diff --git a/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Diagnostics.zig b/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Diagnostics.zig
index eb3bb31ee8..f3ae4be38a 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Diagnostics.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Diagnostics.zig
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ const MsgWriter = struct {
     fn init(config: std.io.tty.Config) MsgWriter {
         std.debug.lockStdErr();
         return .{
-            .w = std.io.bufferedWriter(std.io.getStdErr().writer()),
+            .w = std.io.bufferedWriter(std.fs.File.stderr().writer()),
             .config = config,
         };
     }
diff --git a/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Driver.zig b/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Driver.zig
index c89dafe002..91bf06573a 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Driver.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Driver.zig
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ fn option(arg: []const u8, name: []const u8) ?[]const u8 {
 
 fn addSource(d: *Driver, path: []const u8) !Source {
     if (mem.eql(u8, "-", path)) {
-        const stdin = std.io.getStdIn().reader();
+        const stdin = std.fs.File.stdin().reader();
         const input = try stdin.readAllAlloc(d.comp.gpa, std.math.maxInt(u32));
         defer d.comp.gpa.free(input);
         return d.comp.addSourceFromBuffer("<stdin>", input);
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ pub fn fatal(d: *Driver, comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) error{ FatalEr
 }
 
 pub fn renderErrors(d: *Driver) void {
-    Diagnostics.render(d.comp, d.detectConfig(std.io.getStdErr()));
+    Diagnostics.render(d.comp, d.detectConfig(std.fs.File.stderr()));
 }
 
 pub fn detectConfig(d: *Driver, file: std.fs.File) std.io.tty.Config {
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ pub fn main(d: *Driver, tc: *Toolchain, args: []const []const u8, comptime fast_
     var macro_buf = std.ArrayList(u8).init(d.comp.gpa);
     defer macro_buf.deinit();
 
-    const std_out = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+    const std_out = std.fs.File.stdout().writer();
     if (try parseArgs(d, std_out, macro_buf.writer(), args)) return;
 
     const linking = !(d.only_preprocess or d.only_syntax or d.only_compile or d.only_preprocess_and_compile);
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ fn processSource(
             std.fs.cwd().createFile(some, .{}) catch |er|
                 return d.fatal("unable to create output file '{s}': {s}", .{ some, errorDescription(er) })
         else
-            std.io.getStdOut();
+            std.fs.File.stdout();
         defer if (d.output_name != null) file.close();
 
         var buf_w = std.io.bufferedWriter(file.writer());
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ fn processSource(
     defer tree.deinit();
 
     if (d.verbose_ast) {
-        const stdout = std.io.getStdOut();
+        const stdout = std.fs.File.stdout();
         var buf_writer = std.io.bufferedWriter(stdout.writer());
         tree.dump(d.detectConfig(stdout), buf_writer.writer()) catch {};
         buf_writer.flush() catch {};
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ fn processSource(
     defer ir.deinit(d.comp.gpa);
 
     if (d.verbose_ir) {
-        const stdout = std.io.getStdOut();
+        const stdout = std.fs.File.stdout();
         var buf_writer = std.io.bufferedWriter(stdout.writer());
         ir.dump(d.comp.gpa, d.detectConfig(stdout), buf_writer.writer()) catch {};
         buf_writer.flush() catch {};
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ fn processSource(
 }
 
 fn dumpLinkerArgs(items: []const []const u8) !void {
-    const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+    const stdout = std.fs.File.stdout().writer();
     for (items, 0..) |item, i| {
         if (i > 0) try stdout.writeByte(' ');
         try stdout.print("\"{}\"", .{std.zig.fmtEscapes(item)});
diff --git a/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Preprocessor.zig b/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Preprocessor.zig
index e45f6eabc6..220ca4f7dd 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Preprocessor.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Preprocessor.zig
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ fn verboseLog(pp: *Preprocessor, raw: RawToken, comptime fmt: []const u8, args:
     const source = pp.comp.getSource(raw.source);
     const line_col = source.lineCol(.{ .id = raw.source, .line = raw.line, .byte_offset = raw.start });
 
-    const stderr = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
+    const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
     var buf_writer = std.io.bufferedWriter(stderr);
     const writer = buf_writer.writer();
     defer buf_writer.flush() catch {};
diff --git a/lib/compiler/aro_translate_c.zig b/lib/compiler/aro_translate_c.zig
index e064cfa345..8d3bbbd84b 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/aro_translate_c.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/aro_translate_c.zig
@@ -1781,7 +1781,7 @@ test "Macro matching" {
 fn renderErrorsAndExit(comp: *aro.Compilation) noreturn {
     defer std.process.exit(1);
 
-    var writer = aro.Diagnostics.defaultMsgWriter(std.io.tty.detectConfig(std.io.getStdErr()));
+    var writer = aro.Diagnostics.defaultMsgWriter(std.io.tty.detectConfig(std.fs.File.stderr()));
     defer writer.deinit(); // writer deinit must run *before* exit so that stderr is flushed
 
     var saw_error = false;
@@ -1824,6 +1824,6 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     defer tree.deinit(gpa);
 
     const formatted = try tree.render(arena);
-    try std.io.getStdOut().writeAll(formatted);
+    try std.fs.File.stdout().writeAll(formatted);
     return std.process.cleanExit();
 }
diff --git a/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig b/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig
index d73fb6d29d..c2ecea1cf4 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         }
     }
 
-    const stderr = std.io.getStdErr();
+    const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr();
     const ttyconf = get_tty_conf(color, stderr);
     switch (ttyconf) {
         .no_color => try graph.env_map.put("NO_COLOR", "1"),
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 
     validateSystemLibraryOptions(builder);
 
-    const stdout_writer = io.getStdOut().writer();
+    const stdout_writer = std.fs.File.stdout().writer();
 
     if (help_menu)
         return usage(builder, stdout_writer);
diff --git a/lib/compiler/libc.zig b/lib/compiler/libc.zig
index 2f4c26b0cc..6bd47d15ea 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/libc.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/libc.zig
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
             const arg = args[i];
             if (mem.startsWith(u8, arg, "-")) {
                 if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-h") or mem.eql(u8, arg, "--help")) {
-                    const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+                    const stdout = std.fs.File.stdout().writer();
                     try stdout.writeAll(usage_libc);
                     return std.process.cleanExit();
                 } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-target")) {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
             fatal("no include dirs detected for target {s}", .{zig_target});
         }
 
-        var bw = std.io.bufferedWriter(std.io.getStdOut().writer());
+        var bw = std.io.bufferedWriter(std.fs.File.stdout().writer());
         var writer = bw.writer();
         for (libc_dirs.libc_include_dir_list) |include_dir| {
             try writer.writeAll(include_dir);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         };
         defer libc.deinit(gpa);
 
-        var bw = std.io.bufferedWriter(std.io.getStdOut().writer());
+        var bw = std.io.bufferedWriter(std.fs.File.stdout().writer());
         try libc.render(bw.writer());
         try bw.flush();
     }
diff --git a/lib/compiler/objcopy.zig b/lib/compiler/objcopy.zig
index bcd3a69a0c..0c256c9796 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/objcopy.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/objcopy.zig
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn cmdObjCopy(
                 fatal("unexpected positional argument: '{s}'", .{arg});
             }
         } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-h") or mem.eql(u8, arg, "--help")) {
-            return std.io.getStdOut().writeAll(usage);
+            return std.fs.File.stdout().writeAll(usage);
         } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-O") or mem.eql(u8, arg, "--output-target")) {
             i += 1;
             if (i >= args.len) fatal("expected another argument after '{s}'", .{arg});
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ fn cmdObjCopy(
     if (listen) {
         var server = try Server.init(.{
             .gpa = gpa,
-            .in = std.io.getStdIn(),
-            .out = std.io.getStdOut(),
+            .in = .stdin(),
+            .out = .stdout(),
             .zig_version = builtin.zig_version_string,
         });
         defer server.deinit();
diff --git a/lib/compiler/reduce.zig b/lib/compiler/reduce.zig
index 57b4fd5b1b..746e0d363d 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/reduce.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/reduce.zig
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
             const arg = args[i];
             if (mem.startsWith(u8, arg, "-")) {
                 if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-h") or mem.eql(u8, arg, "--help")) {
-                    const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+                    const stdout = std.fs.File.stdout().writer();
                     try stdout.writeAll(usage);
                     return std.process.cleanExit();
                 } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "--")) {
diff --git a/lib/compiler/resinator/cli.zig b/lib/compiler/resinator/cli.zig
index f27775d6af..61c88b2ec0 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/resinator/cli.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/resinator/cli.zig
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ pub const Diagnostics = struct {
     pub fn renderToStdErr(self: *Diagnostics, args: []const []const u8, config: std.io.tty.Config) void {
         std.debug.lockStdErr();
         defer std.debug.unlockStdErr();
-        const stderr = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
+        const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
         self.renderToWriter(args, stderr, config) catch return;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/compiler/resinator/errors.zig b/lib/compiler/resinator/errors.zig
index 9727872367..72156beff2 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/resinator/errors.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/resinator/errors.zig
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ pub const Diagnostics = struct {
     pub fn renderToStdErr(self: *Diagnostics, cwd: std.fs.Dir, source: []const u8, tty_config: std.io.tty.Config, source_mappings: ?SourceMappings) void {
         std.debug.lockStdErr();
         defer std.debug.unlockStdErr();
-        const stderr = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
+        const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
         for (self.errors.items) |err_details| {
             renderErrorMessage(stderr, tty_config, cwd, err_details, source, self.strings.items, source_mappings) catch return;
         }
     }
 
     pub fn renderToStdErrDetectTTY(self: *Diagnostics, cwd: std.fs.Dir, source: []const u8, source_mappings: ?SourceMappings) void {
-        const tty_config = std.io.tty.detectConfig(std.io.getStdErr());
+        const tty_config = std.io.tty.detectConfig(std.fs.File.stderr());
         return self.renderToStdErr(cwd, source, tty_config, source_mappings);
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/compiler/resinator/main.zig b/lib/compiler/resinator/main.zig
index 772f837e09..e1f229a88e 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/resinator/main.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/resinator/main.zig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     defer arena_state.deinit();
     const arena = arena_state.allocator();
 
-    const stderr = std.io.getStdErr();
+    const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr();
     const stderr_config = std.io.tty.detectConfig(stderr);
 
     const args = try std.process.argsAlloc(allocator);
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     var error_handler: ErrorHandler = switch (zig_integration) {
         true => .{
             .server = .{
-                .out = std.io.getStdOut(),
+                .out = std.fs.File.stdout(),
                 .in = undefined, // won't be receiving messages
                 .receive_fifo = undefined, // won't be receiving messages
             },
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     defer options.deinit();
 
     if (options.print_help_and_exit) {
-        const stdout = std.io.getStdOut();
+        const stdout = std.fs.File.stdout();
         try cli.writeUsage(stdout.writer(), "zig rc");
         return;
     }
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     // Don't allow verbose when integrating with Zig via stdout
     options.verbose = false;
 
-    const stdout_writer = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+    const stdout_writer = std.fs.File.stdout().writer();
     if (options.verbose) {
         try options.dumpVerbose(stdout_writer);
         try stdout_writer.writeByte('\n');
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ const ErrorHandler = union(enum) {
             },
             .tty => {
                 // extra newline to separate this line from the aro errors
-                try renderErrorMessage(std.io.getStdErr().writer(), self.tty, .err, "{s}\n", .{fail_msg});
+                try renderErrorMessage(std.fs.File.stderr().writer(), self.tty, .err, "{s}\n", .{fail_msg});
                 aro.Diagnostics.render(comp, self.tty);
             },
         }
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ const ErrorHandler = union(enum) {
                 try server.serveErrorBundle(error_bundle);
             },
             .tty => {
-                try renderErrorMessage(std.io.getStdErr().writer(), self.tty, msg_type, format, args);
+                try renderErrorMessage(std.fs.File.stderr().writer(), self.tty, msg_type, format, args);
             },
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib/compiler/std-docs.zig b/lib/compiler/std-docs.zig
index 6247077527..b5bc742717 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/std-docs.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/std-docs.zig
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const assert = std.debug.assert;
 const Cache = std.Build.Cache;
 
 fn usage() noreturn {
-    io.getStdOut().writeAll(
+    std.fs.File.stdout().writeAll(
         \\Usage: zig std [options]
         \\
         \\Options:
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     var http_server = try address.listen(.{});
     const port = http_server.listen_address.in.getPort();
     const url_with_newline = try std.fmt.allocPrint(arena, "http://127.0.0.1:{d}/\n", .{port});
-    std.io.getStdOut().writeAll(url_with_newline) catch {};
+    std.fs.File.stdout().writeAll(url_with_newline) catch {};
     if (should_open_browser) {
         openBrowserTab(gpa, url_with_newline[0 .. url_with_newline.len - 1 :'\n']) catch |err| {
             std.log.err("unable to open browser: {s}", .{@errorName(err)});
diff --git a/lib/compiler/test_runner.zig b/lib/compiler/test_runner.zig
index f9adc002ad..d21d86b40a 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/test_runner.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/test_runner.zig
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ fn mainServer() !void {
     @disableInstrumentation();
     var server = try std.zig.Server.init(.{
         .gpa = fba.allocator(),
-        .in = std.io.getStdIn(),
-        .out = std.io.getStdOut(),
+        .in = .stdin(),
+        .out = .stdout(),
         .zig_version = builtin.zig_version_string,
     });
     defer server.deinit();
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ fn mainTerminal() void {
         .root_name = "Test",
         .estimated_total_items = test_fn_list.len,
     });
-    const have_tty = std.io.getStdErr().isTty();
+    const have_tty = std.fs.File.stderr().isTty();
 
     var async_frame_buffer: []align(builtin.target.stackAlignment()) u8 = undefined;
     // TODO this is on the next line (using `undefined` above) because otherwise zig incorrectly
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ pub fn mainSimple() anyerror!void {
     var failed: u64 = 0;
 
     // we don't want to bring in File and Writer if the backend doesn't support it
-    const stderr = if (comptime enable_print) std.io.getStdErr() else {};
+    const stderr = if (comptime enable_print) std.fs.File.stderr() else {};
 
     for (builtin.test_functions) |test_fn| {
         if (test_fn.func()) |_| {
diff --git a/lib/docs/wasm/markdown.zig b/lib/docs/wasm/markdown.zig
index b18fe05445..d21dd419e6 100644
--- a/lib/docs/wasm/markdown.zig
+++ b/lib/docs/wasm/markdown.zig
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ fn mainImpl() !void {
     var parser = try Parser.init(gpa);
     defer parser.deinit();
 
-    var stdin_buf = std.io.bufferedReader(std.io.getStdIn().reader());
+    var stdin_buf = std.io.bufferedReader(std.fs.File.stdin().reader());
     var line_buf = std.ArrayList(u8).init(gpa);
     defer line_buf.deinit();
     while (stdin_buf.reader().streamUntilDelimiter(line_buf.writer(), '\n', null)) {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ fn mainImpl() !void {
     var doc = try parser.endInput();
     defer doc.deinit(gpa);
 
-    var stdout_buf = std.io.bufferedWriter(std.io.getStdOut().writer());
+    var stdout_buf = std.io.bufferedWriter(std.fs.File.stdout().writer());
     try doc.render(stdout_buf.writer());
     try stdout_buf.flush();
 }
diff --git a/lib/init/src/root.zig b/lib/init/src/root.zig
index 70f4bd8d82..8cb5867153 100644
--- a/lib/init/src/root.zig
+++ b/lib/init/src/root.zig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub fn bufferedPrint() !void {
     // Stdout is for the actual output of your application, for example if you
     // are implementing gzip, then only the compressed bytes should be sent to
     // stdout, not any debugging messages.
-    const stdout_file = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+    const stdout_file = std.fs.File.stdout().writer();
     // Buffering can improve performance significantly in print-heavy programs.
     var bw = std.io.bufferedWriter(stdout_file);
     const stdout = bw.writer();
diff --git a/lib/std/Build.zig b/lib/std/Build.zig
index ab064d1aea..df5a323572 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build.zig
@@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@ pub const GeneratedFile = struct {
     pub fn getPath2(gen: GeneratedFile, src_builder: *Build, asking_step: ?*Step) []const u8 {
         return gen.path orelse {
             std.debug.lockStdErr();
-            const stderr = std.io.getStdErr();
+            const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr();
             dumpBadGetPathHelp(gen.step, stderr, src_builder, asking_step) catch {};
             std.debug.unlockStdErr();
             @panic("misconfigured build script");
@@ -2677,7 +2677,7 @@ pub const LazyPath = union(enum) {
                     .root_dir = Cache.Directory.cwd(),
                     .sub_path = gen.file.path orelse {
                         std.debug.lockStdErr();
-                        const stderr = std.io.getStdErr();
+                        const stderr: fs.File = .stderr();
                         dumpBadGetPathHelp(gen.file.step, stderr, src_builder, asking_step) catch {};
                         std.debug.unlockStdErr();
                         @panic("misconfigured build script");
@@ -2769,7 +2769,7 @@ fn dumpBadDirnameHelp(
     debug.lockStdErr();
     defer debug.unlockStdErr();
 
-    const stderr = io.getStdErr();
+    const stderr: fs.File = .stderr();
     const w = stderr.writer();
     try w.print(msg, args);
 
diff --git a/lib/std/Build/Cache/DepTokenizer.zig b/lib/std/Build/Cache/DepTokenizer.zig
index a1e64c006d..a515d8a1f7 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build/Cache/DepTokenizer.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build/Cache/DepTokenizer.zig
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ fn depTokenizer(input: []const u8, expect: []const u8) !void {
         return;
     }
 
-    const out = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
+    const out = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
 
     try out.writeAll("\n");
     try printSection(out, "<<<< input", input);
diff --git a/lib/std/Build/Fuzz.zig b/lib/std/Build/Fuzz.zig
index 4ebdfdf8e5..f4bfe840a2 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build/Fuzz.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build/Fuzz.zig
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ fn rebuildTestsWorkerRun(run: *Step.Run, ttyconf: std.io.tty.Config, parent_prog
 
 fn rebuildTestsWorkerRunFallible(run: *Step.Run, ttyconf: std.io.tty.Config, parent_prog_node: std.Progress.Node) !void {
     const gpa = run.step.owner.allocator;
-    const stderr = std.io.getStdErr();
+    const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr();
 
     const compile = run.producer.?;
     const prog_node = parent_prog_node.start(compile.step.name, 0);
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ fn fuzzWorkerRun(
 
     run.rerunInFuzzMode(web_server, unit_test_index, prog_node) catch |err| switch (err) {
         error.MakeFailed => {
-            const stderr = std.io.getStdErr();
+            const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr();
             std.debug.lockStdErr();
             defer std.debug.unlockStdErr();
             build_runner.printErrorMessages(gpa, &run.step, .{ .ttyconf = ttyconf }, stderr, false) catch {};
diff --git a/lib/std/Build/Step/Compile.zig b/lib/std/Build/Step/Compile.zig
index 9352280d96..eec0ce90bb 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build/Step/Compile.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build/Step/Compile.zig
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ fn getGeneratedFilePath(compile: *Compile, comptime tag_name: []const u8, asking
 
     const generated_file = maybe_path orelse {
         std.debug.lockStdErr();
-        const stderr = std.io.getStdErr();
+        const stderr: fs.File = .stderr();
 
         std.Build.dumpBadGetPathHelp(&compile.step, stderr, compile.step.owner, asking_step) catch {};
 
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ fn getGeneratedFilePath(compile: *Compile, comptime tag_name: []const u8, asking
 
     const path = generated_file.path orelse {
         std.debug.lockStdErr();
-        const stderr = std.io.getStdErr();
+        const stderr: fs.File = .stderr();
 
         std.Build.dumpBadGetPathHelp(&compile.step, stderr, compile.step.owner, asking_step) catch {};
 
diff --git a/lib/std/Progress.zig b/lib/std/Progress.zig
index 030f3f0a28..ed5bfd75b9 100644
--- a/lib/std/Progress.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Progress.zig
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ pub fn start(options: Options) Node {
             if (options.disable_printing) {
                 return Node.none;
             }
-            const stderr = std.io.getStdErr();
+            const stderr: std.fs.File = .stderr();
             global_progress.terminal = stderr;
             if (stderr.getOrEnableAnsiEscapeSupport()) {
                 global_progress.terminal_mode = .ansi_escape_codes;
diff --git a/lib/std/Random/benchmark.zig b/lib/std/Random/benchmark.zig
index ad76742f22..853f473b03 100644
--- a/lib/std/Random/benchmark.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Random/benchmark.zig
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ fn mode(comptime x: comptime_int) comptime_int {
 }
 
 pub fn main() !void {
-    const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+    const stdout = std.fs.File.stdout().writer();
 
     var buffer: [1024]u8 = undefined;
     var fixed = std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator.init(buffer[0..]);
diff --git a/lib/std/builtin.zig b/lib/std/builtin.zig
index 548b308cad..40439dcbe0 100644
--- a/lib/std/builtin.zig
+++ b/lib/std/builtin.zig
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub const StackTrace = struct {
         const debug_info = std.debug.getSelfDebugInfo() catch |err| {
             return writer.print("\nUnable to print stack trace: Unable to open debug info: {s}\n", .{@errorName(err)});
         };
-        const tty_config = std.io.tty.detectConfig(std.io.getStdErr());
+        const tty_config = std.io.tty.detectConfig(std.fs.File.stderr());
         try writer.writeAll("\n");
         std.debug.writeStackTrace(self, writer, debug_info, tty_config) catch |err| {
             try writer.print("Unable to print stack trace: {s}\n", .{@errorName(err)});
diff --git a/lib/std/crypto/benchmark.zig b/lib/std/crypto/benchmark.zig
index ee8809a55f..31c8e3376c 100644
--- a/lib/std/crypto/benchmark.zig
+++ b/lib/std/crypto/benchmark.zig
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ fn mode(comptime x: comptime_int) comptime_int {
 }
 
 pub fn main() !void {
-    const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+    const stdout = std.fs.File.stdout().writer();
 
     var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(std.heap.page_allocator);
     defer arena.deinit();
diff --git a/lib/std/debug.zig b/lib/std/debug.zig
index dbf8e110a2..f2b8fcc889 100644
--- a/lib/std/debug.zig
+++ b/lib/std/debug.zig
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ pub fn unlockStdErr() void {
 pub fn print(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
     lockStdErr();
     defer unlockStdErr();
-    const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+    const stderr = fs.File.stderr().writer();
     nosuspend stderr.print(fmt, args) catch return;
 }
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ pub fn dumpHex(bytes: []const u8) void {
 
 /// Prints a hexadecimal view of the bytes, unbuffered, returning any error that occurs.
 pub fn dumpHexFallible(bytes: []const u8) !void {
-    const stderr = std.io.getStdErr();
+    const stderr: fs.File = .stderr();
     const ttyconf = std.io.tty.detectConfig(stderr);
     const writer = stderr.writer();
     try dumpHexInternal(bytes, ttyconf, writer);
@@ -318,12 +318,12 @@ pub fn dumpCurrentStackTrace(start_addr: ?usize) void {
     nosuspend {
         if (builtin.target.cpu.arch.isWasm()) {
             if (native_os == .wasi) {
-                const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+                const stderr = fs.File.stderr().writer();
                 stderr.print("Unable to dump stack trace: not implemented for Wasm\n", .{}) catch return;
             }
             return;
         }
-        const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+        const stderr = fs.File.stderr().writer();
         if (builtin.strip_debug_info) {
             stderr.print("Unable to dump stack trace: debug info stripped\n", .{}) catch return;
             return;
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ pub fn dumpCurrentStackTrace(start_addr: ?usize) void {
             stderr.print("Unable to dump stack trace: Unable to open debug info: {s}\n", .{@errorName(err)}) catch return;
             return;
         };
-        writeCurrentStackTrace(stderr, debug_info, io.tty.detectConfig(io.getStdErr()), start_addr) catch |err| {
+        writeCurrentStackTrace(stderr, debug_info, io.tty.detectConfig(fs.File.stderr()), start_addr) catch |err| {
             stderr.print("Unable to dump stack trace: {s}\n", .{@errorName(err)}) catch return;
             return;
         };
@@ -406,12 +406,12 @@ pub fn dumpStackTraceFromBase(context: *ThreadContext) void {
     nosuspend {
         if (builtin.target.cpu.arch.isWasm()) {
             if (native_os == .wasi) {
-                const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+                const stderr = fs.File.stderr().writer();
                 stderr.print("Unable to dump stack trace: not implemented for Wasm\n", .{}) catch return;
             }
             return;
         }
-        const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+        const stderr = fs.File.stderr().writer();
         if (builtin.strip_debug_info) {
             stderr.print("Unable to dump stack trace: debug info stripped\n", .{}) catch return;
             return;
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ pub fn dumpStackTraceFromBase(context: *ThreadContext) void {
             stderr.print("Unable to dump stack trace: Unable to open debug info: {s}\n", .{@errorName(err)}) catch return;
             return;
         };
-        const tty_config = io.tty.detectConfig(io.getStdErr());
+        const tty_config = io.tty.detectConfig(fs.File.stderr());
         if (native_os == .windows) {
             // On x86_64 and aarch64, the stack will be unwound using RtlVirtualUnwind using the context
             // provided by the exception handler. On x86, RtlVirtualUnwind doesn't exist. Instead, a new backtrace
@@ -510,12 +510,12 @@ pub fn dumpStackTrace(stack_trace: std.builtin.StackTrace) void {
     nosuspend {
         if (builtin.target.cpu.arch.isWasm()) {
             if (native_os == .wasi) {
-                const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+                const stderr = fs.File.stderr().writer();
                 stderr.print("Unable to dump stack trace: not implemented for Wasm\n", .{}) catch return;
             }
             return;
         }
-        const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+        const stderr = fs.File.stderr().writer();
         if (builtin.strip_debug_info) {
             stderr.print("Unable to dump stack trace: debug info stripped\n", .{}) catch return;
             return;
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ pub fn dumpStackTrace(stack_trace: std.builtin.StackTrace) void {
             stderr.print("Unable to dump stack trace: Unable to open debug info: {s}\n", .{@errorName(err)}) catch return;
             return;
         };
-        writeStackTrace(stack_trace, stderr, debug_info, io.tty.detectConfig(io.getStdErr())) catch |err| {
+        writeStackTrace(stack_trace, stderr, debug_info, io.tty.detectConfig(fs.File.stderr())) catch |err| {
             stderr.print("Unable to dump stack trace: {s}\n", .{@errorName(err)}) catch return;
             return;
         };
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ pub fn defaultPanic(
                 lockStdErr();
                 defer unlockStdErr();
 
-                const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+                const stderr = fs.File.stderr().writer();
                 if (builtin.single_threaded) {
                     stderr.print("panic: ", .{}) catch posix.abort();
                 } else {
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ pub fn defaultPanic(
             // A panic happened while trying to print a previous panic message.
             // We're still holding the mutex but that's fine as we're going to
             // call abort().
-            io.getStdErr().writeAll("aborting due to recursive panic\n") catch {};
+            fs.File.stderr().writeAll("aborting due to recursive panic\n") catch {};
         },
         else => {}, // Panicked while printing the recursive panic message.
     };
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ fn handleSegfaultPosix(sig: i32, info: *const posix.siginfo_t, ctx_ptr: ?*anyopa
 }
 
 fn dumpSegfaultInfoPosix(sig: i32, code: i32, addr: usize, ctx_ptr: ?*anyopaque) void {
-    const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+    const stderr = fs.File.stderr().writer();
     _ = switch (sig) {
         posix.SIG.SEGV => if (native_arch == .x86_64 and native_os == .linux and code == 128) // SI_KERNEL
             // x86_64 doesn't have a full 64-bit virtual address space.
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ fn handleSegfaultWindowsExtra(info: *windows.EXCEPTION_POINTERS, msg: u8, label:
         },
         1 => {
             panic_stage = 2;
-            io.getStdErr().writeAll("aborting due to recursive panic\n") catch {};
+            fs.File.stderr().writeAll("aborting due to recursive panic\n") catch {};
         },
         else => {},
     };
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ fn handleSegfaultWindowsExtra(info: *windows.EXCEPTION_POINTERS, msg: u8, label:
 }
 
 fn dumpSegfaultInfoWindows(info: *windows.EXCEPTION_POINTERS, msg: u8, label: ?[]const u8) void {
-    const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+    const stderr = fs.File.stderr().writer();
     _ = switch (msg) {
         0 => stderr.print("{s}\n", .{label.?}),
         1 => stderr.print("Segmentation fault at address 0x{x}\n", .{info.ExceptionRecord.ExceptionInformation[1]}),
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ test "manage resources correctly" {
     const writer = std.io.null_writer;
     var di = try SelfInfo.open(testing.allocator);
     defer di.deinit();
-    try printSourceAtAddress(&di, writer, showMyTrace(), io.tty.detectConfig(std.io.getStdErr()));
+    try printSourceAtAddress(&di, writer, showMyTrace(), io.tty.detectConfig(std.fs.File.stderr()));
 }
 
 noinline fn showMyTrace() usize {
@@ -1657,8 +1657,8 @@ pub fn ConfigurableTrace(comptime size: usize, comptime stack_frame_count: usize
         pub fn dump(t: @This()) void {
             if (!enabled) return;
 
-            const tty_config = io.tty.detectConfig(std.io.getStdErr());
-            const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+            const tty_config = io.tty.detectConfig(std.fs.File.stderr());
+            const stderr = fs.File.stderr().writer();
             const end = @min(t.index, size);
             const debug_info = getSelfDebugInfo() catch |err| {
                 stderr.print(
diff --git a/lib/std/debug/simple_panic.zig b/lib/std/debug/simple_panic.zig
index 95f7d679ed..45e97777c4 100644
--- a/lib/std/debug/simple_panic.zig
+++ b/lib/std/debug/simple_panic.zig
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub fn call(msg: []const u8, ra: ?usize) noreturn {
     @branchHint(.cold);
     _ = ra;
     std.debug.lockStdErr();
-    const stderr = std.io.getStdErr();
+    const stderr: std.fs.File = .stderr();
     stderr.writeAll(msg) catch {};
     @trap();
 }
diff --git a/lib/std/hash/benchmark.zig b/lib/std/hash/benchmark.zig
index 6d5a6b93ac..50839c335c 100644
--- a/lib/std/hash/benchmark.zig
+++ b/lib/std/hash/benchmark.zig
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ fn mode(comptime x: comptime_int) comptime_int {
 }
 
 pub fn main() !void {
-    const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+    const stdout = std.fs.File.stdout().writer();
 
     var buffer: [1024]u8 = undefined;
     var fixed = std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator.init(buffer[0..]);
diff --git a/lib/std/io.zig b/lib/std/io.zig
index 77643bb716..288e31b6ca 100644
--- a/lib/std/io.zig
+++ b/lib/std/io.zig
@@ -77,54 +77,6 @@ pub const Limit = enum(usize) {
 pub const Reader = @import("io/Reader.zig");
 pub const Writer = @import("io/Writer.zig");
 
-fn getStdOutHandle() posix.fd_t {
-    if (is_windows) {
-        return windows.peb().ProcessParameters.hStdOutput;
-    }
-
-    if (@hasDecl(root, "os") and @hasDecl(root.os, "io") and @hasDecl(root.os.io, "getStdOutHandle")) {
-        return root.os.io.getStdOutHandle();
-    }
-
-    return posix.STDOUT_FILENO;
-}
-
-pub fn getStdOut() File {
-    return .{ .handle = getStdOutHandle() };
-}
-
-fn getStdErrHandle() posix.fd_t {
-    if (is_windows) {
-        return windows.peb().ProcessParameters.hStdError;
-    }
-
-    if (@hasDecl(root, "os") and @hasDecl(root.os, "io") and @hasDecl(root.os.io, "getStdErrHandle")) {
-        return root.os.io.getStdErrHandle();
-    }
-
-    return posix.STDERR_FILENO;
-}
-
-pub fn getStdErr() File {
-    return .{ .handle = getStdErrHandle() };
-}
-
-fn getStdInHandle() posix.fd_t {
-    if (is_windows) {
-        return windows.peb().ProcessParameters.hStdInput;
-    }
-
-    if (@hasDecl(root, "os") and @hasDecl(root.os, "io") and @hasDecl(root.os.io, "getStdInHandle")) {
-        return root.os.io.getStdInHandle();
-    }
-
-    return posix.STDIN_FILENO;
-}
-
-pub fn getStdIn() File {
-    return .{ .handle = getStdInHandle() };
-}
-
 /// Deprecated in favor of `Reader`.
 pub fn GenericReader(
     comptime Context: type,
diff --git a/lib/std/json/dynamic.zig b/lib/std/json/dynamic.zig
index a5aa80a888..ab79f19d9a 100644
--- a/lib/std/json/dynamic.zig
+++ b/lib/std/json/dynamic.zig
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pub const Value = union(enum) {
         std.debug.lockStdErr();
         defer std.debug.unlockStdErr();
 
-        const stderr = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
+        const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
         stringify(self, .{}, stderr) catch return;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/std/log.zig b/lib/std/log.zig
index 3479766678..8a39035dfe 100644
--- a/lib/std/log.zig
+++ b/lib/std/log.zig
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 //!     // Print the message to stderr, silently ignoring any errors
 //!     std.debug.lockStdErr();
 //!     defer std.debug.unlockStdErr();
-//!     const stderr = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
+//!     const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
 //!     nosuspend stderr.print(prefix ++ format ++ "\n", args) catch return;
 //! }
 //!
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ pub fn defaultLog(
 ) void {
     const level_txt = comptime message_level.asText();
     const prefix2 = if (scope == .default) ": " else "(" ++ @tagName(scope) ++ "): ";
-    const stderr = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
+    const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
     var bw = std.io.bufferedWriter(stderr);
     const writer = bw.writer();
 
diff --git a/lib/std/testing.zig b/lib/std/testing.zig
index f52135f237..b7e1c6333c 100644
--- a/lib/std/testing.zig
+++ b/lib/std/testing.zig
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ pub fn expectEqualSlices(comptime T: type, expected: []const T, actual: []const
     const actual_window = actual[window_start..@min(actual.len, window_start + max_window_size)];
     const actual_truncated = window_start + actual_window.len < actual.len;
 
-    const stderr = std.io.getStdErr();
+    const stderr: std.fs.File = .stderr();
     const ttyconf = std.io.tty.detectConfig(stderr);
     var differ = if (T == u8) BytesDiffer{
         .expected = expected_window,
diff --git a/lib/std/unicode/throughput_test.zig b/lib/std/unicode/throughput_test.zig
index 084406dc78..d98b59c2d6 100644
--- a/lib/std/unicode/throughput_test.zig
+++ b/lib/std/unicode/throughput_test.zig
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fn benchmarkCodepointCount(buf: []const u8) !ResultCount {
 }
 
 pub fn main() !void {
-    const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+    const stdout = std.fs.File.stdout().writer();
 
     try stdout.print("short ASCII strings\n", .{});
     {
diff --git a/lib/std/zig.zig b/lib/std/zig.zig
index cf7992baed..da4973b109 100644
--- a/lib/std/zig.zig
+++ b/lib/std/zig.zig
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub const Color = enum {
 
     pub fn get_tty_conf(color: Color) std.io.tty.Config {
         return switch (color) {
-            .auto => std.io.tty.detectConfig(std.io.getStdErr()),
+            .auto => std.io.tty.detectConfig(std.fs.File.stderr()),
             .on => .escape_codes,
             .off => .no_color,
         };
diff --git a/lib/std/zig/ErrorBundle.zig b/lib/std/zig/ErrorBundle.zig
index 503f9a3e39..af2dc2fd0f 100644
--- a/lib/std/zig/ErrorBundle.zig
+++ b/lib/std/zig/ErrorBundle.zig
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 //! empty, it means there are no errors. This special encoding exists so that
 //! heap allocation is not needed in the common case of no errors.
 
+const std = @import("std");
+const ErrorBundle = @This();
+const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+const assert = std.debug.assert;
+
 string_bytes: []const u8,
 /// The first thing in this array is an `ErrorMessageList`.
 extra: []const u32,
@@ -159,7 +164,7 @@ pub const RenderOptions = struct {
 pub fn renderToStdErr(eb: ErrorBundle, options: RenderOptions) void {
     std.debug.lockStdErr();
     defer std.debug.unlockStdErr();
-    const stderr = std.io.getStdErr();
+    const stderr: std.fs.File = .stderr();
     return renderToWriter(eb, options, stderr.writer()) catch return;
 }
 
@@ -305,11 +310,6 @@ fn writeMsg(eb: ErrorBundle, err_msg: ErrorMessage, stderr: anytype, indent: usi
     }
 }
 
-const std = @import("std");
-const ErrorBundle = @This();
-const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
-const assert = std.debug.assert;
-
 pub const Wip = struct {
     gpa: Allocator,
     string_bytes: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8),
diff --git a/lib/std/zig/llvm/Builder.zig b/lib/std/zig/llvm/Builder.zig
index 26c37ba5c1..ada07ebbc6 100644
--- a/lib/std/zig/llvm/Builder.zig
+++ b/lib/std/zig/llvm/Builder.zig
@@ -9493,7 +9493,8 @@ pub fn asmValue(
 }
 
 pub fn dump(self: *Builder) void {
-    self.print(std.io.getStdErr().writer()) catch {};
+    const stderr: std.fs.File = .stderr();
+    self.print(stderr.writer()) catch {};
 }
 
 pub fn printToFile(self: *Builder, path: []const u8) Allocator.Error!bool {
diff --git a/lib/std/zig/parser_test.zig b/lib/std/zig/parser_test.zig
index 1bc6028129..0a3aba275d 100644
--- a/lib/std/zig/parser_test.zig
+++ b/lib/std/zig/parser_test.zig
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const mem = std.mem;
+const print = std.debug.print;
+const io = std.io;
+const maxInt = std.math.maxInt;
+
 test "zig fmt: remove extra whitespace at start and end of file with comment between" {
     try testTransform(
         \\
@@ -6315,16 +6321,10 @@ test "ampersand" {
     , &.{});
 }
 
-const std = @import("std");
-const mem = std.mem;
-const print = std.debug.print;
-const io = std.io;
-const maxInt = std.math.maxInt;
-
 var fixed_buffer_mem: [100 * 1024]u8 = undefined;
 
 fn testParse(source: [:0]const u8, allocator: mem.Allocator, anything_changed: *bool) ![]u8 {
-    const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+    const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
 
     var tree = try std.zig.Ast.parse(allocator, source, .zig);
     defer tree.deinit(allocator);
diff --git a/lib/std/zig/perf_test.zig b/lib/std/zig/perf_test.zig
index 2a893013d9..d0a6c41a74 100644
--- a/lib/std/zig/perf_test.zig
+++ b/lib/std/zig/perf_test.zig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     const bytes_per_sec_float = @as(f64, @floatFromInt(source.len * iterations)) / elapsed_s;
     const bytes_per_sec = @as(u64, @intFromFloat(@floor(bytes_per_sec_float)));
 
-    var stdout_file = std.io.getStdOut();
+    var stdout_file: std.fs.File = .stdout();
     const stdout = stdout_file.writer();
     try stdout.print("parsing speed: {:.2}/s, {:.2} used \n", .{
         fmtIntSizeBin(bytes_per_sec),
diff --git a/src/Air/print.zig b/src/Air/print.zig
index 53efa72356..daeb327d3f 100644
--- a/src/Air/print.zig
+++ b/src/Air/print.zig
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ pub fn writeInst(
 }
 
 pub fn dump(air: Air, pt: Zcu.PerThread, liveness: ?Air.Liveness) void {
-    air.write(std.io.getStdErr().writer(), pt, liveness);
+    air.write(std.fs.File.stderr().writer(), pt, liveness);
 }
 
 pub fn dumpInst(air: Air, inst: Air.Inst.Index, pt: Zcu.PerThread, liveness: ?Air.Liveness) void {
-    air.writeInst(std.io.getStdErr().writer(), inst, pt, liveness);
+    air.writeInst(std.fs.File.stderr().writer(), inst, pt, liveness);
 }
 
 const Writer = struct {
diff --git a/src/Compilation.zig b/src/Compilation.zig
index c85fb9608e..5a221ca579 100644
--- a/src/Compilation.zig
+++ b/src/Compilation.zig
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ pub fn create(gpa: Allocator, arena: Allocator, options: CreateOptions) !*Compil
             if (options.root_mod.resolved_target.llvm_cpu_features) |cf| print: {
                 std.debug.lockStdErr();
                 defer std.debug.unlockStdErr();
-                const stderr = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
+                const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
                 nosuspend {
                     stderr.print("compilation: {s}\n", .{options.root_name}) catch break :print;
                     stderr.print("  target: {s}\n", .{try target.zigTriple(arena)}) catch break :print;
@@ -3932,7 +3932,7 @@ pub fn getAllErrorsAlloc(comp: *Compilation) !ErrorBundle {
             // This AU is referenced and has a transitive compile error, meaning it referenced something with a compile error.
             // However, we haven't reported any such error.
             // This is a compiler bug.
-            const stderr = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
+            const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
             try stderr.writeAll("referenced transitive analysis errors, but none actually emitted\n");
             try stderr.print("{} [transitive failure]\n", .{zcu.fmtAnalUnit(failed_unit)});
             while (ref) |r| {
@@ -7214,7 +7214,7 @@ pub fn lockAndSetMiscFailure(
 pub fn dump_argv(argv: []const []const u8) void {
     std.debug.lockStdErr();
     defer std.debug.unlockStdErr();
-    const stderr = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
+    const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
     for (argv[0 .. argv.len - 1]) |arg| {
         nosuspend stderr.print("{s} ", .{arg}) catch return;
     }
diff --git a/src/InternPool.zig b/src/InternPool.zig
index 0b92230bce..1cf42316dc 100644
--- a/src/InternPool.zig
+++ b/src/InternPool.zig
@@ -11259,7 +11259,7 @@ fn dumpStatsFallible(ip: *const InternPool, arena: Allocator) anyerror!void {
 }
 
 fn dumpAllFallible(ip: *const InternPool) anyerror!void {
-    var bw = std.io.bufferedWriter(std.io.getStdErr().writer());
+    var bw = std.io.bufferedWriter(std.fs.File.stderr().writer());
     const w = bw.writer();
     for (ip.locals, 0..) |*local, tid| {
         const items = local.shared.items.view();
@@ -11369,7 +11369,7 @@ pub fn dumpGenericInstancesFallible(ip: *const InternPool, allocator: Allocator)
     defer arena_allocator.deinit();
     const arena = arena_allocator.allocator();
 
-    var bw = std.io.bufferedWriter(std.io.getStdErr().writer());
+    var bw = std.io.bufferedWriter(std.fs.File.stderr().writer());
     const w = bw.writer();
 
     var instances: std.AutoArrayHashMapUnmanaged(Index, std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Index)) = .empty;
diff --git a/src/Package/Fetch.zig b/src/Package/Fetch.zig
index 9acfe1d97a..ec59062d3e 100644
--- a/src/Package/Fetch.zig
+++ b/src/Package/Fetch.zig
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@
 //! All of this must be done with only referring to the state inside this struct
 //! because this work will be done in a dedicated thread.
 
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
+const std = @import("std");
+const fs = std.fs;
+const assert = std.debug.assert;
+const ascii = std.ascii;
+const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+const Cache = std.Build.Cache;
+const ThreadPool = std.Thread.Pool;
+const WaitGroup = std.Thread.WaitGroup;
+const Fetch = @This();
+const git = @import("Fetch/git.zig");
+const Package = @import("../Package.zig");
+const Manifest = Package.Manifest;
+const ErrorBundle = std.zig.ErrorBundle;
+const native_os = builtin.os.tag;
+
 arena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
 location: Location,
 location_tok: std.zig.Ast.TokenIndex,
@@ -1638,7 +1654,7 @@ fn computeHash(f: *Fetch, pkg_path: Cache.Path, filter: Filter) RunError!Compute
 }
 
 fn dumpHashInfo(all_files: []const *const HashedFile) !void {
-    const stdout = std.io.getStdOut();
+    const stdout: std.fs.File = .stdout();
     var bw = std.io.bufferedWriter(stdout.writer());
     const w = bw.writer();
 
@@ -1817,28 +1833,6 @@ pub fn depDigest(pkg_root: Cache.Path, cache_root: Cache.Directory, dep: Manifes
     }
 }
 
-const builtin = @import("builtin");
-const std = @import("std");
-const fs = std.fs;
-const assert = std.debug.assert;
-const ascii = std.ascii;
-const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
-const Cache = std.Build.Cache;
-const ThreadPool = std.Thread.Pool;
-const WaitGroup = std.Thread.WaitGroup;
-const Fetch = @This();
-const git = @import("Fetch/git.zig");
-const Package = @import("../Package.zig");
-const Manifest = Package.Manifest;
-const ErrorBundle = std.zig.ErrorBundle;
-const native_os = builtin.os.tag;
-
-test {
-    _ = Filter;
-    _ = FileType;
-    _ = UnpackResult;
-}
-
 // Detects executable header: ELF or Macho-O magic header or shebang line.
 const FileHeader = struct {
     header: [4]u8 = undefined,
@@ -2437,3 +2431,9 @@ const TestFetchBuilder = struct {
         try std.testing.expectEqualStrings(msg, al.items);
     }
 };
+
+test {
+    _ = Filter;
+    _ = FileType;
+    _ = UnpackResult;
+}
diff --git a/src/Zcu/PerThread.zig b/src/Zcu/PerThread.zig
index 699358b135..680af42f57 100644
--- a/src/Zcu/PerThread.zig
+++ b/src/Zcu/PerThread.zig
@@ -4378,7 +4378,7 @@ fn runCodegenInner(pt: Zcu.PerThread, func_index: InternPool.Index, air: *Air) e
     if (build_options.enable_debug_extensions and comp.verbose_air) {
         std.debug.lockStdErr();
         defer std.debug.unlockStdErr();
-        const stderr = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
+        const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
         stderr.print("# Begin Function AIR: {}:\n", .{fqn.fmt(ip)}) catch {};
         air.write(stderr, pt, liveness);
         stderr.print("# End Function AIR: {}\n\n", .{fqn.fmt(ip)}) catch {};
diff --git a/src/crash_report.zig b/src/crash_report.zig
index 124564b440..3958ac96ac 100644
--- a/src/crash_report.zig
+++ b/src/crash_report.zig
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fn dumpStatusReport() !void {
     var fba = std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator.init(&crash_heap);
     const allocator = fba.allocator();
 
-    const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+    const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
     const block: *Sema.Block = anal.block;
     const zcu = anal.sema.pt.zcu;
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ const StackContext = union(enum) {
                 debug.dumpStackTraceFromBase(context);
             },
             .not_supported => {
-                const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+                const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
                 stderr.writeAll("Stack trace not supported on this platform.\n") catch {};
             },
         }
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ const PanicSwitch = struct {
 
         state.recover_stage = .release_mutex;
 
-        const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+        const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
         if (builtin.single_threaded) {
             stderr.print("panic: ", .{}) catch goTo(releaseMutex, .{state});
         } else {
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ const PanicSwitch = struct {
         recover(state, trace, stack, msg);
 
         state.recover_stage = .release_mutex;
-        const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+        const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
         stderr.writeAll("\nOriginal Error:\n") catch {};
         goTo(reportStack, .{state});
     }
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ const PanicSwitch = struct {
         recover(state, trace, stack, msg);
 
         state.recover_stage = .silent_abort;
-        const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+        const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
         stderr.writeAll("Aborting...\n") catch {};
         goTo(abort, .{});
     }
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ const PanicSwitch = struct {
                 // lower the verbosity, and restore it at the end if we don't panic.
                 state.recover_verbosity = .message_only;
 
-                const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+                const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
                 stderr.writeAll("\nPanicked during a panic: ") catch {};
                 stderr.writeAll(msg) catch {};
                 stderr.writeAll("\nInner panic stack:\n") catch {};
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ const PanicSwitch = struct {
             .message_only => {
                 state.recover_verbosity = .silent;
 
-                const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();
+                const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
                 stderr.writeAll("\nPanicked while dumping inner panic stack: ") catch {};
                 stderr.writeAll(msg) catch {};
                 stderr.writeAll("\n") catch {};
diff --git a/src/fmt.zig b/src/fmt.zig
index 6b1d73951e..20d40a3077 100644
--- a/src/fmt.zig
+++ b/src/fmt.zig
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const mem = std.mem;
+const fs = std.fs;
+const process = std.process;
+const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+const Color = std.zig.Color;
+const fatal = std.process.fatal;
+
 const usage_fmt =
     \\Usage: zig fmt [file]...
     \\
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ pub fn run(
             const arg = args[i];
             if (mem.startsWith(u8, arg, "-")) {
                 if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-h") or mem.eql(u8, arg, "--help")) {
-                    const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+                    const stdout = std.fs.File.stdout().writer();
                     try stdout.writeAll(usage_fmt);
                     return process.cleanExit();
                 } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "--color")) {
@@ -93,7 +101,7 @@ pub fn run(
             fatal("cannot use --stdin with positional arguments", .{});
         }
 
-        const stdin = std.io.getStdIn();
+        const stdin: fs.File = .stdin();
         const source_code = std.zig.readSourceFileToEndAlloc(gpa, stdin, null) catch |err| {
             fatal("unable to read stdin: {}", .{err});
         };
@@ -146,7 +154,7 @@ pub fn run(
             process.exit(code);
         }
 
-        return std.io.getStdOut().writeAll(formatted);
+        return std.fs.File.stdout().writeAll(formatted);
     }
 
     if (input_files.items.len == 0) {
@@ -363,7 +371,7 @@ fn fmtPathFile(
         return;
 
     if (check_mode) {
-        const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+        const stdout = std.fs.File.stdout().writer();
         try stdout.print("{s}\n", .{file_path});
         fmt.any_error = true;
     } else {
@@ -372,15 +380,7 @@ fn fmtPathFile(
 
         try af.file.writeAll(fmt.out_buffer.items);
         try af.finish();
-        const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+        const stdout = std.fs.File.stdout().writer();
         try stdout.print("{s}\n", .{file_path});
     }
 }
-
-const std = @import("std");
-const mem = std.mem;
-const fs = std.fs;
-const process = std.process;
-const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
-const Color = std.zig.Color;
-const fatal = std.process.fatal;
diff --git a/src/libs/mingw.zig b/src/libs/mingw.zig
index 00ab86e31f..e2bcb19f08 100644
--- a/src/libs/mingw.zig
+++ b/src/libs/mingw.zig
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ pub fn buildImportLib(comp: *Compilation, lib_name: []const u8) !void {
     if (comp.verbose_cc) print: {
         std.debug.lockStdErr();
         defer std.debug.unlockStdErr();
-        const stderr = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
+        const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
         nosuspend stderr.print("def file: {s}\n", .{def_file_path}) catch break :print;
         nosuspend stderr.print("include dir: {s}\n", .{include_dir}) catch break :print;
         nosuspend stderr.print("output path: {s}\n", .{def_final_path}) catch break :print;
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ pub fn buildImportLib(comp: *Compilation, lib_name: []const u8) !void {
 
     for (aro_comp.diagnostics.list.items) |diagnostic| {
         if (diagnostic.kind == .@"fatal error" or diagnostic.kind == .@"error") {
-            aro.Diagnostics.render(&aro_comp, std.io.tty.detectConfig(std.io.getStdErr()));
+            aro.Diagnostics.render(&aro_comp, std.io.tty.detectConfig(std.fs.File.stderr()));
             return error.AroPreprocessorFailed;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/gc.zig b/src/link/Elf/gc.zig
index ff6c0bb7ce..0f5b11f827 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/gc.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/gc.zig
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ fn prune(elf_file: *Elf) void {
 }
 
 pub fn dumpPrunedAtoms(elf_file: *Elf) !void {
-    const stderr = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
+    const stderr = std.fs.File.stderr().writer();
     for (elf_file.objects.items) |index| {
         const file = elf_file.file(index).?;
         for (file.atoms()) |atom_index| {
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index f3e8eb9634..38af88a0f1 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -340,11 +340,11 @@ fn mainArgs(gpa: Allocator, arena: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
     } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "targets")) {
         dev.check(.targets_command);
         const host = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(.{});
-        const stdout = io.getStdOut().writer();
+        const stdout = fs.File.stdout().writer();
         return @import("print_targets.zig").cmdTargets(arena, cmd_args, stdout, &host);
     } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "version")) {
         dev.check(.version_command);
-        try std.io.getStdOut().writeAll(build_options.version ++ "\n");
+        try fs.File.stdout().writeAll(build_options.version ++ "\n");
         // Check libc++ linkage to make sure Zig was built correctly, but only
         // for "env" and "version" to avoid affecting the startup time for
         // build-critical commands (check takes about ~10 μs)
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ fn mainArgs(gpa: Allocator, arena: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
     } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "env")) {
         dev.check(.env_command);
         verifyLibcxxCorrectlyLinked();
-        return @import("print_env.zig").cmdEnv(arena, cmd_args, io.getStdOut().writer());
+        return @import("print_env.zig").cmdEnv(arena, cmd_args, fs.File.stdout().writer());
     } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "reduce")) {
         return jitCmd(gpa, arena, cmd_args, .{
             .cmd_name = "reduce",
@@ -360,10 +360,10 @@ fn mainArgs(gpa: Allocator, arena: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
         });
     } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "zen")) {
         dev.check(.zen_command);
-        return io.getStdOut().writeAll(info_zen);
+        return fs.File.stdout().writeAll(info_zen);
     } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "help") or mem.eql(u8, cmd, "-h") or mem.eql(u8, cmd, "--help")) {
         dev.check(.help_command);
-        return io.getStdOut().writeAll(usage);
+        return fs.File.stdout().writeAll(usage);
     } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "ast-check")) {
         return cmdAstCheck(arena, cmd_args);
     } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "detect-cpu")) {
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ fn buildOutputType(
                     };
                 } else if (mem.startsWith(u8, arg, "-")) {
                     if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-h") or mem.eql(u8, arg, "--help")) {
-                        try io.getStdOut().writeAll(usage_build_generic);
+                        try fs.File.stdout().writeAll(usage_build_generic);
                         return cleanExit();
                     } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "--")) {
                         if (arg_mode == .run) {
@@ -2766,9 +2766,9 @@ fn buildOutputType(
                 } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-V")) {
                     warn("ignoring request for supported emulations: unimplemented", .{});
                 } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-v")) {
-                    try std.io.getStdOut().writeAll("zig ld " ++ build_options.version ++ "\n");
+                    try fs.File.stdout().writeAll("zig ld " ++ build_options.version ++ "\n");
                 } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "--version")) {
-                    try std.io.getStdOut().writeAll("zig ld " ++ build_options.version ++ "\n");
+                    try fs.File.stdout().writeAll("zig ld " ++ build_options.version ++ "\n");
                     process.exit(0);
                 } else {
                     fatal("unsupported linker arg: {s}", .{arg});
@@ -3328,7 +3328,7 @@ fn buildOutputType(
         var hasher = Cache.Hasher.init("0123456789abcdef");
         var w = io.multiWriter(.{ f.writer(), hasher.writer() });
         var fifo = std.fifo.LinearFifo(u8, .{ .Static = 4096 }).init();
-        try fifo.pump(io.getStdIn().reader(), w.writer());
+        try fifo.pump(fs.File.stdin().reader(), w.writer());
 
         var bin_digest: Cache.BinDigest = undefined;
         hasher.final(&bin_digest);
@@ -3546,15 +3546,15 @@ fn buildOutputType(
     if (show_builtin) {
         const builtin_opts = comp.root_mod.getBuiltinOptions(comp.config);
         const source = try builtin_opts.generate(arena);
-        return std.io.getStdOut().writeAll(source);
+        return fs.File.stdout().writeAll(source);
     }
     switch (listen) {
         .none => {},
         .stdio => {
             try serve(
                 comp,
-                std.io.getStdIn(),
-                std.io.getStdOut(),
+                .stdin(),
+                .stdout(),
                 test_exec_args.items,
                 self_exe_path,
                 arg_mode,
@@ -4606,7 +4606,7 @@ fn cmdTranslateC(
             fatal("unable to open cached translated zig file '{s}{s}{s}': {s}", .{ path, fs.path.sep_str, out_zig_path, @errorName(err) });
         };
         defer zig_file.close();
-        try io.getStdOut().writeFileAll(zig_file, .{});
+        try fs.File.stdout().writeFileAll(zig_file, .{});
         return cleanExit();
     }
 }
@@ -4636,7 +4636,7 @@ fn cmdInit(gpa: Allocator, arena: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
                 if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-s") or mem.eql(u8, arg, "--strip")) {
                     strip = true;
                 } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-h") or mem.eql(u8, arg, "--help")) {
-                    try io.getStdOut().writeAll(usage_init);
+                    try fs.File.stdout().writeAll(usage_init);
                     return cleanExit();
                 } else {
                     fatal("unrecognized parameter: '{s}'", .{arg});
@@ -5482,7 +5482,7 @@ fn jitCmd(
 
         if (options.server) {
             var server = std.zig.Server{
-                .out = std.io.getStdOut(),
+                .out = fs.File.stdout(),
                 .in = undefined, // won't be receiving messages
                 .receive_fifo = undefined, // won't be receiving messages
             };
@@ -6015,7 +6015,7 @@ fn cmdAstCheck(
         const arg = args[i];
         if (mem.startsWith(u8, arg, "-")) {
             if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-h") or mem.eql(u8, arg, "--help")) {
-                try io.getStdOut().writeAll(usage_ast_check);
+                try fs.File.stdout().writeAll(usage_ast_check);
                 return cleanExit();
             } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-t")) {
                 want_output_text = true;
@@ -6046,7 +6046,7 @@ fn cmdAstCheck(
             break :file fs.cwd().openFile(p, .{}) catch |err| {
                 fatal("unable to open file '{s}' for ast-check: {s}", .{ display_path, @errorName(err) });
             };
-        } else io.getStdIn();
+        } else fs.File.stdin();
         defer if (zig_source_path != null) f.close();
         break :s std.zig.readSourceFileToEndAlloc(arena, f, null) catch |err| {
             fatal("unable to load file '{s}' for ast-check: {s}", .{ display_path, @errorName(err) });
@@ -6107,7 +6107,7 @@ fn cmdAstCheck(
                 const extra_bytes = zir.extra.len * @sizeOf(u32);
                 const total_bytes = @sizeOf(Zir) + instruction_bytes + extra_bytes +
                     zir.string_bytes.len * @sizeOf(u8);
-                const stdout = io.getStdOut();
+                const stdout = fs.File.stdout();
                 const fmtIntSizeBin = std.fmt.fmtIntSizeBin;
                 // zig fmt: off
                 try stdout.writer().print(
@@ -6131,7 +6131,7 @@ fn cmdAstCheck(
                 // zig fmt: on
             }
 
-            try @import("print_zir.zig").renderAsTextToFile(arena, tree, zir, io.getStdOut());
+            try @import("print_zir.zig").renderAsTextToFile(arena, tree, zir, fs.File.stdout());
 
             if (zir.hasCompileErrors()) {
                 process.exit(1);
@@ -6158,7 +6158,7 @@ fn cmdAstCheck(
                 fatal("-t option only available in builds of zig with debug extensions", .{});
             }
 
-            try @import("print_zoir.zig").renderToFile(zoir, arena, io.getStdOut());
+            try @import("print_zoir.zig").renderToFile(zoir, arena, fs.File.stdout());
             return cleanExit();
         },
     }
@@ -6186,7 +6186,7 @@ fn cmdDetectCpu(args: []const []const u8) !void {
             const arg = args[i];
             if (mem.startsWith(u8, arg, "-")) {
                 if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-h") or mem.eql(u8, arg, "--help")) {
-                    const stdout = io.getStdOut().writer();
+                    const stdout = fs.File.stdout().writer();
                     try stdout.writeAll(detect_cpu_usage);
                     return cleanExit();
                 } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "--llvm")) {
@@ -6279,7 +6279,7 @@ fn detectNativeCpuWithLLVM(
 }
 
 fn printCpu(cpu: std.Target.Cpu) !void {
-    var bw = io.bufferedWriter(io.getStdOut().writer());
+    var bw = io.bufferedWriter(fs.File.stdout().writer());
     const stdout = bw.writer();
 
     if (cpu.model.llvm_name) |llvm_name| {
@@ -6328,7 +6328,7 @@ fn cmdDumpLlvmInts(
     const dl = tm.createTargetDataLayout();
     const context = llvm.Context.create();
 
-    var bw = io.bufferedWriter(io.getStdOut().writer());
+    var bw = io.bufferedWriter(fs.File.stdout().writer());
     const stdout = bw.writer();
 
     for ([_]u16{ 1, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 }) |bits| {
@@ -6368,7 +6368,7 @@ fn cmdDumpZir(
         const extra_bytes = zir.extra.len * @sizeOf(u32);
         const total_bytes = @sizeOf(Zir) + instruction_bytes + extra_bytes +
             zir.string_bytes.len * @sizeOf(u8);
-        const stdout = io.getStdOut();
+        const stdout = fs.File.stdout();
         const fmtIntSizeBin = std.fmt.fmtIntSizeBin;
         // zig fmt: off
         try stdout.writer().print(
@@ -6386,7 +6386,7 @@ fn cmdDumpZir(
         // zig fmt: on
     }
 
-    return @import("print_zir.zig").renderAsTextToFile(arena, null, zir, io.getStdOut());
+    return @import("print_zir.zig").renderAsTextToFile(arena, null, zir, fs.File.stdout());
 }
 
 /// This is only enabled for debug builds.
@@ -6444,7 +6444,7 @@ fn cmdChangelist(
     var inst_map: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(Zir.Inst.Index, Zir.Inst.Index) = .empty;
     try Zcu.mapOldZirToNew(arena, old_zir, new_zir, &inst_map);
 
-    var bw = io.bufferedWriter(io.getStdOut().writer());
+    var bw = io.bufferedWriter(fs.File.stdout().writer());
     const stdout = bw.writer();
     {
         try stdout.print("Instruction mappings:\n", .{});
@@ -6794,7 +6794,7 @@ fn cmdFetch(
             const arg = args[i];
             if (mem.startsWith(u8, arg, "-")) {
                 if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-h") or mem.eql(u8, arg, "--help")) {
-                    const stdout = io.getStdOut().writer();
+                    const stdout = fs.File.stdout().writer();
                     try stdout.writeAll(usage_fetch);
                     return cleanExit();
                 } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "--global-cache-dir")) {
@@ -6908,7 +6908,7 @@ fn cmdFetch(
 
     const name = switch (save) {
         .no => {
-            try io.getStdOut().writer().print("{s}\n", .{package_hash_slice});
+            try fs.File.stdout().writer().print("{s}\n", .{package_hash_slice});
             return cleanExit();
         },
         .yes, .exact => |name| name: {