diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index dd86f8a..a2269c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ jobs:
   compile_exec:
     name: Compile to executables
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.os }}
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/rewrite' # just to see if it works
     strategy:
       matrix:
         config:
@@ -13,14 +13,20 @@ jobs:
           - os: windows-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - name: Setup Rust
+      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          python-version: '3.9'
-      - name: Install dependencies for ${{ matrix.config.os }}
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
-          pip install -r requirements.txt
-          pip install pyinstaller
-      - name: Build with pyinstaller for ${{ matrix.config.os }}
-        run: pyinstaller popcorn.spec
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+          toolchain: stable
+          
+      - name: Install dependencies on Ubuntu
+        if: startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'ubuntu')
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install cmake pkg-config libgtk-3-dev
+
+      - name: Update toolchain
+        run: rustup update 
+      
+      - name: Cache dependencies
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2                    
+                          
+      - name: Build with Cargo
+        run: cargo build
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile_and_release.yml b/.github/workflows/compile_and_release.yml
index d745fc7..2be8bf0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile_and_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile_and_release.yml
@@ -54,17 +54,37 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # [!] we need to checkout with tags and commit history
-      - name: Setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Setup Rust
+      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          python-version: '3.9'
-      - name: Install dependencies for ${{ matrix.config.os }}
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
-          pip install -r requirements.txt
-          pip install pyinstaller
-      - name: Build with pyinstaller for ${{ matrix.config.os }}
-        run: pyinstaller popcorn.spec
+          toolchain: stable
+
+      - name: Install dependencies on Ubuntu
+        if: startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'ubuntu')
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install cmake pkg-config libgtk-3-dev
+
+      - name: Build with Cargo for ${{ matrix.config.os }}
+        if: startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'ubuntu')
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+        run: cargo build --release --target $TARGET
+        
+        if: startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'macos') 
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          target: x86_64-apple-darwin # will probably have to change this around to accomodate for M1 & M2
+        run: cargo build --release --target $TARGET
+        
+        if: startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'windows') # not sure if a target is needed here
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+        run: cargo build --release 
+        
       - name: Copy files to be compressed
         run: |
           cp README.md ./dist