diff --git a/.github/scripts/build_release_nightly.py b/.github/scripts/build_release_nightly.py
index 0afd08c..b1303fe 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/build_release_nightly.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/build_release_nightly.py
@@ -33,37 +33,37 @@ else:
     RELEASE = True
 
 if PLATFORM_TARGET == "android":
-    TARGETS = ("kiwix-lib-app",)
+    TARGETS = ("libkiwix-app",)
 elif PLATFORM_TARGET.startswith("iOS"):
-    TARGETS = ("libzim", "kiwix-lib")
+    TARGETS = ("libzim", "libkiwix")
 elif PLATFORM_TARGET.startswith("native_"):
     if OS_NAME == "osx":
-        TARGETS = ("libzim", ) if PLATFORM_TARGET == "native_mixed" else ("libzim", "zim-tools", "kiwix-lib")
+        TARGETS = ("libzim", ) if PLATFORM_TARGET == "native_mixed" else ("libzim", "zim-tools", "libkiwix")
     else:
         if DESKTOP:
             TARGETS = ("kiwix-desktop",)
         elif PLATFORM_TARGET == "native_mixed":
             TARGETS = ("libzim",)
         else:
-            TARGETS = ("zim-tools", "kiwix-lib", "kiwix-tools")
+            TARGETS = ("zim-tools", "libkiwix", "kiwix-tools")
 elif PLATFORM_TARGET in ("win32_static", "armhf_static", "i586_static"):
     TARGETS = ("kiwix-tools",)
 elif PLATFORM_TARGET == "flatpak":
     TARGETS = ("kiwix-desktop",)
 else:
-    TARGETS = ("libzim", "zim-tools", "kiwix-lib", "kiwix-tools")
+    TARGETS = ("libzim", "zim-tools", "libkiwix", "kiwix-tools")
 
 # Filter what to build if we are doing a release.
 if RELEASE:
     def release_filter(project):
-        if project == "kiwix-lib-app":
-            project = "kiwix-lib"
+        if project == "libkiwix-app":
+            project = "libkiwix"
         return release_versions.get(project) is not None
     TARGETS = tuple(filter(release_filter, TARGETS))
 
 if RELEASE and PLATFORM_TARGET == "android":
-    # Kiwix-lib need to know the extrapostfix version to correctly generate the pom.xml file.
-    extra_postfix = release_versions.get('kiwix-lib')
+    # libkiwix need to know the extrapostfix version to correctly generate the pom.xml file.
+    extra_postfix = release_versions.get('libkiwix')
     if extra_postfix:
         os.environ['KIWIXLIB_BUILDVERSION'] = str(extra_postfix)
 
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ if RELEASE:
     if PLATFORM_TARGET == "flatpak" and "kiwix-desktop" in TARGETS:
         update_flathub_git()
 
-    if PLATFORM_TARGET == "android" and "kiwix-lib-app" in TARGETS:
-        postfix = get_postfix("kiwix-lib")
+    if PLATFORM_TARGET == "android" and "libkiwix-app" in TARGETS:
+        postfix = get_postfix("libkiwix")
         basename = "kiwixlib-{}".format(postfix)
 
         output_release_dir = (
-            HOME / "BUILD_android" / "kiwix-lib-app" / "kiwixLibAndroid" / "build"
+            HOME / "BUILD_android" / "libkiwix-app" / "kiwixLibAndroid" / "build"
         )
         shutil.copy(
             str(output_release_dir / "outputs" / "aar" / "kiwixLibAndroid-release.aar"),
diff --git a/.github/scripts/common.py b/.github/scripts/common.py
index e3fd467..609753b 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/common.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/common.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def run_kiwix_build(
     command.append("--hide-progress")
     command.append("--fast-clone")
     command.append("--assume-packages-installed")
-    if target == "kiwix-lib-app" and platform.startswith("android_"):
+    if target == "libkiwix-app" and platform.startswith("android_"):
         command.extend(["--target-platform", "android", "--android-arch", platform[8:]])
     elif platform == "android":
         command.extend(["--target-platform", "android"])
diff --git a/.github/scripts/compile_all_deps.py b/.github/scripts/compile_all_deps.py
index ff0fd9d..5ecb189 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/compile_all_deps.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/compile_all_deps.py
@@ -13,21 +13,21 @@ from common import (
 )
 
 if PLATFORM_TARGET.startswith("android_"):
-    TARGETS = ("libzim", "kiwix-lib")
+    TARGETS = ("libzim", "libkiwix")
 elif PLATFORM_TARGET.startswith("iOS"):
-    TARGETS = ("libzim", "kiwix-lib")
+    TARGETS = ("libzim", "libkiwix")
 elif PLATFORM_TARGET.startswith("native_"):
     if OS_NAME == "osx":
-        TARGETS = ("libzim", "zim-tools", "kiwix-lib")
+        TARGETS = ("libzim", "zim-tools", "libkiwix")
     else:
         if DESKTOP:
             TARGETS = ("kiwix-desktop",)
         elif PLATFORM_TARGET == "native_mixed":
             TARGETS = ("libzim",)
         else:
-            TARGETS = ("libzim", "zim-tools", "kiwix-lib", "kiwix-tools")
+            TARGETS = ("libzim", "zim-tools", "libkiwix", "kiwix-tools")
 else:
-    TARGETS = ("libzim", "zim-tools", "kiwix-lib", "kiwix-tools")
+    TARGETS = ("libzim", "zim-tools", "libkiwix", "kiwix-tools")
 
 for target in TARGETS:
     run_kiwix_build(target, platform=PLATFORM_TARGET, build_deps_only=True)
diff --git a/.github/scripts/upload_to_bintray.py b/.github/scripts/upload_to_bintray.py
index 643be93..c2fc8c2 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/upload_to_bintray.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/upload_to_bintray.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def create_version(version):
     url = "https://api.bintray.com/packages/kiwix/kiwix/kiwixlib/versions"
     payload = {
         'name': version,
-        'desc': 'Release of kiwix-lib'
+        'desc': 'Release of libkiwix'
     }
     headers = {
         'Content-Type': 'application/json'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01a818c..c865c39 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ You may want to compile a specific target so you will have to specify it on the
 
 command line:
 ```bash
-kiwix-build kiwix-lib # will build kiwix-build and its dependencies
+kiwix-build libkiwix # will build kiwix-build and its dependencies
 kiwix-build kiwix-desktop # will build kiwix-desktop and its dependencies
 kiwix-build zim-tools # will build zim-tools and its dependencies
 ```
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ invalid choice: 'not-existing-target' (choose from 'alldependencies', 'android-n
 
 If no target platform is specified, a default one will be infered from
 the specified target:
-- `kiwix-lib-app` will be build using the platform `android`
+- `libkiwix-app` will be build using the platform `android`
 - Other targets will be build using the platform `native_dyn`
 
 But you can select another target platform using the option
@@ -104,33 +104,33 @@ Android
 -------
 
 `kiwix-android` (https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android) depends of
-the `kiwix-lib` project.
-It uses a special `.aar` file that represent (and embed) the kiwix-lib for
+the `libkiwix` project.
+It uses a special `.aar` file that represent (and embed) the libkiwix for
 all supported android arch. This is a kind of fat archive we have for MacOs.
 
-The `.aar` file is build using the `kiwix-lib-app` project.
-`kiwix-lib-app` itself is architecture independent (it is just a packaging of
-other archives) but it use `kiwix-lib` who is architecture dependent.
+The `.aar` file is build using the `libkiwix-app` project.
+`libkiwix-app` itself is architecture independent (it is just a packaging of
+other archives) but it use `libkiwix` who is architecture dependent.
 
-When building `kiwix-lib`, you should directly use the
+When building `libkiwix`, you should directly use the
 target-platform `android_<arch>`:
 ```bash
-kiwix-build kiwix-lib --target-platform android_arm
+kiwix-build libkiwix --target-platform android_arm
 ```
 
-But, `kiwix-lib-app` is mainly multi arch.
-To compile `kiwix-lib-app`, you must use the `android` platform:
+But, `libkiwix-app` is mainly multi arch.
+To compile `libkiwix-app`, you must use the `android` platform:
 ```bash
-$ kiwix-build --target-platform android kiwix-lib-app
-$ kiwix-build kiwix-lib-app # because `android` platform is the default for `kiwix-lib-app`
+$ kiwix-build --target-platform android libkiwix-app
+$ kiwix-build libkiwix-app # because `android` platform is the default for `libkiwix-app`
 ```
 
-By default, when using platform `android`, `kiwix-lib` will be build for
+By default, when using platform `android`, `libkiwix` will be build for
 all architectures. This can be changed by using the option `--android-arch`:
 ```bash
-$ kiwix-build kiwix-lib-app # aar with all architectures
-$ kiwix-build kiwix-lib-app --android-arch arm # aar with arm architecture
-$ kiwix-build kiwix-lib-app --android-arch arm --android-arch arm64 # aan with arm and arm64 architectures
+$ kiwix-build libkiwix-app # aar with all architectures
+$ kiwix-build libkiwix-app --android-arch arm # aar with arm architecture
+$ kiwix-build libkiwix-app --android-arch arm --android-arch arm64 # aan with arm and arm64 architectures
 ```
 
 To build `kiwix-android` itself, you should see the documentation of `kiwix-android`.
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ To do so, you should directly use the target-platfrom `ios_multi`.
 As for `android`, `kiwix-build` will build the library several times
 (once for each platform) and then create the fat library.
 ```bash
-kiwix-build --target-platform iOS_multi kiwix-lib
+kiwix-build --target-platform iOS_multi libkiwix
 ```
 
 You can specify the supported architectures with the option `--ios-arch`:
 ```bash
-kiwix-build --target-platform iOS_multi kiwix-lib # all architetures
+kiwix-build --target-platform iOS_multi libkiwix # all architetures
 kiwix-build --target-platform iOS_multi --ios-arch arm --ios-arch arm64 # arm and arm64 arch only
 ```
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 244fdfe..ccb0daa 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ build_script:
   - IF "%USE_CACHE%" NEQ "1" appveyor\install_libmicrohttpd.cmd
   - IF "%USE_CACHE%" NEQ "1" %MINGW64_RUN% "cd /c/projects/kiwix-build && appveyor/create_cache.sh"
   - appveyor\install_libzim.cmd
-  - appveyor\install_kiwix-lib.cmd
+  - appveyor\install_libkiwix.cmd
   - appveyor\install_kiwix-desktop.cmd
 
 before_deploy:
diff --git a/appveyor/install_kiwix-lib.cmd b/appveyor/install_libkiwix.cmd
similarity index 72%
rename from appveyor/install_kiwix-lib.cmd
rename to appveyor/install_libkiwix.cmd
index c0a8b10..dc357e7 100644
--- a/appveyor/install_kiwix-lib.cmd
+++ b/appveyor/install_libkiwix.cmd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 REM ========================================================
-REM Install kiwix-lib
-git clone https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-lib.git || exit /b 1
-cd kiwix-lib
+REM Install libkiwix
+git clone https://github.com/kiwix/libkiwix.git || exit /b 1
+cd libkiwix
 set CPPFLAGS="-I%EXTRA_DIR%/include"
 meson . build --prefix %EXTRA_DIR% --default-library static --buildtype release || exit /b 1
 cd build
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/__init__.py b/kiwixbuild/__init__.py
index f90f385..0945f1d 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/__init__.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/__init__.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def parse_args():
         options.ios_arch = ['arm64', 'x86_64']
 
     if not options.target_platform:
-        if options.target in ('kiwix-lib-app',):
+        if options.target in ('libkiwix-app',):
              options.target_platform = 'android'
         else:
              options.target_platform = 'native_dyn'
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/__init__.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/__init__.py
index f6ea52d..e9e0079 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/__init__.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/__init__.py
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ from . import (
     ios_fat_lib,
     mustache,
     kiwix_desktop,
-    kiwix_lib,
     kiwix_tools,
     libcurl,
+    libkiwix,
     libmagic,
     libmicrohttpd,
     libzim,
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_desktop.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_desktop.py
index ec1611b..1afac43 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_desktop.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_desktop.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class KiwixDesktop(Dependency):
         git_dir = "kiwix-desktop"
 
     class Builder(QMakeBuilder):
-        dependencies = ["qt", "qtwebengine", "kiwix-lib", "aria2"]
+        dependencies = ["qt", "qtwebengine", "libkiwix", "aria2"]
         make_install_target = 'install'
         configure_env = None
 
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_tools.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_tools.py
index 2f1500f..a9ea548 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_tools.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_tools.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class KiwixTools(Dependency):
         git_dir = "kiwix-tools"
 
     class Builder(MesonBuilder):
-        dependencies = ["kiwix-lib"]
+        dependencies = ["libkiwix"]
 
         @property
         def configure_option(self):
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_lib.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libkiwix.py
similarity index 78%
rename from kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_lib.py
rename to kiwixbuild/dependencies/libkiwix.py
index 9964fd6..21a9b31 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_lib.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libkiwix.py
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ from .base import (
 from kiwixbuild.utils import pj, copy_tree
 from kiwixbuild._global import option, get_target_step, neutralEnv
 
-class Kiwixlib(Dependency):
-    name = "kiwix-lib"
+class Libkiwix(Dependency):
+    name = "libkiwix"
     force_build = True
 
     class Source(GitClone):
-        git_remote = "https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-lib.git"
-        git_dir = "kiwix-lib"
+        git_remote = "https://github.com/kiwix/libkiwix.git"
+        git_dir = "libkiwix"
 
     class Builder(MesonBuilder):
         dependencies = ["pugixml", "libzim", "zlib", "lzma", "libcurl", "libmicrohttpd", "icu4c", "mustache", "xapian-core"]
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ class Kiwixlib(Dependency):
             return super().library_type
 
 
-class KiwixlibApp(Dependency):
-    name = "kiwix-lib-app"
+class LibkiwixApp(Dependency):
+    name = "libkiwix-app"
     force_build = True
 
-    class Source(Kiwixlib.Source):
-        name = "kiwix-lib"
+    class Source(Libkiwix.Source):
+        name = "libkiwix"
 
     class Builder(GradleBuilder):
-        dependencies = ["kiwix-lib"]
+        dependencies = ["libkiwix"]
         gradle_target = "assembleRelease writePom"
 
         @classmethod
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class KiwixlibApp(Dependency):
             if not allDeps:
                 return super().get_dependencies(platformInfo, allDeps)
             else:
-                deps = [('android_{}'.format(arch), 'kiwix-lib')
+                deps = [('android_{}'.format(arch), 'libkiwix')
                     for arch in option('android_arch')]
                 return deps
 
@@ -64,17 +64,17 @@ class KiwixlibApp(Dependency):
             except FileNotFoundError:
                 pass
             if not os.path.exists(self.build_path):
-                shutil.copytree(pj(self.source_path, 'android-kiwix-lib-publisher'), self.build_path, symlinks=True)
+                shutil.copytree(pj(self.source_path, 'android-libkiwix-publisher'), self.build_path, symlinks=True)
             for arch in option('android_arch'):
                 try:
-                    kiwix_builder = get_target_step('kiwix-lib', 'android_{}'.format(arch))
+                    kiwix_builder = get_target_step('libkiwix', 'android_{}'.format(arch))
                 except KeyError:
                     pass
                 else:
-                    copy_tree(pj(kiwix_builder.buildEnv.install_dir, 'kiwix-lib'),
+                    copy_tree(pj(kiwix_builder.buildEnv.install_dir, 'libkiwix'),
                               pj(self.build_path, 'kiwixLibAndroid', 'src', 'main'))
 
-#            The ICU dat file should be embedded with the kiwix-lib application
+#            The ICU dat file should be embedded with the libkiwix application
 #            but for now it is package with kiwix-android app and use there.
 #            We must fix this at a time (before we update the icu version).
 #            os.makedirs(
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class KiwixlibApp(Dependency):
 #                exist_ok=True)
 #            for arch in option('android_arch'):
 #                try:
-#                    kiwix_builder = get_target_step('kiwix-lib', 'android_{}'.format(arch))
+#                    kiwix_builder = get_target_step('libkiwix', 'android_{}'.format(arch))
 #                except KeyError:
 #                    pass
 #                else:
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/platforms/android.py b/kiwixbuild/platforms/android.py
index 0f1468a..97aa9e7 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/platforms/android.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/platforms/android.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class Android(MetaPlatformInfo):
         return ['android_{}'.format(arch) for arch in option('android_arch')]
 
     def add_targets(self, targetName, targets):
-        if targetName not in ('kiwix-lib-app',):
+        if targetName not in ('libkiwix-app',):
             return super().add_targets(targetName, targets)
         else:
             return AndroidPlatformInfo.add_targets(self, targetName, targets)
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/versions.py b/kiwixbuild/versions.py
index fe5eba1..70065f5 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/versions.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/versions.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 main_project_versions = {
     'libzim': '7.0.0', # Because of bump of version in libzim. No release made for now.
-    'kiwix-lib': '9.4.1',
+    'libkiwix': '9.4.1',
     'kiwix-tools': '3.1.2',
     'zim-tools': '2.1.0',
     'kiwix-desktop': '2.0.5' # Also change KIWIX_DESKTOP_VERSION and KIWIX_DESKTOP_RELEASE in appveyor.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ main_project_versions = {
 
 release_versions = {
     'libzim': 0, # Depends of base deps (was 0)
-    'kiwix-lib': 0, # Depends of libzim (was 0)
-    'kiwix-tools': 4, # Depends of kiwix-lib and libzim (was 3)
+    'libkiwix': 0, # Depends of libzim (was 0)
+    'kiwix-tools': 4, # Depends of libkiwix and libzim (was 3)
     'zim-tools': 0, # Depends of libzim (was 2)
-    'kiwix-desktop': 0 # Depends of kiwix-lib and libzim (was 0)
+    'kiwix-desktop': 0 # Depends of libkiwix and libzim (was 0)
 }
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/upload_kiwix_lib_android_to_bintray.py b/scripts/upload_libkiwix_android_to_bintray.py
similarity index 98%
rename from scripts/upload_kiwix_lib_android_to_bintray.py
rename to scripts/upload_libkiwix_android_to_bintray.py
index 0e7a5fe..43bd6e7 100755
--- a/scripts/upload_kiwix_lib_android_to_bintray.py
+++ b/scripts/upload_libkiwix_android_to_bintray.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def create_version(version):
     url = "https://api.bintray.com/packages/kiwix/kiwix/kiwixlib/versions"
     payload = {
         'name': version,
-        'desc': 'Release of kiwix-lib'
+        'desc': 'Release of libkiwix'
     }
     headers = {
         'Content-Type': 'application/json'