diff --git a/src/buffer/Buffer.zig b/src/buffer/Buffer.zig
index 76ca303..9b619ba 100644
--- a/src/buffer/Buffer.zig
+++ b/src/buffer/Buffer.zig
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub const Manager = @import("Manager.zig");
 pub const Cursor = @import("Cursor.zig");
 pub const View = @import("View.zig");
 pub const Selection = @import("Selection.zig");
-pub const MetaWriter = std.ArrayList(u8).Writer;
+pub const MetaWriter = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).Writer;
 
 pub const Metrics = struct {
     ctx: *const anyopaque,
diff --git a/src/tui/editor.zig b/src/tui/editor.zig
index e8a330e..fa735e1 100644
--- a/src/tui/editor.zig
+++ b/src/tui/editor.zig
@@ -462,9 +462,9 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
     }
 
     fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
-        var meta = std.ArrayList(u8).init(self.allocator);
-        defer meta.deinit();
-        if (self.buffer) |_| self.write_state(meta.writer()) catch {};
+        var meta = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
+        defer meta.deinit(self.allocator);
+        if (self.buffer) |_| self.write_state(meta.writer(self.allocator)) catch {};
         for (self.diagnostics.items) |*d| d.deinit(self.allocator);
         self.diagnostics.deinit(self.allocator);
         if (self.syntax) |syn| syn.destroy(tui.query_cache());
@@ -631,9 +631,9 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
     }
 
     fn close(self: *Self) !void {
-        var meta = std.ArrayList(u8).init(self.allocator);
-        defer meta.deinit();
-        self.write_state(meta.writer()) catch {};
+        var meta = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
+        defer meta.deinit(self.allocator);
+        self.write_state(meta.writer(self.allocator)) catch {};
         if (self.buffer) |b_mut| self.buffer_manager.retire(b_mut, meta.items);
         self.cancel_all_selections();
         self.buffer = null;
@@ -697,19 +697,19 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
     }
 
     fn store_undo_meta(self: *Self, allocator: Allocator) ![]u8 {
-        var meta = std.ArrayList(u8).init(allocator);
-        const writer = meta.writer();
+        var meta = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
+        const writer = meta.writer(allocator);
         for (self.cursels_saved.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel|
             try cursel.write(writer);
-        return meta.toOwnedSlice();
+        return meta.toOwnedSlice(allocator);
     }
 
     fn store_current_undo_meta(self: *Self, allocator: Allocator) ![]u8 {
-        var meta = std.ArrayList(u8).init(allocator);
-        const writer = meta.writer();
+        var meta = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
+        const writer = meta.writer(allocator);
         for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel|
             try cursel.write(writer);
-        return meta.toOwnedSlice();
+        return meta.toOwnedSlice(allocator);
     }
 
     pub fn update_buf(self: *Self, root: Buffer.Root) !void {
diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index e0c531e..d054b2d 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -1209,8 +1209,8 @@ pub fn write_restore_info(self: *Self) void {
     const editor = self.get_active_editor() orelse return;
     var sfa = std.heap.stackFallback(512, self.allocator);
     const a = sfa.get();
-    var meta = std.ArrayList(u8).init(a);
-    editor.write_state(meta.writer()) catch return;
+    var meta = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
+    editor.write_state(meta.writer(a)) catch return;
     const file_name = root.get_restore_file_name() catch return;
     var file = std.fs.createFileAbsolute(file_name, .{ .truncate = true }) catch return;
     defer file.close();