diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8604c98..d60a5bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Il2CppInspectorRedux Build
 on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
-  build-gui:
+  build-redux-gui: # this already includes stuff only relevant for linux/macos for when the gui is released on those platforms
     runs-on: windows-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -15,25 +15,63 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
           dotnet-version: '9.0.x'
+
+      - name: Setup pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          version: 10
+          run_install: false
+
+      - name: Setup Node.JS
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: lts/*
+          cache: "pnpm"
+
+      - name: Setup Rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}
+
+      - name: Setup Tauri dependencies (ubuntu only)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
+
+      - name: Install frontend dependencies
+        run: pnpm install
+        working-directory: ./Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.UI
   
       - uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.nuget/packages
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-nuget-gui-${{ hashFiles('**/packages.lock.json') }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-nuget-redux-gui-${{ hashFiles('**/packages.lock.json') }}
           restore-keys: |
-              ${{ runner.os }}-nuget-gui-
+              ${{ runner.os }}-nuget-redux-gui-
 
       - name: Restore NuGet packages
-        run: dotnet restore -r win-x64 ./Il2CppInspector.GUI
+        run: dotnet restore -r win-x64 ./Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI
       
-      - name: Build GUI
-        run: dotnet publish ./Il2CppInspector.GUI/Il2CppInspector.GUI.csproj -c Release -r win-x64 --no-self-contained
+      - name: Build GUI C# component
+        run: dotnet publish ./Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.csproj -r win-x64 --no-self-contained
+
+      - name: Build GUI TS component
+        run: pnpm tauri build --no-bundle
+        working-directory: ./Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.UI
+
+      - name: Copy components to output directory
+        run: |
+           mkdir ./build_output
+           mkdir ./build_output/resources
+           cp ./Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/bin/Release/net9.0/win-x64/publish/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.exe ./build_output/
+           cp ./Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.UI/src-tauri/target/release/il2cppinspectorredux.exe ./build_output/resources/
 
       - name: Upload GUI Artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: Il2CppInspectorRedux.GUI
-          path: Il2CppInspector.GUI/bin/Release/net9.0-windows/win-x64/publish
+          path: build_output
 
   build-cli:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.UI/package.json b/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.UI/package.json
index 61f0f4c..9db933b 100644
--- a/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.UI/package.json
+++ b/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.UI/package.json
@@ -41,5 +41,6 @@
     "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.7",
     "typescript": "~5.6.2",
     "vite": "^6.0.3"
-  }
+  },
+  "packageManager": "pnpm@10.0.0+sha512.b8fef5494bd3fe4cbd4edabd0745df2ee5be3e4b0b8b08fa643aa3e4c6702ccc0f00d68fa8a8c9858a735a0032485a44990ed2810526c875e416f001b17df12b"
 }
diff --git a/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.csproj b/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.csproj
index be11993..f0c029b 100644
--- a/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.csproj
+++ b/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <PublishAot>false</PublishAot>
 	  <!-- todo: enable this once the app is aot compliant! -->
 	  <OutputType Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">WinExe</OutputType>
+	  <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>