diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprocess.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprocess.cpp
index 45b7b119eeb..07bf943f3de 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprocess.cpp
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ void CMakeProcess::handleProcessFinished(int code, QProcess::ExitStatus status)
     QString msg;
     if (status != QProcess::NormalExit) {
         if (m_processWasCanceled) {
-            msg = tr("*** cmake process was canceled by the user.");
+            msg = tr("CMake process was canceled by the user.");
         } else {
-            msg = tr("*** cmake process crashed.");
+            msg = tr("CMake process crashed.");
         }
     } else if (code != 0) {
-        msg = tr("*** cmake process exited with exit code %1.").arg(code);
+        msg = tr("CMake process exited with exit code %1.").arg(code);
     }
 
     if (!msg.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapiparser.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapiparser.cpp
index 657f798cebe..25dc5d701ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapiparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapiparser.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void reportFileApiSetupFailure()
 {
     Core::MessageManager::write(QCoreApplication::translate(
         "CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-        "Failed to set up cmake fileapi support. Creator can not extract project information."));
+        "Failed to set up CMake file API support. Qt Creator can not extract project information."));
 }
 
 static std::pair<int, int> cmakeVersion(const QJsonObject &obj)
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static ReplyFileContents readReplyFile(const QFileInfo &fi, QString &errorMessag
 {
     const QJsonDocument document = readJsonFile(fi.filePath());
     static const QString msg = QCoreApplication::translate("CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-                                                           "Invalid reply file created by cmake.");
+                                                           "Invalid reply file created by CMake.");
 
     ReplyFileContents result;
     if (document.isNull() || document.isEmpty() || !document.isObject()) {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static CMakeConfig readCacheFile(const QString &cacheFile, QString &errorMessage
 
     if (!checkJsonObject(root, "cache", 2)) {
         errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate("CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-                                                   "Invalid cache file generated by cmake.");
+                                                   "Invalid cache file generated by CMake.");
         return {};
     }
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ std::vector<CMakeFileInfo> readCMakeFilesFile(const QString &cmakeFilesFile, QSt
 
     if (!checkJsonObject(root, "cmakeFiles", 1)) {
         errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate("CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-                                                   "Invalid cmakeFiles file generated by cmake.");
+                                                   "Invalid cmakeFiles file generated by CMake.");
         return {};
     }
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ std::vector<Directory> extractDirectories(const QJsonArray &directories, QString
     if (directories.isEmpty()) {
         errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate(
             "CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-            "Invalid codemodel file generated by cmake: No directories.");
+            "Invalid codemodel file generated by CMake: No directories.");
         return {};
     }
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ std::vector<Directory> extractDirectories(const QJsonArray &directories, QString
         if (obj.isEmpty()) {
             errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate(
                 "CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-                "Invalid codemodel file generated by cmake: Empty directory object.");
+                "Invalid codemodel file generated by CMake: Empty directory object.");
             continue;
         }
         Directory dir;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static std::vector<Project> extractProjects(const QJsonArray &projects, QString
     if (projects.isEmpty()) {
         errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate(
             "CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-            "Invalid codemodel file generated by cmake: No projects.");
+            "Invalid codemodel file generated by CMake: No projects.");
         return {};
     }
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static std::vector<Project> extractProjects(const QJsonArray &projects, QString
         if (obj.isEmpty()) {
             errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate(
                 "CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-                "Invalid codemodel file generated by cmake: Empty project object.");
+                "Invalid codemodel file generated by CMake: Empty project object.");
             continue;
         }
         Project project;
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static std::vector<Project> extractProjects(const QJsonArray &projects, QString
         if (project.name.isEmpty() || project.directories.empty()) {
             errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate(
                 "CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-                "Invalid codemodel file generated by cmake: Broken project data.");
+                "Invalid codemodel file generated by CMake: Broken project data.");
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static std::vector<Target> extractTargets(const QJsonArray &targets, QString &er
     if (targets.isEmpty()) {
         errorMessage
             = QCoreApplication::translate("CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-                                          "Invalid codemodel file generated by cmake: No targets.");
+                                          "Invalid codemodel file generated by CMake: No targets.");
         return {};
     }
 
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static std::vector<Target> extractTargets(const QJsonArray &targets, QString &er
         if (obj.isEmpty()) {
             errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate(
                 "CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-                "Invalid codemodel file generated by cmake: Empty target object.");
+                "Invalid codemodel file generated by CMake: Empty target object.");
             continue;
         }
         Target target;
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static std::vector<Target> extractTargets(const QJsonArray &targets, QString &er
             || target.directory == -1 || target.project == -1) {
             errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate(
                 "CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-                "Invalid codemodel file generated by cmake: Broken target data.");
+                "Invalid codemodel file generated by CMake: Broken target data.");
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static std::vector<Configuration> extractConfigurations(const QJsonArray &config
     if (configs.isEmpty()) {
         errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate(
             "CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-            "Invalid codemodel file generated by cmake: No configurations.");
+            "Invalid codemodel file generated by CMake: No configurations.");
         return {};
     }
 
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static std::vector<Configuration> extractConfigurations(const QJsonArray &config
         if (obj.isEmpty()) {
             errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate(
                 "CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-                "Invalid codemodel file generated by cmake: Empty configuration object.");
+                "Invalid codemodel file generated by CMake: Empty configuration object.");
             continue;
         }
         Configuration config;
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ static std::vector<Configuration> extractConfigurations(const QJsonArray &config
         if (!validateIndexes(config)) {
             errorMessage
                 = QCoreApplication::translate("CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-                                              "Invalid codemodel file generated by cmake: Broken "
-                                              "indexes in directories/projects/targets.");
+                                              "Invalid codemodel file generated by CMake: Broken "
+                                              "indexes in directories, projects, or targets.");
             return {};
         }
 
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ static std::vector<Configuration> readCodemodelFile(const QString &codemodelFile
 
     if (!checkJsonObject(root, "codemodel", 2)) {
         errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate("CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-                                                   "Invalid codemodel file generated by cmake.");
+                                                   "Invalid codemodel file generated by CMake.");
         return {};
     }
 
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ TargetDetails readTargetFile(const QString &targetFile, QString &errorMessage)
     if (errorMessage.isEmpty() && !validateTargetDetails(result)) {
         errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate(
             "CMakeProjectManager::Internal",
-            "Invalid target file generated by cmake: Broken indexes in target details.");
+            "Invalid target file generated by CMake: Broken indexes in target details.");
     }
     return result;
 }