diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 1590327..6cea486 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ jobs:
           name: "${{ format('ComicTagger-{0}', runner.os) }}"
           path: |
             dist/*.zip
+            dist/*.tar.gz
+            dist/*.dmg
             dist/*.AppImage
 
       - name: PyTest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yaml b/.github/workflows/package.yaml
index e95904c..aea9fc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yaml
@@ -70,5 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           # upload the single application zip file for each OS and include the wheel built on linux
           files: |
             dist/*.zip
+            dist/*.tar.gz
+            dist/*.dmg
             dist/*${{ fromJSON('["never", ""]')[runner.os == 'Linux'] }}.whl
             dist/*.AppImage
diff --git a/build-tools/dmgbuild.conf b/build-tools/dmgbuild.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4c4bc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-tools/dmgbuild.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import pathlib
+import platform
+from comictaggerlib.ctversion import __version__
+
+app = "ComicTagger"
+exe = app.casefold()
+ver = platform.mac_ver()
+os_version = f"osx-{ver[0]}-{ver[2]}"
+app_name = f"{app}.app"
+final_name = f"{app}-{__version__}-{os_version}"
+path = pathlib.Path(f"dist/{app_name}")
+zip_file = pathlib.Path(f"dist/{final_name}.zip")
+
+format = 'ULMO'
+files = (str(path),)
+
+symlinks = {'Applications': '/Applications'}
+
+icon = pathlib.Path().cwd() / 'build-tools' / 'mac' / 'volume.icns'
+
+icon_locations = {
+    app_name: (100, 100),
+    'Applications': (300, 100)
+}
diff --git a/build-tools/zip_artifacts.py b/build-tools/zip_artifacts.py
index 1fa26c0..dd6acce 100644
--- a/build-tools/zip_artifacts.py
+++ b/build-tools/zip_artifacts.py
@@ -3,28 +3,13 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import os
 import pathlib
 import platform
+import runpy
+import sys
+import tarfile
 import zipfile
 
 from comictaggerlib.ctversion import __version__
 
-app = "ComicTagger"
-exe = app.casefold()
-if platform.system() == "Windows":
-    os_version = f"win-{platform.machine()}"
-    app_name = f"{exe}.exe"
-    final_name = f"{app}-{__version__}-{os_version}.exe"
-elif platform.system() == "Darwin":
-    ver = platform.mac_ver()
-    os_version = f"osx-{ver[0]}-{ver[2]}"
-    app_name = f"{app}.app"
-    final_name = f"{app}-{__version__}-{os_version}.app"
-else:
-    app_name = exe
-    final_name = f"ComicTagger-{__version__}-{platform.system()}"
-
-path = f"dist/{app_name}"
-zip_file = pathlib.Path(f"dist/{final_name}.zip")
-
 
 def addToZip(zf: zipfile.ZipFile, path: str, zippath: str) -> None:
     if os.path.isfile(path):
@@ -34,14 +19,69 @@ def addToZip(zf: zipfile.ZipFile, path: str, zippath: str) -> None:
             zf.write(path, zippath)
         for nm in sorted(os.listdir(path)):
             addToZip(zf, os.path.join(path, nm), os.path.join(zippath, nm))
-    # else: ignore
 
 
-zip_file.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_file, "w", compression=zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED, compresslevel=8) as zf:
-    zippath = os.path.basename(path)
-    if not zippath:
-        zippath = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(path))
-    if zippath in ("", os.curdir, os.pardir):
-        zippath = ""
-    addToZip(zf, path, zippath)
+def Zip(zip_file: pathlib.Path, path: pathlib.Path) -> None:
+    zip_file.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(f"{zip_file}.zip", "w", compression=zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED, compresslevel=8) as zf:
+        zippath = os.path.basename(path)
+        if not zippath:
+            zippath = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(path))
+        if zippath in ("", os.curdir, os.pardir):
+            zippath = ""
+        addToZip(zf, str(path), zippath)
+
+
+def addToTar(tf: tarfile.TarFile, path: str, zippath: str) -> None:
+    if os.path.isfile(path):
+        tf.add(path, zippath)
+    elif os.path.isdir(path):
+        if zippath:
+            tf.add(path, zippath, recursive=False)
+        for nm in sorted(os.listdir(path)):
+            addToTar(tf, os.path.join(path, nm), os.path.join(zippath, nm))
+
+
+def Tar(tar_file: pathlib.Path, path: pathlib.Path) -> None:
+    tar_file.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+    with tarfile.TarFile(f"{tar_file}.tar.gz", "w:gz") as tf:  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        zippath = os.path.basename(path)
+        if not zippath:
+            zippath = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(path))
+        if zippath in ("", os.curdir, os.pardir):
+            zippath = ""
+        addToTar(tf, str(path), zippath)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app = "ComicTagger"
+    exe = app.casefold()
+    if platform.system() == "Windows":
+        os_version = f"win-{platform.machine()}"
+        app_name = f"{exe}.exe"
+        final_name = f"{app}-{__version__}-{os_version}.exe"
+    elif platform.system() == "Darwin":
+        ver = platform.mac_ver()
+        os_version = f"osx-{ver[0]}-{ver[2]}"
+        app_name = f"{app}.app"
+        final_name = f"{app}-{__version__}-{os_version}"
+    else:
+        app_name = exe
+        final_name = f"ComicTagger-{__version__}-{platform.system()}"
+
+    path = pathlib.Path(f"dist/{app_name}")
+    zip_file = pathlib.Path(f"dist/{final_name}")
+
+    if platform.system() == "Darwin":
+        sys.argv = [
+            "zip_artifacts",
+            "-s",
+            str(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "dmgbuild.conf"),
+            f"{app} {__version__}",
+            f"{final_name}.dmg",
+        ]
+        runpy.run_module("dmgbuild", alter_sys=True)
+    elif platform.system() == "Windows":
+        Zip(zip_file, path)
+    else:
+        Tar(zip_file, path)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 9c1bfbe..c1ef328 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ depends =
     pypi-upload
 deps =
     pyinstaller>=5.6.2,!=6.0.0
+    dmgbuild
 extras =
     all
 commands =