diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e77ef3d..77cba7c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 /*.png
 /*.json
+/__pycache__/
+/build/
+/dist/
diff --git a/SotMDeckBuilder.py b/SotMDeckBuilder.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index cdb43c9..8355613
--- a/SotMDeckBuilder.py
+++ b/SotMDeckBuilder.py
@@ -10,17 +10,23 @@ from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
 import textwrap
 import math
 import os
+import sys
 
-IMG_HERO_CHAR_FRONT = Image.open("images/HeroCharFront.png")
-IMG_HERO_CHAR_BACK = Image.open("images/HeroCharBack.png")
-IMG_HERO_DECK = Image.open("images/HeroCard.png")
-IMG_TARGET_HP = Image.open("images/targetHP.png")
+if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False): # we are running in a bundle
+    bundle_dir = sys._MEIPASS
+else: # we are running in a normal Python environment
+    bundle_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
-FONT_KEYWORD = ImageFont.truetype("fonts/RedStateBlueStateBB_reg.otf", size=40)
-FONT_TITLE = ImageFont.truetype("fonts/CrashLandingBB.otf", size=60)
-FONT_DESCRIPTION = ImageFont.truetype("fonts/RedStateBlueStateBB_reg.otf", size=30)
-FONT_TARGET_HP = ImageFont.truetype("fonts/CrashLandingBB.otf", size=120)
-FONT_CHAR_HP = ImageFont.truetype("fonts/ap.ttf", size=120)
+IMG_HERO_CHAR_FRONT = Image.open(bundle_dir + "/images/HeroCharFront.png")
+IMG_HERO_CHAR_BACK = Image.open(bundle_dir + "/images/HeroCharBack.png")
+IMG_HERO_DECK = Image.open(bundle_dir + "/images/HeroCard.png")
+IMG_TARGET_HP = Image.open(bundle_dir + "/images/targetHP.png")
+
+FONT_KEYWORD = ImageFont.truetype(bundle_dir + "/fonts/RedStateBlueStateBB_reg.otf", size=40)
+FONT_TITLE = ImageFont.truetype(bundle_dir + "/fonts/CrashLandingBB.otf", size=60)
+FONT_DESCRIPTION = ImageFont.truetype(bundle_dir + "/fonts/RedStateBlueStateBB_reg.otf", size=30)
+FONT_TARGET_HP = ImageFont.truetype(bundle_dir + "/fonts/CrashLandingBB.otf", size=120)
+FONT_CHAR_HP = ImageFont.truetype(bundle_dir + "/fonts/ap.ttf", size=120)
 
 def drawTextIf(draw, position, font, card, key, wrap=False):
     if key in card:
@@ -84,9 +90,9 @@ def makeFaces(deckJson, outfile):
     return (baseX, baseX)
 
 def makeJson(deckJson, imgWidth, imgHeight, outfile):
-    with open("templates/deck.json") as f:
+    with open(bundle_dir + "/templates/deck.json") as f:
         outJson = json.load(f)
-    with open("templates/card.json") as f:
+    with open(bundle_dir + "/templates/card.json") as f:
         cardTemplate = json.load(f)
 
     # number of cards in x and y direction
@@ -130,10 +136,27 @@ def makeJson(deckJson, imgWidth, imgHeight, outfile):
     with open(outfile + ".json", "w") as f:
         json.dump(outJson, f)
 
-with open("hero_3.json") as f:
-    deckJson = json.load(f)
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+        print("not enough arguments!")
+        inputJson = input("Input file: ")
+        outfile = input("Output file (no suffix): ")
+    else:
+        inputJson = sys.argv[1]
+        outfile = sys.argv[2]
 
-outfile = "out"
+    with open(inputJson) as f:
+        deckJson = json.load(f)
 
-imgWidth, imgHeight = makeFaces(deckJson, outfile)
-makeJson(deckJson, imgWidth, imgHeight, outfile)
+    imgWidth, imgHeight = makeFaces(deckJson, outfile)
+    makeJson(deckJson, imgWidth, imgHeight, outfile)
+
+
+else:
+    with open("hero_3.json") as f:
+        deckJson = json.load(f)
+
+    outfile = "out"
+
+    imgWidth, imgHeight = makeFaces(deckJson, outfile)
+    makeJson(deckJson, imgWidth, imgHeight, outfile)
diff --git a/SotMDeckBuilder.spec b/SotMDeckBuilder.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a58519a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SotMDeckBuilder.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# -*- mode: python -*-
+
+block_cipher = None
+
+
+a = Analysis(['SotMDeckBuilder.py'],
+             pathex=['Z:\\home\\adam\\scratch\\TTS_SotM_Deck'],
+             binaries=[],
+             datas=[('images/*.png', 'images'),
+                    ('fonts/*.ttf', 'fonts'),
+                    ('fonts/*.otf', 'fonts'),
+                    ('templates/*.json', 'templates')],
+             hiddenimports=['pillow'],
+             hookspath=[],
+             runtime_hooks=[],
+             excludes=[],
+             win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
+             win_private_assemblies=False,
+             cipher=block_cipher)
+pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data,
+             cipher=block_cipher)
+exe = EXE(pyz,
+          a.scripts,
+          exclude_binaries=True,
+          name='SotMDeckBuilder',
+          debug=False,
+          strip=False,
+          upx=True,
+          console=True )
+coll = COLLECT(exe,
+               a.binaries,
+               a.zipfiles,
+               a.datas,
+               strip=False,
+               upx=True,
+               name='SotMDeckBuilder')