diff --git a/MSUScripter/Configs/Settings.cs b/MSUScripter/Configs/Settings.cs
index 3730f60..780b29e 100644
--- a/MSUScripter/Configs/Settings.cs
+++ b/MSUScripter/Configs/Settings.cs
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ public class Settings
     public bool AutomaticallyRunPyMusicLooper { get; set; } = true;
     public bool RunMsuPcmWithKeepTemps { get; set; }
     public bool HasDoneFirstTimeSetup { get; set; }
+    public string? PyMusicLooperPath { get; set; }
 }
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diff --git a/MSUScripter/MSUScripter.csproj b/MSUScripter/MSUScripter.csproj
index 664868b..378d13d 100644
--- a/MSUScripter/MSUScripter.csproj
+++ b/MSUScripter/MSUScripter.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault>true</AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault>
         <ApplicationIcon>MSUScripterIcon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
         <PackageIcon>MSUScripterIcon.ico</PackageIcon>
-        <Version>4.2.0</Version>
+        <Version>4.2.1-beta.1</Version>
         <RuntimeFrameworkVersion>8.0.0</RuntimeFrameworkVersion>
         <IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>false</IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>
         <LangVersion>12</LangVersion>
diff --git a/MSUScripter/Services/ControlServices/SettingsWindowService.cs b/MSUScripter/Services/ControlServices/SettingsWindowService.cs
index 2c4f3e4..f469039 100644
--- a/MSUScripter/Services/ControlServices/SettingsWindowService.cs
+++ b/MSUScripter/Services/ControlServices/SettingsWindowService.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using Avalonia;
 using Avalonia.Styling;
 using AvaloniaControls.ControlServices;
@@ -5,13 +6,14 @@
 
 namespace MSUScripter.Services.ControlServices;
 
-public class SettingsWindowService(SettingsService settingsService, ConverterService converterService, MsuPcmService msuPcmService) : ControlService
+public class SettingsWindowService(SettingsService settingsService, ConverterService converterService, MsuPcmService msuPcmService, PyMusicLooperService pyMusicLooperService) : ControlService
 {
     private SettingsWindowViewModel _model = new();
 
     public SettingsWindowViewModel InitializeModel()
     {
         converterService.ConvertViewModel(settingsService.Settings, _model);
+        _model.CanSetPyMusicLooperPath = OperatingSystem.IsWindows();
         return _model;
     }
 
@@ -26,4 +28,9 @@ public bool ValidateMsuPcm()
     {
         return msuPcmService.ValidateMsuPcmPath(_model.MsuPcmPath!, out _);
     }
+    
+    public bool ValidatePyMusicLooper()
+    {
+        return pyMusicLooperService.TestService(out _, _model.PyMusicLooperPath);
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/MSUScripter/Services/PyMusicLooperService.cs b/MSUScripter/Services/PyMusicLooperService.cs
index 4b2c1bc..d8864cc 100644
--- a/MSUScripter/Services/PyMusicLooperService.cs
+++ b/MSUScripter/Services/PyMusicLooperService.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 using MSUScripter.Models;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NamingConventions;
+using Settings = MSUScripter.Configs.Settings;
 
 namespace MSUScripter.Services;
 
@@ -26,13 +27,20 @@ public class PyMusicLooperService
     private bool _canReturnMultipleResults;
     private readonly string _cachePath;
     private int _currentVersion;
+    private string _pyMusicLooperCommand = "pymusiclooper";
+    private readonly Settings _settings;
 
-    public PyMusicLooperService(ILogger<PyMusicLooperService> logger, PythonCommandRunnerService python, YamlService yamlService)
+    public PyMusicLooperService(ILogger<PyMusicLooperService> logger, PythonCommandRunnerService python, YamlService yamlService, Settings settings)
     {
         _logger = logger;
         _python = python;
         _yamlService = yamlService;
+        _settings = settings;
         _cachePath = Path.Combine(Directories.CacheFolder, "pymusiclooper");
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(settings.PyMusicLooperPath) && File.Exists(settings.PyMusicLooperPath))
+        {
+            _pyMusicLooperCommand = settings.PyMusicLooperPath;
+        }
         if (!Directory.Exists(_cachePath))
         {
             Directory.CreateDirectory(_cachePath);
@@ -125,15 +133,29 @@ public void ClearCache()
         return loopPoints;
     }
     
-    public bool TestService(out string message)
+    public bool TestService(out string message, string? testPath = null)
     {
-        if (_hasValidated)
+        if (_hasValidated && testPath == null)
         {
             message = "";
             return true;
         }
+        
+        if (testPath != null)
+        {
+            _settings.PyMusicLooperPath = testPath;
+            _pyMusicLooperCommand = string.Empty == testPath ? "pymusiclooper" : testPath;
+        }
+        else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_settings.PyMusicLooperPath) && File.Exists(_settings.PyMusicLooperPath))
+        {
+            _pyMusicLooperCommand = _settings.PyMusicLooperPath;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _pyMusicLooperCommand = "pymusiclooper";
+        }
 
-        if (!_python.SetBaseCommand("pymusiclooper", "--version", out var result, out _) || !result.StartsWith("pymusiclooper ", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        if (!_python.SetBaseCommand(_pyMusicLooperCommand, "--version", out var result, out _) || !result.StartsWith("pymusiclooper ", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
         {
             message = "Could not run PyMusicLooper. Make sure it's installed and executable in command line.";
             return false;
diff --git a/MSUScripter/Services/PythonCommandRunnerService.cs b/MSUScripter/Services/PythonCommandRunnerService.cs
index 766a230..02f0baf 100644
--- a/MSUScripter/Services/PythonCommandRunnerService.cs
+++ b/MSUScripter/Services/PythonCommandRunnerService.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -108,12 +109,24 @@ private bool RunInternal(string command, string arguments, out string result, ou
 
             if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
             {
+                var workingDirectory = "";
+                if (System.IO.File.Exists(command))
+                {
+                    workingDirectory = Directory.GetParent(command)?.FullName;
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(workingDirectory))
+                    {
+                        var file = Path.GetFileName(command);
+                        innerCommand = $"{file} {arguments}";
+                    }
+                }
+                
                 procStartInfo= new ProcessStartInfo("cmd", "/c " + innerCommand)
                 {
                     RedirectStandardOutput = redirectOutput,
                     RedirectStandardError = redirectOutput,
                     UseShellExecute = false,
-                    CreateNoWindow = true
+                    CreateNoWindow = true,
+                    WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory
                 };
             }
             else
diff --git a/MSUScripter/ViewModels/SettingsWindowViewModel.cs b/MSUScripter/ViewModels/SettingsWindowViewModel.cs
index cba0bfa..3d0e21e 100644
--- a/MSUScripter/ViewModels/SettingsWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/MSUScripter/ViewModels/SettingsWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using MSUScripter.Configs;
+using MSUScripter.Models;
 using ReactiveUI.Fody.Helpers;
 
 namespace MSUScripter.ViewModels;
@@ -18,7 +19,9 @@ public class SettingsWindowViewModel : ViewModelBase
     [Reactive] public bool RunMsuPcmWithKeepTemps { get; set; }
     [Reactive] public bool AutomaticallyRunPyMusicLooper { get; set; }
     [Reactive] public bool HideSubTracksSubChannelsWarning { get; set; }
+    [Reactive] public string? PyMusicLooperPath { get; set; }
     public bool HasDoneFirstTimeSetup { get; set; }
+    [SkipConvert] public bool CanSetPyMusicLooperPath { get; set; }
 
     public override ViewModelBase DesignerExample()
     {
diff --git a/MSUScripter/Views/SettingsWindow.axaml b/MSUScripter/Views/SettingsWindow.axaml
index 75ba5cb..1332e1c 100644
--- a/MSUScripter/Views/SettingsWindow.axaml
+++ b/MSUScripter/Views/SettingsWindow.axaml
@@ -52,6 +52,25 @@
                     
                 </controls1:LabeledControl>
                 
+                <controls1:LabeledControl Text="PyMusicLooper Path: " Hint="Path to the PyMusicLooper executable file (not needed if installed via pip/pipx)">
+                    <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+                        <controls1:FileControl
+                            Grid.Column="0"
+                            FilePath="{Binding PyMusicLooperPath, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                            FileInputType="OpenFile"
+                            IsEnabled="{Binding CanSetPyMusicLooperPath}"
+                        ></controls1:FileControl>
+                        <Button Grid.Column="1"
+                                Name="ValidatePyMusicLooper"
+                                Margin="5 0 0 0"
+                                Click="ValidatePyMusicLooper_OnClick"
+                        >
+                            Validate
+                        </Button>
+                    </Grid>
+                    
+                </controls1:LabeledControl>
+                
                 <controls1:LabeledControl Text="Check for Updates:" Hint="Shows a popup when first launching when there is a new update on GitHub." DisplayHint="True">
                     <controls1:BoolComboBox AllowNulls="False" Value="{Binding PromptOnUpdate, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                 </controls1:LabeledControl>
diff --git a/MSUScripter/Views/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs b/MSUScripter/Views/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs
index 7f21fe7..3b8b7a1 100644
--- a/MSUScripter/Views/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/MSUScripter/Views/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -51,4 +51,19 @@ await MessageWindow.ShowErrorDialog(
             await MessageWindow.ShowInfoDialog("msupcm++ verification successful!", "Success", this);
         }
     }
+
+    private async void ValidatePyMusicLooper_OnClick(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        var isSuccessful = _service?.ValidatePyMusicLooper();
+        if (isSuccessful != true)
+        {
+            await MessageWindow.ShowErrorDialog(
+                "There was an error verifying PyMusicLooper. Please verify that the application runs independently.",
+                "PyMusicLooper Error", this);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            await MessageWindow.ShowInfoDialog("PyMusicLooper verification successful!", "Success", this);
+        }
+    }
 }
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