diff --git a/MTMR/AppleScriptTouchBarItem.swift b/MTMR/AppleScriptTouchBarItem.swift
index a48c9e6..b117a24 100644
--- a/MTMR/AppleScriptTouchBarItem.swift
+++ b/MTMR/AppleScriptTouchBarItem.swift
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 import Foundation
 
 class AppleScriptTouchBarItem: NSCustomTouchBarItem {
-    private let script: NSAppleScript!
+    private var script: NSAppleScript!
     private let button = NSButton(title: "", target: nil, action: nil)
     private let interval: TimeInterval
     
-    init?(identifier: NSTouchBarItem.Identifier, appleScript: String, interval: TimeInterval) {
-        guard let script = NSAppleScript(source: appleScript) else {
-            return nil
-        }
-        self.script = script
+    init?(identifier: NSTouchBarItem.Identifier, source: Source, interval: TimeInterval) {
         self.interval = interval
         super.init(identifier: identifier)
         self.view = button
+        guard let source = source.string else {
+            button.title = "no script"
+            return
+        }
+        guard let script = NSAppleScript(source: source) else {
+            button.title = "isn't a script"
+            return
+        }
+        self.script = script
         button.bezelColor = .clear
         button.title = "compile"
         DispatchQueue.main.async {
diff --git a/MTMR/ItemsParsing.swift b/MTMR/ItemsParsing.swift
index a131243..944619a 100644
--- a/MTMR/ItemsParsing.swift
+++ b/MTMR/ItemsParsing.swift
@@ -53,17 +53,16 @@ class SupportedTypesHolder {
             enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey { case refreshInterval }
             let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
             let interval = try container.decodeIfPresent(Double.self, forKey: .refreshInterval)
-            let scriptURL = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "Weather", withExtension: "scpt")!
-            let item = ItemType.appleScriptTitledButton(source: try! String(contentsOf: scriptURL), refreshInterval: interval ?? 1800.0)
+            let scriptPath = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "Weather", ofType: "scpt")!
+            let item = ItemType.appleScriptTitledButton(source: Source(filePath: scriptPath), refreshInterval: interval ?? 1800.0)
             return (item: item, action: .none)
         },
         "battery": { decoder in
             enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey { case refreshInterval }
             let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
             let interval = try container.decodeIfPresent(Double.self, forKey: .refreshInterval)
-            let scriptURL = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "Battery", withExtension: "scpt")!
-            print(try! String(contentsOf: scriptURL))
-            let item = ItemType.appleScriptTitledButton(source: try! String(contentsOf: scriptURL), refreshInterval: interval ?? 1800.0)
+            let scriptPath = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "Battery", ofType: "scpt")!
+            let item = ItemType.appleScriptTitledButton(source: Source(filePath: scriptPath), refreshInterval: interval ?? 1800.0)
             return (item: item, action: .none)
         },
         "sleep": { _ in return (item: .staticButton(title: "☕️"), action: .shellScript(executable: "/usr/bin/pmset", parameters: ["sleepnow"]) ) },
@@ -91,14 +90,14 @@ class SupportedTypesHolder {
 
 enum ItemType: Decodable {
     case staticButton(title: String)
-    case appleScriptTitledButton(source: String, refreshInterval: Double)
+    case appleScriptTitledButton(source: Source, refreshInterval: Double)
     case timeButton(formatTemplate: String)
     case flexSpace()
 
     private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
         case type
         case title
-        case titleAppleScript
+        case source
         case refreshInterval
         case formatTemplate
     }
@@ -115,9 +114,9 @@ enum ItemType: Decodable {
         let type = try container.decode(ItemTypeRaw.self, forKey: .type)
         switch type {
         case .appleScriptTitledButton:
-            let source = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .titleAppleScript)
-            let interval = try container.decode(Double.self, forKey: .refreshInterval)
-            self = .appleScriptTitledButton(source: try String(contentsOfFile: source), refreshInterval: interval)
+            let source = try container.decode(Source.self, forKey: .source)
+            let interval = try container.decodeIfPresent(Double.self, forKey: .refreshInterval) ?? 1800.0
+            self = .appleScriptTitledButton(source: source, refreshInterval: interval)
         case .staticButton:
             let title = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .title)
             self = .staticButton(title: title)
@@ -227,3 +226,43 @@ struct GeneralParameters: Decodable {
         parameters = result
     }
 }
+
+struct Source: Decodable {
+    let filePath: String?
+    let base64: String?
+    let inline: String?
+    
+    var data: Data? {
+        return base64?.base64Data ?? inline?.data(using: .utf8) ?? filePath?.fileData
+    }
+    var string: String? {
+        return inline ?? self.data?.base64Content
+    }
+    
+    private init(filePath: String?, base64: String?, inline: String?) {
+        self.filePath = filePath
+        self.base64 = base64
+        self.inline = inline
+    }
+    init(filePath: String) {
+        self.init(filePath: filePath, base64: nil, inline: nil)
+    }
+}
+extension Source: Equatable {}
+func ==(left: Source, right: Source) -> Bool {
+    return left.data == right.data
+}
+
+extension String {
+    var base64Data: Data? {
+        return Data(base64Encoded: self)
+    }
+    var fileData: Data? {
+        return try? Data(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: self))
+    }
+}
+extension Data {
+    var base64Content: String? {
+        return String(data: self, encoding: .utf8)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift b/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
index 4dbe5d6..5a6bd84 100644
--- a/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
+++ b/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class TouchBarController: NSObject, NSTouchBarDelegate {
             try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(atPath: appSupportDirectory, withIntermediateDirectories: true, attributes: nil)
             try? FileManager.default.copyItem(atPath: defaultPreset, toPath: presetPath)
         }
-        let jsonData = try? Data(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: presetPath))
+        let jsonData = presetPath.fileData
         let jsonItems = jsonData?.barItemDefinitions() ?? [BarItemDefinition(type: .staticButton(title: "bad preset"), action: .none, additionalParameters: [])]
         
         for item in jsonItems {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class TouchBarController: NSObject, NSTouchBarDelegate {
         case .staticButton(title: let title):
             barItem = CustomButtonTouchBarItem(identifier: identifier, title: title, onTap: action)
         case .appleScriptTitledButton(source: let source, refreshInterval: let interval):
-            barItem = AppleScriptTouchBarItem(identifier: identifier, appleScript: source, interval: interval)
+            barItem = AppleScriptTouchBarItem(identifier: identifier, source: source, interval: interval)
         case .timeButton(formatTemplate: let template):
             barItem = TimeTouchBarItem(identifier: identifier, formatTemplate: template)
         case .flexSpace: