diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 56da8c7..48aedeb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 build
 CMakeLists.txt.user
 .DS_Store
+AppDir
+*.AppImage
+build-dir
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-appimage.sh b/scripts/deploy-appimage.sh
index 68e425b..53a3e1c 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-appimage.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-appimage.sh
@@ -11,10 +11,15 @@ export VERSION=$VERSION
 export APPDIR=$PWD/AppDir
 export GSTREAMER_VERSION=1.0
 
-# Download linuxdeployqt if not already present
-if [ ! -f linuxdeployqt-continuous-x86_64.AppImage ]; then
-    wget -c -nv "https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt/releases/download/continuous/linuxdeployqt-continuous-x86_64.AppImage"
-    chmod a+x linuxdeployqt-continuous-x86_64.AppImage
+# Download linuxdeploy and linuxdeploy-plugin-qt if not already present
+if [ ! -f linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage ]; then
+    wget -c -nv "https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy/releases/download/continuous/linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage"
+    chmod a+x linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage 
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f linuxdeploy-plugin-qt-x86_64.AppImage ]; then
+    wget -c -nv "https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy-plugin-qt/releases/download/continuous/linuxdeploy-plugin-qt-x86_64.AppImage"
+    chmod a+x linuxdeploy-plugin-qt-x86_64.AppImage 
 fi
 
 # Ensure patchelf is installed
@@ -32,6 +37,13 @@ mkdir -p "$APPDIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps"
 cp build/iDescriptor "$APPDIR/usr/bin/"
 cp resources/icons/app-icon/icon.png "$APPDIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/iDescriptor.png"
 
+
+# Copy ifuse
+cp /usr/local/bin/ifuse "$APPDIR/usr/bin"
+
+# Copy iproxy
+cp /usr/local/bin/iproxy "$APPDIR/usr/bin"
+
 # Bundle GStreamer plugins and helpers
 plugins_target_dir="$APPDIR/usr/lib/gstreamer-$GSTREAMER_VERSION"
 helpers_target_dir="$APPDIR/usr/lib/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-$GSTREAMER_VERSION"
@@ -88,7 +100,8 @@ done
 
 mkdir -p "$APPDIR/apprun-hooks"
 
-cat <<'EOF' > "$APPDIR/apprun-hooks/linuxdeploy-plugin-gstreamer.sh"
+export QML_MODULES_PATHS="./qml"
+cat <<'EOF' > "$APPDIR/apprun-hooks/linuxdeploy-plugin-env.sh"
 #!/bin/bash
 
 export GST_REGISTRY_REUSE_PLUGIN_SCANNER="no"
@@ -97,15 +110,20 @@ export GST_PLUGIN_PATH_1_0="${APPDIR}/usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0"
 
 export GST_PLUGIN_SCANNER_1_0="${APPDIR}/usr/lib/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0/gst-plugin-scanner"
 export GST_PTP_HELPER_1_0="${APPDIR}/usr/lib/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0/gst-ptp-helper"
+
+export IPROXY_APPIMAGE="${APPDIR}/usr/bin/iproxy"
+export IFUSE_APPIMAGE="${APPDIR}/usr/bin/ifuse"
 EOF
 
-chmod +x "$APPDIR/apprun-hooks/linuxdeploy-plugin-gstreamer.sh"
+chmod +x "$APPDIR/apprun-hooks/linuxdeploy-plugin-env.sh"
 
 # .desktop file
 cp iDescriptor.desktop "$APPDIR/usr/share/applications/"
 
- ./linuxdeployqt-continuous-x86_64.AppImage AppDir/usr/share/applications/iDescriptor.desktop \
-            -appimage \
-            -qmldir=./qml \
-            -exclude-libs=libGL,libGLX,libEGL,libOpenGL,libdrm,libva,libvdpau,libxcb,libxcb-glx,libxcb-dri2,libxcb-dri3,libX11,libXext,libXrandr,libXrender,libXfixes,libXau,libXdmcp,libqsqlmimer,libmysqlclient,libmysqlclient
-
+ ./linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage \
+            --appdir ./AppDir \
+            --desktop-file AppDir/usr/share/applications/iDescriptor.desktop \
+	    --plugin qt \
+            --exclude-library libGL,libGLX,libEGL,libOpenGL,libdrm,libva,libvdpau,libxcb,libxcb-glx,libxcb-dri2,libxcb-dri3,libX11,libXext,libXrandr,libXrender,libXfixes,libXau,libXdmcp,libqsqlmimer,libmysqlclient,libmysqlclient \
+            --output appimage \
+            --deploy-deps-only AppDir/usr/bin/ifuse
diff --git a/src/ifusewidget.cpp b/src/ifusewidget.cpp
index 63f887b..b2a4141 100644
--- a/src/ifusewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/ifusewidget.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ void iFuseWidget::onMountClicked()
         return;
     }
 
-    // Check if ifuse binary exists
     m_ifuseProcess = new QProcess(this);
     connect(m_ifuseProcess,
             QOverload<int, QProcess::ExitStatus>::of(&QProcess::finished), this,
@@ -202,16 +201,34 @@ void iFuseWidget::onMountClicked()
     connect(m_ifuseProcess, &QProcess::errorOccurred, this,
             &iFuseWidget::onProcessError);
 
-    // First check if ifuse exists
-    QProcess checkProcess;
-    checkProcess.start("which", QStringList() << "ifuse");
-    checkProcess.waitForFinished(3000);
+    QString ifuseExecutablePath;
 
-    // todo: ship with ifuse binary
-    if (checkProcess.exitCode() != 0) {
-        setStatusMessage(
-            "Error: ifuse binary not found. Please install ifuse first.", true);
-        return;
+    /*
+     Check if running in AppImage
+     this is set by the plugin script
+    */
+    if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("IFUSE_APPIMAGE")) {
+        ifuseExecutablePath = qgetenv("IFUSE_APPIMAGE");
+        if (ifuseExecutablePath.isEmpty()) {
+            setStatusMessage("Error: Running in AppImage mode, but "
+                             "IFUSE_APPIMAGE is not set.",
+                             true);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!QFileInfo(ifuseExecutablePath).isExecutable()) {
+            setStatusMessage(
+                "Error: Bundled ifuse not found or is not executable.", true);
+            return;
+        }
+    } else {
+        ifuseExecutablePath = QStandardPaths::findExecutable("ifuse");
+        if (ifuseExecutablePath.isEmpty()) {
+            setStatusMessage(
+                "Error: ifuse binary not found. Please install ifuse first.",
+                true);
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     // Create the mount directory
@@ -245,7 +262,7 @@ void iFuseWidget::onMountClicked()
     QStringList arguments;
     arguments << "-u" << deviceUdid << fullMountPath;
 
-    m_ifuseProcess->start("ifuse", arguments);
+    m_ifuseProcess->start(ifuseExecutablePath, arguments);
 }
 
 void iFuseWidget::onProcessFinished(int exitCode,