diff --git a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
index 524f4a04c09..df42ed195dd 100644
--- a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ QString PluginManager::systemInformation()
     QString result;
     CommandLine qtDiag(HostOsInfo::withExecutableSuffix(
                 QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::BinariesPath) + "/qtdiag"));
-    SynchronousProcess qtDiagProc;
+    QtcProcess qtDiagProc;
     qtDiagProc.setCommand(qtDiag);
     qtDiagProc.runBlocking();
     if (qtDiagProc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/buildablehelperlibrary.cpp b/src/libs/utils/buildablehelperlibrary.cpp
index 3ffee6a7c90..d1ad77e54ba 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/buildablehelperlibrary.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/buildablehelperlibrary.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ bool BuildableHelperLibrary::isQtChooser(const QFileInfo &info)
 QString BuildableHelperLibrary::qtChooserToQmakePath(const QString &path)
 {
     const QString toolDir = QLatin1String("QTTOOLDIR=\"");
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     proc.setTimeoutS(1);
     proc.setCommand({path, {"-print-env"}});
     proc.runBlocking();
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ QString BuildableHelperLibrary::qtVersionForQMake(const QString &qmakePath)
     if (qmakePath.isEmpty())
         return QString();
 
-    SynchronousProcess qmake;
+    QtcProcess qmake;
     qmake.setTimeoutS(5);
     qmake.setCommand({qmakePath, {"--version"}});
     qmake.runBlocking();
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
index ba579c6ecbb..cb7e15385e2 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ QString BinaryVersionToolTipEventFilter::toolVersion(const CommandLine &cmd)
 {
     if (cmd.executable().isEmpty())
         return QString();
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     proc.setTimeoutS(1);
     proc.setCommand(cmd);
     proc.runBlocking();
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
index 10f168b47c6..8aa0099ca85 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ public:
 
     QProcess::OpenMode m_openMode = QProcess::ReadWrite;
 
-    // SynchronousProcess left overs:
     void slotTimeout();
     void slotFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus e);
     void slotError(QProcess::ProcessError);
@@ -492,7 +491,7 @@ static bool askToKill(const QString &command)
 }
 
 // Helper for running a process synchronously in the foreground with timeout
-// detection similar SynchronousProcess' handling (taking effect after no more output
+// detection (taking effect after no more output
 // occurs on stderr/stdout as opposed to waitForFinished()). Returns false if a timeout
 // occurs. Checking of the process' exit state/code still has to be done.
 
@@ -984,7 +983,7 @@ static bool isGuiThread()
 }
 #endif
 
-void SynchronousProcess::runBlocking()
+void QtcProcess::runBlocking()
 {
     // FIXME: Implement properly
     if (d->m_commandLine.executable().needsDevice()) {
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp
index f0f0c39341d..50fd3282060 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void ShellCommand::run(QFutureInterface<void> &future)
     d->m_lastExecSuccess = true;
     for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) {
         const Internal::ShellCommandPrivate::Job &job = d->m_jobs.at(j);
-        SynchronousProcess proc;
+        QtcProcess proc;
         proc.setExitCodeInterpreter(job.exitCodeInterpreter);
         proc.setTimeoutS(job.timeoutS);
         runCommand(proc, job.command, job.workingDirectory);
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void ShellCommand::run(QFutureInterface<void> &future)
     this->deleteLater();
 }
 
-void ShellCommand::runCommand(SynchronousProcess &proc,
+void ShellCommand::runCommand(QtcProcess &proc,
                               const CommandLine &command,
                               const QString &workingDirectory)
 {
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ void ShellCommand::runCommand(SynchronousProcess &proc,
     }
 }
 
-void ShellCommand::runFullySynchronous(SynchronousProcess &process,
+void ShellCommand::runFullySynchronous(QtcProcess &process,
                                        const QString &workingDirectory)
 {
     // Set up process
@@ -372,10 +372,10 @@ void ShellCommand::runFullySynchronous(SynchronousProcess &process,
     }
 }
 
-void ShellCommand::runSynchronous(SynchronousProcess &process,
+void ShellCommand::runSynchronous(QtcProcess &process,
                                   const QString &workingDirectory)
 {
-    connect(this, &ShellCommand::terminate, &process, &SynchronousProcess::stopProcess);
+    connect(this, &ShellCommand::terminate, &process, &QtcProcess::stopProcess);
     process.setEnvironment(processEnvironment());
     if (d->m_codec)
         process.setCodec(d->m_codec);
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h
index 172d6c888f8..9ac01bc9d06 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public:
     // This is called once per job in a thread.
     // When called from the UI thread it will execute fully synchronously, so no signals will
     // be triggered!
-    virtual void runCommand(Utils::SynchronousProcess &process,
+    virtual void runCommand(Utils::QtcProcess &process,
                             const CommandLine &command,
                             const QString &workingDirectory = QString());
 
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ private:
     void run(QFutureInterface<void> &future);
 
     // Run without a event loop in fully blocking mode. No signals will be delivered.
-    void runFullySynchronous(SynchronousProcess &proc,
+    void runFullySynchronous(QtcProcess &proc,
                              const QString &workingDirectory);
     // Run with an event loop. Signals will be delivered.
-    void runSynchronous(SynchronousProcess &proc,
+    void runSynchronous(QtcProcess &proc,
                         const QString &workingDirectory);
 
     class Internal::ShellCommandPrivate *const d;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
index de84d9c4261..c75c773042e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const int avdCreateTimeoutMs = 30000;
 bool AndroidAvdManager::avdManagerCommand(const AndroidConfig &config, const QStringList &args, QString *output)
 {
     CommandLine cmd(config.avdManagerToolPath(), args);
-    Utils::SynchronousProcess proc;
+    Utils::QtcProcess proc;
     Environment env = AndroidConfigurations::toolsEnvironment(config);
     proc.setEnvironment(env);
     qCDebug(avdManagerLog) << "Running AVD Manager command:" << cmd.toUserOutput();
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ bool AndroidAvdManager::removeAvd(const QString &name) const
 {
     const CommandLine command(m_config.avdManagerToolPath(), {"delete", "avd", "-n", name});
     qCDebug(avdManagerLog) << "Running command (removeAvd):" << command.toUserOutput();
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     proc.setTimeoutS(5);
     proc.setCommand(command);
     proc.runBlocking();
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ bool AndroidAvdManager::isAvdBooted(const QString &device) const
 
     const CommandLine command({m_config.adbToolPath(), arguments});
     qCDebug(avdManagerLog) << "Running command (isAvdBooted):" << command.toUserOutput();
-    SynchronousProcess adbProc;
+    QtcProcess adbProc;
     adbProc.setTimeoutS(10);
     adbProc.setCommand(command);
     adbProc.runBlocking();
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp
index d8a15e8958d..d149b2033ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ QAbstractItemModel *AndroidBuildApkStep::keystoreCertificates()
     const QStringList params = {"-list", "-v", "-keystore", m_keystorePath.toUserOutput(),
         "-storepass", m_keystorePasswd, "-J-Duser.language=en"};
 
-    SynchronousProcess keytoolProc;
+    QtcProcess keytoolProc;
     keytoolProc.setTimeoutS(30);
     keytoolProc.setCommand({AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig().keytoolPath(), params});
     keytoolProc.setProcessUserEventWhileRunning();
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
index e713e275c3b..d80529c78bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ namespace {
                 if (executable.isEmpty() || shell.isEmpty())
                     return true; // we can't detect, but creator is 32bit so assume 32bit
 
-                SynchronousProcess proc;
+                QtcProcess proc;
                 proc.setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::MergedChannels);
                 proc.setTimeoutS(30);
                 proc.setCommand({executable, {shell}});
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ QVector<AndroidDeviceInfo> AndroidConfig::connectedDevices(QString *error) const
 QVector<AndroidDeviceInfo> AndroidConfig::connectedDevices(const FilePath &adbToolPath, QString *error)
 {
     QVector<AndroidDeviceInfo> devices;
-    SynchronousProcess adbProc;
+    QtcProcess adbProc;
     adbProc.setTimeoutS(30);
     CommandLine cmd{adbToolPath, {"devices"}};
     adbProc.setCommand(cmd);
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ QString AndroidConfig::getDeviceProperty(const FilePath &adbToolPath, const QStr
     CommandLine cmd(adbToolPath, AndroidDeviceInfo::adbSelector(device));
     cmd.addArgs({"shell", "getprop", property});
 
-    SynchronousProcess adbProc;
+    QtcProcess adbProc;
     adbProc.setTimeoutS(10);
     adbProc.setCommand(cmd);
     adbProc.runBlocking();
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ QStringList AndroidConfig::getAbis(const FilePath &adbToolPath, const QString &d
     // First try via ro.product.cpu.abilist
     QStringList arguments = AndroidDeviceInfo::adbSelector(device);
     arguments << "shell" << "getprop" << "ro.product.cpu.abilist";
-    SynchronousProcess adbProc;
+    QtcProcess adbProc;
     adbProc.setTimeoutS(10);
     adbProc.setCommand({adbToolPath, arguments});
     adbProc.runBlocking();
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ QStringList AndroidConfig::getAbis(const FilePath &adbToolPath, const QString &d
         else
             arguments << QString::fromLatin1("ro.product.cpu.abi%1").arg(i);
 
-        SynchronousProcess abiProc;
+        QtcProcess abiProc;
         abiProc.setTimeoutS(10);
         abiProc.setCommand({adbToolPath, arguments});
         abiProc.runBlocking();
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidcreatekeystorecertificate.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidcreatekeystorecertificate.cpp
index 6aefbde09b9..cc12edff743 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidcreatekeystorecertificate.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidcreatekeystorecertificate.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void AndroidCreateKeystoreCertificate::buttonBoxAccepted()
                               "-keypass", certificatePassword(),
                               "-dname", distinguishedNames});
 
-    SynchronousProcess genKeyCertProc;
+    QtcProcess genKeyCertProc;
     genKeyCertProc.setTimeoutS(15);
     genKeyCertProc.setCommand(command);
     genKeyCertProc.setProcessUserEventWhileRunning();
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
index 8665eb9730f..4adfeea8d4e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ void AndroidDeployQtStep::doRun()
 
 void AndroidDeployQtStep::runCommand(const CommandLine &command)
 {
-    SynchronousProcess buildProc;
+    QtcProcess buildProc;
     buildProc.setTimeoutS(2 * 60);
     emit addOutput(tr("Package deploy: Running command \"%1\".").arg(command.toUserOutput()),
                    OutputFormat::NormalMessage);
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
index c087642b088..e82a7109ad6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ bool AndroidManager::checkKeystorePassword(const QString &keystorePath, const QS
         return false;
     const CommandLine cmd(AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig().keytoolPath(),
                           {"-list", "-keystore", keystorePath, "--storepass", keystorePasswd});
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     proc.setTimeoutS(10);
     proc.setCommand(cmd);
     proc.setProcessUserEventWhileRunning();
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ bool AndroidManager::checkCertificatePassword(const QString &keystorePath, const
     else
         arguments << certificatePasswd;
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     proc.setTimeoutS(10);
     proc.setCommand({AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig().keytoolPath(), arguments});
     proc.setProcessUserEventWhileRunning();
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ bool AndroidManager::checkCertificateExists(const QString &keystorePath,
     QStringList arguments = { "-list", "-keystore", keystorePath,
                               "--storepass", keystorePasswd, "-alias", alias };
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     proc.setTimeoutS(10);
     proc.setCommand({AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig().keytoolPath(), arguments});
     proc.setProcessUserEventWhileRunning();
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ SdkToolResult AndroidManager::runCommand(const CommandLine &command,
                                          const QByteArray &writeData, int timeoutS)
 {
     Android::SdkToolResult cmdResult;
-    SynchronousProcess cmdProc;
+    QtcProcess cmdProc;
     cmdProc.setTimeoutS(timeoutS);
     cmdProc.setWriteData(writeData);
     qCDebug(androidManagerLog) << "Running command (sync):" << command.toUserOutput();
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidrunnerworker.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidrunnerworker.cpp
index 66b4ec77b5f..bc16e5e5f87 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidrunnerworker.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidrunnerworker.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static void findProcessPID(QFutureInterface<qint64> &fi, QStringList selector,
     chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point start = chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
     do {
         QThread::msleep(200);
-        SynchronousProcess proc;
+        QtcProcess proc;
         proc.setCommand({adbPath, args});
         proc.runBlocking();
         const QByteArray out = proc.allRawOutput();
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp
index 8a6417f080c..c62dcbd2c85 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static bool sdkManagerCommand(const AndroidConfig &config, const QStringList &ar
     qCDebug(sdkManagerLog) << "Running SDK Manager command (sync):"
                            << CommandLine(config.sdkManagerToolPath(), newArgs)
                                   .toUserOutput();
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     proc.setEnvironment(AndroidConfigurations::toolsEnvironment(config));
     proc.setTimeoutS(timeout);
     proc.setTimeOutMessageBoxEnabled(true);
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static void sdkManagerCommand(const AndroidConfig &config, const QStringList &ar
     qCDebug(sdkManagerLog) << "Running SDK Manager command (async):"
                            << CommandLine(config.sdkManagerToolPath(), newArgs).toUserOutput();
     int offset = fi.progressValue();
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     proc.setEnvironment(AndroidConfigurations::toolsEnvironment(config));
     bool assertionFound = false;
     proc.setTimeoutS(timeout);
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static void sdkManagerCommand(const AndroidConfig &config, const QStringList &ar
     });
     if (interruptible) {
         QObject::connect(&sdkManager, &AndroidSdkManager::cancelActiveOperations,
-                         &proc, &SynchronousProcess::stopProcess);
+                         &proc, &QtcProcess::stopProcess);
     }
     proc.setCommand({config.sdkManagerToolPath(), newArgs});
     proc.setProcessUserEventWhileRunning();
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
index e8021a81b51..ef6a4d7d46e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static Macros dumpPredefinedMacros(const FilePath &compiler, const QStringList &
 
     const QString outpath = fakeIn.fileName() + ".tmp";
 
-    SynchronousProcess cpp;
+    QtcProcess cpp;
     cpp.setEnvironment(env);
     cpp.setTimeoutS(10);
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static HeaderPaths dumpHeaderPaths(const FilePath &compiler, const Id languageId
     cmd.addArg("--preinclude");
     cmd.addArg(".");
 
-    SynchronousProcess cpp;
+    QtcProcess cpp;
     cpp.setEnvironment(env);
     cpp.setTimeoutS(10);
     cpp.setCommand(cmd);
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp
index 712dcd471a2..de2d8f644ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static Macros dumpMcsPredefinedMacros(const FilePath &compiler, const Environmen
 
     fakeIn.close();
 
-    SynchronousProcess cpp;
+    QtcProcess cpp;
     cpp.setEnvironment(env);
     cpp.setTimeoutS(10);
     cpp.setCommand({compiler, {fakeIn.fileName()}});
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static Macros dumpC166PredefinedMacros(const FilePath &compiler, const Environme
 
     fakeIn.close();
 
-    SynchronousProcess cpp;
+    QtcProcess cpp;
     cpp.setEnvironment(env);
     cpp.setTimeoutS(10);
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static Macros dumpC166PredefinedMacros(const FilePath &compiler, const Environme
 
 static Macros dumpArmPredefinedMacros(const FilePath &compiler, const QStringList &extraArgs, const Environment &env)
 {
-    SynchronousProcess cpp;
+    QtcProcess cpp;
     cpp.setEnvironment(env);
     cpp.setTimeoutS(10);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp
index eb9bceb26d2..cf8495b6781 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static Macros dumpPredefinedMacros(const FilePath &compiler, const Environment &
         return {};
     fakeIn.close();
 
-    SynchronousProcess cpp;
+    QtcProcess cpp;
     cpp.setEnvironment(env);
     cpp.setTimeoutS(10);
     cpp.setCommand({compiler, {compilerTargetFlag(abi),  "-dM", "-E", fakeIn.fileName()}});
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static HeaderPaths dumpHeaderPaths(const FilePath &compiler, const Environment &
     if (!compiler.exists())
         return {};
 
-    SynchronousProcess cpp;
+    QtcProcess cpp;
     cpp.setEnvironment(env);
     cpp.setTimeoutS(10);
     cpp.setCommand({compiler, {compilerTargetFlag(abi), "--print-search-dirs"}});
diff --git a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarclient.cpp b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarclient.cpp
index 4547c3abbcd..1e431c89406 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarclient.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ bool BazaarClient::synchronousUncommit(const QString &workingDir,
          << revisionSpec(revision)
          << extraOptions;
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDir, args);
     VcsOutputWindow::append(proc.stdOut());
     return proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ bool BazaarClient::managesFile(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &f
     QStringList args(QLatin1String("status"));
     args << fileName;
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, args);
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess)
         return false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/beautifier/artisticstyle/artisticstylesettings.cpp b/src/plugins/beautifier/artisticstyle/artisticstylesettings.cpp
index 95b55841205..b0a41f16b83 100644
--- a/src/plugins/beautifier/artisticstyle/artisticstylesettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/beautifier/artisticstyle/artisticstylesettings.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static int parseVersion(const QString &text)
 
 static int updateVersionHelper(const Utils::FilePath &command)
 {
-    Utils::SynchronousProcess process;
+    Utils::QtcProcess process;
     process.setCommand({command, {"--version"}});
     process.runBlocking();
     if (process.result() != Utils::QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess)
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ QString ArtisticStyleSettings::documentationFilePath() const
 
 void ArtisticStyleSettings::createDocumentationFile() const
 {
-    Utils::SynchronousProcess process;
+    Utils::QtcProcess process;
     process.setTimeoutS(2);
     process.setCommand({command(), {"-h"}});
     process.runBlocking();
diff --git a/src/plugins/beautifier/uncrustify/uncrustifysettings.cpp b/src/plugins/beautifier/uncrustify/uncrustifysettings.cpp
index 733f5bfab82..90e18ef81ab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/beautifier/uncrustify/uncrustifysettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/beautifier/uncrustify/uncrustifysettings.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ QString UncrustifySettings::documentationFilePath() const
 
 void UncrustifySettings::createDocumentationFile() const
 {
-    Utils::SynchronousProcess process;
+    Utils::QtcProcess process;
     process.setTimeoutS(2);
     process.setCommand({command(), {"--show-config"}});
     process.runBlocking();
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.cpp
index 0450255074c..976091322ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ bool ClangToolRunner::supportsVFSOverlay() const
     static QMap<QString, bool> vfsCapabilities;
     auto it = vfsCapabilities.find(m_executable);
     if (it == vfsCapabilities.end()) {
-        SynchronousProcess p;
+        QtcProcess p;
         p.setCommand({m_executable, {"--help"}});
         p.runBlocking();
         it = vfsCapabilities.insert(m_executable, p.allOutput().contains("vfsoverlay"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/executableinfo.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/executableinfo.cpp
index d308dd4b892..850be6ef59d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/executableinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/executableinfo.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static QString runExecutable(const Utils::CommandLine &commandLine,
     if (commandLine.executable().isEmpty() || !commandLine.executable().toFileInfo().isExecutable())
         return {};
 
-    SynchronousProcess cpp;
+    QtcProcess cpp;
     Environment env = Environment::systemEnvironment();
     env.setupEnglishOutput();
     cpp.setEnvironment(env);
diff --git a/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.cpp
index f9d1fd260de..39a31d05975 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.cpp
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ ClearCasePluginPrivate::runCleartool(const QString &workingDir,
         return response;
     }
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     proc.setTimeoutS(timeOutS);
 
     VcsCommand command(workingDir, Environment::systemEnvironment());
@@ -2355,7 +2355,7 @@ QString ClearCasePluginPrivate::runExtDiff(const QString &workingDir, const QStr
     diff.addArgs(m_settings.diffArgs.split(' ', Qt::SkipEmptyParts));
     diff.addArgs(arguments);
 
-    SynchronousProcess process;
+    QtcProcess process;
     process.setTimeoutS(timeOutS);
     process.setWorkingDirectory(workingDir);
     process.setCodec(outputCodec ? outputCodec : QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp
index 921f1c8c75e..0b60ed75739 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static FilePath qmakeFromCMakeCache(const CMakeConfig &config)
 ));
     cmakeListTxt.close();
 
-    SynchronousProcess cmake;
+    QtcProcess cmake;
     cmake.setTimeoutS(5);
     cmake.setDisableUnixTerminal();
     Environment env = Environment::systemEnvironment();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp
index 74474c005ee..cf9e83bf1ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ TextEditor::Keywords CMakeTool::keywords()
         return {};
 
     if (m_introspection->m_functions.isEmpty() && m_introspection->m_didRun) {
-        SynchronousProcess proc;
+        QtcProcess proc;
         runCMake(proc, {"--help-command-list"}, 5);
         if (proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess)
             m_introspection->m_functions = proc.stdOut().split('\n');
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ QStringList CMakeTool::parseVariableOutput(const QString &output)
 
 void CMakeTool::fetchFromCapabilities() const
 {
-    SynchronousProcess cmake;
+    QtcProcess cmake;
     runCMake(cmake, {"-E", "capabilities"});
 
     if (cmake.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp
index fa7b120be4c..fd6e3ddfe9d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static std::function<void(QFileInfo)> postCopyOperation()
             return;
         // On macOS, downloaded files get a quarantine flag, remove it, otherwise it is a hassle
         // to get it loaded as a plugin in Qt Creator.
-        SynchronousProcess xattr;
+        QtcProcess xattr;
         xattr.setTimeoutS(1);
         xattr.setCommand({"/usr/bin/xattr", {"-d", "com.apple.quarantine", fi.absoluteFilePath()}});
         xattr.runBlocking();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cvs/cvsplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/cvs/cvsplugin.cpp
index 6543ea410a9..a012887b130 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cvs/cvsplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cvs/cvsplugin.cpp
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ CvsResponse CvsPluginPrivate::runCvs(const QString &workingDirectory,
         return response;
     }
     // Run, connect stderr to the output window
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     proc.setTimeoutS(timeOutS);
 
     VcsCommand command(workingDirectory, Environment::systemEnvironment());
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritem.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritem.cpp
index 5c49ae2a86d..588445daad2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritem.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const char DEBUGGER_INFORMATION_WORKINGDIRECTORY[] = "WorkingDirectory";
 static QString getConfigurationOfGdbCommand(const FilePath &command, const Utils::Environment &sysEnv)
 {
     // run gdb with the --configuration opion
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     proc.setEnvironment(sysEnv);
     proc.setCommand({command, {"--configuration"}});
     proc.runBlocking();
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ void DebuggerItem::reinitializeFromFile(const Utils::Environment &sysEnv)
         return;
     }
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     proc.setEnvironment(sysEnv);
     proc.setCommand({m_command, {version}});
     proc.runBlocking();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritemmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritemmanager.cpp
index dd51890f1ed..222e6e2a192 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritemmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritemmanager.cpp
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ void DebuggerItemManagerPrivate::autoDetectGdbOrLldbDebuggers(const FilePath &de
     FilePaths suspects;
 
     if (device->osType() == OsTypeMac) {
-        SynchronousProcess proc;
+        QtcProcess proc;
         proc.setTimeoutS(2);
         proc.setCommand({"xcrun", {"--find", "lldb"}});
         proc.runBlocking();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index 42a7b608e0f..929ec2ccdfd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -4984,7 +4984,7 @@ CoreInfo CoreInfo::readExecutableNameFromCore(const Runnable &debugger, const QS
         args += {"-ex", "set osabi GNU/Linux"};
     args += {"-ex", "core " + coreFile};
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     Environment envLang(Environment::systemEnvironment());
     envLang.setupEnglishOutput();
     proc.setEnvironment(envLang);
diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
index a9e85d74b87..b920ffc04b6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ void DockerDevice::aboutToBeRemoved() const
 
 void DockerDevicePrivate::fetchSystemEnviroment()
 {
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     proc.setCommand({"env", {}});
 
     q->runProcess(proc); // FIXME: This only starts.
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritserver.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritserver.cpp
index 2429e16d97f..f0091a0d94c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritserver.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritserver.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ int GerritServer::testConnection()
 {
     static GitClient *const client = GitClient::instance();
     const QStringList arguments = curlArguments() << (url(RestUrl) + accountUrlC);
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     client->vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, QString(), {curlBinary, arguments},
                                     Core::ShellCommand::NoOutput);
     if (proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ void GerritServer::resolveVersion(const GerritParameters &p, bool forceReload)
     if (!version.isEmpty() && !forceReload)
         return;
     if (type == Ssh) {
-        SynchronousProcess proc;
+        QtcProcess proc;
         QStringList arguments;
         if (port)
             arguments << p.portFlag << QString::number(port);
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void GerritServer::resolveVersion(const GerritParameters &p, bool forceReload)
         version = stdOut;
     } else {
         const QStringList arguments = curlArguments() << (url(RestUrl) + versionUrlC);
-        SynchronousProcess proc;
+        QtcProcess proc;
         client->vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, QString(), {curlBinary, arguments},
                                         Core::ShellCommand::NoOutput);
         // REST endpoint for version is only available from 2.8 and up. Do not consider invalid
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index 96bb42a0eea..6c3896a9cc5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ public:
         connect(command, &VcsCommand::stdErrText, handler, &ConflictHandler::readStdErr);
     }
 
-    static void handleResponse(const Utils::SynchronousProcess &proc,
+    static void handleResponse(const Utils::QtcProcess &proc,
                                const QString &workingDirectory,
                                const QString &abortCommand = QString())
     {
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ QString GitClient::findGitDirForRepository(const QString &repositoryDir) const
 
 bool GitClient::managesFile(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &fileName) const
 {
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, {"ls-files", "--error-unmatch", fileName},
                             Core::ShellCommand::NoOutput);
     return proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ QStringList GitClient::unmanagedFiles(const QStringList &filePaths) const
         QStringList args({"ls-files", "-z"});
         const QDir wd(it.key());
         args << transform(it.value(), [&wd](const QString &fp) { return wd.relativeFilePath(fp); });
-        SynchronousProcess proc;
+        QtcProcess proc;
         vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, it.key(), args, Core::ShellCommand::NoOutput);
         if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess)
             return filePaths;
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ void GitClient::removeStaleRemoteBranches(const QString &workingDirectory, const
 
 void GitClient::recoverDeletedFiles(const QString &workingDirectory)
 {
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, {"ls-files", "--deleted"},
                             VcsCommand::SuppressCommandLogging);
     if (proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousLog(const QString &workingDirectory, const QStringLis
 
     allArguments.append(arguments);
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, allArguments, flags, vcsTimeoutS(),
                             encoding(workingDirectory, "i18n.logOutputEncoding"));
     if (proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousAdd(const QString &workingDirectory,
 {
     QStringList args{"add"};
     args += extraOptions + files;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, args);
     return proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
 }
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousDelete(const QString &workingDirectory,
     if (force)
         arguments << "--force";
     arguments.append(files);
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments);
     return proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
 }
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousMove(const QString &workingDirectory,
                                 const QString &from,
                                 const QString &to)
 {
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, {"mv", from, to});
     return proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
 }
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousReset(const QString &workingDirectory,
     else
         arguments << HEAD << "--" << files;
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments);
     const QString stdOut = proc.stdOut();
     VcsOutputWindow::append(stdOut);
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousReset(const QString &workingDirectory,
 // Initialize repository
 bool GitClient::synchronousInit(const QString &workingDirectory)
 {
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, QStringList{"init"});
     // '[Re]Initialized...'
     VcsOutputWindow::append(proc.stdOut());
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousCheckoutFiles(const QString &workingDirectory, QStrin
     if (revertStaging)
         arguments << revision;
     arguments << "--" << files;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments, VcsCommand::ExpectRepoChanges);
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
         const QString fileArg = files.join(", ");
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousRevListCmd(const QString &workingDirectory, const QSt
                                       QString *output, QString *errorMessage) const
 {
     const QStringList arguments = QStringList({"rev-list", noColorOption}) + extraArguments;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments, silentFlags);
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
         msgCannotRun(arguments, workingDirectory, proc.stdErr(), errorMessage);
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ QString GitClient::synchronousShortDescription(const QString &workingDirectory,
 QString GitClient::synchronousCurrentLocalBranch(const QString &workingDirectory) const
 {
     QString branch;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, {"symbolic-ref", HEAD}, silentFlags);
     if (proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
         branch = proc.stdOut().trimmed();
@@ -1699,7 +1699,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousHeadRefs(const QString &workingDirectory, QStringList
                                     QString *errorMessage) const
 {
     const QStringList arguments = {"show-ref", "--head", "--abbrev=10", "--dereference"};
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments, silentFlags);
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
         msgCannotRun(arguments, workingDirectory, proc.stdErr(), errorMessage);
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ QString GitClient::synchronousTopic(const QString &workingDirectory) const
         return remoteBranch;
 
     // No tag or remote branch - try git describe
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, QStringList{"describe"}, VcsCommand::NoOutput);
     if (proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
         const QString stdOut = proc.stdOut().trimmed();
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousRevParseCmd(const QString &workingDirectory, const QS
                                        QString *output, QString *errorMessage) const
 {
     const QStringList arguments = {"rev-parse", ref};
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments, silentFlags);
     *output = proc.stdOut().trimmed();
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
@@ -1777,7 +1777,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousRevParseCmd(const QString &workingDirectory, const QS
 QString GitClient::synchronousTopRevision(const QString &workingDirectory, QDateTime *dateTime)
 {
     const QStringList arguments = {"show", "-s", "--pretty=format:%H:%ct", HEAD};
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments, silentFlags);
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess)
         return QString();
@@ -1793,7 +1793,7 @@ QString GitClient::synchronousTopRevision(const QString &workingDirectory, QDate
 void GitClient::synchronousTagsForCommit(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &revision,
                                          QString &precedes, QString &follows) const
 {
-    SynchronousProcess proc1;
+    QtcProcess proc1;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc1, workingDirectory, {"describe", "--contains", revision}, silentFlags);
     precedes = proc1.stdOut();
     int tilde = precedes.indexOf('~');
@@ -1806,7 +1806,7 @@ void GitClient::synchronousTagsForCommit(const QString &workingDirectory, const
     QString errorMessage;
     synchronousParentRevisions(workingDirectory, revision, &parents, &errorMessage);
     for (const QString &p : qAsConst(parents)) {
-        SynchronousProcess proc2;
+        QtcProcess proc2;
         vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc2,
                     workingDirectory, {"describe", "--tags", "--abbrev=0", p}, silentFlags);
         QString pf = proc2.stdOut();
@@ -1821,14 +1821,14 @@ void GitClient::synchronousTagsForCommit(const QString &workingDirectory, const
 
 bool GitClient::isRemoteCommit(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &commit)
 {
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, {"branch", "-r", "--contains", commit}, silentFlags);
     return proc.rawStdOut().isEmpty();
 }
 
 bool GitClient::isFastForwardMerge(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &branch)
 {
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, {"merge-base", HEAD, branch}, silentFlags);
     return proc.stdOut().trimmed() == synchronousTopRevision(workingDirectory);
 }
@@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@ QString GitClient::synchronousShortDescription(const QString &workingDirectory,
 {
     const QStringList arguments = {"log", noColorOption, ("--pretty=format:" + format),
                                    "--max-count=1", revision};
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments, silentFlags);
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
         VcsOutputWindow::appendSilently(tr("Cannot describe revision \"%1\" in \"%2\": %3")
@@ -1920,7 +1920,7 @@ bool GitClient::executeSynchronousStash(const QString &workingDirectory,
     const unsigned flags = VcsCommand::ShowStdOut
             | VcsCommand::ExpectRepoChanges
             | VcsCommand::ShowSuccessMessage;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsSynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments, flags);
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
         msgCannotRun(arguments, workingDirectory, proc.stdErr(), errorMessage);
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousBranchCmd(const QString &workingDirectory, QStringLis
                                      QString *output, QString *errorMessage) const
 {
     branchArgs.push_front("branch");
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, branchArgs);
     *output = proc.stdOut();
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
@@ -1974,7 +1974,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousTagCmd(const QString &workingDirectory, QStringList t
                                   QString *output, QString *errorMessage) const
 {
     tagArgs.push_front("tag");
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, tagArgs);
     *output = proc.stdOut();
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
@@ -1988,7 +1988,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousForEachRefCmd(const QString &workingDirectory, QStrin
                                       QString *output, QString *errorMessage) const
 {
     args.push_front("for-each-ref");
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, args, silentFlags);
     *output = proc.stdOut();
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
@@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousRemoteCmd(const QString &workingDirectory, QStringLis
                                      QString *output, QString *errorMessage, bool silent) const
 {
     remoteArgs.push_front("remote");
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, remoteArgs, silent ? silentFlags : 0);
 
     const QString stdErr = proc.stdErr();
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ QStringList GitClient::synchronousSubmoduleStatus(const QString &workingDirector
                                                   QString *errorMessage) const
 {
     // get submodule status
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, {"submodule", "status"}, silentFlags);
 
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
@@ -2133,7 +2133,7 @@ QByteArray GitClient::synchronousShow(const QString &workingDirectory, const QSt
         return {};
     }
     const QStringList arguments = {"show", decorateOption, noColorOption, "--no-patch", id};
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments, flags);
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
         msgCannotRun(arguments, workingDirectory, proc.stdErr(), nullptr);
@@ -2149,7 +2149,7 @@ bool GitClient::cleanList(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &module
     const QString directory = workingDirectory + '/' + modulePath;
     const QStringList arguments = {"clean", "--dry-run", flag};
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, directory, arguments, VcsCommand::ForceCLocale);
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
         msgCannotRun(arguments, directory, proc.stdErr(), errorMessage);
@@ -2196,7 +2196,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousApplyPatch(const QString &workingDirectory,
     QStringList arguments = {"apply", "--whitespace=fix"};
     arguments << extraArguments << file;
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments);
     const QString stdErr = proc.stdErr();
     if (proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
@@ -2325,7 +2325,7 @@ GitClient::StatusResult GitClient::gitStatus(const QString &workingDirectory, St
         arguments << "--ignore-submodules=all";
     arguments << "--porcelain" << "-b";
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments, silentFlags);
     const QString stdOut = proc.stdOut();
 
@@ -2493,7 +2493,7 @@ QStringList GitClient::synchronousRepositoryBranches(const QString &repositoryUR
     const unsigned flags = VcsCommand::SshPasswordPrompt
             | VcsCommand::SuppressStdErr
             | VcsCommand::SuppressFailMessage;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsSynchronousExec(proc,
                 workingDirectory, {"ls-remote", repositoryURL, HEAD, "refs/heads/*"}, flags);
     QStringList branches;
@@ -2708,7 +2708,7 @@ bool GitClient::readDataFromCommit(const QString &repoDirectory, const QString &
 {
     // Get commit data as "SHA1<lf>author<lf>email<lf>message".
     const QStringList arguments = {"log", "--max-count=1", "--pretty=format:%h\n%an\n%ae\n%B", commit};
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, repoDirectory, arguments, silentFlags);
 
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
@@ -2965,7 +2965,7 @@ bool GitClient::addAndCommit(const QString &repositoryDirectory,
             arguments << "--signoff";
     }
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsSynchronousExec(proc, repositoryDirectory, arguments, VcsCommand::NoFullySync);
     if (proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
         VcsOutputWindow::appendMessage(msgCommitted(amendSHA1, commitCount));
@@ -3104,7 +3104,7 @@ bool GitClient::executeAndHandleConflicts(const QString &workingDirectory,
             | VcsCommand::ShowStdOut
             | VcsCommand::ExpectRepoChanges
             | VcsCommand::ShowSuccessMessage;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsSynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments, flags);
     // Notify about changed files or abort the rebase.
     ConflictHandler::handleResponse(proc, workingDirectory, abortCommand);
@@ -3138,7 +3138,7 @@ void GitClient::synchronousAbortCommand(const QString &workingDir, const QString
         return;
     }
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDir, {abortCommand, "--abort"},
                             VcsCommand::ExpectRepoChanges | VcsCommand::ShowSuccessMessage);
     VcsOutputWindow::append(proc.stdOut());
@@ -3164,7 +3164,7 @@ QString GitClient::synchronousTrackingBranch(const QString &workingDirectory, co
 bool GitClient::synchronousSetTrackingBranch(const QString &workingDirectory,
                                              const QString &branch, const QString &tracking)
 {
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc,
                             workingDirectory, {"branch", "--set-upstream-to=" + tracking, branch});
     return proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
@@ -3238,7 +3238,7 @@ void GitClient::synchronousSubversionFetch(const QString &workingDirectory) cons
     const unsigned flags = VcsCommand::SshPasswordPrompt
             | VcsCommand::ShowStdOut
             | VcsCommand::ShowSuccessMessage;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsSynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, {"svn", "fetch"}, flags);
 }
 
@@ -3488,7 +3488,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousStashRemove(const QString &workingDirectory, const QS
     else
         arguments << "drop" << stash;
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments);
     if (proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
         const QString output = proc.stdOut();
@@ -3507,7 +3507,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousStashList(const QString &workingDirectory, QList<Stas
     stashes->clear();
 
     const QStringList arguments = {"stash", "list", noColorOption};
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments, VcsCommand::ForceCLocale);
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
         msgCannotRun(arguments, workingDirectory, proc.stdErr(), errorMessage);
@@ -3547,7 +3547,7 @@ QString GitClient::readOneLine(const QString &workingDirectory, const QStringLis
             ? QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8")
             : QTextCodec::codecForLocale();
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, arguments, silentFlags, vcsTimeoutS(), codec);
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess)
         return QString();
@@ -3574,7 +3574,7 @@ unsigned GitClient::synchronousGitVersion(QString *errorMessage) const
         return 0;
 
     // run git --version
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsSynchronousExec(proc, QString(), {"--version"}, silentFlags);
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess) {
         msgCannotRun(tr("Cannot determine Git version: %1").arg(proc.stdErr()), errorMessage);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp
index 73af5db9590..aef8cd720c9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public:
         QObject::connect(m_command.get(),
                          &VcsCommand::stdOutText,
                          [this, &fi](const QString &text) { read(fi, text); });
-        SynchronousProcess proc;
+        QtcProcess proc;
         proc.setTimeoutS(0);
         m_command->runCommand(proc, {m_vcsBinary, arguments});
         switch (proc.result()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp
index 0f275952605..1b7be13f81f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static QByteArray decodeProvisioningProfile(const QString &path)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(!path.isEmpty(), return QByteArray());
 
-    Utils::SynchronousProcess p;
+    Utils::QtcProcess p;
     p.setTimeoutS(3);
     // path is assumed to be valid file path to .mobileprovision
     p.setCommand({"openssl", {"smime", "-inform", "der", "-verify", "-in", path}});
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosprobe.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosprobe.cpp
index bbef7f57e8b..79fddd37791 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosprobe.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosprobe.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void XcodeProbe::addDeveloperPath(const QString &path)
 
 void XcodeProbe::detectDeveloperPaths()
 {
-    Utils::SynchronousProcess selectedXcode;
+    Utils::QtcProcess selectedXcode;
     selectedXcode.setTimeoutS(5);
     selectedXcode.setCommand({"/usr/bin/xcode-select", {"--print-path"}});
     selectedXcode.runBlocking();
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.cpp
index 0c32931870c..c843f02407a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static bool checkForTimeout(const chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point &sta
 
 static bool runCommand(const CommandLine &command, QString *stdOutput, QString *allOutput = nullptr)
 {
-    SynchronousProcess p;
+    QtcProcess p;
     p.setTimeoutS(-1);
     p.setCommand(command);
     p.runBlocking();
diff --git a/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialclient.cpp b/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialclient.cpp
index f4701322af9..1289c073116 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialclient.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ bool MercurialClient::manifestSync(const QString &repository, const QString &rel
     // This  only works when called from the repo and outputs paths relative to it.
     const QStringList args(QLatin1String("manifest"));
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, repository, args);
 
     const QDir repositoryDir(repository);
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ bool MercurialClient::synchronousClone(const QString &workingDir,
     if (workingDirectory.exists()) {
         // Let's make first init
         QStringList arguments(QLatin1String("init"));
-        SynchronousProcess proc;
+        QtcProcess proc;
         vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory.path(), arguments);
         if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess)
             return false;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ bool MercurialClient::synchronousClone(const QString &workingDir,
         // Then pull remote repository
         arguments.clear();
         arguments << QLatin1String("pull") << dstLocation;
-        SynchronousProcess proc1;
+        QtcProcess proc1;
         vcsSynchronousExec(proc1, workingDirectory.path(), arguments, flags);
         if (proc1.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess)
             return false;
@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ bool MercurialClient::synchronousClone(const QString &workingDir,
         // And last update repository
         arguments.clear();
         arguments << QLatin1String("update");
-        SynchronousProcess proc2;
+        QtcProcess proc2;
         vcsSynchronousExec(proc2, workingDirectory.path(), arguments, flags);
         return proc2.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
     } else {
         QStringList arguments(QLatin1String("clone"));
         arguments << dstLocation << workingDirectory.dirName();
         workingDirectory.cdUp();
-        SynchronousProcess proc;
+        QtcProcess proc;
         vcsSynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory.path(), arguments, flags);
         return proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
     }
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ bool MercurialClient::synchronousPull(const QString &workingDir, const QString &
     // cause mercurial doesn`t understand LANG
     Environment env = Environment::systemEnvironment();
     env.set("LANGUAGE", "C");
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     proc.setTimeoutS(vcsTimeoutS());
 
     VcsCommand command(workingDir, env);
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ QStringList MercurialClient::parentRevisionsSync(const QString &workingDirectory
     args << QLatin1String("parents") <<  QLatin1String("-r") <<revision;
     if (!file.isEmpty())
         args << file;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, args);
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess)
         return QStringList();
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ QString MercurialClient::shortDescriptionSync(const QString &workingDirectory,
     if (!format.isEmpty())
         args << QLatin1String("--template") << format;
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, args);
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess)
         return revision;
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ bool MercurialClient::managesFile(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString
 {
     QStringList args;
     args << QLatin1String("status") << QLatin1String("--unknown") << fileName;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, args);
     return proc.stdOut().isEmpty();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceplugin.cpp
index 9408fc22c7e..5c26747ec90 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceplugin.cpp
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ PerforceResponse PerforcePluginPrivate::synchronousProcess(const QString &workin
     QTC_ASSERT(stdInput.isEmpty(), return PerforceResponse()); // Not supported here
 
     // Run, connect stderr to the output window
-    SynchronousProcess process;
+    QtcProcess process;
     const int timeOutS = (flags & LongTimeOut) ? m_settings.longTimeOutS() : m_settings.timeOutS.value();
     process.setTimeoutS(timeOutS);
     if (outputCodec)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customwizard/customwizardscriptgenerator.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customwizard/customwizardscriptgenerator.cpp
index 99a89a63c0c..c56310a350c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customwizard/customwizardscriptgenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customwizard/customwizardscriptgenerator.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static bool
                               const QMap<QString, QString> &fieldMap,
                               QString *stdOut /* = 0 */, QString *errorMessage)
 {
-    Utils::SynchronousProcess process;
+    Utils::QtcProcess process;
     const QString binary = script.front();
     QStringList arguments;
     const int binarySize = script.size();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
index 285f7078cb0..e882260f7d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static QByteArray runGcc(const FilePath &gcc, const QStringList &arguments, cons
     if (!gcc.isExecutableFile())
         return QByteArray();
 
-    SynchronousProcess cpp;
+    QtcProcess cpp;
     Environment environment(env);
     environment.setupEnglishOutput();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
index d85ddab2cda..d7f12d4a7ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static Utils::optional<VisualStudioInstallation> detectCppBuildTools2017()
 static QVector<VisualStudioInstallation> detectVisualStudioFromVsWhere(const QString &vswhere)
 {
     QVector<VisualStudioInstallation> installations;
-    SynchronousProcess vsWhereProcess;
+    QtcProcess vsWhereProcess;
     vsWhereProcess.setCodec(QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"));
     const int timeoutS = 5;
     vsWhereProcess.setTimeoutS(timeoutS);
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ Macros MsvcToolChain::msvcPredefinedMacros(const QStringList &cxxflags,
         qWarning("%s: %s", Q_FUNC_INFO, qPrintable(saver.errorString()));
         return predefinedMacros;
     }
-    Utils::SynchronousProcess cpp;
+    Utils::QtcProcess cpp;
     cpp.setEnvironment(env);
     cpp.setWorkingDirectory(Utils::TemporaryDirectory::masterDirectoryPath());
     QStringList arguments;
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ static const MsvcToolChain *findMsvcToolChain(const QString &displayedVarsBat)
 
 static QVersionNumber clangClVersion(const QString &clangClPath)
 {
-    SynchronousProcess clangClProcess;
+    QtcProcess clangClProcess;
     clangClProcess.setCommand({clangClPath, {"--version"}});
     clangClProcess.runBlocking();
     if (clangClProcess.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess)
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@ Macros ClangClToolChain::msvcPredefinedMacros(const QStringList &cxxflags,
     if (!cxxflags.contains("--driver-mode=g++"))
         return MsvcToolChain::msvcPredefinedMacros(cxxflags, env);
 
-    SynchronousProcess cpp;
+    QtcProcess cpp;
     cpp.setEnvironment(env);
     cpp.setWorkingDirectory(Utils::TemporaryDirectory::masterDirectoryPath());
 
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ Utils::optional<QString> MsvcToolChain::generateEnvironmentSettings(const Utils:
         return QString();
     }
 
-    Utils::SynchronousProcess run;
+    Utils::QtcProcess run;
 
     // As of WinSDK 7.1, there is logic preventing the path from being set
     // correctly if "ORIGINALPATH" is already set. That can cause problems
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp
index eb5aff9e337..b20a9f2f572 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ Interpreter::Interpreter(const FilePath &python, const QString &defaultName, boo
     : id(QUuid::createUuid().toString())
     , command(python)
 {
-    SynchronousProcess pythonProcess;
+    QtcProcess pythonProcess;
     pythonProcess.setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::MergedChannels);
     pythonProcess.setTimeoutS(1);
     pythonProcess.setCommand({python, {"--version"}});
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp b/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp
index f679fe2b0fa..325872d1c45 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static QString pythonName(const FilePath &pythonPath)
         return {};
     QString name = nameForPython.value(pythonPath);
     if (name.isEmpty()) {
-        SynchronousProcess pythonProcess;
+        QtcProcess pythonProcess;
         pythonProcess.setTimeoutS(2);
         pythonProcess.setCommand({pythonPath, {"--version"}});
         pythonProcess.runBlocking();
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ FilePath getPylsModulePath(CommandLine pylsCommand)
 
     pylsCommand.addArg("-h");
 
-    SynchronousProcess pythonProcess;
+    QtcProcess pythonProcess;
     Environment env = pythonProcess.environment();
     env.set("PYTHONVERBOSE", "x");
     pythonProcess.setEnvironment(env);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static PythonLanguageServerState checkPythonLanguageServer(const FilePath &pytho
         }
     }
 
-    SynchronousProcess pythonProcess;
+    QtcProcess pythonProcess;
     pythonProcess.setCommand(pythonLShelpCommand);
     pythonProcess.runBlocking();
     if (pythonProcess.allOutput().contains("Python Language Server"))
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionclient.cpp b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionclient.cpp
index e5c6f42ab52..b0277bef023 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionclient.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ bool SubversionClient::doCommit(const QString &repositoryRoot,
             << QLatin1String("--file") << commitMessageFile;
 
     QStringList args(vcsCommandString(CommitCommand));
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsSynchronousExec(proc, repositoryRoot, args << svnExtraOptions << escapeFiles(files),
                        VcsCommand::ShowStdOut | VcsCommand::NoFullySync);
     return proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ QString SubversionClient::synchronousTopic(const QString &repository) const
     else
         svnVersionBinary = svnVersionBinary.left(pos + 1);
     svnVersionBinary.append(HostOsInfo::withExecutableSuffix("svnversion"));
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, repository, {svnVersionBinary, args});
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess)
         return QString();
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp
index 040b46d1963..fd02122ae9d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ SubversionResponse SubversionPluginPrivate::runSvn(const QString &workingDir,
         return response;
     }
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     m_client->vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDir, arguments, flags, timeOutS, outputCodec);
 
     response.error = proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/formattexteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/formattexteditor.cpp
index 478e2372481..be927da9203 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/formattexteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/formattexteditor.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static FormatTask format(FormatTask task)
         // Format temporary file
         QStringList options = task.command.options();
         options.replaceInStrings(QLatin1String("%file"), sourceFile.filePath().toString());
-        SynchronousProcess process;
+        QtcProcess process;
         process.setTimeoutS(5);
         process.setCommand({executable, options});
         process.runBlocking();
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/highlightersettings.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/highlightersettings.cpp
index e7a8fc59f9d..6dc5f9984b4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/highlightersettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/highlightersettings.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ QString findFallbackDefinitionsLocation()
         // Try kde-config.
         const QStringList programs = {"kde-config", "kde4-config"};
         for (auto &program : programs) {
-            Utils::SynchronousProcess process;
+            Utils::QtcProcess process;
             process.setTimeoutS(5);
             process.setCommand({program, {"--prefix"}});
             process.runBlocking();
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
index 5252a8c894a..910558ec4a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ QString VcsBaseClientImpl::stripLastNewline(const QString &in)
     return in;
 }
 
-void VcsBaseClientImpl::vcsFullySynchronousExec(SynchronousProcess &proc,
+void VcsBaseClientImpl::vcsFullySynchronousExec(QtcProcess &proc,
                                                 const QString &workingDir, const CommandLine &cmdLine,
                                                 unsigned flags, int timeoutS, QTextCodec *codec) const
 {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ void VcsBaseClientImpl::annotateRevisionRequested(const QString &workingDirector
     annotate(workingDirectory, file, changeCopy, line);
 }
 
-void VcsBaseClientImpl::vcsFullySynchronousExec(SynchronousProcess &proc,
+void VcsBaseClientImpl::vcsFullySynchronousExec(QtcProcess &proc,
                                                 const QString &workingDir, const QStringList &args,
                                                 unsigned flags, int timeoutS, QTextCodec *codec) const
 {
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ VcsCommand *VcsBaseClientImpl::vcsExec(const QString &workingDirectory, const QS
     return command;
 }
 
-void VcsBaseClientImpl::vcsSynchronousExec(SynchronousProcess &proc, const QString &workingDir,
+void VcsBaseClientImpl::vcsSynchronousExec(QtcProcess &proc, const QString &workingDir,
                                            const QStringList &args,
                                            unsigned flags,
                                            QTextCodec *outputCodec) const
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ bool VcsBaseClient::synchronousCreateRepository(const QString &workingDirectory,
 {
     QStringList args(vcsCommandString(CreateRepositoryCommand));
     args << extraOptions;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDirectory, args);
     if (proc.result() != QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess)
         return false;
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ bool VcsBaseClient::synchronousClone(const QString &workingDir,
     args << vcsCommandString(CloneCommand)
          << extraOptions << srcLocation << dstLocation;
 
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDir, args);
     resetCachedVcsInfo(workingDir);
     return proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ bool VcsBaseClient::synchronousAdd(const QString &workingDir, const QString &fil
 {
     QStringList args;
     args << vcsCommandString(AddCommand) << extraOptions << filename;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDir, args);
     return proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
 }
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ bool VcsBaseClient::synchronousRemove(const QString &workingDir, const QString &
 {
     QStringList args;
     args << vcsCommandString(RemoveCommand) << extraOptions << filename;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDir, args);
     return proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
 }
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ bool VcsBaseClient::synchronousMove(const QString &workingDir,
 {
     QStringList args;
     args << vcsCommandString(MoveCommand) << extraOptions << from << to;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsFullySynchronousExec(proc, workingDir, args);
     return proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
 }
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ bool VcsBaseClient::synchronousPull(const QString &workingDir,
             VcsCommand::SshPasswordPrompt
             | VcsCommand::ShowStdOut
             | VcsCommand::ShowSuccessMessage;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsSynchronousExec(proc, workingDir, args, flags);
     const bool ok = proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
     if (ok)
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ bool VcsBaseClient::synchronousPush(const QString &workingDir,
             VcsCommand::SshPasswordPrompt
             | VcsCommand::ShowStdOut
             | VcsCommand::ShowSuccessMessage;
-    SynchronousProcess proc;
+    QtcProcess proc;
     vcsSynchronousExec(proc, workingDir, args, flags);
     return proc.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.h
index 673e2bf65ba..7544e34dc54 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.h
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ public:
     static QString stripLastNewline(const QString &in);
 
     // Fully synchronous VCS execution (QProcess-based)
-    void vcsFullySynchronousExec(Utils::SynchronousProcess &process,
+    void vcsFullySynchronousExec(Utils::QtcProcess &process,
                                  const QString &workingDir, const QStringList &args,
                                  unsigned flags = 0, int timeoutS = -1, QTextCodec *codec = nullptr) const;
-    void vcsFullySynchronousExec(Utils::SynchronousProcess &process,
+    void vcsFullySynchronousExec(Utils::QtcProcess &process,
                                  const QString &workingDir, const Utils::CommandLine &cmdLine,
                                  unsigned flags = 0, int timeoutS = -1, QTextCodec *codec = nullptr) const;
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ protected:
 
     // Synchronous VCS execution using Utils::SynchronousProcess, with
     // log windows updating (using VcsBasePlugin::runVcs with flags)
-    void vcsSynchronousExec(Utils::SynchronousProcess &proc,
+    void vcsSynchronousExec(Utils::QtcProcess &proc,
                             const QString &workingDir,
                             const QStringList &args,
                             unsigned flags = 0,
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
index 1f94fcdca83..700943ce5c1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const Environment VcsCommand::processEnvironment() const
     return env;
 }
 
-void VcsCommand::runCommand(SynchronousProcess &proc,
+void VcsCommand::runCommand(QtcProcess &proc,
                             const CommandLine &command,
                             const QString &workingDirectory)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
index f99132d255f..d30f501543d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public:
 
     const Utils::Environment processEnvironment() const override;
 
-    void runCommand(Utils::SynchronousProcess &process,
+    void runCommand(Utils::QtcProcess &process,
                     const Utils::CommandLine &command,
                     const QString &workDirectory = {}) override;
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/tst_qtcprocess.cpp b/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/tst_qtcprocess.cpp
index b400faf3db3..bfc19049f60 100644
--- a/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/tst_qtcprocess.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/tst_qtcprocess.cpp
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ void tst_QtcProcess::exitCode()
         QCOMPARE(qtcP.exitCode() == 0, qtcP.result() == QtcProcess::FinishedWithSuccess);
     }
     {
-        SynchronousProcess sP;
+        QtcProcess sP;
         sP.setCommand(command);
         sP.setEnvironment(env);
         sP.runBlocking();
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ void tst_QtcProcess::runBlockingStdOut()
     QFETCH(bool, withEndl);
     QFETCH(int, timeOutS);
 
-    SynchronousProcess sp;
+    QtcProcess sp;
     QStringList args = QCoreApplication::arguments();
     const QString binary = args.takeFirst();
     sp.setCommand(CommandLine(binary, args));
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ void tst_QtcProcess::runBlockingStdOut()
     });
     sp.runBlocking();
 
-    // See also QTCREATORBUG-25667 for why it is a bad idea to use SynchronousProcess::runBlocking
+    // See also QTCREATORBUG-25667 for why it is a bad idea to use QtcProcess::runBlocking
     // with interactive cli tools.
     QEXPECT_FAIL("Unterminated stdout lost: early timeout", "", Continue);
     QVERIFY2(sp.result() != QtcProcess::Hang, "Process run did not time out.");
diff --git a/tests/manual/process/main.cpp b/tests/manual/process/main.cpp
index df4f6fa9631..1baa479dd82 100644
--- a/tests/manual/process/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/manual/process/main.cpp
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 
 static const char usage[] =
-"Tests timeout behaviour of Utils:SynchronousProcess.\n"
+"Tests timeout behavior of Utils::QtcProcess.\n"
 "Usage:\n"
-"   1) Test Utils:SynchronousProcess (graphically)\n"
+"   1) Test Utils::QtcProcess (graphically)\n"
 "   process <cmd> <args>\n"
-"   2) Test synchronous helpers of Utils:SynchronousProcess (tty)\n"
+"   2) Test synchronous helpers of Utils::QtcProcess (tty)\n"
 "   process -s <cmd> <args>\n\n"
 "slowprocess.sh is provided as an example script that produces slow\n"
 "output. It takes an option -e to switch to stderr\n"
diff --git a/tests/manual/process/mainwindow.cpp b/tests/manual/process/mainwindow.cpp
index cbe2aa03ac7..ed7cb1dcb8f 100644
--- a/tests/manual/process/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/tests/manual/process/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void MainWindow::test()
     args.pop_front();
     const QString cmd = args.front();
     args.pop_front();
-    Utils::SynchronousProcess process;
+    Utils::QtcProcess process;
     process.setTimeoutS(2);
     qDebug() << "Async: " << cmd << args;
     process.setStdOutCallback([this](const QString &s) { append(s); });