diff --git a/.github/workflows/config.yml b/.github/workflows/config.yml
index 003e81a..9db0619 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/config.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/config.yml
@@ -9,17 +9,18 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
     - name: "build mac"
       run: |
-        brew install glfw
+        brew install glfw svg2png
         git submodule update --init --recursive
         mkdir build
         cd build
         bash -c 'cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=ON ..'
         make
+        bash ../.github/workflows/macos/create_app_bundle.sh
     - name: Upload macos
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: Farbart macos
-        path: build/symmetri/gui/Farbart
+        path: build/Farbart.tar.gz
 
   build-linux:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos/Info.plist b/.github/workflows/macos/Info.plist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe46c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos/Info.plist
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+  <key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key>
+  <string>Farbart</string>
+  <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
+  <string>Farbart</string>
+  <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
+  <string>www.symmetri.net</string>
+  <key>CFBundleName</key>
+  <string>Farbart</string>
+  <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
+  <string>farbart.icns</string>
+  <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
+  <string>0.01</string>
+  <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
+  <string>6.0</string>
+  <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
+  <string>APPL</string>
+  <key>IFMajorVersion</key>
+  <integer>0</integer>
+  <key>IFMinorVersion</key>
+  <integer>1</integer>
+</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos/create_app_bundle.sh b/.github/workflows/macos/create_app_bundle.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6209d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos/create_app_bundle.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#/bin/bash
+
+./symmetri/gui/generate_icon $(echo $((1 + $RANDOM % 9))) icon.svg
+source ../.github/workflows/macos/create_icons.sh
+svg_to_icns icon.svg
+rm -r Farbart.app
+mkdir -p Farbart.app/Contents Farbart.app/Contents/MacOS Farbart.app/Contents/Resources
+cp icons/icon.icns Farbart.app/Contents/Resources/farbart.icns
+cp ../.github/workflows/macos/Info.plist Farbart.app/Contents/Info.plist
+cp symmetri/gui/Farbart Farbart.app/Contents/MacOS
+tar -czf Farbart.tar.gz Farbart.app
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos/create_icons.sh b/.github/workflows/macos/create_icons.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f011b64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos/create_icons.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# taken from
+# https://gist.github.com/adriansr/1da9b18a8076b0f8a977a5eea0ae41ef
+
+function svg_to_icns(){
+    local RESOLUTIONS=(
+        16,16x16
+        32,16x16@2x
+        32,32x32
+        64,32x32@2x
+        128,128x128
+        256,128x128@2x
+        256,256x256
+        512,256x256@2x
+        512,512x512
+        1024,512x512@2x
+    )
+
+    for SVG in $@; do
+      BASE=$(basename "$SVG" | sed 's/\.[^\.]*$//')
+        ICONSET="$BASE.iconset"
+        ICONSET_DIR="./icons/$ICONSET"
+        mkdir -p "$ICONSET_DIR"
+        for RES in ${RESOLUTIONS[@]}; do
+            SIZE=$(echo $RES | cut -d, -f1)
+            LABEL=$(echo $RES | cut -d, -f2)
+            svg2png -w $SIZE -h $SIZE "$SVG" "$ICONSET_DIR"/icon_$LABEL.png
+        done
+
+        iconutil -c icns "$ICONSET_DIR"
+    done
+}