diff --git a/launchers/browserbundle/src/main/scala/net/i2p/RouterLauncherApp.scala b/launchers/browserbundle/src/main/scala/net/i2p/RouterLauncherApp.scala
index 28b232dd27..092471f717 100644
--- a/launchers/browserbundle/src/main/scala/net/i2p/RouterLauncherApp.scala
+++ b/launchers/browserbundle/src/main/scala/net/i2p/RouterLauncherApp.scala
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ object RouterLauncherApp extends App {
   val configPath = Option(System.getProperty("i2p.dir.config")).getOrElse(System.getenv("I2PCONFIG"))
 
   println(s"basePath => ${basePath}\nconfigPath => ${configPath}")
-
+/*
   object ErrorUtils {
     def errorMessageInJson(message: String, solution: String) : JObject = JObject(
       List(
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ object RouterLauncherApp extends App {
   if (!new File(basePath).exists()) ErrorUtils.printErrorAndExit("I2P Base path don't exist", "Reinstall the Browser Bundle")
   if (!new File(configPath).exists()) ErrorUtils.printErrorAndExit("I2P Config path don't exist", "Delete your config directory for the Browser Bundle")
 
-
+*/
   val deployer = new DeployProfile(configPath,basePath)
   deployer.verifyExistenceOfConfig()
 
diff --git a/launchers/build.sbt b/launchers/build.sbt
index b609d21720..65892bcba0 100644
--- a/launchers/build.sbt
+++ b/launchers/build.sbt
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ lazy val browserbundle = (project in file("browserbundle"))
 lazy val macosx = (project in file("macosx"))
   .settings(
     commonSettings,
-    name         := "RouterPack.jar",
-    mainClass in assembly := Some("net.i2p.launchers.osx.LauncherAppMain")
+    name         := "routerLauncher",
+    mainClass in assembly := Some("net.i2p.launchers.SimpleOSXLauncher")
   ).dependsOn(common)
 
 
diff --git a/launchers/macosx/build.sbt b/launchers/macosx/build.sbt
index 300102eab2..bedbe667d0 100644
--- a/launchers/macosx/build.sbt
+++ b/launchers/macosx/build.sbt
@@ -21,21 +21,23 @@ resourceDirectory in Compile := baseDirectory.value / ".." / ".." / "installer"
 // Unmanaged base will be included in a fat jar
 unmanagedBase in Compile := baseDirectory.value / ".." / ".." / "pkg-temp" / "lib"
 
+
 // Unmanaged classpath will be available at compile time
 unmanagedClasspath in Compile ++= Seq(
-  baseDirectory.value / ".." / ".." / "pkg-temp" / "lib" / "*.jar"
+    baseDirectory.value / ".." / ".." / "pkg-temp" / "lib" / "*.jar"
 )
 
 assemblyOption in assembly := (assemblyOption in assembly).value.copy(includeScala = false, includeDependency = false)
 
-
-assemblyJarName in assembly := s"launcher.jar"
-
 assemblyExcludedJars in assembly := {
-  val cp = (fullClasspath in assembly).value
-  cp filter { c => jarsForCopy.toList.contains(c.data.getName) }
+    val cp = (fullClasspath in assembly).value
+    cp filter { c => jarsForCopy.toList.contains(c.data.getName) }
 }
 
+/*
+
+assemblyJarName in assembly := s"package.jar"
+
 // TODO: MEEH: Add assemblyExcludedJars and load the router from own jar files, to handle upgrades better.
 // In fact, most likely the bundle never would need an update except for the router jars/wars.
 
@@ -104,3 +106,4 @@ buildAppBundleTask := {
   println(s"Zip placed into bundle :)")
 
 }
+*/
diff --git a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/AppDelegate.h b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/AppDelegate.h
index 8dec8c8e75..066be4b001 100644
--- a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/AppDelegate.h
+++ b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/AppDelegate.h
@@ -9,9 +9,45 @@
 
 #include "StatusItemButton.h"
 #include "JavaHelper.h"
+#include "RouterTask.h"
+#include "neither/maybe.hpp"
+#include "optional.hpp"
+#include "subprocess.hpp"
+#include <glob.h>
+#include <vector>
+
+using namespace neither;
 
 extern JvmListSharedPtr gRawJvmList;
 
+// DO NOT ACCESS THIS GLOBAL VARIABLE DIRECTLY.
+maybeAnRouterRunner globalRouterStatus = maybeAnRouterRunner{};
+
+maybeAnRouterRunner getGlobalRouterObject()
+{
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(globalRouterStatusMutex);
+    return globalRouterStatus;
+}
+
+void setGlobalRouterObject(RouterTask* newRouter)
+{
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(globalRouterStatusMutex);
+    globalRouterStatus.emplace(newRouter);
+}
+
+
+
+std::vector<std::string> globVector(const std::string& pattern){
+    glob_t glob_result;
+    glob(pattern.c_str(),GLOB_TILDE,NULL,&glob_result);
+    std::vector<std::string> files;
+    for(unsigned int i=0;i<glob_result.gl_pathc;++i){
+        files.push_back(std::string(glob_result.gl_pathv[i]));
+    }
+    globfree(&glob_result);
+    return files;
+}
+
 @interface MenuBarCtrl : NSObject <StatusItemButtonDelegate, NSMenuDelegate>
 @property BOOL enableLogging;
 @property BOOL enableVerboseLogging;
@@ -55,6 +91,8 @@ extern JvmListSharedPtr gRawJvmList;
 - (void)userChooseJavaHome;
 - (AppDelegate *)initWithArgc:(int)argc argv:(const char **)argv;
 - (NSString *)userSelectJavaHome:(JvmListPtr)rawJvmList;
+- (BOOL)userNotificationCenter:(NSUserNotificationCenter *)center
+                               shouldPresentNotification:(NSUserNotification *)notification;
 @end
 
 
diff --git a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/Info.plist b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/Info.plist
index e0197e9a29..79a7a00dad 100644
--- a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/Info.plist
+++ b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/Info.plist
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 	<string>I2P</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
 	<string>0.0.1</string>
+    <key>NSUserNotificationAlertStyle</key>
+    <string>alert</string>
 	<key>NSAppleScriptEnabled</key>
 	<true/>
 	<key>CGDisableCoalescedUpdates</key>
diff --git a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/JavaHelper.h b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/JavaHelper.h
index 2ede52689b..dc8080757c 100644
--- a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/JavaHelper.h
+++ b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/JavaHelper.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <list>
-#include <experimental/optional>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <Foundation/Foundation.h>
@@ -18,10 +17,19 @@
 #include <CoreFoundation/CFArray.h>
 #include <CoreFoundation/CFString.h>
 
+#include "optional.hpp"
 #include "strutil.hpp"
 #include "subprocess.hpp"
+#include "neither/maybe.hpp"
+#include "RouterTask.h"
 
 using namespace subprocess;
+using namespace neither;
+
+using maybeAnRouterRunner = std::experimental::optional<RouterTask*>;
+
+extern std::mutex globalRouterStatusMutex;
+extern maybeAnRouterRunner globalRouterStatus;
 
 
 #define DEF_MIN_JVM_VER "1.7+"
@@ -133,7 +141,7 @@ static void processJvmPlistEntries (const void* item, void* context) {
         auto d = extractString((CFStringRef)value);
         currentJvm->JVMPlatformVersion = trim_copy(d);
       }
-      
+
     }
   };
 
@@ -150,7 +158,7 @@ static void listAllJavaInstallsAvailable()
 {
   auto javaHomeRes = check_output({"/usr/libexec/java_home","-v",DEF_MIN_JVM_VER,"-X"});
   CFDataRef javaHomes = CFDataCreate(NULL, (const UInt8 *)javaHomeRes.buf.data(), strlen(javaHomeRes.buf.data()));
-  
+
   //CFErrorRef err;
   CFPropertyListRef propertyList = CFPropertyListCreateWithData(kCFAllocatorDefault, javaHomes, kCFPropertyListImmutable, NULL, NULL);
   /*if (err)
diff --git a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/JavaRunner.cpp b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/JavaRunner.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b1ec673ac..0000000000
--- a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/JavaRunner.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#include "JavaRunner.h"
-
-#include <dispatch/dispatch.h>
-#include <subprocess.hpp>
-#include <future>
-
-using namespace subprocess;
-using namespace std::experimental;
-
-JavaRunner::JavaRunner(std::string javaBin, const fp_proc_t& execFn, const fp_t& cb)
-  : javaBinaryPath(javaBin), executingFn(execFn), exitCallbackFn(cb)
-{
-  javaProcess = std::shared_ptr<Popen>(new Popen({javaBin.c_str(), "-version"}, defer_spawn{true}));
-}
-
-optional<std::future<int> > JavaRunner::execute()
-{
-  try {
-    auto executingFn = dispatch_block_create(DISPATCH_BLOCK_INHERIT_QOS_CLASS, ^{
-      this->executingFn(this);
-    });
-    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue( DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), executingFn);
-    dispatch_block_wait(executingFn, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
-
-    // Here, the process is done executing.
-
-    printf("Finished executingFn - Runs callbackFn\n");
-    this->exitCallbackFn();
-    return std::async(std::launch::async, []{ return 0; });
-  } catch (std::exception* ex) {
-    printf("ERROR: %s\n", ex->what());
-    return nullopt;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/JavaRunner.h b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/JavaRunner.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 78f1ba17a2..0000000000
--- a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/JavaRunner.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <dispatch/dispatch.h>
-#include <functional>
-#include <memory>
-#include <string>
-#include <list>
-
-#include <subprocess.hpp>
-#include <optional.hpp>
-
-using namespace subprocess;
-using namespace std::experimental;
-
-class JavaRunner;
-
-struct CRouterState
-{
-  enum State {
-    C_STOPPED = 0,
-    C_STARTED,
-    C_RUNNING
-  };
-};
-
-typedef std::function<void(void)> fp_t;
-typedef std::function<void(JavaRunner *ptr)> fp_proc_t;
-
-/**
- *
- * class JavaRunner
- *
- **/
-class JavaRunner
-{
-public:
-  // copy fn
-  JavaRunner(std::string javaBin, const fp_proc_t& executingFn, const fp_t& cb);
-  ~JavaRunner() = default;
-
-  const std::list<std::string> defaultStartupFlags {
-    "-Xmx512M",
-    "-Xms128m",
-    "-Djava.awt.headless=true",
-    "-Dwrapper.logfile=/tmp/router.log",
-    "-Dwrapper.logfile.loglevel=DEBUG",
-    "-Dwrapper.java.pidfile=/tmp/routerjvm.pid",
-    "-Dwrapper.console.loglevel=DEBUG",
-    "-Di2p.dir.base=$BASEPATH",
-    "-Djava.library.path=$BASEPATH",
-    "$JAVA_OPTS",
-    "net.i2p.launchers.SimpleOSXLauncher"
-  };
-
-  const std::list<std::string> defaultFlagsForExtractorJob {
-    "-Xmx512M",
-    "-Xms128m",
-    "-Djava.awt.headless=true",
-    "-Di2p.dir.base=$BASEPATH",
-    "-Di2p.dir.zip=$ZIPPATH",
-    "net.i2p.launchers.BaseExtractor",
-    "extract"
-  };
-
-  optional<std::future<int> > execute();
-  std::shared_ptr<Popen> javaProcess;
-  std::string javaBinaryPath;
-private:
-  const fp_proc_t& executingFn;
-  const fp_t& exitCallbackFn;
-};
-
diff --git a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/RouterTask.h b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/RouterTask.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc93fa7d71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/RouterTask.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <dispatch/dispatch.h>
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+#import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
+
+#include "optional.hpp"
+#include "subprocess.hpp"
+
+
+@class RTaskOptions;
+
+@interface RTaskOptions : NSObject
+@property (strong) NSString* binPath;
+@property (strong) NSArray<NSString *>* arguments;
+@property (strong) NSString* i2pBaseDir;
+@end
+
+@class RouterTask;
+
+@interface RouterTask : NSObject
+@property (strong) NSTask* routerTask;
+@property (strong) NSUserDefaults *userPreferences;
+@property (strong) NSFileHandle *readLogHandle;
+@property (strong) NSMutableData *totalLogData;
+@property (strong) NSPipe *processPipe;
+@property (strong) NSFileHandle *input;
+- (instancetype) initWithOptions : (RTaskOptions*) options;
+- (int) execute;
+- (int) getPID;
+@end
+
+
+
+using namespace subprocess;
+
+class JavaRunner;
+
+typedef std::function<void(void)> fp_t;
+typedef std::function<void(JavaRunner *ptr)> fp_proc_t;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * class JavaRunner
+ *
+ **/
+class JavaRunner
+{
+public:
+  // copy fn
+  JavaRunner(std::string& javaBin, std::string& arguments, std::string& i2pBaseDir, const fp_proc_t& executingFn, const fp_t& cb);
+  ~JavaRunner() = default;
+
+  static const std::vector<NSString*> defaultStartupFlags;
+  static const std::vector<std::string> defaultFlagsForExtractorJob;
+
+  void requestRouterShutdown();
+
+  std::experimental::optional<std::future<int> > execute();
+  std::shared_ptr<Popen> javaProcess;
+  std::string javaBinaryPath;
+  std::string javaRouterArgs;
+  std::string execLine;
+  std::string _i2pBaseDir;
+private:
+  const fp_proc_t& executingFn;
+  const fp_t& exitCallbackFn;
+};
+
+
diff --git a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/RouterTask.mm b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/RouterTask.mm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3f6772124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/RouterTask.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+#include "RouterTask.h"
+
+#include <dispatch/dispatch.h>
+#include <future>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "optional.hpp"
+#include "subprocess.hpp"
+
+#import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
+
+@implementation RTaskOptions
+@end
+
+@implementation RouterTask
+
+- (instancetype) initWithOptions : (RTaskOptions*) options
+{
+    self.input = [NSFileHandle fileHandleWithStandardInput];
+    self.routerTask = [NSTask new];
+    self.processPipe = [NSPipe new];
+    [self.routerTask setLaunchPath:options.binPath];
+    [self.routerTask setArguments:options.arguments];
+    NSDictionary *envDict = @{
+        @"I2PBASE": options.i2pBaseDir
+    };
+    [self.routerTask setEnvironment: envDict];
+    [self.routerTask setStandardOutput:self.processPipe];
+	[self.routerTask setStandardError:self.processPipe];
+/*
+    self.readLogHandle = [self.processPipe fileHandleForReading];
+    NSData *inData = nil;
+    self.totalLogData = [[[NSMutableData alloc] init] autorelease];
+
+    while ((inData = [self.readLogHandle availableData]) &&
+        [inData length]) {
+        [self.totalLogData appendData:inData];
+    }
+*/
+    return self;
+}
+
+- (int) execute
+{
+    //@try {
+        [self.routerTask launch];
+        [self.input waitForDataInBackgroundAndNotify];
+        [[self.processPipe fileHandleForReading] waitForDataInBackgroundAndNotify];
+        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserverForName:NSFileHandleDataAvailableNotification
+                                                          object:[self.processPipe fileHandleForReading] queue:nil
+                                                      usingBlock:^(NSNotification *note)
+         {
+             // Read from shell output
+             NSData *outData = [[self.processPipe fileHandleForReading] availableData];
+             NSString *outStr = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:outData encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+             if ([outStr length] > 1) {
+                 NSLog(@"output: %@", outStr);
+             }
+
+             // Continue waiting for shell output.
+             [[self.processPipe fileHandleForReading] waitForDataInBackgroundAndNotify];
+         }];
+         //[self.routerTask waitUntilExit];
+        //NSThread *thr = [[NSThread alloc] initWithTarget:self.routerTask selector:@selector(launch) object:nil];
+        //[self.routerTask waitUntilExit];
+        return 1;
+    /*}
+    @catch (NSException *e)
+	{
+		NSLog(@"Expection occurred %@", [e reason]);
+        return 0;
+	}*/
+}
+
+- (int) getPID
+{
+    return [self.routerTask processIdentifier];
+}
+
+@end
+
+
+
+
+using namespace subprocess;
+
+std::mutex globalRouterStatusMutex;
+
+const std::vector<NSString*> JavaRunner::defaultStartupFlags {
+    @"-Xmx512M",
+    @"-Xms128m",
+    @"-Djava.awt.headless=true",
+    @"-Dwrapper.logfile=/tmp/router.log",
+    @"-Dwrapper.logfile.loglevel=DEBUG",
+    @"-Dwrapper.java.pidfile=/tmp/routerjvm.pid",
+    @"-Dwrapper.console.loglevel=DEBUG"
+};
+
+const std::vector<std::string> JavaRunner::defaultFlagsForExtractorJob {
+    "-Xmx512M",
+    "-Xms128m",
+    "-Djava.awt.headless=true"
+};
+
+JavaRunner::JavaRunner(std::string& javaBin, std::string& arguments, std::string& i2pBaseDir, const fp_proc_t& execFn, const fp_t& cb)
+  : javaBinaryPath(javaBin), javaRouterArgs(arguments), _i2pBaseDir(i2pBaseDir), executingFn(execFn), exitCallbackFn(cb)
+{
+  execLine = javaBinaryPath;
+  execLine += " " + std::string(javaRouterArgs.c_str());
+  printf("CLI: %s\n",execLine.c_str());
+  javaProcess = std::shared_ptr<Popen>(new Popen(execLine, environment{{
+            {"I2PBASE", _i2pBaseDir},
+            {"JAVA_OPTS", getenv("JAVA_OPTS")}
+        }}, defer_spawn{true}));
+}
+
+void JavaRunner::requestRouterShutdown()
+{
+    // SIGHUP
+    javaProcess->kill(1);
+}
+
+std::experimental::optional<std::future<int> > JavaRunner::execute()
+{
+  try {
+    auto executingFn = dispatch_block_create(DISPATCH_BLOCK_INHERIT_QOS_CLASS, ^{
+      this->executingFn(this);
+    });
+    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue( DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), executingFn);
+    dispatch_block_wait(executingFn, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
+
+    // Here, the process is done executing.
+
+    printf("Finished executingFn - Runs callbackFn\n");
+    this->exitCallbackFn();
+    return std::async(std::launch::async, []{ return 0; });
+  } catch (std::exception* ex) {
+    printf("ERROR: %s\n", ex->what());
+    return std::experimental::nullopt;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/build.ninja b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/build.ninja
index 2fe451b73b..d5e9aa8f8f 100644
--- a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/build.ninja
+++ b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/build.ninja
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cxx = clang++
-cflags = -std=c++14 -g -Wall -I./include -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -Wno-unused-variable -mmacosx-version-min=10.10
+cflags = -std=c++14 -g -Wall -I./include -I./include/neither -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -Wno-unused-variable -mmacosx-version-min=10.10
 ldflags = -framework CoreFoundation -framework Foundation -framework Cocoa -g -rdynamic
 
 
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ rule cleanup
 rule bundledir
   command = mkdir -p I2PLauncher.app/Contents/{MacOS,Resources,Frameworks} $
     && cp Info.plist I2PLauncher.app/Contents/Info.plist $
-    && cp base.zip I2PLauncher.app/Contents/Resources/base.zip
+    && cp base.zip I2PLauncher.app/Contents/Resources/base.zip $
+    && cp ../target/scala-2.11/routerLauncher-assembly-0.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar I2PLauncher.app/Contents/Resources/launcher.jar
 
 rule copytobundledir
   command = cp clauncher I2PLauncher.app/Contents/MacOS/I2PLauncher
@@ -39,14 +40,14 @@ rule builddir
 
 build main.o: cxx main.mm
 build StatusItemButton.o: cxx StatusItemButton.mm
-build JavaRunner.o: cxx JavaRunner.cpp
+build RouterTask.o: cxx RouterTask.mm
 
 build clean: cleanup
 
 build bundle: bundledir
 build copytobundle: copytobundledir | bundle clauncher
 
-build clauncher: link main.o StatusItemButton.o JavaRunner.o
+build clauncher: link main.o StatusItemButton.o RouterTask.o
 
 build appbundle: copyimgtobundle | clauncher bundle copytobundle
 
diff --git a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/include/strutil.hpp b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/include/strutil.hpp
index 5ec4ef9ef7..a906b46cce 100644
--- a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/include/strutil.hpp
+++ b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/include/strutil.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cctype>
 #include <locale>
-#include <experimental/optional>
+#include "optional.hpp"
 
 #include <CoreFoundation/CoreFoundation.h>
 #include <CoreFoundation/CFArray.h>
diff --git a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/main.mm b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/main.mm
index 0d978f12cf..345c53e7d1 100644
--- a/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/main.mm
+++ b/launchers/macosx/obj-cpp/main.mm
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <string>
 #include <list>
-#include <experimental/optional>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <future>
+#include <vector>
 
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 
@@ -23,8 +26,10 @@
 
 #include "AppDelegate.h"
 #include "StatusItemButton.h"
-#include "JavaRunner.h"
+#include "RouterTask.h"
 #include "JavaHelper.h"
+#include "fn.h"
+#include "optional.hpp"
 
 #define DEF_I2P_VERSION "0.9.35"
 #define APPDOMAIN "net.i2p.launcher"
@@ -43,6 +48,55 @@ JvmListSharedPtr gRawJvmList = nullptr;
 @end
 
 
+std::future<int> startupRouter(NSString* javaBin, NSArray<NSString*>* arguments, NSString* i2pBaseDir) {
+/*
+  NSLog(@"Arguments: %@", [NSString stringWithUTF8String:arguments.c_str()]);
+  auto launchLambda = [](JavaRunner *javaRun) {
+    javaRun->javaProcess->start_process();
+    auto pid = javaRun->javaProcess->pid();
+    std::cout << "I2P Router process id = " << pid << std::endl;
+
+    // Blocking
+    javaRun->javaProcess->wait();
+  };
+  auto callbackAfterExit = [](){
+    printf("Callback after exit\n");
+  };
+  NSLog(@"Still fine!");
+
+  setGlobalRouterObject(new JavaRunner{ javaBin, arguments, i2pBaseDir, std::move(launchLambda), std::move(callbackAfterExit) });
+
+  NSLog(@"Still fine!");
+  return std::async(std::launch::async, [&]{
+      getGlobalRouterObject().value()->execute();
+      return 0;
+    });
+*/
+    CFShow(arguments);
+
+    @try {
+        RTaskOptions* options = [RTaskOptions alloc];
+        options.binPath = javaBin;
+        options.arguments = arguments;
+        options.i2pBaseDir = i2pBaseDir;
+        auto instance = [[[RouterTask alloc] initWithOptions: options] autorelease];
+        //auto pid = [instance execute];
+        //NSThread *thr = [[NSThread alloc] initWithTarget:instance selector:@selector(execute) object:nil];
+        [instance execute];
+        return std::async(std::launch::async, [&instance]{
+          return 1;//[instance getPID];
+        });
+    }
+    @catch (NSException *e)
+	{
+		NSLog(@"Expection occurred %@", [e reason]);
+        return std::async(std::launch::async, [&]{
+          return 0;
+        });
+	}
+}
+
+
 @implementation MenuBarCtrl
 
 - (void) statusItemButtonLeftClick: (StatusItemButton *) button
@@ -82,6 +136,11 @@ JvmListSharedPtr gRawJvmList = nullptr;
 - (void) stopJavaRouterBtnHandler: (NSMenuItem *) menuItem
 {
   NSLog(@"Clicked stopJavaRouterBtnHandler");
+  if (getGlobalRouterObject().has_value())
+  {
+      //getGlobalRouterObject().value()->requestRouterShutdown();
+      NSLog(@"Requested shutdown");
+  }
 }
 
 - (void) quitWrapperBtnHandler: (NSMenuItem *) menuItem
@@ -172,6 +231,11 @@ JvmListSharedPtr gRawJvmList = nullptr;
 
 @implementation AppDelegate
 
+- (BOOL)userNotificationCenter:(NSUserNotificationCenter *)center
+                               shouldPresentNotification:(NSUserNotification *)notification {
+    return YES;
+}
+
 - (NSString *)userSelectJavaHome:(JvmListPtr)rawJvmList
 {
   NSString *appleScriptString = @"set jvmlist to {\"Newest\"";
@@ -224,13 +288,14 @@ JvmListSharedPtr gRawJvmList = nullptr;
   CFPreferencesSetMultiple((CFDictionaryRef)dict, NULL, CFAPPDOMAIN, kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, kCFPreferencesCurrentHost);
   CFPreferencesAppSynchronize(kCFPreferencesCurrentApplication);
   //CFPreferencesSetAppValue(@"javaHome", (CFPropertyListRef)cfDefaultHome, kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, kCFPreferencesCurrentHost);
-  
+
   if (self.enableVerboseLogging) NSLog(@"Default preferences stored!");
 }
 
 
 - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification {
   // Init application here
+  [[NSUserNotificationCenter defaultUserNotificationCenter] setDelegate:self];
   // Start with user preferences
   self.userPreferences = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
   [self setApplicationDefaultPreferences];
@@ -246,7 +311,6 @@ JvmListSharedPtr gRawJvmList = nullptr;
   auto javaHomePref = [self.userPreferences stringForKey:@"javaHome"];
   if (self.enableVerboseLogging) NSLog(@"Java home from preferences: %@", javaHomePref);
 
-  [[NSUserNotificationCenter defaultUserNotificationCenter] setDelegate:self];
 
   // This is the only GUI the user experience on a regular basis.
   self.menuBarCtrl = [[MenuBarCtrl alloc] init];
@@ -255,6 +319,16 @@ JvmListSharedPtr gRawJvmList = nullptr;
   if (self.enableVerboseLogging) NSLog(@"Appdomain is: %@", appDomain);
 
   NSLog(@"We should have started the statusbar object by now...");
+
+  // Figure out base directory
+  const char* pathFromHome = "/Users/%s/Library/I2P";
+  auto username = getenv("USER");
+  char buffer[strlen(pathFromHome)+strlen(username)];
+  sprintf(buffer, pathFromHome, username);
+  std::string i2pBaseDir(buffer);
+  if (self.enableVerboseLogging) printf("Home directory is: %s\n", buffer);
+
+
   //[statusBarButton setAction:@selector(itemClicked:)];
   //dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
   //});
@@ -273,33 +347,121 @@ JvmListSharedPtr gRawJvmList = nullptr;
       return std::string([val UTF8String]);;
   };
 
-
-  auto launchLambda = [&pref](JavaRunner *javaRun) {
-    javaRun->javaProcess->start_process();
-    auto pid = javaRun->javaProcess->pid();
-    std::cout << "I2P Router process id = " << pid << std::endl;
-
-    // Blocking
-    javaRun->javaProcess->wait();
-  };
-  auto callbackAfterExit = [=](){
-    printf("Callback after exit\n");
-  };
-
-  try {
-
-    // Get Java home
+  auto getJavaBin = [&getJavaHomeLambda]() -> std::string {
+      // Get Java home
     auto javaHome = getJavaHomeLambda();
     trim(javaHome); // Trim to remove endline
     auto javaBin = std::string(javaHome);
     javaBin += "/bin/java"; // Append java binary to path.
-    //printf("hello world: %s\n", javaBin.c_str());
-    if (self.enableVerboseLogging) NSLog(@"Defaults: %@", [pref dictionaryRepresentation]);
+    return javaBin;
+  };
 
-    auto r = new JavaRunner{ javaBin, launchLambda, callbackAfterExit };
-    r->execute();
+  auto buildClassPath = [](std::string basePath) -> std::vector<std::string> {
+      return globVector(basePath+std::string("/lib/*.jar"));
+  };
+
+  auto sendUserNotification = [&](NSString* title, NSString* informativeText) -> void {
+    NSUserNotification *userNotification = [[[NSUserNotification alloc] init] autorelease];
+
+    userNotification.title = title;
+    userNotification.informativeText = informativeText;
+    userNotification.soundName = NSUserNotificationDefaultSoundName;
+
+    [[NSUserNotificationCenter defaultUserNotificationCenter] scheduleNotification:userNotification];
+  };
+
+
+  // Get paths
+  NSBundle *launcherBundle = [NSBundle mainBundle];
+
+  std::string basearg("-Di2p.dir.base=");
+  basearg += i2pBaseDir;
+
+  std::string zippath("-Di2p.base.zip=");
+  zippath += [[launcherBundle pathForResource:@"base" ofType:@"zip"] UTF8String];
+
+  std::string jarfile("-cp ");
+  jarfile += [[launcherBundle pathForResource:@"launcher" ofType:@"jar"] UTF8String];
+
+  struct stat sb;
+  if ( !(stat(buffer, &sb) == 0 && S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode)) )
+  {
+    // I2P is not extracted.
+    if (self.enableVerboseLogging) printf("I2P Directory don't exists!\n");
+
+    // Create directory
+    mkdir(buffer, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IXUSR);
+
+    auto cli = JavaRunner::defaultFlagsForExtractorJob;
+    setenv("I2PBASE", buffer, true);
+    setenv("ZIPPATH", zippath.c_str(), true);
+    //setenv("DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH",".:/usr/lib:/lib:/usr/local/lib", true);
+
+    cli.push_back(basearg);
+    cli.push_back(zippath);
+    cli.push_back(jarfile);
+    cli.push_back("net.i2p.launchers.BaseExtractor");
+
+    //auto charCli = map(cli, [](std::string str){ return str.c_str(); });
+    std::string execStr = getJavaBin();
+    for_each(cli, [&execStr](std::string str){ execStr += std::string(" ") + str; });
+
+    printf("\n\nTrying cmd: %s\n\n", execStr.c_str());
+    try {
+        sendUserNotification((NSString*)CFSTR("I2P Extraction"), (NSString*)CFSTR("Please hold on while we extract I2P. You'll get a new message once done!"));
+        int extractStatus = Popen(execStr.c_str(), environment{{
+            {"ZIPPATH", zippath.c_str()},
+            {"I2PBASE", buffer}
+        }}).wait();
+        printf("Extraction exit code %d\n",extractStatus);
+        sendUserNotification((NSString*)CFSTR("I2P Extraction"), (NSString*)CFSTR("Extraction complete!"));
+    } catch (subprocess::OSError &err) {
+        printf("Something bad happened: %s\n", err.what());
+    }
+
+  } else {
+      if (self.enableVerboseLogging) printf("I2P directory found!\n");
+  }
+
+  // Expect base to be extracted by now.
+
+  auto jarList = buildClassPath(std::string(buffer));
+  std::string classpathStrHead = "-classpath";
+  std::string classpathStr = "";
+  classpathStr += [[launcherBundle pathForResource:@"launcher" ofType:@"jar"] UTF8String];
+  std::string prefix(i2pBaseDir);
+  prefix += "/lib/";
+  for_each(jarList, [&classpathStr](std::string str){ classpathStr += std::string(":") + str; });
+  //if (self.enableVerboseLogging) NSLog(@"Classpath: %@\n",[NSString stringWithUTF8String:classpathStr.c_str()]);
+
+
+
+  try {
+    auto argList = JavaRunner::defaultStartupFlags;
+
+    std::string baseDirArg("-Di2p.dir.base=");
+    baseDirArg += i2pBaseDir;
+    std::string javaLibArg("-Djava.library.path=");
+    javaLibArg += i2pBaseDir;
+    // TODO: pass this to JVM
+    auto java_opts = getenv("JAVA_OPTS");
+
+    argList.push_back([NSString stringWithUTF8String:baseDirArg.c_str()]);
+    argList.push_back([NSString stringWithUTF8String:javaLibArg.c_str()]);
+    argList.push_back([NSString stringWithUTF8String:classpathStrHead.c_str()]);
+    argList.push_back([NSString stringWithUTF8String:classpathStr.c_str()]);
+    argList.push_back(@"net.i2p.router.Router");
+    auto javaBin = getJavaBin();
+
+
+    sendUserNotification(@"I2P Launcher", @"I2P Router is starting up!");
+    auto nsJavaBin = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:javaBin.c_str()];
+    auto nsBasePath = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:i2pBaseDir.c_str()];
+    NSArray* arrArguments = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:&argList[0] count:argList.size()];
+    startupRouter(nsJavaBin, arrArguments, nsBasePath);
+    //if (self.enableVerboseLogging) NSLog(@"Defaults: %@", [pref dictionaryRepresentation]);
   } catch (std::exception &err) {
-    std::cerr << "Exception: " << err.what() << std::endl; 
+    std::cerr << "Exception: " << err.what() << std::endl;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/launchers/macosx/src/main/java/net/i2p/launchers/BaseExtractor.java b/launchers/macosx/src/main/java/net/i2p/launchers/BaseExtractor.java
index b1251cc782..44b7352cf6 100644
--- a/launchers/macosx/src/main/java/net/i2p/launchers/BaseExtractor.java
+++ b/launchers/macosx/src/main/java/net/i2p/launchers/BaseExtractor.java
@@ -21,45 +21,56 @@ import java.util.zip.ZipFile;
  */
 public class BaseExtractor extends EnvCheck {
 
-    private void runExtract(String zipFilename, String destinationPath) {
+    public boolean printDebug = false;
+
+    public void runExtract(String zipFilename) {
+        String destinationPath = this.baseDirPath;
         try(ZipFile file = new ZipFile(zipFilename)) {
             FileSystem fileSystem = FileSystems.getDefault();
             Enumeration<? extends ZipEntry> entries = file.entries();
-            Files.createDirectory(fileSystem.getPath(destinationPath));
+
+            try {
+                Files.createDirectory(fileSystem.getPath(destinationPath));
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                // It's OK to fail here.
+            }
+
             while (entries.hasMoreElements()) {
                 ZipEntry entry = entries.nextElement();
+                if (printDebug) System.out.println("Found entry: "+entry.toString());
                 if (entry.isDirectory()) {
-                    System.out.println("Creating Directory:" + destinationPath + entry.getName());
-                    Files.createDirectories(fileSystem.getPath(destinationPath + entry.getName()));
+                    if (printDebug) System.out.println("Creating Directory:" + destinationPath + "/" + entry.getName());
+                    Files.createDirectories(fileSystem.getPath(destinationPath + "/" + entry.getName()));
                 } else {
                     InputStream is = file.getInputStream(entry);
                     BufferedInputStream bis = new BufferedInputStream(is);
-                    String uncompressedFileName = destinationPath + entry.getName();
+                    String uncompressedFileName = destinationPath + "/" + entry.getName();
                     Path uncompressedFilePath = fileSystem.getPath(uncompressedFileName);
                     Files.createFile(uncompressedFilePath);
                     FileOutputStream fileOutput = new FileOutputStream(uncompressedFileName);
                     while (bis.available() > 0) fileOutput.write(bis.read());
                     fileOutput.close();
-                    System.out.println("Written :" + entry.getName());
+                    if (printDebug) System.out.println("Written :" + entry.getName());
                 }
             }
         } catch (IOException e) {
             //
+            System.err.println("Exception in extractor!");
+            System.err.println(e.toString());
         }
     }
 
     public BaseExtractor(String[] args) {
         super(args);
-
-        if (args.length == 2) {
-            if ("extract".equals(args[0])) {
-                // Start extract
-
-            }this.runExtract(System.getProperty("i2p.base.zip"),this.baseDirPath);
-        }
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
-        new BaseExtractor(args);
+        System.out.println("Starting extraction");
+        BaseExtractor be = new BaseExtractor(args);
+        String debug = System.getProperty("print.debug");
+        if (debug != null) {
+            be.printDebug = true;
+        }
+        be.runExtract(System.getProperty("i2p.base.zip"));
     }
 }