diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ExeAppendedZipLoader.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ExeAppendedZipLoader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ab4c03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ExeAppendedZipLoader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * 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 "ExeAppendedZipLoader.hpp"
+#include "Base/Logger.hpp"
+#include "IO/Archive/ArchiveReader.hpp"
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <fstream>
+
+namespace OpenVulkano
+{
+	std::string ExeAppendedZipLoader::GetResourcePath(const std::string& resourceName)
+	{
+		return GetCurrentExecutablePath();
+	}
+
+	Array<char> ExeAppendedZipLoader::GetResource(const std::string& exeName)
+	{
+		std::string ext = std::filesystem::path(exeName).extension().string();
+		if (ext != ".exe" && ext != "")
+		{
+			Logger::DATA->debug("Given file {} is not a valid executable", exeName);
+			return {};
+		}
+
+		std::ifstream ifs(exeName, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
+		if (!ifs.is_open())
+		{
+			Logger::DATA->debug("Could not open file {}.", exeName);
+			return {};
+		}
+		ifs.seekg(0, std::ios_base::end);
+		size_t zipSize = ifs.tellg();
+		ifs.seekg(0, std::ios_base::beg);
+		Array<char> zipData(zipSize);
+		ifs.read(zipData.Data(), zipSize);
+		ifs.close();
+		return zipData;
+	}
+
+	std::vector<std::pair<FileDescription, Array<char>>> ExeAppendedZipLoader::GetZipArchiveFiles(const std::string& exePath)
+	{
+		Array<char> zipData = GetResource(exePath);
+		ArchiveReader reader(zipData.Data(), zipData.Size(), nullptr, ArchiveType::ZIP);
+		std::vector<std::pair<FileDescription, Array<char>>> filesFromZip;
+		while (reader.HasNext())
+		{
+			filesFromZip.push_back(*reader.GetNextFile());
+		}
+		return filesFromZip;
+	}
+
+}
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diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ExeAppendedZipLoader.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ExeAppendedZipLoader.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9adede4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/ExeAppendedZipLoader.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 ExeAppendedZipLoader : public ResourceLoader
+	{
+	public:
+		std::string GetResourcePath(const std::string& resourceName) override;
+		Array<char> GetResource(const std::string& exePath) override;
+		std::vector<std::pair<FileDescription, Array<char>>> GetZipArchiveFiles(const std::string& exePath);
+		virtual std::string GetCurrentExecutablePath() const = 0;
+	};
+}
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diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Linux/ExeAppendedZipLoaderLinux.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Linux/ExeAppendedZipLoaderLinux.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90332b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Linux/ExeAppendedZipLoaderLinux.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * 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 "ExeAppendedZipLoaderLinux.hpp"
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <climits>
+
+namespace OpenVulkano
+{
+	namespace
+	{
+		void* HANDLE = ResourceLoader::RegisterResourceLoader(std::make_unique<ExeAppendedZipLoaderLinux>());
+	}
+
+	std::string OpenVulkano::ExeAppendedZipLoaderLinux::GetCurrentExecutablePath() const
+	{
+		char dest[PATH_MAX];
+		memset(dest, 0, sizeof(dest)); // readlink does not null terminate!
+		size_t sz = 0;
+		if ((sz = readlink("/proc/self/exe", dest, PATH_MAX)) != -1)
+		{
+			return std::string(dest, sz);
+		}
+		return "";
+	}
+
+}
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diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Linux/ExeAppendedZipLoaderLinux.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Linux/ExeAppendedZipLoaderLinux.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1ce15e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Linux/ExeAppendedZipLoaderLinux.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/ExeAppendedZipLoader.hpp"
+
+namespace OpenVulkano
+{
+	class ExeAppendedZipLoaderLinux final : public ExeAppendedZipLoader
+	{
+	public:
+		std::string GetCurrentExecutablePath() const override;
+	};
+}
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diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/ExeAppendedZipLoaderWindows.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/ExeAppendedZipLoaderWindows.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30e1238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/ExeAppendedZipLoaderWindows.cpp
@@ -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/.
+ */
+
+#include "ExeAppendedZipLoaderWindows.hpp"
+#include <Windows.h>
+
+namespace OpenVulkano
+{
+	namespace
+	{
+		void* HANDLE = ResourceLoader::RegisterResourceLoader(std::make_unique<ExeAppendedZipLoaderWindows>());
+	}
+
+	std::string OpenVulkano::ExeAppendedZipLoaderWindows::GetCurrentExecutablePath() const
+	{ 
+		CHAR nameBuf[MAX_PATH] = {};
+		DWORD len = GetModuleFileNameA(NULL, nameBuf, MAX_PATH);
+		return std::string(nameBuf, len); 
+	}
+
+}
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diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/ExeAppendedZipLoaderWindows.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/ExeAppendedZipLoaderWindows.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e89e2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/ExeAppendedZipLoaderWindows.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/ExeAppendedZipLoader.hpp"
+
+namespace OpenVulkano
+{
+	class ExeAppendedZipLoaderWindows final : public ExeAppendedZipLoader
+	{
+	public:
+		std::string GetCurrentExecutablePath() const override;
+	};
+}
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diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 71523b6..19d78dc 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 "ExeAppendedZipLoader")
+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 AND NOT APPLE))
+    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/ExeAppendedZipLoaderTests.cpp b/tests/Host/ExeAppendedZipLoaderTests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5923cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Host/ExeAppendedZipLoaderTests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * 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/ExeAppendedZipLoaderWindows.hpp"
+#else
+	#include "Host/Linux/ExeAppendedZipLoaderLinux.hpp"
+#endif
+
+#include "Base/Logger.hpp"
+#include <Windows.h>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <fstream>
+
+using namespace OpenVulkano;
+
+TEST_CASE("Load zip from exe")
+{
+	Logger::SetupLogger("", "tests.log");
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	ExeAppendedZipLoaderWindows loader;
+#else
+	ExeAppendedZipLoaderLinux loader;
+#endif
+	Array<char> zipData = loader.GetResource(loader.GetCurrentExecutablePath());
+	REQUIRE(!zipData.Empty());
+
+	auto files = loader.GetZipArchiveFiles(loader.GetCurrentExecutablePath());
+	REQUIRE(files.size() == 2);
+
+	int i = 0; 
+	for (const auto& [fileDesc, fileData] : files)
+	{
+		if (i == 0)
+		{
+			REQUIRE(fileDesc.path == "madvoxel_icon.ico");
+		}
+		else if (i == 1)
+		{
+			REQUIRE(fileDesc.path == "text.txt");
+			std::string s(fileData.Data(), fileData.Size());
+			REQUIRE(s == "Hello world!");
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+
+}