diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1aaaf52..f28b307 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-/build-*
+build-*
+build/
diff --git a/iconconvert/build.sh b/iconconvert/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..89014f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iconconvert/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ $PWD != *"esp-gui-lib/iconconvert"* ]] || [[ $0 != *"build.sh"* ]]; then
+    echo "This script must be run from the iconconvert directory"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# check if qmake is installed
+if ! command -v qmake; then
+    echo "Qmake is not installed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# check if make is installed
+if ! command -v make; then
+    echo "Make is not installed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p build
+cd build || exit 1
+qmake ..
+make
+cd ..