diff --git a/src/common/base64.h b/include/common/base64.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/base64.h
rename to include/common/base64.h
diff --git a/src/common/networkTools.h b/include/common/networkTools.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/networkTools.h
rename to include/common/networkTools.h
diff --git a/src/common/otherTools.h b/include/common/otherTools.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/otherTools.h
rename to include/common/otherTools.h
diff --git a/src/common/pathTools.h b/include/common/pathTools.h
similarity index 98%
rename from src/common/pathTools.h
rename to include/common/pathTools.h
index 7dc5f8cdc..6e87e5af4 100644
--- a/src/common/pathTools.h
+++ b/include/common/pathTools.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include <direct.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <stringTools.h>
+#include "stringTools.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
diff --git a/src/common/regexTools.h b/include/common/regexTools.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/regexTools.h
rename to include/common/regexTools.h
diff --git a/src/common/resourceTools.h b/include/common/resourceTools.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/resourceTools.h
rename to include/common/resourceTools.h
diff --git a/src/common/stringTools.h b/include/common/stringTools.h
similarity index 99%
rename from src/common/stringTools.h
rename to include/common/stringTools.h
index 75b3de7cd..788b26857 100644
--- a/src/common/stringTools.h
+++ b/include/common/stringTools.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <sstream>
 
-#include <pathTools.h>
+#include "pathTools.h"
 
 namespace kiwix {
 
diff --git a/src/common/tree.h b/include/common/tree.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/tree.h
rename to include/common/tree.h
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.hpp b/include/ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.hpp
similarity index 87%
rename from src/common/kiwix/ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.hpp
rename to include/ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.hpp
index 7220133ae..84f8eeb1e 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.hpp
+++ b/include/ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.hpp
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 #ifndef _CTPP2_VM_STRING_LOADER_HPP__
 #define _CTPP2_VM_STRING_LOADER_HPP__ 1
 
-#include "ctpp2/CTPP2VMLoader.hpp"
-#include "ctpp2/CTPP2Util.hpp"
-#include "ctpp2/CTPP2Exception.hpp"
-#include "ctpp2/CTPP2VMExecutable.hpp"
-#include "ctpp2/CTPP2VMInstruction.hpp"
-#include "ctpp2/CTPP2VMMemoryCore.hpp"
+#include <ctpp2/CTPP2VMLoader.hpp>
+#include <ctpp2/CTPP2Util.hpp>
+#include <ctpp2/CTPP2Exception.hpp>
+#include <ctpp2/CTPP2VMExecutable.hpp>
+#include <ctpp2/CTPP2VMInstruction.hpp>
+#include <ctpp2/CTPP2VMMemoryCore.hpp>
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include <resourceTools.h>
+// #include <common/resourceTools.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/indexer.h b/include/indexer.h
similarity index 98%
rename from src/common/kiwix/indexer.h
rename to include/indexer.h
index 8ba671c14..e9f45b630 100755
--- a/src/common/kiwix/indexer.h
+++ b/include/indexer.h
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include <pthread.h>
-#include <stringTools.h>
-#include <otherTools.h>
-#include <resourceTools.h>
+#include "common/stringTools.h"
+#include "common/otherTools.h"
+#include "common/resourceTools.h"
 #include <zim/file.h>
 #include <zim/article.h>
 #include <zim/fileiterator.h>
diff --git a/src/common/componentTools.h b/include/kiwix.h
similarity index 63%
rename from src/common/componentTools.h
rename to include/kiwix.h
index 2923003a2..a83c3a9c5 100644
--- a/src/common/componentTools.h
+++ b/include/kiwix.h
@@ -17,28 +17,10 @@
  * MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
-#ifndef KIWIX_COMPONENTTOOLS_H
-#define KIWIX_COMPONENTTOOLS_H
+#ifndef KIWIX_H
+#define KIWIX_H
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  #include <mozilla/Char16.h>
-#endif
+#include "library.h"
 
-#include<string>
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-  #include <stdint.h>
-#endif
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  #include <stdlib.h>
-#endif
-
-#include "nsStringAPI.h"
-#include "nsEmbedString.h"
-
-const char *nsStringToCString(const nsAString &str);
-std::string nsStringToString(const nsEmbedString &str);
-const char *nsStringToUTF8(const nsAString &str);
-
-#endif
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/library.h b/include/library.h
similarity index 97%
rename from src/common/kiwix/library.h
rename to include/library.h
index 2bc16c8ba..1479fb690 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/library.h
+++ b/include/library.h
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <stack>
 
-#include <stringTools.h>
-#include <regexTools.h>
+#include "common/stringTools.h"
+#include "common/regexTools.h"
 
 #define KIWIX_LIBRARY_VERSION "20110515"
 
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/manager.h b/include/manager.h
similarity index 96%
rename from src/common/kiwix/manager.h
rename to include/manager.h
index 453ba9054..5c2a87ba4 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/manager.h
+++ b/include/manager.h
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
 
 #include <pugixml.hpp>
 
-#include "../base64.h"
-#include "../regexTools.h"
-#include "../pathTools.h"
-#include <kiwix/library.h>
-#include <kiwix/reader.h>
+#include "common/base64.h"
+#include "common/regexTools.h"
+#include "common/pathTools.h"
+#include "library.h"
+#include "reader.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78e0a876e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+headers = [
+  'indexer.h',
+  'library.h',
+  'manager.h',
+  'reader.h',
+  'searcher.h'
+]
+
+if xapian_dep.found()
+  headers += ['xapianIndexer.h', 'xapianSearcher.h']
+endif
+
+install_headers(headers, subdir:'kiwix')
+
+install_headers(
+  'common/base64.h',
+  'common/networkTools.h',
+  'common/otherTools.h',
+  'common/pathTools.h',
+  'common/regexTools.h',
+  'common/resourceTools.h',
+  'common/stringTools.h',
+  'common/tree.h',
+  subdir:'kiwix/common'
+)
+
+
+install_headers(
+  'ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.hpp',
+  subdir:'kiwix/ctpp2'
+)
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/reader.h b/include/reader.h
similarity index 98%
rename from src/common/kiwix/reader.h
rename to include/reader.h
index 7d0325069..f9bf9db0a 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/reader.h
+++ b/include/reader.h
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@
 #include <exception>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <map>
-#include "time.h"
-#include <pathTools.h>
-#include <stringTools.h>
+#include "common/pathTools.h"
+#include "common/stringTools.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/searcher.h b/include/searcher.h
similarity index 93%
rename from src/common/kiwix/searcher.h
rename to include/searcher.h
index f8a2551e2..9fb118891 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/searcher.h
+++ b/include/searcher.h
@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@
 #include <locale>
 #include <cctype>
 #include <vector>
-#include <resourceTools.h>
-#include <pathTools.h>
-#include <stringTools.h>
-#include "unicode/putil.h"
+#include "common/resourceTools.h"
+#include "common/pathTools.h"
+#include "common/stringTools.h"
+#include <unicode/putil.h>
 
 #ifndef __ANDROID__
 #include <ctpp2/CDT.hpp>
 #include <ctpp2/CTPP2FileLogger.hpp>
 #include <ctpp2/CTPP2SimpleVM.hpp>
-#include "kiwix/ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.hpp"
+#include "ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.hpp"
 
 using namespace CTPP;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/xapianIndexer.h b/include/xapianIndexer.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/kiwix/xapianIndexer.h
rename to include/xapianIndexer.h
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/xapianSearcher.h b/include/xapianSearcher.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/kiwix/xapianSearcher.h
rename to include/xapianSearcher.h
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..573e01a16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+project('kiwixlib', 'cpp',
+  version : '1.0.0',
+  license : 'GPL')
+
+compiler = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
+
+thread_dep = dependency('threads')
+zlib_dep = dependency('zlib')
+bzip_dep = dependency('bzip2')
+libicu_dep = dependency('icu-i18n')
+lzma_dep = dependency('liblzma')
+libzim_dep = dependency('zimlib')
+pugixml_dep = dependency('pugixml')
+aria2_dep = find_program('aria2c')
+
+ctpp2_prefix_install = get_option('ctpp2-install-prefix')
+if get_option('default_library') == 'static'
+    libname = 'ctpp2-st'
+else
+    libname = 'ctpp2'
+endif
+if ctpp2_prefix_install == ''
+  if not compiler.has_header('ctpp2/CTPP2Logger.hpp')
+    error('ctpp2/CTPP2Logger.hppnot found')
+  endif
+  ctpp2_lib = compiler.find_library(libname)
+  ctpp2_dep = declare_dependency(dependencies:[ctpp2_lib])
+else
+  ctpp2_include_path = ctpp2_prefix_install + '/include'
+  ctpp2_include_args = ['-I'+ctpp2_include_path]
+  if not compiler.has_header('ctpp2/CTPP2Logger.hpp', args:ctpp2_include_args)
+    error('ctpp2/CTPP2Logger.hppnot found')
+  endif
+  ctpp2_include_path = include_directories(ctpp2_include_path, is_system:true)
+  ctpp2_lib_path = ctpp2_prefix_install+'/lib'
+  ctpp2_lib = compiler.find_library(libname, dirs:ctpp2_lib_path)
+  ctpp2_dep = declare_dependency(include_directories:ctpp2_include_path, dependencies:[ctpp2_lib])
+endif
+
+xapian_dep = dependency('xapian-core', required:false)
+if xapian_dep.found()
+    message('xapian_dep found')
+else
+    message('xapian_dep not found')
+endif
+
+all_deps = [thread_dep, zlib_dep, libicu_dep, lzma_dep, libzim_dep, ctpp2_dep, xapian_dep, pugixml_dep, bzip_dep]
+
+inc = include_directories('include')
+
+subdir('include')
+subdir('src')
+
+pkg_mod = import('pkgconfig')
+pkg_mod.generate(libraries : kiwixlib,
+                 version : '1.0',
+                 name : 'libkiwix',
+                 filebase : 'kiwix',
+                 description : 'A library that contains a lot of things used by used by other kiwix programs',
+                 requires: ['zimlib', 'zlib', 'xapian-core', 'icu-i18n', 'liblzma', 'bzip2', 'pugixml'])
+
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23c06234d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+option('ctpp2-install-prefix', type : 'string', value : '',
+  description : 'Prefix where ctpp libs has been installed')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/common/base64.cpp b/src/common/base64.cpp
index 522d0b028..e8889a6b0 100644
--- a/src/common/base64.cpp
+++ b/src/common/base64.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
    René Nyffenegger rene.nyffenegger@adp-gmbh.ch
 */
 
-#include "base64.h"
+#include <common/base64.h>
 #include <iostream>
 
 static const std::string base64_chars = 
diff --git a/src/common/componentTools.cpp b/src/common/componentTools.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bf3d5815..000000000
--- a/src/common/componentTools.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2011 Emmanuel Engelhart <kelson@kiwix.org>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU  General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
- * any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
- * MA 02110-1301, USA.
- */
-
-#include "componentTools.h"
-
-const char *nsStringToCString(const nsAString &str) {
-  const char *cStr;
-  nsCString tmpStr;
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  LossyCopyUTF16toASCII(str, tmpStr);
-#else
-  CopyUTF16toUTF8(str, tmpStr);
-#endif
-
-  NS_CStringGetData(tmpStr, &cStr);
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  return _strdup(cStr);
-#else
-  return strdup(cStr);
-#endif
-}
-
-std::string nsStringToString(const nsEmbedString &str) {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  PRUnichar *start = (PRUnichar *)str.get();
-  PRUnichar *end = start +  str.Length();
-  wchar_t wca[4096];
-  wchar_t *wstart = wca;
-  wchar_t *wpr = wstart;
-        
-  for(; start < end; ++start)
-    {
-      *wstart = (wchar_t) *start;
-      ++wstart;
-    }
-  *wstart = 0;
-
-  std::string ptr;
-  ptr.resize(4096);
-  size_t size = wcstombs((char*)ptr.data(), wpr, 4096);
-  ptr.resize(size);
-
-  return ptr;
-#else
-  const char *cStr;
-  nsCString tmpStr;
-
-  CopyUTF16toUTF8(str, tmpStr);
-  NS_CStringGetData(tmpStr, &cStr);
-  return std::string(cStr);
-#endif
-
-}
-
-const char *nsStringToUTF8(const nsAString &str) {
-  const char *cStr;
-  nsCString tmpStr;
-  CopyUTF16toUTF8(str, tmpStr);
-  NS_CStringGetData(tmpStr, &cStr);
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  return _strdup(cStr);
-#else
-  return strdup(cStr);
-#endif
-}
diff --git a/src/common/networkTools.cpp b/src/common/networkTools.cpp
index bee034ce1..268a49bed 100644
--- a/src/common/networkTools.cpp
+++ b/src/common/networkTools.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
-#include "networkTools.h"
+#include <common/networkTools.h>
 
 std::map<std::string, std::string> kiwix::getNetworkInterfaces() {
   std::map<std::string, std::string> interfaces;
diff --git a/src/common/otherTools.cpp b/src/common/otherTools.cpp
index 4603254f6..4ec60b48c 100644
--- a/src/common/otherTools.cpp
+++ b/src/common/otherTools.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
-#include "otherTools.h"
+#include <common/otherTools.h>
 
 void kiwix::sleep(unsigned int milliseconds) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/src/common/pathTools.cpp b/src/common/pathTools.cpp
index a01934ca3..a0899d87c 100644
--- a/src/common/pathTools.cpp
+++ b/src/common/pathTools.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
-#include "pathTools.h"
+#include <common/pathTools.h>
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <mach-o/dyld.h>
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #ifndef PATH_MAX
 #define PATH_MAX 1024
 #endif
diff --git a/src/common/regexTools.cpp b/src/common/regexTools.cpp
index b62e30088..32f38dbea 100644
--- a/src/common/regexTools.cpp
+++ b/src/common/regexTools.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
-#include "regexTools.h"
+#include <common/regexTools.h>
 
 std::map<std::string, RegexMatcher*> regexCache;
 
diff --git a/src/common/resourceTools.cpp b/src/common/resourceTools.cpp
index 6a3f67cdb..1c84224a1 100644
--- a/src/common/resourceTools.cpp
+++ b/src/common/resourceTools.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <resourceTools.h>
+#include <common/resourceTools.h>
 #include <iostream>
 
 std::string getResourceAsString(const std::string &name) {
diff --git a/src/common/stringTools.cpp b/src/common/stringTools.cpp
index 308765036..c5b768ce1 100644
--- a/src/common/stringTools.cpp
+++ b/src/common/stringTools.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
-#include "stringTools.h"
+#include <common/stringTools.h>
 
 /* tell ICU where to find its dat file (tables) */
 void kiwix::loadICUExternalTables() {
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.cpp b/src/ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/common/kiwix/ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.cpp
rename to src/ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.cpp
index e52387d50..02da6f238 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
-#include "CTPP2VMStringLoader.hpp"
+#include <ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.hpp>
 
 namespace CTPP // C++ Template Engine
 {
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/indexer.cpp b/src/indexer.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/kiwix/indexer.cpp
rename to src/indexer.cpp
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/library.cpp b/src/library.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/kiwix/library.cpp
rename to src/library.cpp
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp b/src/manager.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
rename to src/manager.cpp
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1148a662a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+kiwix_sources = [
+  'library.cpp',
+  'manager.cpp',
+  'reader.cpp',
+  'searcher.cpp',
+  'indexer.cpp',
+  'common/base64.cpp',
+  'common/pathTools.cpp',
+  'common/regexTools.cpp',
+  'common/stringTools.cpp',
+  'common/resourceTools.cpp',
+  'common/networkTools.cpp',
+  'common/otherTools.cpp',
+  'ctpp2/CTPP2VMStringLoader.cpp',
+  'xapian/htmlparse.cc',
+  'xapian/myhtmlparse.cc'
+]
+
+if xapian_dep.found()
+  kiwix_sources += ['xapianIndexer.cpp', 'xapianSearcher.cpp']
+endif
+
+kiwixlib = library('kiwix',
+                   kiwix_sources,
+                   include_directories : inc,
+                   dependencies : all_deps,
+                   install : true)
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/reader.cpp b/src/reader.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/kiwix/reader.cpp
rename to src/reader.cpp
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/searcher.cpp b/src/searcher.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/kiwix/searcher.cpp
rename to src/searcher.cpp
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/xapian/htmlparse.cc b/src/xapian/htmlparse.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/kiwix/xapian/htmlparse.cc
rename to src/xapian/htmlparse.cc
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/xapian/htmlparse.h b/src/xapian/htmlparse.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/kiwix/xapian/htmlparse.h
rename to src/xapian/htmlparse.h
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/xapian/myhtmlparse.cc b/src/xapian/myhtmlparse.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/kiwix/xapian/myhtmlparse.cc
rename to src/xapian/myhtmlparse.cc
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/xapian/myhtmlparse.h b/src/xapian/myhtmlparse.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/kiwix/xapian/myhtmlparse.h
rename to src/xapian/myhtmlparse.h
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/xapian/namedentities.h b/src/xapian/namedentities.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/kiwix/xapian/namedentities.h
rename to src/xapian/namedentities.h
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/xapianIndexer.cpp b/src/xapianIndexer.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/kiwix/xapianIndexer.cpp
rename to src/xapianIndexer.cpp
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/xapianSearcher.cpp b/src/xapianSearcher.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/kiwix/xapianSearcher.cpp
rename to src/xapianSearcher.cpp