diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
index a9a2a7b60c..a8893072d0 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import os
 import sys
 import json
 import tempfile
-import platform
 import contextlib
 import subprocess
 from collections import OrderedDict
@@ -64,10 +63,6 @@ def maketx(source, destination, *args):
 
     maketx_path = get_oiio_tools_path("maketx")
 
-    if platform.system().lower() == "windows":
-        # Ensure .exe extension
-        maketx_path += ".exe"
-
     if not os.path.exists(maketx_path):
         print(
             "OIIO tool not found in {}".format(maketx_path))
diff --git a/openpype/lib/__init__.py b/openpype/lib/__init__.py
index 6a24f30455..4d65b830fa 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ sys.path.insert(0, python_version_dir)
 site.addsitedir(python_version_dir)
 
 
+from .vendor_bin_utils import (
+    find_executable,
+    get_vendor_bin_path,
+    get_oiio_tools_path,
+    get_ffmpeg_tool_path,
+    ffprobe_streams,
+    is_oiio_supported
+)
 from .env_tools import (
     env_value_to_bool,
     get_paths_from_environ,
@@ -57,14 +65,6 @@ from .anatomy import (
 
 from .config import get_datetime_data
 
-from .vendor_bin_utils import (
-    get_vendor_bin_path,
-    get_oiio_tools_path,
-    get_ffmpeg_tool_path,
-    ffprobe_streams,
-    is_oiio_supported
-)
-
 from .python_module_tools import (
     import_filepath,
     modules_from_path,
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ from .openpype_version import (
 terminal = Terminal
 
 __all__ = [
+    "find_executable",
     "get_openpype_execute_args",
     "get_pype_execute_args",
     "get_linux_launcher_args",
diff --git a/openpype/lib/applications.py b/openpype/lib/applications.py
index 5b32df066f..ef175ac89a 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/applications.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/applications.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import platform
 import collections
 import inspect
 import subprocess
-import distutils.spawn
 from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
 
 import six
@@ -36,8 +35,10 @@ from .python_module_tools import (
     modules_from_path,
     classes_from_module
 )
-from .execute import get_linux_launcher_args
-
+from .execute import (
+    find_executable,
+    get_linux_launcher_args
+)
 
 _logger = None
 
@@ -647,7 +648,7 @@ class ApplicationExecutable:
     def _realpath(self):
         """Check if path is valid executable path."""
         # Check for executable in PATH
-        result = distutils.spawn.find_executable(self.executable_path)
+        result = find_executable(self.executable_path)
         if result is not None:
             return result
 
diff --git a/openpype/lib/execute.py b/openpype/lib/execute.py
index f2eb97c5f5..c3e35772f3 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/execute.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/execute.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import subprocess
 import platform
 import json
 import tempfile
-import distutils.spawn
 
 from .log import PypeLogger as Logger
+from .vendor_bin_utils import find_executable
 
 # MSDN process creation flag (Windows only)
 CREATE_NO_WINDOW = 0x08000000
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def get_linux_launcher_args(*args):
             os.path.dirname(openpype_executable),
             filename
         )
-        executable_path = distutils.spawn.find_executable(new_executable)
+        executable_path = find_executable(new_executable)
         if executable_path is None:
             return None
         launch_args = [executable_path]
diff --git a/openpype/lib/vendor_bin_utils.py b/openpype/lib/vendor_bin_utils.py
index 4c2cf93dfa..4be016f656 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/vendor_bin_utils.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/vendor_bin_utils.py
@@ -3,9 +3,87 @@ import logging
 import json
 import platform
 import subprocess
-import distutils
 
-log = logging.getLogger("FFmpeg utils")
+log = logging.getLogger("Vendor utils")
+
+
+def is_file_executable(filepath):
+    """Filepath lead to executable file.
+
+    Args:
+        filepath(str): Full path to file.
+    """
+    if not filepath:
+        return False
+
+    if os.path.isfile(filepath):
+        if os.access(filepath, os.X_OK):
+            return True
+
+        log.info(
+            "Filepath is not available for execution \"{}\"".format(filepath)
+        )
+    return False
+
+
+def find_executable(executable):
+    """Find full path to executable.
+
+    Also tries additional extensions if passed executable does not contain one.
+
+    Paths where it is looked for executable is defined by 'PATH' environment
+    variable, 'os.confstr("CS_PATH")' or 'os.defpath'.
+
+    Args:
+        executable(str): Name of executable with or without extension. Can be
+            path to file.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: Full path to executable with extension (is file).
+        None: When the executable was not found.
+    """
+    # Skip if passed path is file
+    if is_file_executable(executable):
+        return executable
+
+    low_platform = platform.system().lower()
+    _, ext = os.path.splitext(executable)
+
+    # Prepare variants for which it will be looked
+    variants = [executable]
+    # Add other extension variants only if passed executable does not have one
+    if not ext:
+        if low_platform == "windows":
+            exts = [".exe", ".ps1", ".bat"]
+            for ext in os.getenv("PATHEXT", "").split(os.pathsep):
+                ext = ext.lower()
+                if ext and ext not in exts:
+                    exts.append(ext)
+        else:
+            exts = [".sh"]
+
+        for ext in exts:
+            variant = executable + ext
+            if is_file_executable(variant):
+                return variant
+            variants.append(variant)
+
+    # Get paths where to look for executable
+    path_str = os.environ.get("PATH", None)
+    if path_str is None:
+        if hasattr(os, "confstr"):
+            path_str = os.confstr("CS_PATH")
+        elif hasattr(os, "defpath"):
+            path_str = os.defpath
+
+    if path_str:
+        paths = path_str.split(os.pathsep)
+        for path in paths:
+            for variant in variants:
+                filepath = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(path, variant))
+                if is_file_executable(filepath):
+                    return filepath
+    return None
 
 
 def get_vendor_bin_path(bin_app):
@@ -41,11 +119,7 @@ def get_oiio_tools_path(tool="oiiotool"):
             Default is "oiiotool".
     """
     oiio_dir = get_vendor_bin_path("oiio")
-    if platform.system().lower() == "windows" and not tool.lower().endswith(
-        ".exe"
-    ):
-        tool = "{}.exe".format(tool)
-    return os.path.join(oiio_dir, tool)
+    return find_executable(os.path.join(oiio_dir, tool))
 
 
 def get_ffmpeg_tool_path(tool="ffmpeg"):
@@ -61,7 +135,7 @@ def get_ffmpeg_tool_path(tool="ffmpeg"):
     ffmpeg_dir = get_vendor_bin_path("ffmpeg")
     if platform.system().lower() == "windows":
         ffmpeg_dir = os.path.join(ffmpeg_dir, "bin")
-    return os.path.join(ffmpeg_dir, tool)
+    return find_executable(os.path.join(ffmpeg_dir, tool))
 
 
 def ffprobe_streams(path_to_file, logger=None):
@@ -122,7 +196,7 @@ def is_oiio_supported():
     """
     loaded_path = oiio_path = get_oiio_tools_path()
     if oiio_path:
-        oiio_path = distutils.spawn.find_executable(oiio_path)
+        oiio_path = find_executable(oiio_path)
 
     if not oiio_path:
         log.debug("OIIOTool is not configured or not present at {}".format(