diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 36920cd..2970a65 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -55,3 +55,6 @@ ImagePlay.VC.db
 IPL/release/
 IPL/debug/
 IPL/lib/
+
+# cmake build dir
+[bB]uild/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffc6f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+project(
+  ImagePlayMain
+  VERSION 1.0
+  LANGUAGES C CXX)
+
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
+set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/bin)
+set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/lib)
+
+add_subdirectory(IPL)
+add_subdirectory(ImagePlay)
diff --git a/IPL/CMakeLists.txt b/IPL/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1f2d3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPL/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+
+# Define project name
+project(IPL)
+
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fPIC")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fPIC")
+set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+
+set(${${TargetName}_COMPILE_OPTIONS} -g -O0)
+
+set(CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED TRUE)
+set(CXX_EXTENSIONS FALSE)
+
+file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.cpp")
+
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${SOURCES})
+
+find_package(OpenCV 4 REQUIRED)
+message(STATUS " OpenCV library status: ")
+message(STATUS " config: ${OpenCV_DIR} ")
+message(STATUS " version: ${OpenCV_VERSION} ")
+message(STATUS " libraries: ${OpenCV_LIBS} ")
+message(STATUS " include path: ${OpenCV_INCLUDE_DIRS} ")
+
+target_include_directories(
+  ${PROJECT_NAME}
+  PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include" ${OpenCV_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/processes")
+
+target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${PROJECT_NAME}_LIBRARY)
+
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${OpenCV_LIBS} freeimage)
+
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH
+                                                 TRUE)
+
+if(CLANG)
+  target_compile_options(${PROJECT_NAME} -openmp)
+endif()
+
+if(GCC AND NOT CLANG)
+  target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC gomp)
+
+  target_compile_options(${PROJECT_NAME} -fopenmp)
+endif()
+
+install(
+  TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}
+  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+  FRAMEWORK DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
diff --git a/ImagePlay/CMakeLists.txt b/ImagePlay/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e47f732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ImagePlay/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+
+# Define project name
+project(ImagePlay)
+
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fPIC")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fPIC")
+set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+
+set(${${TargetName}_COMPILE_OPTIONS} -g -O0)
+
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTOUIC ON)
+
+if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.7.0")
+  set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+endif()
+
+set(CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+
+file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.cpp")
+file(GLOB_RECURSE HEADERS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/*.h")
+file(GLOB_RECURSE QRC_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/*.qrc")
+
+set(PLUGIN_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/media/plugin_development)
+
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SOURCES} ${HEADERS} ${PLUGIN_SRC}
+                               ${PLUGIN_HEADERS} ${QRC_FILES})
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH
+                                                 TRUE)
+
+target_include_directories(
+  ${PROJECT_NAME}
+  PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/"
+          "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../IPL/include/"
+          "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../IPL/include/processes/"
+          ${OpenCV_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+target_compile_definitions(
+  ${PROJECT_NAME}
+  PRIVATE IMAGEPLAY_APPCAST_URL="http://cpvrlab.github.io/ImagePlay/Appcast.xml"
+          IMAGEPLAY_URL="http://cpvrlab.github.io/ImagePlay")
+
+find_package(
+  Qt5
+  COMPONENTS Core Widgets Gui
+  REQUIRED)
+
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE Qt5::Core Qt5::Gui Qt5::Widgets)
+
+if(TEMPLATE___equals___app)
+  target_compile_definitions(
+    ${PROJECT_NAME}
+    PRIVATE APP_COMPANY="BFH"
+            APP_COPYRIGHT=" "
+            APP_DESCRIPTION=" "
+            APP_NAME="ImagePlay"
+            APP_PRODUCT="ImagePlay"
+            APP_VERSION="6.1.0"
+            LINUX_PATH_PREFIX="/usr/share/imageplay/")
+endif()
+
+if(NOT TEMPLATE___equals___app)
+  target_compile_definitions(
+    ${PROJECT_NAME}
+    PRIVATE APP_COMPANY="BFH"
+            APP_COPYRIGHT=" "
+            APP_DESCRIPTION=" "
+            APP_NAME="ImagePlay"
+            APP_PRODUCT="${PROJECT_NAME}"
+            APP_VERSION="6.1.0"
+            LINUX_PATH_PREFIX="/usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/")
+endif()
+
+if(LINUX)
+  target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE IPL dl)
+endif()
+
+if(GCC AND NOT CLANG)
+  target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE gomp)
+endif()
+
+if(_ss_USE_FERVOR_UPDATER)
+  target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE USE_FERVOR_UPDATER)
+endif()
+
+install(
+  TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}
+  BUNDLE DESTINATION .
+  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+
+# Consider using qt_generate_deploy_app_script() for app deployment if the
+# project can use Qt 6.3. In that case rerun qmake2cmake with
+# --min-qt-version=6.3.
diff --git a/ImagePlay/ui/AboutWindow.ui b/ImagePlay/src/AboutWindow.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from ImagePlay/ui/AboutWindow.ui
rename to ImagePlay/src/AboutWindow.ui
diff --git a/ImagePlay/ui/ImageViewerWindow.ui b/ImagePlay/src/ImageViewerWindow.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from ImagePlay/ui/ImageViewerWindow.ui
rename to ImagePlay/src/ImageViewerWindow.ui
diff --git a/ImagePlay/ui/MainWindow.ui b/ImagePlay/src/MainWindow.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from ImagePlay/ui/MainWindow.ui
rename to ImagePlay/src/MainWindow.ui
diff --git a/ImagePlay/ui/PluginGenerator.ui b/ImagePlay/src/PluginGenerator.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from ImagePlay/ui/PluginGenerator.ui
rename to ImagePlay/src/PluginGenerator.ui
diff --git a/ImagePlay/ui/SettingsWindow.ui b/ImagePlay/src/SettingsWindow.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from ImagePlay/ui/SettingsWindow.ui
rename to ImagePlay/src/SettingsWindow.ui
diff --git a/ImagePlay/ui/TutorialDialog.ui b/ImagePlay/src/TutorialDialog.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from ImagePlay/ui/TutorialDialog.ui
rename to ImagePlay/src/TutorialDialog.ui