diff --git a/apps/launcher/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
index 18c555a24..279474406 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ set(LAUNCHER
     playpage.cpp
     textslotmsgbox.cpp
 
-    settings/gamesettings.cpp
     settings/graphicssettings.cpp
-    settings/launchersettings.cpp
 
     utils/checkablemessagebox.cpp
     utils/profilescombobox.cpp
@@ -28,10 +26,7 @@ set(LAUNCHER_HEADER
     playpage.hpp
     textslotmsgbox.hpp
 
-    settings/gamesettings.hpp
     settings/graphicssettings.hpp
-    settings/launchersettings.hpp
-    settings/settingsbase.hpp
 
     utils/checkablemessagebox.hpp
     utils/profilescombobox.hpp
diff --git a/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp b/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp
index 362d7562c..db5975102 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp
@@ -9,18 +9,16 @@
 #include <components/files/configurationmanager.hpp>
 
 #include <components/contentselector/model/esmfile.hpp>
-
 #include <components/contentselector/model/naturalsort.hpp>
+#include <components/contentselector/view/contentselector.hpp>
+
+#include <components/config/gamesettings.hpp>
+#include <components/config/launchersettings.hpp>
 
 #include "utils/textinputdialog.hpp"
 #include "utils/profilescombobox.hpp"
 
-#include "settings/gamesettings.hpp"
-#include "settings/launchersettings.hpp"
-
-#include "components/contentselector/view/contentselector.hpp"
-
-Launcher::DataFilesPage::DataFilesPage(Files::ConfigurationManager &cfg, GameSettings &gameSettings, LauncherSettings &launcherSettings, QWidget *parent)
+Launcher::DataFilesPage::DataFilesPage(Files::ConfigurationManager &cfg, Config::GameSettings &gameSettings, Config::LauncherSettings &launcherSettings, QWidget *parent)
     : mCfgMgr(cfg)
     , mGameSettings(gameSettings)
     , mLauncherSettings(launcherSettings)
diff --git a/apps/launcher/datafilespage.hpp b/apps/launcher/datafilespage.hpp
index 37603a210..642668cb7 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/datafilespage.hpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/datafilespage.hpp
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ class QMenu;
 
 namespace Files { struct ConfigurationManager; }
 namespace ContentSelectorView { class ContentSelector; }
+namespace Config { class GameSettings;
+                   class LauncherSettings; }
 
 namespace Launcher
 {
     class TextInputDialog;
-    class GameSettings;
-    class LauncherSettings;
     class ProfilesComboBox;
 
     class DataFilesPage : public QWidget
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ namespace Launcher
         Ui::DataFilesPage ui;
 
     public:
-        explicit DataFilesPage (Files::ConfigurationManager &cfg, GameSettings &gameSettings,
-                                LauncherSettings &launcherSettings, QWidget *parent = 0);
+        explicit DataFilesPage (Files::ConfigurationManager &cfg, Config::GameSettings &gameSettings,
+                                Config::LauncherSettings &launcherSettings, QWidget *parent = 0);
 
         QAbstractItemModel* profilesModel() const;
 
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ namespace Launcher
 
         Files::ConfigurationManager &mCfgMgr;
 
-        GameSettings &mGameSettings;
-        LauncherSettings &mLauncherSettings;
+        Config::GameSettings &mGameSettings;
+        Config::LauncherSettings &mLauncherSettings;
 
         QString mDataLocal;
 
diff --git a/apps/launcher/maindialog.hpp b/apps/launcher/maindialog.hpp
index 5b8e4908e..a4fb4cd9a 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/maindialog.hpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/maindialog.hpp
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 #ifndef Q_MOC_RUN
 #include <components/files/configurationmanager.hpp>
 #endif
-#include "settings/gamesettings.hpp"
+#include <components/config/gamesettings.hpp>
+#include <components/config/launchersettings.hpp>
+
 #include "settings/graphicssettings.hpp"
-#include "settings/launchersettings.hpp"
 
 #include "ui_mainwindow.h"
 
@@ -60,9 +61,9 @@ namespace Launcher
 
         Files::ConfigurationManager mCfgMgr;
 
-        GameSettings mGameSettings;
+        Config::GameSettings mGameSettings;
         GraphicsSettings mGraphicsSettings;
-        LauncherSettings mLauncherSettings;
+        Config::LauncherSettings mLauncherSettings;
 
     };
 }
diff --git a/apps/launcher/settings/graphicssettings.hpp b/apps/launcher/settings/graphicssettings.hpp
index 6f7c13547..a52e0aa84 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/settings/graphicssettings.hpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/settings/graphicssettings.hpp
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #ifndef GRAPHICSSETTINGS_HPP
 #define GRAPHICSSETTINGS_HPP
 
-#include "settingsbase.hpp"
+#include <components/config/settingsbase.hpp>
 
 namespace Launcher
 {
-    class GraphicsSettings : public SettingsBase<QMap<QString, QString> >
+    class GraphicsSettings : public Config::SettingsBase<QMap<QString, QString> >
     {
     public:
         GraphicsSettings();
diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index 59fb084a8..bfa25072a 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ add_component_dir (loadinglistener
     )
 
 add_component_dir (ogreinit
-	ogreinit ogreplugin
-	)
+    ogreinit ogreplugin
+    )
 
 set (ESM_UI ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/files/ui/contentselector.ui
     )
@@ -84,11 +84,16 @@ set (ESM_UI ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/files/ui/contentselector.ui
 find_package(Qt4 COMPONENTS QtCore QtGui)
 
 if(QT_QTGUI_LIBRARY AND QT_QTCORE_LIBRARY)
-   add_component_qt_dir (contentselector
+    add_component_qt_dir (contentselector
         model/modelitem model/esmfile
         model/naturalsort model/contentmodel
         view/combobox view/contentselector
-       )
+        )
+    add_component_qt_dir (config
+        gamesettings
+        launchersettings
+        settingsbase
+        )
 
    include(${QT_USE_FILE})
     QT4_WRAP_UI(ESM_UI_HDR ${ESM_UI})
diff --git a/apps/launcher/settings/gamesettings.cpp b/components/config/gamesettings.cpp
similarity index 91%
rename from apps/launcher/settings/gamesettings.cpp
rename to components/config/gamesettings.cpp
index 41113c35a..62ae65df6 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/settings/gamesettings.cpp
+++ b/components/config/gamesettings.cpp
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ namespace boost
 #endif /* (BOOST_VERSION <= 104600) */
 
 
-Launcher::GameSettings::GameSettings(Files::ConfigurationManager &cfg)
+Config::GameSettings::GameSettings(Files::ConfigurationManager &cfg)
     : mCfgMgr(cfg)
 {
 }
 
-Launcher::GameSettings::~GameSettings()
+Config::GameSettings::~GameSettings()
 {
 }
 
-void Launcher::GameSettings::validatePaths()
+void Config::GameSettings::validatePaths()
 {
     if (mSettings.isEmpty() || !mDataDirs.isEmpty())
         return; // Don't re-validate paths if they are already parsed
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ void Launcher::GameSettings::validatePaths()
     }
 }
 
-QStringList Launcher::GameSettings::values(const QString &key, const QStringList &defaultValues)
+QStringList Config::GameSettings::values(const QString &key, const QStringList &defaultValues)
 {
     if (!mSettings.values(key).isEmpty())
         return mSettings.values(key);
     return defaultValues;
 }
 
-bool Launcher::GameSettings::readFile(QTextStream &stream)
+bool Config::GameSettings::readFile(QTextStream &stream)
 {
     QMap<QString, QString> cache;
     QRegExp keyRe("^([^=]+)\\s*=\\s*(.+)$");
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ bool Launcher::GameSettings::readFile(QTextStream &stream)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool Launcher::GameSettings::writeFile(QTextStream &stream)
+bool Config::GameSettings::writeFile(QTextStream &stream)
 {
     // Iterate in reverse order to preserve insertion order
     QMapIterator<QString, QString> i(mSettings);
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ bool Launcher::GameSettings::writeFile(QTextStream &stream)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool Launcher::GameSettings::hasMaster()
+bool Config::GameSettings::hasMaster()
 {
   bool result = false;
   QStringList content = mSettings.values(QString("content"));
diff --git a/apps/launcher/settings/gamesettings.hpp b/components/config/gamesettings.hpp
similarity index 98%
rename from apps/launcher/settings/gamesettings.hpp
rename to components/config/gamesettings.hpp
index 60236200a..3ec32c1a5 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/settings/gamesettings.hpp
+++ b/components/config/gamesettings.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Files
   struct ConfigurationManager;
 }
 
-namespace Launcher
+namespace Config
 {
     class GameSettings
     {
diff --git a/apps/launcher/settings/launchersettings.cpp b/components/config/launchersettings.cpp
similarity index 86%
rename from apps/launcher/settings/launchersettings.cpp
rename to components/config/launchersettings.cpp
index 705453555..14d66bba7 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/settings/launchersettings.cpp
+++ b/components/config/launchersettings.cpp
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 
 #include <QDebug>
 
-Launcher::LauncherSettings::LauncherSettings()
+Config::LauncherSettings::LauncherSettings()
 {
 }
 
-Launcher::LauncherSettings::~LauncherSettings()
+Config::LauncherSettings::~LauncherSettings()
 {
 }
 
-QStringList Launcher::LauncherSettings::values(const QString &key, Qt::MatchFlags flags)
+QStringList Config::LauncherSettings::values(const QString &key, Qt::MatchFlags flags)
 {
     QMap<QString, QString> settings = SettingsBase::getSettings();
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ QStringList Launcher::LauncherSettings::values(const QString &key, Qt::MatchFlag
     return result;
 }
 
-QStringList Launcher::LauncherSettings::subKeys(const QString &key)
+QStringList Config::LauncherSettings::subKeys(const QString &key)
 {
     QMap<QString, QString> settings = SettingsBase::getSettings();
     QStringList keys = settings.uniqueKeys();
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ QStringList Launcher::LauncherSettings::subKeys(const QString &key)
     return result;
 }
 
-bool Launcher::LauncherSettings::writeFile(QTextStream &stream)
+bool Config::LauncherSettings::writeFile(QTextStream &stream)
 {
     QString sectionPrefix;
     QRegExp sectionRe("([^/]+)/(.+)$");
diff --git a/apps/launcher/settings/launchersettings.hpp b/components/config/launchersettings.hpp
similarity index 96%
rename from apps/launcher/settings/launchersettings.hpp
rename to components/config/launchersettings.hpp
index 8acc389a9..042823ca9 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/settings/launchersettings.hpp
+++ b/components/config/launchersettings.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "settingsbase.hpp"
 
-namespace Launcher
+namespace Config
 {
     class LauncherSettings : public SettingsBase<QMap<QString, QString> >
     {
diff --git a/apps/launcher/settings/settingsbase.hpp b/components/config/settingsbase.hpp
similarity index 99%
rename from apps/launcher/settings/settingsbase.hpp
rename to components/config/settingsbase.hpp
index 3a1cf8e30..92ca34cdf 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/settings/settingsbase.hpp
+++ b/components/config/settingsbase.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <QRegExp>
 #include <QMap>
 
-namespace Launcher
+namespace Config
 {
     template <class Map>
     class SettingsBase