diff --git a/scripts/dev/download_libs.sh b/scripts/dev/download_libs.sh
index 819ab891c23..2510241d1b5 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/download_libs.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev/download_libs.sh
@@ -154,17 +154,27 @@ EOF
             ARCH=clang64
         fi
     fi
-fi
 
-if [ "$PLATFORM" == "linux" ] && [ "$ARCH" == "64" ]; then
-    ARCH=64gcc6
+    if [ "$PLATFORM" == "osx" ]; then
+        ARCH=x86_64
+    fi
 fi
 
+
 SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
 
 if [[ $BLEEDING_EDGE = 1 ]] ; then
-VER=bleeding
+    VER=bleeding
+fi
+
+
+if [ "$PLATFORM" == "linux" ] && [ "$ARCH" == "64" ]; then
+    if [[ $BLEEDING_EDGE = 1 ]] ; then
+        ARCH=64_gcc6
+    else
+        ARCH=64gcc6
+    fi
 fi
 
 if [ "$PLATFORM" == "msys2" ]; then
@@ -179,12 +189,12 @@ elif [ "$PLATFORM" == "vs" ]; then
           openFrameworksLibs_${VER}_${PLATFORM}_${ARCH}_2.zip \
           openFrameworksLibs_${VER}_${PLATFORM}_${ARCH}_3.zip \
           openFrameworksLibs_${VER}_${PLATFORM}_${ARCH}_4.zip"
-elif [ "$ARCH" == "" ] && [[ "$PLATFORM" == "osx" || "$PLATFORM" == "ios" || "$PLATFORM" == "tvos" ]]; then
+elif [[ "$PLATFORM" == "osx" || "$PLATFORM" == "ios" || "$PLATFORM" == "tvos" ]]; then
     if [[ $BLEEDING_EDGE = 1 ]] ; then
-        PKGS="openFrameworksLibs_${VER}_${PLATFORM}_1.tar.bz2 \
-              openFrameworksLibs_${VER}_${PLATFORM}_2.tar.bz2 \
-              openFrameworksLibs_${VER}_${PLATFORM}_3.tar.bz2 \
-              openFrameworksLibs_${VER}_${PLATFORM}_4.tar.bz2"
+        PKGS="openFrameworksLibs_${VER}_${PLATFORM}_${ARCH}_1.tar.bz2 \
+              openFrameworksLibs_${VER}_${PLATFORM}_${ARCH}_2.tar.bz2 \
+              openFrameworksLibs_${VER}_${PLATFORM}_${ARCH}_3.tar.bz2 \
+              openFrameworksLibs_${VER}_${PLATFORM}_${ARCH}_4.tar.bz2"
     else    
         PKGS="openFrameworksLibs_${VER}_${PLATFORM}1.tar.bz2 \
               openFrameworksLibs_${VER}_${PLATFORM}2.tar.bz2 \
diff --git a/scripts/dev/download_pg.sh b/scripts/dev/download_pg.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..dfde89383cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/dev/download_pg.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+VER=master
+PLATFORM=""
+ARCH=""
+OVERWRITE=1
+SILENT_ARGS=""
+BLEEDING_EDGE=0
+
+printHelp(){
+cat << EOF
+    Usage: download_pg.sh [OPTIONS]
+
+    Options:
+
+    -v, --version VERSION       OF version to download the libraries for. Defaults to master
+    -p, --platform PLATFORM     Platorm among: android, emscritpen, ios, linux, linux64, linuxarmv6l, linuxarmv7l, msys2, osx, tvos, vs
+                                If not specified tries to autodetect the platform
+    -s, --silent                Silent download progress
+    -h, --help                  Shows this message
+EOF
+}
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="${BASH_SOURCE%/*}"
+if [[ ! -d "$SCRIPT_DIR" ]]; then SCRIPT_DIR="$PWD"; fi
+. "$SCRIPT_DIR/downloader.sh"
+
+download(){
+    echo "Downloading $1"
+    
+    if [[ $BLEEDING_EDGE = 1 ]] ; then
+        echo downloader https://github.com/openframeworks/projectGenerator/releases/download/bleeding/$1 $SILENT_ARGS
+        downloader https://github.com/openframeworks/projectGenerator/releases/download/bleeding/$1 $SILENT_ARGS
+    else
+        echo downloader https://github.com/openframeworks/projectGenerator/releases/download/nightly/$1
+        downloader https://github.com/openframeworks/projectGenerator/releases/download/nightly/$1 
+    fi
+}
+
+# trap any script errors and exit
+trap 'trapError ${LINENO}' ERR
+trap "trapError" SIGINT SIGTERM
+
+trapError() {
+    local parent_lineno="$1"
+    if [[ "$#" = "3" ]] ; then
+        local message="$2"
+        local code="${3:-1}"
+        echo "Error on or near line ${parent_lineno}: ${message}; exiting with status ${code}"
+    else
+        local code="${2:-1}"
+        echo "Error on or near line ${parent_lineno}; exiting with status ${code}"
+    fi
+
+    if [ -e openFrameworksLibs* ]; then
+        echo "removing packages"
+    	rm openFrameworksLibs*
+    fi
+    exit "${code}"
+}
+
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    key="$1"
+    case $key in
+        -v|--version)
+        VER="$2"
+        shift # past argument
+        ;;
+        -p|--platform)
+        PLATFORM="$2"
+        shift # past argument
+        ;;
+        -a|--arch)
+        ARCH="$2"
+        shift # past argument
+        ;;
+        -n|--no-overwrite)
+        OVERWRITE=0
+        ;;
+        -b|--bleeding-edge)
+        BLEEDING_EDGE=1
+        ;;
+        -s|--silent)
+        SILENT_ARGS=-nv
+        ;;
+        -h|--help)
+        printHelp
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+        *)
+        echo "Error: invalid argument: $key"
+        printHelp
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+    shift # past argument or value
+done
+
+if [ "$PLATFORM" == "" ]; then
+    OS=$(uname)
+    if [ "$OS" == "Linux" ]; then
+        PLATFORM="linux"
+    elif [ "$OS" == "Darwin" ]; then
+        PLATFORM="osx"
+    elif [ "${OS:0:5}" == "MINGW" ]; then
+        PLATFORM="msys2"
+    else
+        # otherwise we are on windows and will download vs
+        PLATFORM="vs"
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$ARCH" == "" ]; then
+    if [ "$PLATFORM" == "linux" ]; then
+        ARCH=$(uname -m)
+        if [ "$ARCH" == "x86_64" ]; then
+            GCC_VERSION=$(gcc -dumpversion | cut -f1 -d.)
+            if [ $GCC_VERSION -eq 4 ]; then
+                ARCH=64gcc6
+            elif [ $GCC_VERSION -eq 5 ]; then
+                ARCH=64gcc6
+            else
+                ARCH=64gcc6
+            fi
+        elif [ "$ARCH" == "armv7l" ]; then
+            # Check for Raspberry Pi
+            if [ -f /opt/vc/include/bcm_host.h ]; then
+                ARCH=armv6l
+            fi
+        elif [ "$ARCH" == "i686" ] || [ "$ARCH" == "i386" ]; then
+            cat << EOF
+32bit linux is not officially supported anymore but compiling
+the libraries using the build script in apothecary/scripts
+should compile all the dependencies without problem
+EOF
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    elif [ "$PLATFORM" == "msys2" ]; then
+        if [ "$MSYSTEM" == "MINGW64" ]; then
+            ARCH=mingw64
+        elif [ "$MSYSTEM" == "MINGW32" ]; then
+            ARCH=mingw32
+        elif [ "$MSYSTEM" == "UCRT64" ]; then
+            ARCH=ucrt64
+        elif [ "$MSYSTEM" == "CLANG64" ]; then
+            ARCH=clang64
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$PLATFORM" == "osx" ]; then
+        ARCH=x86_64
+    fi
+fi
+
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+OUTDIR=../../
+
+
+if [[ $BLEEDING_EDGE = 1 ]] ; then
+    VER=bleeding
+fi
+
+if [ "$PLATFORM" == "vs" ]; then
+    EXT=".exe"
+else
+    EXT=".app"
+fi
+OUTPUT=projectGenerator-$PLATFORM
+if [ "$PLATFORM" == "msys2" ] || [ "$PLATFORM" == "vs" ]; then
+    GUI="-gui"
+else
+    GUI=""
+fi
+PKG="projectGenerator-${PLATFORM}${GUI}.zip"
+download $PKG
+
+echo "Uncompressing Project Generator for $PLATFORM from $PKG"
+if [ "$PLATFORM" == "msys2" ] || [ "$PLATFORM" == "vs" ]; then
+    unzip -q "$PKG" -d "$OUTPUT"
+    rm $PKG
+else
+    tar xjf "$PKG"
+    rm $PKG
+fi
+
+if [ -d "${OUTDIR}/${OUTPUT}" ] || [ -f "${OUTDIR}/${OUTPUT}" ]; then
+        rm -rf "${OUTDIR}/${OUTPUT}"
+fi
+
+if [ "$PLATFORM" == "msys2" ] || [ "$PLATFORM" == "vs" ]; then
+
+    if ! command -v rsync &> /dev/null
+    then      
+        cp -ar ${OUTPUT}/ ${OUTDIR}/${OUTPUT}
+    else
+        rsync -a ${OUTPUT}/ ${OUTDIR}/${OUTPUT}
+    fi
+    rm -rf $OUTPUT
+else
+    if ! command -v rsync &> /dev/null
+    then      
+        cp -ar $OUTPUT/projectGenerator$EXT $OUTDIR/ 
+    else
+        rsync -a $OUTPUT/projectGenerator$EXT $OUTDIR  
+    fi
+    rm -rf $OUTPUT/projectGenerator$EXT
+
+fi
+
+rm -rf $OUTPUT
+rm -rf $PKG
+
+echo "Completed projectGenerator in place"
+
+
+
diff --git a/scripts/osx/download_latest_libs.sh b/scripts/osx/download_latest_libs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..61fbbb6aed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/osx/download_latest_libs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+cd $SCRIPT_DIR
+cd $SCRIPT_DIR
+if [ ! -z ${BITS+x} ]; then
+    ../dev/download_libs.sh -p osx -b -a $BITS $@
+else
+    ../dev/download_libs.sh -p osx -b -a x86_64 $@
+    ../dev/download_libs.sh -p osx -b -a arm64 -n $@
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/osx/download_libs.sh b/scripts/osx/download_libs.sh
index 5e922201149..c170bcdbda5 100755
--- a/scripts/osx/download_libs.sh
+++ b/scripts/osx/download_libs.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 cd $SCRIPT_DIR
-../dev/download_libs.sh -p osx -n $@
+cd $SCRIPT_DIR
+if [ ! -z ${BITS+x} ]; then
+    ../dev/download_libs.sh -p osx -a $BITS $@
+else
+    ../dev/download_libs.sh -p osx $@
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/osx/download_projectGenerator.sh b/scripts/osx/download_projectGenerator.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..8f6125f5ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/osx/download_projectGenerator.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+cd $SCRIPT_DIR
+if [ ! -z ${BITS+x} ]; then
+    ../dev/download_pg.sh -p osx -a $BITS -n $@
+else
+    ../dev/download_pg.sh -p osx $@
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/vs/download_latest_libs.sh b/scripts/vs/download_latest_libs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..e4d3b1a4f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/vs/download_latest_libs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+cd $SCRIPT_DIR
+cd $SCRIPT_DIR
+if [ ! -z ${BITS+x} ]; then
+    ../dev/download_libs.sh -p vs -b -a $BITS $@
+else
+    ../dev/download_libs.sh -p vs -b -a 64 $@
+    ../dev/download_libs.sh -p vs -b -a arm64 -n $@
+    ../dev/download_libs.sh -p vs -b -a arm64ec -n $@
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/vs/download_projectGenerator.sh b/scripts/vs/download_projectGenerator.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..d632963a8cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/vs/download_projectGenerator.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+cd $SCRIPT_DIR
+if [ ! -z ${BITS+x} ]; then
+    ../dev/download_pg.sh -p vs -a $BITS -n $@
+else
+    ../dev/download_pg.sh -p vs $@
+fi