diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5bd79533e..52da9ff32 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pep440_rs 0.3.12",
  "pep508_rs",
  "platform-tags",
+ "puffin-fs",
  "puffin-git",
  "puffin-normalize",
  "pypi-types",
@@ -1476,6 +1477,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "platform-host",
  "platform-info",
  "plist",
+ "puffin-fs",
  "puffin-normalize",
  "pyo3",
  "pypi-types",
@@ -2283,6 +2285,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "distribution-filename",
  "distribution-types",
+ "dunce",
  "filetime",
  "flate2",
  "fs-err",
@@ -2308,6 +2311,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "puffin-client",
  "puffin-dispatch",
  "puffin-distribution",
+ "puffin-fs",
  "puffin-installer",
  "puffin-interpreter",
  "puffin-normalize",
@@ -2576,6 +2580,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "glob",
  "hex",
  "once_cell",
+ "puffin-fs",
  "rand",
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
@@ -3021,6 +3026,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "pep440_rs 0.3.12",
  "pep508_rs",
+ "puffin-fs",
  "puffin-normalize",
  "regex",
  "serde",
diff --git a/crates/distribution-types/Cargo.toml b/crates/distribution-types/Cargo.toml
index 610c3d4c3..e39696ed6 100644
--- a/crates/distribution-types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/distribution-types/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ distribution-filename = { path = "../distribution-filename", features = ["serde"
 pep440_rs = { path = "../pep440-rs" }
 pep508_rs = { path = "../pep508-rs" }
 platform-tags = { path = "../platform-tags" }
+puffin-fs = { path = "../puffin-fs" }
 puffin-git = { path = "../puffin-git", features = ["vendored-openssl"] }
 puffin-normalize = { path = "../puffin-normalize" }
 pypi-types = { path = "../pypi-types" }
diff --git a/crates/distribution-types/src/installed.rs b/crates/distribution-types/src/installed.rs
index 061bc7cd9..03eddda31 100644
--- a/crates/distribution-types/src/installed.rs
+++ b/crates/distribution-types/src/installed.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use fs_err as fs;
 use url::Url;
 
 use pep440_rs::Version;
+use puffin_fs::NormalizedDisplay;
 use puffin_normalize::PackageName;
 
 use crate::{InstalledMetadata, InstalledVersion, Name};
@@ -102,8 +103,12 @@ impl InstalledDist {
     pub fn metadata(&self) -> Result<pypi_types::Metadata21> {
         let path = self.path().join("METADATA");
         let contents = fs::read(&path)?;
-        pypi_types::Metadata21::parse(&contents)
-            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to parse METADATA file at: {}", path.display()))
+        pypi_types::Metadata21::parse(&contents).with_context(|| {
+            format!(
+                "Failed to parse METADATA file at: {}",
+                path.normalized_display()
+            )
+        })
     }
 
     /// Return the [`Url`] of the distribution, if it is editable.
diff --git a/crates/install-wheel-rs/Cargo.toml b/crates/install-wheel-rs/Cargo.toml
index e70b7a606..8a909a763 100644
--- a/crates/install-wheel-rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/install-wheel-rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ distribution-filename = { path = "../distribution-filename" }
 pep440_rs = { path = "../pep440-rs" }
 platform-host = { path = "../platform-host" }
 puffin-normalize = { path = "../puffin-normalize" }
+puffin-fs = { path = "../puffin-fs" }
 pypi-types = { path = "../pypi-types" }
 
 clap = { workspace = true, optional = true, features = ["derive", "env"] }
diff --git a/crates/install-wheel-rs/src/install_location.rs b/crates/install-wheel-rs/src/install_location.rs
index b3590c8f6..6221bf3ff 100644
--- a/crates/install-wheel-rs/src/install_location.rs
+++ b/crates/install-wheel-rs/src/install_location.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use fs2::FileExt;
 use fs_err::File;
 use tracing::{error, warn};
 
+use puffin_fs::NormalizedDisplay;
+
 const INSTALL_LOCKFILE: &str = "install-wheel-rs.lock";
 
 /// I'm not sure that's the right way to normalize here, but it's a single place to change
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ impl Drop for LockedDir {
         if let Err(err) = self.lockfile.file().unlock() {
             error!(
                 "Failed to unlock {}: {}",
-                self.lockfile.path().display(),
+                self.lockfile.path().normalized_display(),
                 err
             );
         }
diff --git a/crates/install-wheel-rs/src/wheel.rs b/crates/install-wheel-rs/src/wheel.rs
index b5a75bd62..39e6b5070 100644
--- a/crates/install-wheel-rs/src/wheel.rs
+++ b/crates/install-wheel-rs/src/wheel.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use zip::{ZipArchive, ZipWriter};
 
 use distribution_filename::WheelFilename;
 use pep440_rs::Version;
+use puffin_fs::NormalizedDisplay;
 use puffin_normalize::PackageName;
 use pypi_types::DirectUrl;
 
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ fn unpack_wheel_files<R: Read + Seek>(
                 .ok_or_else(|| {
                     Error::RecordFile(format!(
                         "Missing hash for {} (expected {})",
-                        relative.display(),
+                        relative.normalized_display(),
                         encoded_hash
                     ))
                 })?;
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ fn unpack_wheel_files<R: Read + Seek>(
                 if relative.as_os_str().to_string_lossy().starts_with("torch-") {
                     error!(
                         "Hash mismatch for {}. Recorded: {}, Actual: {}",
-                        relative.display(),
+                        relative.normalized_display(),
                         recorded_hash,
                         encoded_hash,
                     );
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ fn unpack_wheel_files<R: Read + Seek>(
                 }
                 return Err(Error::RecordFile(format!(
                     "Hash mismatch for {}. Recorded: {}, Actual: {}",
-                    relative.display(),
+                    relative.normalized_display(),
                     recorded_hash,
                     encoded_hash,
                 )));
@@ -499,7 +500,7 @@ fn bytecode_compile(
                 io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
                 format!(
                     "Didn't find pyc generated by compileall: {}",
-                    site_packages.join(&pyc_path).display()
+                    site_packages.join(&pyc_path).normalized_display()
                 ),
             )));
         }
@@ -593,9 +594,9 @@ pub fn relative_to(path: &Path, base: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf, Error> {
             Error::Io(io::Error::new(
                 io::ErrorKind::Other,
                 format!(
-                    "trivial strip case should have worked: {} vs {}",
-                    path.display(),
-                    base.display()
+                    "Trivial strip failed: {} vs. {}",
+                    path.normalized_display(),
+                    base.normalized_display()
                 ),
             ))
         })?;
@@ -717,8 +718,8 @@ fn install_script(
             // This should be possible to occur at this point, but filesystems and such
             Error::RecordFile(format!(
                 "Could not find entry for {} ({})",
-                relative_to_site_packages.display(),
-                path.display()
+                relative_to_site_packages.normalized_display(),
+                path.normalized_display()
             ))
         })?;
     entry.path = target_path.display().to_string();
diff --git a/crates/puffin-fs/src/lib.rs b/crates/puffin-fs/src/lib.rs
index 4bba56fed..8b4f08e43 100644
--- a/crates/puffin-fs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/puffin-fs/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ use tracing::{error, warn};
 
 use puffin_warnings::warn_user;
 
+pub use crate::path::*;
+
+mod path;
+
 /// Create a symlink from `src` to `dst`, replacing any existing symlink.
 ///
 /// On Windows, this uses the `junction` crate to create a junction point.
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ pub async fn write_atomic(path: impl AsRef<Path>, data: impl AsRef<[u8]>) -> std
             std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
             format!(
                 "Failed to persist temporary file to {}: {}",
-                path.as_ref().display(),
+                path.normalized_display(),
                 err.error
             ),
         )
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ pub fn write_atomic_sync(path: impl AsRef<Path>, data: impl AsRef<[u8]>) -> std:
             std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
             format!(
                 "Failed to persist temporary file to {}: {}",
-                path.as_ref().display(),
+                path.normalized_display(),
                 err.error
             ),
         )
@@ -192,7 +196,7 @@ impl LockedFile {
                 warn_user!(
                     "Waiting to acquire lock for {} (lockfile: {})",
                     resource,
-                    path.as_ref().display()
+                    path.normalized_display(),
                 );
                 file.file().lock_exclusive()?;
                 Ok(Self(file))
diff --git a/crates/puffin-fs/src/path.rs b/crates/puffin-fs/src/path.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..840b902a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/puffin-fs/src/path.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
+pub trait NormalizedDisplay {
+    /// Render a [`Path`] for user-facing display.
+    ///
+    /// On Windows, this will strip the `\\?\` prefix from paths. On other platforms, it's
+    /// equivalent to [`std::path::Display`].
+    fn normalized_display(&self) -> std::path::Display;
+}
+
+impl<T: AsRef<Path>> NormalizedDisplay for T {
+    fn normalized_display(&self) -> std::path::Display {
+        dunce::simplified(self.as_ref()).display()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/puffin-git/Cargo.toml b/crates/puffin-git/Cargo.toml
index 14d823832..ae82c66e7 100644
--- a/crates/puffin-git/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/puffin-git/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 cache-key = { path = "../cache-key" }
+puffin-fs = { path = "../puffin-fs" }
 
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 cargo-util = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/puffin-git/src/git.rs b/crates/puffin-git/src/git.rs
index b405a947c..70dd2c7b9 100644
--- a/crates/puffin-git/src/git.rs
+++ b/crates/puffin-git/src/git.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use std::{env, str};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context as _, Result};
 use cargo_util::{paths, ProcessBuilder};
 use git2::{self, ErrorClass, ObjectType};
+use puffin_fs::NormalizedDisplay;
 use reqwest::Client;
 use reqwest::StatusCode;
 use tracing::{debug, warn};
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ impl GitRemote {
         let reference = locked_ref.as_ref().unwrap_or(reference);
         if let Some(mut db) = db {
             fetch(&mut db.repo, self.url.as_str(), reference, strategy, client)
-                .with_context(|| format!("failed to fetch into: {}", into.display()))?;
+                .with_context(|| format!("failed to fetch into: {}", into.normalized_display()))?;
 
             let resolved_commit_hash = match locked_rev {
                 Some(rev) => db.contains(rev).then_some(rev),
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ impl GitRemote {
         paths::create_dir_all(into)?;
         let mut repo = init(into, true)?;
         fetch(&mut repo, self.url.as_str(), reference, strategy, client)
-            .with_context(|| format!("failed to clone into: {}", into.display()))?;
+            .with_context(|| format!("failed to clone into: {}", into.normalized_display()))?;
         let rev = match locked_rev {
             Some(rev) => rev,
             None => reference.resolve(&repo)?,
diff --git a/crates/puffin-interpreter/src/virtual_env.rs b/crates/puffin-interpreter/src/virtual_env.rs
index 70f7e60e4..1d0b69df7 100644
--- a/crates/puffin-interpreter/src/virtual_env.rs
+++ b/crates/puffin-interpreter/src/virtual_env.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use tracing::debug;
 
 use platform_host::Platform;
 use puffin_cache::Cache;
-use puffin_fs::LockedFile;
+use puffin_fs::{LockedFile, NormalizedDisplay};
 
 use crate::cfg::Configuration;
 use crate::python_platform::PythonPlatform;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl Virtualenv {
 
     /// Lock the virtual environment to prevent concurrent writes.
     pub fn lock(&self) -> Result<LockedFile, std::io::Error> {
-        LockedFile::acquire(self.root.join(".lock"), self.root.display())
+        LockedFile::acquire(self.root.join(".lock"), self.root.normalized_display())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/puffin/Cargo.toml b/crates/puffin/Cargo.toml
index c97565e26..10ec8aba1 100644
--- a/crates/puffin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/puffin/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ puffin-cache = { path = "../puffin-cache", features = ["clap"] }
 puffin-client = { path = "../puffin-client" }
 puffin-dispatch = { path = "../puffin-dispatch" }
 puffin-distribution = { path = "../puffin-distribution" }
+puffin-fs = { path = "../puffin-fs" }
 puffin-installer = { path = "../puffin-installer" }
 puffin-interpreter = { path = "../puffin-interpreter" }
 puffin-normalize = { path = "../puffin-normalize" }
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ tracing-tree = { workspace = true }
 url = { workspace = true }
 waitmap = { workspace = true }
 which = { workspace = true }
+dunce = "1.0.4"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "windows")'.dependencies]
 mimalloc = "0.1.39"
diff --git a/crates/puffin/src/commands/clean.rs b/crates/puffin/src/commands/clean.rs
index 173d1090d..4c7437a9f 100644
--- a/crates/puffin/src/commands/clean.rs
+++ b/crates/puffin/src/commands/clean.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use fs_err as fs;
 use owo_colors::OwoColorize;
 
 use puffin_cache::Cache;
+use puffin_fs::NormalizedDisplay;
 use puffin_normalize::PackageName;
 
 use crate::commands::ExitStatus;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ pub(crate) fn clean(
         writeln!(
             printer,
             "No cache found at: {}",
-            cache.root().display().cyan()
+            cache.root().normalized_display().cyan()
         )?;
         return Ok(ExitStatus::Success);
     }
@@ -29,10 +30,14 @@ pub(crate) fn clean(
         writeln!(
             printer,
             "Clearing cache at: {}",
-            cache.root().display().cyan()
+            cache.root().normalized_display().cyan()
         )?;
-        fs::remove_dir_all(cache.root())
-            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to clear cache at: {}", cache.root().display()))?;
+        fs::remove_dir_all(cache.root()).with_context(|| {
+            format!(
+                "Failed to clear cache at: {}",
+                cache.root().normalized_display()
+            )
+        })?;
     } else {
         for package in packages {
             let count = cache.purge(package)?;
diff --git a/crates/puffin/src/commands/freeze.rs b/crates/puffin/src/commands/freeze.rs
index 85448fca0..47c264170 100644
--- a/crates/puffin/src/commands/freeze.rs
+++ b/crates/puffin/src/commands/freeze.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use tracing::debug;
 use distribution_types::Name;
 use platform_host::Platform;
 use puffin_cache::Cache;
+use puffin_fs::NormalizedDisplay;
 use puffin_installer::SitePackages;
 use puffin_interpreter::Virtualenv;
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ pub(crate) fn freeze(cache: &Cache, strict: bool, mut printer: Printer) -> Resul
     debug!(
         "Using Python {} environment at {}",
         venv.interpreter().python_version(),
-        venv.python_executable().display().cyan()
+        venv.python_executable().normalized_display().cyan()
     );
 
     // Build the installed index.
diff --git a/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_compile.rs b/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_compile.rs
index 2dc29d48b..5bb7db603 100644
--- a/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_compile.rs
+++ b/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_compile.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use owo_colors::OwoColorize;
-use puffin_warnings::warn_user;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashSet;
 use tempfile::tempdir_in;
 use tracing::debug;
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ use platform_tags::Tags;
 use puffin_cache::Cache;
 use puffin_client::{FlatIndex, FlatIndexClient, RegistryClientBuilder};
 use puffin_dispatch::BuildDispatch;
+use puffin_fs::NormalizedDisplay;
 use puffin_installer::{Downloader, NoBinary};
 use puffin_interpreter::{Interpreter, PythonVersion};
 use puffin_normalize::{ExtraName, PackageName};
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ use puffin_resolver::{
     ResolutionOptions, Resolver,
 };
 use puffin_traits::{InFlight, SetupPyStrategy};
+use puffin_warnings::warn_user;
 use requirements_txt::EditableRequirement;
 
 use crate::commands::reporters::{DownloadReporter, ResolverReporter};
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn pip_compile(
     debug!(
         "Using Python {} interpreter at {} for builds",
         interpreter.python_version(),
-        interpreter.sys_executable().display().cyan()
+        interpreter.sys_executable().normalized_display().cyan()
     );
     if let Some(python_version) = python_version.as_ref() {
         // If the requested version does not match the version we're using warn the user
diff --git a/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_install.rs b/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_install.rs
index be65f1c6b..9664095ad 100644
--- a/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_install.rs
+++ b/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_install.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use platform_tags::Tags;
 use puffin_cache::Cache;
 use puffin_client::{FlatIndex, FlatIndexClient, RegistryClient, RegistryClientBuilder};
 use puffin_dispatch::BuildDispatch;
+use puffin_fs::NormalizedDisplay;
 use puffin_installer::{
     BuiltEditable, Downloader, NoBinary, Plan, Planner, Reinstall, ResolvedEditable, SitePackages,
 };
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn pip_install(
     debug!(
         "Using Python {} environment at {}",
         venv.interpreter().python_version(),
-        venv.python_executable().display().cyan()
+        venv.python_executable().normalized_display().cyan()
     );
 
     let _lock = venv.lock()?;
diff --git a/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_sync.rs b/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_sync.rs
index c1e05b22d..9e6867a0f 100644
--- a/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_sync.rs
+++ b/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_sync.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use platform_tags::Tags;
 use puffin_cache::Cache;
 use puffin_client::{FlatIndex, FlatIndexClient, RegistryClient, RegistryClientBuilder};
 use puffin_dispatch::BuildDispatch;
+use puffin_fs::NormalizedDisplay;
 use puffin_installer::{
     Downloader, NoBinary, Plan, Planner, Reinstall, ResolvedEditable, SitePackages,
 };
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn pip_sync(
     debug!(
         "Using Python {} environment at {}",
         venv.interpreter().python_version(),
-        venv.python_executable().display().cyan()
+        venv.python_executable().normalized_display().cyan()
     );
 
     let _lock = venv.lock()?;
diff --git a/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_uninstall.rs b/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_uninstall.rs
index bc920c964..ba1c42c88 100644
--- a/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_uninstall.rs
+++ b/crates/puffin/src/commands/pip_uninstall.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use tracing::debug;
 use distribution_types::{InstalledMetadata, Name};
 use platform_host::Platform;
 use puffin_cache::Cache;
+use puffin_fs::NormalizedDisplay;
 use puffin_interpreter::Virtualenv;
 
 use crate::commands::{elapsed, ExitStatus};
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn pip_uninstall(
     debug!(
         "Using Python {} environment at {}",
         venv.interpreter().python_version(),
-        venv.python_executable().display().cyan()
+        venv.python_executable().normalized_display().cyan(),
     );
 
     let _lock = venv.lock()?;
diff --git a/crates/puffin/src/commands/venv.rs b/crates/puffin/src/commands/venv.rs
index d00279918..24c0702b8 100644
--- a/crates/puffin/src/commands/venv.rs
+++ b/crates/puffin/src/commands/venv.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use platform_host::Platform;
 use puffin_cache::Cache;
 use puffin_client::{FlatIndex, FlatIndexClient, RegistryClientBuilder};
 use puffin_dispatch::BuildDispatch;
+use puffin_fs::NormalizedDisplay;
 use puffin_installer::NoBinary;
 use puffin_interpreter::{find_default_python, find_requested_python, Interpreter};
 use puffin_resolver::InMemoryIndex;
@@ -90,14 +91,14 @@ async fn venv_impl(
         printer,
         "Using Python {} interpreter at {}",
         interpreter.python_version(),
-        interpreter.sys_executable().display().cyan()
+        interpreter.sys_executable().normalized_display().cyan()
     )
     .into_diagnostic()?;
 
     writeln!(
         printer,
         "Creating virtual environment at: {}",
-        path.display().cyan()
+        path.normalized_display().cyan()
     )
     .into_diagnostic()?;
 
diff --git a/crates/puffin/src/requirements.rs b/crates/puffin/src/requirements.rs
index 131ce8c98..69507c845 100644
--- a/crates/puffin/src/requirements.rs
+++ b/crates/puffin/src/requirements.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use fs_err as fs;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashSet;
 
 use pep508_rs::Requirement;
+use puffin_fs::NormalizedDisplay;
 use puffin_normalize::{ExtraName, PackageName};
 use requirements_txt::{EditableRequirement, RequirementsTxt};
 
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ impl RequirementsSpecification {
             RequirementsSource::PyprojectToml(path) => {
                 let contents = fs::read_to_string(path)?;
                 let pyproject_toml = toml::from_str::<pyproject_toml::PyProjectToml>(&contents)
-                    .with_context(|| format!("Failed to parse `{}`", path.display()))?;
+                    .with_context(|| format!("Failed to parse `{}`", path.normalized_display()))?;
                 let mut used_extras = FxHashSet::default();
                 let mut requirements = Vec::new();
                 let mut project_name = None;
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ impl RequirementsSpecification {
                     }
                     // Parse the project name
                     project_name = Some(PackageName::new(project.name).with_context(|| {
-                        format!("Invalid `project.name` in {}", path.display())
+                        format!("Invalid `project.name` in {}", path.normalized_display())
                     })?);
                 }
 
diff --git a/crates/puffin/tests/pip_uninstall.rs b/crates/puffin/tests/pip_uninstall.rs
index 792f0442d..c29c8809b 100644
--- a/crates/puffin/tests/pip_uninstall.rs
+++ b/crates/puffin/tests/pip_uninstall.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use insta_cmd::{assert_cmd_snapshot, get_cargo_bin};
 use url::Url;
 
 use common::{BIN_NAME, INSTA_FILTERS};
+use puffin_fs::NormalizedDisplay;
 
 use crate::common::{create_venv_py312, venv_to_interpreter};
 
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ fn missing_record() -> Result<()> {
 
     let dist_info_str = regex::escape(&format!(
         "RECORD file not found at: {}",
-        dist_info.display()
+        dist_info.normalized_display()
     ));
     let filters: Vec<_> = iter::once((
         dist_info_str.as_str(),
diff --git a/crates/requirements-txt/Cargo.toml b/crates/requirements-txt/Cargo.toml
index 9ba052e84..b8d6a728f 100644
--- a/crates/requirements-txt/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/requirements-txt/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 pep440_rs = { path = "../pep440-rs", features = ["serde"] }
 pep508_rs = { path = "../pep508-rs", features = ["serde"] }
+puffin-fs = { path = "../puffin-fs" }
 puffin-normalize = { path = "../puffin-normalize" }
 
 fs-err = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/requirements-txt/src/lib.rs b/crates/requirements-txt/src/lib.rs
index 12e33410f..f6fff1b39 100644
--- a/crates/requirements-txt/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/requirements-txt/src/lib.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ use unscanny::{Pattern, Scanner};
 use url::Url;
 
 use pep508_rs::{split_scheme, Pep508Error, Pep508ErrorSource, Requirement, VerbatimUrl};
+use puffin_fs::NormalizedDisplay;
 
 /// We emit one of those for each requirements.txt entry
 enum RequirementsTxtStatement {
@@ -562,28 +563,28 @@ impl Display for RequirementsTxtFileError {
                 write!(
                     f,
                     "Invalid editable path in `{}`: {given}",
-                    self.file.display()
+                    self.file.normalized_display()
                 )
             }
             RequirementsTxtParserError::UnsupportedUrl(url) => {
                 write!(
                     f,
                     "Unsupported URL (expected a `file://` scheme) in `{}`: {url}",
-                    self.file.display(),
+                    self.file.normalized_display(),
                 )
             }
             RequirementsTxtParserError::Parser { message, location } => {
                 write!(
                     f,
                     "{message} in `{}` at position {location}",
-                    self.file.display(),
+                    self.file.normalized_display(),
                 )
             }
             RequirementsTxtParserError::UnsupportedRequirement { start, end, .. } => {
                 write!(
                     f,
                     "Unsupported requirement in {} position {} to {}",
-                    self.file.display(),
+                    self.file.normalized_display(),
                     start,
                     end,
                 )
@@ -592,14 +593,14 @@ impl Display for RequirementsTxtFileError {
                 write!(
                     f,
                     "Couldn't parse requirement in `{}` at position {start}",
-                    self.file.display(),
+                    self.file.normalized_display(),
                 )
             }
             RequirementsTxtParserError::Subfile { start, .. } => {
                 write!(
                     f,
                     "Error parsing included file in `{}` at position {start}",
-                    self.file.display(),
+                    self.file.normalized_display(),
                 )
             }
         }
@@ -624,6 +625,7 @@ mod test {
 
     use fs_err as fs;
     use indoc::indoc;
+    use puffin_fs::NormalizedDisplay;
     use tempfile::tempdir;
     use test_case::test_case;
 
@@ -699,12 +701,12 @@ mod test {
             errors[0],
             format!(
                 "Error parsing included file in `{}` at position 0",
-                basic.display()
+                basic.normalized_display()
             )
         );
         assert_eq!(
             errors[1],
-            format!("failed to open file `{}`", missing.display()),
+            format!("failed to open file `{}`", missing.normalized_display()),
         );
         // The last error message is os specific
     }
@@ -721,7 +723,7 @@ mod test {
         let expected = &[
             format!(
                 "Couldn't parse requirement in `{}` at position 0",
-                basic.display()
+                basic.normalized_display()
             ),
             indoc! {"
                 Expected an alphanumeric character starting the extra name, found 'ö'