diff --git a/src/gl/mod.rs b/src/gl/mod.rs
index 488cfd7f..b9dbc53b 100644
--- a/src/gl/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gl/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ mod macos;
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 use macos as platform;
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct GlConfig {
     pub version: (u8, u8),
     pub profile: Profile,
diff --git a/src/window_open_options.rs b/src/window_open_options.rs
index 7c5cd192..807a0028 100644
--- a/src/window_open_options.rs
+++ b/src/window_open_options.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 use crate::Size;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "opengl")]
+use crate::gl::GlConfig;
+
 /// The dpi scaling policy of the window
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Default, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
 pub enum WindowScalePolicy {
     /// Use the system's dpi scale factor
+    #[default]
     SystemScaleFactor,
     /// Use the given dpi scale factor (e.g. `1.0` = 96 dpi)
     ScaleFactor(f64),
 }
 
 /// The options for opening a new window
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct WindowOpenOptions {
     pub title: String,
 
@@ -24,6 +29,32 @@ pub struct WindowOpenOptions {
 
     /// If provided, then an OpenGL context will be created for this window. You'll be able to
     /// access this context through [crate::Window::gl_context].
+    ///
+    /// By default this is set to `Some(GlConfig::default())`.
     #[cfg(feature = "opengl")]
-    pub gl_config: Option<crate::gl::GlConfig>,
+    pub gl_config: Option<GlConfig>,
+}
+
+impl WindowOpenOptions {
+    pub fn default_no_opengl() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            title: String::from("baseview window"),
+            size: Size { width: 500.0, height: 400.0 },
+            scale: WindowScalePolicy::default(),
+            #[cfg(feature = "opengl")]
+            gl_config: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for WindowOpenOptions {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            title: String::from("baseview window"),
+            size: Size { width: 500.0, height: 400.0 },
+            scale: WindowScalePolicy::default(),
+            #[cfg(feature = "opengl")]
+            gl_config: Some(GlConfig::default()),
+        }
+    }
 }