diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bae91db7..b1de814c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 project(libui)
 
-option(examples "Build the example projects" OFF)
-option(test "Build the test project" OFF)
-
-set(_OSDIR unix)
-set(_OSSRCEXT c)
-set(_OUTNAME libui.so.0)
 if(APPLE)
 	set(_OSDIR darwin)
 	set(_OSSRCEXT m)
-	set(_OUTNAME libui.A.dylib)
+	set(_SETVERSION TRUE)
+	set(_VERSION "A")
 
 	# always use our rpath
 	set(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE)
@@ -21,22 +16,51 @@ if(APPLE)
 elseif(WINDOWS)
 	set(_OSDIR windows)
 	set(_OSSRCEXT cpp)
-	set(_OUTNAME libui.dll)
+	set(_SETVERSION FALSE)
+else(APPLE)
+	set(_OSDIR unix)
+	set(_OSSRCEXT c)
+	set(_SETVERSION TRUE)
+	set(_VERSION "0")
+
+	# always use our rpath
+	set(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE)
 endif(APPLE)
 
 include_directories(. common ${_OSDIR} test)
-
 file(GLOB SOURCES
 	common/*.c
 	${_OSDIR}/*.${_OSSRCEXT})
 
-add_library(libui SHARED ${SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(libui PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME ${_OUTNAME})
-target_link_libraries(libui "-framework Foundation -framework AppKit")
+macro(libui _name _mode _setver _exclude)
+	add_library(${_name} ${_mode} ${SOURCES})
+	set_target_properties(${_name} PROPERTIES
+		OUTPUT_NAME ui)
+	if(${_setver})
+		set_target_properties(${_name} PROPERTIES
+			SOVERSION ${_VERSION})
+	endif(${_setver})
+	# omit libui-shared from default builds
+	if(${_exclude})
+		set_target_properties(${_name} PROPERTIES
+			EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL 1)
+	endif(${_exclude})
+	target_link_libraries(${_name} "-framework Foundation -framework AppKit")
+endmacro(libui)
 
-if(test)
-	file(GLOB TESTSOURCES test/*.c)
-	add_executable(tester ${TESTSOURCES})
-	set_target_properties(tester PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME test)
-	target_link_libraries(tester libui)
-endif(test)
+libui(libui SHARED ${_SETVERSION} FALSE)
+libui(libui-static STATIC FALSE TRUE)
+
+include_directories(test)
+file(GLOB TESTSOURCES test/*.c)
+
+macro(test _name _libui)
+	add_executable(${_name} ${TESTSOURCES})
+	set_target_properties(${_name} PROPERTIES
+		OUTPUT_NAME test
+		EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL 1)
+	target_link_libraries(${_name} ${_libui})
+endmacro(test)
+
+test(tester libui)
+test(tester-static libui-static)