diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7d0901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "Build OpenVulkano",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "cmake",
+            "args": [
+                "--build",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/build",
+                "--target",
+                "openVulkanoCpp"
+            ],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
+        },
+
+        {
+            "label": "Build OpenVulkano examples",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "cmake",
+            "args": [
+                "--build",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/build",
+                "--target",
+                "OpenVulkano_Examples"
+            ],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
+        },
+
+        {
+            "label": "Build OpenVulkano tests",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "cmake",
+            "args": [
+                "--build",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/build",
+                "--target",
+                "OpenVulkano_Examples"
+            ],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoader.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93a2365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#include "ExeAppendedZipResourceLoader.hpp"
+#include "Base/Logger.hpp"
+#include "IO/Archive/ArchiveReader.hpp"
+#include "Base/Utils.hpp"
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <fstream>
+
+namespace OpenVulkano
+{
+	Array<char> ExeAppendedZipResourceLoader::GetResource(const std::string& resourceName)
+	{
+		ArchiveReader reader(GetCurrentExecutablePath(), nullptr, ArchiveType::ZIP);
+		if (auto data = reader.GetFile(resourceName))
+		{
+			return data->second;
+		}
+		return {};
+	}
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoader.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoader.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5a1863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoader.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Host/ResourceLoader.hpp"
+#include "IO/FileDescription.hpp"
+#include <variant>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace OpenVulkano
+{
+	class ExeAppendedZipResourceLoader : public ResourceLoader
+	{
+	public:
+		std::string GetResourcePath(const std::string& resourceName) final { return ""; }
+		Array<char> GetResource(const std::string& resourceName) override;
+	protected:
+		virtual std::string GetCurrentExecutablePath() const = 0;
+	};
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Linux/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderLinux.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Linux/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderLinux.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e624bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Linux/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderLinux.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#include "ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderLinux.hpp"
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <climits>
+
+namespace OpenVulkano
+{
+	namespace
+	{
+		void* HANDLE = ResourceLoader::RegisterResourceLoader(std::make_unique<ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderLinux>());
+	}
+
+	std::string OpenVulkano::ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderLinux::GetCurrentExecutablePath() const
+	{
+		std::string path(PATH_MAX, '\0');
+        ssize_t sz = readlink("/proc/self/exe", path.data(), path.capacity());
+        path.resize(std::max<ssize_t>(0, sz));
+        return path;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Linux/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderLinux.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Linux/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderLinux.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73cfe31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Linux/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderLinux.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Host/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoader.hpp"
+
+namespace OpenVulkano
+{
+	class ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderLinux final : public ExeAppendedZipResourceLoader
+	{
+	public:
+		std::string GetCurrentExecutablePath() const override;
+	};
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ResourceLoader.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ResourceLoader.hpp
index 7b8000a..3cf051e 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ResourceLoader.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ResourceLoader.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
  */
 
+#pragma once
+
 #include "Data/Containers/Array.hpp"
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/EmbeddedResourceLoaderWindows.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/EmbeddedResourceLoaderWindows.cpp
index 5ff7694..def9d0e 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/EmbeddedResourceLoaderWindows.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/EmbeddedResourceLoaderWindows.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 
 	std::string EmbeddedResourceLoaderWindows::GetResourceName(const char* resId) 
 	{
-		// check if resId was provided as interger and not CString
+		// check if resId was provided as interger or CString
 		// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3610565/why-does-makeintresource-work
 		// first 64KB
 		uintptr_t ptrT = reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(resId);
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderWindows.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderWindows.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8800276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderWindows.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#include "ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderWindows.hpp"
+#include <Windows.h>
+
+namespace OpenVulkano
+{
+	namespace
+	{
+		void* HANDLE = ResourceLoader::RegisterResourceLoader(std::make_unique<ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderWindows>());
+	}
+
+	std::string OpenVulkano::ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderWindows::GetCurrentExecutablePath() const
+	{ 
+		std::string exe(MAX_PATH, '\0');
+		DWORD len = GetModuleFileNameA(NULL, exe.data(), MAX_PATH);
+		exe.resize(len);
+		return exe;
+	}
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderWindows.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderWindows.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1ff2c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderWindows.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Host/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoader.hpp"
+
+namespace OpenVulkano
+{
+	class ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderWindows final : public ExeAppendedZipResourceLoader
+	{
+	public:
+		std::string GetCurrentExecutablePath() const override;
+	};
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveReader.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveReader.cpp
index b8efd2e..b392842 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveReader.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveReader.cpp
@@ -20,22 +20,22 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		constexpr int BUFFER_SIZE = 16384;
 	}
 
-	ArchiveReader::ArchiveReader(const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger)
-			: ArchiveBase(archive_read_new(), nullptr, logger)
+	ArchiveReader::ArchiveReader(const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger, std::optional<ArchiveType::Type> archiveType)
+	    : ArchiveBase(archive_read_new(), nullptr, logger), m_archiveType(archiveType)
 	{}
 
-	ArchiveReader::ArchiveReader(const std::string& archiveFile, const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger)
-			: ArchiveReader(archiveFile.c_str(), logger)
+	ArchiveReader::ArchiveReader(const std::string& archiveFile, const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger, std::optional<ArchiveType::Type> archiveType)
+	    : ArchiveReader(archiveFile.c_str(), logger, archiveType)
 	{}
 
-	ArchiveReader::ArchiveReader(const char* archiveFile, const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger)
-			: ArchiveReader(logger)
+	ArchiveReader::ArchiveReader(const char* archiveFile, const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger, std::optional<ArchiveType::Type> archiveType)
+	    : ArchiveReader(logger, archiveType)
 	{
 		Open(archiveFile);
 	}
 
-	ArchiveReader::ArchiveReader(const void* archiveBuffer, const size_t size, const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger)
-			: ArchiveReader(logger)
+	ArchiveReader::ArchiveReader(const void* archiveBuffer, const size_t size, const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger, std::optional<ArchiveType::Type> archiveType)
+	    : ArchiveReader(logger, archiveType)
 	{
 		OpenMemory(archiveBuffer, size);
 	}
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 			m_archive = archive_read_new();
 		}
 		ChkErr(archive_read_support_filter_all(m_archive));
-		ChkErr(archive_read_support_format_all(m_archive));
+		ChkErr(GetCurrentFormatReadFunc()(m_archive));
 		m_open = true;
 	}
 
@@ -156,6 +156,33 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		}
 	}
 
+	std::function<int(archive*)> ArchiveReader::GetCurrentFormatReadFunc() const
+	{
+		if (!m_archiveType)
+		{
+			return archive_read_support_format_all;
+		}
+		ArchiveType::Type type = *m_archiveType;
+		switch (type)
+		{
+			case ArchiveType::ZIP:
+				return archive_read_support_format_zip;
+			case ArchiveType::SEVEN_ZIP:
+				return archive_read_support_format_7zip;
+			case ArchiveType::CPIO:
+				return archive_read_support_format_cpio;
+			case ArchiveType::ISO:
+				return archive_read_support_format_iso9660;
+			case ArchiveType::TAR:
+				return archive_read_support_format_tar;
+			case ArchiveType::WARC:
+				return archive_read_support_format_warc;
+			case ArchiveType::XAR:
+				return archive_read_support_format_xar;
+		}
+		return archive_read_support_format_all;
+	}
+
 	size_t ArchiveReader::ExtractRemaining(std::string_view targetDir)
 	{
 		size_t count = 0;
@@ -263,6 +290,22 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		return std::nullopt;
 	}
 
+	std::optional<std::pair<FileDescription, Array<char>>> ArchiveReader::GetFile(const std::string& path)
+	{
+		while (HasNext())
+		{
+			if (path == archive_entry_pathname(m_archiveEntry))
+			{
+				return GetNextFile();
+			}
+			if (archive_read_next_header(m_archive, &m_archiveEntry) != ARCHIVE_OK)
+			{
+				return {};
+			}
+		}
+		return {};
+	}
+
 	bool ArchiveReader::GetNextFileAsStream(const std::function<void(const FileDescription&, std::istream&)>& streamReader)
 	{
 		if (SkipTill(std::filesystem::file_type::regular))
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveReader.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveReader.hpp
index 776a57c..b2f0642 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveReader.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/IO/Archive/ArchiveReader.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "ArchiveBase.hpp"
 #include "Data/Containers/Array.hpp"
+#include "ArchiveType.hpp"
 #include <string_view>
 #include <optional>
 #include <functional>
@@ -20,17 +21,17 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 	{
 		bool m_open = false;
 		bool m_eof = false;
-
+		std::optional<ArchiveType::Type> m_archiveType;
 		std::queue<std::string> m_archivesToRead;
 
 	public:
-		explicit ArchiveReader(const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger = nullptr);
+		explicit ArchiveReader(const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger = nullptr, std::optional<ArchiveType::Type> archiveType = std::nullopt);
 
-		explicit ArchiveReader(const char* archiveFile, const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger = nullptr);
+		explicit ArchiveReader(const char* archiveFile, const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger = nullptr, std::optional<ArchiveType::Type> archiveType = std::nullopt);
 
-		explicit ArchiveReader(const std::string& archiveFile, const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger = nullptr);
+		explicit ArchiveReader(const std::string& archiveFile, const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger = nullptr, std::optional<ArchiveType::Type> archiveType = std::nullopt);
 
-		ArchiveReader(const void* archiveBuffer, size_t size, const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger = nullptr);
+		ArchiveReader(const void* archiveBuffer, size_t size, const std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger>& logger = nullptr, std::optional<ArchiveType::Type> archiveType = std::nullopt);
 
 		~ArchiveReader() override;
 
@@ -65,13 +66,15 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 
 		std::optional<std::pair<FileDescription, std::vector<char>>> GetNextFileAsVector();
 
+		std::optional<std::pair<FileDescription, Array<char>>> GetFile(const std::string& path);
+
 		std::optional<FileDescription> StreamNextFile(std::ostream& stream);
 
 		bool GetNextFileAsStream(const std::function<void(const FileDescription&, std::istream&)>& streamReader);
 
 	private:
 		void ReadNextHeader();
-
+		std::function<int(archive*)> GetCurrentFormatReadFunc() const;
 		void PrepOpen();
 	};
 }
diff --git a/resources/arch.zip b/resources/arch.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c693a63
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/arch.zip differ
diff --git a/resources/icon.rc b/resources/icon.rc
index 8699872..928955b 100644
--- a/resources/icon.rc
+++ b/resources/icon.rc
@@ -63,3 +63,4 @@ END
 // FOR REFERENCE SEE EmbeddedResourceLoaderWindows.cpp
 IDI_MADVOXEL_ICON ICON "madvoxel_icon.ico"
 MADVOXEL_ICON ICON "madvoxel_icon.ico"
+ARCHIVE_RCDATA RCDATA "arch.zip"
diff --git a/resources/resource.h b/resources/resource.h
index 2c4237e..961a736 100644
--- a/resources/resource.h
+++ b/resources/resource.h
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 #define IDI_MADVOXEL_ICON 101
+#define ARCHIVE_RCDATA 102
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 71523b6..85c0c4f 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,11 +10,22 @@ FilterPlatformPaths(SOURCES)
 if (NOT ENABLE_CURL)
     list(FILTER SOURCES EXCLUDE REGEX "WebResourceLoader")
 endif()
+
+if (APPLE)
+    list(FILTER SOURCES EXCLUDE REGEX "ExeAppendedZipResourceLoader")
+endif()
+
 source_group(TREE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" FILES ${SOURCES})
 file(GLOB_RECURSE RESOURCES "${ROOT_FOLDER}/resources/*.rc" "${ROOT_FOLDER}/resources/*.h")
 list(APPEND SOURCES ${RESOURCES})
 add_executable(OpenVulkano_Tests ${SOURCES})
 
+# append zip file at the end of executable file
+if (WIN32 OR LINUX)
+    set(ZIP_FILE ${ROOT_FOLDER}/resources/arch.zip)
+    add_custom_command(TARGET OpenVulkano_Tests POST_BUILD COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E cat ${ZIP_FILE} >> $<TARGET_FILE:OpenVulkano_Tests>)
+endif()
+
 target_include_directories(OpenVulkano_Tests PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 target_include_directories(OpenVulkano_Tests PRIVATE openVulkanoCpp)
diff --git a/tests/Host/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderTests.cpp b/tests/Host/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderTests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caf9e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Host/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderTests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#include <catch2/catch_all.hpp>
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	#include "Host/Windows/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderWindows.hpp"
+#else
+	#include "Host/Linux/ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderLinux.hpp"
+#endif
+
+#include "Base/Logger.hpp"
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <fstream>
+
+using namespace OpenVulkano;
+
+TEST_CASE("Load zip from exe")
+{
+	Logger::SetupLogger("", "tests.log");
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderWindows loader;
+#else
+	ExeAppendedZipResourceLoaderLinux loader;
+#endif
+	auto iconData = loader.GetResource("madvoxel_icon.ico");
+	REQUIRE(!iconData.Empty());
+
+	auto txtFile = loader.GetResource("text.txt");
+	REQUIRE(!txtFile.Empty());
+
+	std::string s(txtFile.Data(), txtFile.Size());
+	REQUIRE(s == "Hello world!");
+}
diff --git a/tests/Host/Windows/ResourceLoaderTests.cpp b/tests/Host/Windows/ResourceLoaderTests.cpp
index da9b48a..65192a9 100644
--- a/tests/Host/Windows/ResourceLoaderTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/Host/Windows/ResourceLoaderTests.cpp
@@ -42,3 +42,10 @@ TEST_CASE("Load icon")
 	Array<char> nonExistingRes2 = loader.GetResource("NON_EXISTING_ICON", RT_GROUP_ICON);
 	REQUIRE((nonExistingRes.Empty() && nonExistingRes2.Empty()));
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("Load archive")
+{
+	EmbeddedResourceLoaderWindows loader;
+	Array<char> zipData = loader.GetResource(MAKEINTRESOURCE(ARCHIVE_RCDATA), RT_RCDATA);
+	REQUIRE(!zipData.Empty());
+}