diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d1fbcc8f..1c47e01f 100644
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -10,69 +10,10 @@ High-level Etcher overview
 Make sure you checkout our [ARCHITECTURE.md][ARCHITECTURE] guide, which aims to
 explain how all the pieces fit together.
 
-Prerequisites
--------------
-
-- [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org).
-- [Bower](http://bower.io).
-- [UPX](http://upx.sourceforge.net).
-- [Python](https://www.python.org).
-- [SCSS Lint](https://github.com/brigade/scss-lint/).
-
-### Windows
-
-- [rimraf](https://github.com/isaacs/rimraf).
-- [asar](https://github.com/electron/asar).
-- [NSIS](http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page).
-
 Running locally
 ---------------
 
-- Install [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org/en/).
-
-- Clone the repository.
-
-```sh
-git clone https://github.com/resin-io/etcher
-cd etcher
-```
-
-- Install dependencies.
-
-Please make use of the following scripts to install dependencies rather than
-simply running `npm install` given that we need to do extra configuration to
-make sure native dependencies are correctly compiled for Electron, otherwise
-the application might not run successfully.
-
-  - OS X
-
-  ```sh
-  ./scripts/build/darwin.sh install
-  ```
-
-  - GNU/Linux
-
-  ```sh
-  ./scripts/build/linux.sh install <x64|x86>
-  ```
-
-  - Windows
-
-  ```sh
-  .\scripts\build\windows.bat install <x64|x86>
-  ```
-
-- Run the GUI application.
-
-```sh
-npm start
-```
-
-- Run the CLI application.
-
-```sh
-node bin/etcher
-```
+See the [RUNNING-LOCALLY.md][RUNNING-LOCALLY] guide.
 
 Developing
 ----------
@@ -175,6 +116,7 @@ systems we support.
 Don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions or need any help!
 
 [ARCHITECTURE]: https://github.com/resin-io/etcher/blob/master/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
+[RUNNING-LOCALLY]: https://github.com/resin-io/etcher/blob/master/docs/RUNNING-LOCALLY.md
 [EditorConfig]: http://editorconfig.org
 [commitizen]: https://commitizen.github.io/cz-cli/#making-your-repo-commitizen-friendly
 [shrinkwrap]: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/shrinkwrap
diff --git a/docs/PUBLISHING.md b/docs/PUBLISHING.md
index ec538f71..a62cd7b7 100644
--- a/docs/PUBLISHING.md
+++ b/docs/PUBLISHING.md
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@ Publishing Etcher
 This is a small guide to package and publish Etcher to all supported operating
 systems.
 
-Common Pre-requisites
----------------------
-
-- [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org)
-- [Bower](http://bower.io)
-- [UPX](http://upx.sourceforge.net)
-- [Python](https://www.python.org)
-
 Signing
 -------
 
@@ -39,28 +31,6 @@ Packaging
 
 The resulting installers will be saved to `etcher-release/installers`.
 
-### Windows
-
-Pre-requisites:
-
-- [NSIS](http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page)
-- [Visual Studio Community 2013](https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/news/vs2013-community-vs.aspx)
-- [Rimraf](https://github.com/isaacs/rimraf)
-- [asar](https://github.com/electron/asar)
-
-Run the following command from the *Developer Command Prompt for VS2013*, to
-ensure all Visual Studio command utilities are available in the `%PATH%`:
-
-```sh
-> .\scripts\build\windows.bat all <x64|x86>
-```
-
-### OS X
-
-Pre-requisites:
-
-- [XCode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode://developer.apple.com/xcode/)
-
 Run the following command:
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/docs/RUNNING-LOCALLY.md b/docs/RUNNING-LOCALLY.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ef88275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/RUNNING-LOCALLY.md
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+Running locally
+===============
+
+This document aims to serve as a guide to get Etcher running locally on your
+development machine.
+
+Prerequisites
+-------------
+
+### Common
+
+- [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org)
+- [Bower](http://bower.io)
+- [UPX](http://upx.sourceforge.net)
+- [Python](https://www.python.org)
+- [SCSS Lint](https://github.com/brigade/scss-lint/)
+
+### Windows
+
+- [Rimraf](https://github.com/isaacs/rimraf)
+- [Asar](https://github.com/electron/asar)
+- [NSIS](http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page)
+- [Visual Studio Community 2013](https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/news/vs2013-community-vs.aspx)
+
+### OS X
+
+- [XCode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/)
+
+Cloning the project
+-------------------
+
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/resin-io/etcher
+cd etcher
+```
+
+Installing dependencies
+-----------------------
+
+Please make use of the following scripts to install dependencies rather than
+simply running `npm install` given that we need to do extra configuration to
+make sure native dependencies are correctly compiled for Electron, otherwise
+the application might not run successfully.
+
+### OS X
+
+```sh
+./scripts/build/darwin.sh install
+```
+
+### GNU/Linux
+
+```sh
+./scripts/build/linux.sh install <x64|x86>
+```
+
+### Windows
+
+**Run the following command from the _Developer Command Prompt for VS2013_**,
+to ensure all Visual Studio command utilities are available in the `%PATH%`:
+
+```sh
+.\scripts\build\windows.bat install <x64|x86>
+```
+
+Running the application
+-----------------------
+
+### GUI
+
+```sh
+npm start
+```
+
+### CLI
+
+```sh
+node bin/etcher
+```