diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6ac11d6..0b767f1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 *.so
 *.pro.autosave
 base_override.h
+.DS_Store
 
 base-full/
 bass.lib
diff --git a/README_BUILD.md b/README_BUILD.md
index 685699c..f7441b8 100644
--- a/README_BUILD.md
+++ b/README_BUILD.md
@@ -8,22 +8,40 @@ This program has five main dependencies
 * Discord Rich Presence (https://github.com/discordapp/discord-rpc/releases)
 * Qt Apng Plugin (https://github.com/Skycoder42/QtApng/releases)
 
+### Help
+
+If you're having issues with any of this, ask in the offical Discord: https://discord.gg/wWvQ3pw
+Alternatively, you can ask OmniTroid#4004 on Discord.
+
 ### How to build dynamically (the easy way)
 
+#### General preparation
+
 What you want to do is first download the latest version of Qt from the first link. (get the prebuilt dynamic version)
-If you're on Ubuntu, go to the scripts/ folder and run configure_ubuntu.sh. This should fetch all the required dependencies automatically.  
-If not, go to each one of the links above and find the right dynamic library for your platform:
-* Windows: .dll
-* Linux: .so
-* Mac: .dylib
+After going through the OS-specific steps below, compiling in Qt creator should work.
 
-And put them in BOTH lib/ and the repository root (lib/ is required for linking and root is required for runtime)
+#### Windows
 
-Launch Qt creator, open the .pro file and try running it. Ask in the Discord if you're having issues: https://discord.gg/wWvQ3pw  
+If you're on Windows, you need to go find all the dependencies (see above) and put them in the lib/ folder.
+
+#### MacOS
+
+If you're on MacOS, you can simply go to terminal and run ./scripts/configure_macos.sh
+This will automatically fetch all the required dependencies. Additionally, if you need to create a standalone release, just run ./scripts/release_macos.sh
+This will make the .app bundle in bin/ able to execute as a standalone.
+
+#### Ubuntu
+
+If you're on Ubuntu, just go to terminal and run ./scripts/configure_ubuntu.sh
+This should fetch all the required dependencies automatically.  
+
+#### Other Linux
+
+With some tweaks to the ubuntu script, it shouldn't be a big hassle to compile it on a modern linux. Look in the script and see what you may have to modify.
 
 ### How to build statically (the hard way)
 
-You're gonna have a bad time.  
+You're gonna have a bad time.
   
 Building statically means you can distribute the final program without needing to pack alongside a lot of dynamic libraries.  
 This is a tricky process and is not recommended unless you know what you're doing.  
diff --git a/scripts/configure_macos.sh b/scripts/configure_macos.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..af08966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/configure_macos.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This script fetches all build dependencies for MacOS
+# Tested on MacOS 10.14 (Mojave), Qt 5.13 and XCode 10.2
+
+# Exit on errors and unset variables
+set -eu
+
+ROOT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )/"
+
+cd ${ROOT_DIR}
+
+LIB_TARGET="../../lib"
+BASS_LINK="http://uk.un4seen.com/files/bass24-osx.zip"
+BASSOPUS_LINK="http://www.un4seen.com/files/bassopus24-osx.zip"
+DISCORD_RPC_LINK="https://github.com/discordapp/discord-rpc/releases/download/v3.4.0/discord-rpc-osx.zip"
+APNG_LINK="https://github.com/Skycoder42/QtApng/releases/download/1.1.2-2/qtapng_clang_64_5.13.0.tar.xz"
+
+# Easier if we don't need to worry about an existing tmp folder tbh smh
+#      v Add a slash here for free tmp folder cleanup in true javascript community style
+rm -rf tmp
+mkdir tmp
+cd tmp
+
+curl -Ls ${BASS_LINK} -o bass.zip
+unzip -qq bass.zip
+cp libbass.dylib ${LIB_TARGET}
+
+curl -Ls ${BASSOPUS_LINK} -o bassopus.zip
+unzip -qq bassopus.zip
+cp libbassopus.dylib ${LIB_TARGET}
+
+curl -Ls ${DISCORD_RPC_LINK} -o discord_rpc.zip
+unzip -qq discord_rpc.zip
+cp discord-rpc/osx-dynamic/lib/libdiscord-rpc.dylib ${LIB_TARGET}
+
+curl -Ls ${APNG_LINK} -o apng.tar.xz
+tar -xf apng.tar.xz
+cp clang_64/plugins/imageformats/libqapng.dylib ../../lib
+
+cd ..
+rm -rf tmp
diff --git a/scripts/configure_ubuntu.sh b/scripts/configure_ubuntu.sh
index 848cf63..159dc4d 100755
--- a/scripts/configure_ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/configure_ubuntu.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-set -e
 
-#assumes a somewhat recent 64-bit ubuntu
+# Assumes a somewhat recent 64-bit ubuntu
+
+# Exit on errors and unset variables
+set -eu
+
+ROOT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )/"
+
+cd ${ROOT_DIR}
 
 #need some openGL stuff
 sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-dev
diff --git a/scripts/macos_post_build.sh b/scripts/macos_post_build.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 1db8c03..0000000
--- a/scripts/macos_post_build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-set -e
-
-DST_FOLDER="./bin/Attorney_Online.app/Contents/Frameworks"
-
-cd ..
-
-mkdir $DST_FOLDER
-
-cp ./lib/libbass.dylib $DST_FOLDER
-cp ./lib/libbassopus.dylib $DST_FOLDER
-
-install_name_tool -id @executable_path/../Frameworks/libbass.dylib $DST_FOLDER/libbass.dylib
-
-install_name_tool -id @executable_path/../Frameworks/libbassopus.dylib $DST_FOLDER/libbassopus.dylib
-
-install_name_tool -change @loader_path/libbass.dylib @executable_path/../Frameworks/libbass.dylib ./bin/Attorney_Online.app/Contents/MacOS/Attorney_Online
diff --git a/scripts/release_macos.sh b/scripts/release_macos.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..50acb40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release_macos.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This script prepares the compiled bundle for shipping as a standalone release
+# Assumes the Qt bin folder is in PATH
+# Should be used on a "Release" build from QT creator
+# Note that this DOES NOT add the base/ folder
+
+# Exit on errors and unset variables
+set -eu
+
+ROOT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )/"
+
+cd ${ROOT_DIR}
+
+# This thing basically does all the work
+macdeployqt ../bin/Attorney_Online.app
+
+# Need to add the dependencies
+cp ../lib/* ../bin/Attorney_Online.app/Contents/Frameworks
+
+# libbass has a funny path for some reason, just use rpath
+install_name_tool -change @loader_path/libbass.dylib @rpath/libbass.dylib ../bin/Attorney_Online.app/Contents/MacOS/Attorney_Online