diff --git a/src/spice2x/CMakeLists.txt b/src/spice2x/CMakeLists.txt
index a7b6285..5b0c0ad 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/spice2x/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ cmake_policy(SET CMP0069 NEW)
 project(spicetools)
 include(CheckIPOSupported)
 
-option(WITH_SCARD "Build spice2x with SCard support" ON)
-if(WITH_SCARD)
-	add_definitions(-DWITH_SCARD)
-endif()
-
 # set language level
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED TRUE)
@@ -367,6 +362,7 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES ${SOURCE_FILES}
         external/http-parser/http_parser.c
         external/usbhidusage/usb-hid-usage.c
         external/toojpeg/toojpeg.cpp
+        external/scard/scard.cpp
 
         # games
         games/game.cpp
@@ -617,9 +613,6 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES ${SOURCE_FILES}
         util/dependencies.cpp
         util/deferlog.cpp
 )
-if(WITH_SCARD)
-	list(APPEND SOURCE_FILES external/scard/scard.cpp)
-endif()
 
 source_group(TREE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} PREFIX "Source Files" FILES ${SOURCE_FILES})
 
@@ -631,9 +624,7 @@ add_executable(spicetools_spice ${SOURCE_FILES} ${RESOURCE_FILES})
 target_link_libraries(spicetools_spice
         PUBLIC d3d9 ws2_32 version comctl32 shlwapi iphlpapi hid secur32 setupapi psapi winmm winhttp
         PRIVATE fmt-header-only discord-rpc imgui hash-library minhook imm32 dwmapi CpuFeatures::cpu_features)
-if(WITH_SCARD)
-	target_link_libraries(spicetools_spice PUBLIC winscard)
-endif()
+target_link_libraries(spicetools_spice PUBLIC winscard)
 set_target_properties(spicetools_spice PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
 set_target_properties(spicetools_spice PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "spice")
 
@@ -649,9 +640,7 @@ add_executable(spicetools_spice_laa ${SOURCE_FILES} ${RESOURCE_FILES})
 target_link_libraries(spicetools_spice_laa
         PUBLIC d3d9 ws2_32 version comctl32 shlwapi iphlpapi hid secur32 setupapi psapi winmm winhttp
         PRIVATE fmt-header-only discord-rpc imgui hash-library minhook imm32 dwmapi CpuFeatures::cpu_features)
-if(WITH_SCARD)
-	target_link_libraries(spicetools_spice_laa PUBLIC winscard)
-endif()
+target_link_libraries(spicetools_spice_laa PUBLIC winscard)
 set_target_properties(spicetools_spice_laa PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
 set_target_properties(spicetools_spice_laa PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "spice_laa")
 target_compile_definitions(spicetools_spice_laa PRIVATE SPICE32_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE=1)
@@ -660,6 +649,22 @@ IF(NOT MSVC)
     set_target_properties(spicetools_spice_laa PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-m32" LINK_FLAGS "-m32 -Wl,--large-address-aware")
 endif()
 
+# spice_linux.exe
+###########
+
+set(RESOURCE_FILES build/manifest.manifest build/manifest.rc build/icon.rc cfg/Win32D.rc)
+add_executable(spicetools_spice_linux ${SOURCE_FILES} ${RESOURCE_FILES})
+target_link_libraries(spicetools_spice_linux
+        PUBLIC d3d9 ws2_32 version comctl32 shlwapi iphlpapi hid secur32 setupapi psapi winmm winhttp
+        PRIVATE fmt-header-only discord-rpc imgui hash-library minhook imm32 dwmapi CpuFeatures::cpu_features)
+set_target_properties(spicetools_spice_linux PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
+set_target_properties(spicetools_spice_linux PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "spice_linux")
+target_compile_definitions(spicetools_spice_linux PRIVATE NO_SCARD=1 PRIVATE SPICE_LINUX=1)
+
+IF(NOT MSVC)
+    set_target_properties(spicetools_spice_linux PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-m32" LINK_FLAGS "-m32")
+endif()
+
 # spice64.exe
 #############
 
@@ -670,9 +675,7 @@ add_executable(spicetools_spice64 ${SOURCE_FILES} ${RESOURCE_FILES})
 target_link_libraries(spicetools_spice64
         PUBLIC d3d9 ws2_32 version comctl32 shlwapi iphlpapi hid secur32 setupapi psapi winmm winhttp mfuuid strmiids dxva2
         PRIVATE fmt-header-only discord-rpc imgui hash-library minhook imm32 dwmapi CpuFeatures::cpu_features)
-if(WITH_SCARD)
-	target_link_libraries(spicetools_spice64 PUBLIC winscard)
-endif()
+target_link_libraries(spicetools_spice64 PUBLIC winscard)
 set_target_properties(spicetools_spice64 PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
 set_target_properties(spicetools_spice64 PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "spice64")
 target_compile_definitions(spicetools_spice64 PRIVATE SPICE64=1)
@@ -681,6 +684,25 @@ IF(NOT MSVC)
     set_target_properties(spicetools_spice64 PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-m64" LINK_FLAGS "-m64")
 endif()
 
+# spice64_linux.exe
+#############
+
+set(RESOURCE_FILES build/manifest.manifest build/manifest64.rc build/icon.rc cfg/Win32D.rc)
+add_executable(spicetools_spice64_linux ${SOURCE_FILES} ${RESOURCE_FILES})
+
+# do NOT link against: mf, mfplat, mfreadwrite; otherwise unity games will break
+target_link_libraries(spicetools_spice64_linux
+        PUBLIC d3d9 ws2_32 version comctl32 shlwapi iphlpapi hid secur32 setupapi psapi winmm winhttp mfuuid strmiids dxva2
+        PRIVATE fmt-header-only discord-rpc imgui hash-library minhook imm32 dwmapi CpuFeatures::cpu_features)
+set_target_properties(spicetools_spice64_linux PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
+set_target_properties(spicetools_spice64_linux PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "spice64_linux")
+target_compile_definitions(spicetools_spice64_linux PRIVATE SPICE64=1)
+target_compile_definitions(spicetools_spice64_linux PRIVATE NO_SCARD=1 PRIVATE SPICE_LINUX=1)
+
+IF(NOT MSVC)
+    set_target_properties(spicetools_spice64_linux PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-m64" LINK_FLAGS "-m64")
+endif()
+
 # spicecfg.exe
 ##############
 
@@ -690,9 +712,7 @@ add_executable(spicetools_cfg WIN32 ${SOURCE_FILES} ${RESOURCE_FILES})
 target_link_libraries(spicetools_cfg
         PUBLIC ws2_32 version comctl32 shlwapi iphlpapi hid secur32 setupapi psapi winmm winhttp strmiids
         PRIVATE fmt-header-only discord-rpc imgui hash-library minhook imm32 dwmapi CpuFeatures::cpu_features)
-if(WITH_SCARD)
-	target_link_libraries(spicetools_cfg PUBLIC winscard)
-endif()
+target_link_libraries(spicetools_cfg PUBLIC winscard)
 set_target_properties(spicetools_cfg PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
 set_target_properties(spicetools_cfg PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "spicecfg")
 target_compile_definitions(spicetools_cfg PRIVATE SPICETOOLS_SPICECFG_STANDALONE=1)
@@ -701,6 +721,24 @@ if(NOT MSVC)
     set_target_properties(spicetools_cfg PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-m32" LINK_FLAGS "-m32")
 endif()
 
+# spicecfg_linux.exe
+##############
+
+set(SOURCE_FILES ${SOURCE_FILES} launcher/options.h launcher/options.cpp)
+set(RESOURCE_FILES cfg/manifest.manifest cfg/manifest.rc cfg/icon.rc cfg/Win32D.rc)
+add_executable(spicetools_cfg_linux WIN32 ${SOURCE_FILES} ${RESOURCE_FILES})
+target_link_libraries(spicetools_cfg_linux
+        PUBLIC ws2_32 version comctl32 shlwapi iphlpapi hid secur32 setupapi psapi winmm winhttp strmiids
+        PRIVATE fmt-header-only discord-rpc imgui hash-library minhook imm32 dwmapi CpuFeatures::cpu_features)
+set_target_properties(spicetools_cfg_linux PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
+set_target_properties(spicetools_cfg_linux PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "spicecfg_linux")
+target_compile_definitions(spicetools_cfg_linux PRIVATE SPICETOOLS_SPICECFG_STANDALONE=1)
+target_compile_definitions(spicetools_cfg_linux PRIVATE NO_SCARD=1 PRIVATE SPICE_LINUX=1)
+
+if(NOT MSVC)
+    set_target_properties(spicetools_cfg_linux PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-m32" LINK_FLAGS "-m32")
+endif()
+
 # stubs
 #######
 
@@ -794,19 +832,19 @@ endif()
 ####################
 
 # output config
-set_target_properties(spicetools_cfg
+set_target_properties(spicetools_cfg spicetools_cfg_linux
         PROPERTIES
         RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/spicetools")
 
 # output 32bit
-set_target_properties(spicetools_spice spicetools_spice_laa spicetools_stubs_kbt spicetools_stubs_kld spicetools_stubs_cpusbxpkm
+set_target_properties(spicetools_spice spicetools_spice_laa spicetools_spice_linux spicetools_stubs_kbt spicetools_stubs_kld spicetools_stubs_cpusbxpkm
         PROPERTIES
         ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/archive32"
         LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/spicetools/32"
         RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/spicetools/32")
 
 # output 64bit
-set_target_properties(spicetools_spice64 spicetools_stubs_kbt64 spicetools_stubs_kld64 spicetools_stubs_nvcuda spicetools_stubs_nvcuvid spicetools_stubs_nvEncodeAPI64
+set_target_properties(spicetools_spice64 spicetools_spice64_linux spicetools_stubs_kbt64 spicetools_stubs_kld64 spicetools_stubs_nvcuda spicetools_stubs_nvcuvid spicetools_stubs_nvEncodeAPI64
         PROPERTIES
         ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/archive64"
         LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/spicetools/64"
diff --git a/src/spice2x/build_all.sh b/src/spice2x/build_all.sh
index 4283280..21f16c9 100755
--- a/src/spice2x/build_all.sh
+++ b/src/spice2x/build_all.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ BUILDDIR_64_RELEASE="./cmake-build-release-64"
 BUILDDIR_64_DEBUG="./cmake-build-debug-64"
 DEBUG=0
 OUTDIR="./bin/spice2x"
+OUTDIR_EXTRAS="./bin/spice2x_extras"
 
 # disabled UPX since it tends to falsely trigger malware detection
 UPX_ENABLE=0
@@ -60,8 +61,9 @@ DIST_ENABLE=1
 DIST_FOLDER="./dist"
 DIST_NAME="spice2x-$(date +%y)-$(date +%m)-$(date +%d).zip"
 DIST_COMMENT=${DIST_NAME}$'\n'"$GIT_BRANCH - $GIT_HEAD"$'\nThank you for playing.'
-TARGETS_32="spicetools_stubs_kbt spicetools_stubs_kld spicetools_cfg spicetools_spice spicetools_spice_laa spicetools_stubs_cpusbxpkm"
-TARGETS_64="spicetools_stubs_kbt64 spicetools_stubs_kld64 spicetools_stubs_nvEncodeAPI64 spicetools_stubs_nvcuvid spicetools_stubs_nvcuda spicetools_spice64"
+DIST_NAME_EXTRAS="spice2x-$(date +%y)-$(date +%m)-$(date +%d)-extras.zip"
+TARGETS_32="spicetools_stubs_kbt spicetools_stubs_kld spicetools_cfg spicetools_cfg_linux spicetools_spice spicetools_spice_laa spicetools_spice_linux spicetools_stubs_cpusbxpkm"
+TARGETS_64="spicetools_stubs_kbt64 spicetools_stubs_kld64 spicetools_stubs_nvEncodeAPI64 spicetools_stubs_nvcuvid spicetools_stubs_nvcuda spicetools_spice64 spicetools_spice64_linux"
 
 # determine build type
 BUILD_TYPE="Release"
@@ -179,11 +181,17 @@ fi
 
 # copy to output directory
 echo "Copy files to output directory..."
+
 rm -rf ${OUTDIR}
 mkdir -p ${OUTDIR}
 mkdir -p ${OUTDIR}/stubs/32
 mkdir -p ${OUTDIR}/stubs/64
-mkdir -p ${OUTDIR}/extras/largeaddressaware
+
+rm -rf ${OUTDIR_EXTRAS}
+mkdir -p ${OUTDIR_EXTRAS}
+mkdir -p ${OUTDIR_EXTRAS}/largeaddressaware
+mkdir -p ${OUTDIR_EXTRAS}/linux
+
 if false # ((DEBUG > 0))
 then
     # debug files
@@ -204,11 +212,14 @@ then
 else
     # release files
     cp ${BUILDDIR_32}/spicetools/spicecfg.exe ${OUTDIR} 2>/dev/null
+    cp ${BUILDDIR_32}/spicetools/spicecfg_linux.exe ${OUTDIR_EXTRAS}/linux/spicecfg.exe 2>/dev/null
     cp ${BUILDDIR_32}/spicetools/32/spice.exe ${OUTDIR} 2>/dev/null
-    cp ${BUILDDIR_32}/spicetools/32/spice_laa.exe ${OUTDIR}/extras/largeaddressaware/spice.exe 2>/dev/null
+    cp ${BUILDDIR_32}/spicetools/32/spice_laa.exe ${OUTDIR_EXTRAS}/largeaddressaware/spice.exe 2>/dev/null
+    cp ${BUILDDIR_32}/spicetools/32/spice_linux.exe ${OUTDIR_EXTRAS}/linux/spice.exe 2>/dev/null
     #cp ${BUILDDIR_32}/spicetools/32/kbt.dll ${OUTDIR}/stubs/32 2>/dev/null
     #cp ${BUILDDIR_32}/spicetools/32/kld.dll ${OUTDIR}/stubs/32 2>/dev/null
     cp ${BUILDDIR_64}/spicetools/64/spice64.exe ${OUTDIR} 2>/dev/null
+    cp ${BUILDDIR_64}/spicetools/64/spice64_linux.exe ${OUTDIR_EXTRAS}/linux/spice64.exe 2>/dev/null
     #cp ${BUILDDIR_64}/spicetools/64/kbt.dll ${OUTDIR}/stubs/64 2>/dev/null
     #cp ${BUILDDIR_64}/spicetools/64/kld.dll ${OUTDIR}/stubs/64 2>/dev/null
     cp ${BUILDDIR_64}/spicetools/64/nvEncodeAPI64.dll ${OUTDIR}/stubs/64 2>/dev/null
@@ -220,18 +231,21 @@ fi
 # pack source files to output directory
 rm -rf ${OUTDIR}/src
 mkdir -p ${OUTDIR}/src
+rm -rf ${OUTDIR_EXTRAS}/src
+mkdir -p ${OUTDIR_EXTRAS}/src
 if ((INCLUDE_SRC > 0))
 then
 	echo "Generating source file archive..."
 	git archive --format tar.gz --prefix=spice2x/ HEAD ./ > ${OUTDIR}/src/spice2x-${GIT_BRANCH}.tar.gz 2>/dev/null || \
 		echo "WARNING: Couldn't get git to create the archive. Is this a git repository?"
+	cp -r ${OUTDIR}/src/* ${OUTDIR_EXTRAS}/src
 fi
 
 # copy resources
-rm -rf ${OUTDIR}/api
-mkdir ${OUTDIR}/api
+rm -rf ${OUTDIR_EXTRAS}/api
+mkdir ${OUTDIR_EXTRAS}/api
 find ./api/resources/python -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -rf {} +
-cp -r ./api/resources/* ${OUTDIR}/api
+cp -r ./api/resources/* ${OUTDIR_EXTRAS}/api
 
 # build distribution archive
 if ((DIST_ENABLE > 0))
@@ -240,7 +254,11 @@ then
 	mkdir -p ${DIST_FOLDER}
 	rm -rf ${DIST_FOLDER}/${DIST_NAME}
 	pushd ${OUTDIR}/.. > /dev/null
-	zip -qrXT9 $OLDPWD/${DIST_FOLDER}/${DIST_NAME} . -z <<< "$DIST_COMMENT"
+	zip -qrXT9 $OLDPWD/${DIST_FOLDER}/${DIST_NAME} spice2x -z <<< "$DIST_COMMENT"
+	popd > /dev/null
+	echo "Building extras..."
+	pushd ${OUTDIR_EXTRAS}/.. > /dev/null
+	zip -qrXT9 $OLDPWD/${DIST_FOLDER}/${DIST_NAME_EXTRAS} spice2x_extras -z <<< "$DIST_COMMENT"
 	popd > /dev/null
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/spice2x/external/scard/scard.cpp b/src/spice2x/external/scard/scard.cpp
index d3d6b52..5f66190 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/external/scard/scard.cpp
+++ b/src/spice2x/external/scard/scard.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  * Modified version.
  */
 
+#ifndef NO_SCARD
 
 #include "scard.h"
 #include <windows.h>
@@ -409,3 +410,5 @@ void scard_threadstart() {
 void scard_fini() {
     should_exit = true;
 }
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp b/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp
index 8908be2..952d1f6 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp
+++ b/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "cfg/screen_resize.h"
 #include "easrv/easrv.h"
 #include "external/cardio/cardio_runner.h"
-#ifdef WITH_SCARD
+#ifndef NO_SCARD
 #include "external/scard/scard.h"
 #endif
 #include "games/game.h"
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ int main_implementation(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     for (auto &sextet : options[launcher::Options::SextetStreamPort].values_text()) {
         sextet_devices.emplace_back(sextet);
     }
-#ifdef WITH_SCARD
+#ifndef NO_SCARD
     if (options[launcher::Options::HIDSmartCard].value_bool()) {
         WINSCARD_CONFIG.cardinfo_callback = eamuse_scard_callback;
         scard_threadstart();
@@ -1208,13 +1208,22 @@ int main_implementation(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
 
     // log
-#ifdef SPICE64
-    log_info("launcher", "SpiceTools Bootstrap (x64) (spice2x)");
-#elif SPICE32_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE
-    log_info("launcher", "SpiceTools Bootstrap (x32) (Large Address Aware) (spice2x)");
+#ifndef SPICE_LINUX
+    #ifdef SPICE64
+        log_info("launcher", "SpiceTools Bootstrap (x64) (spice2x)");
+    #elif SPICE32_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE
+        log_info("launcher", "SpiceTools Bootstrap (x32 - Large Address Aware) (spice2x)");
+    #else
+        log_info("launcher", "SpiceTools Bootstrap (x32) (spice2x)");
+    #endif
 #else
-    log_info("launcher", "SpiceTools Bootstrap (x32) (spice2x)");
+    #ifdef SPICE64
+        log_info("launcher", "SpiceTools Bootstrap (x64) (spice2x) for Linux");
+    #else
+        log_info("launcher", "SpiceTools Bootstrap (x32) (spice2x) for Linux");
+    #endif
 #endif
+
     log_info("launcher", "{}", VERSION_STRING);
 
     // log command line arguments
@@ -2322,7 +2331,7 @@ int main_implementation(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     // debug hook
     debughook::detach();
 
-#ifdef WITH_SCARD
+#ifndef NO_SCARD
     // scard
     scard_fini();
 #endif
diff --git a/src/spice2x/launcher/options.cpp b/src/spice2x/launcher/options.cpp
index 8fb72dd..84231f6 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/launcher/options.cpp
+++ b/src/spice2x/launcher/options.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 
 #include <fstream>
 
-#ifndef WITH_SCARD
+#ifdef NO_SCARD
 #define WITH_SCARD 0
+#else
+#define WITH_SCARD 1
 #endif
 
 static const std::vector<std::string> CATEGORY_ORDER_API = {
diff --git a/src/spice2x/overlay/windows/config.cpp b/src/spice2x/overlay/windows/config.cpp
index 91bb240..9b874f5 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/overlay/windows/config.cpp
+++ b/src/spice2x/overlay/windows/config.cpp
@@ -2904,10 +2904,17 @@ namespace overlay::windows {
     }
 
     void Config::build_about() {
+#ifndef SPICE_LINUX
         ImGui::TextUnformatted(std::string(
             "spice2x (a fork of SpiceTools)\r\n"
             "=========================\r\n" +
             to_string(VERSION_STRING)).c_str());
+#else
+        ImGui::TextUnformatted(std::string(
+            "spice2x (a fork of SpiceTools) for Linux\r\n"
+            "=========================\r\n" +
+            to_string(VERSION_STRING)).c_str());
+#endif
 
         ImGui::TextUnformatted("");
         if (ImGui::Button(PROJECT_URL)) {