diff --git a/src/mapper/error.rs b/src/mapper/error.rs
index e0035b7..a712ee1 100644
--- a/src/mapper/error.rs
+++ b/src/mapper/error.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::io;
+
 use miette::Diagnostic;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
@@ -19,4 +21,7 @@ pub enum MapperError {
 
     #[error("Failed to execute mapped command: {0}")]
     Command(#[from] CommandError),
+
+    #[error("IO Error: {0}")]
+    Io(#[from] io::Error),
 }
diff --git a/src/mapper/mapped_dir.rs b/src/mapper/mapped_dir.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2035f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mapper/mapped_dir.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+use std::{
+    collections::HashSet,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+};
+
+use tokio::fs::{self, DirEntry};
+
+use crate::{consts::BIN_DIR, repository::node_path::NodePath};
+
+use super::error::MapperResult;
+
+struct NodeApp {
+    info: DirEntry,
+}
+
+impl NodeApp {
+    pub fn new(info: DirEntry) -> Self {
+        Self { info }
+    }
+
+    /// returns the name of the application
+    pub fn name(&self) -> String {
+        let name = self.info.file_name();
+        name.to_string_lossy().into_owned()
+    }
+
+    pub async fn unmap(&self) -> MapperResult<()> {
+        fs::remove_file(self.info.path()).await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// creates wrappers to map this application
+    pub async fn map_executable(&self) -> MapperResult<()> {
+        let src_path = BIN_DIR.join(self.info.file_name());
+        let name = self.info.file_name();
+        let name = name.to_string_lossy();
+        self.write_wrapper_script(&name, &src_path).await
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+    async fn write_wrapper_script(&self, name: &str, path: &Path) -> MapperResult<()> {
+        fs::write(
+            path,
+            format!(
+                r#"#!/bin/sh
+                nenv exec {name} "$@""#
+            ),
+        )
+        .await?;
+        let src_metadata = self.info.metadata().await?;
+        fs::set_permissions(&path, src_metadata.permissions()).await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    async fn write_wrapper_script(&self, name: &str, path: &Path) -> MapperResult<()> {
+        fs::write(path, format!("nenv exec {name} %*")).await?;
+        fs::set_permissions(&path, src_metadata.permissions()).await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn map_node_bin(node_path: NodePath) -> MapperResult<()> {
+    let applications = get_applications(&node_path.bin()).await?;
+    let mapped_applications = get_applications(&*BIN_DIR).await?;
+    let mut new_mapped = HashSet::new();
+
+    for application in applications {
+        application.map_executable().await?;
+        new_mapped.insert(application.name());
+    }
+    for app in mapped_applications {
+        if !new_mapped.contains(&app.name()) {
+            app.unmap().await?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn get_applications(path: &PathBuf) -> MapperResult<Vec<NodeApp>> {
+    let mut files = Vec::new();
+    let mut iter = fs::read_dir(path).await?;
+
+    while let Some(entry) = iter.next_entry().await? {
+        if entry.path().is_file() {
+            files.push(NodeApp::new(entry));
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(files)
+}
diff --git a/src/mapper/mod.rs b/src/mapper/mod.rs
index f8915da..788d1e0 100644
--- a/src/mapper/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mapper/mod.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ use crate::{
     repository::{NodeVersion, Repository},
 };
 
-use self::{
-    error::{MapperError, MapperResult},
-    mapped_command::MappedCommand,
-};
+use self::{error::MapperError, mapped_command::MappedCommand, mapped_dir::map_node_bin};
 
 pub mod error;
 mod mapped_command;
+mod mapped_dir;
 /// Responsible for mapping to node executables
 /// and managing node versions
 pub struct Mapper {
@@ -34,12 +32,13 @@ impl Mapper {
     }
 
     /// Sets the given version as the default one
-    pub async fn use_version(&mut self, version: &NodeVersion) -> MapperResult<()> {
+    pub async fn use_version(&mut self, version: &NodeVersion) -> LibResult<()> {
         self.repo
             .config
             .set_default_version(version.clone())
             .await?;
         self.active_version = version.clone();
+        self.map_active_version().await?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@ impl Mapper {
 
     /// Executes a mapped command with the given node environment
     pub async fn exec(&self, command: String, args: Vec<OsString>) -> LibResult<ExitStatus> {
+        self.map_active_version().await?;
         let node_path = self
             .repo
             .get_version_path(&self.active_version)
@@ -69,4 +69,16 @@ impl Mapper {
             .ok()
             .and_then(|v| NodeVersion::from_str(&v).ok())
     }
+
+    /// creates wrapper scripts for the current version
+    async fn map_active_version(&self) -> LibResult<()> {
+        let dir = self
+            .repo
+            .get_version_path(&self.active_version)
+            .await?
+            .expect("missing version");
+        map_node_bin(dir).await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/repository/mod.rs b/src/repository/mod.rs
index 1864357..31deee0 100644
--- a/src/repository/mod.rs
+++ b/src/repository/mod.rs
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ use crate::{
     web_api::{VersionInfo, WebApi},
 };
 
-use self::{config::Config, node_paths::NodePath, versions::Versions};
+use self::{config::Config, node_path::NodePath, versions::Versions};
 
 pub mod config;
 pub(crate) mod extract;
-mod node_paths;
+pub(crate) mod node_path;
 pub mod versions;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
diff --git a/src/repository/node_paths.rs b/src/repository/node_path.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/repository/node_paths.rs
rename to src/repository/node_path.rs