diff --git a/devscripts/platforms/linux/flathub.js b/devscripts/platforms/linux/flathub.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b712af9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devscripts/platforms/linux/flathub.js
@@ -0,0 +1,234 @@
+const crypto = require(`crypto`);
+const fs = require(`fs`);
+const path = require(`path`);
+const child_process = require(`child_process`);
+
+const { config, getFullMetadata } = require(`../../../build`);
+const parseVariables = require(`../../../util/parseVariables`);
+
+const filename = `ezytdl-win32.exe`;
+
+module.exports = ({ request }) => new Promise(async res => {
+    if(!request) {
+        console.log(`skipping winget sync (request: ${request})`);
+        return res(false);
+    }
+
+    await getFullMetadata();
+
+    const release = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${config.extraMetadata.owner[0]}/${config.extraMetadata.owner[1]}/releases/latest`);
+    const thisFile = release.assets.find(a => a.name == filename);
+
+    if(!thisFile) {
+        console.log(`skipping winget sync (thisFile: ${thisFile})`);
+        return res(false);
+    }
+
+    const package = await new Promise(async res => {
+        const o = {
+            download: thisFile.browser_download_url,
+
+            packageName: config.appId.split(`.`).slice(2).join(`.`),
+            packageIdentifier: config.appId.split(`.`).slice(1).join(`.`),
+            packageLicense: require(`../../../package.json`).license,
+            packageDescription: require(`../../../package.json`).description,
+            packageVersion: config.extraMetadata.version || require(`../../../package.json`).version,
+        };
+
+        console.log(`downloading ${thisFile.url} (${thisFile.size / 1024 / 1024}MB)`)
+
+        const buffer = await request(thisFile.url, { headers: { Accept: `application/octet-stream` } });
+        console.log(`downloaded ${buffer.length / 1024 / 1024}/${thisFile.size / 1024 / 1024} MB -- creating hash`);
+
+        o.packageSha256 = crypto.createHash(`sha256`).update(buffer).digest(`hex`).toUpperCase();
+        console.log(`hash: ${o.packageSha256}`);
+
+        return res(o);
+    });
+
+    console.log(`package`, package);
+
+    const hash = crypto.createHash(`sha256`);
+    hash.update(fs.readFileSync(`./dist/${config.productName}-win32.exe`));
+    package.packageSha256 = hash.digest(`hex`).toUpperCase();
+
+    const vars = {
+        ...package,
+        publisher: config.appId.split(`.`)[1],
+        year: new Date().getFullYear(),
+    };
+
+    console.log(`vars`, vars);
+
+    const files = fs.readdirSync(`./devscripts/platforms/win32/winget`).map(file => ({
+        path: `manifests/${package.packageIdentifier[0].toLowerCase()}/${package.packageIdentifier.split(`.`).join(`/`)}/${package.packageVersion}/${file}`,
+        content: parseVariables(undefined, vars, fs.readFileSync(`./devscripts/platforms/win32/winget/${file}`).toString()).processed
+    }));
+
+    if(fs.existsSync(`./devscripts/platforms/win32/etc`)) fs.rmSync(`./devscripts/platforms/win32/etc`, { recursive: true });
+    fs.mkdirSync(`./devscripts/platforms/win32/etc`, { recursive: true });
+    for(const file of files) fs.writeFileSync(`./devscripts/platforms/win32/etc/${path.parse(file.path).base}`, file.content);
+
+    const wingetValidate = await new Promise(async res => {
+        let log = [];
+
+        const cmd = [`validate`, `./devscripts/platforms/win32/etc`, `--verbose`]
+
+        const proc = child_process.spawn(`winget`, cmd);
+
+        proc.stdout.on(`data`, data => log.push(`[STDOUT] ` + data.toString().trim()));
+        proc.stderr.on(`data`, data => log.push(`[STDERR] ` + data.toString().trim()));
+
+        proc.on(`close`, code => {            
+            console.log(`winget validation exited with code ${code}`, log);
+
+            res({
+                version: `${child_process.execSync(`winget --version`).toString().trim()}`,
+                command: `winget ${cmd.map(s => s.includes(` `) ? `"${s}"` : s).join(` `)}`,
+                code,
+                stdout: log.join(`\n`)
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    if(wingetValidate.code) {
+        console.log(`winget validation failed (code ${wingetValidate.code}); will not proceed\n\nlog:\n`, wingetValidate.stdout);
+        return res({ error: wingetValidate });
+    } else console.log(`generated winget manifest files!`, wingetValidate);
+
+    const user = await request(`https://api.github.com/user`);
+    console.log(`logged in as ${user.login} (${user.name}) -- finding winget packages fork`);
+
+    let parentWingetRepo = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-pkgs`);
+    let wingetRepo = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${user.login}/winget-pkgs`);
+    if(wingetRepo.message) {
+        console.log(`winget repo not found, forking winget-pkgs`);
+
+        await new Promise(async r => {    
+            const fork = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-pkgs/forks`, { method: `POST` });
+    
+            console.log(`forked winget-pkgs to ${fork.full_name}`, fork);
+    
+            while(true) {
+                const status = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${fork.full_name}`);
+    
+                if(status.fork) {
+                    console.log(`forked winget-pkgs to ${fork.full_name} successfully!`);
+
+                    wingetRepo = status;
+
+                    break;
+                }
+    
+                await new Promise(r2 => setTimeout(r2, 1000));
+            }
+
+            r();
+        });
+    } else {
+        console.log(`winget repo found! syncing upstream...`);
+        
+        await new Promise(async r => {
+            console.log(`syncing with upstream`);
+
+            await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${wingetRepo.full_name}/merge-upstream`, {
+                method: `POST`,
+                body: {
+                    branch: parentWingetRepo.default_branch
+                }
+            }); console.log(`synced with upstream`);
+
+            wingetRepo = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${user.login}/winget-pkgs`);
+
+            r(console.log(`synced with upstream`));
+        })
+    };
+
+    console.log(`winget repo`);
+
+    const currentSha = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${wingetRepo.full_name}/git/refs/heads/${wingetRepo.default_branch}`);
+    console.log(`current sha`, currentSha?.object?.sha);
+
+    const branchName = `${config.appId}-${package.packageVersion}`.replace(/\./g, `-`);
+    await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${wingetRepo.full_name}/git/refs`, {
+        method: `POST`,
+        body: {
+            ref: `refs/heads/${branchName}`,
+            sha: currentSha.object.sha
+        }
+    }); console.log(`created branch "${branchName}"`);
+
+    const blobs = [];
+    for(const i in files) {
+        const file = files[i];
+        const blob = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${wingetRepo.full_name}/git/blobs`, {
+            method: `POST`,
+            body: {
+                content: file.content,
+                encoding: `utf-8`
+            }
+        });
+        console.log(`created blob #${Number(i) + 1} for "${file.path}" (${blob.sha})`);
+        blobs.push({ ...file, ...blob });
+    };
+
+    const tree = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${wingetRepo.full_name}/git/trees`, {
+        method: `POST`,
+        body: {
+            base_tree: currentSha.object.sha,
+            tree: blobs.map(blob => ({
+                path: blob.path,
+                mode: `100644`,
+                type: `blob`,
+                sha: blob.sha
+            }))
+        }
+    }); console.log(`created tree`);
+
+    const commit = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${wingetRepo.full_name}/git/commits`, {
+        method: `POST`,
+        body: {
+            message: `Add ${package.packageName} ${package.packageVersion}`,
+            tree: tree.sha,
+            parents: [currentSha.object.sha]
+        }
+    }); console.log(`created commit`);
+
+    await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${wingetRepo.full_name}/git/refs/heads/${branchName}`, {
+        method: `PATCH`,
+        body: {
+            sha: commit.sha
+        }
+    }); console.log(`updated branch`);
+
+    console.log(`creating pull request`);
+
+    const body = [
+        `#### The manifest was validated (with winget ${wingetValidate.version}) before this pull request was created\n\`> ${wingetValidate.command} (exit code ${wingetValidate.code})\`\n\`\`\`\n${wingetValidate.stdout}\n\`\`\``,
+    ];
+
+    const details = {
+        title: `New version: ${package.packageIdentifier} version ${package.packageVersion}`,
+        body: `## Pull request & manifest programmatically generated\n\n${body.map(s => `> ${s.split(`\n`).join(`\n> `)}`).join(`\n\n`)}\n\n---\n\n`
+    }
+
+    /*const pull = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${wingetRepo.full_name}/pulls`, {
+        method: `POST`,
+        body: {
+            ...details,
+            head: branchName,
+            base: wingetRepo.default_branch,
+        }
+    });*/
+
+    const pull = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${parentWingetRepo.full_name}/pulls`, {
+        method: `POST`,
+        body: {
+            ...details,
+            head: `${user.login}:${branchName}`,
+            base: parentWingetRepo.default_branch,
+        }
+    });
+
+    console.log(`created pull request`, pull);
+})
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diff --git a/devscripts/platforms/win32/winget.js b/devscripts/platforms/win32/winget.js
index 3c14239..b210db6 100644
--- a/devscripts/platforms/win32/winget.js
+++ b/devscripts/platforms/win32/winget.js
@@ -2,49 +2,12 @@ const crypto = require(`crypto`);
 const fs = require(`fs`);
 const path = require(`path`);
 const child_process = require(`child_process`);
-const superagent = require(`superagent`);
 
-const { config, getFullMetadata } = require(`../../../build`);
 const parseVariables = require(`../../../util/parseVariables`);
 
-const request = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN && ((path, opt={}) => new Promise(async (res, rej) => {
-    const method = ((typeof opt.method == `string` && typeof superagent[opt.method?.toLowerCase()] == `function`) ? opt.method : `GET`).toLowerCase();
-    const body = opt.body;
-    const headers = {
-        "User-Agent": "node",
-        Accept: `application/vnd.github.v3+json`,
-        ...opt.headers,
-        Authorization: `token ${process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN}`,
-    };
-
-    console.log(`[ ${method} ] ${path}`, { headers, body });
-
-    const req = (superagent[method] || superagent.get)(path).set(headers)
-    if(body) req.send(body);
-    
-    if(headers.Accept.includes(`application/octet-stream`)) {
-        // buffer object for binary files
-        req.buffer(true);
-    }
-
-    // resolve with the parsed response
-    req.then(r => res(r.body)).catch(e => {
-        console.error(`req failed: ${e}`)
-        rej(e);
-    })
-})) || null;
-
 const filename = `ezytdl-win32.exe`;
 
-module.exports = () => new Promise(async res => {
-    if(!request) {
-        console.log(`skipping winget sync (request: ${request})`);
-        return res(false);
-    }
-
-    await getFullMetadata();
-
-    const release = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${config.extraMetadata.owner[0]}/${config.extraMetadata.owner[1]}/releases/latest`);
+module.exports = ({ request, config, release, user }) => new Promise(async res => {
     const thisFile = release.assets.find(a => a.name == filename);
 
     if(!thisFile) {
@@ -104,8 +67,8 @@ module.exports = () => new Promise(async res => {
 
         const proc = child_process.spawn(`winget`, cmd);
 
-        proc.stdout.on(`data`, data => log.push(`[STDOUT] ` + data.toString().trim()));
-        proc.stderr.on(`data`, data => log.push(`[STDERR] ` + data.toString().trim()));
+        proc.stdout.on(`data`, data => log.push(`[OUT] ` + data.toString().trim()));
+        proc.stderr.on(`data`, data => log.push(`[ERR] ` + data.toString().trim()));
 
         proc.on(`close`, code => {            
             console.log(`winget validation exited with code ${code}`, log);
@@ -124,8 +87,7 @@ module.exports = () => new Promise(async res => {
         return res({ error: wingetValidate });
     } else console.log(`generated winget manifest files!`, wingetValidate);
 
-    const user = await request(`https://api.github.com/user`);
-    console.log(`logged in as ${user.login} (${user.name}) -- finding winget packages fork`);
+    console.log(`finding winget packages fork`);
 
     let parentWingetRepo = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-pkgs`);
     let wingetRepo = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${user.login}/winget-pkgs`);
@@ -232,7 +194,7 @@ module.exports = () => new Promise(async res => {
     console.log(`creating pull request`);
 
     const body = [
-        `#### The manifest was validated (with winget ${wingetValidate.version}) before this pull request was created\n\`> ${wingetValidate.command} (exit code ${wingetValidate.code})\`\n\`\`\`\n${wingetValidate.stdout}\n\`\`\``,
+        `#### The manifest was validated (with winget ${wingetValidate.version}) before this pull request was created\n\`> ${wingetValidate.command}\` (exit code ${wingetValidate.code})\n\`\`\`\n${wingetValidate.stdout}\n\`\`\``,
     ];
 
     const details = {
diff --git a/devscripts/publishToPlatforms.js b/devscripts/publishToPlatforms.js
index 89a5b0f..b827ed4 100644
--- a/devscripts/publishToPlatforms.js
+++ b/devscripts/publishToPlatforms.js
@@ -1,15 +1,60 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
+const superagent = require('superagent');
 
-(() => new Promise(async res => {
-    console.log(`running platform scripts`);
+const { config, getFullMetadata } = require(`../build`);
 
-    const platformScripts = fs.existsSync(`./devscripts/platforms/${process.platform}`) && fs.readdirSync(`./devscripts/platforms/${process.platform}`).filter(f => f.endsWith(`.js`)) || [];
+(() => new Promise(async res => {
+    if(process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN) {
+        await getFullMetadata();
 
-    console.log(`running ${platformScripts.length} platform scripts (${process.platform})`);
+        const request = (path, opt={}) => new Promise(async (res, rej) => {
+            const method = ((typeof opt.method == `string` && typeof superagent[opt.method?.toLowerCase()] == `function`) ? opt.method : `GET`).toLowerCase();
+            const body = opt.body;
+            const headers = {
+                "User-Agent": "node",
+                Accept: `application/vnd.github.v3+json`,
+                ...opt.headers,
+                Authorization: `token ${process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN}`,
+            };
+        
+            console.log(`[ ${method} ] ${path}`, { headers, body });
+        
+            const req = (superagent[method] || superagent.get)(path).set(headers)
+            if(body) req.send(body);
+            
+            if(headers.Accept.includes(`application/octet-stream`)) {
+                // buffer object for binary files
+                req.buffer(true);
+            }
+        
+            // resolve with the parsed response
+            req.then(r => res(r.body)).catch(e => {
+                console.error(`req failed: ${e}`)
+                rej(e);
+            })
+        });
 
-    const responses = {};
+        const release = await request(`https://api.github.com/repos/${config.extraMetadata.owner[0]}/${config.extraMetadata.owner[1]}/releases/latest`);
+        console.log(`release`, release);
 
-    for(const file of platformScripts) responses[file] = await (require(`./platforms/${process.platform}/${file}`)());
+        const user = await request(`https://api.github.com/user`);
+        console.log(`logged in as ${user.login} (${user.name}) -- running platform scripts`);
 
-    res(responses);
+        const platformScripts = fs.existsSync(`./devscripts/platforms/${process.platform}`) && fs.readdirSync(`./devscripts/platforms/${process.platform}`).filter(f => f.endsWith(`.js`)) || [];
+    
+        console.log(`running ${platformScripts.length} platform scripts (${process.platform})`);
+    
+        const responses = {};
+    
+        for(const file of platformScripts) responses[file] = await (require(`./platforms/${process.platform}/${file}`)({
+            request,
+            config,
+            release,
+            user,
+        }));
+    
+        res(responses);
+    } else {
+        return res({ error: `no github token` });
+    }
 }))()
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