diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce9eca3d9..24209be6e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ debug.log
 *.db
 Projects/Superalgos/Icons/Thumbs.db
 *.bat
+!launch-windows.bat
 *.exe
 
diff --git a/launch-linux.sh b/launch-linux.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5b56e4d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launch-linux.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+x-terminal-emulator -e "bash -c 'node run; $SHELL'"
diff --git a/launch-windows.bat b/launch-windows.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..411b57fb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launch-windows.bat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cmd /k "node run"
\ No newline at end of file