diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 2bea5bbd87..940aa50950 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use heck::ToUpperCamelCase;
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
-use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::{env, fs};
 
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ fn codegen_registry() {
         .unwrap();
 
     let tools = registry.get("tools").unwrap().as_table().unwrap();
-    let mut trusted_ids = HashSet::new();
     for (short, info) in tools {
         let info = info.as_table().unwrap();
         let aliases = info
@@ -48,20 +46,41 @@ fn codegen_registry() {
                 t[1].as_str().unwrap().to_string(),
             )
         });
-        let backends = info.get("backends").unwrap().as_array().unwrap();
-        let mut fulls = vec![];
-        for backend in backends {
+        let mut backends = vec![];
+        for backend in info.get("backends").unwrap().as_array().unwrap() {
             match backend {
                 toml::Value::String(backend) => {
-                    fulls.push(backend.to_string());
+                    backends.push(format!(
+                        r##"RegistryBackend{{
+                            full: r#"{backend}"#,
+                            platforms: &[],
+                        }}"##,
+                        backend = backend
+                    ));
                 }
                 toml::Value::Table(backend) => {
-                    fulls.push(backend.get("full").unwrap().as_str().unwrap().to_string());
-                    if let Some(trust) = backend.get("trust") {
-                        if trust.as_bool().unwrap() {
-                            trusted_ids.insert(short);
-                        }
-                    }
+                    let full = backend.get("full").unwrap().as_str().unwrap();
+                    let platforms = backend
+                        .get("platforms")
+                        .map(|p| {
+                            p.as_array()
+                                .unwrap()
+                                .iter()
+                                .map(|p| p.as_str().unwrap().to_string())
+                                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                        })
+                        .unwrap_or_default();
+                    backends.push(format!(
+                        r##"RegistryBackend{{
+                            full: r#"{full}"#,
+                            platforms: &[{platforms}],
+                        }}"##,
+                        platforms = platforms
+                            .into_iter()
+                            .map(|p| format!("\"{p}\""))
+                            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                            .join(", ")
+                    ));
                 }
                 _ => panic!("Unknown backend type"),
             }
@@ -105,11 +124,11 @@ fn codegen_registry() {
             })
             .unwrap_or_default();
         let rt = format!(
-            r#"RegistryTool{{short: "{short}", description: {description}, backends: vec!["{backends}"], aliases: &[{aliases}], test: &{test}, os: &[{os}], depends: &[{depends}], idiomatic_files: &[{idiomatic_files}]}}"#,
+            r#"RegistryTool{{short: "{short}", description: {description}, backends: &[{backends}], aliases: &[{aliases}], test: &{test}, os: &[{os}], depends: &[{depends}], idiomatic_files: &[{idiomatic_files}]}}"#,
             description = description
                 .map(|d| format!("Some(r###\"{}\"###)", d))
                 .unwrap_or("None".to_string()),
-            backends = fulls.join("\", \""),
+            backends = backends.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>().join(", "),
             aliases = aliases
                 .iter()
                 .map(|a| format!("\"{a}\""))
diff --git a/docs/registry.md b/docs/registry.md
index afe442cf8f..e403200df6 100644
--- a/docs/registry.md
+++ b/docs/registry.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ You can also specify the full name for a tool using `mise use aqua:1password/cli
 | balena | [ubi:balena-io/balena-cli](https://github.com/balena-io/balena-cli) [asdf:boatkit-io/asdf-balena-cli](https://github.com/boatkit-io/asdf-balena-cli) |
 | bashbot | [aqua:mathew-fleisch/bashbot](https://github.com/mathew-fleisch/bashbot) [asdf:mathew-fleisch/asdf-bashbot](https://github.com/mathew-fleisch/asdf-bashbot) |
 | bashly | [asdf:pcrockett/asdf-bashly](https://github.com/pcrockett/asdf-bashly) |
-| bat | [ubi:sharkdp/bat](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat) [asdf:https://gitlab.com/wt0f/asdf-bat](https://gitlab.com/wt0f/asdf-bat) |
+| bat | [ubi:sharkdp/bat](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat) [cargo:bat](https://crates.io/crates/bat) [asdf:https://gitlab.com/wt0f/asdf-bat](https://gitlab.com/wt0f/asdf-bat) |
 | bat-extras | [asdf:vhdirk/asdf-bat-extras](https://github.com/vhdirk/asdf-bat-extras) |
 | bats | [aqua:bats-core/bats-core](https://github.com/bats-core/bats-core) [asdf:timgluz/asdf-bats](https://github.com/timgluz/asdf-bats) |
 | bazel | [ubi:bazelbuild/bazel](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel) [asdf:rajatvig/asdf-bazel](https://github.com/rajatvig/asdf-bazel) |
diff --git a/registry.toml b/registry.toml
index bc0f39233d..cef7616738 100644
--- a/registry.toml
+++ b/registry.toml
@@ -159,7 +159,15 @@ bashbot.backends = [
 ]
 bashly.backends = ["asdf:pcrockett/asdf-bashly"]
 # aqua is available but uses cargo
-bat.backends = ["ubi:sharkdp/bat", "asdf:https://gitlab.com/wt0f/asdf-bat"]
+bat.backends = [
+    {full = "ubi:sharkdp/bat", platforms = [
+        "linux",
+        "macos",
+        "windows"
+    ]},
+    "cargo:bat",
+    "asdf:https://gitlab.com/wt0f/asdf-bat"
+]
 bat.test = ["bat --version", "bat {{version}}"]
 bat-extras.backends = ["asdf:vhdirk/asdf-bat-extras"]
 bats.backends = ["aqua:bats-core/bats-core", "asdf:timgluz/asdf-bats"]
diff --git a/src/backend/aqua.rs b/src/backend/aqua.rs
index 5430a15a10..68c9952b4e 100644
--- a/src/backend/aqua.rs
+++ b/src/backend/aqua.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ impl AquaBackend {
         if !id.contains("/") {
             id = REGISTRY
                 .get(id)
-                .and_then(|t| t.backends.iter().find_map(|s| s.strip_prefix("aqua:")))
+                .and_then(|t| t.backends.iter().find_map(|s| s.full.strip_prefix("aqua:")))
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| {
                     warn!("invalid aqua tool: {}", id);
                     id
diff --git a/src/plugins/vfox_plugin.rs b/src/plugins/vfox_plugin.rs
index 27692486bd..acf81b1ba4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vfox_plugin.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/vfox_plugin.rs
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ fn vfox_to_url(name: &str) -> eyre::Result<Url> {
     let name = name.strip_prefix("vfox:").unwrap_or(name);
     if let Some(rt) = registry::REGISTRY.get(name.trim_start_matches("vfox-")) {
         // bun -> version-fox/vfox-bun
-        if let Some(full) = rt.backends.iter().find(|f| f.starts_with("vfox:")) {
-            return vfox_to_url(full.split_once(':').unwrap().1);
+        if let Some((_, tool_name)) = rt.backends.iter().find_map(|f| f.full.split_once("vfox:")) {
+            return vfox_to_url(tool_name);
         }
     }
     let res = if let Some(caps) = regex!(r#"^([^/]+)/([^/]+)$"#).captures(name) {
diff --git a/src/registry.rs b/src/registry.rs
index 88ab7c87d0..9e60517f5a 100644
--- a/src/registry.rs
+++ b/src/registry.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::cli::args::BackendArg;
 use crate::config::SETTINGS;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap, HashSet};
-use std::env::consts::OS;
+use std::env::consts::{ARCH, OS};
 use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::iter::Iterator;
 use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub static REGISTRY: Lazy<BTreeMap<&'static str, RegistryTool>> =
 pub struct RegistryTool {
     pub short: &'static str,
     pub description: Option<&'static str>,
-    pub backends: Vec<&'static str>,
+    pub backends: &'static [RegistryBackend],
     #[allow(unused)]
     pub aliases: &'static [&'static str],
     pub test: &'static Option<(&'static str, &'static str)>,
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ pub struct RegistryTool {
     pub idiomatic_files: &'static [&'static str],
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct RegistryBackend {
+    pub full: &'static str,
+    pub platforms: &'static [&'static str],
+}
+
 impl RegistryTool {
     pub fn backends(&self) -> Vec<&'static str> {
         static BACKEND_TYPES: Lazy<HashSet<String>> = Lazy::new(|| {
@@ -42,14 +48,21 @@ impl RegistryTool {
             }
             backend_types
         });
+        let platform = format!("{OS}-{ARCH}");
         self.backends
             .iter()
+            .filter(|rb| {
+                rb.platforms.is_empty()
+                    || rb.platforms.contains(&OS)
+                    || rb.platforms.contains(&ARCH)
+                    || rb.platforms.contains(&&*platform)
+            })
+            .map(|rb| rb.full)
             .filter(|full| {
                 full.split(':')
                     .next()
                     .is_some_and(|b| BACKEND_TYPES.contains(b))
             })
-            .copied()
             .collect()
     }