diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f82fed..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-name: MacOS
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-      - main
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
-      - main
-
-env:
-  CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE: 1
-  CPM_SOURCE_CACHE: ${{ github.workspace }}/cpm_modules
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - uses: actions/cache@v2
-        with:
-          path: "**/cpm_modules"
-          key: ${{ github.workflow }}-cpm-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/CMakeLists.txt', '**/*.cmake') }}
-
-      - name: configure
-        run: cmake -Stest -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
-
-      - name: build
-        run: cmake --build build -j4
-
-      - name: test
-        run: |
-          cd build
-          ctest --build-config Debug
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8332354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - main
+
+env:
+  CPM_SOURCE_CACHE: ${{ github.workspace }}/cpm_modules
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest ]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: "**/cpm_modules"
+          key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ github.workflow }}-cpm-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/CMakeLists.txt', '**/*.cmake') }}
+
+      - name: configure
+        run: cmake -S. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+
+      - name: build
+        run: cmake --build build -j4 --config Release
+
+      - name: Get current date
+        id: date
+        run: echo "::set-output name=date::$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')"
+
+      - name: zip
+        uses: thedoctor0/zip-release@main
+        with:
+          type: zip
+          filename: ${{ matrix.os }}.zip
+          directory: build/out/
+
+      - uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          allowUpdates: true
+          artifacts: build/out/${{ matrix.os }}.zip
+          tag: nightly-${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/standalone.yml b/.github/workflows/standalone.yml
index 5d64e87..8022612 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/standalone.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/standalone.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest ]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/cache@v2
         with:
           path: "**/cpm_modules"
-          key: ${{ github.workflow }}-cpm-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/CMakeLists.txt', '**/*.cmake') }}
+          key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ github.workflow }}-cpm-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/CMakeLists.txt', '**/*.cmake') }}
 
       - name: configure
         run: cmake -Sstandalone -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
@@ -31,5 +35,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: build
         run: cmake --build build -j4
 
-      - name: run
+      - name: run on unix-like
+        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'macOS') || startsWith(matrix.os,'ubuntu')
         run: ./build/Greeter
+
+      - name: run on windows
+        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows')
+        run: ./build/Debug/Greeter.exe
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
similarity index 69%
rename from .github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
rename to .github/workflows/test.yml
index 16e82af..a327845 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Ubuntu
+name: Test
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest ]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/cache@v2
         with:
           path: "**/cpm_modules"
-          key: ${{ github.workflow }}-cpm-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/CMakeLists.txt', '**/*.cmake') }}
+          key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ github.workflow }}-cpm-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/CMakeLists.txt', '**/*.cmake') }}
 
       - name: configure
         run: cmake -Stest -Bbuild -DENABLE_TEST_COVERAGE=1 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
@@ -38,5 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           cd build
           ctest --build-config Debug
 
-      - name: collect code coverage
+      - name: collect code coverage on ubuntu
+        if: startsWith(matrix.os,'ubuntu')
         run: bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) || echo "Codecov did not collect coverage reports"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d8ec46..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-name: Windows
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-      - main
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
-      - main
-
-env:
-  CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE: 1
-  CPM_SOURCE_CACHE: ${{ github.workspace }}/cpm_modules
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - uses: actions/cache@v2
-        with:
-          path: "**/cpm_modules"
-          key: ${{ github.workflow }}-cpm-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/CMakeLists.txt', '**/*.cmake') }}
-
-      - name: configure
-        run: cmake -Stest -Bbuild
-
-      - name: build
-        run: cmake --build build --config Debug -j4
-
-      - name: test
-        run: |
-          cd build
-          ctest --build-config Debug
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d54a4f4..3897705 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 /build*
 /.vscode
 /cpm_modules
-.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+
+# apple
+.DS_Store
+
+# clion
+.idea/
+cmake-*/
+
+# visual studio
+out/
+.vs/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c206ed6..ec06553 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ if(PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_BINARY_DIR)
   )
 endif()
 
+# ---- Set output directories ----
+set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/out)
+set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/out)
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/out)
+
 # ---- Add dependencies via CPM ----
 # see https://github.com/TheLartians/CPM.cmake for more info