diff --git a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Dict.h b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Dict.h
index 421c7a141..a795692f9 100644
--- a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Dict.h
+++ b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Dict.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ struct script_s;
 	struct plitem_s *plist;
 }
 
-- (id) initFromFile: (FILE *)fp;
+- (id) initFromData: (NSData *)data;
 
 - (int) getValueUnits: (const char *)key;
 
diff --git a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Dict.m b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Dict.m
index 359b5d60e..9e8926935 100644
--- a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Dict.m
+++ b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Dict.m
@@ -34,25 +34,19 @@ JDC
 	return 0;
 }
 
-- (id) initFromFile: (FILE *)fp
+- (id) initFromData: (NSData *)data
 {
-	dstring_t   *text = dstring_newstr ();
 	char        *str;
-	size_t      read;
-	const size_t readsize = 1024;
+	size_t      len;
 
 	[self init];
 
-	do {
-		str = dstring_reservestr (text, readsize);
-		read = fread (str, 1, readsize, fp);
-		if (read)
-			str[read] = 0;
-	} while (read == readsize);
-
-
-	plist = PL_GetPropertyList (text->str);
-	dstring_delete (text);
+	len = [data length];
+	str = malloc (len + 1);
+	[data getBytes: str];
+	str[len] = 0;
+	plist = PL_GetPropertyList (str);
+	free (str);
 	if (!plist)
 		return 0;
 	return self;
diff --git a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/EntityClass.m b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/EntityClass.m
index d1d8028a6..5eaf00545 100644
--- a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/EntityClass.m
+++ b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/EntityClass.m
@@ -175,22 +175,20 @@ scanFile
 - (void) scanFile: (NSString *)filename
 {
 	int         size, line;
-	char        *data;
+	const char  *data;
 	id          cl;
 	int         i;
 	NSString    *path;
-	QFile       *file;
+	NSData      *contents;
+	NSFileManager *fm = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
 
 	path = [source_path stringByAppendingPathComponent: filename];
+	contents = [fm contentsAtPath: path];
 
-	file = Qopen ([path cString], "rt");
-	if (!file)
+	if (!contents)
 		return;
-	size = Qfilesize (file);
-	data = malloc (size + 1);
-	size = Qread (file, data, size);
-	data[size] = 0;
-	Qclose (file);
+	size = [contents length];
+	data = (const char *) [contents bytes];
 
 	line = 1;
 	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
@@ -204,8 +202,6 @@ scanFile
 			line++;
 		}
 	}
-
-	free (data);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Map.h b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Map.h
index 8d8347dc3..f04c490d8 100644
--- a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Map.h
+++ b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Map.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ extern id  map_i;
 
 - (id) writeStats;
 
-- (id) readMapFile: (const char *)fname;
+- (id) readMapFile: (NSString *)fname;
 - (id) writeMapFile: (const char *)fname useRegion: (BOOL)reg;
 
 - (id) entityConnect: (vec3_t)p1: (vec3_t)p2;
diff --git a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Map.m b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Map.m
index cea093d49..14844b7d4 100644
--- a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Map.m
+++ b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Map.m
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ FILE METHODS
 readMapFile
 =================
 */
-- (id) readMapFile: (const char *)fname
+- (id) readMapFile: (NSString *)fname
 {
 	char        *dat;
 	const char  *wad, *cl;
@@ -233,25 +233,25 @@ readMapFile
 	int         i, c;
 	vec3_t      org;
 	float       angle;
-	QFile       *file;
 	script_t    *script;
 	size_t      size;
+	NSFileManager *fm = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
+	NSData      *contents;
 
 	[self saveSelected];
 
-	Sys_Printf ("loading %s\n", fname);
+	NSLog (@"loading %@\n", fname);
 
-	file = Qopen (fname, "rt");
-	if (!file)
+	contents = [fm contentsAtPath: fname];
+	if (!contents)
 		return self;
-	size = Qfilesize (file);
+	size = [contents length];
 	dat = malloc (size + 1);
-	size = Qread (file, dat, size);
-	Qclose (file);
+	[contents getBytes: dat];
 	dat[size] = 0;
 
 	script = Script_New ();
-	Script_Start (script, fname, dat);
+	Script_Start (script, [fname cString], dat);
 
 	do {
 		new = [[Entity alloc] initFromScript: script];
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ readMapFile
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	NSLog (@"%@ loaded\n", fname);
 
 	return self;
 }
diff --git a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Project.h b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Project.h
index 488495386..7a87f9f5e 100644
--- a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Project.h
+++ b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Project.h
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ extern id  project_i;
 	const char *string_entities;    // cmd-line parm
 
 	int  showDescriptions;          // 1 = show map descs in browser
-
-	time_t  lastModified;           // last time project file was modified
 }
 
 - (id) initProject;
diff --git a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Project.m b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Project.m
index 975f83bcd..68192bfed 100644
--- a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Project.m
+++ b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/Project.m
@@ -277,24 +277,20 @@ id  project_i;
 //  Loads and parses a project file
 - (id) openProjectFile: (NSString *)path
 {
-	FILE            *fp;
-	struct stat     s;
+	NSFileManager *fm = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
+	NSData      *contents;
 
-	Sys_Printf ("openProjectFile: %s\n", [path cString]);
+	NSLog (@"openProjectFile: %@\n", path);
 	[path retain];
 	[path_projectinfo release];
 	path_projectinfo = path;
 
 	projectInfo = NULL;
-	fp = fopen ([path cString], "r+t");
-	if (fp == NULL)
+	contents = [fm contentsAtPath: path];
+	if (!contents)
 		return self;
 
-	stat ([path cString], &s);
-	lastModified = s.st_mtime;
-
-	projectInfo = [(Dict *)[Dict alloc] initFromFile: fp];
-	fclose (fp);
+	projectInfo = [[Dict alloc] initFromData: contents];
 
 	return self;
 }
diff --git a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/QuakeEd.m b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/QuakeEd.m
index 2bd0c7ed2..7c1225f57 100644
--- a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/QuakeEd.m
+++ b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/QuakeEd.m
@@ -455,11 +455,11 @@ App delegate methods
 
 - (id) textCommand: sender
 {
-	char const  *t;
+	NSString    *t;
 
-	t = [[sender stringValue] cString];
+	t = [sender stringValue];
 
-	if (!strcmp (t, "texname")) {
+	if (![t isEqualToString: @"texname"]) {
 		texturedef_t    *td;
 		id              b;
 
@@ -788,14 +788,12 @@ Called by open or the project panel
 	[filename release];
 	filename = fname;
 
-	[map_i readMapFile: [filename cString]];
+	[map_i readMapFile: filename];
 
 	[regionbutton_i setIntValue: 0];
 	[self setTitleWithRepresentedFilename: fname];
 	[self updateAll];
 
-	Sys_Printf ("%s loaded\n", [fname cString]);
-
 	return self;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/XYView.m b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/XYView.m
index fd95501f9..328f5bc2f 100644
--- a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/XYView.m
+++ b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/XYView.m
@@ -271,14 +271,11 @@ Called when the scaler popup on the window is used
 
 - (id) scaleMenuTarget: sender
 {
-	char const  *item;
 	NSRect      rect;
 	NSPoint     mid, org, origin;
 	float       nscale;
 
-	item = [[[sender selectedCell] title] cString];
-	sscanf (item, "%f", &nscale);
-	nscale /= 100;
+	nscale = [[[sender selectedCell] title] floatValue] / 100;
 
 	if (nscale == scale)
 		return NULL;
@@ -381,11 +378,9 @@ Called when the scaler popup on the window is used
 
 - (id) gridMenuTarget: sender
 {
-	char const  *item;
 	int         grid;
 
-	item = [[[sender selectedCell] title] cString];
-	sscanf (item, "grid %d", &grid);
+	grid = [[[sender selectedCell] title] intValue];
 
 	if (grid == gridsize)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/ZView.m b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/ZView.m
index 40d98aab5..b09733da7 100644
--- a/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/ZView.m
+++ b/tools/Forge/Bundles/MapEdit/ZView.m
@@ -153,14 +153,11 @@ Called when the scaler popup on the window is used
 */
 - (id) scaleMenuTarget: sender
 {
-	char const  *item;
 	NSRect      rect;
 	NSPoint     mid, org, orig;
 	float       nscale;
 
-	item = [[sender titleOfSelectedItem] cString];
-	sscanf (item, "%f", &nscale);
-	nscale /= 100;
+	nscale = [[sender titleOfSelectedItem] floatValue] / 100;
 
 	if (nscale == scale)
 		return NULL;