diff --git a/src/plugins/help/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/help/CMakeLists.txt
index 5402d77f7d4..7d6452c4738 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/help/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ add_qtc_plugin(Help
   SOURCES
     docsettingspage.cpp docsettingspage.h
     filtersettingspage.cpp filtersettingspage.h
-    generalsettingspage.cpp generalsettingspage.h generalsettingspage.ui
+    generalsettingspage.cpp generalsettingspage.h
     help.qrc
     helpconstants.h
     helpfindsupport.cpp helpfindsupport.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.cpp
index ac595b12cfe..3d7068b9a4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.cpp
@@ -40,9 +40,19 @@
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
 #include <utils/fileutils.h>
 
+#include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QComboBox>
 #include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QFontComboBox>
+#include <QFormLayout>
+#include <QGridLayout>
+#include <QGroupBox>
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QLabel>
 #include <QSettings>
+#include <QSpinBox>
 #include <QTextStream>
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 #include <QApplication>
 
@@ -52,6 +62,200 @@ using namespace Utils;
 namespace Help {
 namespace Internal {
 
+class GeneralSettingsPageWidget : public QWidget
+{
+public:
+    GeneralSettingsPageWidget();
+
+    QSpinBox *zoomSpinBox;
+    QFontComboBox *familyComboBox;
+    QComboBox *styleComboBox;
+    QComboBox *sizeComboBox;
+    QLineEdit *homePageLineEdit;
+    QComboBox *helpStartComboBox;
+    QComboBox *contextHelpComboBox;
+    QPushButton *currentPageButton;
+    QPushButton *blankPageButton;
+    QPushButton *defaultPageButton;
+    QLabel *errorLabel;
+    QPushButton *importButton;
+    QPushButton *exportButton;
+    QCheckBox *scrollWheelZooming;
+    QCheckBox *m_returnOnClose;
+    QComboBox *viewerBackend;
+};
+
+GeneralSettingsPageWidget::GeneralSettingsPageWidget()
+{
+    // font group box
+    auto fontGroupBox = new QGroupBox(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Font"));
+    auto familyLabel = new QLabel(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Family:"));
+
+    familyComboBox = new QFontComboBox;
+    auto styleLabel = new QLabel(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Style:"));
+    styleComboBox = new QComboBox;
+    auto sizeLabel = new QLabel(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Size:"));
+    sizeComboBox = new QComboBox;
+
+    auto fontLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
+    fontLayout->addWidget(familyComboBox);
+    fontLayout->addSpacing(20);
+    fontLayout->addWidget(styleLabel);
+    fontLayout->addWidget(styleComboBox);
+    fontLayout->addSpacing(20);
+    fontLayout->addWidget(sizeLabel);
+    fontLayout->addWidget(sizeComboBox);
+    fontLayout->addStretch();
+
+    auto noteLabel = new QLabel(QCoreApplication::translate(
+        "Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage",
+        "Note: The above setting takes effect only if the HTML file does not use a style sheet."));
+    noteLabel->setWordWrap(true);
+    auto zoomLabel = new QLabel(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Zoom:"));
+
+    zoomSpinBox = new QSpinBox;
+    zoomSpinBox->setMinimum(10);
+    zoomSpinBox->setMaximum(3000);
+    zoomSpinBox->setSingleStep(10);
+    zoomSpinBox->setValue(100);
+    zoomSpinBox->setSuffix(QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "%"));
+
+    auto zoomLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
+    zoomLayout->addWidget(zoomSpinBox);
+    zoomLayout->addStretch();
+
+    auto fontGroupBoxLayout = new QGridLayout;
+    fontGroupBox->setLayout(fontGroupBoxLayout);
+    fontGroupBoxLayout->addWidget(familyLabel, 0, 0);
+    fontGroupBoxLayout->addLayout(fontLayout, 0, 1);
+    fontGroupBoxLayout->addWidget(noteLabel, 1, 0, 1, 2);
+    fontGroupBoxLayout->addWidget(zoomLabel, 2, 0);
+    fontGroupBoxLayout->addLayout(zoomLayout, 2, 1);
+
+    // startup group box
+    auto startupGroupBox = new QGroupBox(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Startup"));
+
+    contextHelpComboBox = new QComboBox(startupGroupBox);
+    contextHelpComboBox->addItem(QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage",
+                                                             "Show Side-by-Side if Possible"));
+    contextHelpComboBox->addItem(QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage",
+                                                             "Always Show Side-by-Side"));
+    contextHelpComboBox->addItem(QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage",
+                                                             "Always Show in Help Mode"));
+    contextHelpComboBox->addItem(QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage",
+                                                             "Always Show in External Window"));
+
+    helpStartComboBox = new QComboBox(startupGroupBox);
+    helpStartComboBox->addItem(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Show My Home Page"));
+    helpStartComboBox->addItem(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Show a Blank Page"));
+    helpStartComboBox->addItem(QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage",
+                                                           "Show My Tabs from Last Session"));
+
+    auto startupFormLayout = new QFormLayout;
+    startupGroupBox->setLayout(startupFormLayout);
+    startupFormLayout->setFieldGrowthPolicy(QFormLayout::ExpandingFieldsGrow);
+    startupFormLayout->addRow(QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage",
+                                                          "On context help:"),
+                              contextHelpComboBox);
+    startupFormLayout->addRow(QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage",
+                                                          "On help start:"),
+                              helpStartComboBox);
+
+    homePageLineEdit = new QLineEdit;
+    currentPageButton = new QPushButton(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Use &Current Page"));
+    blankPageButton = new QPushButton(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Use &Blank Page"));
+    defaultPageButton = new QPushButton(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Reset"));
+    defaultPageButton->setToolTip(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Reset to default."));
+
+    auto homePageLayout = new QHBoxLayout;
+    homePageLayout->addWidget(homePageLineEdit);
+    homePageLayout->addWidget(currentPageButton);
+    homePageLayout->addWidget(blankPageButton);
+    homePageLayout->addWidget(defaultPageButton);
+
+    startupFormLayout->addRow(QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage",
+                                                          "Home page:"),
+                              homePageLayout);
+
+    // behavior group box
+    auto behaviourGroupBox = new QGroupBox(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Behaviour"));
+    scrollWheelZooming = new QCheckBox(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage",
+                                    "Enable scroll wheel zooming"));
+
+    m_returnOnClose = new QCheckBox(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage",
+                                    "Return to editor on closing the last page"));
+    m_returnOnClose->setToolTip(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage",
+                                    "Switches to editor context after last help page is closed."));
+
+    auto viewerBackendLabel = new QLabel(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Viewer backend:"));
+    viewerBackend = new QComboBox;
+    const QString description = GeneralSettingsPage::tr(
+        "Change takes effect after reloading help pages.");
+    auto viewerBackendDescription = new QLabel(description);
+    viewerBackendLabel->setToolTip(description);
+    viewerBackend->setToolTip(description);
+
+    auto viewerBackendLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
+    viewerBackendLayout->addWidget(viewerBackendLabel);
+    viewerBackendLayout->addWidget(viewerBackend);
+    viewerBackendLayout->addWidget(viewerBackendDescription);
+    viewerBackendLayout->addStretch();
+
+    auto behaviourGroupBoxLayout = new QVBoxLayout;
+    behaviourGroupBox->setLayout(behaviourGroupBoxLayout);
+    behaviourGroupBoxLayout->addWidget(scrollWheelZooming);
+    behaviourGroupBoxLayout->addWidget(m_returnOnClose);
+    behaviourGroupBoxLayout->addLayout(viewerBackendLayout);
+
+    // bookmarks
+    errorLabel = new QLabel(this);
+    QPalette palette;
+    QBrush brush(QColor(255, 0, 0, 255));
+    brush.setStyle(Qt::SolidPattern);
+    palette.setBrush(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Text, brush);
+    palette.setBrush(QPalette::Inactive, QPalette::Text, brush);
+    QBrush brush1(QColor(120, 120, 120, 255));
+    brush1.setStyle(Qt::SolidPattern);
+    palette.setBrush(QPalette::Disabled, QPalette::Text, brush1);
+    errorLabel->setPalette(palette);
+
+    importButton = new QPushButton(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Import Bookmarks..."));
+    exportButton = new QPushButton(
+        QCoreApplication::translate("Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage", "Export Bookmarks..."));
+
+    auto bookmarksLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
+    bookmarksLayout->addStretch();
+    bookmarksLayout->addWidget(errorLabel);
+    bookmarksLayout->addWidget(importButton);
+    bookmarksLayout->addWidget(exportButton);
+
+    auto mainLayout = new QVBoxLayout;
+    setLayout(mainLayout);
+    mainLayout->addWidget(fontGroupBox);
+    mainLayout->addWidget(startupGroupBox);
+    mainLayout->addWidget(behaviourGroupBox);
+    mainLayout->addLayout(bookmarksLayout);
+    mainLayout->addStretch(1);
+}
+
 GeneralSettingsPage::GeneralSettingsPage()
 {
     setId("A.General settings");
@@ -64,96 +268,88 @@ GeneralSettingsPage::GeneralSettingsPage()
 QWidget *GeneralSettingsPage::widget()
 {
     if (!m_widget) {
-        m_widget = new QWidget;
-        m_ui = new Ui::GeneralSettingsPage;
-        m_ui->setupUi(m_widget);
-        m_ui->sizeComboBox->setEditable(false);
-        m_ui->styleComboBox->setEditable(false);
+        m_widget = new GeneralSettingsPageWidget;
 
         m_font = LocalHelpManager::fallbackFont();
         m_fontZoom = LocalHelpManager::fontZoom();
-        m_ui->zoomSpinBox->setValue(m_fontZoom);
+        m_widget->zoomSpinBox->setValue(m_fontZoom);
 
         updateFontSizeSelector();
         updateFontStyleSelector();
         updateFontFamilySelector();
 
-        connect(m_ui->familyComboBox, &QFontComboBox::currentFontChanged, this, [this]() {
+        connect(m_widget->familyComboBox, &QFontComboBox::currentFontChanged, this, [this]() {
             updateFont();
             updateFontStyleSelector();
             updateFontSizeSelector();
             updateFont(); // changes that might have happened when updating the selectors
         });
 
-        connect(m_ui->styleComboBox, QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged),
+        connect(m_widget->styleComboBox, QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged),
                 this, [this]() {
             updateFont();
             updateFontSizeSelector();
             updateFont(); // changes that might have happened when updating the selectors
         });
 
-        connect(m_ui->sizeComboBox, QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged),
+        connect(m_widget->sizeComboBox, QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged),
                 this, &GeneralSettingsPage::updateFont);
 
-        connect(m_ui->zoomSpinBox, QOverload<int>::of(&QSpinBox::valueChanged),
+        connect(m_widget->zoomSpinBox, QOverload<int>::of(&QSpinBox::valueChanged),
                 this, [this](int value) { m_fontZoom = value; });
 
         m_homePage = LocalHelpManager::homePage();
-        m_ui->homePageLineEdit->setText(m_homePage);
+        m_widget->homePageLineEdit->setText(m_homePage);
 
         m_startOption = LocalHelpManager::startOption();
-        m_ui->helpStartComboBox->setCurrentIndex(m_startOption);
+        m_widget->helpStartComboBox->setCurrentIndex(m_startOption);
 
         m_contextOption = LocalHelpManager::contextHelpOption();
-        m_ui->contextHelpComboBox->setCurrentIndex(m_contextOption);
+        m_widget->contextHelpComboBox->setCurrentIndex(m_contextOption);
 
-        connect(m_ui->currentPageButton, &QPushButton::clicked,
+        connect(m_widget->currentPageButton, &QPushButton::clicked,
                 this, &GeneralSettingsPage::setCurrentPage);
-        connect(m_ui->blankPageButton, &QPushButton::clicked,
+        connect(m_widget->blankPageButton, &QPushButton::clicked,
                 this, &GeneralSettingsPage::setBlankPage);
-        connect(m_ui->defaultPageButton,
+        connect(m_widget->defaultPageButton,
                 &QPushButton::clicked,
                 this,
                 &GeneralSettingsPage::setDefaultPage);
 
         HelpViewer *viewer = HelpPlugin::modeHelpWidget()->currentViewer();
         if (!viewer)
-            m_ui->currentPageButton->setEnabled(false);
+            m_widget->currentPageButton->setEnabled(false);
 
-        m_ui->errorLabel->setVisible(false);
-        connect(m_ui->importButton, &QPushButton::clicked,
+        m_widget->errorLabel->setVisible(false);
+        connect(m_widget->importButton, &QPushButton::clicked,
                 this, &GeneralSettingsPage::importBookmarks);
-        connect(m_ui->exportButton, &QPushButton::clicked,
+        connect(m_widget->exportButton, &QPushButton::clicked,
                 this, &GeneralSettingsPage::exportBookmarks);
 
         m_returnOnClose = LocalHelpManager::returnOnClose();
-        m_ui->m_returnOnClose->setChecked(m_returnOnClose);
+        m_widget->m_returnOnClose->setChecked(m_returnOnClose);
 
         m_scrollWheelZoomingEnabled = LocalHelpManager::isScrollWheelZoomingEnabled();
-        m_ui->scrollWheelZooming->setChecked(m_scrollWheelZoomingEnabled);
+        m_widget->scrollWheelZooming->setChecked(m_scrollWheelZoomingEnabled);
 
-        const QString description = tr("Change takes effect after reloading help pages.");
-        m_ui->viewerBackendDescription->setText(description);
-        m_ui->viewerBackendLabel->setToolTip(description);
-        m_ui->viewerBackend->setToolTip(description);
-        m_ui->viewerBackend->addItem(tr("Default (%1)", "Default viewer backend")
+        m_widget->viewerBackend->addItem(tr("Default (%1)", "Default viewer backend")
                                          .arg(LocalHelpManager::defaultViewerBackend().displayName));
         const QByteArray currentBackend = LocalHelpManager::viewerBackendId();
         const QVector<HelpViewerFactory> backends = LocalHelpManager::viewerBackends();
         for (const HelpViewerFactory &f : backends) {
-            m_ui->viewerBackend->addItem(f.displayName, f.id);
+            m_widget->viewerBackend->addItem(f.displayName, f.id);
             if (f.id == currentBackend)
-                m_ui->viewerBackend->setCurrentIndex(m_ui->viewerBackend->count() - 1);
+                m_widget->viewerBackend->setCurrentIndex(m_widget->viewerBackend->count() - 1);
         }
         if (backends.size() == 1)
-            m_ui->viewerBackend->setEnabled(false);
+            m_widget->viewerBackend->setEnabled(false);
     }
     return m_widget;
 }
 
 void GeneralSettingsPage::apply()
 {
-    if (!m_ui) // page was never shown
+    if (!m_widget) // page was never shown
         return;
 
     if (m_font != LocalHelpManager::fallbackFont())
@@ -162,40 +358,40 @@ void GeneralSettingsPage::apply()
     if (m_fontZoom != LocalHelpManager::fontZoom())
         LocalHelpManager::setFontZoom(m_fontZoom);
 
-    QString homePage = QUrl::fromUserInput(m_ui->homePageLineEdit->text()).toString();
+    QString homePage = QUrl::fromUserInput(m_widget->homePageLineEdit->text()).toString();
     if (homePage.isEmpty())
         homePage = Help::Constants::AboutBlank;
-    m_ui->homePageLineEdit->setText(homePage);
+    m_widget->homePageLineEdit->setText(homePage);
     if (m_homePage != homePage) {
         m_homePage = homePage;
         LocalHelpManager::setHomePage(homePage);
     }
 
-    const int startOption = m_ui->helpStartComboBox->currentIndex();
+    const int startOption = m_widget->helpStartComboBox->currentIndex();
     if (m_startOption != startOption) {
         m_startOption = startOption;
         LocalHelpManager::setStartOption(LocalHelpManager::StartOption(m_startOption));
     }
 
-    const int helpOption = m_ui->contextHelpComboBox->currentIndex();
+    const int helpOption = m_widget->contextHelpComboBox->currentIndex();
     if (m_contextOption != helpOption) {
         m_contextOption = helpOption;
         LocalHelpManager::setContextHelpOption(HelpManager::HelpViewerLocation(m_contextOption));
     }
 
-    const bool close = m_ui->m_returnOnClose->isChecked();
+    const bool close = m_widget->m_returnOnClose->isChecked();
     if (m_returnOnClose != close) {
         m_returnOnClose = close;
         LocalHelpManager::setReturnOnClose(m_returnOnClose);
     }
 
-    const bool zoom = m_ui->scrollWheelZooming->isChecked();
+    const bool zoom = m_widget->scrollWheelZooming->isChecked();
     if (m_scrollWheelZoomingEnabled != zoom) {
         m_scrollWheelZoomingEnabled = zoom;
         LocalHelpManager::setScrollWheelZoomingEnabled(m_scrollWheelZoomingEnabled);
     }
 
-    const QByteArray viewerBackendId = m_ui->viewerBackend->currentData().toByteArray();
+    const QByteArray viewerBackendId = m_widget->viewerBackend->currentData().toByteArray();
     LocalHelpManager::setViewerBackendId(viewerBackendId);
 }
 
@@ -203,22 +399,22 @@ void GeneralSettingsPage::setCurrentPage()
 {
     HelpViewer *viewer = HelpPlugin::modeHelpWidget()->currentViewer();
     if (viewer)
-        m_ui->homePageLineEdit->setText(viewer->source().toString());
+        m_widget->homePageLineEdit->setText(viewer->source().toString());
 }
 
 void GeneralSettingsPage::setBlankPage()
 {
-    m_ui->homePageLineEdit->setText(Help::Constants::AboutBlank);
+    m_widget->homePageLineEdit->setText(Help::Constants::AboutBlank);
 }
 
 void GeneralSettingsPage::setDefaultPage()
 {
-    m_ui->homePageLineEdit->setText(LocalHelpManager::defaultHomePage());
+    m_widget->homePageLineEdit->setText(LocalHelpManager::defaultHomePage());
 }
 
 void GeneralSettingsPage::importBookmarks()
 {
-    m_ui->errorLabel->setVisible(false);
+    m_widget->errorLabel->setVisible(false);
 
     FilePath filePath = FileUtils::getOpenFilePath(nullptr,
         tr("Import Bookmarks"), FilePath::fromString(QDir::currentPath()), tr("Files (*.xbel)"));
@@ -234,13 +430,13 @@ void GeneralSettingsPage::importBookmarks()
             return;
     }
 
-    m_ui->errorLabel->setVisible(true);
-    m_ui->errorLabel->setText(tr("Cannot import bookmarks."));
+    m_widget->errorLabel->setVisible(true);
+    m_widget->errorLabel->setText(tr("Cannot import bookmarks."));
 }
 
 void GeneralSettingsPage::exportBookmarks()
 {
-    m_ui->errorLabel->setVisible(false);
+    m_widget->errorLabel->setVisible(false);
 
     FilePath filePath = FileUtils::getSaveFilePath(nullptr,
         tr("Save File"), "untitled.xbel", tr("Files (*.xbel)"));
@@ -256,8 +452,8 @@ void GeneralSettingsPage::exportBookmarks()
         saver.setResult(&writer);
     }
     if (!saver.finalize()) {
-        m_ui->errorLabel->setVisible(true);
-        m_ui->errorLabel->setText(saver.errorString());
+        m_widget->errorLabel->setVisible(true);
+        m_widget->errorLabel->setText(saver.errorString());
     }
 }
 
@@ -270,19 +466,19 @@ void GeneralSettingsPage::updateFontSizeSelector()
     if (pointSizes.empty())
         pointSizes = QFontDatabase::standardSizes();
 
-    QSignalBlocker blocker(m_ui->sizeComboBox);
-    m_ui->sizeComboBox->clear();
-    m_ui->sizeComboBox->setCurrentIndex(-1);
-    m_ui->sizeComboBox->setEnabled(!pointSizes.empty());
+    QSignalBlocker blocker(m_widget->sizeComboBox);
+    m_widget->sizeComboBox->clear();
+    m_widget->sizeComboBox->setCurrentIndex(-1);
+    m_widget->sizeComboBox->setEnabled(!pointSizes.empty());
 
     //  try to maintain selection or select closest.
     if (!pointSizes.empty()) {
         QString n;
         foreach (int pointSize, pointSizes)
-            m_ui->sizeComboBox->addItem(n.setNum(pointSize), QVariant(pointSize));
+            m_widget->sizeComboBox->addItem(n.setNum(pointSize), QVariant(pointSize));
         const int closestIndex = closestPointSizeIndex(m_font.pointSize());
         if (closestIndex != -1)
-            m_ui->sizeComboBox->setCurrentIndex(closestIndex);
+            m_widget->sizeComboBox->setCurrentIndex(closestIndex);
     }
 }
 
@@ -291,49 +487,49 @@ void GeneralSettingsPage::updateFontStyleSelector()
     const QString &fontStyle = m_fontDatabase.styleString(m_font);
     const QStringList &styles = m_fontDatabase.styles(m_font.family());
 
-    QSignalBlocker blocker(m_ui->styleComboBox);
-    m_ui->styleComboBox->clear();
-    m_ui->styleComboBox->setCurrentIndex(-1);
-    m_ui->styleComboBox->setEnabled(!styles.empty());
+    QSignalBlocker blocker(m_widget->styleComboBox);
+    m_widget->styleComboBox->clear();
+    m_widget->styleComboBox->setCurrentIndex(-1);
+    m_widget->styleComboBox->setEnabled(!styles.empty());
 
     if (!styles.empty()) {
         int normalIndex = -1;
         const QString normalStyle = "Normal";
         foreach (const QString &style, styles) {
             // try to maintain selection or select 'normal' preferably
-            const int newIndex = m_ui->styleComboBox->count();
-            m_ui->styleComboBox->addItem(style);
+            const int newIndex = m_widget->styleComboBox->count();
+            m_widget->styleComboBox->addItem(style);
             if (fontStyle == style) {
-                m_ui->styleComboBox->setCurrentIndex(newIndex);
+                m_widget->styleComboBox->setCurrentIndex(newIndex);
             } else {
                 if (fontStyle ==  normalStyle)
                     normalIndex = newIndex;
             }
         }
-        if (m_ui->styleComboBox->currentIndex() == -1 && normalIndex != -1)
-            m_ui->styleComboBox->setCurrentIndex(normalIndex);
+        if (m_widget->styleComboBox->currentIndex() == -1 && normalIndex != -1)
+            m_widget->styleComboBox->setCurrentIndex(normalIndex);
     }
 }
 
 void GeneralSettingsPage::updateFontFamilySelector()
 {
-    m_ui->familyComboBox->setCurrentFont(m_font);
+    m_widget->familyComboBox->setCurrentFont(m_font);
 }
 
 void GeneralSettingsPage::updateFont()
 {
-    const QString &family = m_ui->familyComboBox->currentFont().family();
+    const QString &family = m_widget->familyComboBox->currentFont().family();
     m_font.setFamily(family);
 
     int fontSize = 14;
-    int currentIndex = m_ui->sizeComboBox->currentIndex();
+    int currentIndex = m_widget->sizeComboBox->currentIndex();
     if (currentIndex != -1)
-        fontSize = m_ui->sizeComboBox->itemData(currentIndex).toInt();
+        fontSize = m_widget->sizeComboBox->itemData(currentIndex).toInt();
     m_font.setPointSize(fontSize);
 
-    currentIndex = m_ui->styleComboBox->currentIndex();
+    currentIndex = m_widget->styleComboBox->currentIndex();
     if (currentIndex != -1)
-        m_font.setStyleName(m_ui->styleComboBox->itemText(currentIndex));
+        m_font.setStyleName(m_widget->styleComboBox->itemText(currentIndex));
 }
 
 int GeneralSettingsPage::closestPointSizeIndex(int desiredPointSize) const
@@ -342,9 +538,9 @@ int GeneralSettingsPage::closestPointSizeIndex(int desiredPointSize) const
     int closestIndex = -1;
     int closestAbsError = 0xFFFF;
 
-    const int pointSizeCount = m_ui->sizeComboBox->count();
+    const int pointSizeCount = m_widget->sizeComboBox->count();
     for (int i = 0; i < pointSizeCount; i++) {
-        const int itemPointSize = m_ui->sizeComboBox->itemData(i).toInt();
+        const int itemPointSize = m_widget->sizeComboBox->itemData(i).toInt();
         const int absError = qAbs(desiredPointSize - itemPointSize);
         if (absError < closestAbsError) {
             closestIndex  = i;
@@ -362,10 +558,6 @@ int GeneralSettingsPage::closestPointSizeIndex(int desiredPointSize) const
 void GeneralSettingsPage::finish()
 {
     delete m_widget;
-    if (!m_ui) // page was never shown
-        return;
-    delete m_ui;
-    m_ui = nullptr;
 }
 
 } // Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.h b/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.h
index 0c1353f267f..5a50ee4deb8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.h
+++ b/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.h
@@ -25,14 +25,16 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "ui_generalsettingspage.h"
 #include <coreplugin/dialogs/ioptionspage.h>
 
+#include <QFontDatabase>
 #include <QPointer>
 
 namespace Help {
 namespace Internal {
 
+class GeneralSettingsPageWidget;
+
 class GeneralSettingsPage : public Core::IOptionsPage
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -68,8 +70,7 @@ private:
     bool m_returnOnClose;
     bool m_scrollWheelZoomingEnabled;
 
-    QPointer<QWidget> m_widget;
-    Ui::GeneralSettingsPage *m_ui = nullptr;
+    QPointer<GeneralSettingsPageWidget> m_widget;
 };
 
     }   // Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.ui b/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.ui
deleted file mode 100644
index 90936861cdb..00000000000
--- a/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.ui
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,500 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<ui version="4.0">
- <class>Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage</class>
- <widget class="QWidget" name="Help::Internal::GeneralSettingsPage">
-  <property name="geometry">
-   <rect>
-    <x>0</x>
-    <y>0</y>
-    <width>706</width>
-    <height>594</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string/>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="fontGroupBox">
-     <property name="title">
-      <string>Font</string>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-      <item row="0" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="familyLabel">
-        <property name="sizePolicy">
-         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-         </sizepolicy>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Family:</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="0" column="1">
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QFontComboBox" name="familyComboBox"/>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <spacer name="spacer1">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeType">
-           <enum>QSizePolicy::Preferred</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>20</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="styleLabel">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Style:</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QComboBox" name="styleComboBox">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>1</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <spacer name="spacer2">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeType">
-           <enum>QSizePolicy::Preferred</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>20</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="sizeLabel">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Size:</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QComboBox" name="sizeComboBox">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>1</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <spacer name="spacer3">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>13</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
-      <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Note: The above setting takes effect only if the HTML file does not use a style sheet.</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="wordWrap">
-         <bool>true</bool>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="zoomLabel">
-        <property name="sizePolicy">
-         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-         </sizepolicy>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Zoom:</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="1">
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QSpinBox" name="zoomSpinBox">
-          <property name="suffix">
-           <string>%</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="minimum">
-           <number>10</number>
-          </property>
-          <property name="maximum">
-           <number>3000</number>
-          </property>
-          <property name="singleStep">
-           <number>10</number>
-          </property>
-          <property name="value">
-           <number>100</number>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <spacer name="spacer3_2">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>13</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="startupGroupBox">
-     <property name="enabled">
-      <bool>true</bool>
-     </property>
-     <property name="title">
-      <string>Startup</string>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-      <item>
-       <layout class="QFormLayout" name="startupFormLayout">
-        <property name="fieldGrowthPolicy">
-         <enum>QFormLayout::ExpandingFieldsGrow</enum>
-        </property>
-        <item row="0" column="0">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="contextHelpLabel">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>On context help:</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="0" column="1">
-         <widget class="QComboBox" name="contextHelpComboBox">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Show Side-by-Side if Possible</string>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Always Show Side-by-Side</string>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Always Show in Help Mode</string>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Always Show in External Window</string>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="1" column="0">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="startPageLabel">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>On help start:</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="1" column="1">
-         <widget class="QComboBox" name="helpStartComboBox">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Show My Home Page</string>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Show a Blank Page</string>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Show My Tabs from Last Session</string>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="0">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="homePageLabel">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Home page:</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="1">
-         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-          <item>
-           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="homePageLineEdit"/>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <widget class="QPushButton" name="currentPageButton">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Use &amp;Current Page</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <widget class="QPushButton" name="blankPageButton">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Use &amp;Blank Page</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <widget class="QPushButton" name="defaultPageButton">
-            <property name="toolTip">
-             <string>Reset to default.</string>
-            </property>
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Reset</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-         </layout>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="behaviourGroupBox">
-     <property name="title">
-      <string>Behaviour</string>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_4">
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="scrollWheelZooming">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Enable scroll wheel zooming</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="m_returnOnClose">
-        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Switches to editor context after last help page is closed.</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Return to editor on closing the last page</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_5">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="viewerBackendLabel">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Viewer backend:</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QComboBox" name="viewerBackend"/>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="viewerBackendDescription">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string/>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>40</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="bookmarkHorizontalLayout">
-     <item>
-      <spacer name="spacer5">
-       <property name="orientation">
-        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-       </property>
-       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-        <size>
-         <width>244</width>
-         <height>20</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
-      </spacer>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="errorLabel">
-       <property name="palette">
-        <palette>
-         <active>
-          <colorrole role="Text">
-           <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
-            <color alpha="255">
-             <red>255</red>
-             <green>0</green>
-             <blue>0</blue>
-            </color>
-           </brush>
-          </colorrole>
-         </active>
-         <inactive>
-          <colorrole role="Text">
-           <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
-            <color alpha="255">
-             <red>255</red>
-             <green>0</green>
-             <blue>0</blue>
-            </color>
-           </brush>
-          </colorrole>
-         </inactive>
-         <disabled>
-          <colorrole role="Text">
-           <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
-            <color alpha="255">
-             <red>120</red>
-             <green>120</green>
-             <blue>120</blue>
-            </color>
-           </brush>
-          </colorrole>
-         </disabled>
-        </palette>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="importButton">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Import Bookmarks...</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="exportButton">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Export Bookmarks...</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <spacer name="spacer6">
-     <property name="orientation">
-      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="sizeType">
-      <enum>QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-      <size>
-       <width>0</width>
-       <height>0</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-    </spacer>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <tabstops>
-  <tabstop>familyComboBox</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>styleComboBox</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>sizeComboBox</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>contextHelpComboBox</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>helpStartComboBox</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>homePageLineEdit</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>currentPageButton</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>blankPageButton</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>defaultPageButton</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>m_returnOnClose</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>importButton</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>exportButton</tabstop>
- </tabstops>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/help.qbs b/src/plugins/help/help.qbs
index efd8d6110ac..ec3fb7929e4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/help.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/help/help.qbs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Project {
             files: [
                 "docsettingspage.cpp", "docsettingspage.h",
                 "filtersettingspage.cpp", "filtersettingspage.h",
-                "generalsettingspage.cpp", "generalsettingspage.h", "generalsettingspage.ui",
+                "generalsettingspage.cpp", "generalsettingspage.h",
                 "help.qrc",
                 "helpconstants.h",
                 "helpfindsupport.cpp", "helpfindsupport.h",