diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c1020df2ab0..bd0362a7850 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .DS_Store
 .DS_Store?
 dist/*
+out/*
 node_modules/*
 third_party/*
 package-lock.json
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 71ecdad0817..6485d12062f 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,9 +34,13 @@
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "electron": "28.1.0",
-        "electron-builder": "24.9.1",
         "@electron/notarize": "2.2.0",
-        "eslint": "8.56.0"
+        "eslint": "8.56.0",
+        "@electron-forge/cli": "7.2.0",
+        "@electron-forge/core": "7.2.0",
+        "@electron-forge/maker-snap": "7.2.0",
+        "@electron-forge/maker-dmg": "7.2.0",
+        "@electron-forge/maker-zip": "7.2.0"
     },
     "eslintConfig": {
         "env": {
@@ -101,106 +105,7 @@
         "report-dir": "dist/nyc/coverage",
         "temp-dir": "dist/nyc/.nyc_output"
     },
-    "build": {
-        "appId": "com.lutzroeder.netron",
-        "productName": "Netron",
-        "files": [ "source/**/*" ],
-        "directories": { "buildResources": "./publish" },
-        "fileAssociations": [
-            { "ext": "armnn",       "name": "Arm NN Model"             },
-            { "ext": "caffemodel",  "name": "Caffe Model"              },
-            { "ext": "circle",      "name": "Circle Model"             },
-            { "ext": "ckpt",        "name": "Model Checkpoint"         },
-            { "ext": "cmf",         "name": "CNTK Model"               },
-            { "ext": "dlc",         "name": "DLC Model"                },
-            { "ext": "dnn",         "name": "CNTK Model"               },
-            { "ext": "h5",          "name": "Keras Model"              },
-            { "ext": "har",         "name": "Hailo Model"              },
-            { "ext": "hd5",         "name": "Keras Model"              },
-            { "ext": "hdf5",        "name": "Keras Model"              },
-            { "ext": "hn",          "name": "Hailo Model"              },
-            { "ext": "keras",       "name": "Keras Model"              },
-            { "ext": "kmodel",      "name": "Kendryte Model"           },
-            { "ext": "lite",        "name": "TensorFlow Lite Model"    },
-            { "ext": "mar",         "name": "MXNet Model"              },
-            { "ext": "maxviz",      "name": "Modular Model"            },
-            { "ext": "meta",        "name": "TensorFlow Meta Graph"    },
-            { "ext": "mge",         "name": "MegEngine Mge Model"      },
-            { "ext": "mlmodel",     "name": "Core ML Model"            },
-            { "ext": "mlnet",       "name": "ML.NET Model"             },
-            { "ext": "mlpackage",   "name": "Core ML Model Package", "isPackage": true },
-            { "ext": "mnn",         "name": "MNN Model"                },
-            { "ext": "model",       "name": "Model"                    },
-            { "ext": "nb",          "name": "Paddle Lite Model"        },
-            { "ext": "ngf",         "name": "ONNX Model"               },
-            { "ext": "nn",          "name": "Barracuda Model"          },
-            { "ext": "nnp",         "name": "Neural Network Libraries" },
-            { "ext": "npy",         "name": "NumPy Array"              },
-            { "ext": "npz",         "name": "NumPy Archive"            },
-            { "ext": "om",          "name": "DaVinci OM Model"         },
-            { "ext": "onnx",        "name": "ONNX Model"               },
-            { "ext": "ort",         "name": "ONNX Runtime Model"       },
-            { "ext": "paddle",      "name": "PaddlePaddle Model"       },
-            { "ext": "param",       "name": "NCNN Model"               },
-            { "ext": "pb",          "name": "Protocol Buffer"          },
-            { "ext": "pbtxt",       "name": "Text Protocol Buffer"     },
-            { "ext": "pdiparams",   "name": "PaddlePaddle Model"       },
-            { "ext": "pdmodel",     "name": "PaddlePaddle Model"       },
-            { "ext": "pdopt",       "name": "PaddlePaddle Model"       },
-            { "ext": "pdparams",    "name": "PaddlePaddle Model"       },
-            { "ext": "pkl",         "name": "Pickle Model"             },
-            { "ext": "prototxt",    "name": "Text Protocol Buffer"     },
-            { "ext": "pt",          "name": "PyTorch Model"            },
-            { "ext": "pth",         "name": "PyTorch Model"            },
-            { "ext": "ptl",         "name": "PyTorch Model"            },
-            { "ext": "rknn",        "name": "RKNN Model"               },
-            { "ext": "safetensors", "name": "Safetensors Checkpoint"   },
-            { "ext": "t7",          "name": "Torch Model"              },
-            { "ext": "tfl",         "name": "TensorFlow Lite Model"    },
-            { "ext": "tflite",      "name": "TensorFlow Lite Model"    },
-            { "ext": "tmfile",      "name": "Tengine Model"            },
-            { "ext": "tm",          "name": "MegEngine Traced Model"   },
-            { "ext": "tnnproto",    "name": "TNN Model"                },
-            { "ext": "torchscript", "name": "PyTorch Model"            },
-            { "ext": "uff",         "name": "UFF Model"                },
-            { "ext": "xmodel",      "name": "Vitis AI Model"           }
-        ],
-        "afterSign": "./publish/notarize.cjs",
-        "publish": [
-            { "provider": "github", "releaseType": "release" }
-        ],
-        "linux": {
-            "target": [ "AppImage", "snap" ]
-        },
-        "mac": {
-            "artifactName": "${productName}-${version}-mac.${ext}",
-            "category": "public.app-category.developer-tools",
-            "darkModeSupport": true,
-            "gatekeeperAssess": false,
-            "hardenedRuntime": true,
-            "target": [ "dmg", "zip" ]
-        },
-        "win": {
-            "target": [ "nsis" ],
-            "signingHashAlgorithms": [ "sha256" ],
-            "verifyUpdateCodeSignature": false
-        },
-        "dmg": {
-            "artifactName": "${productName}-${version}.${ext}",
-            "title": "${productName} ${version}",
-            "writeUpdateInfo": false,
-            "iconSize": 160,
-            "contents": [
-                { "x": 180, "y": 170 },
-                { "x": 480, "y": 170, "type": "link", "path": "/Applications" }
-            ]
-        },
-        "nsis": {
-            "differentialPackage": false
-        },
-        "snap": {
-            "plugs": [ "default", "removable-media" ],
-            "publish": [ { "provider": "snapStore", "channels": [ "stable" ] } ]
-        }
+    "config": {
+        "forge": "publish/forge.config.js"
     }
 }
diff --git a/publish/forge.config.js b/publish/forge.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ecf4844f5e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/publish/forge.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+
+export default {
+    packagerConfig: {
+        icon: "publish/icon",
+        dir: [
+            'source'
+        ],
+        ignore: [
+            "publish",
+            "third_party",
+            "test",
+            "tools"
+        ],
+        out: 'dist',
+        asar: true
+    },
+    /*
+    makeTargets: {
+        win32: ['squirrel', 'zip'],
+        darwin: ['dmg', 'zip'],
+        linux: ['deb', 'rpm', 'snap', 'zip'],
+    },
+    */
+    makers: [
+        {
+            name: '@electron-forge/maker-zip',
+            platforms: [ 'darwin' ],
+        }
+    ],
+    publishers: [
+        {
+            "name": "@electron-forge/publisher-github",
+            "config": {}
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "@electron-forge/publisher-snapcraft",
+            "config": {}
+        }
+    ]
+};