diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8e7a4e3a2..363db8d58 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -682,9 +682,9 @@ endif
 	$(LINK) ../carla_app.py                $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
 	$(LINK) ../carla_backend.py            $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
 	$(LINK) ../carla_backend_qt.py         $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
-	$(LINK) ../carla_control.py            $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
 	$(LINK) ../carla_database.py           $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
 	$(LINK) ../carla_host.py               $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
+	$(LINK) ../carla_host_control.py       $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
 	$(LINK) ../carla_settings.py           $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
 	$(LINK) ../carla_skin.py               $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
 	$(LINK) ../carla_shared.py             $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
diff --git a/Makefile.dist.mk b/Makefile.dist.mk
index 055194763..54012faea 100644
--- a/Makefile.dist.mk
+++ b/Makefile.dist.mk
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ _QT5_DLLS = \
 	QtOpenGL \
 	QtPrintSupport \
 	QtSvg \
-	QtWidgets \
+	QtWidgets
+
+_QT5_PLUGINS = \
 	iconengines/libqsvgicon$(LIB_EXT) \
 	imageformats/libqjpeg$(LIB_EXT) \
 	imageformats/libqsvg$(LIB_EXT) \
-	platforms/libqcocoa$(LIB_EXT) \
-	styles/carlastyle$(LIB_EXT)
+	platforms/libqcocoa$(LIB_EXT)
 
 _THEME_FILES = \
 	styles/carlastyle.json \
@@ -41,46 +42,80 @@ _CARLA_HOST_FILES = \
 	carla-bridge-lv2$(LIB_EXT) \
 	carla-bridge-native$(APP_EXT) \
 	carla-discovery-native$(APP_EXT) \
+	libcarla_utils$(LIB_EXT) \
 	$(_PLUGIN_UIS:%=resources/%$(APP_EXT))
 
 _CARLA_APP_FILES = \
 	Carla$(APP_EXT) \
 	libcarla_standalone2$(LIB_EXT) \
-	libcarla_utils$(LIB_EXT) \
 	$(_CARLA_HOST_FILES) \
 	$(_QT5_DLLS) \
+	$(_QT5_PLUGINS) \
 	$(_THEME_FILES)
 
 _CARLA_CONTROL_APP_FILES = \
 	Carla-Control$(APP_EXT) \
 	libcarla_utils$(LIB_EXT) \
 	$(_QT5_DLLS) \
+	$(_QT5_PLUGINS) \
 	$(_THEME_FILES)
 
 _CARLA_LV2_PLUGIN_FILES = \
 	carla.lv2/carla$(LIB_EXT) \
 	carla.lv2/manifest.ttl \
-	$(_CARLA_HOST_FILES:%=carla.lv2/%)
+	carla.lv2/resources/carla-plugin-patchbay \
+	carla.lv2/resources/lib/library.zip \
+	$(_CARLA_HOST_FILES:%=carla.lv2/%) \
+	$(_QT5_DLLS:%=carla.lv2/resources/%) \
+	$(_QT5_PLUGINS:%=carla.lv2/resources/%) \
+	$(_THEME_FILES:%=carla.lv2/resources/%)
+
+_CARLA_VST2FX_PLUGIN_FILES = \
+	carlafx.vst/Contents/MacOS/CarlaVstFxShell \
+	carlafx.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/carla-plugin-patchbay \
+	carlafx.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/lib/library.zip \
+	$(_CARLA_HOST_FILES:%=carlafx.vst/Contents/MacOS/%) \
+	$(_QT5_DLLS:%=carlafx.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/%) \
+	$(_QT5_PLUGINS:%=carlafx.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/%) \
+	$(_THEME_FILES:%=carlafx.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/%)
+
+_CARLA_VST2SYN_PLUGIN_FILES = \
+	carla.vst/Contents/MacOS/CarlaVstShell \
+	carla.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/carla-plugin-patchbay \
+	carla.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/lib/library.zip \
+	$(_CARLA_HOST_FILES:%=carla.vst/Contents/MacOS/%) \
+	$(_QT5_DLLS:%=carla.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/%) \
+	$(_QT5_PLUGINS:%=carla.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/%) \
+	$(_THEME_FILES:%=carla.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/%)
 
 CARLA_APP_FILES = $(_CARLA_APP_FILES:%=build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/%)
 CARLA_APP_ZIPS = $(_PLUGIN_UIS:%=build/%.app/Contents/MacOS/lib/library.zip)
 
 CARLA_CONTROL_APP_FILES = $(_CARLA_CONTROL_APP_FILES:%=build/Carla-Control.app/Contents/MacOS/%)
 
-CARLA_PLUGIN_FILES = $(_CARLA_LV2_PLUGIN_FILES:%=build/%)
-
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # entry point
 
 TARGETS = \
 	build/Carla.app/Contents/Info.plist \
-	build/Carla-Control.app/Contents/Info.plist
+	build/Carla-Control.app/Contents/Info.plist \
+	build/Carla-Plugins.pkg
 
 dist: $(TARGETS)
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # final cleanup, after everything is in place
 
+define PATCH_QT_DEPENDENCIES
+	install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtCore.framework/Versions/5/QtCore"                 @executable_path/QtCore         ${1} && \
+	install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtGui.framework/Versions/5/QtGui"                   @executable_path/QtGui          ${1} && \
+	install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtOpenGL.framework/Versions/5/QtOpenGL"             @executable_path/QtOpenGL       ${1} && \
+	install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtPrintSupport.framework/Versions/5/QtPrintSupport" @executable_path/QtPrintSupport ${1} && \
+	install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtSvg.framework/Versions/5/QtSvg"                   @executable_path/QtSvg          ${1} && \
+	install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtWidgets.framework/Versions/5/QtWidgets"           @executable_path/QtWidgets      ${1} && \
+	install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtMacExtras.framework/Versions/5/QtMacExtras"       @executable_path/QtMacExtras    ${1}
+endef
+
 define CLEANUP_AND_PATCH_CXFREEZE_FILES
 	# cleanup
 	find build/${1}.app/Contents/MacOS/ -type f -name "*.py" -delete
@@ -97,13 +132,7 @@ define CLEANUP_AND_PATCH_CXFREEZE_FILES
 	# adjust binaries
 	(cd build/${1}.app/Contents/MacOS && \
 		for f in `find . -type f | grep -e /Qt -e QOpenGL -e libq -e carlastyle.dylib -e sip.so`; do \
-			install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtCore.framework/Versions/5/QtCore"                 @executable_path/QtCore         $$f && \
-			install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtGui.framework/Versions/5/QtGui"                   @executable_path/QtGui          $$f && \
-			install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtOpenGL.framework/Versions/5/QtOpenGL"             @executable_path/QtOpenGL       $$f && \
-			install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtPrintSupport.framework/Versions/5/QtPrintSupport" @executable_path/QtPrintSupport $$f && \
-			install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtSvg.framework/Versions/5/QtSvg"                   @executable_path/QtSvg          $$f && \
-			install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtWidgets.framework/Versions/5/QtWidgets"           @executable_path/QtWidgets      $$f && \
-			install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtMacExtras.framework/Versions/5/QtMacExtras"       @executable_path/QtMacExtras    $$f; \
+			$(call PATCH_QT_DEPENDENCIES,$$f); \
 		done)
 endef
 
@@ -113,7 +142,7 @@ build/Carla.app/Contents/Info.plist: $(CARLA_APP_FILES)
 	mkdir -p build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/resources
 	(cd build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/resources && \
 		ln -sf ../Qt* ../lib ../iconengines ../imageformats ../platforms ../styles . && \
-		ln -sf carla-plugin carla-plugin-patchbay)
+		ln -sf carla-plugin$(APP_EXT) carla-plugin-patchbay$(APP_EXT))
 	# mark as done
 	touch $@
 
@@ -169,21 +198,125 @@ build/%.app/Contents/MacOS/lib/library.zip: data/macos/bundle.py source/frontend
 build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/Qt% build/Carla-Control.app/Contents/MacOS/Qt%: $(QT5_PREFIX)/lib/Qt%.framework
 	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
 	@cp -v $</Versions/5/Qt$* $@
+	$(call PATCH_QT_DEPENDENCIES,$@)
 
 build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/iconengines/% build/Carla-Control.app/Contents/MacOS/iconengines/%: $(QT5_PREFIX)/lib/qt5/plugins/iconengines/%
 	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
 	@cp -v $< $@
+	$(call PATCH_QT_DEPENDENCIES,$@)
 
 build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/imageformats/% build/Carla-Control.app/Contents/MacOS/imageformats/%: $(QT5_PREFIX)/lib/qt5/plugins/imageformats/%
 	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
 	@cp -v $< $@
+	$(call PATCH_QT_DEPENDENCIES,$@)
 
 build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/platforms/% build/Carla-Control.app/Contents/MacOS/platforms/%: $(QT5_PREFIX)/lib/qt5/plugins/platforms/%
 	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
 	@cp -v $< $@
+	$(call PATCH_QT_DEPENDENCIES,$@)
+
+build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/styles/%.dylib build/Carla-Control.app/Contents/MacOS/styles/%.dylib: bin/styles/%.dylib
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@cp -v $< $@
+	$(call PATCH_QT_DEPENDENCIES,$@)
 
 build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/% build/Carla-Control.app/Contents/MacOS/%: bin/%
 	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
 	@cp -v $< $@
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Plugin rules
+
+build/Carla-Plugins.pkg: build/carla-lv2.pkg build/carla-vst2fx.pkg build/carla-vst2syn.pkg
+	productbuild \
+		--distribution data/macos/package.xml \
+		--identifier studio.kx.carla \
+		--package-path "build" \
+		--version "2.3.0-alpha3" \
+		"$@"
+
+build/carla-lv2.pkg: $(_CARLA_LV2_PLUGIN_FILES:%=build/%)
+	pkgbuild \
+		--identifier "studio.kx.carla.lv2" \
+		--install-location "/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/LV2/carla.lv2/" \
+		--root "build/carla.lv2/" \
+		"$@"
+
+build/carla-vst2fx.pkg: $(_CARLA_VST2FX_PLUGIN_FILES:%=build/%)
+	pkgbuild \
+		--identifier "studio.kx.carla.vst2fx" \
+		--install-location "/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/carlafx.vst/" \
+		--root "build/carlafx.vst/" \
+		"$@"
+
+build/carla-vst2syn.pkg: $(_CARLA_VST2SYN_PLUGIN_FILES:%=build/%)
+	pkgbuild \
+		--identifier "studio.kx.carla.vst2syn" \
+		--install-location "/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/carla.vst/" \
+		--root "build/carla.vst/" \
+		"$@"
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# LV2 specific files
+
+build/carla.lv2/%$(LIB_EXT): bin/carla.lv2/%$(LIB_EXT)
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@cp -v $< $@
+
+build/carla.lv2/manifest.ttl: bin/carla.lv2/manifest.ttl
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@cp -v bin/carla.lv2/*.ttl build/carla.lv2/
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# VST2 specific files
+
+_MACVST_FILES = Contents/Info.plist Contents/PkgInfo Contents/Resources/empty.lproj
+
+build/carla.vst/Contents/MacOS/CarlaVstShell: bin/CarlaVstShell.dylib $(_MACVST_FILES:%=build/carla.vst/%)
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@cp -v $< $@
+
+build/carlafx.vst/Contents/MacOS/CarlaVstFxShell: bin/CarlaVstFxShell.dylib $(_MACVST_FILES:%=build/carlafx.vst/%)
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@cp -v $< $@
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+build/carla.vst/Contents/Info.plist: data/macos/CarlaVstShell.plist
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@cp -v $< $@
+
+build/carlafx.vst/Contents/Info.plist: data/macos/CarlaVstFxShell.plist
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@cp -v $< $@
+
+build/%.vst/Contents/PkgInfo:
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@echo "BNDL????" > $@
+
+build/%.vst/Contents/Resources/empty.lproj:
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@touch $@
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Generic plugin rules
+
+build/carla%/resources/carla-plugin-patchbay$(APP_EXT): build/carla%/resources/carla-plugin$(APP_EXT)
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@ln -sfv carla-plugin$(APP_EXT) $@
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+build/carla.lv2/resources/% build/carla.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/% build/carlafx.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/%: build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/resources/%
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@cp -v $< $@
+
+build/carla.lv2/resources/lib/library.zip build/carla.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/lib/library.zip build/carlafx.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/lib/library.zip: build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/resources/lib/library.zip
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@cp -rv build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/resources/lib/* $(shell dirname $@)/
+
+build/carla.lv2/% build/carla.vst/Contents/MacOS/% build/carlafx.vst/Contents/MacOS/%: build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/%
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@cp -v $< $@
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/data/macos/CarlaVstFxShell.plist b/data/macos/CarlaVstFxShell.plist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4882ad177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/macos/CarlaVstFxShell.plist
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+        <key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
+        <string>English</string>
+        <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
+        <string>CarlaVstFxShell</string>
+        <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
+        <string></string>
+        <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
+        <string>studio.kx.carla.CarlaVstFxShell</string>
+        <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
+        <string>6.0</string>
+        <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
+        <string>BNDL</string>
+        <key>CFBundleSignature</key>
+        <string>????</string>
+        <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
+        <string>1.0</string>
+        <key>CSResourcesFileMapped</key>
+        <true/>
+</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/data/macos/CarlaVstShell.plist b/data/macos/CarlaVstShell.plist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d09663c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/macos/CarlaVstShell.plist
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+        <key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
+        <string>English</string>
+        <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
+        <string>CarlaVstShell</string>
+        <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
+        <string></string>
+        <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
+        <string>studio.kx.carla.CarlaVstShell</string>
+        <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
+        <string>6.0</string>
+        <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
+        <string>BNDL</string>
+        <key>CFBundleSignature</key>
+        <string>????</string>
+        <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
+        <string>1.0</string>
+        <key>CSResourcesFileMapped</key>
+        <true/>
+</dict>
+</plist>