diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53edeb3..e0b3eed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,14 +23,10 @@
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1"
   },
   "build": {
-    "nwVersion": "0.35.5",
-    "targets": [
-      "zip"
-    ]
+    "nwVersion": "0.35.5"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "dist": "build --tasks win-x64,linux-x64,mac-x64 --mirror https://dl.nwjs.io/ . --concurrent",
-    "mac": "build --tasks mac-x64 --mirror https://dl.nwjs.io/ . --concurrent"
+    "dist": "./scripts/build.sh"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "nwjs-builder-phoenix": "^1.15.0"
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8a381f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+build --tasks win-x64,linux-x64,mac-x64 --mirror https://dl.nwjs.io/ . --concurrent
+cp ./scripts/memex-backup-helper.desktop ./dist/memex-backup-helper-*-linux-x64/
+cd ./dist/memex-backup-helper-*-linux-x64/
+mkdir src
+# allow ! by setting dotglob in optional shell behavior 
+shopt -s extglob dotglob
+mv !(src) ./src/
+# unset dotglob for default bash behavior
+shopt -u dotglob
+cd ./../../
+cp ./scripts/linux-installer.sh ./dist/memex-backup-helper-*-linux-x64/
+chmod +x ./dist/memex-backup-helper-*-linux-x64/linux-installer.sh
+echo ./dist/memex-backup-helper-*-x64 | xargs -n 1 cp ./scripts/readme.URL 
+cd ./dist
+# zip the dist directories
+# disabled because of super huge filesize using zip for the mac folder
+# find . -iname "memex-backup-helper-*-x64" -print0 -maxdepth 1 | xargs -0 -I folder zip -r ./folder.zip ./folder
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diff --git a/scripts/linux-installer.sh b/scripts/linux-installer.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e10e8c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/linux-installer.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+mkdir -p ~/.memex-backup-helper
+cd ./src
+sed -e "s/%%user%%/$USER/g" ./memex-backup-helper.desktop > ~/.local/share/applications/memex-backup-helper.desktop
+\cp -r ./* ~/.memex-backup-helper/
+rm ~/.memex-backup-helper/memex-backup-helper.desktop
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diff --git a/scripts/memex-backup-helper.desktop b/scripts/memex-backup-helper.desktop
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f41274b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/memex-backup-helper.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.0
+Type=Application
+Terminal=false
+Exec=/home/%%user%%/.memex-backup-helper/memex-backup-helper
+Name=Memex Backup Helper
+Comment=Memex Local Backup Helper
+Icon=/home/%%user%%/.memex-backup-helper/img/appIcon.png
+Categories=Application;
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diff --git a/scripts/readme.URL b/scripts/readme.URL
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47b2ebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/readme.URL
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[InternetShortcut]
+URL=https://www.notion.so/worldbrain/Download-Memex-Backup-App-7dacad9e95b44c5db681033fc264fb59
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