diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 778f9e9..00388f2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ QPsdPlugin.pro.user
 Release/*
 Debug/*
 Profile/*
+build*
+CMakeUserPaths.cmake
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4d72b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+
+project(qpsd)
+
+# load paths from the user file if exists
+if (EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeUserPaths.cmake)
+  include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeUserPaths.cmake)
+		
+	message(STATUS "using user paths...")
+elseif(MSVC)
+	message(WARNING "Could not find CMakeUserPaths.cmake - please use this file to specify your install directories (see CMakeUserPathsGit.cmake)")
+endif()
+
+# locate qmake
+if(NOT QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE)
+  find_program(QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE NAMES "qmake" "qmake-qt5" "qmake.exe")
+endif()
+if(NOT QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE)
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "you have to set the path to the Qt5 qmake executable in CMakeUserPaths.cmake")
+else()
+  message(STATUS "QMake found: ${QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE}")
+endif()
+
+get_filename_component(QT_QMAKE_PATH ${QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE} PATH)
+
+set(QT_ROOT ${QT_QMAKE_PATH}/)
+set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} ${QT_QMAKE_PATH}/../lib/cmake/Qt5)
+
+find_package(Qt5 COMPONENTS Core Gui REQUIRED)
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+
+file(GLOB LIBQPSD_SOURCES "*.cpp")
+file(GLOB LIBQPSD_HEADERS "*.h")
+
+SET(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX "d")
+
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} MODULE ${LIBQPSD_SOURCES} ${LIBQPSD_HEADERS})
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} Qt5::Core Qt5::Gui)
+
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libs)
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libs)
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_REALLYRELEASE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libs)
+
+set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/imageformats")
+
+# install to qt plugins dir
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND ${QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE} -query QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE QT_PLUGINS_DIR
+  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+
+if (QT_PLUGINS_DIR)
+
+  # status
+  message(STATUS "")
+  message(STATUS "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------")
+  message(STATUS " ${PROJECT_NAME} configured")
+  message(STATUS " <https://github.com/Code-ReaQtor/libqpsd>")
+  message(STATUS " it will be installed to ${QT_PLUGINS_DIR}/imageformats")
+  message(STATUS "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------")
+  
+else ()
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "Qt5 plugin directory cannot be detected.")
+endif ()
+
+# Prefix with DESTDIR if available to allow packaging
+if (ENV{DESTDIR} AND NOT ENV{DESTDIR} STREQUAL "")
+  set(plugins_dir "$ENV{DESTDIR}${QT_PLUGINS_DIR}")
+else ()
+  set(plugins_dir "${QT_PLUGINS_DIR}")
+endif ()
+
+install(
+  TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}
+  LIBRARY DESTINATION "${plugins_dir}/imageformats")
diff --git a/CMakeUserPathsGit.cmake b/CMakeUserPathsGit.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bab4b15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeUserPathsGit.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# If you want to use prefix paths with cmake, copy and rename this file to CMakeUserPaths.cmake
+# Do not add this file to GIT!
+
+IF (CMAKE_CL_64)
+
+	SET(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} "C:/Qt/Qt5.11.1-x64/bin")
+ELSE()
+
+	SET(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} "C:/Qt/Qt5.11.1-x86/bin")
+ENDIF()
diff --git a/README-nomacs.md b/README-nomacs.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba66325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README-nomacs.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Building libqpsd for nomacs
+
+## Build libqpsd (Windows)
+
+### Compile dependencies
+
+- [Qt](https://www.qt.io/)
+
+### Compile LibQPSD
+
+- copy `CMakeUserPathsGit.cmake` and rename it to `CMakeUserPaths.cmake`
+- add your library paths to the `${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}` in `CMakeUserPaths.cmake`
+- Open CMake GUI
+- set this folder to `where is the source code`
+- choose a build folder (e.g. `build2017-x64`)
+- Hit `Configure`then `Generate`
+- Open the Project
+- Compile the Solution (build Release and Debug)
+- Build `INSTALL`
+- You should now have a `qpsd.dll` in $YOUR_QT_PATH$/plugins/imageformats
+- nomacs will automatically copy the plugins from there to it's build folder
+
+## Build libqpsd (Ubuntu)
+
+install dependencies
+```bash
+    sudo apt-get install debhelper cdbs qt5-qmake qttools5-dev-tools qt5-default qttools5-dev libqt5svg5-dev qt5-image-formats-plugins cmake 
+```
+cd to this directory, then configure the project:
+```bash
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake ..
+```
+and compile:
+```bash
+make
+```
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