diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7591f8..632836b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ converts PlayStation 1 ISO/CUE/BIN rips into PSP `EBOOT.PBP` homebrew.
 - Linux + Python 3
 - `PySide6` — the only Python dependency (`pip install -r requirements.txt`)
 - `7z` (p7zip) — used to peek/extract disc images from store archives
-- `pkg2zip` (optional) — decrypts NoPayStation `.pkg` files (see
-  [NoPayStation](#4-nopaystation))
+- `pkg2zip` (bundled in `data/bin/`, run via Wine on Linux) — decrypts
+  NoPayStation `.pkg` files (see [NoPayStation](#4-nopaystation))
 - PPSSPP (optional) — to launch discs from the details panel
 
 ## Install
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ Discs are matched by hash first (most precise), then serial, then filename.
   to drawn art when they're absent.
 - `data/nps/` — NoPayStation TSV lists (cached here on first store scan; drop
   `PSP_GAMES.tsv` / `PSX_GAMES.tsv` manually to work offline).
+- `data/bin/pkg2zip.exe` — bundled `pkg2zip` binary (MIT, by mmozeiko) used to
+  decrypt NoPayStation `.pkg` files; see `data/bin/ATTRIBUTION.md`.
 - State dir (`~/.local/state/psp-preserve/` by default, or `$XDG_STATE_HOME/psp-preserve`):
   - `library.sqlite` — the catalog + library database.
   - `covers/` — downloaded cover cache.
@@ -274,10 +276,10 @@ next to the source selector.
 
 Requirements & behaviour:
 
-1. Install [`pkg2zip`](https://github.com/mmozeiko/pkg2zip) (the same tool the
-   pkgi family uses) and either put it on `PATH` or set its path in
-   **Settings → Store**. NoPayStation `.pkg` files are encrypted PSN packages,
-   not ZIPs — `pkg2zip` decrypts them.
+1. `pkg2zip` decrypts the `.pkg` files (they're encrypted PSN packages, not
+   ZIPs). A copy ships in `data/bin/pkg2zip.exe` and runs via **Wine** on
+   Linux — just make sure Wine is installed. You can also put a native
+   `pkg2zip` on `PATH` or set its path in **Settings → Store**.
 2. Set **NoPayStation output dir** in **Settings → Store** (default
    `$PSP_STATE_DIR/nps`).
 3. Downloading a PSP game writes `PSP/<TITLE_ID>/EBOOT.PBP`; a PS1 Classic
diff --git a/app/nopaystation.py b/app/nopaystation.py
index e700376..2bd65d9 100644
--- a/app/nopaystation.py
+++ b/app/nopaystation.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ folder.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
+import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import urllib.parse
@@ -142,14 +143,30 @@ def fetch_items(content_type: str, url: str = "", timeout: int = 60) -> List[dic
 
 
 def find_pkg2zip(configured_path: str = "") -> Optional[Path]:
-    """Locate the pkg2zip binary (configured path, else PATH)."""
+    """Locate pkg2zip: configured path, then the bundled binary, then PATH."""
     if configured_path:
         p = Path(configured_path)
         return p if p.is_file() else None
+    bundled = config.DATA_DIR / "bin" / "pkg2zip.exe"
+    if bundled.is_file():
+        return bundled
     found = shutil.which("pkg2zip")
     return Path(found) if found else None
 
 
+def _pkg2zip_cmd(pkg2zip: Path) -> List[str]:
+    """Command prefix for pkg2zip, wrapping the bundled .exe in Wine on Linux."""
+    if pkg2zip.suffix.lower() == ".exe" and os.name != "nt":
+        wine = shutil.which("wine") or shutil.which("wine64")
+        if not wine:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "The bundled pkg2zip is a Windows binary and Wine is not installed — "
+                "install Wine (or point Settings → Store at a native pkg2zip)."
+            )
+        return [wine, str(pkg2zip)]
+    return [str(pkg2zip)]
+
+
 def _safe_folder(value: str) -> str:
     import re
     cleaned = re.sub(r"[^A-Za-z0-9]", "", value or "").upper()
@@ -180,10 +197,13 @@ def extract_pkg(pkg_path, title_id: str, dest_dir, pkg2zip: Path,
     if progress_cb is not None:
         progress_cb("Extracting", 0.0, "")
     try:
+        cmd = _pkg2zip_cmd(pkg2zip) + ["-x", str(pkg_path)]
+        env = dict(os.environ)
+        env["WINEDEBUG"] = "-all"  # silence Wine's console chatter
         proc = subprocess.Popen(
-            [str(pkg2zip), "-x", str(pkg_path)],
+            cmd,
             cwd=str(tmp), stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
-            text=True, bufsize=1,
+            text=True, bufsize=1, env=env,
         )
         assert proc.stdout is not None
         for _line in proc.stdout:
diff --git a/data/bin/ATTRIBUTION.md b/data/bin/ATTRIBUTION.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d026e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/bin/ATTRIBUTION.md
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# pkg2zip
+
+The `pkg2zip.exe` binary in this folder decrypts and extracts NoPayStation
+`.pkg` files (PSP / PSX / PS3 / PSVita content).
+
+- Project: <https://github.com/mmozeiko/pkg2zip>
+- Author: Marcin Mikołajczak (mmozeiko)
+- Version: v1.8 (bundled)
+- License: MIT
+
+The Windows binary is run through Wine on Linux/macOS (see
+`app/nopaystation.py`).
+
+## License
+
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2017 Marcin Mikołajczak (mmozeiko)
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
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