diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ce0d11e..9a260d86 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 /remote
 /.idea
 
+/ffmpeg/ffmpeg
+/ffmpeg/ffprobe
+
+/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.exe
+/ffmpeg/ffprobe.exe
+
 *.js
 *.js.map
 *.log
diff --git a/electron-builder.json b/electron-builder.json
index 3caff620..573af7f8 100644
--- a/electron-builder.json
+++ b/electron-builder.json
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
     "!tslint.json"
   ],
   "extraResources": [
+    {
+      "from": "ffmpeg",
+      "to": "ffmpeg"
+    },
     {
       "from": "src/assets/icons/mac/touch-bar",
       "to": "assets"
diff --git a/node/main-extract.ts b/node/main-extract.ts
index ce58b1c0..337b2d91 100644
--- a/node/main-extract.ts
+++ b/node/main-extract.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { app } from "electron";
+
 /**
  * This file contains all the logic for extracting:
  * first thumbnail,
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 import * as path from 'path';
 const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 
-const ffmpegPath = require('ffmpeg-static').replace('app.asar', 'app.asar.unpacked');
+const ffmpegPath: string = app.isPackaged ? './resources/ffmpeg/ffmpeg' : './ffmpeg/ffmpeg';
 
 import { GLOBALS } from './main-globals';
 
diff --git a/node/main-support.ts b/node/main-support.ts
index a5c8e1f5..8fe34923 100644
--- a/node/main-support.ts
+++ b/node/main-support.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { app } from "electron"
+
 /*
  * This whole file is meant to contain only PURE functions
  *
@@ -12,7 +14,9 @@ import { GLOBALS } from './main-globals'; // TODO -- eliminate dependence on `GL
 import * as path from 'path';
 
 const exec = require('child_process').exec;
-const ffprobePath = require('@ffprobe-installer/ffprobe').path.replace('app.asar', 'app.asar.unpacked');
+
+const ffprobePath: string = app.isPackaged ? './resources/ffmpeg/ffprobe' : './ffmpeg/ffprobe';
+
 const fs = require('fs');
 const hasher = require('crypto').createHash;
 import type { Stats } from 'fs';
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 470de18b..61543ca5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14931,11 +14931,6 @@
         "node": ">=6"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/parse-cache-control": {
-      "version": "1.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse-cache-control/-/parse-cache-control-1.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-60zvsJReQPX5/QP0Kzfd/VrpjScIQ7SHBW6bFCYfEP+fp0Eppr1SHhIO5nd1PjZtvclzSzES9D/p5nFJurwfWg=="
-    },
     "node_modules/parse-json": {
       "version": "5.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse-json/-/parse-json-5.2.0.tgz",