diff --git a/lib/appbase/main.pro b/lib/appbase/main.pro
index d590517e..0a37e1f0 100644
--- a/lib/appbase/main.pro
+++ b/lib/appbase/main.pro
@@ -34,14 +34,7 @@ macx {
     }
 }
 
-include(../warnings.pri)
-include(../lib/winsdk.pri)
-include(../lib/fmt.pri)
-include(../lib/boost.pri)
-include(../lib/rapidjson.pri)
-include(../lib/serialize.pri)
-include(../lib/signals.pri)
-include(../lib/settings.pri)
+include($$PWD/appbase/warnings.pri)
 
 debug {
     DEFINES += QT_DEBUG
@@ -66,6 +59,7 @@ SOURCES += \
     $$PWD/singletons/Fonts.cpp \
     $$PWD/util/FunctionEventFilter.cpp \
     $$PWD/util/FuzzyConvert.cpp \
+    $$PWD/util/Helpers.cpp \
     $$PWD/util/WindowsHelper.cpp \
     $$PWD/widgets/BaseWidget.cpp \
     $$PWD/widgets/BaseWindow.cpp \
diff --git a/lib/appbase/util/Helpers.cpp b/lib/appbase/util/Helpers.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c05778a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/appbase/util/Helpers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include "Helpers.hpp"
+
+#include <QUuid>
+
+namespace AB_NAMESPACE {
+
+QString CreateUUID()
+{
+    auto uuid = QUuid::createUuid();
+    return uuid.toString();
+}
+
+QString createLink(const QString &url, bool file)
+{
+    return QString("<a href=\"") + (file ? "file:///" : "") + url + "\">" +
+           url + "</a>";
+}
+
+QString createNamedLink(const QString &url, const QString &name, bool file)
+{
+    return QString("<a href=\"") + (file ? "file:///" : "") + url + "\">" +
+           name + "</a>";
+}
+
+QString shortenString(const QString &str, unsigned maxWidth)
+{
+    auto shortened = QString(str);
+
+    if (str.size() > int(maxWidth))
+    {
+        shortened.resize(int(maxWidth));
+        shortened += "...";
+    }
+
+    return shortened;
+}
+
+}  // namespace AB_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/lib/appbase/util/Helpers.hpp b/lib/appbase/util/Helpers.hpp
index 4106880c..a1038f78 100644
--- a/lib/appbase/util/Helpers.hpp
+++ b/lib/appbase/util/Helpers.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <fmt/format.h>
-#include <QUuid>
+#include <QString>
 
 namespace AB_NAMESPACE {
 
@@ -11,37 +11,14 @@ auto fS(Args &&... args)
     return fmt::format(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
 }
 
-static QString CreateUUID()
-{
-    auto uuid = QUuid::createUuid();
-    return uuid.toString();
-}
+QString CreateUUID();
 
-static QString createLink(const QString &url, bool file = false)
-{
-    return QString("<a href=\"") + (file ? "file:///" : "") + url + "\">" +
-           url + "</a>";
-}
+QString createLink(const QString &url, bool file = false);
 
-static QString createNamedLink(const QString &url, const QString &name,
-                               bool file = false)
-{
-    return QString("<a href=\"") + (file ? "file:///" : "") + url + "\">" +
-           name + "</a>";
-}
+QString createNamedLink(const QString &url, const QString &name,
+                        bool file = false);
 
-static QString shortenString(const QString &str, unsigned maxWidth = 50)
-{
-    auto shortened = QString(str);
-
-    if (str.size() > int(maxWidth))
-    {
-        shortened.resize(int(maxWidth));
-        shortened += "...";
-    }
-
-    return shortened;
-}
+QString shortenString(const QString &str, unsigned maxWidth = 50);
 
 }  // namespace AB_NAMESPACE