diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 09b6f85..b129f7e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
         "watch": "pnpm build --watch"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "arrpc": "github:OpenAsar/arrpc#89f4da610ccfac93f461826a446a17cd3b23953d"
+        "arrpc": "github:OpenAsar/arrpc#89f4da610ccfac93f461826a446a17cd3b23953d",
+        "venmic": "link:../linux-virtmic"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@fal-works/esbuild-plugin-global-externals": "^2.1.2",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index f48dca4..d99bb92 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ dependencies:
   arrpc:
     specifier: github:OpenAsar/arrpc#89f4da610ccfac93f461826a446a17cd3b23953d
     version: github.com/OpenAsar/arrpc/89f4da610ccfac93f461826a446a17cd3b23953d
+  venmic:
+    specifier: link:../linux-virtmic
+    version: link:../linux-virtmic
 
 devDependencies:
   '@fal-works/esbuild-plugin-global-externals':
diff --git a/scripts/build/build.mts b/scripts/build/build.mts
index f210919..e1a9d3c 100644
--- a/scripts/build/build.mts
+++ b/scripts/build/build.mts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import { BuildContext, BuildOptions, context } from "esbuild";
+import { copyFile } from "fs/promises";
 
 import vencordDep from "./vencordDep.mjs";
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ async function createContext(options: BuildOptions) {
 }
 
 await Promise.all([
+    copyFile("./node_modules/venmic/build/Release/venmic-addon.node", "./static/dist/venmic.node"),
     createContext({
         ...NodeCommonOpts,
         entryPoints: ["src/main/index.ts"],
diff --git a/src/main/virtmic.ts b/src/main/virtmic.ts
index 01afe9b..e17d2c4 100644
--- a/src/main/virtmic.ts
+++ b/src/main/virtmic.ts
@@ -4,51 +4,21 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2023 Vendicated and Vencord contributors
  */
 
-import { ChildProcess, execFile } from "child_process";
 import { ipcMain } from "electron";
 import { join } from "path";
 import { IpcEvents } from "shared/IpcEvents";
 import { STATIC_DIR } from "shared/paths";
-import { promisify } from "util";
 
-const BIN = join(STATIC_DIR, "virtmic/vencord-virtmic");
-const execFileP = promisify(execFile);
+const importVenmic = () => require(join(STATIC_DIR, "dist/venmic.node")) as typeof import("venmic");
 
-ipcMain.handle(IpcEvents.VIRT_MIC_LIST, async () => {
-    return execFileP(BIN, ["--list-targets"])
-        .then(res =>
-            res.stdout
-                .trim()
-                .split("\n")
-                .map(s => s.trim())
-                .filter(Boolean)
-        )
-        .catch(e => {
-            console.error("virt-mic-list failed", e);
-            return null;
-        });
-});
-
-let virtMicProc: ChildProcess | null = null;
-
-function kill() {
-    virtMicProc?.kill();
-    virtMicProc = null;
-}
+ipcMain.handle(IpcEvents.VIRT_MIC_LIST, async () =>
+    importVenmic()
+        .list()
+        .map(m => m.name)
+);
 
 ipcMain.handle(IpcEvents.VIRT_MIC_START, (_, target: string) => {
-    kill();
-
-    return new Promise<boolean>(resolve => {
-        virtMicProc = execFile(BIN, [target], { encoding: "utf-8" });
-        virtMicProc.stdout?.on("data", (chunk: string) => {
-            if (chunk.includes("vencord-virtmic")) resolve(true);
-        });
-        virtMicProc.on("error", () => resolve(false));
-        virtMicProc.on("exit", () => resolve(false));
-
-        setTimeout(() => resolve(false), 1000);
-    });
+    importVenmic().link(target);
 });
 
-ipcMain.handle(IpcEvents.VIRT_MIC_KILL, () => kill());
+ipcMain.handle(IpcEvents.VIRT_MIC_KILL, () => importVenmic().unlink());
diff --git a/src/renderer/patches/screenShareAudio.ts b/src/renderer/patches/screenShareAudio.ts
index c021848..3b926c3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/patches/screenShareAudio.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/patches/screenShareAudio.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if (isLinux) {
     async function getVirtmic() {
         try {
             const devices = await navigator.mediaDevices.enumerateDevices();
-            const audioDevice = devices.find(({ label }) => label === "vencord-virtmic");
+            const audioDevice = devices.find(({ label }) => label === "vencord-screen-share");
             return audioDevice?.deviceId;
         } catch (error) {
             return null;
diff --git a/static/venmic.node b/static/venmic.node
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4e10d63
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diff --git a/static/virtmic/README.md b/static/virtmic/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index a0e9dc0..0000000
--- a/static/virtmic/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# vencord virtmic
-
-this is a prebuild of https://github.com/Vencord/linux-virtmic.
-
-the source code and licensing information can be found there
diff --git a/static/virtmic/vencord-virtmic b/static/virtmic/vencord-virtmic
deleted file mode 100755
index c1b74a7..0000000
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