diff --git a/cmake/Modules/CocosConfigDepend.cmake b/cmake/Modules/CocosConfigDepend.cmake
index 8919459869..e13e30ac93 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/CocosConfigDepend.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/CocosConfigDepend.cmake
@@ -26,18 +26,25 @@ macro(cocos2dx_depend)
         include_directories(/System/Library/Frameworks)
         find_library(AUDIOTOOLBOX_LIBRARY AudioToolbox)
         find_library(FOUNDATION_LIBRARY Foundation)
-        find_library(OPENAL_LIBRARY OpenAL)
         find_library(QUARTZCORE_LIBRARY QuartzCore)
         find_library(GAMECONTROLLER_LIBRARY GameController)
         find_library(METAL_LIBRARY Metal)
         set(COCOS_APPLE_LIBS
-            ${OPENAL_LIBRARY}
             ${AUDIOTOOLBOX_LIBRARY}
             ${QUARTZCORE_LIBRARY}
             ${FOUNDATION_LIBRARY}
             ${GAMECONTROLLER_LIBRARY}
             ${METAL_LIBRARY}
             )
+
+        message(STATUS "[AudioBackend] CC_USE_ALSOFT_ON_APPLE=${CC_USE_ALSOFT_ON_APPLE}")
+        if(NOT CC_USE_ALSOFT_ON_APPLE)
+            find_library(OPENAL_LIBRARY OpenAL)
+            set(COCOS_APPLE_LIBS 
+            ${OPENAL_LIBRARY}
+            ${COCOS_APPLE_LIBS}
+            )
+        endif()
             
         if(MACOSX)
             list(APPEND PREBUILT_SPECIFIC_LIBS GLFW3)
diff --git a/cocos/CMakeLists.txt b/cocos/CMakeLists.txt
index de65aa8811..7511a70c46 100644
--- a/cocos/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cocos/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ include(audio/CMakeLists.txt)
 option(BUILD_EDITOR_COCOSTUDIO "Build editor support for cocostudio" ON)
 option(BUILD_EDITOR_SPINE "Build editor support for spine" ON)
 option(BUILD_EXTENSIONS "Build extension library" ON)
+option(CC_USE_ALSOFT_ON_APPLE "Use openal-soft on apple platform" OFF)
+
+set(CC_USE_ALSOFT_ON_APPLE ${CC_USE_ALSOFT_ON_APPLE} CACHE BOOL "Use openal-soft on apple platform" FORCE)
+
+if(CC_USE_ALSOFT_ON_APPLE)
+    add_definitions(-DCC_USE_ALSOFT_ON_APPLE=1)
+endif()
 
 if(BUILD_EDITOR_COCOSTUDIO)
     include(editor-support/cocostudio/CMakeLists.txt)
diff --git a/cocos/audio/AudioEngine.cpp b/cocos/audio/AudioEngine.cpp
index 5b4ae0244d..0a2837af3a 100644
--- a/cocos/audio/AudioEngine.cpp
+++ b/cocos/audio/AudioEngine.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "platform/CCFileUtils.h"
 #include "base/ccUtils.h"
 
-#if CC_TARGET_PLATFORM == CC_PLATFORM_IOS || CC_TARGET_PLATFORM == CC_PLATFORM_MAC
+#if (CC_TARGET_PLATFORM == CC_PLATFORM_IOS || CC_TARGET_PLATFORM == CC_PLATFORM_MAC) && !CC_USE_ALSOFT_ON_APPLE
 #include "audio/apple/AudioEngineImpl.h"
 #else
 #include "audio/include/AudioEngineImpl.h"
diff --git a/cocos/audio/CMakeLists.txt b/cocos/audio/CMakeLists.txt
index f8ab51ea50..297a287b2b 100644
--- a/cocos/audio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cocos/audio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,26 +76,46 @@ elseif(LINUX)
 
 elseif(APPLE)
     # common
+    message(STATUS "[AudioEngine] CC_USE_ALSOFT_ON_APPLE=${CC_USE_ALSOFT_ON_APPLE}")
+    
     set(COCOS_AUDIO_PLATFORM_HEADER
         audio/include/AudioDecoderManager.h
         audio/include/AudioDecoder.h
         audio/include/AudioDecoderOgg.h
         audio/include/AudioDecoderWav.h
         audio/include/AudioCache.h
-        audio/apple/AudioPlayer.h
         audio/apple/AudioDecoderEXT.h
-        audio/apple/AudioEngineImpl.h
         )
+    
     set(COCOS_AUDIO_PLATFORM_SRC
         audio/AudioDecoderManager.cpp
         audio/AudioDecoder.cpp
         audio/AudioDecoderOgg.cpp
         audio/AudioDecoderWav.cpp
         audio/apple/AudioDecoderEXT.mm
-        audio/apple/AudioCache.mm
-        audio/apple/AudioEngineImpl.mm
-        audio/apple/AudioPlayer.mm
         )
+
+    if(CC_USE_ALSOFT_ON_APPLE)
+        set(COCOS_AUDIO_PLATFORM_HEADER ${COCOS_AUDIO_PLATFORM_HEADER}
+          audio/include/AudioPlayer.h
+          audio/include/AudioEngineImpl.h
+        )
+        set(COCOS_AUDIO_PLATFORM_SRC ${COCOS_AUDIO_PLATFORM_SRC}
+          audio/AudioCache.cpp
+          audio/AudioPlayer.cpp
+          audio/AudioEngineImpl.cpp
+        )
+    else()
+        set(COCOS_AUDIO_PLATFORM_HEADER ${COCOS_AUDIO_PLATFORM_HEADER}
+          audio/apple/AudioPlayer.h
+          audio/apple/AudioEngineImpl.h
+        )
+        set(COCOS_AUDIO_PLATFORM_SRC ${COCOS_AUDIO_PLATFORM_SRC}
+          audio/apple/AudioCache.mm
+          audio/apple/AudioPlayer.mm
+          audio/apple/AudioEngineImpl.mm
+        )
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 set(COCOS_AUDIO_HEADER
diff --git a/cocos/audio/include/AudioCache.h b/cocos/audio/include/AudioCache.h
index d5f54aab5e..842226e1ab 100644
--- a/cocos/audio/include/AudioCache.h
+++ b/cocos/audio/include/AudioCache.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <memory>
 
-#if CC_TARGET_PLATFORM == CC_PLATFORM_IOS || CC_TARGET_PLATFORM == CC_PLATFORM_MAC
+#if (CC_TARGET_PLATFORM == CC_PLATFORM_IOS || CC_TARGET_PLATFORM == CC_PLATFORM_MAC) && !CC_USE_ALSOFT_ON_APPLE
 #import <OpenAL/al.h>
 #else
 #ifdef OPENAL_PLAIN_INCLUDES
diff --git a/cocos/platform/CCPlatformConfig.h b/cocos/platform/CCPlatformConfig.h
index 432d6e7f76..81f8980638 100644
--- a/cocos/platform/CCPlatformConfig.h
+++ b/cocos/platform/CCPlatformConfig.h
@@ -117,7 +117,16 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     #define CC_USE_GL
 #endif
 
+// whether use google angleproject GLES on desktop
+// https://github.com/google/angle
+#ifndef CC_USE_GLES_ON_DESKTOP
 #define CC_USE_GLES_ON_DESKTOP 1
+#endif
+
+// whether use https://github.com/kcat/openal-soft on apple platform
+#ifndef CC_USE_ALSOFT_ON_APPLE
+#define CC_USE_ALSOFT_ON_APPLE 0
+#endif
 
 /// @endcond
 #endif  // __BASE_CC_PLATFORM_CONFIG_H__
diff --git a/external/config.json b/external/config.json
index cd6301c376..7a5a2574b2 100644
--- a/external/config.json
+++ b/external/config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "version": "v51",
+    "version": "v52",
     "zip_file_size": "107642814",
     "repo_name": "engine-x-3rd",
     "repo_parent": "https://github.com/c4games/",