diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index bdc8df1c..55680001 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,26 +7,32 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.18)
 
-if (NOT TARGET chopper_shared)
-    add_library (chopper_shared STATIC configuration.cpp input_functor.cpp)
-
-    target_link_libraries (chopper_shared PUBLIC seqan3::seqan3)
-    target_link_libraries (chopper_shared PUBLIC sharg::sharg)
-    target_link_libraries (chopper_shared PUBLIC seqan::hibf)
-    target_include_directories (chopper_shared PUBLIC ../include)
-    target_compile_options (chopper_shared PUBLIC "-pedantic" "-Wall" "-Wextra")
+if (TARGET chopper::interface)
+    return ()
 endif ()
 
+add_library (chopper_interface INTERFACE)
+target_link_libraries (chopper_interface INTERFACE seqan::hibf sharg::sharg seqan3::seqan3)
+target_include_directories (chopper_interface INTERFACE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+target_compile_options (chopper_interface INTERFACE "-pedantic" "-Wall" "-Wextra")
+add_library (chopper::interface ALIAS chopper_interface)
+
+add_library (chopper_shared STATIC configuration.cpp input_functor.cpp)
+target_link_libraries (chopper_shared PUBLIC chopper_interface)
+add_library (chopper::shared ALIAS chopper_shared)
+
 add_library (chopper_lib STATIC chopper_layout.cpp set_up_parser.cpp)
-target_link_libraries (chopper_lib PUBLIC chopper_layout chopper_sketch)
+target_link_libraries (chopper_lib PUBLIC chopper::layout chopper::sketch)
+add_library (chopper::chopper ALIAS chopper_lib)
 
 add_executable (chopper chopper.cpp)
-target_link_libraries (chopper PUBLIC chopper_lib)
+target_link_libraries (chopper PUBLIC chopper::chopper)
 
 add_subdirectory (layout)
 add_subdirectory (sketch)
 add_subdirectory (util)
 
 if (CHOPPER_INSTALL)
+    include (GNUInstallDirs)
     install (TARGETS chopper RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
 endif ()
diff --git a/src/layout/CMakeLists.txt b/src/layout/CMakeLists.txt
index 3faee796..915c83d7 100644
--- a/src/layout/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/layout/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.18)
 
-if (NOT TARGET chopper_layout)
-    add_library (chopper_layout STATIC determine_best_number_of_technical_bins.cpp execute.cpp hibf_statistics.cpp
-                                       ibf_query_cost.cpp input.cpp output.cpp
-    )
-
-    target_link_libraries (chopper_layout PUBLIC chopper_shared)
+if (TARGET chopper::layout)
+    return ()
 endif ()
+
+add_library (chopper_layout STATIC determine_best_number_of_technical_bins.cpp execute.cpp hibf_statistics.cpp
+                                   ibf_query_cost.cpp input.cpp output.cpp
+)
+target_link_libraries (chopper_layout PUBLIC chopper::shared)
+add_library (chopper::layout ALIAS chopper_layout)
diff --git a/src/sketch/CMakeLists.txt b/src/sketch/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d7f6feb..4b5e67f4 100644
--- a/src/sketch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/sketch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.18)
 
-if (NOT TARGET chopper_sketch)
-    add_library (chopper_sketch STATIC check_filenames.cpp output.cpp read_data_file.cpp)
-
-    target_link_libraries (chopper_sketch PUBLIC chopper_shared)
+if (TARGET chopper::sketch)
+    return ()
 endif ()
+
+add_library (chopper_sketch STATIC check_filenames.cpp output.cpp read_data_file.cpp)
+target_link_libraries (chopper_sketch PUBLIC chopper::shared)
+add_library (chopper::sketch ALIAS chopper_sketch)
diff --git a/src/util/CMakeLists.txt b/src/util/CMakeLists.txt
index e38d4a0d..72dcff1b 100644
--- a/src/util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.18)
 
+if (TARGET measure_hyperloglog)
+    return ()
+endif ()
+
 add_executable (measure_hyperloglog EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL measure_hyperloglog.cpp)
-target_link_libraries (measure_hyperloglog PUBLIC chopper_lib)
+target_link_libraries (measure_hyperloglog PUBLIC chopper::chopper)
 
 add_subdirectory (display_layout)
diff --git a/src/util/display_layout/CMakeLists.txt b/src/util/display_layout/CMakeLists.txt
index da0404ff..ed9e7a2b 100644
--- a/src/util/display_layout/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/util/display_layout/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,9 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.18)
 
+if (TARGET display_layout)
+    return ()
+endif ()
+
 add_executable (display_layout EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL display_layout.cpp general.cpp process_file.cpp sizes.cpp)
-target_link_libraries (display_layout PUBLIC chopper_lib)
+target_link_libraries (display_layout PUBLIC chopper::chopper)