diff --git a/inc/basic_widgets/core/draw.hpp b/inc/basic_widgets/core/draw.hpp
index 6c1c5b5..6ca69e8 100644
--- a/inc/basic_widgets/core/draw.hpp
+++ b/inc/basic_widgets/core/draw.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace bwidgets
                                      std::shared_ptr<Renderer>, int aa_pixels = 3)
       -> std::shared_ptr<Texture>;
     void set_pixels_color(
-      std::shared_ptr<Texture>,
+      Texture*,
       const std::function<uint32_t(const SDL_Point&, const SDL_PixelFormat*)>&);
 }
 
diff --git a/inc/basic_widgets/core/renderer.hpp b/inc/basic_widgets/core/renderer.hpp
index 1764478..afab015 100644
--- a/inc/basic_widgets/core/renderer.hpp
+++ b/inc/basic_widgets/core/renderer.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace bwidgets
         [[nodiscard]] auto blend_mode() -> SDL_BlendMode;
         auto               blend_mode(SDL_BlendMode) -> Renderer*;
         auto               clear() -> Renderer*;
-        auto copy(const std::shared_ptr<Texture>&, const SDL_Rect*, const SDL_Rect*)
+        auto copy(const Texture*, const SDL_Rect*, const SDL_Rect*)
           -> Renderer*;
         [[nodiscard]] auto draw_color() -> Color;
         auto               draw_color(const Color&) -> Renderer*;
@@ -61,19 +61,19 @@ namespace bwidgets
         [[nodiscard]] auto viewport() noexcept -> SDL_Rect;
         auto               viewport(const SDL_Rect*) -> Renderer*;
 
-        inline auto copy(const std::shared_ptr<Texture>& t, const SDL_Rect* src,
+        inline auto copy(const Texture* t, const SDL_Rect* src,
                          const SDL_Rect& dst)
         {
             const auto d = dst;
             return copy(t, src, &d);
         }
-        inline auto copy(const std::shared_ptr<Texture>& t, const SDL_Rect& src,
+        inline auto copy(const Texture* t, const SDL_Rect& src,
                          const SDL_Rect* dst)
         {
             const auto s = src;
             return copy(t, &s, dst);
         }
-        inline auto copy(const std::shared_ptr<Texture>& t, const SDL_Rect& src,
+        inline auto copy(const Texture* t, const SDL_Rect& src,
                          const SDL_Rect& dst)
         {
             const auto s = src;
diff --git a/inc/basic_widgets/core/texture.hpp b/inc/basic_widgets/core/texture.hpp
index 9eb8af2..158a99a 100644
--- a/inc/basic_widgets/core/texture.hpp
+++ b/inc/basic_widgets/core/texture.hpp
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ namespace bwidgets
 
     public:
         Texture(SDL_Texture*);
-        Texture(const std::shared_ptr<Renderer>&, SDL_PixelFormatEnum, SDL_TextureAccess,
+        Texture(Renderer*, SDL_PixelFormatEnum, SDL_TextureAccess,
                 int, int);
-        Texture(const std::shared_ptr<Renderer>&, SDL_Surface*);
+        Texture(Renderer*, SDL_Surface*);
         Texture(const Texture&) = delete;
         Texture(Texture&&)      = delete;
         ~Texture() noexcept;
diff --git a/inc/basic_widgets/w/base/layout.hpp b/inc/basic_widgets/w/base/layout.hpp
index ddd1cb8..d51c103 100644
--- a/inc/basic_widgets/w/base/layout.hpp
+++ b/inc/basic_widgets/w/base/layout.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace bwidgets
 
         virtual auto add_widget(const std::shared_ptr<Widget>&) -> Layout*;
         virtual void
-        for_widgets(const std::function<void(const std::shared_ptr<Widget>&)>&);
+        for_widgets(const std::function<void(Widget*)>&);
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/draw.cpp b/src/core/draw.cpp
index 644dc84..24b73f6 100644
--- a/src/core/draw.cpp
+++ b/src/core/draw.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace bwidgets
         return c;
     }
 
-    auto filled_circle(const Color& c, const int resolution, std::shared_ptr<Renderer> r,
+    auto filled_circle(const Color& c, const int resolution, Renderer* r,
                        const int aa_pixels) -> std::shared_ptr<Texture>
     {
         // clang-format off
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace bwidgets
         const SDL_Point center {radius, radius};
 
         set_pixels_color(
-          texture,
+          texture.get(),
           [aa_pixels, c, center, radius](const SDL_Point&       p,
                                          const SDL_PixelFormat* format) -> uint32_t {
               const auto d_delta  = distance(center, p) - (float)radius;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace bwidgets
     }
 
     void set_pixels_color(
-      const std::shared_ptr<Texture>& t,
+      Texture* t,
       const std::function<uint32_t(const SDL_Point&, const SDL_PixelFormat*)>&
         pixel_color)
     {
diff --git a/src/core/renderer.cpp b/src/core/renderer.cpp
index e4ae562..dc40cdd 100644
--- a/src/core/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/renderer.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ auto Renderer::clear() -> Renderer*
     return this;
 }
 
-auto Renderer::copy(const std::shared_ptr<Texture>& t, const SDL_Rect* src,
+auto Renderer::copy(const Texture* t, const SDL_Rect* src,
                     const SDL_Rect* dst) -> Renderer*
 {
     SDLError::success_or_throw(SDL_RenderCopy(_data(), t->_data(), src, dst), __FILE__,
diff --git a/src/core/texture.cpp b/src/core/texture.cpp
index a6ceec0..6498000 100644
--- a/src/core/texture.cpp
+++ b/src/core/texture.cpp
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ Texture::Texture(SDL_Texture* t)
     _attributes = attributes(t);
 }
 
-Texture::Texture(const std::shared_ptr<Renderer>& r, const SDL_PixelFormatEnum f,
+Texture::Texture(Renderer* r, const SDL_PixelFormatEnum f,
                  const SDL_TextureAccess a, int w, int h)
   : Texture(SDL_CreateTexture(r->_data(), f, a, w, h))
 {}
 
-Texture::Texture(const std::shared_ptr<Renderer>& r, SDL_Surface* s)
+Texture::Texture(Renderer* r, SDL_Surface* s)
   : Texture(SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(r->_data(), s))
 {
     _attributes = attributes(_data());
diff --git a/src/w/base/layout.cpp b/src/w/base/layout.cpp
index 4856254..d73b7c1 100644
--- a/src/w/base/layout.cpp
+++ b/src/w/base/layout.cpp
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ auto Layout::add_widget(const std::shared_ptr<Widget>& widget_ptr) -> Layout*
     return this;
 }
 
-void Layout::for_widgets(const std::function<void(const std::shared_ptr<Widget>&)>& f)
+void Layout::for_widgets(const std::function<void(Widget*)>& f)
 {
-    for (const auto& w : _widgets) f(w);
+    for (const auto& w : _widgets) f(w.get());
 }
 
 auto Layout::handle_event(const SDL_Event& ev) -> Layout*
diff --git a/src/w/caption.cpp b/src/w/caption.cpp
index 1340349..c6843e2 100644
--- a/src/w/caption.cpp
+++ b/src/w/caption.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void Caption::_handle_rendering()
             texture_dst.x = _widget_area.w - texture_dst.w - margins.w + _widget_area.x;
             break;
     }
-    _renderer->copy(_text_texture, nullptr, texture_dst);
+    _renderer->copy(_text_texture.get(), nullptr, texture_dst);
 }
 
 void Caption::_handle_texture_update()
@@ -111,6 +111,6 @@ void Caption::_handle_texture_update()
             s = _font->render(_render_mode, _text, _font_color_fg);
             break;
     }
-    _text_texture = std::make_shared<Texture>(_renderer, s);
+    _text_texture = std::make_shared<Texture>(_renderer.get(), s);
     SDL_FreeSurface(s);
 }