diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 31b7f5b..9ad2f01 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ function App.initialize_globals()
 end
 
 function App.initialize(arg)
+  love.window.setVSync(0)  -- remove some delays in exchange for risk of screen tears; we're not a game
   love.keyboard.setTextInput(true)  -- bring up keyboard on touch screen
   love.keyboard.setKeyRepeat(true)