diff --git a/electron/preload/index.js b/electron/preload/index.js
index ce2aae8..800c12f 100644
--- a/electron/preload/index.js
+++ b/electron/preload/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const { contextBridge } = require('electron')
+import { sep } from "path"
 import themeMode from "./theme-mode"
 import { isMac, isWindows, isLinux, isDev } from "../detect-platform"
 import { ipcRenderer } from "electron"
@@ -116,6 +117,8 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("heynote", {
         setLibraryPathChangeCallback(callback) {
             ipcRenderer.on("library:pathChanged", callback)
         },
+
+        pathSeparator: sep,
     },
 
     settings: CONFIG.get("settings"),
diff --git a/src/components/BufferSelector.vue b/src/components/BufferSelector.vue
index 200cbe7..a8e5f37 100644
--- a/src/components/BufferSelector.vue
+++ b/src/components/BufferSelector.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
     import { SCRATCH_FILE_NAME } from "../common/constants"
     import { useHeynoteStore } from "../stores/heynote-store"
 
+    const pathSep = window.heynote.buffer.pathSeparator
+
     export default {
         props: {
             headline: String,
@@ -47,8 +49,8 @@
                         return sortScore
                     } else {
                         // then notes in root
-                        const aIsRoot = a.path.indexOf("/") === -1
-                        const bIsRoot = b.path.indexOf("/") === -1
+                        const aIsRoot = a.path.indexOf(pathSep) === -1
+                        const bIsRoot = b.path.indexOf(pathSep) === -1
                         if (aIsRoot && !bIsRoot) {
                             return -1
                         } else if (!aIsRoot && bIsRoot) {
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@
                     return {
                         "path": path,
                         "name": metadata?.name || path,
-                        "folder": path.split("/").slice(0, -1).join("/"),
+                        "folder": path.split(pathSep).slice(0, -1).join(pathSep),
                         "scratch": path === SCRATCH_FILE_NAME,
                     }
                 })
diff --git a/src/components/EditBuffer.vue b/src/components/EditBuffer.vue
index 4c03486..2ef8c1c 100644
--- a/src/components/EditBuffer.vue
+++ b/src/components/EditBuffer.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
     import FolderSelector from './folder-selector/FolderSelector.vue'
 
+    const pathSep = window.heynote.buffer.pathSeparator
+
     export default {
         data() {
             return {
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@
             const getNodeFromList = (list, part) => list.find(node => node.name === part)
                 
             directories.forEach((path) => {
-                const parts = path.split("/")
+                const parts = path.split(pathSep)
                 let currentLevel = rootNode
                 let currentParts = []
                 parts.forEach(part => {
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@
                     if (node) {
                         currentLevel = node
                     } else {
-                        const currentPath = currentParts.join("/")
+                        const currentPath = currentParts.join(pathSep)
                         node = {
                             name: part,
                             children: [],
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@
             },
 
             currentNoteDirectory() {
-                return this.currentBufferPath.split("/").slice(0, -1).join("/")
+                return this.currentBufferPath.split(pathSep).slice(0, -1).join(pathSep)
             },
 
             nameInputClass() {
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@
                     this.errors.name = true
                     return
                 }
-                const parentPathPrefix = this.parentPath === "" ? "" : this.parentPath + "/"
+                const parentPathPrefix = this.parentPath === "" ? "" : this.parentPath + pathSep
                 let path;
                 for (let i=0; i<1000; i++) {
                     let filename = slug + ".txt"
diff --git a/src/components/NewBuffer.vue b/src/components/NewBuffer.vue
index 74b31ed..27bb986 100644
--- a/src/components/NewBuffer.vue
+++ b/src/components/NewBuffer.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
     import FolderSelector from './folder-selector/FolderSelector.vue'
 
+    const pathSep = window.heynote.buffer.pathSeparator
+
     export default {
         data() {
             return {
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@
             const getNodeFromList = (list, part) => list.find(node => node.name === part)
                 
             directories.forEach((path) => {
-                const parts = path.split("/")
+                const parts = path.split(pathSep)
                 let currentLevel = rootNode
                 let currentParts = []
                 parts.forEach(part => {
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@
                     if (node) {
                         currentLevel = node
                     } else {
-                        const currentPath = currentParts.join("/")
+                        const currentPath = currentParts.join(pathSep)
                         node = {
                             name: part,
                             children: [],
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@
             ]),
 
             currentNoteDirectory() {
-                return this.currentBufferPath.split("/").slice(0, -1).join("/")
+                return this.currentBufferPath.split(pathSep).slice(0, -1).join(pathSep)
             },
 
             nameInputClass() {
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@
                     this.errors.name = true
                     return
                 }
-                const parentPathPrefix = this.parentPath === "" ? "" : this.parentPath + "/"
+                const parentPathPrefix = this.parentPath === "" ? "" : this.parentPath + pathSep
                 let path;
                 for (let i=0; i<1000; i++) {
                     let filename = slug + ".txt"
diff --git a/src/components/folder-selector/FolderSelector.vue b/src/components/folder-selector/FolderSelector.vue
index 30417e3..7676d51 100644
--- a/src/components/folder-selector/FolderSelector.vue
+++ b/src/components/folder-selector/FolderSelector.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
     import FolderItem from "./FolderItem.vue"
     import NewFolderItem from "./NewFolderItem.vue"
 
+    const pathSep = window.heynote.buffer.pathSeparator
+
     export default {
         props: {
             directoryTree: Object,
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@
                 node.createNewFolder = false
                 node.children.unshift({
                     name: name,
-                    path: parentPath === "" ? name : parentPath + "/" + name,
+                    path: parentPath === "" ? name : parentPath + pathSep + name,
                     children: [],
                     newFolder: true,
                 })
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@
                 //console.log("Remove newly created folder:", path)
                 const node = this.getNode(path)
                 if (node.newFolder && path) {
-                    const parentPath = path.split("/").slice(0, -1).join("/")
+                    const parentPath = path.split(pathSep).slice(0, -1).join(pathSep)
                     const parent = this.getNode(parentPath)
                     parent.children = parent.children.filter(child => child.path !== path)
                     this.selected--
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@
 
             getNode(path) {
                 const getNodeFromList = (list, part) => list.find(node => node.name === part)
-                const parts = path.split("/")
+                const parts = path.split(pathSep)
                 let currentLevel = this.tree
                 for (const part of parts) {
                     const node = getNodeFromList(currentLevel.children, part)
diff --git a/webapp/bridge.js b/webapp/bridge.js
index 632dc70..1d5f09f 100644
--- a/webapp/bridge.js
+++ b/webapp/bridge.js
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ const Heynote = {
         removeOnChangeCallback(path, callback) {
             
         },
+
+        pathSeparator: "/",
     },
 
     mainProcess: {