diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md
index 86d64decf1..64bfbf5b88 100644
--- a/BUILDING.md
+++ b/BUILDING.md
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ force a clean build by adding the `-c` flag in that case.
 To install the libraries and executables in `out/debug/` and `out/release/`, add the `-i` flag.
 The script offers more features described by executing `build.sh -h`.
 
+For more specialized options, please also consider the following pages:
+ - `-d`: [`matdbg`](https://google.github.io/filament/dup/matdbg.html)
+ - `-t`: [`fgviewer`](https://google.github.io/filament/dup/fgviewer.html)
+ - `-b` and `-y`: [ASAN/UBSAN builds](https://google.github.io/filament/notes/asan_ubsan.html)
+
 ### Filament-specific CMake Options
 
 The following CMake options are boolean options specific to Filament:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c21fcb0410..ebac70e970 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -753,12 +753,61 @@ function(combine_static_libs TARGET OUTPUT DEPS)
 endfunction()
 
 # ==================================================================================================
-# Configuration for CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING.
+# Configuration importing/exporting prebuilt "/tools" executables
 # ==================================================================================================
+
+# In certain cases, we want the ability to separate the build type/flags (release, debug) of tools
+# (matc, resgen, etc...) from filament.  Cross compilation is one such case (e.g. building material
+# with matc running on host while building filament for Android) [1]. Another example is when client
+# wants to enable ASAN for filament but not the tool [2].
+#
+# Here are the varibles that are used to determine behavior is such flows:
+#   - CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING : Set by cmake to indicate the build's target platform is different
+#     from the host platform.
+#   - IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR : This is the directory containing the /ImportExecutables-type.cmake
+#     which are then included in other CMakeLists.txt to enable finding targets that have been
+#     prebuilt. This is set by the client in their `cmake` invocation.
+#   - IMPORT_EXECUTABLES : Path to a file to for 1) exporting the prebuilt targets or 2)
+#     importing a previously exported targets. (Used internally and should not be set by client).
+#   - FILAMENT_EXPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES_DIR : A path set by the client to indicate that
+#     they wish to export the tools as prebuilts, and the corresponding targets will be recorded
+#     in a cmake file (i.e IMPORT_EXECUTABLES). IMPORT_EXECUTABLES will be set relative to the the
+#     given path. This will set FILAMENT_EXPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES=ON.
+#   - FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES_DIR : A path set by the client to indicate that they wish
+#     to import the tools as prebuilts from a .cmake file. The location (IMPORT_EXECUTABLES) of the
+#     file is relative to the path given. This will set FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES=ON.
+#   - IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES and EXPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES are internal booleans set to
+#     ON based on the prescence of FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES_DIR and
+#     FILAMENT_EXPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES_DIR.
+#
+# In conclusion, for cases
+#   - [1] (crosscompiling), the client must set IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR for both when they are building
+#     the tools and when they are building the target-platform filament.
+#   - [2] (all other instances), the client must set FILAMENT_EXPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES_DIR in
+#     the prebuilt exporting step, and set FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES_DIR in the importing
+#     step.
+
+# TODO: Fold the cross compilation case into the more general FILAMENT_IMPORT/EXPORT variables.
+
+if (FILAMENT_EXPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES_DIR)
+   set(FILAMENT_EXPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES ON)
+   set(IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR ${FILAMENT_EXPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES_DIR})
+endif()
+
+if (FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES_DIR)
+   set(FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES ON)
+   set(IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR ${FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES_DIR})
+endif()
+
 if (WEBGL)
     set(IMPORT_EXECUTABLES ${FILAMENT}/${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR}/ImportExecutables-Release.cmake)
 else()
-    set(IMPORT_EXECUTABLES ${FILAMENT}/${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR}/ImportExecutables-${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}.cmake)
+    if (FILAMENT_EXPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES OR FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES)
+        set(IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_BUILD_TYPE Prebuilt)
+    else()
+        set(IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_BUILD_TYPE ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
+    endif()
+    set(IMPORT_EXECUTABLES ${FILAMENT}/${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR}/ImportExecutables-${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_BUILD_TYPE}.cmake)
 endif()
 
 # ==================================================================================================
@@ -917,6 +966,6 @@ if (IS_HOST_PLATFORM)
 endif()
 
 # Generate exported executables for cross-compiled builds (Android, WebGL, and iOS)
-if (NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+if ((NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING AND NOT FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES) OR FILAMENT_EXPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES)
     export(TARGETS matc cmgen filamesh mipgen resgen uberz glslminifier FILE ${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES})
 endif()
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index c3cd3c9379..03cd17440e 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ function print_help {
     echo "        meant for building the samples."
     echo "    -P"
     echo "        Enable perfetto traces on Android. Disabled by default on the Release build, enabled otherwise."
+    echo "    -y build_type"
+    echo "        Build the filament dependent tools (matc, resgen) separately from the project. This will set"
+    echo "        the tools as prebuilts that filament target will then use to build. The built_type option"
+    echo "        (debug|release) is meant to indicate the type of build of the resulting prebuilts."
     echo ""
     echo "Build types:"
     echo "    release"
@@ -217,6 +221,11 @@ OSMESA_OPTION=""
 IOS_BUILD_SIMULATOR=false
 BUILD_UNIVERSAL_LIBRARIES=false
 
+ISSUE_SPLIT_BUILD=false
+SPLIT_BUILD_TYPE=""
+PREBUILT_TOOLS_DIR=""
+IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR_OPTION="-DIMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR=out"
+
 BUILD_GENERATOR=Ninja
 BUILD_COMMAND=ninja
 BUILD_CUSTOM_TARGETS=
@@ -242,6 +251,37 @@ function build_clean_aggressive {
     git clean -qfX android
 }
 
+function build_tools_for_split_build {
+    local build_type_arg=$1
+    local lc_build_type=$(echo "${build_type_arg}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+    PREBUILT_TOOLS_DIR="out/prebuilt-tools-${lc_build_type}"
+
+    echo "Building tools for split build (${lc_build_type}) in ${PREBUILT_TOOLS_DIR}..."
+    mkdir -p "${PREBUILT_TOOLS_DIR}"
+
+    pushd "${PREBUILT_TOOLS_DIR}" > /dev/null
+
+    local lc_name=$(echo "${UNAME}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+    local architectures=""
+    if [[ "${lc_name}" == "darwin" ]]; then
+        if [[ "${BUILD_UNIVERSAL_LIBRARIES}" == "true" ]]; then
+            architectures="-DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=arm64;x86_64"
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    cmake \
+        -G "${BUILD_GENERATOR}" \
+        -DFILAMENT_EXPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES_DIR=${PREBUILT_TOOLS_DIR} \
+        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="${build_type_arg}" \
+        ${WEBGPU_OPTION} \
+        ${architectures} \
+        ../..
+
+    ${BUILD_COMMAND} ${WEB_HOST_TOOLS}
+
+    popd > /dev/null
+}
+
 function build_desktop_target {
     local lc_target=$(echo "$1" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
     local build_targets=$2
@@ -265,7 +305,7 @@ function build_desktop_target {
     if [[ ! -d "CMakeFiles" ]] || [[ "${ISSUE_CMAKE_ALWAYS}" == "true" ]]; then
         cmake \
             -G "${BUILD_GENERATOR}" \
-            -DIMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR=out \
+            ${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR_OPTION} \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="$1" \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="../${lc_target}/filament" \
             ${EGL_ON_LINUX_OPTION} \
@@ -331,7 +371,7 @@ function build_webgl_with_target {
         source "${EMSDK}/emsdk_env.sh"
         cmake \
             -G "${BUILD_GENERATOR}" \
-            -DIMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR=out \
+            ${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR_OPTION} \
             -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="${EMSDK}/upstream/emscripten/cmake/Modules/Platform/Emscripten.cmake" \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="$1" \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="../webgl-${lc_target}/filament" \
@@ -404,7 +444,7 @@ function build_android_target {
     if [[ ! -d "CMakeFiles" ]] || [[ "${ISSUE_CMAKE_ALWAYS}" == "true" ]]; then
         cmake \
             -G "${BUILD_GENERATOR}" \
-            -DIMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR=out \
+            ${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR_OPTION} \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="$1" \
             -DFILAMENT_NDK_VERSION="${FILAMENT_NDK_VERSION}" \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="../android-${lc_target}/filament" \
@@ -638,7 +678,7 @@ function build_ios_target {
     if [[ ! -d "CMakeFiles" ]] || [[ "${ISSUE_CMAKE_ALWAYS}" == "true" ]]; then
         cmake \
             -G "${BUILD_GENERATOR}" \
-            -DIMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR=out \
+            ${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR_OPTION} \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="$1" \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="../ios-${lc_target}/filament" \
             -DIOS_ARCH="${arch}" \
@@ -810,7 +850,7 @@ function check_debug_release_build {
 
 pushd "$(dirname "$0")" > /dev/null
 
-while getopts ":hacCfgimp:q:uvWslwedtk:bVx:S:X:P" opt; do
+while getopts ":hacCfgimp:q:uvWslwedtk:bVx:S:X:Py:" opt; do
     case ${opt} in
         h)
             print_help
@@ -979,6 +1019,20 @@ while getopts ":hacCfgimp:q:uvWslwedtk:bVx:S:X:P" opt; do
             ;;
         X)  OSMESA_OPTION="-DFILAMENT_OSMESA_PATH=${OPTARG}"
             ;;
+        y)
+            ISSUE_SPLIT_BUILD=true
+            SPLIT_BUILD_TYPE=${OPTARG}
+            case $(echo "${SPLIT_BUILD_TYPE}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]') in
+                debug|release)
+                    ;;
+                *)
+                    echo "Unknown build type for -y: ${SPLIT_BUILD_TYPE}"
+                    echo "Build type must be one of [debug|release]"
+                    echo ""
+                    exit 1
+                    ;;
+            esac
+            ;;
         \?)
             echo "Invalid option: -${OPTARG}" >&2
             echo ""
@@ -1013,6 +1067,13 @@ done
 
 validate_build_command
 
+if [[ "${ISSUE_SPLIT_BUILD}" == "true" ]]; then
+    # Capitalize first letter of SPLIT_BUILD_TYPE
+    SPLIT_BUILD_TYPE_CAPITALIZED="$(echo ${SPLIT_BUILD_TYPE:0:1} | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')${SPLIT_BUILD_TYPE:1}"
+    build_tools_for_split_build "${SPLIT_BUILD_TYPE_CAPITALIZED}"
+    IMPORT_EXECUTABLES_DIR_OPTION="-DFILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES_DIR=${PREBUILT_TOOLS_DIR}"
+fi
+
 if [[ "${ISSUE_CLEAN}" == "true" ]]; then
     build_clean
 fi
diff --git a/docs_src/build/duplicates.json b/docs_src/build/duplicates.json
index 9e232d5f14..24d2b1815b 100644
--- a/docs_src/build/duplicates.json
+++ b/docs_src/build/duplicates.json
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
     "libs/matdbg/README.md": {
         "dest": "dup/matdbg.md"
     },
+    "libs/fgviewer/README.md": {
+        "dest": "dup/fgviewer.md"
+    },
     "tools/normal-blending/README.md": {
         "dest": "dup/normal_blending.md"
     },
diff --git a/docs_src/src_mdbook/src/SUMMARY.md b/docs_src/src_mdbook/src/SUMMARY.md
index f6f5faa58f..be62199051 100644
--- a/docs_src/src_mdbook/src/SUMMARY.md
+++ b/docs_src/src_mdbook/src/SUMMARY.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
   - [Libraries](./notes/libs.md)
     - [bluegl](./dup/bluegl.md)
     - [bluevk](./dup/bluevk.md)
+    - [fgviewer](./dup/fgviewer.md)
     - [filamat](./dup/filamat.md)
     - [gltfio](./dup/gltfio.md)
     - [iblprefilter](./dup/iblprefilter.md)
diff --git a/docs_src/src_mdbook/src/notes/asan_ubsan.md b/docs_src/src_mdbook/src/notes/asan_ubsan.md
index 230795c8f4..ee65cafcc4 100644
--- a/docs_src/src_mdbook/src/notes/asan_ubsan.md
+++ b/docs_src/src_mdbook/src/notes/asan_ubsan.md
@@ -2,11 +2,17 @@
 
 ## Enabling
 
-When building though build.sh, pass the `-b` flag. This sets the cmake variable
+When building though `build.sh`, pass the `-b` flag. This sets the cmake variable
 `FILAMENT_ENABLE_ASAN_UBSAN=ON` which eventually passes `"-fsanitize=address -fsanitize=undefined"`
 to all compile and link operations.
 
-If building through CMake directly, or an IDE like CLion that doesn't use build.sh, instead pass
+It might be desirable to pair the `-b` with `-y release`. The `-y` flag indicates that targets
+in `/tools` will be built separately from the filament target, and the filament build depends on
+the `/tools` targets as prebuilt binaries. This separation reduces ASAN/UBSAN build time
+considerably. This option assumes that the user is trying to catch sanitization issues for
+filament and not the tools that are used to build filament.
+
+If building through CMake directly, or an IDE like CLion that doesn't use `build.sh`, instead pass
 `-DFILAMENT_ENABLE_ASAN_UBSAN=ON` to cmake in order to get the same result.
 
 ## Getting memory leak detection on Mac
diff --git a/filament/CMakeLists.txt b/filament/CMakeLists.txt
index 7441b7e8e0..23f0382707 100644
--- a/filament/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/filament/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ add_definitions(
 # Generate all .filamat: default material, skyboxes, and post-process
 # ==================================================================================================
 
-if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING OR FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES)
     include(${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES})
 endif()
 
diff --git a/libs/fgviewer/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/fgviewer/CMakeLists.txt
index 9f2ccc4c4b..33bad8b290 100644
--- a/libs/fgviewer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/fgviewer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project(fgviewer C ASM)
 set(TARGET fgviewer)
 set(PUBLIC_HDR_DIR include)
 
-if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING OR FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES)
     include(${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES})
 endif()
 
diff --git a/libs/filagui/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/filagui/CMakeLists.txt
index dac013ce7f..87c4799ea7 100644
--- a/libs/filagui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/filagui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ set(SRCS
 # Compile material files (mat) into headers (inc)
 # ==================================================================================================
 
-if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING OR FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES)
     include(${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES})
 endif()
 
diff --git a/libs/filamentapp/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/filamentapp/CMakeLists.txt
index 2af83c3f18..257f511ea1 100644
--- a/libs/filamentapp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/filamentapp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ endif()
 # Compile resources
 # ==================================================================================================
 
-if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING OR FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES)
     include(${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES})
 endif()
 
diff --git a/libs/gltfio/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/gltfio/CMakeLists.txt
index 226a99bacf..9219dec3bb 100644
--- a/libs/gltfio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/gltfio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ set(SRCS
 
 set(RESOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
-if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING OR FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES)
     include(${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES})
 endif()
 
diff --git a/libs/iblprefilter/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/iblprefilter/CMakeLists.txt
index f90334d471..8ba2fdfaa8 100644
--- a/libs/iblprefilter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/iblprefilter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ list(APPEND SRCS ${RESGEN_SOURCE})
 # Generate all .filamat: default material, skyboxes, and post-process
 # ==================================================================================================
 
-if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING OR FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES)
     include(${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES})
 endif()
 
diff --git a/libs/matdbg/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/matdbg/CMakeLists.txt
index 566aec3fd3..f2f8c97d5f 100644
--- a/libs/matdbg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/matdbg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project(matdbg C ASM)
 set(TARGET matdbg)
 set(PUBLIC_HDR_DIR include)
 
-if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING OR FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES)
     include(${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES})
 endif()
 
diff --git a/samples/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
index f673898ed3..de8222d45e 100644
--- a/samples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if (NOT FILAMENT_SUPPORTS_WEBGPU)
     set(MATERIAL_SRCS ${MATERIAL_SRCS} materials/pointSprites.mat)
 endif ()
 
-if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING OR FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES)
     include(${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES})
 endif()
 
diff --git a/shaders/CMakeLists.txt b/shaders/CMakeLists.txt
index 7109c239c2..e5ced371aa 100644
--- a/shaders/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/shaders/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ project(shaders C ASM)
 
 set(TARGET shaders)
 
-if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING OR FILAMENT_IMPORT_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES)
     include(${IMPORT_EXECUTABLES})
 endif()