diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
index 24ee5b1..6324d40 100644
--- a/.python-version
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.13
+3.14
diff --git a/eris/__main__.py b/eris/__main__.py
index 305d9dc..7c01a21 100755
--- a/eris/__main__.py
+++ b/eris/__main__.py
@@ -1266,6 +1266,9 @@ def inotify_watches_exceeded():
 
 
 def entry_point():
+    if "--worker" in sys.argv:
+        worker.main()
+        return
     (root_path, worker_count, editor_command, theme, compression,
      use_window) = check_arguments()
     manage_cache(root_path)
diff --git a/eris/worker.py b/eris/worker.py
index ef67296..37db9bf 100755
--- a/eris/worker.py
+++ b/eris/worker.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 import asyncio
-import concurrent.futures
+import contextlib
+import os
+import signal
 import sys
 
 import fill3
@@ -9,21 +11,10 @@ import eris.tools as tools
 import eris.paged_list
 
 
-def _worker_run(path, tool_name, compression):
-    import os
-    import sys
-    with open(os.devnull, "w") as null:
-        old_out, old_err = sys.stdout, sys.stderr
-        sys.stdout = sys.stderr = null
-        try:
-            tool = getattr(tools, tool_name)
-            result = tools.Result(path, tool)
-            result.compression = compression
-            status, text = tools.run_tool_no_error(path, tool)
-            result.result = make_result_widget(text, result, compression)
-            return status.value
-        finally:
-            sys.stdout, sys.stderr = old_out, old_err
+def worker_command():
+    if getattr(sys, "frozen", False):
+        return [sys.executable, "--worker"]
+    return [sys.executable, os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]), "--worker"]
 
 
 class Worker:
@@ -34,15 +25,34 @@ class Worker:
     def __init__(self, compression):
         self.compression = compression
         self.result = None
-        self.executor = concurrent.futures.ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=1)
+        self.process = None
+        self.child_pgid = None
+
+    async def create_process(self, command=None):
+        create = asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+            *(command or worker_command()), stdin=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+            stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE, stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+            preexec_fn=os.setsid)
+        self.process = await create
+        pid_line = await self.process.stdout.readline()
+        self.child_pgid = int(pid_line.strip())
+        if "SNAP" not in os.environ:  # Can't do setpriority inside snaps.
+            os.setpriority(os.PRIO_PGRP, self.child_pgid, 19)
+        self.process.stdin.write(f"{self.compression}\n".encode("utf-8"))
 
     async def run_tool(self, path, tool):
-        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-        status_val = await loop.run_in_executor(
-            self.executor, _worker_run, path, tool.__qualname__, self.compression)
-        return tools.Status(status_val)
+        while True:
+            self.process.stdin.write(f"{tool.__qualname__}\n{path}\n"
+                                     .encode("utf-8", "surrogatepass"))
+            data = await self.process.stdout.readline()
+            if data == b"":
+                await self.create_process()
+            else:
+                break
+        return tools.Status(int(data))
 
     async def job_runner(self, screen, summary, log, jobs_added_event):
+        await self.create_process()
         while True:
             await jobs_added_event.wait()
             while True:
@@ -67,9 +77,9 @@ class Worker:
             jobs_added_event.clear()
 
     def kill(self):
-        for proc in self.executor._processes.values():
-            proc.kill()
-        self.executor.shutdown(wait=False, cancel_futures=True)
+        if self.child_pgid is not None:
+            with contextlib.suppress(ProcessLookupError):
+                os.killpg(self.child_pgid, signal.SIGKILL)
 
 
 def make_result_widget(text, result, compression):
@@ -80,3 +90,23 @@ def make_result_widget(text, result, compression):
             appearance, result.get_pages_dir(), page_size, cache_size=2,
             exist_ok=True, open_func=tools.compression_open_func(compression))
     return fill3.Fixed(appearance)
+
+
+def main():
+    print(os.getpgid(os.getpid()), flush=True)
+    compression = input()
+    try:
+        while True:
+            tool_name, path = input(), input()
+            tool = getattr(tools, tool_name)
+            result = tools.Result(path, tool)
+            result.compression = compression
+            status, text = tools.run_tool_no_error(path, tool)
+            result.result = make_result_widget(text, result, compression)
+            print(status.value, flush=True)
+    except Exception:
+        tools.log_error()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/worker_test.py b/tests/worker_test.py
index c9cad5d..451cdf3 100755
--- a/tests/worker_test.py
+++ b/tests/worker_test.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import os
 import shutil
+import sys
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ class WorkerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
         compression = "none"
         self.worker_ = worker.Worker(compression)
+        command = [sys.executable, "-m", "eris.worker", "--worker"]
+        loop.run_until_complete(self.worker_.create_process(command=command))
         future = self.worker_.run_tool("foo", tools.metadata)
         status = loop.run_until_complete(future)
         self.assertEqual(status, tools.Status.ok)