diff --git a/hecl/driver/main.cpp b/hecl/driver/main.cpp
index 6a607c7ca..9c4c3363a 100644
--- a/hecl/driver/main.cpp
+++ b/hecl/driver/main.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static std::unique_ptr<ToolBase> MakeSelectedTool(hecl::SystemString toolName, T
     return std::make_unique<ToolHelp>(info);
   }
 
-  std::unique_ptr<FILE, decltype(&std::fclose)> fp{hecl::Fopen(toolName.c_str(), _SYS_STR("rb")), std::fclose};
+  auto fp = hecl::FopenUnique(toolName.c_str(), _SYS_STR("rb"));
   if (fp == nullptr) {
     LogModule.report(logvisor::Error, fmt(_SYS_STR("unrecognized tool '{}'")), toolNameLower);
     return nullptr;
diff --git a/hecl/include/hecl/Database.hpp b/hecl/include/hecl/Database.hpp
index 2b70e4b0a..5f7dee115 100644
--- a/hecl/include/hecl/Database.hpp
+++ b/hecl/include/hecl/Database.hpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public:
   class ConfigFile {
     SystemString m_filepath;
     std::vector<std::string> m_lines;
-    FILE* m_lockedFile = nullptr;
+    UniqueFilePtr m_lockedFile;
 
   public:
     ConfigFile(const Project& project, SystemStringView name, SystemStringView subdir = _SYS_STR("/.hecl/"));
diff --git a/hecl/include/hecl/hecl.hpp b/hecl/include/hecl/hecl.hpp
index 4ab571852..97a46bb5c 100644
--- a/hecl/include/hecl/hecl.hpp
+++ b/hecl/include/hecl/hecl.hpp
@@ -275,6 +275,16 @@ inline FILE* Fopen(const SystemChar* path, const SystemChar* mode, FileLockType
   return fp;
 }
 
+struct UniqueFileDeleter {
+  void operator()(FILE* file) const noexcept { std::fclose(file); }
+};
+using UniqueFilePtr = std::unique_ptr<FILE, UniqueFileDeleter>;
+
+inline UniqueFilePtr FopenUnique(const SystemChar* path, const SystemChar* mode,
+                                 FileLockType lock = FileLockType::None) {
+  return UniqueFilePtr{Fopen(path, mode, lock)};
+}
+
 inline int FSeek(FILE* fp, int64_t offset, int whence) {
 #if _WIN32
   return _fseeki64(fp, offset, whence);
diff --git a/hecl/lib/Blender/Connection.cpp b/hecl/lib/Blender/Connection.cpp
index f7b5a1cc0..f62bea7a1 100644
--- a/hecl/lib/Blender/Connection.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/Blender/Connection.cpp
@@ -60,19 +60,23 @@ extern "C" uint8_t HECL_STARTUP[];
 extern "C" size_t HECL_STARTUP_SZ;
 
 static void InstallBlendershell(const SystemChar* path) {
-  FILE* fp = hecl::Fopen(path, _SYS_STR("w"));
-  if (!fp)
+  auto fp = hecl::FopenUnique(path, _SYS_STR("w"));
+
+  if (fp == nullptr) {
     BlenderLog.report(logvisor::Fatal, fmt(_SYS_STR("unable to open {} for writing")), path);
-  fwrite(HECL_BLENDERSHELL, 1, HECL_BLENDERSHELL_SZ, fp);
-  fclose(fp);
+  }
+
+  std::fwrite(HECL_BLENDERSHELL, 1, HECL_BLENDERSHELL_SZ, fp.get());
 }
 
 static void InstallAddon(const SystemChar* path) {
-  FILE* fp = hecl::Fopen(path, _SYS_STR("wb"));
-  if (!fp)
+  auto fp = hecl::FopenUnique(path, _SYS_STR("wb"));
+
+  if (fp == nullptr) {
     BlenderLog.report(logvisor::Fatal, fmt(_SYS_STR("Unable to install blender addon at '{}'")), path);
-  fwrite(HECL_ADDON, 1, HECL_ADDON_SZ, fp);
-  fclose(fp);
+  }
+
+  std::fwrite(HECL_ADDON, 1, HECL_ADDON_SZ, fp.get());
 }
 
 static int Read(int fd, void* buf, size_t size) {
@@ -224,18 +228,20 @@ void Connection::_closePipe() {
 
 void Connection::_blenderDied() {
   std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
-  FILE* errFp = hecl::Fopen(m_errPath.c_str(), _SYS_STR("r"));
-  if (errFp) {
-    fseek(errFp, 0, SEEK_END);
-    int64_t len = hecl::FTell(errFp);
-    if (len) {
-      fseek(errFp, 0, SEEK_SET);
-      std::unique_ptr<char[]> buf(new char[len + 1]);
-      memset(buf.get(), 0, len + 1);
-      fread(buf.get(), 1, len, errFp);
+  auto errFp = hecl::FopenUnique(m_errPath.c_str(), _SYS_STR("r"));
+
+  if (errFp != nullptr) {
+    std::fseek(errFp.get(), 0, SEEK_END);
+    const int64_t len = hecl::FTell(errFp.get());
+
+    if (len != 0) {
+      std::fseek(errFp.get(), 0, SEEK_SET);
+      const auto buf = std::make_unique<char[]>(len + 1);
+      std::fread(buf.get(), 1, len, errFp.get());
       BlenderLog.report(logvisor::Fatal, fmt("\n{:.{}s}"), buf.get(), len);
     }
   }
+
   BlenderLog.report(logvisor::Fatal, fmt("Blender Exception"));
 }
 
diff --git a/hecl/lib/Project.cpp b/hecl/lib/Project.cpp
index 8040ec7e9..961e47566 100644
--- a/hecl/lib/Project.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/Project.cpp
@@ -43,17 +43,19 @@ Project::ConfigFile::ConfigFile(const Project& project, SystemStringView name, S
 }
 
 std::vector<std::string>& Project::ConfigFile::lockAndRead() {
-  if (m_lockedFile)
+  if (m_lockedFile != nullptr) {
     return m_lines;
+  }
 
-  m_lockedFile = hecl::Fopen(m_filepath.c_str(), _SYS_STR("a+"), FileLockType::Write);
-  hecl::FSeek(m_lockedFile, 0, SEEK_SET);
+  m_lockedFile = hecl::FopenUnique(m_filepath.c_str(), _SYS_STR("a+"), FileLockType::Write);
+  hecl::FSeek(m_lockedFile.get(), 0, SEEK_SET);
 
   std::string mainString;
   char readBuf[1024];
   size_t readSz;
-  while ((readSz = fread(readBuf, 1, 1024, m_lockedFile)))
+  while ((readSz = std::fread(readBuf, 1, sizeof(readBuf), m_lockedFile.get()))) {
     mainString += std::string(readBuf, readSz);
+  }
 
   std::string::const_iterator begin = mainString.begin();
   std::string::const_iterator end = mainString.begin();
@@ -110,14 +112,13 @@ bool Project::ConfigFile::checkForLine(std::string_view refLine) {
 }
 
 void Project::ConfigFile::unlockAndDiscard() {
-  if (!m_lockedFile) {
+  if (m_lockedFile == nullptr) {
     LogModule.reportSource(logvisor::Fatal, __FILE__, __LINE__, fmt("Project::ConfigFile::lockAndRead not yet called"));
     return;
   }
 
   m_lines.clear();
-  fclose(m_lockedFile);
-  m_lockedFile = NULL;
+  m_lockedFile.reset();
 }
 
 bool Project::ConfigFile::unlockAndCommit() {
@@ -126,23 +127,22 @@ bool Project::ConfigFile::unlockAndCommit() {
     return false;
   }
 
-  SystemString newPath = m_filepath + _SYS_STR(".part");
-  FILE* newFile = hecl::Fopen(newPath.c_str(), _SYS_STR("w"), FileLockType::Write);
+  const SystemString newPath = m_filepath + _SYS_STR(".part");
+  auto newFile = hecl::FopenUnique(newPath.c_str(), _SYS_STR("w"), FileLockType::Write);
   bool fail = false;
   for (const std::string& line : m_lines) {
-    if (fwrite(line.c_str(), 1, line.size(), newFile) != line.size()) {
+    if (std::fwrite(line.c_str(), 1, line.size(), newFile.get()) != line.size()) {
       fail = true;
       break;
     }
-    if (fwrite("\n", 1, 1, newFile) != 1) {
+    if (std::fputc('\n', newFile.get()) == EOF) {
       fail = true;
       break;
     }
   }
   m_lines.clear();
-  fclose(newFile);
-  fclose(m_lockedFile);
-  m_lockedFile = NULL;
+  newFile.reset();
+  m_lockedFile.reset();
   if (fail) {
 #if HECL_UCS2
     _wunlink(newPath.c_str());
@@ -191,20 +191,21 @@ Project::Project(const ProjectRootPath& rootPath)
   m_cookedRoot.makeDir();
 
   /* Ensure beacon is valid or created */
-  ProjectPath beaconPath(m_dotPath, _SYS_STR("beacon"));
-  FILE* bf = hecl::Fopen(beaconPath.getAbsolutePath().data(), _SYS_STR("a+b"));
+  const ProjectPath beaconPath(m_dotPath, _SYS_STR("beacon"));
+  auto bf = hecl::FopenUnique(beaconPath.getAbsolutePath().data(), _SYS_STR("a+b"));
   struct BeaconStruct {
     hecl::FourCC magic;
     uint32_t version;
   } beacon;
-#define DATA_VERSION 1
-  if (fread(&beacon, 1, sizeof(beacon), bf) != sizeof(beacon)) {
-    fseek(bf, 0, SEEK_SET);
+  constexpr uint32_t DATA_VERSION = 1;
+  if (std::fread(&beacon, 1, sizeof(beacon), bf.get()) != sizeof(beacon)) {
+    std::fseek(bf.get(), 0, SEEK_SET);
     beacon.magic = HECLfcc;
     beacon.version = SBig(DATA_VERSION);
-    fwrite(&beacon, 1, sizeof(beacon), bf);
+    std::fwrite(&beacon, 1, sizeof(beacon), bf.get());
   }
-  fclose(bf);
+  bf.reset();
+
   if (beacon.magic != HECLfcc || SBig(beacon.version) != DATA_VERSION) {
     LogModule.report(logvisor::Fatal, fmt("incompatible project version"));
     return;
diff --git a/hecl/lib/ProjectPath.cpp b/hecl/lib/ProjectPath.cpp
index 8a13842eb..0eca7f826 100644
--- a/hecl/lib/ProjectPath.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/ProjectPath.cpp
@@ -256,17 +256,22 @@ ProjectRootPath SearchForProject(SystemStringView path) {
     Sstat theStat;
     if (!hecl::Stat(testIndexPath.c_str(), &theStat)) {
       if (S_ISREG(theStat.st_mode)) {
-        FILE* fp = hecl::Fopen(testIndexPath.c_str(), _SYS_STR("rb"));
-        if (!fp)
+        const auto fp = hecl::FopenUnique(testIndexPath.c_str(), _SYS_STR("rb"));
+        if (fp == nullptr) {
           continue;
+        }
+
         char magic[4];
-        size_t readSize = fread(magic, 1, 4, fp);
-        fclose(fp);
-        if (readSize != 4)
+        const size_t readSize = std::fread(magic, 1, sizeof(magic), fp.get());
+        if (readSize != sizeof(magic)) {
           continue;
+        }
+
         static constexpr hecl::FourCC hecl("HECL");
-        if (hecl::FourCC(magic) != hecl)
+        if (hecl::FourCC(magic) != hecl) {
           continue;
+        }
+
         return ProjectRootPath(testPath);
       }
     }
@@ -280,40 +285,51 @@ ProjectRootPath SearchForProject(SystemStringView path) {
 }
 
 ProjectRootPath SearchForProject(SystemStringView path, SystemString& subpathOut) {
-  ProjectRootPath testRoot(path);
+  const ProjectRootPath testRoot(path);
   auto begin = testRoot.getAbsolutePath().begin();
   auto end = testRoot.getAbsolutePath().end();
+
   while (begin != end) {
     SystemString testPath(begin, end);
     SystemString testIndexPath = testPath + _SYS_STR("/.hecl/beacon");
     Sstat theStat;
+
     if (!hecl::Stat(testIndexPath.c_str(), &theStat)) {
       if (S_ISREG(theStat.st_mode)) {
-        FILE* fp = hecl::Fopen(testIndexPath.c_str(), _SYS_STR("rb"));
-        if (!fp)
+        const auto fp = hecl::FopenUnique(testIndexPath.c_str(), _SYS_STR("rb"));
+        if (fp == nullptr) {
           continue;
+        }
+
         char magic[4];
-        size_t readSize = fread(magic, 1, 4, fp);
-        fclose(fp);
-        if (readSize != 4)
+        const size_t readSize = std::fread(magic, 1, sizeof(magic), fp.get());
+        if (readSize != sizeof(magic)) {
           continue;
-        if (hecl::FourCC(magic) != FOURCC('HECL'))
+        }
+        if (hecl::FourCC(magic) != FOURCC('HECL')) {
           continue;
-        ProjectRootPath newRootPath = ProjectRootPath(testPath);
-        auto origEnd = testRoot.getAbsolutePath().end();
-        while (end != origEnd && *end != _SYS_STR('/') && *end != _SYS_STR('\\'))
+        }
+
+        const ProjectRootPath newRootPath = ProjectRootPath(testPath);
+        const auto origEnd = testRoot.getAbsolutePath().end();
+        while (end != origEnd && *end != _SYS_STR('/') && *end != _SYS_STR('\\')) {
           ++end;
-        if (end != origEnd && (*end == _SYS_STR('/') || *end == _SYS_STR('\\')))
+        }
+        if (end != origEnd && (*end == _SYS_STR('/') || *end == _SYS_STR('\\'))) {
           ++end;
+        }
+
         subpathOut.assign(end, origEnd);
         return newRootPath;
       }
     }
 
-    while (begin != end && *(end - 1) != _SYS_STR('/') && *(end - 1) != _SYS_STR('\\'))
+    while (begin != end && *(end - 1) != _SYS_STR('/') && *(end - 1) != _SYS_STR('\\')) {
       --end;
-    if (begin != end)
+    }
+    if (begin != end) {
       --end;
+    }
   }
   return ProjectRootPath();
 }
diff --git a/hecl/lib/SteamFinder.cpp b/hecl/lib/SteamFinder.cpp
index e9dccea47..a930e5d5f 100644
--- a/hecl/lib/SteamFinder.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/SteamFinder.cpp
@@ -57,44 +57,45 @@ hecl::SystemString FindCommonSteamApp(const hecl::SystemChar* name) {
 
 #endif
 
-  hecl::SystemString appPath = hecl::SystemString(_SYS_STR("common")) + PATH_SEP + name;
+  const hecl::SystemString appPath = hecl::SystemString(_SYS_STR("common")) + PATH_SEP + name;
 
   /* Try main steam install directory first */
-  hecl::SystemString steamAppsMain = steamInstallDir + PATH_SEP + _SYS_STR("steamapps");
-  hecl::SystemString mainAppPath = steamAppsMain + PATH_SEP + appPath;
-  if (!hecl::Stat(mainAppPath.c_str(), &theStat) && S_ISDIR(theStat.st_mode))
+  const hecl::SystemString steamAppsMain = steamInstallDir + PATH_SEP + _SYS_STR("steamapps");
+  const hecl::SystemString mainAppPath = steamAppsMain + PATH_SEP + appPath;
+  if (!hecl::Stat(mainAppPath.c_str(), &theStat) && S_ISDIR(theStat.st_mode)) {
     return mainAppPath;
+  }
 
   /* Iterate alternate steam install dirs */
-  hecl::SystemString libraryFoldersVdfPath = steamAppsMain + PATH_SEP + _SYS_STR("libraryfolders.vdf");
-  FILE* fp = hecl::Fopen(libraryFoldersVdfPath.c_str(), _SYS_STR("r"));
-  if (!fp)
+  const hecl::SystemString libraryFoldersVdfPath = steamAppsMain + PATH_SEP + _SYS_STR("libraryfolders.vdf");
+  auto fp = hecl::FopenUnique(libraryFoldersVdfPath.c_str(), _SYS_STR("r"));
+  if (fp == nullptr) {
     return {};
-  hecl::FSeek(fp, 0, SEEK_END);
-  int64_t fileLen = hecl::FTell(fp);
+  }
+  hecl::FSeek(fp.get(), 0, SEEK_END);
+  const int64_t fileLen = hecl::FTell(fp.get());
   if (fileLen <= 0) {
-    fclose(fp);
     return {};
   }
-  hecl::FSeek(fp, 0, SEEK_SET);
-  std::string fileBuf;
-  fileBuf.resize(fileLen);
-  if (fread(&fileBuf[0], 1, fileLen, fp) != fileLen) {
-    fclose(fp);
+  hecl::FSeek(fp.get(), 0, SEEK_SET);
+  std::string fileBuf(fileLen, '\0');
+  if (std::fread(fileBuf.data(), 1, fileLen, fp.get()) != fileLen) {
     return {};
   }
-  fclose(fp);
 
   std::smatch dirMatch;
   auto begin = fileBuf.cbegin();
-  auto end = fileBuf.cend();
+  const auto end = fileBuf.cend();
   while (std::regex_search(begin, end, dirMatch, regSteamPath)) {
-    std::string match = dirMatch[1].str();
-    hecl::SystemStringConv otherInstallDir(match);
-    hecl::SystemString otherAppPath =
+    const std::string match = dirMatch[1].str();
+    const hecl::SystemStringConv otherInstallDir(match);
+    const auto otherAppPath =
         hecl::SystemString(otherInstallDir.sys_str()) + PATH_SEP + _SYS_STR("steamapps") + PATH_SEP + appPath;
-    if (!hecl::Stat(otherAppPath.c_str(), &theStat) && S_ISDIR(theStat.st_mode))
+
+    if (!hecl::Stat(otherAppPath.c_str(), &theStat) && S_ISDIR(theStat.st_mode)) {
       return otherAppPath;
+    }
+
     begin = dirMatch.suffix().first;
   }
 
diff --git a/hecl/lib/hecl.cpp b/hecl/lib/hecl.cpp
index 99ca54c84..cda41de67 100644
--- a/hecl/lib/hecl.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/hecl.cpp
@@ -144,38 +144,38 @@ void ResourceLock::ClearThreadRes() {
 }
 
 bool IsPathPNG(const hecl::ProjectPath& path) {
-  FILE* fp = hecl::Fopen(path.getAbsolutePath().data(), _SYS_STR("rb"));
-  if (!fp)
-    return false;
-  uint32_t buf = 0;
-  if (fread(&buf, 1, 4, fp) != 4) {
-    fclose(fp);
+  const auto fp = hecl::FopenUnique(path.getAbsolutePath().data(), _SYS_STR("rb"));
+  if (fp == nullptr) {
     return false;
   }
-  fclose(fp);
+
+  uint32_t buf = 0;
+  if (std::fread(&buf, 1, sizeof(buf), fp.get()) != sizeof(buf)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   buf = hecl::SBig(buf);
-  if (buf == 0x89504e47)
-    return true;
-  return false;
+  return buf == 0x89504e47;
 }
 
 bool IsPathBlend(const hecl::ProjectPath& path) {
-  auto lastCompExt = path.getLastComponentExt();
-  if (lastCompExt.empty() || hecl::StrCmp(lastCompExt.data(), _SYS_STR("blend")))
-    return false;
-  FILE* fp = hecl::Fopen(path.getAbsolutePath().data(), _SYS_STR("rb"));
-  if (!fp)
-    return false;
-  uint32_t buf = 0;
-  if (fread(&buf, 1, 4, fp) != 4) {
-    fclose(fp);
+  const auto lastCompExt = path.getLastComponentExt();
+  if (lastCompExt.empty() || hecl::StrCmp(lastCompExt.data(), _SYS_STR("blend"))) {
     return false;
   }
-  fclose(fp);
+
+  const auto fp = hecl::FopenUnique(path.getAbsolutePath().data(), _SYS_STR("rb"));
+  if (fp == nullptr) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  uint32_t buf = 0;
+  if (std::fread(&buf, 1, sizeof(buf), fp.get()) != sizeof(buf)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   buf = hecl::SLittle(buf);
-  if (buf == 0x4e454c42 || buf == 0x88b1f)
-    return true;
-  return false;
+  return buf == 0x4e454c42 || buf == 0x88b1f;
 }
 
 bool IsPathYAML(const hecl::ProjectPath& path) {