diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d1fc598ae1..3a54478f90 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     "release:patch": "changelog -p && node ci/fix-changelog.js && git add CHANGELOG.md && git commit -m 'updated CHANGELOG.md' && npm version patch && git push origin && git push origin --tags",
     "release:minor": "changelog -m && node ci/fix-changelog.js && git add CHANGELOG.md && git commit -m 'updated CHANGELOG.md' && npm version minor && git push origin && git push origin --tags",
     "release:major": "changelog -M && node ci/fix-changelog.js && git add CHANGELOG.md && git commit -m 'updated CHANGELOG.md' && npm version major && git push origin && git push origin --tags",
-    "watch": "gulp watch"
+    "watch": "gulp watch",
+    "watch-link": "nodemon --watch src --exec \"npm link\""
   },
   "author": "Samuel Attard",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@
     "generate-changelog": "^1.0.2",
     "gulp": "^3.9.1",
     "gulp-babel": "^6.1.2",
-    "mocha": "^3.2.0"
+    "mocha": "^3.2.0",
+    "nodemon": "^1.11.0"
   },
   "babel": {
     "presets": [
@@ -71,11 +73,15 @@
     "inquirer": "^2.0.0",
     "lodash.template": "^4.4.0",
     "log-symbols": "^1.0.2",
+    "node-fetch": "^1.6.3",
     "node-gyp": "^3.4.0",
+    "nugget": "^2.0.1",
+    "opn": "^4.0.2",
     "ora": "^0.4.0",
     "pify": "^2.3.0",
     "resolve-package": "^1.0.1",
     "semver": "^5.3.0",
+    "sudo-prompt": "^6.2.1",
     "username": "^2.2.2",
     "yarn-or-npm": "^2.0.2",
     "zip-folder": "^1.0.0"
diff --git a/src/electron-forge-install.js b/src/electron-forge-install.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b10bbcaeda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/electron-forge-install.js
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+import 'colors';
+import debug from 'debug';
+import fetch from 'node-fetch';
+import fs from 'fs-promise';
+import inquirer from 'inquirer';
+import opn from 'opn';
+import os from 'os';
+import path from 'path';
+import pify from 'pify';
+import program from 'commander';
+import nugget from 'nugget';
+import ora from 'ora';
+import semver from 'semver';
+
+import './util/terminate';
+
+import darwinZipInstaller from './installers/darwin/zip';
+
+const d = debug('electron-forge:lint');
+
+const GITHUB_API = 'https://api.github.com';
+
+const main = async () => {
+  const searchSpinner = ora.ora('Searching for Application').start();
+
+  let repo;
+
+  program
+    .version(require('../package.json').version)
+    .arguments('[repository]')
+    .action((repository) => {
+      repo = repository;
+    })
+    .parse(process.argv);
+
+  if (!repo || repo.indexOf('/') === -1) {
+    searchSpinner.fail();
+    console.error('Invalid repository name, must be in the format owner/name'.red);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  d('searching for repo:', repo);
+  let releases;
+  try {
+    releases = await (await fetch(`${GITHUB_API}/repos/${repo}/releases`)).json();
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Ignore error
+  }
+  if (!releases || releases.message === 'Not Found' || !Array.isArray(releases)) {
+    searchSpinner.fail();
+    console.error(`Failed to find releases for repository "${repo}".  Please check the name and try again.`.red);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const sortedReleases = releases.sort((releaseA, releaseB) => {
+    let tagA = releaseA.tag_name;
+    if (tagA.substr(0, 1) === 'v') tagA = tagA.substr(1);
+    let tagB = releaseB.tag_name;
+    if (tagB.substr(0, 1) === 'v') tagB = tagB.substr(1);
+    return (semver.gt(tagB, tagA) ? 1 : -1);
+  });
+  const latestRelease = sortedReleases[0];
+
+  const assets = latestRelease.assets;
+  if (!assets || !Array.isArray(assets)) {
+    searchSpinner.fail();
+    console.error('Could not find any assets for the latest release'.red);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const installTargets = {
+    win32: ['.exe'],
+    darwin: ['OSX.zip', 'darwin.zip', 'macOS.zip', 'mac.zip'],
+    linux: ['.rpm', '.deb', '.flatpak'],
+  };
+
+  const possibleAssets = assets.filter((asset) => {
+    const targetSuffixes = installTargets[process.platform];
+    for (const suffix of targetSuffixes) {
+      if (asset.name.endsWith(suffix)) return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  });
+
+  if (possibleAssets.length === 0) {
+    searchSpinner.fail();
+    console.error('Failed to find any installable assets for target platform:'.red, process.platform.cyan);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  searchSpinner.succeed();
+  console.info('Found latest release:', `${latestRelease.tag_name}`.cyan);
+
+  let targetAsset = possibleAssets[0];
+  if (possibleAssets.length > 1) {
+    const { assetID } = await inquirer.createPromptModule()({
+      type: 'list',
+      name: 'assetID',
+      message: 'Multiple potential assets found, please choose one from the list below:'.cyan,
+      choices: possibleAssets.map(asset => ({ name: asset.name, value: asset.id })),
+    });
+
+    targetAsset = possibleAssets.find(asset => asset.id === assetID);
+  }
+
+  const tmpdir = path.resolve(os.tmpdir(), 'forge-install');
+  const pathSafeRepo = repo.replace(/\//g, '-').replace(/\\/g, '-');
+  const filename = `${pathSafeRepo}-${latestRelease.tag_name}-${targetAsset.name}.forge-install`;
+
+  const fullFilePath = path.resolve(tmpdir, filename);
+  if (!await fs.exists(fullFilePath) || (await fs.stat(fullFilePath)).size !== targetAsset.size) {
+    await fs.mkdirs(tmpdir);
+
+    const nuggetOpts = {
+      target: filename,
+      dir: tmpdir,
+      resume: true,
+      strictSSL: true,
+    };
+    await pify(nugget)(targetAsset.browser_download_url, nuggetOpts);
+  }
+
+  const installSpinner = ora.ora('Installing Application').start();
+
+  const installActions = {
+    win32: {
+      '.exe': async filePath => await opn(filePath, { wait: false }),
+    },
+    darwin: {
+      '.zip': darwinZipInstaller,
+    },
+    linux: {
+      '.deb': async () => {},
+      '.rpm': async () => {},
+      '.flatpak': async () => {},
+    },
+  };
+
+  const suffixFnIdent = Object.keys(installActions[process.platform]).find(suffix => targetAsset.name.endsWith(suffix));
+  await installActions[process.platform][suffixFnIdent](fullFilePath, installSpinner);
+
+  installSpinner.succeed();
+};
+
+main();
diff --git a/src/electron-forge.js b/src/electron-forge.js
index 6e03ea262e..8afe4682e6 100644
--- a/src/electron-forge.js
+++ b/src/electron-forge.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import config from './util/config';
     .command('make', 'Generate distributables for the current Electron application')
     .command('start', 'Start the current Electron application')
     .command('publish', 'Publish the current Electron application to GitHub')
+    .command('install', 'Install an Electron application from GitHub')
     .parse(process.argv);
 
   config.reset();
diff --git a/src/installers/darwin/zip.js b/src/installers/darwin/zip.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ac728422e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/installers/darwin/zip.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import fs from 'fs-promise';
+import inquirer from 'inquirer';
+import path from 'path';
+import pify from 'pify';
+import sudo from 'sudo-prompt';
+import { exec, spawn } from 'child_process';
+
+export default async (filePath, installSpinner) => {
+  await new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const child = spawn('unzip', ['-q', '-o', path.basename(filePath)], {
+      cwd: path.dirname(filePath),
+    });
+    child.stdout.on('data', () => {});
+    child.stderr.on('data', () => {});
+    child.on('exit', () => resolve());
+  });
+  let writeAccess = true;
+  try {
+    await fs.access('/Applications', fs.W_OK);
+  } catch (err) {
+    writeAccess = false;
+  }
+  const appPath = (await fs.readdir(path.dirname(filePath))).filter(file => file.endsWith('.app'))
+    .map(file => path.resolve(path.dirname(filePath), file))
+    .sort((fA, fB) => fs.statSync(fA).ctime.getTime() - fs.statSync(fB).ctime.getTime())[0];
+
+  const targetApplicationPath = `/Applications/${path.basename(appPath)}`;
+  if (await fs.exists(targetApplicationPath)) {
+    installSpinner.stop();
+    const { confirm } = await inquirer.createPromptModule()({
+      type: 'confirm',
+      name: 'confirm',
+      message: `The application "${path.basename(targetApplicationPath)}" appears to already exist in /Applications. Do you want to replace it?`,
+    });
+    if (!confirm) {
+      throw new Error('Installation stopped by user');
+    } else {
+      installSpinner.start();
+      await fs.remove(targetApplicationPath);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const moveCommand = `mv "${appPath}" "${targetApplicationPath}"`;
+  if (writeAccess) {
+    await pify(exec)(moveCommand);
+  } else {
+    await pify(sudo.exec)(moveCommand, {
+      name: 'Electron Forge',
+    });
+  }
+
+  spawn('open', ['-R', targetApplicationPath], { detached: true });
+};