diff --git a/desktop/scripts/macos-merge-universal.py b/desktop/scripts/macos-merge-universal.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import shutil
+import click
+import subprocess
+
+
+def get_binary_arches(app_dir):
+    universal = []
+    silicon = []
+    intel = []
+    for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(app_dir):
+        for basename in filenames:
+            filename = os.path.join(dirpath, basename)
+            if os.path.isfile(filename):
+                out = subprocess.check_output(["file", filename]).decode("utf-8")
+                if (
+                    "Mach-O 64-bit executable" in out
+                    or "Mach-O 64-bit dynamically linked shared library" in out
+                ):
+                    arm64, x86 = False, False
+                    if "arm64" in out:
+                        arm64 = True
+                    if "x86_64" in out:
+                        x86 = True
+
+                    if arm64 and x86:
+                        universal.append(filename)
+                    elif arm64:
+                        silicon.append(filename)
+                    elif x86:
+                        intel.append(filename)
+
+    return universal, silicon, intel
+
+
+@click.command()
+@click.argument("intel_app", type=click.Path(exists=True))
+@click.argument("silicon_app", type=click.Path(exists=True))
+@click.argument("output_app", type=click.Path(exists=False))
+def main(intel_app, silicon_app, output_app):
+    # Get the list of binaries in each app
+    print("Looking up binaries from Intel app:", intel_app)
+    intel_universal, intel_silicon, intel_intel = get_binary_arches(intel_app)
+    print("Looking up binaries from Silicon app:", silicon_app)
+    silicon_universal, silicon_silicon, silicon_intel = get_binary_arches(silicon_app)
+
+    # Find which binaries should be merged
+    intel_intel_filenames = [i[len(intel_app) + 1 :] for i in intel_intel]
+    silicon_silicon_filenames = [i[len(silicon_app) + 1 :] for i in silicon_silicon]
+    intersection = set(intel_intel_filenames).intersection(
+        set(silicon_silicon_filenames)
+    )
+
+    # Copy the Silicon app to the output app
+    print("Copying the app bundle for the output app")
+    shutil.copytree(silicon_app, output_app, symlinks=True)
+
+    # Merge them
+    for filename in intersection:
+        print(f"Merging {filename}")
+        intel_binary = os.path.join(intel_app, filename)
+        silicon_binary = os.path.join(silicon_app, filename)
+        output_binary = os.path.join(output_app, filename)
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["lipo", "-create", intel_binary, silicon_binary, "-output", output_binary]
+        )
+
+    print(f"Merge complete: {output_app}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()