diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+'use strict';
+
+import {
+  app,
+  BrowserWindow,
+  BrowserWindowConstructorOptions,
+  protocol,
+} from 'electron';
+import Store from 'electron-store';
+import { autoUpdater } from 'electron-updater';
+import path from 'path';
+import { createProtocol } from 'vue-cli-plugin-electron-builder/lib';
+import { getMainWindowSize } from './main/helpers';
+import registerAppLifecycleListeners from './main/registerAppLifecycleListeners';
+import registerAutoUpdaterListeners from './main/registerAutoUpdaterListeners';
+import registerIpcMainActionListeners from './main/registerIpcMainActionListeners';
+import registerIpcMainMessageListeners from './main/registerIpcMainMessageListeners';
+import registerProcessListeners from './main/registerProcessListeners';
+import { IPC_CHANNELS } from './src/messages';
+
+export class Main {
+  title: string = 'Frappe Books';
+  icon: string;
+
+  winURL: string = '';
+  isWebpackUrl: boolean = false;
+  checkedForUpdate = false;
+  mainWindow: BrowserWindow | null = null;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.icon = this.isDevelopment
+      ? path.resolve('./build/icon.png')
+      : path.join(__dirname, 'icons', '512x512.png');
+
+    protocol.registerSchemesAsPrivileged([
+      { scheme: 'app', privileges: { secure: true, standard: true } },
+    ]);
+
+    if (this.isDevelopment) {
+      autoUpdater.logger = console;
+    }
+
+    Store.initRenderer();
+
+    this.registerListeners();
+    if (this.isMac && this.isDevelopment) {
+      app.dock.setIcon(this.icon);
+    }
+  }
+
+  get isDevelopment() {
+    return process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
+  }
+
+  get isMac() {
+    return process.platform === 'darwin';
+  }
+
+  get isLinux() {
+    return process.platform === 'linux';
+  }
+
+  registerListeners() {
+    registerIpcMainMessageListeners(this);
+    registerIpcMainActionListeners(this);
+    registerAutoUpdaterListeners(this);
+    registerAppLifecycleListeners(this);
+    registerProcessListeners(this);
+  }
+
+  getOptions(): BrowserWindowConstructorOptions {
+    const { width, height } = getMainWindowSize();
+    const options: BrowserWindowConstructorOptions = {
+      vibrancy: 'sidebar',
+      transparent: this.isMac,
+      backgroundColor: '#80FFFFFF',
+      width,
+      height,
+      title: this.title,
+      webPreferences: {
+        contextIsolation: false, // TODO: Switch this off
+        nodeIntegration: process.env
+          .ELECTRON_NODE_INTEGRATION as unknown as boolean,
+      },
+      frame: this.isLinux,
+      resizable: true,
+    };
+    if (this.isDevelopment || this.isLinux) {
+      Object.assign(options, { icon: this.icon });
+    }
+
+    if (this.isLinux) {
+      Object.assign(options, {
+        icon: path.join(__dirname, '/icons/512x512.png'),
+      });
+    }
+
+    return options;
+  }
+
+  createWindow() {
+    const options = this.getOptions();
+    this.mainWindow = new BrowserWindow(options);
+
+    this.isWebpackUrl = !!process.env.WEBPACK_DEV_SERVER_URL;
+    if (this.isWebpackUrl) {
+      this.loadWebpackDevServerURL();
+    } else {
+      this.loadAppUrl();
+    }
+
+    this.setMainWindowListeners();
+  }
+
+  loadWebpackDevServerURL() {
+    // Load the url of the dev server if in development mode
+    this.winURL = process.env.WEBPACK_DEV_SERVER_URL as string;
+    this.mainWindow!.loadURL(this.winURL);
+
+    if (!process.env.IS_TEST) {
+      this.mainWindow!.webContents.openDevTools();
+    }
+  }
+
+  loadAppUrl() {
+    createProtocol('app');
+    // Load the index.html when not in development
+    this.winURL = 'app://./index.html';
+    this.mainWindow!.loadURL(this.winURL);
+  }
+
+  setMainWindowListeners() {
+    if (this.mainWindow === null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.mainWindow.on('closed', () => {
+      this.mainWindow = null;
+    });
+
+    this.mainWindow.webContents.on('did-finish-load', () => {
+      if (this.mainWindow === null) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this.mainWindow.webContents.send(IPC_CHANNELS.STORE_ON_WINDOW, {
+        appVersion: app.getVersion(),
+      });
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+export default new Main();
diff --git a/main/helpers.ts b/main/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bebddd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import electron, { app } from 'electron';
+
+export function getMainWindowSize() {
+  let height;
+  if (app.isReady()) {
+    const screen = electron.screen;
+    height = screen.getPrimaryDisplay().workAreaSize.height;
+    height = height > 907 ? 907 : height;
+  } else {
+    height = 907;
+  }
+  const width = Math.ceil(1.323 * height);
+  return { height, width };
+}
diff --git a/main/registerAppLifecycleListeners.ts b/main/registerAppLifecycleListeners.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71b66276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/registerAppLifecycleListeners.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { app } from 'electron';
+import installExtension, { VUEJS_DEVTOOLS } from 'electron-devtools-installer';
+import { Main } from '../main';
+
+export default function registerAppLifecycleListeners(main: Main) {
+  app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
+    if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
+      app.quit();
+    }
+  });
+
+  app.on('activate', () => {
+    if (main.mainWindow === null) {
+      main.createWindow();
+    }
+  });
+
+  app.on('ready', async () => {
+    if (main.isDevelopment && !process.env.IS_TEST) {
+      try {
+        await installExtension(VUEJS_DEVTOOLS);
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error(
+          'Vue Devtools failed to install:',
+          (e as Error).toString()
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    main.createWindow();
+  });
+}
diff --git a/main/registerAutoUpdaterListeners.ts b/main/registerAutoUpdaterListeners.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a334656f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/registerAutoUpdaterListeners.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { autoUpdater, UpdateInfo } from 'electron-updater';
+import { Main } from '../main';
+import { IPC_CHANNELS } from '../src/messages';
+
+export default function registerAutoUpdaterListeners(main: Main) {
+  autoUpdater.autoDownload = false;
+  autoUpdater.autoInstallOnAppQuit = false;
+
+  autoUpdater.on('checking-for-update', () => {
+    if (!main.checkedForUpdate) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    main.mainWindow!.webContents.send(IPC_CHANNELS.CHECKING_FOR_UPDATE);
+  });
+
+  autoUpdater.on('update-available', (info: UpdateInfo) => {
+    if (!main.checkedForUpdate) {
+      main.checkedForUpdate = true;
+    }
+
+    main.mainWindow!.webContents.send(
+      IPC_CHANNELS.UPDATE_AVAILABLE,
+      info.version
+    );
+  });
+
+  autoUpdater.on('update-not-available', () => {
+    if (!main.checkedForUpdate) {
+      main.checkedForUpdate = true;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    main.mainWindow!.webContents.send(IPC_CHANNELS.UPDATE_NOT_AVAILABLE);
+  });
+
+  autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', () => {
+    main.mainWindow!.webContents.send(IPC_CHANNELS.UPDATE_DOWNLOADED);
+  });
+
+  autoUpdater.on('error', (error) => {
+    if (!main.checkedForUpdate) {
+      main.checkedForUpdate = true;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    main.mainWindow!.webContents.send(IPC_CHANNELS.UPDATE_ERROR, error);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/main/registerIpcMainActionListeners.ts b/main/registerIpcMainActionListeners.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8855bac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/registerIpcMainActionListeners.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import { dialog, ipcMain } from 'electron';
+import { autoUpdater } from 'electron-updater';
+import fs from 'fs/promises';
+import path from 'path';
+import { Main } from '../main';
+import { getUrlAndTokenString, sendError } from '../src/contactMothership';
+import { getLanguageMap } from '../src/getLanguageMap';
+import { IPC_ACTIONS } from '../src/messages';
+import saveHtmlAsPdf from '../src/saveHtmlAsPdf';
+import { getMainWindowSize } from './helpers';
+
+export default function registerIpcMainActionListeners(main: Main) {
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_ACTIONS.TOGGLE_MAXIMIZE_CURRENT_WINDOW, (event) => {
+    const maximizing = main.mainWindow!.isMaximized();
+    if (maximizing) {
+      main.mainWindow!.maximize();
+    } else {
+      main.mainWindow!.unmaximize();
+    }
+    return maximizing;
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_ACTIONS.GET_OPEN_FILEPATH, async (event, options) => {
+    return await dialog.showOpenDialog(main.mainWindow!, options);
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_ACTIONS.GET_SAVE_FILEPATH, async (event, options) => {
+    return await dialog.showSaveDialog(main.mainWindow!, options);
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_ACTIONS.GET_PRIMARY_DISPLAY_SIZE, (event) => {
+    return getMainWindowSize();
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_ACTIONS.GET_DIALOG_RESPONSE, async (event, options) => {
+    if (main.isDevelopment || main.isLinux) {
+      Object.assign(options, { icon: main.icon });
+    }
+
+    return await dialog.showMessageBox(main.mainWindow!, options);
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_ACTIONS.SHOW_ERROR, async (event, { title, content }) => {
+    return await dialog.showErrorBox(title, content);
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(
+    IPC_ACTIONS.SAVE_HTML_AS_PDF,
+    async (event, html, savePath) => {
+      return await saveHtmlAsPdf(html, savePath);
+    }
+  );
+
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_ACTIONS.SAVE_DATA, async (event, data, savePath) => {
+    return await fs.writeFile(savePath, data, { encoding: 'utf-8' });
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_ACTIONS.SEND_ERROR, (event, bodyJson) => {
+    sendError(bodyJson);
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_ACTIONS.CHECK_FOR_UPDATES, (event, force) => {
+    if (!main.isDevelopment && !main.checkedForUpdate) {
+      autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
+    } else if (force) {
+      autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
+    }
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_ACTIONS.GET_LANGUAGE_MAP, async (event, code) => {
+    const obj = { languageMap: {}, success: true, message: '' };
+    try {
+      obj.languageMap = await getLanguageMap(code, main.isDevelopment);
+    } catch (err) {
+      obj.success = false;
+      obj.message = (err as Error).message;
+    }
+
+    return obj;
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_ACTIONS.GET_FILE, async (event, options) => {
+    const response = {
+      name: '',
+      filePath: '',
+      success: false,
+      data: Buffer.from('', 'utf-8'),
+      canceled: false,
+    };
+    const { filePaths, canceled } = await dialog.showOpenDialog(
+      main.mainWindow!,
+      options
+    );
+
+    response.filePath = filePaths?.[0];
+    response.canceled = canceled;
+
+    if (!response.filePath) {
+      return response;
+    }
+
+    response.success = true;
+    if (canceled) {
+      return response;
+    }
+
+    response.name = path.basename(response.filePath);
+    response.data = await fs.readFile(response.filePath);
+    return response;
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_ACTIONS.GET_CREDS, async (event) => {
+    return await getUrlAndTokenString();
+  });
+}
diff --git a/main/registerIpcMainMessageListeners.ts b/main/registerIpcMainMessageListeners.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b178edb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/registerIpcMainMessageListeners.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { ipcMain, Menu, shell } from 'electron';
+import { autoUpdater } from 'electron-updater';
+import { Main } from '../main';
+import { IPC_MESSAGES } from '../src/messages';
+
+export default function registerIpcMainMessageListeners(main: Main) {
+  ipcMain.on(IPC_MESSAGES.OPEN_MENU, (event) => {
+    if (event.sender === null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const menu = Menu.getApplicationMenu();
+    if (menu === null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    menu.popup({ window: main.mainWindow! });
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.on(IPC_MESSAGES.RELOAD_MAIN_WINDOW, () => {
+    main.mainWindow!.reload();
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.on(IPC_MESSAGES.RESIZE_MAIN_WINDOW, (event, size, resizable) => {
+    const [width, height] = size;
+    if (!width || !height) return;
+    main.mainWindow!.setSize(width, height);
+    main.mainWindow!.setResizable(resizable);
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.on(IPC_MESSAGES.CLOSE_CURRENT_WINDOW, (event) => {
+    main.mainWindow!.close();
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.on(IPC_MESSAGES.MINIMIZE_CURRENT_WINDOW, (event) => {
+    main.mainWindow!.minimize();
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.on(IPC_MESSAGES.OPEN_EXTERNAL, (event, link) => {
+    shell.openExternal(link);
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.on(IPC_MESSAGES.SHOW_ITEM_IN_FOLDER, (event, filePath) => {
+    return shell.showItemInFolder(filePath);
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.on(IPC_MESSAGES.DOWNLOAD_UPDATE, (event) => {
+    autoUpdater.downloadUpdate();
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.on(IPC_MESSAGES.INSTALL_UPDATE, (event) => {
+    autoUpdater.quitAndInstall(true, true);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/main/registerProcessListeners.ts b/main/registerProcessListeners.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1519a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/registerProcessListeners.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { app } from 'electron';
+import { Main } from '../main';
+
+export default function registerProcessListeners(main: Main) {
+  if (main.isDevelopment) {
+    if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+      process.on('message', (data) => {
+        if (data === 'graceful-exit') {
+          app.quit();
+        }
+      });
+    } else {
+      process.on('SIGTERM', () => {
+        app.quit();
+      });
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5a18b5bb..eb6ab119 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     "postuninstall": "electron-builder install-app-deps",
     "script:translate": "node scripts/generateTranslations.js"
   },
-  "main": "background.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "@popperjs/core": "^2.10.2",
     "core-js": "^3.19.0",
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.16.0",
     "@babel/eslint-parser": "^7.16.0",
+    "@types/electron-devtools-installer": "^2.2.0",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.179",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.15.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.15.1",
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@
     "singleQuote": true,
     "trailingComma": "es5"
   },
+  "engineStrict": true,
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=16.13.1 <17",
     "yarn": "1.22.17"
   },
-  "engineStrict": true,
   "gitHooks": {
     "pre-commit": "lint-staged"
   },
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index be28c3f3..560cf708 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "target": "esnext",
+    "target": "es2018",
     "module": "esnext",
     "strict": true,
     "allowJs": true,
diff --git a/vue.config.js b/vue.config.js
index 54f03ca6..c0dacf04 100644
--- a/vue.config.js
+++ b/vue.config.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module.exports = {
   pluginOptions: {
     electronBuilder: {
       nodeIntegration: true,
+      mainProcessFile: 'main.ts',
       disableMainProcessTypescript: false,
       mainProcessTypeChecking: true,
       chainWebpackRendererProcess: (config) => {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 25aa23ae..b06b95c0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1221,6 +1221,11 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/ms" "*"
 
+"@types/electron-devtools-installer@^2.2.0":
+  version "2.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/electron-devtools-installer/-/electron-devtools-installer-2.2.1.tgz#27cd1e0a612ef070d980555ae32db5898649e813"
+  integrity sha512-V/gyryjHZi27/VeU5JtO89rqqq7w7d+Is0VYNLseARvR6ad7lXi8UCIJI9NraqNmd1NoGYedB1+tm5Q8UySF8A==
+
 "@types/eslint-scope@^3.7.0":
   version "3.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/eslint-scope/-/eslint-scope-3.7.2.tgz#11e96a868c67acf65bf6f11d10bb89ea71d5e473"