diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebec903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# githubs api has a rate limit of 60/h if not authorised.
+# you may quickly hit that and get rate limited. To counteract this, you can provide a github token
+# here and it will be used. To do so, create a token at the following links and just leave
+# all permissions at the defaults (public repos read only, 0 permissions):
+# https://github.com/settings/personal-access-tokens/new
+GITHUB_TOKEN=
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4742eec..aa939a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,42 +1,42 @@
 name: Release
 
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - v*
+    push:
+        tags:
+            - v*
 
 jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    release:
+        runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+        strategy:
+            matrix:
+                os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
 
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out Git repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        steps:
+            - name: Check out Git repository
+              uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+              with:
+                  node-version: 18
 
-      - name: Run Electron Builder
-        uses: samuelmeuli/action-electron-builder@e4b12cd06ddf023422f1ac4e39632bd76f6e6928
-        with:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          RELEASE: true
+            - name: Run Electron Builder
+              uses: samuelmeuli/action-electron-builder@e4b12cd06ddf023422f1ac4e39632bd76f6e6928
+              with:
+                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+                  RELEASE: true
 
-      - name: Update AUR package
-        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-        run: |
-          sudo apt install makepkg
+            - name: Update AUR package
+              if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+              run: |
+                  sudo apt install makepkg
 
-          echo $SSH_KEY > ~/.ssh/aur
-          echo $SSH_PUB_KEY > ~/.ssh/aur.pub
-          export GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i ~/.ssh/aur"
+                  echo $SSH_KEY > ~/.ssh/aur
+                  echo $SSH_PUB_KEY > ~/.ssh/aur.pub
+                  export GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i ~/.ssh/aur"
 
-          ./scripts/aur_bump.sh
-        with:
-          SSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.AUR_SSH_KEY }}
-          SSH_PUB_KEY: ${{ secrets.AUR_SSH_PUB_KEY }}
+                  ./scripts/aur_bump.sh
+              env:
+                  SSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.AUR_SSH_KEY }}
+                  SSH_PUB_KEY: ${{ secrets.AUR_SSH_PUB_KEY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efd7fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: test
+on:
+    push:
+        branches:
+            - main
+    pull_request:
+        branches:
+            - main
+jobs:
+    test:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+            - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2 # Install pnpm using packageManager key in package.json
+
+            - name: Use Node.js 18
+              uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+              with:
+                  node-version: 18
+                  cache: "pnpm"
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+            - name: Run tests
+              run: pnpm test
+
+            - name: Test if it compiles
+              run: |
+                  pnpm build
+                  pnpm build --dev
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index de4d1f0..6ee3e11 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 dist
 node_modules
+.env
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cc8b9c8..81018a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "VencordDesktop",
-    "version": "0.1.3",
+    "version": "0.1.5",
     "private": true,
     "description": "",
     "keywords": [],
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
     "main": "dist/js/main.js",
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsx scripts/build/build.mts",
+        "build:dev": "pnpm build --dev",
         "package": "pnpm build && electron-builder",
         "package:dir": "pnpm build && electron-builder --dir",
-        "lint": "eslint . --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx",
+        "lint": "eslint . --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx,.mts,.mjs",
         "lint:fix": "pnpm lint --fix",
         "start": "pnpm build && electron .",
-        "start:dev": "pnpm build --dev && electron .",
-        "start:watch": "tsx scripts/startWatch.mts",
+        "start:dev": "pnpm build:dev && electron .",
+        "start:watch": "pnpm build:dev && tsx scripts/startWatch.mts",
         "test": "pnpm lint && pnpm testTypes",
         "testTypes": "tsc --noEmit",
         "watch": "pnpm build --watch"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
         "@types/react": "^18.0.33",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.57.1",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.57.1",
+        "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
         "electron": "^23.2.0",
         "electron-builder": "^23.6.0",
         "esbuild": "^0.17.14",
@@ -79,7 +81,6 @@
             "category": "Network"
         },
         "nsis": {
-            "allowToChangeInstallationDirectory": true,
             "include": "build/installer.nsh",
             "oneClick": false
         }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8b762f8..4816cd5 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ devDependencies:
   '@typescript-eslint/parser':
     specifier: ^5.57.1
     version: 5.57.1(eslint@8.38.0)(typescript@5.0.2)
+  dotenv:
+    specifier: ^16.0.3
+    version: 16.0.3
   electron:
     specifier: ^23.2.0
     version: 23.2.0
@@ -1390,6 +1393,11 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-YXQl1DSa4/PQyRfgrv6aoNjhasp/p4qs9FjJ4q4cQk+8m4r6k4ZSiEyytKG8f8W9gi8WsQtIObNmKd+tMzNTmA==}
     dev: true
 
+  /dotenv@16.0.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-7GO6HghkA5fYG9TYnNxi14/7K9f5occMlp3zXAuSxn7CKCxt9xbNWG7yF8hTCSUchlfWSe3uLmlPfigevRItzQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12'}
+    dev: true
+
   /dotenv@9.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-I9OvvrHp4pIARv4+x9iuewrWycX6CcZtoAu1XrzPxc5UygMJXJZYmBsynku8IkrJwgypE5DGNjDPmPRhDCptUg==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
diff --git a/scripts/build/injectReact.mjs b/scripts/build/injectReact.mjs
index 0890ac0..0f1bba2 100644
--- a/scripts/build/injectReact.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build/injectReact.mjs
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
+ * Vencord Desktop, a desktop app aiming to give you a snappier Discord Experience
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Vendicated and Vencord contributors
+ */
+
 export const VencordFragment = /* #__PURE__*/ Symbol.for("react.fragment");
-export let VencordCreateElement =
-    (...args) => (VencordCreateElement = Vencord.Webpack.Common.React.createElement)(...args);
+export let VencordCreateElement = (...args) =>
+    (VencordCreateElement = Vencord.Webpack.Common.React.createElement)(...args);
diff --git a/scripts/start.ts b/scripts/start.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2cc154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/start.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
+ * Vencord Desktop, a desktop app aiming to give you a snappier Discord Experience
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Vendicated and Vencord contributors
+ */
+
+import "./utils/dotenv";
+
+import { spawnNodeModuleBin } from "./utils/spawn.mjs";
+
+spawnNodeModuleBin("electron", ["."]);
diff --git a/scripts/startWatch.mts b/scripts/startWatch.mts
index d30a938..1f72443 100644
--- a/scripts/startWatch.mts
+++ b/scripts/startWatch.mts
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
-import { spawn as cpSpawn, SpawnOptions } from "child_process";
-import { join } from "path";
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
+ * Vencord Desktop, a desktop app aiming to give you a snappier Discord Experience
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Vendicated and Vencord contributors
+ */
 
-const EXT = process.platform === "win32" ? ".cmd" : "";
+import "./start";
 
-const OPTS: SpawnOptions = {
-    stdio: "inherit",
-};
-
-function spawn(bin: string, args: string[]) {
-    cpSpawn(join("node_modules", ".bin", bin + EXT), args, OPTS);
-}
-
-spawn("tsx", ["scripts/build/build.mts", "--", "--watch", "--dev"]);
-spawn("electron", ["."]);
+import { spawnNodeModuleBin } from "./utils/spawn.mjs";
+spawnNodeModuleBin("tsx", ["scripts/build/build.mts", "--", "--watch", "--dev"]);
diff --git a/scripts/utils/dotenv.ts b/scripts/utils/dotenv.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73afb64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/utils/dotenv.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
+ * Vencord Desktop, a desktop app aiming to give you a snappier Discord Experience
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Vendicated and Vencord contributors
+ */
+
+import { config } from "dotenv";
+
+config();
diff --git a/scripts/utils/spawn.mts b/scripts/utils/spawn.mts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d2f2a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/utils/spawn.mts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
+ * Vencord Desktop, a desktop app aiming to give you a snappier Discord Experience
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Vendicated and Vencord contributors
+ */
+
+import { spawn as spaaawn, SpawnOptions } from "child_process";
+import { join } from "path";
+
+const EXT = process.platform === "win32" ? ".cmd" : "";
+
+const OPTS: SpawnOptions = {
+    stdio: "inherit"
+};
+
+export function spawnNodeModuleBin(bin: string, args: string[]) {
+    spaaawn(join("node_modules", ".bin", bin + EXT), args, OPTS);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/constants.ts b/src/main/constants.ts
index 96c9970..d5937f7 100644
--- a/src/main/constants.ts
+++ b/src/main/constants.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ export const VENCORD_SETTINGS_FILE = join(VENCORD_SETTINGS_DIR, "settings.json")
 
 // needs to be inline require because of circular dependency
 // as otherwise "DATA_DIR" (which is used by ./settings) will be uninitialised
-export const VENCORD_FILES_DIR = require("./settings").Settings.vencordDir || join(DATA_DIR, "vencordDist");
+export const VENCORD_FILES_DIR =
+    (require("./settings") as typeof import("./settings")).Settings.store.vencordDir || join(DATA_DIR, "vencordDist");
 
 export const USER_AGENT = `VencordDesktop/${app.getVersion()} (https://github.com/Vencord/Electron)`;
 
diff --git a/src/main/mainWindow.ts b/src/main/mainWindow.ts
index 6188472..d2f9233 100644
--- a/src/main/mainWindow.ts
+++ b/src/main/mainWindow.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { makeLinksOpenExternally } from "./utils/makeLinksOpenExternally";
 import { downloadVencordFiles } from "./utils/vencordLoader";
 
 let isQuitting = false;
+let tray: Tray;
 
 app.on("before-quit", () => {
     isQuitting = true;
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ function initTray(win: BrowserWindow) {
         }
     ]);
 
-    const tray = new Tray(ICON_PATH);
+    tray = new Tray(ICON_PATH);
     tray.setToolTip("Vencord Desktop");
     tray.setContextMenu(trayMenu);
     tray.on("click", () => win.show());
@@ -213,6 +214,10 @@ function initWindowBoundsListeners(win: BrowserWindow) {
 }
 
 function initSettingsListeners(win: BrowserWindow) {
+    Settings.addChangeListener("tray", enable => {
+        if (enable) initTray(win);
+        else tray?.destroy();
+    });
     Settings.addChangeListener("disableMinSize", disable => {
         if (disable) {
             // 0 no work
@@ -227,6 +232,16 @@ function initSettingsListeners(win: BrowserWindow) {
             });
         }
     });
+
+    VencordSettings.addChangeListener("macosTranslucency", enabled => {
+        if (enabled) {
+            win.setVibrancy("sidebar");
+            win.setBackgroundColor("#ffffff00");
+        } else {
+            win.setVibrancy(null);
+            win.setBackgroundColor("#ffffff");
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 export function createMainWindow() {
@@ -242,11 +257,17 @@ export function createMainWindow() {
         },
         icon: ICON_PATH,
         frame: VencordSettings.store.frameless !== true,
+        ...(VencordSettings.store.macosTranslucency
+            ? {
+                  vibrancy: "sidebar",
+                  backgroundColor: "#ffffff00"
+              }
+            : {}),
         ...getWindowBoundsOptions()
     }));
 
     win.on("close", e => {
-        if (isQuitting || Settings.store.minimizeToTray === false) return;
+        if (isQuitting || Settings.store.minimizeToTray === false || Settings.store.tray === false) return;
 
         e.preventDefault();
         win.hide();
@@ -255,7 +276,7 @@ export function createMainWindow() {
     });
 
     initWindowBoundsListeners(win);
-    initTray(win);
+    if (Settings.store.tray ?? true) initTray(win);
     initMenuBar(win);
     makeLinksOpenExternally(win);
     initSettingsListeners(win);
diff --git a/src/main/utils/vencordLoader.ts b/src/main/utils/vencordLoader.ts
index 6429872..0d88841 100644
--- a/src/main/utils/vencordLoader.ts
+++ b/src/main/utils/vencordLoader.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync } from "fs";
+import type { RequestOptions } from "https";
 import { join } from "path";
 
 import { USER_AGENT, VENCORD_FILES_DIR } from "../constants";
@@ -25,12 +26,16 @@ export interface ReleaseData {
 }
 
 export async function githubGet(endpoint: string) {
-    return simpleGet(API_BASE + endpoint, {
+    const opts: RequestOptions = {
         headers: {
             Accept: "application/vnd.github+json",
             "User-Agent": USER_AGENT
         }
-    });
+    };
+
+    if (process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN) opts.headers!.Authorization = `Bearer ${process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN}`;
+
+    return simpleGet(API_BASE + endpoint, opts);
 }
 
 export async function downloadVencordFiles() {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx b/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx
index dd957ba..6e5760e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ export default function SettingsUi() {
         Button
     } = Common;
 
-    const switches: [keyof typeof Settings, string, string, boolean?][] = [
+    const switches: [keyof typeof Settings, string, string, boolean?, (() => boolean)?][] = [
+        ["tray", "Tray Icon", "Add a tray icon for Vencord Desktop", true],
         [
             "minimizeToTray",
             "Minimize to tray",
             "Hitting X will make Vencord Desktop minimize to the tray instead of closing",
-            true
+            true,
+            () => Settings.tray ?? true
         ],
         [
             "disableMinSize",
@@ -62,9 +64,10 @@ export default function SettingsUi() {
 
             <FormDivider className={Margins.top16 + " " + Margins.bottom16} />
 
-            {switches.map(([key, text, note, def]) => (
+            {switches.map(([key, text, note, def, predicate]) => (
                 <FormSwitch
-                    value={Settings[key] ?? def ?? false}
+                    value={(Settings[key] ?? def ?? false) && (!predicate || predicate())}
+                    disabled={predicate && !predicate()}
                     onChange={v => (Settings[key] = v)}
                     note={note}
                     key={key}
diff --git a/src/renderer/index.ts b/src/renderer/index.ts
index 8135d45..c2c76ca 100644
--- a/src/renderer/index.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/index.ts
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ import "./fixes";
 console.log("read if cute :3");
 
 export * as Components from "./components";
-export { PlainSettings, Settings } from "./settings";
+export { Settings } from "./settings";
diff --git a/src/shared/settings.d.ts b/src/shared/settings.d.ts
index 34c4035..cae4826 100644
--- a/src/shared/settings.d.ts
+++ b/src/shared/settings.d.ts
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ export interface Settings {
     openLinksWithElectron?: boolean;
     vencordDir?: string;
     disableMinSize?: boolean;
+    tray?: boolean;
     minimizeToTray?: boolean;
 }