diff --git a/espanso-path/Cargo.toml b/espanso-path/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "espanso-path"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Federico Terzi <federico-terzi@users.noreply.github.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+[dependencies]
+log = "0.4.14"
+anyhow = "1.0.38"
+thiserror = "1.0.23"
+dirs = "3.0.1"
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diff --git a/espanso-path/src/lib.rs b/espanso-path/src/lib.rs
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+/*
+ * This file is part of espanso.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Federico Terzi
+ *
+ * espanso is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * espanso is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with espanso.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+use log::{debug, info};
+use std::{
+  fs::create_dir_all,
+  path::{Path, PathBuf},
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Paths {
+  pub config: PathBuf,
+  pub runtime: PathBuf,
+  pub packages: PathBuf,
+}
+
+pub fn resolve_paths() -> Paths {
+  let config_dir = if let Some(config_dir) = get_config_dir() {
+    config_dir
+  } else {
+    // Create the config directory if not already present
+    let config_dir = get_default_config_path();
+    info!("creating config directory in {:?}", config_dir);
+    create_dir_all(&config_dir).expect("unable to create config directory");
+    config_dir
+  };
+
+  let runtime_dir = if let Some(runtime_dir) = get_runtime_dir() {
+    runtime_dir
+  } else {
+    // Create the runtime directory if not already present
+    let runtime_dir = if !is_portable_mode() {
+      get_default_runtime_path()
+    } else {
+      get_portable_runtime_path().expect("unable to obtain runtime directory path")
+    };
+    info!("creating runtime directory in {:?}", runtime_dir);
+    create_dir_all(&runtime_dir).expect("unable to create runtime directory");
+    runtime_dir
+  };
+
+  let packages_dir = if let Some(package_dir) = get_packages_dir(&config_dir, &runtime_dir) {
+    package_dir
+  } else {
+    // Create the packages directory if not already present
+    let packages_dir = get_default_packages_path(&config_dir);
+    info!("creating packages directory in {:?}", packages_dir);
+    create_dir_all(&packages_dir).expect("unable to create packages directory");
+    packages_dir
+  };
+
+  Paths {
+    config: config_dir,
+    runtime: runtime_dir, 
+    packages: packages_dir, 
+  }
+}
+
+fn get_config_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+  if let Some(portable_dir) = get_portable_config_dir() {
+    // Portable mode
+    debug!("detected portable config directory in {:?}", portable_dir);
+    Some(portable_dir)
+  } else if let Some(config_dir) = get_home_espanso_dir() {
+    // $HOME/.espanso
+    debug!("detected config directory in $HOME/.espanso");
+    Some(config_dir)
+  } else if let Some(config_dir) = get_home_config_espanso_dir() {
+    // $HOME/.config/espanso
+    debug!("detected config directory in $HOME/.config/espanso");
+    Some(config_dir)
+  } else if let Some(legacy_mac_dir) = get_legacy_mac_dir() {
+    // Legacy macOS location in ~/Library/Preferences/espanso
+    debug!(
+      "detected legacy config directory location at {:?}",
+      legacy_mac_dir
+    );
+    Some(legacy_mac_dir)
+  } else if let Some(config_dir) = get_default_config_dir() {
+    debug!("detected default config directory at {:?}", config_dir);
+    Some(config_dir)
+  } else {
+    None
+  }
+}
+
+fn get_portable_config_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+  let espanso_exe_path = std::env::current_exe().expect("unable to obtain executable path");
+  let exe_dir = espanso_exe_path.parent();
+  if let Some(parent) = exe_dir {
+    let config_dir = parent.join(".espanso");
+    if config_dir.is_dir() {
+      return Some(config_dir);
+    }
+  }
+  None
+}
+
+fn get_home_espanso_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+  if let Some(home_dir) = dirs::home_dir() {
+    let config_espanso_dir = home_dir.join(".espanso");
+    if config_espanso_dir.is_dir() {
+      return Some(config_espanso_dir);
+    }
+  }
+  None
+}
+
+fn get_home_config_espanso_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+  if let Some(home_dir) = dirs::home_dir() {
+    let home_espanso_dir = home_dir.join(".config").join("espanso");
+    if home_espanso_dir.is_dir() {
+      return Some(home_espanso_dir);
+    }
+  }
+  None
+}
+
+fn get_default_config_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+  let config_path = get_default_config_path();
+  if config_path.is_dir() {
+    return Some(config_path);
+  }
+  None
+}
+
+fn get_default_config_path() -> PathBuf {
+  let config_dir = dirs::config_dir().expect("unable to obtain dirs::config_dir()");
+  config_dir.join("espanso")
+}
+
+// Due to the original behavior of the dirs crate, espanso placed the config
+// directory in the Preferences folder on macOS, but this is not an optimal
+// approach.
+// For more context, see: https://github.com/federico-terzi/espanso/issues/611
+fn get_legacy_mac_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+  if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+    if let Some(preferences_dir) = dirs::preference_dir() {
+      let espanso_dir = preferences_dir.join("espanso");
+      if espanso_dir.is_dir() {
+        return Some(espanso_dir);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  None
+}
+
+fn get_runtime_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+  if let Some(runtime_dir) = get_portable_runtime_dir() {
+    debug!("detected portable runtime dir: {:?}", runtime_dir);
+    Some(runtime_dir)
+  } else if let Some(legacy_dir) = get_legacy_runtime_dir() {
+    debug!("detected legacy runtime dir: {:?}", legacy_dir);
+    Some(legacy_dir)
+  } else if let Some(default_dir) = get_default_runtime_dir() {
+    debug!("detected default runtime dir: {:?}", default_dir);
+    Some(default_dir)
+  } else {
+    None
+  }
+}
+
+fn get_portable_runtime_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+  if let Some(runtime_dir) = get_portable_runtime_path() {
+    if runtime_dir.is_dir() {
+      return Some(runtime_dir);
+    }
+  }
+  None
+}
+
+fn get_portable_runtime_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+  let espanso_exe_path = std::env::current_exe().expect("unable to obtain executable path");
+  let exe_dir = espanso_exe_path.parent();
+  if let Some(parent) = exe_dir {
+    let config_dir = parent.join(".espanso-runtime");
+    return Some(config_dir);
+  }
+  None
+}
+
+fn get_legacy_runtime_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+  let data_dir = dirs::data_local_dir().expect("unable to obtain dirs::data_local_dir()");
+  let espanso_dir = data_dir.join("espanso");
+  if espanso_dir.is_dir() {
+    Some(espanso_dir)
+  } else {
+    None
+  }
+}
+
+fn get_default_runtime_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+  let default_dir = get_default_runtime_path();
+  if default_dir.is_dir() {
+    Some(default_dir)
+  } else {
+    None
+  }
+}
+
+fn get_default_runtime_path() -> PathBuf {
+  let runtime_dir = if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
+    dirs::runtime_dir().expect("unable to obtain dirs::runtime_dir()")
+  } else {
+    dirs::cache_dir().expect("unable to obtain dirs::cache_dir()")
+  };
+  runtime_dir.join("espanso")
+}
+
+fn get_packages_dir(config_dir: &Path, legacy_data_dir: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+  if let Some(packages_dir) = get_legacy_embedded_packages_dir(config_dir) {
+    debug!("detected legacy packages dir: {:?}", packages_dir);
+    Some(packages_dir)
+  } else if let Some(packages_dir) = get_legacy_packages_dir(legacy_data_dir) {
+    debug!("detected legacy packages dir: {:?}", packages_dir);
+    Some(packages_dir)
+  } else if let Some(packages_dir) = get_default_packages_dir(config_dir) {
+    debug!("detected default packages dir: {:?}", packages_dir);
+    Some(packages_dir)
+  } else {
+    None
+  }
+}
+
+fn get_legacy_packages_dir(legacy_data_dir: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+  let legacy_dir = legacy_data_dir.join("packages");
+  if legacy_dir.is_dir() {
+    Some(legacy_dir)
+  } else {
+    None
+  }
+}
+
+fn get_legacy_embedded_packages_dir(config_dir: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+  let legacy_dir = config_dir.join("packages");
+  if legacy_dir.is_dir() {
+    Some(legacy_dir)
+  } else {
+    None
+  }
+}
+
+fn get_default_packages_dir(config_dir: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+  let packages_dir = get_default_packages_path(config_dir);
+  if packages_dir.is_dir() {
+    Some(packages_dir)
+  } else {
+    None
+  }
+}
+
+fn get_default_packages_path(config_dir: &Path) -> PathBuf {
+  config_dir.join("match").join("packages")
+}
+
+fn is_portable_mode() -> bool {
+  let espanso_exe_path = std::env::current_exe().expect("unable to obtain executable path");
+  let exe_dir = espanso_exe_path.parent();
+  if let Some(parent) = exe_dir {
+    let config_dir = parent.join(".espanso");
+    if config_dir.is_dir() {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  false
+}