diff --git a/qt/launcher/mac/build.sh b/qt/launcher/mac/build.sh
index 4f50f6c69..260af5c6d 100755
--- a/qt/launcher/mac/build.sh
+++ b/qt/launcher/mac/build.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ set -e
 # Define output path
 OUTPUT_DIR="../../../out/launcher"
 APP_LAUNCHER="$OUTPUT_DIR/Anki.app"
+rm -rf "$APP_LAUNCHER"
 
-# Build rust binary in debug mode
-cargo build -p launcher
+# Build binaries for both architectures
+cargo build -p launcher --release --target aarch64-apple-darwin
+cargo build -p launcher --release --target x86_64-apple-darwin
 (cd ../../.. && ./ninja launcher:uv_universal)
 
 # Ensure output directory exists
@@ -19,9 +21,12 @@ rm -rf "$APP_LAUNCHER"
 # Create app launcher structure
 mkdir -p "$APP_LAUNCHER/Contents/MacOS" "$APP_LAUNCHER/Contents/Resources"
 
-# Copy binaries
+# Copy binaries in
 TARGET_DIR=${CARGO_TARGET_DIR:-target}
-cp $TARGET_DIR/debug/launcher "$APP_LAUNCHER/Contents/MacOS/"
+lipo -create \
+    "$TARGET_DIR/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/launcher" \
+    "$TARGET_DIR/x86_64-apple-darwin/release/launcher" \
+    -output "$APP_LAUNCHER/Contents/MacOS/launcher"
 cp "$OUTPUT_DIR/uv" "$APP_LAUNCHER/Contents/MacOS/"
 
 # Copy support files
@@ -39,3 +44,9 @@ done
 # Check
 codesign -vvv "$APP_LAUNCHER"
 spctl -a "$APP_LAUNCHER"
+
+# Notarize
+./notarize.sh "$OUTPUT_DIR"
+
+# Bundle
+./dmg/build.sh "$OUTPUT_DIR"
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diff --git a/qt/launcher/mac/dmg/build.sh b/qt/launcher/mac/dmg/build.sh
index 6efb510a7..16b48c06a 100755
--- a/qt/launcher/mac/dmg/build.sh
+++ b/qt/launcher/mac/dmg/build.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 set -e
 
 # base folder with Anki.app in it
-dist=$1
-dmg_path=$2
-script_folder=$(dirname $0)
+output="$1"
+dist="$1/tmp"
+dmg_path="$output/Anki.dmg"
 
 if [ -d "/Volumes/Anki" ]
 then
@@ -14,9 +14,14 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+rm -rf $dist $dmg_path
+mkdir -p $dist
+rsync -av $output/Anki.app $dist/
+script_folder=$(dirname $0)
+
 echo "bundling..."
 ln -s /Applications $dist/Applications
-mkdir $dist/.background
+mkdir -p $dist/.background
 cp ${script_folder}/anki-logo-bg.png $dist/.background
 cp ${script_folder}/dmg_ds_store $dist/.DS_Store
 
diff --git a/qt/launcher/mac/notarize.sh b/qt/launcher/mac/notarize.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d906bd7f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt/launcher/mac/notarize.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Define output path
+OUTPUT_DIR="$1"
+APP_LAUNCHER="$OUTPUT_DIR/Anki.app"
+ZIP_FILE="$OUTPUT_DIR/Anki.zip"
+
+# Create zip for notarization
+(cd "$OUTPUT_DIR" && rm -rf Anki.zip && zip -r Anki.zip Anki.app)
+
+# Upload for notarization
+xcrun notarytool submit "$ZIP_FILE" -p default --wait
+
+# Staple the app
+xcrun stapler staple "$APP_LAUNCHER"
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