diff --git a/openadapt/app/main.py b/openadapt/app/main.py
index de4ff8211..1b8053c0e 100644
--- a/openadapt/app/main.py
+++ b/openadapt/app/main.py
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ def start(fullscreen: bool = False) -> None:
         ui.icon("share").tooltip("Share").on(
             "click", lambda: (_ for _ in ()).throw(Exception(NotImplementedError))
         )
+        ui.icon("update").tooltip("Update App").on(
+            "click", partial(Popen, ["python", "-m", "openadapt.update"])
+        )
 
         with ui.splitter(value=20) as splitter:
             splitter.classes("w-full h-full")
diff --git a/openadapt/update.py b/openadapt/update.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..516e43190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openadapt/update.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import importlib.metadata
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+from nicegui import ui
+from packaging import version
+import requests
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    api_url = "https://api.github.com/repos/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases"
+
+    response = requests.get(f"{api_url}?per_page=30&page=1")
+    releases = response.json()
+    if not releases:
+        print("No releases found")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    latest_release = releases[0]["name"]
+    curr_version = importlib.metadata.version("openadapt")
+
+    if version.parse(curr_version) < version.parse(latest_release):
+        try:
+            if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+                subprocess.call("powershell -File scripts/update_app.ps1", shell=True)
+            else:
+                subprocess.check_call(["./scripts/update_app.sh"])
+
+            ui.notify("OpenAdapt has been updated")
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            print(f"Error updating the app: {e}")
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/scripts/update_app.ps1 b/scripts/update_app.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cd2c12a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update_app.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+function Invoke-LatestReleaseDownload {
+    # Check if required utilities are installed
+    if (-not (Get-Command jq -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+        Write-Host "jq is required but not installed. Please install jq to proceed."
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    if (-not (Get-Command curl -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+        Write-Host "curl is required but not installed. Please install curl to proceed."
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    # GitHub repository in the format 'owner/repo'
+    $repo = "OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt"
+
+    # GitHub API URL to fetch the latest release
+    $apiUrl = "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest"
+
+    # Fetch the latest release information
+    Write-Host "Fetching latest release information for $repo..."
+    $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $apiUrl
+
+    # Check if the response contains an error
+    if ($response.message) {
+        Write-Host "Error: $($response.message)"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    # Extract the release tag name and assets URL
+    $tagName = $response.tag_name
+    $assetsUrl = $response.assets_url
+
+    Write-Host "Latest release: $tagName"
+
+    # Fetch the assets information
+    $assets = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $assetsUrl
+
+    # Download each asset
+    Write-Host "Downloading assets..."
+    foreach ($asset in $assets) {
+        $assetUrl = $asset.browser_download_url
+        Write-Host "Downloading $assetUrl..."
+        & Invoke-WebRequest -o $(Split-Path -Leaf $assetUrl) $assetUrl
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "All assets downloaded successfully."
+
+    # Remove older versions
+    Remove-Item -Recurse -Force dist/OpenAdapt.zip, dist/OpenAdapt.app.zip
+    Remove-Item -Recurse -Force dist/OpenAdapt, dist/OpenAdapt.app
+
+    # Rename the downloaded assets
+    Rename-Item "OpenAdapt-$tagName.zip" "OpenAdapt.zip"
+    Rename-Item "OpenAdapt-$tagName.app.zip" "OpenAdapt.app.zip"
+
+    # Move assets to dist folder
+    Move-Item "OpenAdapt.zip" "dist/"
+    Move-Item "OpenAdapt.app.zip" "dist/"
+
+    # Unzip the downloaded assets
+    Expand-Archive -Force -Path "dist/OpenAdapt.zip" -DestinationPath "dist/"
+    Expand-Archive -Force -Path "dist/OpenAdapt.app.zip" -DestinationPath "dist/"
+}
+
+# Download the assets
+Invoke-LatestReleaseDownload
+
+Write-Host "Updated the OpenAdapt app successfully!"
diff --git a/scripts/update_app.sh b/scripts/update_app.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e1047e7f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update_app.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Function to download assets from the latest release of a GitHub repository
+download_latest_release_assets() {
+    # Check if required utilities are installed
+    if ! command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "jq is required but not installed. Please install jq to proceed."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if ! command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "curl is required but not installed. Please install curl to proceed."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # GitHub repository in the format 'owner/repo'
+    REPO="OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt"
+
+    # GitHub API URL to fetch the latest release
+    API_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO/releases/latest"
+
+    # Fetch the latest release information
+    echo "Fetching latest release information for $REPO..."
+    response=$(curl -s "$API_URL")
+
+    # Check if the response contains an error
+    if echo "$response" | jq -e '.message' &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "Error: $(echo "$response" | jq -r '.message')"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Extract the release tag name and assets URL
+    tag_name=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.tag_name')
+    assets_url=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.assets_url')
+
+    echo "Latest release: $tag_name"
+
+    # Fetch the assets information
+    assets=$(curl -s "$assets_url")
+
+    # Download each asset
+    echo "Downloading assets..."
+    echo "$assets" | jq -r '.[].browser_download_url' | while read -r asset_url; do
+        echo "Downloading $asset_url..."
+        curl -LO "$asset_url"
+    done
+
+    echo "All assets downloaded successfully."
+}
+
+# Download the assets
+download_latest_release_assets
+
+# Remove older versions
+rm -rf dist/OpenAdapt.zip
+rm -rf dist/OpenAdapt.app.zip
+
+rm -rf dist/OpenAdapt
+rm -rf dist/OpenAdapt.app
+
+# Rename the downloaded assets
+mv OpenAdapt-$tag_name.zip OpenAdapt.zip
+mv OpenAdapt-$tag_name.app.zip OpenAdapt.app.zip
+
+# Move assets to dist folder
+mv OpenAdapt.zip dist/
+mv OpenAdapt.app.zip dist/
+
+# Unzip the downloaded assets
+unzip -o dist/OpenAdapt.zip
+unzip -o dist/OpenAdapt.app.zip
+
+# Move the unzipped app to the Applications folder
+mv OpenAdapt.app dist/
+mv OpenAdapt dist/
+
+echo "Updated the OpenAdapt app successfully!"