diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
index 691060e..75ed6cb 100644
--- a/build.bat
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -15,11 +15,54 @@ GOTO        comment_end
 
 ECHO.
 
+:: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+::
+::  Powershell zip compression
+::  Compress-Archive -Path "ntfy-electron-win32-x64" -DestinationPath "build/ntfy-electron-windows-x64.zip"
+::
+::  Windows tar.exe Compression
+::  tar.exe does not support .zip compression. File must be .tar.gz
+::
+::  -r      Recursive
+::  -q      Quiet mode
+::  -9      compression ratio
+::
+::  TAR -cf archive-file.tar.gz [filenames...]
+::  TAR -cf "build/ntfy-electron-windows-x64.tar.gz" "ntfy-electron-win32-x64"
+:: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+:: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+::  define:     misc
+:: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+set bDeleteBuild=true
+
 :: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ::  define:     directories
 :: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 set dir_home=%~dp0
+set dir_build=build
+set dir_dist=dist
+
+:: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+::  Create build directory
+::
+::  /build              contains built electron package
+::  /dist               contains zip archive
+:: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+IF exist !dir_build! (
+    echo Folder !dir_build! already exists
+) ELSE (
+    md !dir_build! && echo Folder !dir_build! created
+)
+
+IF exist !dir_dist! (
+    echo Folder !dir_dist! already exists
+) ELSE (
+    md !dir_dist! && echo Folder !dir_dist! created
+)
 
 :: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ::  define:     platforms
@@ -32,19 +75,34 @@ set platformMac=x64 arm64
 for %%a in (%platformWin%) do (
     echo.
     echo Building windows-%%a
-    CALL electron-packager . ntfy-electron --asar --platform="win32" --arch="%%a" --icon="ntfy.ico" --overwrite --ignore=^/build --prune=true --out=dist --appCopyright="Copyright (c) 2024" --win32metadata.FileDescription="ntfy desktop client with Electron wrapper" --win32metadata.ProductName="ntfy desktop" --win32metadata.OriginalFilename="ntfy-desktop.exe" --win32metadata.CompanyName="https://github.com/xdpirate/ntfy-electron"
+    CALL electron-packager . ntfy-electron --asar --platform="win32" --arch="%%a" --icon="ntfy.ico" --overwrite --ignore=\"(!dir_dist!*|!dir_build!*|.github*|.all-contributorsrc|.editorconfig|.eslintrc|.git*|.npm*|.prettier*)\" --prune=true --out=!dir_build! --appCopyright="Copyright (c) 2024" --win32metadata.FileDescription="ntfy desktop client with Electron wrapper" --win32metadata.ProductName="ntfy desktop" --win32metadata.OriginalFilename="ntfy-desktop.exe" --win32metadata.CompanyName="https://github.com/xdpirate/ntfy-electron"
+    powershell Compress-Archive -Path "!dir_build!/ntfy-electron-win32-%%a" -DestinationPath "!dir_dist!/ntfy-electron-windows-%%a.zip"
+
+    if "!bDeleteBuild!" == "true" (
+        rm -rf "!dir_build!/ntfy-electron-win32-%%a"
+    )
 )
 
 for %%a in (%platformLinux%) do (
     echo.
     echo Building linux-%%a
-    CALL electron-packager . ntfy-electron --asar --platform="linux" --arch="%%a" --icon="ntfy.png" --overwrite --ignore=^/build --prune=true --out=dist --appCopyright="Copyright (c) 2024" --win32metadata.FileDescription="ntfy desktop client with Electron wrapper" --win32metadata.ProductName="ntfy desktop" --win32metadata.OriginalFilename="ntfy-desktop.exe" --win32metadata.CompanyName="https://github.com/xdpirate/ntfy-electron"
+    CALL electron-packager . ntfy-electron --asar --platform="linux" --arch="%%a" --icon="ntfy.png" --overwrite --ignore=\"(!dir_dist!*|!dir_build!*|.github*|.all-contributorsrc|.editorconfig|.eslintrc|.git*|.npm*|.prettier*)\" --prune=true --out=!dir_build! --appCopyright="Copyright (c) 2024" --win32metadata.FileDescription="ntfy desktop client with Electron wrapper" --win32metadata.ProductName="ntfy desktop" --win32metadata.OriginalFilename="ntfy-desktop.exe" --win32metadata.CompanyName="https://github.com/xdpirate/ntfy-electron"
+    powershell Compress-Archive -Path "!dir_build!/ntfy-electron-linux-%%a" -DestinationPath "!dir_dist!/ntfy-electron-linux-%%a.zip"
+
+    if "!bDeleteBuild!" == "true" (
+        rm -rf "!dir_build!/ntfy-electron-linux-%%a"
+    )
 )
 
 for %%a in (%platformMac%) do (
     echo.
     echo Building linux-%%a
-    CALL electron-packager . ntfy-electron --asar --platform="darwin" --arch="%%a" --icon="ntfy.icns" --overwrite --ignore=^/build --prune=true --out=dist --appCopyright="Copyright (c) 2024" --win32metadata.FileDescription="ntfy desktop client with Electron wrapper" --win32metadata.ProductName="ntfy desktop" --win32metadata.OriginalFilename="ntfy-desktop.exe" --win32metadata.CompanyName="https://github.com/xdpirate/ntfy-electron"
+    CALL electron-packager . ntfy-electron --asar --platform="darwin" --arch="%%a" --icon="ntfy.icns" --overwrite --ignore=\"(!dir_dist!*|!dir_build!*|.github*|.all-contributorsrc|.editorconfig|.eslintrc|.git*|.npm*|.prettier*)\"  --prune=true --out=!dir_build! --appCopyright="Copyright (c) 2024" --win32metadata.FileDescription="ntfy desktop client with Electron wrapper" --win32metadata.ProductName="ntfy desktop" --win32metadata.OriginalFilename="ntfy-desktop.exe" --win32metadata.CompanyName="https://github.com/xdpirate/ntfy-electron"
+    powershell Compress-Archive -Path "!dir_build!/ntfy-electron-darwin-%%a" -DestinationPath "!dir_dist!/ntfy-electron-mac-%%a.zip"
+
+    if "!bDeleteBuild!" == "true" (
+        rm -rf "!dir_build!/ntfy-electron-darwin-%%a"
+    )
 )
 
 goto :END