use electron-packager

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
 package-lock.json
-todoist-linux
+todoist-linux
+Todoist-linux-x64

Makefile

@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
-ELECTRON_FOLDER=todoist-linux
-PATHTOPACK=./$(ELECTRON_FOLDER)/resources/app
+BUILD_DIR=Todoist-linux-x64
 
 .PHONY: up
 up:
 	cd src && npm start
 
 .PHONY: package
 package:
-	mkdir -p $(PATHTOPACK) && \
-	cp -r src/* $(PATHTOPACK) && \
-	cp todoist $(ELECTRON_FOLDER)
+	./src/node_modules/.bin/electron-packager src Todoist --platform=linux --arch=x64 --version-string.FileDescription=todoist --overwrite
 
 .PHONY: release
 release:
-	zip -r todoist-linux.zip $(ELECTRON_FOLDER)
+	zip -r todoist-linux.zip $(BUILD_DIR)
 
 .PHONY: up-package
 up-package:
-	./$(ELECTRON_FOLDER)/todoist
+	./$(BUILD_DIR)/Todoist

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Installation
 * Go to [Releases tab](https://github.com/KryDos/todoist-linux/releases) or [Click here](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/jzi5g7narop1e83/todoist-linux.zip?dl=0) to start download the latest version
 * Choose the one you like (the top one is the latest). `todoist-linux.zip` - is the file you need.
 * Just download the archive and unpack it to any place you wish
-* Run `todoist` script
+* Run `Todoist` script
 
 If you wish to add icon to your Gnome3/Cinnamon/Mate menu you can
 use `todoist.desktop` file, here in repo. Just replace `<path>` with absolute path

todoist.desktop

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Version=1.0
 Name=Todoist
 Comment=Todoist productivity app
-Exec=/<path>/todoist
+Exec=/<path>/Todoist
 Path=/<path>
 Icon=/<path>/resources/icons/icon.png
 Terminal=false