diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index 3db7134..ea770bb 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use tauri::{async_runtime, Env, State, Window};
 #[derive(Default, Clone)]
 struct Paths {
     project_root: PathBuf,
+    data_root: PathBuf,
     active_generation_pid: Arc<Mutex<Option<u32>>>,
     cancel_generation_requested: Arc<AtomicBool>,
 }
@@ -166,6 +167,35 @@ fn generation_log_path(root: &Path, prompt: &str) -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
     }
 }
 
+fn seed_output_dir(resource_root: &Path, data_root: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let source_dir = resource_root.join("output");
+    if !source_dir.exists() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    let dest_dir = output_dir(data_root)?;
+    for entry in fs::read_dir(&source_dir).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read bundled output dir: {e}"))? {
+        let entry = entry.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read bundled output entry: {e}"))?;
+        let path = entry.path();
+        if path
+            .extension()
+            .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
+            .map(|s| s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("png"))
+            != Some(true)
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let filename = path
+            .file_name()
+            .ok_or_else(|| "Bundled output entry has no filename".to_string())?;
+        let dest = dest_dir.join(filename);
+        if !dest.exists() {
+            fs::copy(&path, &dest).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to seed bundled map: {e}"))?;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn write_log_line(log_file: &mut File, line: impl AsRef<str>) {
     let _ = writeln!(log_file, "{}", line.as_ref());
     let _ = log_file.flush();
@@ -256,7 +286,7 @@ fn read_png_prompt(path: &Path) -> Option<String> {
 
 #[tauri::command]
 fn list_maps(state: State<Paths>) -> Result<Vec<MapInfo>, String> {
-    let dir = output_dir(&state.project_root)?;
+    let dir = output_dir(&state.data_root)?;
     let mut maps = Vec::new();
     if !dir.exists() {
         return Ok(maps);
@@ -301,7 +331,7 @@ fn list_maps(state: State<Paths>) -> Result<Vec<MapInfo>, String> {
 
 #[tauri::command]
 fn delete_map(path: String, state: State<Paths>) -> Result<(), String> {
-    let dir = output_dir(&state.project_root)?
+    let dir = output_dir(&state.data_root)?
         .canonicalize()
         .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to resolve output dir: {e}"))?;
     let candidate = PathBuf::from(path);
@@ -376,6 +406,7 @@ async fn generate_map(
 
     let prompt_clone = enrich_prompt(&user_prompt);
     let root = state.project_root.clone();
+    let data_root = state.data_root.clone();
     let cfg = settings.unwrap_or_default();
     let steps = cfg.steps.unwrap_or(25);
     let width = cfg.width.unwrap_or(1536);
@@ -416,10 +447,10 @@ async fn generate_map(
 
     async_runtime::spawn_blocking(move || {
         let result = (|| {
-            let out_dir = output_dir(&root)?;
+            let out_dir = output_dir(&data_root)?;
             let script = script_path(&root)?;
             let python = python_binary(&root);
-            let log_path = generation_log_path(&root, &prompt_clone)?;
+            let log_path = generation_log_path(&data_root, &prompt_clone)?;
             let log_path_display = log_path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
             let mut log_file = File::create(&log_path)
                 .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create generation log: {e}"))?;
@@ -431,7 +462,7 @@ async fn generate_map(
                 "--output-dir".to_string(),
                 out_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
                 "--work-dir".to_string(),
-                root.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                data_root.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
                 "--upscale".to_string(),
                 upscale,
                 "--steps".to_string(),
@@ -641,9 +672,18 @@ fn main() {
             Ok::<PathBuf, String>(resource_dir)
         })
         .unwrap_or_else(|_| PathBuf::from("."));
+    let data_root = if root.join("src-tauri").exists() {
+        root.clone()
+    } else {
+        tauri::api::path::app_data_dir(context.config()).unwrap_or_else(|| root.clone())
+    };
+    if let Err(e) = seed_output_dir(&root, &data_root) {
+        eprintln!("Failed to seed bundled maps: {e}");
+    }
 
     let state = Paths {
         project_root: root,
+        data_root,
         ..Default::default()
     };
     tauri::Builder::default()