diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 727acce8..8ec9044f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
       "!node_modules/**/*.map",
       "!node_modules/**/*.ts"
     ],
+    "asarUnpack": ["assets"],
     "mac": {
       "identity": null,
       "target": [
diff --git a/src/plugins/notifications/interactive.ts b/src/plugins/notifications/interactive.ts
index ad674b27..dd9c1082 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notifications/interactive.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/notifications/interactive.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import path from 'node:path';
-
 import { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, Notification } from 'electron';
 
 import { notificationImage, secondsToMinutes, ToastStyles } from './utils';
@@ -9,7 +7,12 @@ import getSongControls from '../../providers/song-controls';
 import registerCallback, { SongInfo } from '../../providers/song-info';
 import { changeProtocolHandler } from '../../providers/protocol-handler';
 import { setTrayOnClick, setTrayOnDoubleClick } from '../../tray';
-import { getMediaIconLocation, mediaIcons, saveMediaIcon } from '../utils';
+import { mediaIcons } from '../utils';
+
+import playIcon from '../../../assets/media-icons-black/play.png?asset&asarUnpack';
+import pauseIcon from '../../../assets/media-icons-black/pause.png?asset&asarUnpack';
+import nextIcon from '../../../assets/media-icons-black/next.png?asset&asarUnpack';
+import previousIcon from '../../../assets/media-icons-black/previous.png?asset&asarUnpack';
 
 let songControls: ReturnType<typeof getSongControls>;
 let savedNotification: Notification | undefined;
@@ -22,10 +25,6 @@ export default (win: BrowserWindow) => {
 
   ipcMain.on('timeChanged', (_, t: number) => currentSeconds = t);
 
-  if (app.isPackaged) {
-    saveMediaIcon();
-  }
-
   let savedSongInfo: SongInfo;
   let lastUrl: string | undefined;
 
@@ -152,6 +151,22 @@ const getXml = (songInfo: SongInfo, iconSrc: string) => {
     }
   }
 };
+
+const selectIcon = (kind: keyof typeof mediaIcons): string => {
+  switch (kind) {
+    case 'play':
+      return playIcon;
+    case 'pause':
+      return pauseIcon;
+    case 'next':
+      return nextIcon;
+    case 'previous':
+      return previousIcon;
+    default:
+      return '';
+  }
+};
+
 const display = (kind: keyof typeof mediaIcons) => {
   if (config.get('toastStyle') === ToastStyles.legacy) {
     return `content="${mediaIcons[kind]}"`;
@@ -159,7 +174,7 @@ const display = (kind: keyof typeof mediaIcons) => {
 
   return `\
             content="${config.get('hideButtonText') ? '' : kind.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + kind.slice(1)}"\
-            imageUri="file:///${path.resolve(getMediaIconLocation(), `${kind}.png`)}"
+            imageUri="file:///${selectIcon(kind)}"
         `;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/notifications/utils.ts b/src/plugins/notifications/utils.ts
index a6b3d4b9..d51bce2a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notifications/utils.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/notifications/utils.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import config from './config';
 import { cache } from '../../providers/decorators';
 import { SongInfo } from '../../providers/song-info';
 
-import youtubeMusicIcon from '../../../assets/youtube-music.png?asset';
+import youtubeMusicIcon from '../../../assets/youtube-music.png?asset&asarUnpack';
 
 
 const userData = app.getPath('userData');
diff --git a/src/plugins/taskbar-mediacontrol/back.ts b/src/plugins/taskbar-mediacontrol/back.ts
index 2a59df8d..5b9bbd18 100644
--- a/src/plugins/taskbar-mediacontrol/back.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/taskbar-mediacontrol/back.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
-import path from 'node:path';
-
-import { app, BrowserWindow, nativeImage } from 'electron';
+import { BrowserWindow, nativeImage } from 'electron';
 
 import getSongControls from '../../providers/song-controls';
 import registerCallback, { SongInfo } from '../../providers/song-info';
-import { getMediaIconLocation, saveMediaIcon } from '../utils';
+import { mediaIcons } from '../utils';
+
+import playIcon from '../../../assets/media-icons-black/play.png?asset&asarUnpack';
+import pauseIcon from '../../../assets/media-icons-black/pause.png?asset&asarUnpack';
+import nextIcon from '../../../assets/media-icons-black/next.png?asset&asarUnpack';
+import previousIcon from '../../../assets/media-icons-black/previous.png?asset&asarUnpack';
 
 export default (win: BrowserWindow) => {
   let currentSongInfo: SongInfo;
 
   const { playPause, next, previous } = getSongControls(win);
 
-  if (app.isPackaged) {
-    saveMediaIcon();
-  }
-
   const setThumbar = (win: BrowserWindow, songInfo: SongInfo) => {
     // Wait for song to start before setting thumbar
     if (!songInfo?.title) {
@@ -47,8 +46,19 @@ export default (win: BrowserWindow) => {
   };
 
   // Util
-  const get = (kind: string) => {
-    return path.join(getMediaIconLocation(), `${kind}.png`);
+  const get = (kind: keyof typeof mediaIcons): string => {
+    switch (kind) {
+      case 'play':
+        return playIcon;
+      case 'pause':
+        return pauseIcon;
+      case 'next':
+        return nextIcon;
+      case 'previous':
+        return previousIcon;
+      default:
+        return '';
+    }
   };
 
   registerCallback((songInfo) => {
diff --git a/src/plugins/utils.ts b/src/plugins/utils.ts
index e9d9faa5..3124bb33 100644
--- a/src/plugins/utils.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/utils.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
 import fs from 'node:fs';
-import path from 'node:path';
 
-import { app } from 'electron';
 import is from 'electron-is';
 
 import defaultConfig from '../config/defaults';
 
-export const getAssetsDirectoryLocation = () => path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'assets');
-
-export const getMediaIconLocation = () =>
-  app.isPackaged
-    ? path.resolve(app.getPath('userData'), 'icons')
-    : path.resolve(getAssetsDirectoryLocation(), 'media-icons-black');
-
 export const mediaIcons = {
   play: '\u{1405}', // ᐅ
   pause: '\u{2016}', // ‖
@@ -20,19 +11,6 @@ export const mediaIcons = {
   previous: '\u{1438}', // ᐸ
 } as const;
 
-export const saveMediaIcon = () => {
-  for (const kind of Object.keys(mediaIcons)) {
-    const destinationPath = path.join(getMediaIconLocation(), `${kind}.png`);
-    if (fs.existsSync(destinationPath)) {
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    const iconPath = path.resolve(path.resolve(getAssetsDirectoryLocation(), 'media-icons-black'), `${kind}.png`);
-    fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(destinationPath), { recursive: true });
-    fs.copyFile(iconPath, destinationPath, () => {});
-  }
-};
-
 export const fileExists = (
   path: fs.PathLike,
   callbackIfExists: { (): void; (): void; (): void; },
diff --git a/src/providers/prompt-options.ts b/src/providers/prompt-options.ts
index 7086c469..80f17f1e 100644
--- a/src/providers/prompt-options.ts
+++ b/src/providers/prompt-options.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import youtubeMusicTrayIcon from '../../assets/youtube-music-tray.png?asset';
+import youtubeMusicTrayIcon from '../../assets/youtube-music-tray.png?asset&asarUnpack';
 
 const promptOptions = {
   customStylesheet: 'dark',
diff --git a/src/tray.ts b/src/tray.ts
index 64d39cef..093c120d 100644
--- a/src/tray.ts
+++ b/src/tray.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { restart } from './providers/app-controls';
 import config from './config';
 import getSongControls from './providers/song-controls';
 
-import youtubeMusicTrayIcon from '../assets/youtube-music-tray.png?asset';
+import youtubeMusicTrayIcon from '../assets/youtube-music-tray.png?asset&asarUnpack';
 
 import type { MenuTemplate } from './menu';