diff --git a/controller/action/DownloadActions.class.php b/controller/action/DownloadActions.class.php
index 3c67397a..5d62de78 100644
--- a/controller/action/DownloadActions.class.php
+++ b/controller/action/DownloadActions.class.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class DownloadActions extends Actions
 
     public static function executeDownloadReleaseAsset(string $repo, string $ext, bool $allowPrerelease = false)
     {
-        return Controller::redirect(GitHub::getRepoReleaseUrl($repo, OS::getOsForExtension($ext), $allowPrerelease) ?: '/get', 302);
+        return Controller::redirect(GitHub::getRepoReleaseUrl($repo, $ext, $allowPrerelease) ?: '/get', 302);
     }
 
     public static function executeDownloadSnapshot(string $type)
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class DownloadActions extends Actions
       $osChoices = OS::getAll();
       list($uri, $osTitle, $osIcon) = $osChoices[$os];
       $params = [
+        'preferredExt' => $os === Os::OS_LINUX ? 'AppImage' : '',
         'osTitle' => $osTitle,
         'osIcon' => $osIcon,
         'osScreenshotSrc' => 'https://spee.ch/b/desktop-035-og.jpeg',
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ class DownloadActions extends Actions
       }
       else
       {
-        $asset = Github::getRepoAsset(GitHub::REPO_LBRY_DESKTOP, $os);
+        $asset = Github::getRepoAsset(GitHub::REPO_LBRY_DESKTOP, $os, $params['preferredExt']);
         $params['downloadUrl'] = $asset ? $asset['browser_download_url'] : null;
       }
 
@@ -132,21 +133,36 @@ class DownloadActions extends Actions
         $os = static::guessOS();
 
         if ($os && isset($osChoices[$os])) {
-            list($uri, $osTitle, $osIcon, $buttonLabel, $analyticsLabel) = $osChoices[$os];
+            list($uri, $osTitle, $osIcon, $oldButtonLabel, $analyticsLabel) = $osChoices[$os];
 
             if ($os !== OS::OS_ANDROID) {
-              $asset = Github::getRepoAsset(GitHub::REPO_LBRY_DESKTOP, $os);
+              $asset = Github::getRepoAsset(GitHub::REPO_LBRY_DESKTOP, $os, $vars['preferredExt'] ?? '');
             } else {
               $asset = ['browser_download_url' => static::ANDROID_STORE_URL];
             }
 
+          $buttonLabel = __('download.for-os2', ['%os%' => OS::OS_DETAIL($os)[1]]);
+          if (isset($vars['preferredExt']) && $vars['preferredExt']) {
+            $buttonLabel = __('Download .%ext%', ['%ext%' => $vars['preferredExt']]);
+          }
+
           $vars += [
             'analyticsLabel' => $analyticsLabel,
             'buttonLabel' => $buttonLabel,
+            'isDownload' => true,
             'downloadUrl' => $asset ? $asset['browser_download_url'] : null,
             'os' => $os,
+            'skipRender' => isset($vars['preferredExt']) && $vars['preferredExt'] &&
+                              substr_compare($asset['browser_download_url'], $vars['preferredExt'], -strlen($vars['preferredExt'])) !== 0,
             'isAuto' => Request::getParam('auto'),
           ];
+
+
+
+            if ($os === OS::OS_LINUX && !isset($vars['preferredExt'])) {
+              $vars['isDownload'] = false;
+              $vars['downloadUrl'] = '/linux';
+            }
         }
 
         return $vars;
diff --git a/lib/thirdparty/Github.class.php b/lib/thirdparty/Github.class.php
index 247ceec9..857537c8 100644
--- a/lib/thirdparty/Github.class.php
+++ b/lib/thirdparty/Github.class.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Github
         switch ($os) {
             case OS::OS_LINUX:
                 return
-                    in_array($ext, ['deb']) ||
+                    in_array($ext, ['deb', 'AppImage']) ||
                     in_array($asset['content_type'], ['application/x-debian-package', 'application/x-deb']) ||
                     stripos($asset['name'], 'linux') !== false;
             case OS::OS_OSX:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Github
         }
     }
 
-    protected static function findReleaseAssetForOs(array $release, string $os)
+    protected static function findReleaseAsset(array $release, string $os, string $preferredExt = '')
     {
         if (!in_array($os, array_keys(OS::getAll()))) {
             throw new DomainException('Unknown OS');
@@ -40,11 +40,21 @@ class Github
             throw new Exception('Release array missing assets - possible GitHub auth failure, auth limit, and/or inspect releases array');
         }
 
+        $bestAsset = null;
         foreach ($release['assets'] as $asset) {
             if (static::isAssetForOs($asset, $os)) {
-                return $asset;
+              if (!$bestAsset) {
+                $bestAsset = $asset;
+              } else if ($os === Os::OS_LINUX) {
+                $ext = pathinfo($asset['name'], PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
+                if ($ext === $preferredExt || (!$preferredExt && $ext === 'AppImage')) {
+                  $bestAsset = $asset;
+                }
+              }
             }
         }
+
+        return $bestAsset;
     }
 
     public static function getRepoRelease($repo, $prerelease = false, $cache = true)
@@ -63,16 +73,17 @@ class Github
         return null;
     }
 
-    public static function getRepoAsset($repo, $os, $prerelease = false, $cache = true)
+    public static function getRepoAsset($repo, $os, $preferredExt = '', $prerelease = false, $cache = true)
     {
         $release = static::getRepoRelease($repo, $prerelease, $cache);
-        return $release ? static::findReleaseAssetForOs($release, $os) : null;
+        return $release ? static::findReleaseAsset($release, $os, $preferredExt) : null;
     }
 
 
-    public static function getRepoReleaseUrl($repo, $os, bool $prerelease = false, $cache = true)
+    public static function getRepoReleaseUrl($repo, $ext, bool $prerelease = false, $cache = true)
     {
-        $asset = static::getRepoAsset($repo, $os, $prerelease, $cache);
+        $os = OS::getOsForExtension($ext);
+        $asset = static::getRepoAsset($repo, $os, $ext, $prerelease, $cache);
         return $asset ? $asset['browser_download_url'] : null;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/tools/OS.class.php b/lib/tools/OS.class.php
index 12cf8e28..aaefd516 100644
--- a/lib/tools/OS.class.php
+++ b/lib/tools/OS.class.php
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class OS
     {
         switch ($ext) {
       case 'deb':
+      case 'AppImage':
         return OS::OS_LINUX;
 
       case 'dmg':
diff --git a/view/template/download/_downloadButton.php b/view/template/download/_downloadButton.php
index 8546303c..89ec6fd8 100644
--- a/view/template/download/_downloadButton.php
+++ b/view/template/download/_downloadButton.php
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
-<?php if ($downloadUrl): ?>
+<?php if ($skipRender): ?>
+<?php elseif ($downloadUrl): ?>
   <?php if ($os !== OS::OS_ANDROID): ?>
-    <a class="button button--<?php echo $buttonStyle?>"
-      download
-      href="<?php echo $downloadUrl ?>"
-      id="get-download-btn"
-      data-facebook-track="1"
-      data-analytics-category="Sign Up"
-      data-analytics-action="Download"
-      data-analytics-label="<?php echo $analyticsLabel ?>"
-      title="Download our app"
-    ><?php echo __('download.for-os2', ['%os%' => OS::OS_DETAIL($os)[1]]) ?></a>
+    <?php if ($isDownload): ?>
+      <a class="button button--<?php echo $buttonStyle?>"
+        download
+        href="<?php echo $downloadUrl ?>"
+        id="get-download-btn"
+        data-facebook-track="1"
+        data-analytics-category="Sign Up"
+        data-analytics-action="Download"
+        data-analytics-label="<?php echo $analyticsLabel ?>"
+        title="Download LBRY App"
+      ><?php echo $buttonLabel ?></a>
+    <?php else: ?>
+      <a class="button button--<?php echo $buttonStyle?>"
+         href="<?php echo $downloadUrl ?>"
+         id="get-download-btn"
+         title="Download LBRY App"
+      ><?php echo $buttonLabel ?></a>
+    <?php endif ?>
   <?php else: ?>
     <a
       class="button button--google-play"
diff --git a/view/template/download/_meta.php b/view/template/download/_meta.php
index 50d2bfb6..00f54441 100644
--- a/view/template/download/_meta.php
+++ b/view/template/download/_meta.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <br/>
 
   <?php if ($os === OS::OS_LINUX): ?>
-    Works with Ubuntu, Debian, or any distro with <code>apt</code> or <code>dpkg</code>. For other Linux flavors including Arch and Flatpak support or compiling from source, <a href="https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop#install">see our GitHub install page</a>.
+    We provide app builds as AppImage and .deb. For other Linux flavors including Arch and Flatpak support or compiling from source, <a href="https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop#install">see our GitHub install page</a>.
   <?php elseif ($os === OS::OS_OSX): ?>
     Works with with macOS version 10.12.4 (Sierra), and higher.
   <?php elseif ($sourceLink): ?>
diff --git a/view/template/download/get.php b/view/template/download/get.php
index d8006821..ef985f2d 100644
--- a/view/template/download/get.php
+++ b/view/template/download/get.php
@@ -19,8 +19,15 @@
           <p>Securely download the LBRY app here, and see what all the fuss is about!</p>
           <?php $metaHtml = $os !== OS::OS_ANDROID ? View::Render('download/_meta') : false ?>
           <?php echo View::Render('download/_downloadButton', [
-            'buttonStyle' => 'primary'
+            'buttonStyle' => 'primary',
+            'preferredExt' => $preferredExt
           ])?>
+        <?php if ($os === OS::OS_LINUX && $preferredExt === 'AppImage'): ?>
+          <?php echo View::Render('download/_downloadButton', [
+            'buttonStyle' => 'primary',
+            'preferredExt' => 'deb'
+          ])?>
+        <?php endif ?>
 
           <?php if ($os === OS::OS_ANDROID): ?>
             <p style="font-size: 0.8rem;">You can also <a href="http://lbry.com/releases/lbry-android.apk" title="Download our Android app directly">download</a> our Android app directly</p>