diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-linux.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-linux.yaml
index fc49a49..29bb93e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-linux.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-linux.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 # while POCO  will be linked statically.
 name: Build Release Package for Linux
 
-on: workflow_dispatch
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
 
 jobs:
   build-deb:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-macos.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-macos.yaml
index 3b32b48..46beebb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-macos.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-macos.yaml
@@ -2,11 +2,26 @@
 # Builds a universal binary on macOS.
 name: Build Release Package for macOS
 
-on: workflow_dispatch
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
+    secrets:
+      MACOS_CERTIFICATE_APPLICATION:
+        required: true
+      MACOS_CERTIFICATE_INSTALLER:
+        required: true
+      MACOS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD:
+        required: true
+      MACOS_NOTARY_API_KEY:
+        required: true
+      MACOS_NOTARY_KEY_ID:
+        required: true
+      MACOS_NOTARY_ISSUER_ID:
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
-  build-deb:
-    name: ProductBuild Installer, macOS x86_64+arm64
+  build-pkg:
+    name: ProductBuild and DMG Installers, macOS x86_64+arm64
     runs-on: macos-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -102,6 +117,27 @@ jobs:
           repository: projectM-visualizer/presets-milkdrop-texture-pack
           path: presets-milkdrop-texture-pack
 
+      - name: Import Code Signing Certificates
+        env:
+          MACOS_CERTIFICATE_APPLICATION: ${{ secrets.MACOS_CERTIFICATE_APPLICATION }}
+          MACOS_CERTIFICATE_INSTALLER: ${{ secrets.MACOS_CERTIFICATE_INSTALLER }}
+          MACOS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MACOS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          echo "$MACOS_CERTIFICATE_APPLICATION" | base64 --decode > app_cert.p12 && chmod 600 app_cert.p12
+          echo "$MACOS_CERTIFICATE_INSTALLER" | base64 --decode > installer_cert.p12 && chmod 600 installer_cert.p12
+
+          KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -base64 32)
+          security create-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" build.keychain
+          security default-keychain -s build.keychain
+          security unlock-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" build.keychain
+
+          security import app_cert.p12 -k build.keychain -P "$MACOS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD" -T /usr/bin/codesign
+          security import installer_cert.p12 -k build.keychain -P "$MACOS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD" -T /usr/bin/productsign
+
+          security set-key-partition-list -S apple-tool:,apple:,codesign:,productbuild: -s -k "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" build.keychain
+
+          rm app_cert.p12 installer_cert.p12
+
       - name: Build projectMSDL
         run: |
           mkdir cmake-build-frontend-sdl2
@@ -112,19 +148,162 @@ jobs:
             "-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/install-libprojectm;${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/install-poco;${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/install-libsdl2" \
             "-DPRESET_DIRS=${{ github.workspace }}/presets-cream-of-the-crop" \
             "-DTEXTURE_DIRS=${{ github.workspace }}/presets-milkdrop-texture-pack/textures" \
-            '-DDEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH=${application.dir}/../share/projectMSDL/' \
-            '-DDEFAULT_PRESETS_PATH=${application.dir}/../share/projectMSDL/presets/' \
-            '-DDEFAULT_TEXTURES_PATH=${application.dir}/../share/projectMSDL/textures/' \
             -DENABLE_INSTALL_BDEPS=ON
           cmake --build cmake-build-frontend-sdl2 --parallel
+          cmake --install cmake-build-frontend-sdl2 --prefix "${{ github.workspace }}/install"
+
+      - name: Sign Application Bundle
+        run: |
+          APP_PATH="${{ github.workspace }}/install/projectM.app"
+          IDENTITY="Developer ID Application: Mischa Spiegelmock (5926VBQM6Y)"
+          ENTITLEMENTS="${{ github.workspace }}/frontend-sdl2/src/resources/projectMSDL.entitlements"
+
+          # Sign frameworks first (SDL2, Poco, etc.)
+          if [ -d "$APP_PATH/Contents/Frameworks" ]; then
+            find "$APP_PATH/Contents/Frameworks" \( -name "*.dylib" -o -name "*.framework" \) -exec \
+              codesign --force --options runtime --sign "$IDENTITY" {} \;
+          fi
+
+          # Sign plugins if present
+          if [ -d "$APP_PATH/Contents/PlugIns" ]; then
+            find "$APP_PATH/Contents/PlugIns" -name "*.dylib" -exec \
+              codesign --force --options runtime --sign "$IDENTITY" {} \;
+          fi
 
-      - name: Package projectMSDL
+          # Sign the main executable with entitlements
+          codesign --force --options runtime --entitlements "$ENTITLEMENTS" --sign "$IDENTITY" \
+            "$APP_PATH/Contents/MacOS/projectM"
+
+          # Sign the entire bundle with entitlements
+          codesign --force --options runtime --entitlements "$ENTITLEMENTS" --sign "$IDENTITY" "$APP_PATH"
+
+          # Verify
+          codesign --verify --deep --strict "$APP_PATH"
+
+      - name: Notarize Application Bundle
+        env:
+          API_KEY_BASE64: ${{ secrets.MACOS_NOTARY_API_KEY }}
+          API_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.MACOS_NOTARY_KEY_ID }}
+          API_ISSUER_ID: ${{ secrets.MACOS_NOTARY_ISSUER_ID }}
         run: |
-          cd cmake-build-frontend-sdl2
-          cpack -G productbuild
+          mkdir -p ~/.private_keys
+          echo "$API_KEY_BASE64" | base64 --decode > ~/.private_keys/AuthKey_${API_KEY_ID}.p8
+          chmod 600 ~/.private_keys/AuthKey_${API_KEY_ID}.p8
+
+          ditto -c -k --keepParent \
+            "${{ github.workspace }}/install/projectM.app" \
+            "projectM-notarize.zip"
+
+          xcrun notarytool submit "projectM-notarize.zip" \
+            --key ~/.private_keys/AuthKey_${API_KEY_ID}.p8 \
+            --key-id "$API_KEY_ID" \
+            --issuer "$API_ISSUER_ID" \
+            --wait
 
-      - name: Upload Artifact
+          xcrun stapler staple "${{ github.workspace }}/install/projectM.app"
+
+      - name: Upload .app Bundle Artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: projectMSDL-macOS-Universal
-          path: cmake-build-frontend-sdl2/*.pkg
+          name: projectMSDL-macOS-Universal-APP
+          path: install/
+
+      - name: Create projectMSDL PKG Installer
+        run: |
+          # Get version from CMake cache
+          VERSION=$(grep 'CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION:STATIC=' cmake-build-frontend-sdl2/CMakeCache.txt | grep -Eo '([0-9.]+)')
+          
+          # Build component package from signed app
+          pkgbuild \
+            --root "${{ github.workspace }}/install" \
+            --identifier "org.projectm-visualizer.projectmsdl" \
+            --version "$VERSION" \
+            --install-location "/Applications" \
+            --component-plist "frontend-sdl2/src/resources/projectMSDL-component.plist" \
+            "projectMSDL-component.pkg"
+
+          # Build unsigned product archive
+          productbuild \
+            --distribution "frontend-sdl2/src/resources/distribution.xml" \
+            --package-path "." \
+            --resources "frontend-sdl2/src/resources" \
+            "projectM-${VERSION}-macOS-universal-unsigned.pkg"
+
+          # Sign the package with productsign
+          productsign \
+            --sign "Developer ID Installer: Mischa Spiegelmock (5926VBQM6Y)" \
+            "projectM-${VERSION}-macOS-universal-unsigned.pkg" \
+            "projectM-${VERSION}-macOS-universal.pkg"
+
+          rm "projectM-${VERSION}-macOS-universal-unsigned.pkg"
+
+      - name: Notarize PKG Installer
+        env:
+          API_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.MACOS_NOTARY_KEY_ID }}
+          API_ISSUER_ID: ${{ secrets.MACOS_NOTARY_ISSUER_ID }}
+        run: |
+          PKG_FILE=$(ls projectM-*.pkg | head -1)
+
+          xcrun notarytool submit "$PKG_FILE" \
+            --key ~/.private_keys/AuthKey_${API_KEY_ID}.p8 \
+            --key-id "$API_KEY_ID" \
+            --issuer "$API_ISSUER_ID" \
+            --wait
+
+          xcrun stapler staple "$PKG_FILE"
+
+      - name: Upload PKG Installer Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: projectMSDL-macOS-Universal-PKG
+          path: projectM-*.pkg
+
+      - name: Create projectMSDL DMG Image
+        run: |
+          # Get version from CMake cache
+          VERSION=$(grep 'CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION:STATIC=' cmake-build-frontend-sdl2/CMakeCache.txt | grep -Eo '([0-9.]+)')
+
+          # Install create-dmg
+          brew install create-dmg
+          
+          # Build and sign DMG image
+          create-dmg \
+            --volname "projectM Installer" \
+            --volicon "frontend-sdl2/src/resources/icons/icon.icns" \
+            --background "frontend-sdl2/src/resources/dmg_background.png" \
+            --window-pos 200 120 \
+            --window-size 800 400 \
+            --icon-size 100 \
+            --icon "projectM.app" 200 190 \
+            --hide-extension "projectM.app" \
+            --app-drop-link 600 185 \
+            --codesign "Developer ID Application: Mischa Spiegelmock (5926VBQM6Y)" \
+            "projectM-${VERSION}-macOS-universal.dmg" \
+            "install/"
+
+      - name: Notarize DMG Installer
+        env:
+          API_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.MACOS_NOTARY_KEY_ID }}
+          API_ISSUER_ID: ${{ secrets.MACOS_NOTARY_ISSUER_ID }}
+        run: |
+          DMG_FILE=$(ls projectM-*.dmg | head -1)
+
+          xcrun notarytool submit "$DMG_FILE" \
+            --key ~/.private_keys/AuthKey_${API_KEY_ID}.p8 \
+            --key-id "$API_KEY_ID" \
+            --issuer "$API_ISSUER_ID" \
+            --wait
+
+          xcrun stapler staple "$DMG_FILE"
+
+      - name: Upload DMG Installer Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: projectMSDL-macOS-Universal-DMG
+          path: projectM-*.dmg
+
+      - name: Cleanup Notarization API Key
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        env:
+          API_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.MACOS_NOTARY_KEY_ID }}
+        run: rm -f ~/.private_keys/AuthKey_${API_KEY_ID}.p8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-windows.yaml
index cdb6f49..dddf542 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-windows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-windows.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 # including projectM.
 name: Build Release Package for Windows
 
-on: workflow_dispatch
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..329a7fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Unified release workflow
+# Triggers on version tags, builds all platforms, and creates a GitHub release
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  build-linux:
+    name: Build Linux
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release-linux.yaml
+
+  build-windows:
+    name: Build Windows
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release-windows.yaml
+
+  build-macos:
+    name: Build macOS
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release-macos.yaml
+    secrets:
+      MACOS_CERTIFICATE_APPLICATION: ${{ secrets.MACOS_CERTIFICATE_APPLICATION }}
+      MACOS_CERTIFICATE_INSTALLER: ${{ secrets.MACOS_CERTIFICATE_INSTALLER }}
+      MACOS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MACOS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
+      MACOS_NOTARY_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.MACOS_NOTARY_API_KEY }}
+      MACOS_NOTARY_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.MACOS_NOTARY_KEY_ID }}
+      MACOS_NOTARY_ISSUER_ID: ${{ secrets.MACOS_NOTARY_ISSUER_ID }}
+
+  create-release:
+    name: Create Release
+    needs: [build-linux, build-windows, build-macos]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Download all artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: artifacts
+
+      - name: Display artifacts
+        run: ls -R artifacts
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          files: |
+            artifacts/**/*.pkg
+            artifacts/**/*.deb
+            artifacts/**/*.tar.gz
+            artifacts/**/*.zip
+            artifacts/**/*.msi
diff --git a/packaging-macos.cmake b/packaging-macos.cmake
index f155009..cb34ad9 100644
--- a/packaging-macos.cmake
+++ b/packaging-macos.cmake
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/resources/gpl-3
 set(CPACK_STRIP_FILES TRUE)
 
 ### Productbuild configuration
-set(CPACK_PKGBUILD_IDENTITY_NAME "${CODESIGN_IDENTITY_INSTALLER}")
-set(CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_IDENTITY_NAME "${CODESIGN_IDENTITY_INSTALLER}")
+set(CPACK_PKGBUILD_IDENTITY_NAME "$ENV{CODESIGN_IDENTITY_INSTALLER}")
+set(CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_IDENTITY_NAME "$ENV{CODESIGN_IDENTITY_INSTALLER}")
 set(CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_IDENTIFIER "org.projectm-visualizer.projectmsdl")
 
 string(REPLACE ";" "," INSTALL_ARCHITECTURES "${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}")
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ba764dc..4f58bdf 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ set_target_properties(projectMSDL PROPERTIES
         MACOSX_BUNDLE_GUI_IDENTIFIER "org.projectm.frontend.sdl2"
         MACOSX_BUNDLE_ICON_FILE "projectMSDL.icns"
         MACOSX_BUNDLE_SHORT_VERSION_STRING "${projectMSDL_VERSION}"
+        MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/Info.plist.in"
         )
 
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
diff --git a/src/resources/Info.plist.in b/src/resources/Info.plist.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84bb6ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/resources/Info.plist.in
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+    <key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
+    <string>en</string>
+    <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
+    <string>@MACOSX_BUNDLE_EXECUTABLE_NAME@</string>
+    <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
+    <string>@MACOSX_BUNDLE_ICON_FILE@</string>
+    <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
+    <string>@MACOSX_BUNDLE_GUI_IDENTIFIER@</string>
+    <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
+    <string>6.0</string>
+    <key>CFBundleName</key>
+    <string>@MACOSX_BUNDLE_BUNDLE_NAME@</string>
+    <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
+    <string>APPL</string>
+    <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
+    <string>@MACOSX_BUNDLE_SHORT_VERSION_STRING@</string>
+    <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
+    <string>@MACOSX_BUNDLE_BUNDLE_VERSION@</string>
+    <key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
+    <string>@MACOSX_BUNDLE_COPYRIGHT@</string>
+    <key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
+    <true/>
+    <key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
+    <string>projectM requires microphone access to visualize audio input.</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/src/resources/distribution.xml b/src/resources/distribution.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59826b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/resources/distribution.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<installer-gui-script minSpecVersion="2">
+    <title>projectM</title>
+    <organization>org.projectm-visualizer</organization>
+    <welcome file="macos-welcome.txt"/>
+    <readme file="macos-readme.txt"/>
+    <license file="gpl-3.0.rtf"/>
+    <options customize="never" require-scripts="false" hostArchitectures="x86_64,arm64"/>
+    <domains enable_anywhere="false" enable_currentUserHome="false" enable_localSystem="true"/>
+    <choices-outline>
+        <line choice="default"/>
+    </choices-outline>
+    <choice id="default" title="projectM">
+        <pkg-ref id="org.projectm-visualizer.projectmsdl"/>
+    </choice>
+    <pkg-ref id="org.projectm-visualizer.projectmsdl" version="0" onConclusion="none">projectMSDL-component.pkg</pkg-ref>
+</installer-gui-script>
diff --git a/src/resources/dmg_background.png b/src/resources/dmg_background.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a554f39
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/resources/dmg_background.png differ
diff --git a/src/resources/projectMSDL-component.plist b/src/resources/projectMSDL-component.plist
index 77e470a..b33c936 100644
--- a/src/resources/projectMSDL-component.plist
+++ b/src/resources/projectMSDL-component.plist
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <key>BundleOverwriteAction</key>
         <string>upgrade</string>
         <key>RootRelativeBundlePath</key>
-        <string>Applications/projectM.app</string>
+        <string>projectM.app</string>
     </dict>
 </array>
-</plist>
\ No newline at end of file
+</plist>
diff --git a/src/resources/projectMSDL.entitlements b/src/resources/projectMSDL.entitlements
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d459cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/resources/projectMSDL.entitlements
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+    <key>com.apple.security.device.audio-input</key>
+    <true/>
+</dict>
+</plist>