diff --git a/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index ca5e88b66c4..c7e0a87b0f2 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ add_qtc_library(Utils
     basetreeview.cpp basetreeview.h
     benchmarker.cpp benchmarker.h
     buildablehelperlibrary.cpp buildablehelperlibrary.h
+    builderutils.h
     camelcasecursor.cpp camelcasecursor.h
     categorysortfiltermodel.cpp categorysortfiltermodel.h
     changeset.cpp changeset.h
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/builderutils.h b/src/libs/utils/builderutils.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51f65bd6b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/utils/builderutils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2020 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <functional>
+
+#if defined(UTILS_LIBRARY)
+#  define QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Q_DECL_EXPORT
+#elif defined(UTILS_STATIC_LIBRARY)
+#  define QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT
+#else
+#  define QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Q_DECL_IMPORT
+#endif
+
+namespace Building {
+
+class NestId {};
+
+template <typename Id, typename Arg>
+class IdAndArg
+{
+public:
+    IdAndArg(Id, const Arg &arg) : arg(arg) {}
+    const Arg arg; // FIXME: Could be const &, but this would currently break bindTo().
+};
+
+template<typename T1, typename T2>
+struct Arg2
+{
+    Arg2(const T1 &a1, const T2 &a2)
+        : p1(a1)
+        , p2(a2)
+    {}
+    const T1 p1;
+    const T2 p2;
+};
+
+template<typename T1, typename T2, typename T3>
+struct Arg3
+{
+    Arg3(const T1 &a1, const T2 &a2, const T3 &a3)
+        : p1(a1)
+        , p2(a2)
+        , p3(a3)
+    {}
+    const T1 p1;
+    const T2 p2;
+    const T3 p3;
+};
+
+template<typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4>
+struct Arg4
+{
+    Arg4(const T1 &a1, const T2 &a2, const T3 &a3, const T4 &a4)
+        : p1(a1)
+        , p2(a2)
+        , p3(a3)
+        , p4(a4)
+    {}
+    const T1 p1;
+    const T2 p2;
+    const T3 p3;
+    const T4 p4;
+};
+
+// The main dispatcher
+
+void doit(auto x, auto id, auto p);
+
+template <typename X> class BuilderItem
+{
+public:
+    // Property setter
+    template <typename Id, typename Arg>
+    BuilderItem(IdAndArg<Id, Arg> && idarg)
+    {
+        apply = [&idarg](X *x) { doit(x, Id{}, idarg.arg); };
+    }
+
+    // Nested child object
+    template <typename Inner>
+    BuilderItem(Inner && p)
+    {
+        apply = [&p](X *x) { doit(x, NestId{}, std::forward<Inner>(p)); };
+    }
+
+    std::function<void(X *)> apply;
+};
+
+#define QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER(name, setter) \
+    class name##_TAG {}; \
+    inline auto name(auto p) { return Building::IdAndArg{name##_TAG{}, p}; } \
+    inline void doit(auto x, name##_TAG, auto p) { x->setter(p); }
+
+#define QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER2(name, setter) \
+    class name##_TAG {}; \
+    inline auto name(auto p1, auto p2) { return Building::IdAndArg{name##_TAG{}, Building::Arg2{p1, p2}}; } \
+    inline void doit(auto x, name##_TAG, auto p) { x->setter(p.p1, p.p2); }
+
+#define QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER3(name, setter) \
+    class name##_TAG {}; \
+    inline auto name(auto p1, auto p2, auto p3) { return Building::IdAndArg{name##_TAG{}, Building::Arg3{p1, p2, p3}}; } \
+    inline void doit(auto x, name##_TAG, auto p) { x->setter(p.p1, p.p2, p.p3); }
+
+#define QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER4(name, setter) \
+    class name##_TAG {}; \
+    inline auto name(auto p1, auto p2, auto p3, auto p4) { return Building::IdAndArg{name##_TAG{}, Building::Arg4{p1, p2, p3, p4}}; } \
+    inline void doit(auto x, name##_TAG, auto p) { x->setter(p.p1, p.p2, p.p3, p.p4); }
+
+} // Building
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.h b/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.h
index a411ea47633..9c9d9b2e2c8 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.h
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "builderutils.h"
+
 #include <QString>
 
-#include <functional>
 #include <initializer_list>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -39,80 +40,6 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace Layouting {
 
-class NestId {};
-
-template <typename Id, typename Arg>
-class IdAndArg
-{
-public:
-    IdAndArg(Id, const Arg &arg) : arg(arg) {}
-    const Arg arg; // FIXME: Could be const &, but this would currently break bindTo().
-};
-
-template<typename T1, typename T2>
-struct Arg2
-{
-    Arg2(const T1 &a1, const T2 &a2)
-        : p1(a1)
-        , p2(a2)
-    {}
-    const T1 p1;
-    const T2 p2;
-};
-
-template<typename T1, typename T2, typename T3>
-struct Arg3
-{
-    Arg3(const T1 &a1, const T2 &a2, const T3 &a3)
-        : p1(a1)
-        , p2(a2)
-        , p3(a3)
-    {}
-    const T1 p1;
-    const T2 p2;
-    const T3 p3;
-};
-
-template<typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4>
-struct Arg4
-{
-    Arg4(const T1 &a1, const T2 &a2, const T3 &a3, const T4 &a4)
-        : p1(a1)
-        , p2(a2)
-        , p3(a3)
-        , p4(a4)
-    {}
-    const T1 p1;
-    const T2 p2;
-    const T3 p3;
-    const T4 p4;
-};
-
-// The main dispatcher
-
-void doit(auto x, auto id, auto p);
-
-template <typename X> class BuilderItem
-{
-public:
-    // Nested child object
-    template <typename Inner>
-    BuilderItem(Inner && p)
-    {
-        apply = [&p](X *x) { doit(x, NestId{}, std::forward<Inner>(p)); };
-    }
-
-    // Property setter
-    template <typename Id, typename Arg>
-    BuilderItem(IdAndArg<Id, Arg> && idarg)
-    {
-        apply = [&idarg](X *x) { doit(x, Id{}, idarg.arg); };
-    }
-
-    std::function<void(X *)> apply;
-};
-
-
 //////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 //
@@ -129,7 +56,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Object : public Thing
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QObject;
-    using I = BuilderItem<Object>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<Object>;
 
     Object() = default;
     Object(std::initializer_list<I> ps);
@@ -165,7 +92,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Layout : public Object
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QLayout;
-    using I = BuilderItem<Layout>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<Layout>;
 
     Layout() = default;
     Layout(Implementation *w) { ptr = w; }
@@ -210,7 +137,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Column : public Layout
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QVBoxLayout;
-    using I = BuilderItem<Column>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<Column>;
 
     Column(std::initializer_list<I> ps);
 };
@@ -219,7 +146,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Row : public Layout
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QHBoxLayout;
-    using I = BuilderItem<Row>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<Row>;
 
     Row(std::initializer_list<I> ps);
 };
@@ -228,7 +155,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Form : public Layout
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QFormLayout;
-    using I = BuilderItem<Form>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<Form>;
 
     Form();
     Form(std::initializer_list<I> ps);
@@ -238,7 +165,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Grid : public Layout
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QGridLayout;
-    using I = BuilderItem<Grid>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<Grid>;
 
     Grid();
     Grid(std::initializer_list<I> ps);
@@ -285,7 +212,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Widget : public Object
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QWidget;
-    using I = BuilderItem<Widget>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<Widget>;
 
     Widget() = default;
     Widget(std::initializer_list<I> ps);
@@ -307,7 +234,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Label : public Widget
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QLabel;
-    using I = BuilderItem<Label>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<Label>;
 
     Label(std::initializer_list<I> ps);
     Label(const QString &text);
@@ -324,7 +251,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Group : public Widget
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QGroupBox;
-    using I = BuilderItem<Group>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<Group>;
 
     Group(std::initializer_list<I> ps);
 
@@ -336,7 +263,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT SpinBox : public Widget
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QSpinBox;
-    using I = BuilderItem<SpinBox>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<SpinBox>;
 
     SpinBox(std::initializer_list<I> ps);
 
@@ -348,7 +275,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT PushButton : public Widget
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QPushButton;
-    using I = BuilderItem<PushButton>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<PushButton>;
 
     PushButton(std::initializer_list<I> ps);
 
@@ -360,7 +287,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT TextEdit : public Widget
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QTextEdit;
-    using I = BuilderItem<TextEdit>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<TextEdit>;
     using Id = Implementation *;
 
     TextEdit(std::initializer_list<I> ps);
@@ -372,7 +299,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Splitter : public Widget
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QSplitter;
-    using I = BuilderItem<Splitter>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<Splitter>;
 
     Splitter(std::initializer_list<I> items);
 };
@@ -381,7 +308,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Stack : public Widget
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QStackedWidget;
-    using I = BuilderItem<Stack>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<Stack>;
 
     Stack() : Stack({}) {}
     Stack(std::initializer_list<I> items);
@@ -402,7 +329,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT TabWidget : public Widget
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QTabWidget;
-    using I = BuilderItem<TabWidget>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<TabWidget>;
 
     TabWidget(std::initializer_list<I> items);
 };
@@ -411,7 +338,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT ToolBar : public Widget
 {
 public:
     using Implementation = QToolBar;
-    using I = Layouting::BuilderItem<ToolBar>;
+    using I = Building::BuilderItem<ToolBar>;
 
     ToolBar(std::initializer_list<I> items);
 };
@@ -453,7 +380,7 @@ class BindToId {};
 template <typename T>
 auto bindTo(T **p)
 {
-    return IdAndArg{BindToId{}, p};
+    return Building::IdAndArg{BindToId{}, p};
 }
 
 template <typename Interface>
@@ -463,7 +390,7 @@ void doit(Interface *x, BindToId, auto p)
 }
 
 class IdId {};
-auto id(auto p) { return IdAndArg{IdId{}, p}; }
+auto id(auto p) { return Building::IdAndArg{IdId{}, p}; }
 
 template <typename Interface>
 void doit(Interface *x, IdId, auto p)
@@ -473,42 +400,22 @@ void doit(Interface *x, IdId, auto p)
 
 // Setter dispatchers
 
-#define QTCREATOR_SETTER(name, setter) \
-    class name##_TAG {}; \
-    inline auto name(auto p) { return IdAndArg{name##_TAG{}, p}; } \
-    inline void doit(auto x, name##_TAG, auto p) { x->setter(p); }
-
-#define QTCREATOR_SETTER2(name, setter) \
-    class name##_TAG {}; \
-    inline auto name(auto p1, auto p2) { return IdAndArg{name##_TAG{}, Arg2{p1, p2}}; } \
-    inline void doit(auto x, name##_TAG, auto p) { x->setter(p.p1, p.p2); }
-
-#define QTCREATOR_SETTER3(name, setter) \
-    class name##_TAG {}; \
-    inline auto name(auto p1, auto p2, auto p3) { return IdAndArg{name##_TAG{}, Arg3{p1, p2, p3}}; } \
-    inline void doit(auto x, name##_TAG, auto p) { x->setter(p.p1, p.p2, p.p3); }
-
-#define QTCREATOR_SETTER4(name, setter) \
-    class name##_TAG {}; \
-    inline auto name(auto p1, auto p2, auto p3, auto p4) { return IdAndArg{name##_TAG{}, Arg4{p1, p2, p3, p4}}; } \
-    inline void doit(auto x, name##_TAG, auto p) { x->setter(p.p1, p.p2, p.p3, p.p4); }
-
-QTCREATOR_SETTER(fieldGrowthPolicy, setFieldGrowthPolicy);
-QTCREATOR_SETTER(groupChecker, setGroupChecker);
-QTCREATOR_SETTER(openExternalLinks, setOpenExternalLinks);
-QTCREATOR_SETTER2(size, setSize)
-QTCREATOR_SETTER(text, setText)
-QTCREATOR_SETTER(textFormat, setTextFormat);
-QTCREATOR_SETTER(textInteractionFlags, setTextInteractionFlags);
-QTCREATOR_SETTER(title, setTitle)
-QTCREATOR_SETTER(toolTip, setToolTip);
-QTCREATOR_SETTER(windowTitle, setWindowTitle);
-QTCREATOR_SETTER(wordWrap, setWordWrap);
-QTCREATOR_SETTER2(columnStretch, setColumnStretch);
-QTCREATOR_SETTER2(onClicked, onClicked);
-QTCREATOR_SETTER2(onLinkHovered, onLinkHovered);
-QTCREATOR_SETTER2(onTextChanged, onTextChanged);
-QTCREATOR_SETTER4(customMargins, setContentsMargins);
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER(fieldGrowthPolicy, setFieldGrowthPolicy)
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER(groupChecker, setGroupChecker)
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER(openExternalLinks, setOpenExternalLinks)
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER(size, setSize)
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER(text, setText)
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER(textFormat, setTextFormat)
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER(textInteractionFlags, setTextInteractionFlags)
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER(title, setTitle)
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER(toolTip, setToolTip)
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER(windowTitle, setWindowTitle)
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER(wordWrap, setWordWrap);
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER2(columnStretch, setColumnStretch)
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER2(onClicked, onClicked)
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER2(onLinkHovered, onLinkHovered)
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER2(onTextChanged, onTextChanged)
+QTC_DEFINE_BUILDER_SETTER4(customMargins, setContentsMargins)
 
 // Nesting dispatchers
 
@@ -563,7 +470,7 @@ void doit_nested(Splitter *outer, auto inner)
 }
 
 template <class Inner>
-void doit(auto outer, NestId, Inner && inner)
+void doit(auto outer, Building::NestId, Inner && inner)
 {
     doit_nested(outer, std::forward<Inner>(inner));
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs b/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
index afc0f202aa7..9621975caa6 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
+++ b/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ QtcLibrary {
         "benchmarker.h",
         "buildablehelperlibrary.cpp",
         "buildablehelperlibrary.h",
+        "builderutils.h",
         "camelcasecursor.cpp",
         "camelcasecursor.h",
         "categorysortfiltermodel.cpp",