diff --git a/commandLine/src/addons/ofAddon.cpp b/commandLine/src/addons/ofAddon.cpp
index bbffcbf7..5816c615 100644
--- a/commandLine/src/addons/ofAddon.cpp
+++ b/commandLine/src/addons/ofAddon.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ ofAddon::ofAddon(const ofAddon& other):
 	xcframeworks(other.xcframeworks),
 	data(other.data),
 	defines(other.defines),
+	afterCompileScript(other.afterCompileScript),
 	definesCMAKE(other.definesCMAKE),
 	name(other.name),
 	addonPath(other.addonPath),
@@ -528,6 +529,11 @@ void ofAddon::parseVariableValue(const string & variable, const string & value,
 	else if (variable == ADDON_DEFINES) {
 		addReplaceStringVector(defines, value, emptyString, addToValue);
 	}
+
+	else if (variable == ADDON_AFTER_COMPILE_SCRIPT) {
+		if (!addToValue) afterCompileScript.clear();
+		if (!value.empty()) afterCompileScript.emplace_back(value);
+	}
 }
 
 template<typename T>
diff --git a/commandLine/src/addons/ofAddon.h b/commandLine/src/addons/ofAddon.h
index b1f51933..a88e89f4 100644
--- a/commandLine/src/addons/ofAddon.h
+++ b/commandLine/src/addons/ofAddon.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ const string ADDON_PKG_CONFIG_LIBRARIES = "ADDON_PKG_CONFIG_LIBRARIES";
 const string ADDON_FRAMEWORKS = "ADDON_FRAMEWORKS";
 const string ADDON_XCFRAMEWORKS = "ADDON_XCFRAMEWORKS";
 const string ADDON_DLLS_TO_COPY = "ADDON_DLLS_TO_COPY";
+const string ADDON_AFTER_COMPILE_SCRIPT = "ADDON_AFTER_COMPILE_SCRIPT";
 
 // About Metadata
 const string ADDON_NAME = "ADDON_NAME";
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ const vector<string> AddonProjectVariables = {
 	ADDON_FRAMEWORKS,
 	ADDON_DLLS_TO_COPY,
 	ADDON_ADDITIONAL_LIBS,
+	ADDON_AFTER_COMPILE_SCRIPT,
 };
 
 class ofAddon {
@@ -176,6 +178,7 @@ class ofAddon {
 	vector < string > xcframeworks;		// osx only
 	vector < string > data;
 	vector < string > defines;
+	vector < string > afterCompileScript; // one entry per line, run after the build
 
 	vector < string > definesCMAKE;
 
diff --git a/commandLine/src/main.cpp b/commandLine/src/main.cpp
index 98cd6453..01fa2ce7 100644
--- a/commandLine/src/main.cpp
+++ b/commandLine/src/main.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ enum optionIndex { UNKNOWN,
 	BACKUP_PROJECT_FILES,
 	FRAMEWORKS,
 	CLEANNAME_DISABLE,
-	DEFINES
+	DEFINES,
+	POSTBUILD
 };
 
 constexpr option::Descriptor usage[] = {
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ constexpr option::Descriptor usage[] = {
 	{ CLEANNAME_DISABLE, 0, "n", "cleanname", option::Arg::Optional, "  --cleanname, -f  \tcleanname" },
 
 	{ DEFINES, 0, "D", "defines", option::Arg::Optional, "  --defines, -D  \tpreprocessor defines list (such as OF_USE_ANGLE=1,MY_FLAG)" },
+	{ POSTBUILD, 0, "P", "postbuild", option::Arg::Optional, "  --postbuild, -P  \tscript to run after the project compiles (Xcode run script / VS post-build event)" },
 
 	{ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }
 };
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ vector<fs::path> srcPaths;
 vector<string> targets;
 vector<string> frameworks;
 vector<string> defines;
+string postBuildScript;
 string ofPathEnv;
 string templateName;
 
@@ -275,6 +278,9 @@ void updateProject(const fs::path & path, const string & target, bool bConsiderP
 		for (auto & d : defines) {
 			project->addProjectDefine(d);
 		}
+		if (!postBuildScript.empty()) {
+			project->addProjectAfterRule(postBuildScript);
+		}
 
 		for (auto & srcPath : srcPaths) {
 			project->addSrcRecursively(srcPath);
@@ -596,6 +602,10 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
 		defines = ofSplitString(options[DEFINES].arg, ",", true, true);
 	}
 
+	if (options[POSTBUILD].count() > 0 && options[POSTBUILD].arg != NULL) {
+		postBuildScript = ofTrim(options[POSTBUILD].arg);
+	}
+
 
 	if (parse.nonOptionsCount() > 0) {
 		projectName = parse.nonOption(0);
@@ -750,6 +760,9 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
 						for (auto & d : defines) {
 							project->addProjectDefine(d);
 						}
+						if (!postBuildScript.empty()) {
+							project->addProjectAfterRule(postBuildScript);
+						}
 
 						for (auto & s : srcPaths) {
 							project->addSrcRecursively(s);
diff --git a/commandLine/src/projects/baseProject.cpp b/commandLine/src/projects/baseProject.cpp
index fe606b7c..f3a0f701 100644
--- a/commandLine/src/projects/baseProject.cpp
+++ b/commandLine/src/projects/baseProject.cpp
@@ -586,6 +586,10 @@ void baseProject::addAddon(ofAddon & addon){
 
 	addAddonDefines(addon);
 	addAddonFrameworks(addon);
+	if (!addon.afterCompileScript.empty()) {
+		ofLogVerbose() << "adding addon after compile script: " << addon.name;
+		addAfterRule(ofJoinString(addon.afterCompileScript, "\n"));
+	}
     copyAddonData(addon);
     addAddonProps(addon);
 }
@@ -793,14 +797,12 @@ void baseProject::parseConfigMake(){
 		auto config = ofTrim(line);
 		if(config[0] == '#') continue;
 		if(config == "") continue;
-		if(config.find("=")!=string::npos){
-			auto varValue = ofSplitString(config,"=",true,true);
-			if(varValue.size()>1){
-				auto var = ofTrim(varValue[0]);
-				auto value = ofTrim(varValue[1]);
-				if (var=="PROJECT_AFTER_OSX" && target=="osx"){
-					addAfterRule(value);
-				}
+		auto eq = config.find("=");
+		if(eq!=string::npos){
+			auto var = ofTrim(config.substr(0, eq));
+			auto value = ofTrim(config.substr(eq + 1));
+			if (var=="PROJECT_AFTER_OSX" && target=="osx" && !value.empty()){
+				addAfterRule(value);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/commandLine/src/projects/baseProject.h b/commandLine/src/projects/baseProject.h
index b9433c54..1ea482e0 100644
--- a/commandLine/src/projects/baseProject.h
+++ b/commandLine/src/projects/baseProject.h
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ class baseProject {
 		addDefine(define, libType);
 		projectDefines.emplace_back(define);
 	}
+	// project-level post-build script (-P/--postbuild)
+	void addProjectAfterRule(const std::string & script) { addAfterRule(script); }
 
 
 #ifdef OFADDON_OUTPUT_JSON_DEBUG
diff --git a/commandLine/src/projects/visualStudioProject.cpp b/commandLine/src/projects/visualStudioProject.cpp
index 78d808f4..6e4e855a 100644
--- a/commandLine/src/projects/visualStudioProject.cpp
+++ b/commandLine/src/projects/visualStudioProject.cpp
@@ -593,6 +593,22 @@ void visualStudioProject::addCPPFLAG(const string& cppflag, LibType libType){
 }
 
 
+void visualStudioProject::addAfterRule(const string & script) {
+	pugi::xpath_node_set commands = doc.select_nodes("//ItemDefinitionGroup/PostBuildEvent/Command");
+	if (commands.empty()) {
+		for (auto & event : doc.select_nodes("//ItemDefinitionGroup/PostBuildEvent")) {
+			event.node().append_child("Command").append_child(pugi::node_pcdata);
+		}
+		commands = doc.select_nodes("//ItemDefinitionGroup/PostBuildEvent/Command");
+	}
+	for (auto & command : commands) {
+		pugi::xml_node text = command.node().first_child();
+		if (!text) text = command.node().append_child(pugi::node_pcdata);
+		string value = ofTrim(text.value());
+		text.set_value((value.empty() ? script : value + "\n" + script).c_str());
+	}
+}
+
 void visualStudioProject::addDefine(const string& define, LibType libType) {
 	addCompileOption("PreprocessorDefinitions", define, ";", libType);
 	// pugi::xpath_node_set items = doc.select_nodes("//ItemDefinitionGroup");
diff --git a/commandLine/src/projects/visualStudioProject.h b/commandLine/src/projects/visualStudioProject.h
index c417ccc8..570bc876 100644
--- a/commandLine/src/projects/visualStudioProject.h
+++ b/commandLine/src/projects/visualStudioProject.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class visualStudioProject : public baseProject {
 	}
     
     void addLDFLAG(const std::string& ldflag, LibType libType = RELEASE_LIB) override {}
-    void addAfterRule(const std::string& script) override {}
+    void addAfterRule(const std::string& script) override;
     
     
 
diff --git a/commandLine/src/projects/xcodeProject.cpp b/commandLine/src/projects/xcodeProject.cpp
index 73b380a8..5e683f13 100644
--- a/commandLine/src/projects/xcodeProject.cpp
+++ b/commandLine/src/projects/xcodeProject.cpp
@@ -598,24 +598,20 @@ void xcodeProject::addCPPFLAG(const string & cppflag, LibType libType) {
 }
 
 void xcodeProject::addAfterRule(const string & rule) {
-	// return;
-	//	cout << ">>>>>> addAfterRule " << rule << endl;
-	addCommand("Add :objects:" + afterPhaseUUID + ":buildActionMask string 2147483647");
-	// addCommand("Add :objects:"+afterPhaseUUID+":files array");
-	// addCommand("Add :objects:"+afterPhaseUUID+":inputPaths array");
-	addCommand("Add :objects:" + afterPhaseUUID + ":isa string PBXShellScriptBuildPhase");
-	// addCommand("Add :objects:"+afterPhaseUUID+":outputPaths array");
-	addCommand("Add :objects:" + afterPhaseUUID + ":runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing string 0");
-	addCommand("Add :objects:" + afterPhaseUUID + ":shellPath string /bin/sh");
-	addCommand("Add :objects:" + afterPhaseUUID + ":showEnvVarsInLog string 0");
-
-	// ofStringReplace(rule, "\"", "\\\"");
-	// addCommand("Add :objects:"+afterPhaseUUID+":shellScript string \"" + rule + "\"");
-	addCommand("Add :objects:" + afterPhaseUUID + ":shellScript string " + rule);
-
-	// adding this phase to build phases array
-	// TODO: Check if nit needs another buildConfigurationListUUID for debug.
-	addCommand("Add :objects:" + buildConfigurationListUUID + ":buildPhases: string " + afterPhaseUUID);
+	// own phase per script, so several addons don't overwrite each other
+	string phaseUUID { generateUUID("afterCompile-" + rule) };
+	addCommand("Add :objects:" + phaseUUID + ":buildActionMask string 2147483647");
+	addCommand("Add :objects:" + phaseUUID + ":files array");
+	addCommand("Add :objects:" + phaseUUID + ":inputPaths array");
+	addCommand("Add :objects:" + phaseUUID + ":outputPaths array");
+	addCommand("Add :objects:" + phaseUUID + ":isa string PBXShellScriptBuildPhase");
+	addCommand("Add :objects:" + phaseUUID + ":name string Run Script - After Compile");
+	addCommand("Add :objects:" + phaseUUID + ":runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing string 0");
+	addCommand("Add :objects:" + phaseUUID + ":shellPath string /bin/sh");
+	addCommand("Add :objects:" + phaseUUID + ":showEnvVarsInLog string 0");
+	addCommand("Add :objects:" + phaseUUID + ":shellScript string " + rule);
+	// buildConfigurationListUUID is the app's PBXNativeTarget
+	addCommand("Add :objects:" + buildConfigurationListUUID + ":buildPhases: string " + phaseUUID);
 }
 
 void xcodeProject::addAddonLibs(const ofAddon & addon) {
diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index c0e9c479..7adeb08c 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -1223,7 +1223,8 @@ function generate() {
         addonList: addonValueArray,  //$("#addonsDropdown").val();
         ofPath: $("#ofPath").val(),
         verbose: bVerbose,
-        defines: definesArr.join(',')
+        defines: definesArr.join(','),
+        postBuild: $('#postBuildScript').val().trim()
     };
 
     // console.log(gen);
@@ -1354,6 +1355,7 @@ function enableAdvancedMode(isAdvanced) {
         $('#ofPathButton').show();
         $('#emsdkField').show();
         $('#customDefinesField').show();
+        $('#postBuildField').show();
         if (!defaultSettings['detachConsole']) {
             $('body').addClass('showConsole');
         }
@@ -1372,6 +1374,7 @@ function enableAdvancedMode(isAdvanced) {
         $('#ofPathButton').hide();
         $('#emsdkField').hide();
         $('#customDefinesField').hide();
+        $('#postBuildField').hide();
         $("body").removeClass('advanced');
         $('a.updateMultiMenuOption').hide();
     }
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 60728eae..bbf9416c 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -302,6 +302,10 @@
 							<input type="text" placeholder="MY_FLAG,OTHER_FLAG=1..." id="customDefines">
 						</div>
 					</div>
+					<div class="field advanced" id="postBuildField" style="display: none">
+						<label data-i18n="field.postBuild">Post-build script:</label>
+						<textarea rows="2" id="postBuildScript" data-i18n-placeholder="placeholder.postBuild" placeholder="Runs after the project compiles - Xcode run script / VS post-build event"></textarea>
+					</div>
 					<div id="templateSection" class="field">
 						<label data-i18n="field.template">Template:</label>
 						<div class="ui multiple search selection dropdown" id="templatesDropdown">
diff --git a/frontend/index.js b/frontend/index.js
index 3b740e6e..05f5a0d1 100644
--- a/frontend/index.js
+++ b/frontend/index.js
@@ -1583,6 +1583,7 @@ ipcMain.on('downloadModularLibs', async (event, { ofPath, tag, names }) => {
  *     ofPath: string,
  *     verbose: boolean,
  *     defines: string,
+ *     postBuild: string,
  * }} GenerateArgument */
 
 /**
@@ -1600,6 +1601,7 @@ function generateFunction(event, generate) {
         projectPath,
         projectName,
         defines,
+        postBuild,
     } = generate;
 
     const args = [];
@@ -1634,6 +1636,10 @@ function generateFunction(event, generate) {
         args.push(`-D${defines}`);
     }
 
+    if (postBuild != null && postBuild.length > 0) {
+        args.push(`-P${postBuild}`);
+    }
+
     if (projectName != null && projectPath != null) {
         args.push(path.join(projectPath, projectName));
     }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/de.json b/frontend/locales/de.json
index fb1cd60d..d541523e 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/de.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/de.json
@@ -148,5 +148,7 @@
   "field.glesVersion": "OpenGL-ES-Version (iOS / tvOS):",
   "option.glesDefault": "Standard (OpenGL ES 2.0)",
   "field.glVersion": "OpenGL-Version (Desktop):",
-  "option.glDefault": "Standard (OpenGL 2.1)"
+  "option.glDefault": "Standard (OpenGL 2.1)",
+  "field.postBuild": "Post-Build-Skript:",
+  "placeholder.postBuild": "Läuft nach dem Kompilieren des Projekts - Xcode Run Script / VS-Postbuildereignis"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/en.json b/frontend/locales/en.json
index e4a5e1bc..bbc49d4b 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/en.json
@@ -148,5 +148,7 @@
   "field.glesVersion": "OpenGL ES version (iOS / tvOS):",
   "option.glesDefault": "Default (OpenGL ES 2.0)",
   "field.glVersion": "OpenGL version (desktop):",
-  "option.glDefault": "Default (OpenGL 2.1)"
+  "option.glDefault": "Default (OpenGL 2.1)",
+  "field.postBuild": "Post-build script:",
+  "placeholder.postBuild": "Runs after the project compiles - Xcode run script / VS post-build event"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/es.json b/frontend/locales/es.json
index cbb42cb4..2fcdea2f 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/es.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/es.json
@@ -148,5 +148,7 @@
   "field.glesVersion": "Versión de OpenGL ES (iOS / tvOS):",
   "option.glesDefault": "Predeterminado (OpenGL ES 2.0)",
   "field.glVersion": "Versión de OpenGL (escritorio):",
-  "option.glDefault": "Predeterminado (OpenGL 2.1)"
+  "option.glDefault": "Predeterminado (OpenGL 2.1)",
+  "field.postBuild": "Script posterior a la compilación:",
+  "placeholder.postBuild": "Se ejecuta después de compilar el proyecto - run script de Xcode / evento posterior a la compilación de VS"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/fr.json b/frontend/locales/fr.json
index 1e478ed8..6a401250 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/fr.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/fr.json
@@ -148,5 +148,7 @@
   "field.glesVersion": "Version OpenGL ES (iOS / tvOS) :",
   "option.glesDefault": "Par défaut (OpenGL ES 2.0)",
   "field.glVersion": "Version OpenGL (bureau) :",
-  "option.glDefault": "Par défaut (OpenGL 2.1)"
+  "option.glDefault": "Par défaut (OpenGL 2.1)",
+  "field.postBuild": "Script post-compilation :",
+  "placeholder.postBuild": "S'exécute après la compilation du projet - run script Xcode / événement post-build VS"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/ja.json b/frontend/locales/ja.json
index 44832071..6ce30e64 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/ja.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/ja.json
@@ -148,5 +148,7 @@
   "field.glesVersion": "OpenGL ES バージョン (iOS / tvOS):",
   "option.glesDefault": "デフォルト (OpenGL ES 2.0)",
   "field.glVersion": "OpenGL バージョン (デスクトップ):",
-  "option.glDefault": "デフォルト (OpenGL 2.1)"
+  "option.glDefault": "デフォルト (OpenGL 2.1)",
+  "field.postBuild": "ビルド後スクリプト:",
+  "placeholder.postBuild": "プロジェクトのコンパイル後に実行 - Xcode の Run Script / VS のビルド後イベント"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/ko.json b/frontend/locales/ko.json
index 5153d3b3..f18053c9 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/ko.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/ko.json
@@ -148,5 +148,7 @@
   "field.glesVersion": "OpenGL ES 버전 (iOS / tvOS):",
   "option.glesDefault": "기본값 (OpenGL ES 2.0)",
   "field.glVersion": "OpenGL 버전 (데스크톱):",
-  "option.glDefault": "기본값 (OpenGL 2.1)"
+  "option.glDefault": "기본값 (OpenGL 2.1)",
+  "field.postBuild": "빌드 후 스크립트:",
+  "placeholder.postBuild": "프로젝트 컴파일 후 실행 - Xcode Run Script / VS 빌드 후 이벤트"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/pt.json b/frontend/locales/pt.json
index f1fa3233..ecbb2c92 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/pt.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/pt.json
@@ -148,5 +148,7 @@
   "field.glesVersion": "Versão do OpenGL ES (iOS / tvOS):",
   "option.glesDefault": "Padrão (OpenGL ES 2.0)",
   "field.glVersion": "Versão do OpenGL (desktop):",
-  "option.glDefault": "Padrão (OpenGL 2.1)"
+  "option.glDefault": "Padrão (OpenGL 2.1)",
+  "field.postBuild": "Script pós-compilação:",
+  "placeholder.postBuild": "Executa após compilar o projeto - run script do Xcode / evento pós-build do VS"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/ru.json b/frontend/locales/ru.json
index 58c33787..bc200251 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/ru.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/ru.json
@@ -148,5 +148,7 @@
   "field.glesVersion": "Версия OpenGL ES (iOS / tvOS):",
   "option.glesDefault": "По умолчанию (OpenGL ES 2.0)",
   "field.glVersion": "Версия OpenGL (десктоп):",
-  "option.glDefault": "По умолчанию (OpenGL 2.1)"
+  "option.glDefault": "По умолчанию (OpenGL 2.1)",
+  "field.postBuild": "Скрипт после сборки:",
+  "placeholder.postBuild": "Запускается после компиляции проекта - Run Script в Xcode / событие после сборки в VS"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/zh-CN.json b/frontend/locales/zh-CN.json
index 3d994d0d..00a807d0 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/zh-CN.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/zh-CN.json
@@ -148,5 +148,7 @@
   "field.glesVersion": "OpenGL ES 版本（iOS / tvOS）：",
   "option.glesDefault": "默认（OpenGL ES 2.0）",
   "field.glVersion": "OpenGL 版本（桌面）：",
-  "option.glDefault": "默认（OpenGL 2.1）"
+  "option.glDefault": "默认（OpenGL 2.1）",
+  "field.postBuild": "编译后脚本：",
+  "placeholder.postBuild": "项目编译后运行 - Xcode Run Script / VS 生成后事件"
 }