diff --git a/amulet_map_editor/__init__.py b/amulet_map_editor/__init__.py
index 0067cdd4..728cd2cd 100644
--- a/amulet_map_editor/__init__.py
+++ b/amulet_map_editor/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import logging
+import os
+import platformdirs
 
 experimental_bedrock_resources = False
 
@@ -6,6 +7,22 @@
 
 __version__ = get_versions()["version"]
 del get_versions
+
+# Initialise default paths. These should be initialised in main before this is imported
+# but the tests don't run main so a default is required for that case.
+data_dir = platformdirs.user_data_dir("AmuletMapEditor", "AmuletTeam")
+os.environ.setdefault("DATA_DIR", data_dir)
+config_dir = platformdirs.user_config_dir("AmuletMapEditor", "AmuletTeam")
+if config_dir == data_dir:
+    config_dir = os.path.join(data_dir, "Config")
+os.environ.setdefault("CONFIG_DIR", config_dir)
+os.environ.setdefault(
+    "CACHE_DIR", platformdirs.user_cache_dir("AmuletMapEditor", "AmuletTeam")
+)
+os.environ.setdefault(
+    "LOG_DIR", platformdirs.user_log_dir("AmuletMapEditor", "AmuletTeam")
+)
+
 from amulet_map_editor.api import config as CONFIG, lang
 from amulet_map_editor.api.framework.app import open_level, close_level
 
diff --git a/amulet_map_editor/__main__.py b/amulet_map_editor/__main__.py
index 3c73cf83..8b6b9a0e 100644
--- a/amulet_map_editor/__main__.py
+++ b/amulet_map_editor/__main__.py
@@ -3,24 +3,31 @@
 
 def _on_error(e):
     """Code to handle errors"""
-    err_list = []
     try:
         import traceback
+        import sys
+        import os
 
-        err_list.append(traceback.format_exc())
-    except:
-        pass
-    if isinstance(e, ImportError):
-        err_list.append(
-            f"Failed to import requirements. Check that you extracted correctly."
+    except ImportError as e:
+        # Something has gone seriously wrong
+        print(e)
+        print("Failed to import requirements. Check that you extracted correctly.")
+        input("Press ENTER to continue.")
+    else:
+        err = "\n".join(
+            [traceback.format_exc()]
+            + ["Failed to import requirements. Check that you extracted correctly."]
+            * isinstance(e, ImportError)
+            + [str(e)]
         )
-    err_list.append(str(e))
-    err = "\n".join(err_list)
-    print(err)
-    with open("./logs/crash.log", "w") as f:
-        f.write(err)
-    input("Press ENTER to continue.")
-    sys.exit(1)
+        print(err)
+        try:
+            with open("crash.log", "w") as f:
+                f.write(err)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+        input("Press ENTER to continue.")
+        sys.exit(1)
 
 
 try:
@@ -34,16 +41,17 @@ def _on_error(e):
     import glob
     import time
     import wx
+    import platformdirs
 
     if sys.platform == "linux" and wx.VERSION >= (4, 1, 1):
         # bug 247
         os.environ["PYOPENGL_PLATFORM"] = "egl"
-except Exception as e:
-    _on_error(e)
+except Exception as e_:
+    _on_error(e_)
 
 
 def _init_log():
-    logs_path = os.path.join(".", "logs")
+    logs_path = os.environ["LOG_DIR"]
     # set up handlers
     os.makedirs(logs_path, exist_ok=True)
     # remove all log files older than a week
@@ -72,22 +80,36 @@ def _init_log():
 
 def main():
     try:
+        # Initialise default paths.
+        data_dir = platformdirs.user_data_dir("AmuletMapEditor", "AmuletTeam")
+        os.environ.setdefault("DATA_DIR", data_dir)
+        config_dir = platformdirs.user_config_dir("AmuletMapEditor", "AmuletTeam")
+        if config_dir == data_dir:
+            config_dir = os.path.join(data_dir, "Config")
+        os.environ.setdefault("CONFIG_DIR", config_dir)
+        os.environ.setdefault(
+            "CACHE_DIR", platformdirs.user_cache_dir("AmuletMapEditor", "AmuletTeam")
+        )
+        os.environ.setdefault(
+            "LOG_DIR", platformdirs.user_log_dir("AmuletMapEditor", "AmuletTeam")
+        )
+
         _init_log()
         from amulet_map_editor.api.framework import AmuletApp
 
     except Exception as e:
         _on_error(e)
-        AmuletApp = None
+    else:
+        try:
+            app = AmuletApp(0)
+            app.MainLoop()
+        except Exception as e:
+            log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+            log.critical(
+                f"Amulet Crashed. Sorry about that. Please report it to a developer if you think this is an issue. \n{traceback.format_exc()}"
+            )
+            input("Press ENTER to continue.")
 
-    try:
-        app = AmuletApp(0)
-        app.MainLoop()
-    except Exception as e:
-        log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-        log.critical(
-            f"Amulet Crashed. Sorry about that. Please report it to a developer if you think this is an issue. \n{traceback.format_exc()}"
-        )
-        input("Press ENTER to continue.")
     sys.exit(0)
 
 
diff --git a/amulet_map_editor/api/config.py b/amulet_map_editor/api/config.py
index 0f9ac2b1..58beedbe 100644
--- a/amulet_map_editor/api/config.py
+++ b/amulet_map_editor/api/config.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import gzip
 from typing import Any
 
-_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(".", "config"))
+_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.environ["CONFIG_DIR"]))
 
 
 def get(identifier: str, default: Any = None) -> Any:
diff --git a/amulet_map_editor/api/opengl/resource_pack/resource_pack.py b/amulet_map_editor/api/opengl/resource_pack/resource_pack.py
index 9f2b54b8..6bf067c9 100644
--- a/amulet_map_editor/api/opengl/resource_pack/resource_pack.py
+++ b/amulet_map_editor/api/opengl/resource_pack/resource_pack.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def setup(self) -> Generator[float, None, None]:
                 default=0,
             )
 
-            cache_dir = os.path.join(".", "cache", "resource_pack")
+            cache_dir = os.path.join(os.environ["CACHE_DIR"], "resource_packs", "atlas")
             img_path = os.path.join(cache_dir, f"{cache_id}.png")
             bounds_path = os.path.join(cache_dir, f"{cache_id}.json")
             try:
diff --git a/amulet_map_editor/programs/edit/api/canvas/base_edit_canvas.py b/amulet_map_editor/programs/edit/api/canvas/base_edit_canvas.py
index 07b8befc..70a8d05c 100644
--- a/amulet_map_editor/programs/edit/api/canvas/base_edit_canvas.py
+++ b/amulet_map_editor/programs/edit/api/canvas/base_edit_canvas.py
@@ -77,16 +77,13 @@ def __init__(self, parent: wx.Window, world: BaseLevel):
         self._mouse: MouseMovement = MouseMovement(self)
         self._mouse.set_middle()
 
+        resource_packs_dir = os.path.join(os.environ["DATA_DIR"], "resource_packs")
+        readme_path = os.path.join(resource_packs_dir, "readme.txt")
         # create the resource packs location
-        try:
-            os.makedirs("resource_packs", exist_ok=True)
-            if not os.path.isfile("resource_packs/readme.txt"):
-                with open("resource_packs/readme.txt", "w") as f:
-                    f.write("Put the Java resource pack you want loaded in here.")
-        except PermissionError as e:
-            raise PermissionError(
-                "Amulet is not able to write to the install directory. Try moving Amulet to somewhere else on your computer."
-            ) from e
+        os.makedirs(resource_packs_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        if not os.path.isfile(readme_path):
+            with open(readme_path, "w") as f:
+                f.write("Put the Java resource pack you want loaded in here.")
 
         self._renderer: Optional[Renderer] = None
         self._opengl_resource_pack = None
@@ -97,10 +94,11 @@ def thread_setup(self) -> Generator[OperationYieldType, None, None]:
         All code in here must be thread safe and not touch the OpenGL state.
         """
         packs = []
+        resource_packs_dir = os.path.join(os.environ["DATA_DIR"], "resource_packs")
         user_packs = [
-            load_resource_pack(os.path.join("resource_packs", rp))
-            for rp in os.listdir("resource_packs")
-            if os.path.isdir(os.path.join("resource_packs", rp))
+            load_resource_pack(os.path.join(resource_packs_dir, rp))
+            for rp in os.listdir(resource_packs_dir)
+            if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(resource_packs_dir, rp))
         ]
         if (
             self.world.level_wrapper.platform == "bedrock"
diff --git a/amulet_map_editor/programs/edit/api/operations/manager/loader/ui_operation_loader.py b/amulet_map_editor/programs/edit/api/operations/manager/loader/ui_operation_loader.py
index 14345f56..5ee94477 100644
--- a/amulet_map_editor/programs/edit/api/operations/manager/loader/ui_operation_loader.py
+++ b/amulet_map_editor/programs/edit/api/operations/manager/loader/ui_operation_loader.py
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ def _setup(self, export_dict: dict):
         """Parse the export dictionary and setup as required."""
         options_path = os.path.abspath(
             os.path.join(
-                "config",
+                os.environ["CONFIG_DIR"],
+                "plugins",
                 "edit_plugins",
                 f"""{''.join(c for c in self._name if c in ValidChrs)}_{
                 struct.unpack(
diff --git a/amulet_map_editor/programs/edit/api/operations/manager/util.py b/amulet_map_editor/programs/edit/api/operations/manager/util.py
index 5ac9b94d..3949cf0d 100644
--- a/amulet_map_editor/programs/edit/api/operations/manager/util.py
+++ b/amulet_map_editor/programs/edit/api/operations/manager/util.py
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 import os
-import pkgutil
-import sys
-from typing import Optional
-from types import ModuleType
-import importlib.util
 
 from amulet_map_editor.programs.edit.plugins.operations import stock_plugins
 
 
 STOCK_PLUGINS_DIR: str = stock_plugins.__path__[0]
 STOCK_PLUGINS_NAME: str = stock_plugins.__name__
-CUSTOM_PLUGINS_DIR = os.path.abspath("plugins")
+CUSTOM_PLUGINS_DIR = os.path.join(os.environ["DATA_DIR"], "plugins")
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a0607e37..583e6c3b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ install_requires =
     amulet-nbt~=2.0
     pymctranslate~=1.2
     minecraft-resource-pack~=1.3
+    platformdirs~=3.1
 
 packages = find: