diff --git a/examples/dom/border.cpp b/examples/dom/border.cpp
index 77b0f819..bed5765d 100644
--- a/examples/dom/border.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/border.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
       filler(),
   });
   auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Fit(document));
-  Render(screen, document.get());
+  Render(screen, document);
   std::cout << screen.ToString() << std::endl;
 }
diff --git a/examples/dom/dbox.cpp b/examples/dom/dbox.cpp
index 8e917ff8..afac9fce 100644
--- a/examples/dom/dbox.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/dbox.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
       text(L"overlay") | border | center,
   });
   auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Fit(document));
-  Render(screen, document.get());
+  Render(screen, document);
 
   std::cout << screen.ToString();
 
diff --git a/examples/dom/gauge.cpp b/examples/dom/gauge.cpp
index 3d36bd34..4837e577 100644
--- a/examples/dom/gauge.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/gauge.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
         text(L" " + data_downloaded),
     });
     auto screen = Screen(100, 1);
-    Render(screen, document.get());
+    Render(screen, document);
     std::cout << reset_position << screen.ToString() << std::flush;
     reset_position = screen.ResetPosition();
 
diff --git a/examples/dom/graph.cpp b/examples/dom/graph.cpp
index cae49ac4..a394d4fc 100644
--- a/examples/dom/graph.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/graph.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
         border | size(HEIGHT, GREATER_THAN, 40);
 
     auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Fit(document));
-    Render(screen, document.get());
+    Render(screen, document);
     std::cout << reset_position << screen.ToString() << std::flush;
 
     reset_position = screen.ResetPosition();
diff --git a/examples/dom/hflow.cpp b/examples/dom/hflow.cpp
index 6adecbe2..da174929 100644
--- a/examples/dom/hflow.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/hflow.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
                   style;
 
   auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Fit(document));
-  Render(screen, document.get());
+  Render(screen, document);
   std::cout << screen.ToString() << std::endl;
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/examples/dom/html_like.cpp b/examples/dom/html_like.cpp
index 1c855bbd..a89cfc88 100644
--- a/examples/dom/html_like.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/html_like.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
         border;
 
     auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full());
-    Render(screen, document.get());
+    Render(screen, document);
     std::cout << reset_position << screen.ToString() << std::flush;
 
     reset_position = screen.ResetPosition();
diff --git a/examples/dom/package_manager.cpp b/examples/dom/package_manager.cpp
index dc8aceef..c7d310c9 100644
--- a/examples/dom/package_manager.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/package_manager.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
     // Draw.
     auto document = render();
     auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Fit(document));
-    Render(screen, document.get());
+    Render(screen, document);
     std::cout << reset_position << screen.ToString() << std::flush;
     reset_position = screen.ResetPosition();
 
diff --git a/examples/dom/paragraph.cpp b/examples/dom/paragraph.cpp
index 0e1b7f1a..95de2a63 100644
--- a/examples/dom/paragraph.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/paragraph.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
   });
 
   auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Full());
-  Render(screen, document.get());
+  Render(screen, document);
   std::cout << screen.ToString();
   getchar();
 
diff --git a/examples/dom/separator.cpp b/examples/dom/separator.cpp
index 71b495f3..715e47c2 100644
--- a/examples/dom/separator.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/separator.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
                   }) |
                   border;
   auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Fit(document));
-  Render(screen, document.get());
+  Render(screen, document);
 
   std::cout << screen.ToString() << std::endl;
 
diff --git a/examples/dom/size.cpp b/examples/dom/size.cpp
index 3005ab22..45614d28 100644
--- a/examples/dom/size.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/size.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
 
   auto document = hbox(std::move(content));
   auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Fit(document));
-  Render(screen, document.get());
+  Render(screen, document);
   std::cout << screen.ToString() << std::endl;
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/examples/dom/spinner.cpp b/examples/dom/spinner.cpp
index 4a2333ac..721f9190 100644
--- a/examples/dom/spinner.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/spinner.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
         filler(),
     });
     auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Fit(document));
-    Render(screen, document.get());
+    Render(screen, document);
     std::cout << reset_position << screen.ToString() << std::flush;
     reset_position = screen.ResetPosition();
 
diff --git a/examples/dom/style_blink.cpp b/examples/dom/style_blink.cpp
index e2b6bbcb..c0861635 100644
--- a/examples/dom/style_blink.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/style_blink.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
           text(L". Do you like it?"),
       });
   auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Fit(document));
-  Render(screen, document.get());
+  Render(screen, document);
 
   std::cout << screen.ToString();
 
diff --git a/examples/dom/style_bold.cpp b/examples/dom/style_bold.cpp
index 7fa3216e..5e36f82d 100644
--- a/examples/dom/style_bold.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/style_bold.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
           text(L". Do you like it?"),
       });
   auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Fit(document));
-  Render(screen, document.get());
+  Render(screen, document);
 
   std::cout << screen.ToString();
 
diff --git a/examples/dom/style_color.cpp b/examples/dom/style_color.cpp
index 06151bd5..5d6c2c9f 100644
--- a/examples/dom/style_color.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/style_color.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
   // clang-format on
 
   auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Fit(document));
-  Render(screen, document.get());
+  Render(screen, document);
 
   std::cout << screen.ToString();
 
diff --git a/examples/dom/style_dim.cpp b/examples/dom/style_dim.cpp
index e95d8762..75d0fc28 100644
--- a/examples/dom/style_dim.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/style_dim.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
           text(L". Do you like it?"),
       });
   auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Fit(document));
-  Render(screen, document.get());
+  Render(screen, document);
 
   std::cout << screen.ToString();
 
diff --git a/examples/dom/style_gallery.cpp b/examples/dom/style_gallery.cpp
index ff858e9a..245f99b1 100644
--- a/examples/dom/style_gallery.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/style_gallery.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
     });
   // clang-format on
   auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Fit(document));
-  Render(screen, document.get());
+  Render(screen, document);
 
   std::cout << screen.ToString();
 
diff --git a/examples/dom/style_inverted.cpp b/examples/dom/style_inverted.cpp
index bf9a7bee..47236f0a 100644
--- a/examples/dom/style_inverted.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/style_inverted.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
       text(L". Do you like it?"),
   });
   auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Fit(document));
-  Render(screen, document.get());
+  Render(screen, document);
 
   std::cout << screen.ToString();
 
diff --git a/examples/dom/style_underlined.cpp b/examples/dom/style_underlined.cpp
index 7335409e..0fa9b9c7 100644
--- a/examples/dom/style_underlined.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/style_underlined.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
           text(L". Do you like it?"),
       });
   auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Fit(document));
-  Render(screen, document.get());
+  Render(screen, document);
 
   std::cout << screen.ToString();
 
diff --git a/examples/dom/vbox_hbox.cpp b/examples/dom/vbox_hbox.cpp
index 265b270b..2a0a53cb 100644
--- a/examples/dom/vbox_hbox.cpp
+++ b/examples/dom/vbox_hbox.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
           }),
       });
   auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full());
-  Render(screen, document.get());
+  Render(screen, document);
 
   std::cout << screen.ToString();
   getchar();
diff --git a/examples/html/test.html.disabled b/examples/html/test.html.disabled
index 3ecf0759..acd34427 100644
--- a/examples/html/test.html.disabled
+++ b/examples/html/test.html.disabled
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
           filler()
         );
       auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Fit(document));
-      Render(screen, document.get());
+      Render(screen, document);
       std::cout << screen.ToString() << std::endl;
       return 0;
     }
diff --git a/include/ftxui/dom/node.hpp b/include/ftxui/dom/node.hpp
index 4cd55771..9f061a45 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/dom/node.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/dom/node.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class Node {
   Box box_;
 };
 
+void Render(Screen& screen, const Element& node);
 void Render(Screen& screen, Node* node);
 
 }  // namespace ftxui
diff --git a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
index 0b4a434e..89720796 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void ScreenInteractive::Draw(Component* component) {
     cursor_.y = dimy_ - 1;
   }
 
-  Render(*this, document.get());
+  Render(*this, document);
 
   // Set cursor position for user using tools to insert CJK characters.
   set_cursor_position = "";
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/gauge_test.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/gauge_test.cpp
index 0e702a75..eca33388 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/gauge_test.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/gauge_test.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ using namespace ftxui;
 TEST(GaugeTest, zero) {
   auto root = gauge(0);
   Screen screen(11, 1);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("           ", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ TEST(GaugeTest, zero) {
 TEST(GaugeTest, half) {
   auto root = gauge(0.5);
   Screen screen(11, 1);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("█████▍     ", screen.ToString());
   //"  ▏▎▍▌▊▉█";
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ TEST(GaugeTest, half) {
 TEST(GaugeTest, one) {
   auto root = gauge(1.0);
   Screen screen(11, 1);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("███████████", screen.ToString());
 }
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/hbox_test.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/hbox_test.cpp
index 55564b50..f7b55f9a 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/hbox_test.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/hbox_test.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ using namespace ftxui;
 TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenSmaller1) {
   auto root = hbox(text(L"text_1"), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(11, 1);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_1text_", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenSmaller1) {
 TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenSmaller2) {
   auto root = hbox(text(L"text_1"), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(10, 1);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_1text", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenSmaller2) {
 TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenFit) {
   auto root = hbox(text(L"text_1"), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(12, 1);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_1text_2", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenFit) {
 TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenBigger1) {
   auto root = hbox(text(L"text_1"), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(13, 1);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_1text_2 ", screen.ToString());
 }
 TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenBigger2) {
   auto root = hbox(text(L"text_1"), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(14, 1);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_1text_2  ", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenBigger2) {
 TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenSmaller1Flex) {
   auto root = hbox(text(L"text_1"), filler(), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(11, 1);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_text_2", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenSmaller1Flex) {
 TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenSmaller2Flex) {
   auto root = hbox(text(L"text_1"), filler(), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(10, 1);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("texttext_2", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenSmaller2Flex) {
 TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenFitFlex) {
   auto root = hbox(text(L"text_1"), filler(), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(12, 1);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_1text_2", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenFitFlex) {
 TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenBigger1Flex) {
   auto root = hbox(text(L"text_1"), filler(), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(13, 1);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_1 text_2", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenBigger1Flex) {
 TEST(HBoxTest, ScreenBigger2Flex) {
   auto root = hbox(text(L"text_1"), filler(), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(14, 1);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_1  text_2", screen.ToString());
 }
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/node.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/node.cpp
index 984ec873..a2dd0018 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/node.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/node.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ void Node::Render(Screen& screen) {
     child->Render(screen);
 }
 
+void Render(Screen& screen, const Element& element) {
+  Render(screen, element);
+}
+
 void Render(Screen& screen, Node* node) {
   // Step 1: Find what dimension this elements wants to be.
   node->ComputeRequirement();
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/text_test.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/text_test.cpp
index f8616e22..b4004624 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/text_test.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/text_test.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ using namespace ftxui;
 TEST(TextTest, ScreenHeightSmaller) {
   auto element = text(L"test");
   Screen screen(2, 0);
-  Render(screen, element.get());
+  Render(screen, element);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ TEST(TextTest, ScreenHeightSmaller) {
 TEST(TextTest, ScreenSmaller) {
   auto element = text(L"test");
   Screen screen(2, 1);
-  Render(screen, element.get());
+  Render(screen, element);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("te", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TEST(TextTest, ScreenSmaller) {
 TEST(TextTest, ScreenFit) {
   auto element = text(L"test");
   Screen screen(4, 1);
-  Render(screen, element.get());
+  Render(screen, element);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("test", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ TEST(TextTest, ScreenFit) {
 TEST(TextTest, ScreenBigger) {
   auto element = text(L"test");
   Screen screen(6, 1);
-  Render(screen, element.get());
+  Render(screen, element);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("test  ", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ TEST(TextTest, ScreenBigger) {
 TEST(TextTest, ScreenBigger2) {
   auto element = text(L"test");
   Screen screen(6, 2);
-  Render(screen, element.get());
+  Render(screen, element);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("test  \n      ", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ TEST(TextTest, ScreenBigger2) {
 TEST(TextTest, CJK) {
   auto element = text(L"测试") | border;
   Screen screen(6, 3);
-  Render(screen, element.get());
+  Render(screen, element);
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "┌────┐\n"
       "│测试│\n"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ TEST(TextTest, CJK) {
 TEST(TextTest, CJK_2) {
   auto element = text(L"测试") | border;
   Screen screen(5, 3);
-  Render(screen, element.get());
+  Render(screen, element);
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "┌───┐\n"
       "│测试\n"
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ TEST(TextTest, CJK_2) {
 TEST(TextTest, CJK_3) {
   auto element = text(L"测试") | border;
   Screen screen(4, 3);
-  Render(screen, element.get());
+  Render(screen, element);
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "┌──┐\n"
       "│测│\n"
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/vbox_test.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/vbox_test.cpp
index 770c8d0b..dd2abaa3 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/vbox_test.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/vbox_test.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ using namespace ftxui;
 TEST(VBoxTest, ScreenSmaller1) {
   auto root = vbox(text(L"text_1"), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(6, 1);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_1", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ TEST(VBoxTest, ScreenSmaller1) {
 TEST(VBoxTest, ScreenFit) {
   auto root = vbox(text(L"text_1"), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(6, 2);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_1\ntext_2", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ TEST(VBoxTest, ScreenFit) {
 TEST(VBoxTest, ScreenBigger1) {
   auto root = vbox(text(L"text_1"), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(6, 3);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_1\ntext_2\n      ", screen.ToString());
 }
 TEST(VBoxTest, ScreenBigger2) {
   auto root = vbox(text(L"text_1"), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(6, 4);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_1\ntext_2\n      \n      ", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ TEST(VBoxTest, ScreenBigger2) {
 TEST(VBoxTest, ScreenSmaller1Flex) {
   auto root = vbox(text(L"text_1"), filler(), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(6, 1);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_2", screen.ToString());
 }
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ TEST(VBoxTest, ScreenSmaller1Flex) {
 TEST(VBoxTest, ScreenFitFlex) {
   auto root = vbox(text(L"text_1"), filler(), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(7, 5);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "text_1 \n"
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ TEST(VBoxTest, ScreenFitFlex) {
 TEST(VBoxTest, ScreenBigger1Flex) {
   auto root = vbox(text(L"text_1"), filler(), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(6, 3);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_1\n      \ntext_2", screen.ToString());
 }
 TEST(VBoxTest, ScreenBigger2Flex) {
   auto root = vbox(text(L"text_1"), filler(), text(L"text_2"));
   Screen screen(6, 4);
-  Render(screen, root.get());
+  Render(screen, root);
 
   EXPECT_EQ("text_1\n      \n      \ntext_2", screen.ToString());
 }