diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 595c454..f3c75b3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
-project (PyStand)
+project (PyStand LANGUAGES CXX RC)
 
+option(PYSTAND_CONSOLE "Build PyStand as a console application." OFF)
 
 # sources
-add_executable(PyStand
-	WIN32
+set(sources
 	PyStand.cpp
 	resource.rc
 	)
 
+if (PYSTAND_CONSOLE)
+	add_executable(PyStand ${sources})
+	target_compile_definitions(PyStand PRIVATE PYSTAND_CONSOLE)
+else()
+	add_executable(PyStand WIN32 ${sources})
+endif()
 
 # static link
 if (CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio")
diff --git a/PyStand.cpp b/PyStand.cpp
index c6d9d5a..c0173c1 100644
--- a/PyStand.cpp
+++ b/PyStand.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------
 PyStand::~PyStand()
 {
+	FreeLibrary(_hDLL);
 }
 
 
@@ -308,6 +309,7 @@ const char *init_script =
 "    ctypes.windll.user32.MessageBoxW(None, str(msg), str(info), 0)\n"
 "    return 0\n"
 "os.MessageBox = MessageBox\n"
+#ifndef PYSTAND_CONSOLE
 "try:\n"
 "    fd = os.open('CONOUT$', os.O_RDWR | os.O_BINARY)\n"
 "    fp = os.fdopen(fd, 'w')\n"
@@ -315,6 +317,7 @@ const char *init_script =
 "    sys.stderr = fp\n"
 "except Exception as e:\n"
 "    pass\n"
+#endif
 "for n in ['lib', 'site-packages']:\n"
 "    test = os.path.join(PYSTAND_HOME, n)\n"
 "    if os.path.exists(test): sys.path.append(test)\n"
@@ -332,17 +335,22 @@ const char *init_script =
 // main
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#ifdef PYSTAND_CONSOLE
+int main()
+#else
 //! flag: -static
 //! src: 
 //! mode: win
 //! int: objs
 int WINAPI 
 WinMain(HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hPrevInst, LPSTR args, int show)
+#endif
 {
 	PyStand ps("runtime");
 	if (ps.DetectScript() != 0) {
 		return 3;
 	}
+#ifndef PYSTAND_CONSOLE
 	if (AttachConsole(ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS)) {
 		freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stdout);
 		freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stderr);
@@ -357,6 +365,7 @@ WinMain(HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hPrevInst, LPSTR args, int show)
 			SetEnvironmentVariableA("PYSTAND_STDIN", fn.c_str());
 		}
 	}
+#endif
 	int hr = ps.RunString(init_script);
 	// printf("finalize\n");
 	return hr;