diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..015ea72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0 FATAL_ERROR)
+
+# meta data
+set(META_PROJECT_NAME passwordfile)
+set(META_APP_NAME "Passwordfile library")
+set(META_APP_AUTHOR "Martchus")
+set(META_APP_URL "https://github.com/${META_APP_AUTHOR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME}")
+set(META APP_DESCRIPTION "C++ library to read/write passwords from/to encrypted files.")
+set(META_VERSION_MAJOR 3)
+set(META_VERSION_MINOR 0)
+set(META_VERSION_PATCH 1)
+
+# define project
+project(${META_PROJECT_NAME})
+
+# stringification of meta data
+set(META_PROJECT_NAME_STR "\"${META_PROJECT_NAME}\"")
+set(META_APP_NAME_STR "\"${META_APP_NAME}\"")
+set(META_APP_AUTHOR_STR "\"${META_APP_AUTHOR}\"")
+set(META_APP_URL_STR "\"${META_APP_URL}\"")
+set(APP_DESCRIPTION_STR "\"${APP_DESCRIPTION}\"")
+set(META_APP_VERSION_STR "\"${META_VERSION_MAJOR}.${META_VERSION_MINOR}.${META_VERSION_PATCH}\"")
+
+# add configuration header
+configure_file (
+  "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/config.h.in"
+  "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/config.h"
+)
+include_directories("${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}")
+
+# add source and header files
+file(GLOB_RECURSE SRC_FILES RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} "*.cpp" "*.c")
+file(GLOB_RECURSE HEADER_FILES RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} "*.h")
+
+# executable and linking
+add_library(${META_PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${HEADER_FILES} ${SRC_FILES})
+target_link_libraries(${META_PROJECT_NAME} c++utilities z crypto)
+set_target_properties(${META_PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES VERSION ${META_VERSION_MAJOR}.${META_VERSION_MINOR}.${META_VERSION_PATCH} SOVERSION ${META_VERSION_MAJOR})
+
+# enable C++11
+set_property(TARGET ${META_PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
+
+# add install target
+install(TARGETS ${META_PROJECT_NAME}
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
+)
+foreach(HEADER_FILE ${HEADER_FILES})
+    get_filename_component(HEADER_DIR ${HEADER_FILE} DIRECTORY)
+    install(FILES ${HEADER_FILE} DESTINATION include/${META_PROJECT_NAME}/${HEADER_DIR})
+endforeach()
diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f9ca46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef APP_METADATA_AVAIL
+#define APP_METADATA_AVAIL
+#define PROJECT_NAME @META_PROJECT_NAME_STR@
+#define APP_NAME @META_APP_NAME_STR@
+#define APP_VERSION @META_APP_VERSION_STR@
+#define APP_AUTHOR @META_APP_AUTHOR_STR@
+#define APP_URL @META_APP_URL_STR@
+#define APP_DESCRIPTION @META_APP_DESCRIPTION_STR@
+#endif // APP_METADATA_AVAIL
diff --git a/general.pri b/general.pri
index 60bf445..6e654cd 100644
--- a/general.pri
+++ b/general.pri
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #dirs
-UI_DIR = ./gui
 MOC_DIR = ./moc
 OBJECTS_DIR = ./obj
 RCC_DIR = ./res
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
     TARGET = $${targetprefix}$${projectname}
 }
 # add defines
+DEFINES += "APP_METADATA_AVAIL"
 DEFINES += "'PROJECT_NAME=\"$${projectname}\"'"
 DEFINES += "'APP_NAME=\"$${appname}\"'"
 DEFINES += "'APP_AUTHOR=\"$${appauthor}\"'"
diff --git a/util/testroutines.cpp b/util/testroutines.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e09f80..0000000
--- a/util/testroutines.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#include "testroutines.h"
-
-#include <martchusutilities/io/binaryreader.h>
-#include <martchusutilities/io/binarywriter.h>
-
-#include <iostream>
-#include <string>
-#include <sstream>
-
-using namespace std;
-using namespace IoUtilities;
-
-namespace Testroutines {
-
-void lengthPrefixedString()
-{
-    stringstream stream;
-    BinaryReader reader(&stream);
-    BinaryWriter writer(&stream);
-    string string1("jöalfj32öl4fj34 f234ölf3je frasdölkajwe fqwöejkfwöfklja sdefölasje fasef jasöefjas efajs eflasje faöslefj asöflej asefölajsefl öasejföaslefja söef jaseö flajseflas jeföaslefj aslefjaweöflja4 rfq34jqlök4jfq ljase öfaje4fqp 34f89uj <pfj apefjawepfoi jaefoaje föasdjfaösefj a4jfase9fau sejfpas");
-    string string2;
-    string string3("asdfalsjd23öl4j3");
-    writer.writeLengthPrefixedString(string1);
-    writer.writeLengthPrefixedString(string2);
-    writer.writeLengthPrefixedString(string3);
-    if(reader.readLengthPrefixedString() == string1
-            && reader.readLengthPrefixedString() == string2
-            && reader.readLengthPrefixedString() == string3) {
-        cout << "test sucessfull" << endl;
-    } else {
-        cout << "test failed" << endl;
-    }
-}
-
-}
-
-
diff --git a/util/testroutines.h b/util/testroutines.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ac9ec2..0000000
--- a/util/testroutines.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef TESTROUTINES_H
-#define TESTROUTINES_H
-
-namespace Testroutines {
-
-void lengthPrefixedString();
-
-}
-
-#endif // TESTROUTINES_H