diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index b1056f0..7257755 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -17,3 +17,12 @@ delete-release tag:
 
 release tag:
     gh release create {{tag}} -t {{tag}} --generate-notes -p
+
+
+[macos]
+install:
+    cargo build --bin ion --release
+    mkdir -p $HOME/.local/bin
+    cp target/release/ion $HOME/.local/bin
+    mkdir -p $HOME/Library/Application\ Support/ion
+    cp -r resources $HOME/Library/Application\ Support/ion/resources
diff --git a/src/ion/utils/paths.rs b/src/ion/utils/paths.rs
index eeb4479..61a4a9e 100644
--- a/src/ion/utils/paths.rs
+++ b/src/ion/utils/paths.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub fn normalize_path(path: &Path) -> PathBuf {
     ret
 }
 
+#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
 pub fn resources_dir() -> Result<PathBuf> {
     Ok(std::env::current_exe()?
         .parent()
@@ -38,6 +39,13 @@ pub fn resources_dir() -> Result<PathBuf> {
         .join("resources"))
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+pub fn resources_dir() -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    let path = dirs::config_dir().expect("Could not find the config directory");
+    let ion_dir = path.join("ion");
+    Ok(ion_dir.join("resources"))
+}
+
 pub fn components_dir() -> Result<PathBuf> {
     let path = resources_dir()?;
     Ok(path.join("components"))