diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
index c48feb33..14a931c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
@@ -41,30 +41,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: Stage release assets
         working-directory: desktop-app
         run: |
-          VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
           STAGING="release-assets"
           mkdir -p "$STAGING"
 
-          # Windows executable from the portable Neutralino bundle
-          WIN_EXE="dist/markdown-viewer/markdown-viewer-win_x64.exe"
-          if [ -f "$WIN_EXE" ]; then
-            cp "$WIN_EXE" "$STAGING/markdown-viewer-win_x64.exe"
-          fi
-
-          # Portable bundle directory from neu build --release
-          (cd dist && zip -r "../$STAGING/markdown-viewer-${VERSION}-portable.zip" markdown-viewer)
-
-          # Source archive
-          cd ..
-          tar -czf "desktop-app/$STAGING/source.tar.gz" \
-            --exclude='desktop-app/dist' \
-            --exclude='desktop-app/bin' \
-            --exclude='desktop-app/node_modules' \
-            --exclude='desktop-app/output' \
-            --exclude="desktop-app/$STAGING" \
-            --exclude='.git' \
-            desktop-app/
-          cd desktop-app
+          # Publish every platform as a separate self-contained download.
+          EXPECTED_BINARIES=(
+            markdown-viewer-linux_arm64
+            markdown-viewer-linux_armhf
+            markdown-viewer-linux_x64
+            markdown-viewer-mac_arm64
+            markdown-viewer-mac_universal
+            markdown-viewer-mac_x64
+            markdown-viewer-win_x64.exe
+          )
+          for filename in "${EXPECTED_BINARIES[@]}"; do
+            test -f "dist/markdown-viewer/$filename"
+            cp "dist/markdown-viewer/$filename" "$STAGING/$filename"
+          done
 
           # SHA256 checksums
           cd "$STAGING"
diff --git a/desktop-app/build-standalone.js b/desktop-app/build-standalone.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..856ba857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop-app/build-standalone.js
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * Build each Neutralino target as a self-contained executable.
+ *
+ * Embedding every target in one neu invocation can exhaust Node.js's heap when
+ * the application has many offline resources. Each target is therefore built
+ * separately, then copied into one flat dist/markdown-viewer directory.
+ */
+
+const fs = require("fs");
+const path = require("path");
+const { spawnSync } = require("child_process");
+
+const APP_DIR = __dirname;
+const BIN_DIR = path.join(APP_DIR, "bin");
+const CONFIG_FILE = path.join(APP_DIR, "neutralino.config.json");
+const DIST_DIR = path.join(APP_DIR, "dist");
+const FINAL_DIR = path.join(DIST_DIR, "markdown-viewer");
+const TEMP_BUILD_ROOT = path.join(DIST_DIR, ".standalone-build");
+const NEU_CLI = "@neutralinojs/neu@11.7.0";
+
+const TARGETS = [
+  "linux_arm64",
+  "linux_armhf",
+  "linux_x64",
+  "mac_arm64",
+  "mac_universal",
+  "mac_x64",
+  "win_x64.exe",
+].map((platform) => ({
+  sourceName: `neutralino-${platform}`,
+  outputName: `markdown-viewer-${platform}`,
+  buildKey: platform.replace(/\.exe$/, ""),
+}));
+
+function createConfigOverride(distributionPath, buildKey) {
+  const config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(CONFIG_FILE, "utf-8"));
+  config.cli = config.cli || {};
+  config.cli.distributionPath = path
+    .relative(APP_DIR, distributionPath)
+    .replace(/\\/g, "/");
+
+  const tmpDir = path.join(APP_DIR, ".tmp");
+  fs.mkdirSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true });
+  const configFile = path.join(
+    tmpDir,
+    `neutralino.${buildKey}.${process.pid}.config.json`,
+  );
+  fs.writeFileSync(configFile, `${JSON.stringify(config, null, 2)}\n`, "utf-8");
+  return configFile;
+}
+
+function hideOtherBinaries(selectedSourceName, holdingDir) {
+  const hidden = [];
+  fs.mkdirSync(holdingDir, { recursive: true });
+
+  for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(BIN_DIR, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    if (!entry.isFile()) continue;
+    if (!entry.name.startsWith("neutralino-")) continue;
+    if (entry.name === selectedSourceName) continue;
+
+    const from = path.join(BIN_DIR, entry.name);
+    const to = path.join(holdingDir, entry.name);
+    fs.renameSync(from, to);
+    hidden.push({ from, to });
+  }
+
+  return hidden;
+}
+
+function restoreBinaries(hidden) {
+  for (let i = hidden.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
+    const item = hidden[i];
+    if (fs.existsSync(item.to)) {
+      fs.renameSync(item.to, item.from);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function buildTarget(target) {
+  const sourcePath = path.join(BIN_DIR, target.sourceName);
+  if (!fs.existsSync(sourcePath)) {
+    throw new Error(`Missing ${target.sourceName}. Run npm run setup first.`);
+  }
+
+  const targetDist = path.join(TEMP_BUILD_ROOT, target.buildKey);
+  const holdingDir = path.join(
+    BIN_DIR,
+    `.non-target-disabled-${target.buildKey}-${process.pid}`,
+  );
+  const configFile = createConfigOverride(targetDist, target.buildKey);
+  const hidden = hideOtherBinaries(target.sourceName, holdingDir);
+
+  try {
+    console.log(`\nBuilding standalone ${target.outputName}...`);
+    const result = spawnSync(
+      "npx",
+      [
+        "-y",
+        NEU_CLI,
+        "build",
+        "--embed-resources",
+        "--clean",
+        "--config-file",
+        configFile,
+      ],
+      {
+        cwd: APP_DIR,
+        stdio: "inherit",
+        env: process.env,
+        shell: process.platform === "win32",
+      },
+    );
+
+    if (result.error) throw result.error;
+    if (result.status !== 0) {
+      throw new Error(`${target.outputName} build exited with code ${result.status}`);
+    }
+
+    const builtFile = path.join(
+      targetDist,
+      "markdown-viewer",
+      target.outputName,
+    );
+    if (!fs.existsSync(builtFile)) {
+      throw new Error(`Build succeeded but ${target.outputName} was not generated.`);
+    }
+
+    const finalFile = path.join(FINAL_DIR, target.outputName);
+    fs.copyFileSync(builtFile, finalFile);
+    fs.chmodSync(finalFile, 0o755);
+  } finally {
+    restoreBinaries(hidden);
+    fs.rmSync(holdingDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    fs.rmSync(configFile, { force: true });
+  }
+}
+
+function main() {
+  fs.rmSync(DIST_DIR, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  fs.mkdirSync(FINAL_DIR, { recursive: true });
+
+  try {
+    for (const target of TARGETS) buildTarget(target);
+  } finally {
+    fs.rmSync(TEMP_BUILD_ROOT, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+
+  const outputs = fs.readdirSync(FINAL_DIR).sort();
+  if (outputs.length !== TARGETS.length) {
+    throw new Error(`Expected ${TARGETS.length} binaries, generated ${outputs.length}.`);
+  }
+
+  console.log(`\nGenerated ${outputs.length} standalone binaries in ${FINAL_DIR}:`);
+  for (const output of outputs) console.log(`  ${output}`);
+}
+
+try {
+  main();
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error(`\nStandalone build failed: ${error.message}`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
diff --git a/desktop-app/package.json b/desktop-app/package.json
index a6f3de41..ddf1175d 100644
--- a/desktop-app/package.json
+++ b/desktop-app/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "predev": "npm run setup",
     "dev": "npx -y @neutralinojs/neu@11.7.0 run",
     "prebuild": "npm run setup",
-    "build": "npx -y @neutralinojs/neu@11.7.0 build --release --clean && node -e \"const fs = require('fs'); if (fs.existsSync('dist/markdown-viewer-release.zip')) fs.unlinkSync('dist/markdown-viewer-release.zip');\""
+    "build": "node build-standalone.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {}
 }
diff --git a/wiki/Desktop-App.md b/wiki/Desktop-App.md
index b7922c34..0505f2f2 100644
--- a/wiki/Desktop-App.md
+++ b/wiki/Desktop-App.md
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ npm run dev
 npm run build
 ```
 
-The current package script runs Neutralino release build with `--clean` and removes `dist/markdown-viewer-release.zip` if it exists. Generated files appear under `desktop-app/dist/`.
+The build generates seven platform-specific executables under
+`desktop-app/dist/markdown-viewer/`. Each executable is built separately with
+`--embed-resources`, so every download is self-contained and does not require a
+neighboring `resources.neu` file. Release publishing uploads the seven binaries
+individually rather than creating a portable application ZIP.
 
 ## Runtime Configuration
 
diff --git a/wiki/Installation.md b/wiki/Installation.md
index a8331bce..db1435ae 100644
--- a/wiki/Installation.md
+++ b/wiki/Installation.md
@@ -106,12 +106,16 @@ npm run setup
 npm run dev
 ```
 
-Build release resources and binaries with:
+Build the seven self-contained platform binaries with:
 
 ```bash
 npm run build
 ```
 
+The results are written to `desktop-app/dist/markdown-viewer/`. Each Windows,
+Linux, and macOS binary embeds the application resources, so users can download
+only the file matching their operating system and architecture.
+
 What setup does:
 
 - Downloads Neutralino binaries.