diff --git a/src/common/pip.ts b/src/common/pip.ts
index e9d99e301..5765e18d0 100644
--- a/src/common/pip.ts
+++ b/src/common/pip.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const runPip = async (
     });
 };
 
-const getFindLinks = (dependencies: readonly PyPiPackage[]): string[] => {
+export const getFindLinks = (dependencies: readonly PyPiPackage[]): string[] => {
     const links = new Set<string>();
     for (const p of dependencies) {
         if (p.findLink) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/contexts/DependencyContext.tsx b/src/renderer/contexts/DependencyContext.tsx
index 75bd58145..e6a30eca0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/contexts/DependencyContext.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/contexts/DependencyContext.tsx
@@ -20,10 +20,17 @@ import {
     ModalFooter,
     ModalHeader,
     ModalOverlay,
+    Popover,
+    PopoverArrow,
+    PopoverBody,
+    PopoverCloseButton,
+    PopoverContent,
+    PopoverHeader,
+    PopoverTrigger,
     Progress,
+    Select,
     Spacer,
     Spinner,
-    Switch,
     Tag,
     Text,
     Textarea,
@@ -31,6 +38,7 @@ import {
     VStack,
     useDisclosure,
 } from '@chakra-ui/react';
+import { clipboard } from 'electron';
 import { memo, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { BsQuestionCircle, BsTerminalFill } from 'react-icons/bs';
 import { HiOutlineRefresh } from 'react-icons/hi';
@@ -46,7 +54,7 @@ import {
     Version,
 } from '../../common/common-types';
 import { log } from '../../common/log';
-import { OnStdio, runPipInstall, runPipUninstall } from '../../common/pip';
+import { OnStdio, getFindLinks, runPipInstall, runPipUninstall } from '../../common/pip';
 import { noop } from '../../common/util';
 import { versionGt } from '../../common/version';
 import { Markdown } from '../components/Markdown';
@@ -56,6 +64,12 @@ import { BackendContext } from './BackendContext';
 import { GlobalContext } from './GlobalNodeState';
 import { SettingsContext } from './SettingsContext';
 
+const installModes = {
+    NORMAL: 'Normal',
+    DIRECT_PIP: 'Direct Pip',
+    MANUAL_COPY: 'Manual/Copy',
+};
+
 export interface DependencyContextValue {
     openDependencyManager: () => void;
     availableUpdates: number;
@@ -382,7 +396,7 @@ export const DependencyProvider = memo(({ children }: React.PropsWithChildren<un
     const [isSystemPython] = useIsSystemPython;
 
     const [isConsoleOpen, setIsConsoleOpen] = useState(false);
-    const [usePipDirectly, setUsePipDirectly] = useState(false);
+    const [installMode, setInstallMode] = useState(installModes.NORMAL);
 
     const { data: installedPyPi, refetch: refetchInstalledPyPi } = useQuery({
         queryKey: 'dependencies',
@@ -444,25 +458,64 @@ export const DependencyProvider = memo(({ children }: React.PropsWithChildren<un
             });
     };
 
-    const installPackage = (p: Package) => {
-        setInstallingPackage(p);
+    const {
+        isOpen: isPopoverOpen,
+        onToggle: onPopoverToggle,
+        onClose: onPopoverClose,
+    } = useDisclosure();
+    const copyCommandToClipboard = (command: string) => {
+        clipboard.writeText(command);
+        onPopoverToggle();
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            onPopoverClose();
+        }, 5000);
+    };
+
+    const installPackage = (pkg: Package) => {
+        if (installMode === installModes.MANUAL_COPY) {
+            const deps = pkg.dependencies.map((p) => `${p.pypiName}==${p.version}`);
+            const findLinks = getFindLinks(pkg.dependencies).flatMap((l) => [
+                '--extra-index-url',
+                l,
+            ]);
+            const args = [
+                pythonInfo.python,
+                '-m',
+                'pip',
+                'install',
+                '--upgrade',
+                ...deps,
+                ...findLinks,
+            ];
+            const cmd = args.join(' ');
+            copyCommandToClipboard(cmd);
+            return;
+        }
+        setInstallingPackage(pkg);
         changePackages(() =>
             runPipInstall(
                 pythonInfo,
-                p.dependencies,
-                usePipDirectly ? undefined : setProgress,
+                pkg.dependencies,
+                installMode === installModes.NORMAL ? setProgress : undefined,
                 onStdio
             )
         );
     };
 
-    const uninstallPackage = (p: Package) => {
-        setUninstallingPackage(p);
+    const uninstallPackage = (pkg: Package) => {
+        if (installMode === installModes.MANUAL_COPY) {
+            const deps = pkg.dependencies.map((p) => p.pypiName);
+            const args = [pythonInfo.python, '-m', 'pip', 'uninstall', ...deps];
+            const cmd = args.join(' ');
+            copyCommandToClipboard(cmd);
+            return;
+        }
+        setUninstallingPackage(pkg);
         changePackages(() =>
             runPipUninstall(
                 pythonInfo,
-                p.dependencies,
-                usePipDirectly ? undefined : setProgress,
+                pkg.dependencies,
+                installMode === installModes.NORMAL ? setProgress : undefined,
                 onStdio
             )
         );
@@ -531,29 +584,65 @@ export const DependencyProvider = memo(({ children }: React.PropsWithChildren<un
                                     Python ({pythonInfo.version}) [
                                     {isSystemPython ? 'System' : 'Integrated'}]
                                 </Text>
-                                <HStack>
+                                <HStack gap={2}>
                                     <HStack>
-                                        <Switch
-                                            isChecked={usePipDirectly}
-                                            isDisabled={isRunningShell}
-                                            onChange={() => {
-                                                setUsePipDirectly(!usePipDirectly);
-                                            }}
-                                        />
-                                        <Text>Use Pip Directly</Text>
-                                        <Tooltip
-                                            hasArrow
-                                            borderRadius={8}
-                                            label="Disable progress bars and use pip to directly download and install the packages. Use this setting if you are having issues installing normally."
-                                            maxW="auto"
-                                            openDelay={500}
-                                            px={2}
-                                            py={0}
-                                        >
-                                            <Center>
-                                                <Icon as={BsQuestionCircle} />
-                                            </Center>
-                                        </Tooltip>
+                                        <HStack>
+                                            <Popover
+                                                closeOnBlur={false}
+                                                colorScheme="green"
+                                                isOpen={isPopoverOpen}
+                                                placement="top"
+                                                returnFocusOnClose={false}
+                                                onClose={onPopoverClose}
+                                            >
+                                                <PopoverTrigger>
+                                                    <Select
+                                                        isDisabled={isRunningShell}
+                                                        size="md"
+                                                        value={installMode}
+                                                        onChange={(e) => {
+                                                            setInstallMode(e.target.value);
+                                                        }}
+                                                    >
+                                                        <option>{installModes.NORMAL}</option>
+                                                        <option>{installModes.DIRECT_PIP}</option>
+                                                        <option>{installModes.MANUAL_COPY}</option>
+                                                    </Select>
+                                                </PopoverTrigger>
+                                                <PopoverContent>
+                                                    <PopoverHeader fontWeight="semibold">
+                                                        Command copied to clipboard.
+                                                    </PopoverHeader>
+                                                    <PopoverArrow />
+                                                    <PopoverCloseButton />
+                                                    <PopoverBody>
+                                                        Open up an external terminal, paste the
+                                                        command, and run it. When it is done
+                                                        running, manually restart chaiNNer.
+                                                    </PopoverBody>
+                                                </PopoverContent>
+                                            </Popover>
+
+                                            <Tooltip
+                                                hasArrow
+                                                borderRadius={8}
+                                                label={
+                                                    <Markdown nonInteractive>
+                                                        {'The dependency install mode. ChaiNNer supports 3 ways of installing packages:\n\n' +
+                                                            '- Normal: This is the default installation mode. This mode manually downloads packages in order to display download progress.\n' +
+                                                            '- Direct Pip: This will invoke pip more directly, like installing python packages normally. Use this setting when having issues with Normal. Note: this makes it impossible to show installation progress.\n' +
+                                                            '- Manual/Copy: Copy the pip install command to your clipboard for you to run in your own terminal. You will have to manually restart chaiNner afterwards.'}
+                                                    </Markdown>
+                                                }
+                                                openDelay={500}
+                                                px={2}
+                                                py={0}
+                                            >
+                                                <Center>
+                                                    <Icon as={BsQuestionCircle} />
+                                                </Center>
+                                            </Tooltip>
+                                        </HStack>
                                     </HStack>
                                     <Button
                                         aria-label={isConsoleOpen ? 'Hide Console' : 'View Console'}
@@ -615,7 +704,7 @@ export const DependencyProvider = memo(({ children }: React.PropsWithChildren<un
                                                 key={p.id}
                                                 p={p}
                                                 progress={
-                                                    !usePipDirectly &&
+                                                    installMode === installModes.NORMAL &&
                                                     isRunningShell &&
                                                     (installingPackage || uninstallingPackage)
                                                         ?.id === p.id