diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8bbd6f9..f16cb68 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,17 +53,18 @@ the jlink tool to build zero-dependency platform-specific launchers.
 To run the Linux router, type:
 
 `dist/linux/router/bin/launch.sh`
-or `dist/linux/router/bin/launch-gui.sh`
+or `dist/linux-gui/router/bin/launch-gui.sh`
+or double click the `dist/linux-gui/router/i2p-zero.desktop' file
 
 To run the MacOS router, type:
 
 `dist/mac/router/bin/launch.sh`
-or run the app located in `dist/mac/router/i2p-zero.app`
+or run the app located in `dist/mac-gui/router/i2p-zero.app`
 
 For Windows, run:
 
 `dist/windows/router/bin/launch.bat`
-or `dist/windows/router/bin/launch-gui.bat`
+or `dist/windows-gui/router/bin/launch-gui.bat`
 
 Note that for the Windows GUI to run, you may need to install the latest <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads">Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable</a>
 
diff --git a/bin/build-launcher.sh b/bin/build-launcher.sh
index 6ff72ac..476d079 100755
--- a/bin/build-launcher.sh
+++ b/bin/build-launcher.sh
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ cp -R $basedir/resources/i2p-zero.app $basedir/dist/mac-gui/router/
 mv $basedir/dist/mac-gui/router-tmp/* $basedir/dist/mac-gui/router/i2p-zero.app/Contents/MacOS/
 rm -fr $basedir/dist/mac-gui/router-tmp
 
+# specify .desktop file so linux-gui can be launched via double-click
+cp $basedir/resources/i2p-zero.desktop $basedir/dist/linux-gui/router/
+
 du -sk dist/* | awk '{printf "%.1f MB %s\n",$1/1024,$2}'
 
 echo "*** Done ***"
diff --git a/resources/i2p-zero.desktop b/resources/i2p-zero.desktop
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2ffb8c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/i2p-zero.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.0
+Name=i2p-zero
+Exec=/bin/bash -c 'cd "$(dirname "$0")"; ./bin/launch-gui.sh' %k
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Categories=Utility;