diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/deploy.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/deploy.factor
index 8a69cda2db..07104a8c05 100644
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/deploy.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/deploy.factor
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2007, 2010 Slava Pestov.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: combinators command-line kernel namespaces sequences
-system tools.deploy.backend tools.deploy.config.editor vocabs
-vocabs.loader ;
+USING: combinators command-line io.directories kernel namespaces
+sequences system tools.deploy.backend tools.deploy.config
+tools.deploy.config.editor vocabs vocabs.loader ;
 IN: tools.deploy
 
 ERROR: no-vocab-main vocab ;
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ ERROR: no-vocab-main vocab ;
     [ require ] keep dup vocab-main [ no-vocab-main ] unless ;
 
 : deploy ( vocab -- )
-    dup find-vocab-root [ check-vocab-main deploy* ] [ no-vocab ] if ;
+    dup find-vocab-root [ no-vocab ] unless
+    check-vocab-main
+    deploy-directory get [
+        dup deploy-config [
+            deploy*
+        ] with-variables
+    ] with-directory ;
 
 : deploy-image-only ( vocab image -- )
     [ vm-path ] 2dip
diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/macosx/macosx.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/macosx/macosx.factor
index 402986cf28..782e09781d 100644
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/macosx/macosx.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/macosx/macosx.factor
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sequences system tools.deploy.backend tools.deploy.config
 tools.deploy.config.editor assocs hashtables prettyprint
 io.backend.unix cocoa io.encodings.utf8 io.backend
 cocoa.application cocoa.classes cocoa.plists
-combinators vocabs.metadata vocabs.loader ;
+combinators vocabs.metadata vocabs.loader webbrowser ;
 QUALIFIED-WITH: tools.deploy.unix unix
 IN: tools.deploy.macosx
 
@@ -70,30 +70,18 @@ IN: tools.deploy.macosx
 : bundle-name ( -- string )
     deploy-name get ".app" append ;
 
-: show-in-finder ( path -- )
-    [ NSWorkspace -> sharedWorkspace ]
-    [ normalize-path [ <NSString> ] [ parent-directory <NSString> ] bi ] bi*
-    -> selectFile:inFileViewerRootedAtPath: drop ;
-
-: ?show-in-finder ( path -- )
-    open-directory-after-deploy? get [ show-in-finder ] [ drop ] if ;
-
 : deploy.app-image-name ( vocab bundle-name -- str )
     [ % "/Contents/Resources/" % % ".image" % ] "" make ;
 
 : deploy-app-bundle ( vocab -- )
-    deploy-directory get [
-        dup deploy-config [
-            bundle-name dup exists? [ delete-tree ] [ drop ] if
-            [ bundle-name create-app-dir ] keep
-            [ bundle-name deploy.app-image-name ] keep
-            namespace make-deploy-image
-            bundle-name
-            [ "Contents/Resources" copy-resources ]
-            [ "Contents/Frameworks" copy-libraries ] 2bi
-            bundle-name ?show-in-finder
-        ] with-variables
-    ] with-directory ;
+    bundle-name dup exists? [ delete-tree ] [ drop ] if
+    [ bundle-name create-app-dir ] keep
+    [ bundle-name deploy.app-image-name ] keep
+    namespace make-deploy-image
+    bundle-name
+    [ "Contents/Resources" copy-resources ]
+    [ "Contents/Frameworks" copy-libraries ] 2bi
+    open-directory-after-deploy? get [ bundle-name open-file ] when ;
 
 : deploy-app-bundle? ( vocab -- ? )
     deploy-config [ deploy-console? get not deploy-ui? get or ] with-variables ;
diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/unix/unix.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/unix/unix.factor
index a288408da8..a8a37c69d1 100644
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/unix/unix.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/unix/unix.factor
@@ -1,36 +1,26 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2008 James Cash
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: io io.backend io.directories io.files.info.unix
-io.pathnames kernel namespaces sequences system
-tools.deploy.backend tools.deploy.config
-tools.deploy.config.editor webbrowser ;
+USING: combinators io.backend io.directories io.files.info.unix
+io.pathnames kernel namespaces system tools.deploy.backend
+tools.deploy.config tools.deploy.config.editor webbrowser ;
 IN: tools.deploy.unix
 
-: create-app-dir ( vocab bundle-name -- vm )
-    copy-vm
-    dup 0o755 set-file-permissions ;
-
-: bundle-name ( -- str )
-    deploy-name get ;
-
-: ?open-file ( path -- )
-    open-directory-after-deploy? get [ open-file ] [ drop ] if ;
+: create-app-dir ( vocab bundle-name -- vm-path )
+    copy-vm dup 0o755 set-file-permissions ;
 
 M: unix deploy*
-    deploy-directory get [
-        dup deploy-config [
-            [ bundle-name create-app-dir ] keep
-            [ deployed-image-name ] keep
-            namespace make-deploy-image-executable
-            bundle-name "" [ copy-resources ] [ copy-libraries ] 3bi
-            bundle-name normalize-path "Binary deployed to " "." surround print
-            bundle-name ?open-file
-        ] with-variables
-    ] with-directory ;
+    deploy-name get
+    {
+        [ create-app-dir ]
+        [ drop deployed-image-name ]
+        [ drop namespace make-deploy-image-executable ]
+        [ nip "" [ copy-resources ] [ copy-libraries ] 3bi ]
+        [ nip open-directory-after-deploy? get [ open-file ] [ drop ] if ]
+    } 2cleave ;
 
 M: unix deploy-path
     deploy-directory get [
         dup deploy-config [
-            bundle-name swap append-path normalize-path
+            deploy-name get swap append-path normalize-path
         ] with-variables
     ] with-directory ;
diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor
index a9992b6238..bb9605147d 100755
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ io.encodings.binary io.files io.files.windows io.pathnames
 kernel locals namespaces splitting sequences system
 tools.deploy.backend tools.deploy.config
 tools.deploy.config.editor tools.deploy.windows.ico
-vocabs.loader vocabs.metadata windows.shell32 windows.user32 ;
+vocabs.loader vocabs.metadata webbrowser windows.user32 ;
 IN: tools.deploy.windows
 
 CONSTANT: app-icon-resource-id "APPICON"
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ CONSTANT: app-icon-resource-id "APPICON"
 : create-exe-dir ( vocab bundle-name -- vm-path )
     deploy-console? get ".com" ".exe" ? copy-vm ;
 
-: open-in-explorer ( dir -- )
-    [ f "open" ] dip absolute-path normalize-separators
-    f f SW_SHOWNORMAL ShellExecute drop ;
-
-: ?open-in-explorer ( dir -- )
-    open-directory-after-deploy? get [ open-in-explorer ] [ drop ] if ;
-
 : vocab-windows-icon-path ( vocab -- string )
     vocab-dir "icon.ico" append-path ;
 
@@ -34,19 +27,15 @@ CONSTANT: app-icon-resource-id "APPICON"
     [ 2drop ] if ;
 
 M: windows deploy*
-    deploy-directory get [
-        dup deploy-config [
-            deploy-name get
-            {
-                [ create-exe-dir dup ]
-                [ drop embed-ico ]
-                [ drop deployed-image-name ]
-                [ drop namespace make-deploy-image-executable ]
-                [ nip "resource:" [ copy-resources ] [ copy-libraries ] 3bi ]
-                [ nip ?open-in-explorer ]
-            } 2cleave
-        ] with-variables
-    ] with-directory ;
+    deploy-name get
+    {
+        [ create-exe-dir dup ]
+        [ drop embed-ico ]
+        [ drop deployed-image-name ]
+        [ drop namespace make-deploy-image-executable ]
+        [ nip "resource:" [ copy-resources ] [ copy-libraries ] 3bi ]
+        [ nip open-directory-after-deploy? get [ open-file ] [ drop ] if ]
+    } 2cleave ;
 
 M: windows deploy-path
     deploy-directory get [