diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml
index eee42ea98..00b94bb00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --network-timeout 600000 --force
 
       - name: Generate and concat files
-        run: yarn generate && yarn transpile
+        run: yarn build-everything
 
       - name: Lint Files
         # no need to lint files on all platforms. Just do it once on the quicker one
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index fa763ad49..0e6fdaf70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --network-timeout 600000 --force
 
       - name: Generate and concat files
-        run: yarn generate && yarn transpile
+        run: yarn build-everything
 
       - name: Lint Files
         # no need to lint files on all platforms. Just do it once on the quicker one
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6dce17aa9..09a32491a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --network-timeout 600000 --force
 
       - name: Generate and concat files
-        run: yarn generate && yarn transpile
+        run: yarn build-everything
 
       - name: Lint Files
         # no need to lint files on all platforms. Just do it once on the quicker one
diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md
index 6a8359d57..d4bfd9a47 100644
--- a/BUILDING.md
+++ b/BUILDING.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ nvm install # install the current node version used in this project
 nvm use # use the current node version used in this project
 npm install -g yarn # install yarn globally for this node version
 yarn install --frozen-lockfile # install all dependecies of this project
-yarn grunt # transpile and assemble files
+yarn build-everything # transpile and assemble files
 yarn start-prod # start the app on production mode (currently this is the only one supported)
 ```
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ nvm install # install the current node version used in this project
 nvm use # use the current node version used in this project
 npm install -g yarn # install yarn globally for this node version
 yarn install --frozen-lockfile # install all dependecies of this project
-yarn grunt # transpile and assemble files
+yarn build-everything # transpile and assemble files
 yarn start-prod # start the app on production mode (currently this is the only one supported)
 ```
 
@@ -125,20 +125,21 @@ yarn start-prod # start the app on production mode (currently this is the only o
 ### Commands
 
 The `rpm` package is required for running the build-release script. Run the appropriate command to install the `rpm` package:
+
 ```sh
 sudo pacman -S rpm    # Arch
 ```
+
 ```sh
 sudo apt install rpm  # Ubuntu/Debian
 ```
 
-
 Run the following to build the binaries for your specific system OS.
 
 ```
 npm install yarn --no-save
 yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-yarn generate
+yarn build-everything
 yarn build-release
 ```
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 94d3a1055..14ec868d0 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -60,10 +60,9 @@ git clone https://github.com/oxen-io/session-desktop.git
 cd session-desktop
 npm install --global yarn      # (only if you don’t already have `yarn`)
 yarn install --frozen-lockfile # Install and build dependencies (this will take a while)
-yarn grunt                     # Generate final JS and CSS assets
-yarn icon-gen                  # Generate full set of icons for Electron
+yarn build-everything
 yarn test                      # A good idea to make sure tests run first
-yarn start                     # Start Session!
+yarn start-prod                # Start Session!
 ```
 
 You'll need to restart the application regularly to see your changes, as there
@@ -72,14 +71,10 @@ is no automatic restart mechanism. Alternatively, keep the developer tools open
 <kbd>Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>R</kbd> (macOS) or <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>R</kbd>
 (Windows & Linux).
 
-Also, note that the assets loaded by the application are not necessarily the same files
-you’re touching. You may not see your changes until you run `yarn grunt` on the
-command-line like you did during setup. You can make it easier on yourself by generating
-the latest built assets when you change a file. Run this in its own terminal instance
-while you make changes:
-
 ```
-yarn grunt dev # runs until you stop it, re-generating built assets on file changes
+yarn build-everything:watch # runs until you stop it, re-generating built assets on file changes
+# Once this command is waiting for changes, you will need to run in another terminal `yarn parcel-util-worker` to fix the "exports undefined" error on start.
+# If you do change the sass while this command is running, it won't pick it up. You need to either run `yarn sass` or have `yarn sass:watch` running in a separate terminal.
 ```
 
 ## Multiple instances
@@ -93,8 +88,6 @@ directory from `%appData%/Session` to `%appData%/Session-{environment}-{instance
 There are a few scripts which you can use:
 
 ```
-yarn start - Start development
-MULTI=1 yarn start - Start second instance of development
 yarn start-prod - Start production but in development mode
 MULTI=1 yarn start-prod - Start another instance of production
 ```
@@ -103,7 +96,7 @@ For more than 2 clients, you may run the above command with `NODE_APP_INSTANCE`
 For example, running:
 
 ```
-NODE_APP_INSTANCE=alice yarn start
+NODE_APP_INSTANCE=alice yarn start-prod
 ```
 
 Will run the development environment with the `alice` instance and thus create a seperate storage profile.
@@ -188,6 +181,6 @@ see how they did things.
 You can build a production binary by running the following:
 
 ```
-yarn generate
+yarn build-everything
 yarn build-release
 ```
diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index a853ac101..c92975922 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -3,14 +3,6 @@
 module.exports = grunt => {
   grunt.initConfig({
     pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
-    exec: {
-      transpile: {
-        cmd: 'yarn transpile',
-      },
-      'build-protobuf': {
-        cmd: 'yarn build-protobuf',
-      },
-    },
     gitinfo: {}, // to be populated by grunt gitinfo
   });
 
@@ -45,5 +37,5 @@ module.exports = grunt => {
   });
 
   grunt.registerTask('date', ['gitinfo']);
-  grunt.registerTask('default', ['exec:build-protobuf', 'exec:transpile', 'date', 'getCommitHash']);
+  grunt.registerTask('default', ['date', 'getCommitHash']);
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c93de5d36..d61780aff 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,12 +45,27 @@
     "jpeg-js": "^0.4.4"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "postinstall": "yarn patch-package && yarn electron-builder install-app-deps && yarn rebuild-curve25519-js",
     "start-prod": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production NODE_APP_INSTANCE=devprod$MULTI electron .",
-    "grunt": "yarn clean-transpile  && yarn sass && grunt",
-    "generate": "yarn grunt --force",
+
+    "build-everything":         "yarn clean && yarn protobuf && grunt && yarn sass && tsc && yarn parcel-util-worker",
+    "build-everything:watch":   "yarn clean && yarn protobuf && grunt && yarn sass && yarn parcel-util-worker && tsc -w",
+
+    "protobuf": "pbjs --target static-module --wrap commonjs --out ts/protobuf/compiled.js protos/*.proto && pbts --out ts/protobuf/compiled.d.ts ts/protobuf/compiled.js --force-long",
+    "sass": "rimraf 'stylesheets/dist/' && parcel build --target sass --no-autoinstall --no-cache",
+    "sass:watch": "rimraf 'stylesheets/dist/' && parcel watch --target sass --no-autoinstall --no-cache",
+    "parcel-util-worker": "rimraf ts/webworker/workers/util.worker.js && parcel build --target util-worker --no-autoinstall --no-cache",
+    "clean": "rimraf 'ts/**/*.js' 'ts/*.js' 'ts/*.js.map' 'ts/**/*.js.map' && rimraf tsconfig.tsbuildinfo;",
+
+    "lint-full": "yarn format-full && eslint . && tslint --format stylish --project .",
+    "format-full": "prettier --list-different --write \"*.{css,js,json,scss,ts,tsx}\" \"./**/*.{css,js,json,scss,ts,tsx}\"",
+
+    "integration-test": "npx playwright test",
+    "integration-test-snapshots": "npx playwright test -g 'profile picture' --update-snapshots",
+    "test": "mocha  -r jsdom-global/register --recursive --exit --timeout 10000  \"./ts/test/**/*_test.js\"",
+    "coverage": "nyc --reporter=html mocha  -r jsdom-global/register --recursive --exit --timeout 10000  \"./ts/test/**/*_test.js\"",
+
     "build-release": "run-script-os",
-    "build-release-non-linux": "yarn sass && yarn generate && cross-env SIGNAL_ENV=production electron-builder --config.extraMetadata.environment=production --publish=never --config.directories.output=release",
+    "build-release-non-linux": "yarn build-everything && cross-env SIGNAL_ENV=production electron-builder --config.extraMetadata.environment=production --publish=never --config.directories.output=release",
     "build-release:win32": "yarn build-release-non-linux",
     "build-release:macos": "yarn build-release-non-linux",
     "build-release:linux": "yarn sedtoDeb; yarn build-release-non-linux && yarn sedtoAppImage && yarn build-release-non-linux && yarn sedtoDeb",
@@ -60,22 +75,11 @@
     "build-release-publish:macos": "yarn build-release-publish-non-linux",
     "build-release-publish:linux": "yarn sedtoDeb; yarn build-release-publish-non-linux && yarn sedtoAppImage && yarn build-release-publish-non-linux && yarn sedtoDeb",
     "appImage": "yarn sedtoAppImage; yarn build-release-non-linux; yarn sedtoDeb",
-    "build-protobuf": "pbjs --target static-module --wrap commonjs --out ts/protobuf/compiled.js protos/*.proto && pbts --out ts/protobuf/compiled.d.ts ts/protobuf/compiled.js --force-long",
-    "test": "mocha  -r jsdom-global/register --recursive --exit --timeout 10000  \"./ts/test/**/*_test.js\"",
-    "coverage": "nyc --reporter=html mocha  -r jsdom-global/register --recursive --exit --timeout 10000  \"./ts/test/**/*_test.js\"",
-    "lint-full": "yarn format-full && eslint . && tslint --format stylish --project .",
-    "format-full": "prettier --list-different --write \"*.{css,js,json,scss,ts,tsx}\" \"./**/*.{css,js,json,scss,ts,tsx}\"",
-    "transpile": "yarn tsc && yarn parcel-util-worker && yarn sass",
-    "transpile:watch": "yarn grunt --force; tsc -w",
-    "integration-test": "npx playwright test",
-    "integration-test-snapshots": "npx playwright test -g 'profile picture' --update-snapshots",
-    "clean-transpile": "rimraf 'ts/**/*.js' 'ts/*.js' 'ts/*.js.map' 'ts/**/*.js.map' && rimraf tsconfig.tsbuildinfo;",
-    "ready": "yarn grunt && yarn lint-full && yarn test",
     "sedtoAppImage": "sed -i 's/\"target\": \\[\"deb\", \"rpm\", \"freebsd\"\\]/\"target\": \"AppImage\"/g' package.json",
     "sedtoDeb": "sed -i 's/\"target\": \"AppImage\"/\"target\": \\[\"deb\", \"rpm\", \"freebsd\"\\]/g' package.json",
-    "sass": "rimraf 'stylesheets/dist/' && parcel build --target sass --no-autoinstall --no-cache",
-    "sass:watch": "rimraf 'stylesheets/dist/' && parcel watch --target sass --no-autoinstall --no-cache",
-    "parcel-util-worker": "rimraf ts/webworker/workers/util.worker.js && parcel build --target util-worker --no-autoinstall --no-cache",
+    "ready": "yarn build-everything && yarn lint-full && yarn test",
+
+    "postinstall": "yarn patch-package && yarn electron-builder install-app-deps && yarn rebuild-curve25519-js",
     "rebuild-curve25519-js": "cd node_modules/curve25519-js && yarn install && yarn build && cd ../../"
   },
   "dependencies": {