.rs b/src/builder/builder.rs
index cbe8a32..1364e68 100644
--- a/src/builder/builder.rs
+++ b/src/builder/builder.rs
@@ -23,13 +23,21 @@ pub struct GuiBuilder {
 
 impl GuiBuilder {
     pub fn new(gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>, path: &AssetPath) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
-        let validator = Validator::new(gui_handler, path)?;
+        let validator = Validator::new(
+            #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
+            gui_handler,
+            path,
+        )?;
 
         Self::_new(gui_handler, validator)
     }
 
     pub fn from_str(gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>, s: &str) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
-        let validator = Validator::from_str(gui_handler, s)?;
+        let validator = Validator::from_str(
+            #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
+            gui_handler,
+            s,
+        )?;
 
         Self::_new(gui_handler, validator)
     }
diff --git a/src/builder/snippet.rs b/src/builder/snippet.rs
index 42c0092..0e73de4 100644
--- a/src/builder/snippet.rs
+++ b/src/builder/snippet.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ pub struct GuiSnippet {
 
 impl GuiSnippet {
     pub fn new(gui_handler: Arc<GuiHandler>, path: &AssetPath) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
-        let validator = Validator::new(&gui_handler, path)?;
+        let validator = Validator::new(
+            #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
+            &gui_handler,
+            path,
+        )?;
 
         let root = validator.root();
 
diff --git a/src/builder/validator/buttoninfo.rs b/src/builder/validator/buttoninfo.rs
index bbc4268..7cbdc1b 100644
--- a/src/builder/validator/buttoninfo.rs
+++ b/src/builder/validator/buttoninfo.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use utilities::prelude::*;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "audio")]
 use assetpath::AssetPath;
 
 use super::gridinfo::GridInfo;
@@ -12,10 +13,12 @@ use std::str::from_utf8;
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock, Weak};
 
 use super::validator::{
-    cow_to_button_select_mode, cow_to_fill_type, cow_to_path, cow_to_str, cow_to_text_alignment,
-    str_into,
+    cow_to_button_select_mode, cow_to_fill_type, cow_to_str, cow_to_text_alignment, str_into,
 };
 
+#[cfg(feature = "audio")]
+use super::validator::cow_to_path;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 pub enum NeighbourDirection {
     East,
@@ -45,7 +48,10 @@ pub struct ButtonInfo {
     pub normal: Option<FillTypeInfo>,
     pub selected: Option<FillTypeInfo>,
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
     pub click_sound: AssetPath,
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
     pub hover_sound: AssetPath,
 
     pub text: RwLock<String>,
@@ -68,7 +74,7 @@ pub struct ButtonInfo {
 
 impl ButtonInfo {
     pub fn new<'a>(
-        gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>,
+        #[cfg(feature = "audio")] gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>,
         attributes: quick_xml::events::attributes::Attributes<'a>,
         grid: &Arc<GridInfo>,
     ) -> Result<ButtonInfo> {
@@ -84,11 +90,13 @@ impl ButtonInfo {
             normal: Self::find_menu_button(grid),
             selected: Self::find_menu_button_selected(grid),
 
+            #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
             click_sound: match Self::find_click_sound(grid) {
                 Some(sound) => sound,
                 None => gui_handler.click_sound().clone(),
             },
 
+            #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
             hover_sound: match Self::find_hover_sound(grid) {
                 Some(sound) => sound,
                 None => gui_handler.hover_sound().clone(),
@@ -122,8 +130,13 @@ impl ButtonInfo {
                 b"y_size" => button_info.y_dim = str_into(attribute.value)?,
                 b"normal" => button_info.normal = Some(cow_to_fill_type(attribute.value)),
                 b"selected" => button_info.selected = Some(cow_to_fill_type(attribute.value)),
+
+                #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
                 b"click_sound" => button_info.click_sound = cow_to_path(attribute.value),
+
+                #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
                 b"hover_sound" => button_info.hover_sound = cow_to_path(attribute.value),
+
                 b"select_mode" => {
                     button_info.select_mode = cow_to_button_select_mode(attribute.value)?
                 }
@@ -202,6 +215,7 @@ impl ButtonInfo {
         None
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
     fn find_click_sound(grid: &GridInfo) -> Option<AssetPath> {
         // return immediately if present
         if let Some(click_sound) = &grid.click_sound {
@@ -218,6 +232,7 @@ impl ButtonInfo {
         None
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
     fn find_hover_sound(grid: &GridInfo) -> Option<AssetPath> {
         // return immediately if present
         if let Some(hover_sound) = &grid.hover_sound {
diff --git a/src/builder/validator/validator.rs b/src/builder/validator/validator.rs
index 2fec9d1..b2dc02f 100644
--- a/src/builder/validator/validator.rs
+++ b/src/builder/validator/validator.rs
@@ -59,19 +59,33 @@ enum CurrentElement {
 }
 
 impl Validator {
-    pub fn from_str(gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>, s: &str) -> Result<Validator> {
-        Self::_new(gui_handler, Reader::from_str(s))
+    pub fn from_str(
+        #[cfg(feature = "audio")] gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>,
+        s: &str,
+    ) -> Result<Validator> {
+        Self::_new(
+            #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
+            gui_handler,
+            Reader::from_str(s),
+        )
     }
 
-    pub fn new(gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>, path: &AssetPath) -> Result<Validator> {
+    pub fn new(
+        #[cfg(feature = "audio")] gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>,
+        path: &AssetPath,
+    ) -> Result<Validator> {
         Self::_new(
+            #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
             gui_handler,
             Reader::from_file(path.full_path()).with_context(|| path.full_path())?,
         )
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn _new<T: BufRead>(gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>, mut reader: Reader<T>) -> Result<Validator> {
+    fn _new<T: BufRead>(
+        #[cfg(feature = "audio")] gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>,
+        mut reader: Reader<T>,
+    ) -> Result<Validator> {
         // removes white spaces in texts
         reader.trim_text(true);
 
@@ -96,7 +110,12 @@ impl Validator {
         'outer: loop {
             match reader.read_event_into(&mut buf) {
                 Ok(Event::Start(ref e)) => {
-                    let start_result = Self::process_start(gui_handler, e, &current_element)?;
+                    let start_result = Self::process_start(
+                        #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
+                        gui_handler,
+                        e,
+                        &current_element,
+                    )?;
 
                     match start_result {
                         StartResult::Root(root_info) => {
@@ -343,7 +362,7 @@ impl Validator {
     }
 
     fn process_start<'a>(
-        gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>,
+        #[cfg(feature = "audio")] gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>,
         element: &quick_xml::events::BytesStart<'a>,
         handle: &CurrentElement,
     ) -> Result<StartResult> {
@@ -384,7 +403,12 @@ impl Validator {
             },
             b"button" => match handle {
                 CurrentElement::Grid(grid) => {
-                    match ButtonInfo::new(gui_handler, element.attributes(), grid) {
+                    match ButtonInfo::new(
+                        #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
+                        gui_handler,
+                        element.attributes(),
+                        grid,
+                    ) {
                         Ok(button) => StartResult::Button(button),
                         Err(msg) => return Err(msg),
                     }
diff --git a/src/guihandler/guihandler.rs b/src/guihandler/guihandler.rs
index 056fb01..66b614a 100644
--- a/src/guihandler/guihandler.rs
+++ b/src/guihandler/guihandler.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ pub struct GuiHandlerCreateInfo {
     pub font_path: AssetPath,
 
     // sound info
+    #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
     pub click_sound: AssetPath,
+    #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
     pub hover_sound: AssetPath,
 
     // resource base directory
@@ -108,7 +110,11 @@ pub struct GuiHandler {
 
     menu_button: AssetPath,
     menu_button_selected: AssetPath,
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
     click_sound: AssetPath,
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
     hover_sound: AssetPath,
 
     // ----- gui handling -----
@@ -195,6 +201,7 @@ impl GuiHandler {
                 menu_button_selected
             },
 
+            #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
             click_sound: {
                 let mut click_sound = gui_handler_create_info.click_sound;
                 click_sound.set_prefix(&gui_handler_create_info.resource_directory.full_path());
@@ -202,6 +209,7 @@ impl GuiHandler {
                 click_sound
             },
 
+            #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
             hover_sound: {
                 let mut hover_sound = gui_handler_create_info.hover_sound;
                 hover_sound.set_prefix(&gui_handler_create_info.resource_directory.full_path());
@@ -441,10 +449,12 @@ impl GuiHandler {
         &self.menu_button_selected
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
     pub fn click_sound(&self) -> &AssetPath {
         &self.click_sound
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "audio")]
     pub fn hover_sound(&self) -> &AssetPath {
         &self.hover_sound
     }