diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d6b32765..812ee05c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ src/generator/generator
 *.filters
 *.sln
 *.metagen
-*.csproj
 *.ilk
 *.manifest
 *.tmp
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ src/generator/generator
 /build/vs20*
 /build/gmake
 /build/headers
+/build/config.props
 /build/premake/premake5*
 /build/gen
 /deps/llvm
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 26727916..36f0f2bb 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,10 +1,36 @@
 <Project>
+  <Import Project="build/config.props" />
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RootDir>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</RootDir>
     <Platforms>x86;x64</Platforms>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
-    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath>$(RootDir)build\obj\$(MSBuildProjectName)\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
-    <TargetDir Condition="$(Configuration) != ''">$(RootDir)bin\$(Configuration)_$(Platform)</TargetDir>
+    <BuildDir>$(RootDir)build\</BuildDir>
+    <ObjDir>$(BuildDir)obj\</ObjDir>
+    <GenDir>$(BuildDir)gen\</GenDir>
+    <SrcDir>$(RootDir)src\</SrcDir>
+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath>$(ObjDir)$(MSBuildProjectName)\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+    <BaseOutputPath>$(RootDir)bin\</BaseOutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(BaseOutputPath)$(Configuration)_$(PlatformTarget)\</OutputPath>
+    <ActionDir>$(BuildDir)$(PremakeAction)\</ActionDir>
+    <NativeProjectsDir>$(ActionDir)projects\</NativeProjectsDir>
+    <TargetDir>$(OutputPath)</TargetDir>
     <LangVersion>7.3</LangVersion>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+    <DotNetCmd>dotnet</DotNetCmd>
+    <GeneratorFileExtension>dll</GeneratorFileExtension>
+    <DotNetCmd Condition="'$(PlatformTarget)' == 'x86' AND Exists('$(MSBuildProgramFiles32)\dotnet\dotnet.exe')">"$(MSBuildProgramFiles32)\dotnet\dotnet.exe"</DotNetCmd>
+    <DotNetCmd Condition="'$(PlatformTarget)' == 'x64' AND Exists('$(ProgramW6432)\dotnet\dotnet.exe')">"$(ProgramW6432)\dotnet\dotnet.exe"</DotNetCmd>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(CPPSHARP_RELEASE)' != 'true'">
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(DotNetCmd)' == 'dotnet' AND $(IsWindows)">
+    <GeneratorFileExtension>exe</GeneratorFileExtension>
+    <DotNetCmd></DotNetCmd>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/Helpers.lua b/build/Helpers.lua
index 2b47b9aa..84e9337e 100644
--- a/build/Helpers.lua
+++ b/build/Helpers.lua
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ msvc_cpp_defines = { }
 default_gcc_version = "9.0.0"
 generate_build_config = true
 premake.path = premake.path .. ";" .. path.join(builddir, "modules")
+targetframework = "netcoreapp3.1"
 
 function string.starts(str, start)
    if str == nil then return end
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ end
 function SetupNativeProject()
   location (path.join(actionbuilddir, "projects"))
   files { "*.lua" }
+  
+  if os.getenv("CPPSHARP_RELEASE") == "true" then
+    symbols "off"
+  end
 
   filter { "configurations:Debug" }
     defines { "DEBUG" }
@@ -118,11 +123,17 @@ function SetupNativeProject()
 end
 
 function SetupManagedProject()
+  kind "SharedLib"
   language "C#"
   location "."
   filter {}
 end
 
+function SetupExternalManagedProject(name)
+  externalproject (name)
+    SetupManagedProject()
+end
+
 function IncludeDir(dir)
   local deps = os.matchdirs(dir .. "/*")
   
@@ -230,3 +241,30 @@ function AddPlatformSpecificFiles(folder, filename)
     print "Unknown architecture"
   end
 end
+
+function WriteConfigForMSBuild()
+  local file = io.open("config.props", "w+")
+  function writeProperty(name, value)
+    file:write("    <" .. name .. ">" .. (value ~= nil and value or "") .. "</" .. name .. ">\n")
+  end
+  function writeBooleanProperty(name, value)
+    writeProperty(name, value and "true" or "false")
+  end
+
+  file:write("<!-- GENERATED FILE -->\n")
+  file:write("<Project>\n")
+  file:write("  <PropertyGroup>\n")
+  writeProperty("PlatformTarget", target_architecture())
+  writeProperty("TargetFramework", targetframework)
+  writeProperty("Configuration", _OPTIONS["configuration"])
+  writeBooleanProperty("IsWindows", os.istarget("windows"))
+  writeBooleanProperty("IsLinux", os.istarget("linux"))
+  writeBooleanProperty("IsMacOSX", os.istarget("macosx")) 
+  writeBooleanProperty("CI", os.getenv("CI") == "true")
+  writeBooleanProperty("GenerateBuildConfig", generate_build_config == true)
+  writeBooleanProperty("UseCXX11ABI", UseCxx11ABI())
+  writeProperty("PremakeAction", _ACTION) 
+  file:write("  </PropertyGroup>\n")
+  file:write("</Project>")
+  file:close()
+end
diff --git a/build/Tests.lua b/build/Tests.lua
index e4235e90..148e64c9 100644
--- a/build/Tests.lua
+++ b/build/Tests.lua
@@ -40,32 +40,15 @@ function SetupManagedTestProject()
   files { "*.lua" }
 end
 
-function SetupTestGeneratorProject(name, depends)
-  if not EnabledManagedProjects() then
-    return
-  end
-  project(name .. ".Gen")
-    SetupManagedTestProject()
-    kind "ConsoleApp"
-    enabledefaultnoneitems "false"
-
-    files { name .. ".cs" }
-    dependson { name .. ".Native" }
-    links { "CppSharp.Generator.Tests" }
-
-    if depends ~= nil then
-      links { depends .. ".Gen" }
-    end
-
-    local command = os.ishost("windows") and "type nul >" or "touch"
-    postbuildcommands { command .. " " .. SafePath(path.join(objsdir, name .. ".Native", "timestamp.cs")) }
-    postbuildcommands { command .. " " .. SafePath(path.join(objsdir, name .. ".Native", "timestamp.cpp")) }
+function SetupExternalManagedTestProject(name)
+  externalproject (name)
+  SetupManagedTestProject()
 end
 
-function SetupTestGeneratorBuildEvent(name)
-  local cmd = os.ishost("windows") and "" or "dotnet "
-  local ext = os.ishost("windows") and "exe" or "dll"
-  prebuildcommands { cmd .. SafePath(path.join("%{cfg.buildtarget.directory}", name .. ".Gen." .. ext)) }
+function SetupTestGeneratorProject(name, depends)
+  if EnabledManagedProjects() then
+    SetupExternalManagedTestProject(name .. ".Gen")
+  end
 end
 
 function SetupTestNativeProject(name, depends)
@@ -86,10 +69,6 @@ function SetupTestNativeProject(name, depends)
     if depends ~= nil then
       links { depends .. ".Native" }
     end
-
-    local command = os.ishost("windows") and "type nul >" or "touch"
-    postbuildcommands { command .. " " .. SafePath(path.join(objsdir, name .. ".Native", "timestamp.cs")) }
-    postbuildcommands { command .. " " .. SafePath(path.join(objsdir, name .. ".Native", "timestamp.cpp")) }
 end
 
 function SetupTestProjectsCSharp(name, depends, extraFiles, suffix)
@@ -103,35 +82,9 @@ function SetupTestProjectsCSharp(name, depends, extraFiles, suffix)
       nm = name
       str = "Std"
     end
-  project(name .. ".CSharp")
-    SetupManagedTestProject()
-
-    dependson { name .. ".Gen", name .. ".Native", "CppSharp.Generator" }
-    SetupTestGeneratorBuildEvent(name)
-    enabledefaultnoneitems "false"
-
-    files
-    {
-      path.join(gendir, name, nm .. ".cs"),
-      path.join(gendir, name, str .. ".cs"),
-      path.join(objsdir, name .. ".Native", "timestamp.cs")
-    }
-
-    links { "CppSharp.Runtime" }
-
-    if depends ~= nil then
-      links { depends .. ".CSharp" }
-    end
-
-  project(name .. ".Tests.CSharp")
-    SetupManagedTestProject()
-
-    enabledefaultnoneitems "false"
-    files { name .. ".Tests.cs" }
-
-    links { name .. ".CSharp", "CppSharp.Generator.Tests", "CppSharp.Runtime" }
-    nuget { "Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk:16.8.0" }
-    dependson { name .. ".Native" }
+  
+  SetupExternalManagedTestProject(name .. ".CSharp")
+  SetupExternalManagedTestProject(name .. ".Tests.CSharp")
 end
 
 function SetupTestProjectsCLI(name, extraFiles, suffix)
@@ -142,14 +95,11 @@ function SetupTestProjectsCLI(name, extraFiles, suffix)
   project(name .. ".CLI")
     SetupNativeProject()
 
-    enabledefaultcompileitems "false"
-    enabledefaultnoneitems "false"
     kind "SharedLib"
     language "C++"
     clr "NetCore"
 
-    dependson { name .. ".Gen", name .. ".Native", "CppSharp.Generator" }
-    SetupTestGeneratorBuildEvent(name)
+    dependson { name .. ".Gen" }
 
     if (suffix ~= nil) then 
       nm = name .. suffix
@@ -174,16 +124,9 @@ function SetupTestProjectsCLI(name, extraFiles, suffix)
 
     includedirs { path.join(testsdir, name), incdir }
     links { name .. ".Native" }    
-    files { path.join(objsdir, name .. ".Native", "timestamp.cpp") }
-
-  project(name .. ".Tests.CLI")
-    SetupManagedTestProject()
-    enabledefaultnoneitems "false"
-    files { name .. ".Tests.cs" }
+    files { path.join(objsdir, name .. ".Native") }
 
-    links { name .. ".CLI", "CppSharp.Generator.Tests" }
-    dependson { name .. ".Native" }
-    nuget { "Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk:16.8.0" }
+  SetupExternalManagedTestProject(name .. ".Tests.CLI")
 end
 
 function IncludeExamples()
diff --git a/build/build.sh b/build/build.sh
index 28b6080d..f414f65d 100755
--- a/build/build.sh
+++ b/build/build.sh
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ find_msbuild()
   if [ -x "$(command -v MSBuild.exe)" ]; then
     msbuild="MSBuild.exe"
   else
-    msbuild="msbuild"
+    msbuild="dotnet msbuild"
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/build/premake/premake.extensions.lua b/build/premake/premake.extensions.lua
index fa917b01..40107380 100644
--- a/build/premake/premake.extensions.lua
+++ b/build/premake/premake.extensions.lua
@@ -4,44 +4,16 @@ premake.api.register {
   kind = "list:string",
 }
 
-premake.api.register {
-  name = "removecompilefiles",
-  scope = "project",
-  kind = "list:string",
-}
-
-premake.api.register {
-  name = "enabledefaultnoneitems",
-  scope = "project",
-  kind = "boolean",
-}
-
-premake.override(premake.vstudio.dotnetbase.netcore, "enableDefaultCompileItems", function(base, cfg) 
-  base(cfg);
-
-  if cfg.enabledefaultnoneitems ~= nil then
-    premake.w('<EnableDefaultNoneItems>%s</EnableDefaultNoneItems>', iif(cfg.enabledefaultnoneitems, "true", "false"))
-  end
-end)
-
-premake.override(premake.vstudio.dotnetbase, "files", function(base, prj) 
-  base(prj);
-
-  if prj.removecompilefiles ~= nil then
-    for _, file in ipairs(prj.removecompilefiles) do
-        premake.w("<Compile Remove=\"%s\" />", file)
-    end
-  end
-end)
-
 -- https://github.com/premake/premake-core/issues/1061#issuecomment-441417853
 premake.override(premake.vstudio.sln2005, "projects", function(base, wks)
   if wks.workspacefiles and #wks.workspacefiles > 0 then
     premake.push('Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{' .. os.uuid("Solution Items:"..wks.name) .. '}"')
     premake.push("ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject")
-    for _, file in ipairs(wks.workspacefiles) do
-      file = path.rebase(file, ".", wks.location)
-      premake.w(file.." = "..file)
+    for _, pattern in ipairs(wks.workspacefiles) do
+      local matches = os.matchfiles(pattern)
+      for _, file in ipairs(matches) do
+        premake.w(file.." = "..file)
+      end
     end
     premake.pop("EndProjectSection")
     premake.pop("EndProject")
diff --git a/build/premake/premake.fixes.lua b/build/premake/premake.fixes.lua
index 9af453d3..843d43f3 100644
--- a/build/premake/premake.fixes.lua
+++ b/build/premake/premake.fixes.lua
@@ -10,14 +10,3 @@ premake.override(premake.vstudio.vc2010, "targetFramework", function(oldfn, prj)
     oldfn(prj)
   end
 end)
-  
--- https://github.com/premake/premake-core/issues/1549
-premake.override(premake.vstudio.cs2005.elements, "projectProperties", function(base, cfg) 
-  local calls = base(cfg);
-  table.insert(calls, function(cfg)
-    if cfg.clr == "Unsafe" then
-      premake.w('<AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>')
-    end
-  end)
-  return calls;
-end)
diff --git a/build/premake5.lua b/build/premake5.lua
index 4e7b8145..99cb5e07 100644
--- a/build/premake5.lua
+++ b/build/premake5.lua
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ include "Helpers.lua"
 include "LLVM.lua"
 
 workspace "CppSharp"
-
   configurations { _OPTIONS["configuration"] }
   platforms { target_architecture() }
-  dotnetframework "netcoreapp3.1"
+  dotnetframework (targetframework)
   enabledefaultcompileitems "true"
   characterset "Unicode"
   symbols "On"
@@ -35,6 +34,11 @@ workspace "CppSharp"
     end
   end
 
+  workspacefiles(path.join(builddir, "premake5.lua"))
+  workspacefiles(path.join(builddir, "*.sh"))
+  workspacefiles(path.join(rootdir, "tests/Test*.props"))
+  WriteConfigForMSBuild()
+
   group "Libraries"
     if EnableNativeProjects() then
       include (srcdir .. "/CppParser")
diff --git a/src/AST/CppSharp.AST.csproj b/src/AST/CppSharp.AST.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c37eea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AST/CppSharp.AST.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.1</TargetFramework>
+    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/AST/premake5.lua b/src/AST/premake5.lua
index 0ceb88be..cc89135b 100644
--- a/src/AST/premake5.lua
+++ b/src/AST/premake5.lua
@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-project "CppSharp.AST"
-
-  kind  "SharedLib"
-  language "C#"
-
-  SetupManagedProject()
+SetupExternalManagedProject("CppSharp.AST")
diff --git a/src/CLI/CppSharp.CLI.csproj b/src/CLI/CppSharp.CLI.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a529cbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/CLI/CppSharp.CLI.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Generator\CppSharp.Generator.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/CLI/premake5.lua b/src/CLI/premake5.lua
index 5343ffb7..f4b3cdfb 100644
--- a/src/CLI/premake5.lua
+++ b/src/CLI/premake5.lua
@@ -1,8 +1 @@
-project "CppSharp.CLI"
-
-  SetupManagedProject()
-
-  kind "ConsoleApp"
-  language "C#"
-
-  links { "CppSharp.Generator" }
+SetupExternalManagedProject("CppSharp.CLI")
diff --git a/src/Core/CppSharp.csproj b/src/Core/CppSharp.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b75088f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Core/CppSharp.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.1</TargetFramework>
+    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" Version="4.7.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Configuration.Interop" Version="2.3.2262-g94fae01e" PrivateAssets="All" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Core/premake5.lua b/src/Core/premake5.lua
index 69add26b..b40b7e3e 100644
--- a/src/Core/premake5.lua
+++ b/src/Core/premake5.lua
@@ -1,11 +1 @@
-project "CppSharp"
-
-  SetupManagedProject()
-
-  kind "SharedLib"
-  language "C#"
-
-  nuget {
-    "Microsoft.Win32.Registry:4.7.0",
-    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Configuration.Interop:2.3.2262-g94fae01e"
-  }
+SetupExternalManagedProject("CppSharp")
diff --git a/src/CppParser/Bindings/CSharp/CppSharp.Parser.CSharp.csproj b/src/CppParser/Bindings/CSharp/CppSharp.Parser.CSharp.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3398b576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/CppParser/Bindings/CSharp/CppSharp.Parser.CSharp.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <EnableDefaultCompileItems>false</EnableDefaultCompileItems>
+    <EnableDefaultNoneItems>false</EnableDefaultNoneItems>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+    <PlatformParserFolder Condition="$(IsWindows) AND $(PlatformTarget) == x64">x86_64-pc-win32-msvc</PlatformParserFolder>
+    <PlatformParserFolder Condition="$(IsLinux) AND $(PlatformTarget) == x64 AND $(UseCXX11ABI)">x86_64-linux-gnu-cxx11abi</PlatformParserFolder>
+    <PlatformParserFolder Condition="$(IsLinux) AND $(PlatformTarget) == x64 AND !$(UseCXX11ABI)">x86_64-linux-gnu</PlatformParserFolder>
+    <PlatformParserFolder Condition="$(IsMacOSX) AND $(PlatformTarget) == x64">x86_64-apple-darwin12.4.0</PlatformParserFolder>
+    <PlatformParserFolder Condition="$(IsWindows) AND $(PlatformTarget) == x86">i686-pc-win32-msvc</PlatformParserFolder>
+    <PlatformParserFolder Condition="$(IsMacOSX) AND $(PlatformTarget) == x86">i686-apple-darwin12.4.0</PlatformParserFolder>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="$(PlatformParserFolder)\*.cs" />  
+    <None Include="$(PlatformParserFolder)\*.cpp" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\Runtime\CppSharp.Runtime.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(NativeProjectsDir)CppSharp.CppParser.vcxproj" ReferenceOutputAssembly="false" Condition="$(IsWindows)" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/CppParser/Bindings/CSharp/premake5.lua b/src/CppParser/Bindings/CSharp/premake5.lua
index fe159d25..1aae3454 100644
--- a/src/CppParser/Bindings/CSharp/premake5.lua
+++ b/src/CppParser/Bindings/CSharp/premake5.lua
@@ -2,19 +2,6 @@ if not EnabledManagedProjects() then
   return
 end
 
-project "CppSharp.Parser.CSharp"
-  SetupManagedProject()
-
-  kind "SharedLib"
-  language "C#"
-  clr "Unsafe"
-  enabledefaultcompileitems "false"
-  enabledefaultnoneitems "false"
-
-  dependson { "CppSharp.CppParser" }
-  links { "CppSharp.Runtime" }
-
-  AddPlatformSpecificFiles("", "**.cs")
-  AddPlatformSpecificFiles("", "**.cpp")
+SetupExternalManagedProject("CppSharp.Parser.CSharp")
 
 CppSharpParserBindings = "CppSharp.Parser.CSharp"
diff --git a/src/CppParser/Bootstrap/CppSharp.Parser.Bootstrap.csproj b/src/CppParser/Bootstrap/CppSharp.Parser.Bootstrap.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bc7a6cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/CppParser/Bootstrap/CppSharp.Parser.Bootstrap.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Generator\CppSharp.Generator.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/CppParser/Bootstrap/premake5.lua b/src/CppParser/Bootstrap/premake5.lua
index ea7804b3..a4e670d0 100644
--- a/src/CppParser/Bootstrap/premake5.lua
+++ b/src/CppParser/Bootstrap/premake5.lua
@@ -1,9 +1 @@
-project "CppSharp.Parser.Bootstrap"
-
-  SetupManagedProject()
-
-  kind "ConsoleApp"
-  language "C#"
-  debugdir "."
-
-  links { "CppSharp.Generator" }
+SetupExternalManagedProject("CppSharp.Parser.Bootstrap")
diff --git a/src/CppParser/ParserGen/CppSharp.Parser.Gen.csproj b/src/CppParser/ParserGen/CppSharp.Parser.Gen.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bc7a6cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/CppParser/ParserGen/CppSharp.Parser.Gen.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Generator\CppSharp.Generator.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/CppParser/ParserGen/premake5.lua b/src/CppParser/ParserGen/premake5.lua
index fbf08104..115cb628 100644
--- a/src/CppParser/ParserGen/premake5.lua
+++ b/src/CppParser/ParserGen/premake5.lua
@@ -1,9 +1 @@
-project "CppSharp.Parser.Gen"
-
-  SetupManagedProject()
-
-  kind "ConsoleApp"
-  language "C#"
-  debugdir "."
-
-  links { "CppSharp.Generator" }
+SetupExternalManagedProject("CppSharp.Parser.Gen")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Generator.Tests/CppSharp.Generator.Tests.csproj b/src/Generator.Tests/CppSharp.Generator.Tests.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc17f50f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Generator.Tests/CppSharp.Generator.Tests.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="..\..\tests\Native\AST.h" LinkBase="tests\Native" />
+    <None Include="..\..\tests\Native\ASTExtensions.h" LinkBase="tests\Native" />
+    <None Include="..\..\tests\Native\Passes.h" LinkBase="tests\Native" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Generator\CppSharp.Generator.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.8.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.11.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="3.17.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Generator.Tests/premake5.lua b/src/Generator.Tests/premake5.lua
index 0566f235..db45442a 100644
--- a/src/Generator.Tests/premake5.lua
+++ b/src/Generator.Tests/premake5.lua
@@ -1,20 +1 @@
-project "CppSharp.Generator.Tests"
-
-  kind "SharedLib"
-  SetupManagedProject()
-
-  files { testsdir .. "/Native/AST.h", testsdir .. "/Native/ASTExtensions.h", testsdir .. "/Native/Passes.h" }
-  filter "files:**.h"
-     buildaction "None"
-  filter {}
-
-  links { "CppSharp.Generator" }
-
-  nuget
-  {
-    "System.CodeDom:4.7.0",
-    "Microsoft.CSharp:4.7.0",
-    "Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk:16.8.0",
-    "NUnit:3.11.0",
-    "NUnit3TestAdapter:3.17.0",
-  }
\ No newline at end of file
+SetupExternalManagedProject("CppSharp.Generator.Tests")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Generator/CppSharp.Generator.csproj b/src/Generator/CppSharp.Generator.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49500e3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Generator/CppSharp.Generator.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="Passes\verbs.txt" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Parser\CppSharp.Parser.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(NativeProjectsDir)Std-symbols.vcxproj" ReferenceOutputAssembly="false" Condition="$(IsWindows)" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.CodeDom" Version="4.7.0" PrivateAssets="All"/>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Generator/premake5.lua b/src/Generator/premake5.lua
index d94be49e..625eddb0 100644
--- a/src/Generator/premake5.lua
+++ b/src/Generator/premake5.lua
@@ -1,20 +1 @@
-project "CppSharp.Generator"
-
-  SetupManagedProject()
-
-  kind "SharedLib"
-  language "C#"
-  dependson { "Std-symbols" }
-  links { "CppSharp.Parser" }
-
-  nuget
-  {
-    "System.CodeDom:4.7.0",
-    "Microsoft.CSharp:4.7.0"
-  }
-
-  files { "**verbs.txt" }
-  filter { 'files:**verbs.txt' }
-    buildaction "Embed"
-
-  filter {}
\ No newline at end of file
+SetupExternalManagedProject("CppSharp.Generator")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Parser/CppSharp.Parser.csproj b/src/Parser/CppSharp.Parser.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8744e3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Parser/CppSharp.Parser.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  
+  <ItemGroup Condition="$(GenerateBuildConfig)">
+    <Compile Include="$(ActionDir)BuildConfig.cs" LinkBase="build" />
+    <Compile Remove="BuildConfig.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Core\CppSharp.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\AST\CppSharp.AST.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Runtime\CppSharp.Runtime.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\CppParser\Bindings\CSharp\CppSharp.Parser.CSharp.csproj" Condition="!$(IsWindows) OR $(CI)" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(NativeProjectsDir)\CppSharp.Parser.CLI.vcxproj" Condition="$(IsWindows) AND !$(CI)" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Parser/premake5.lua b/src/Parser/premake5.lua
index 71ac4503..c956a7b7 100644
--- a/src/Parser/premake5.lua
+++ b/src/Parser/premake5.lua
@@ -15,23 +15,4 @@ if generate_build_config == true and _ACTION then
   GenerateBuildConfig()
 end
 
-project "CppSharp.Parser"
-
-  SetupManagedProject()
-
-  kind "SharedLib"
-  language "C#"
-  clr "Unsafe"
-
-  if generate_build_config == true then
-    files { buildconfig }
-    removecompilefiles { "BuildConfig.cs" }
-  end
-
-  links
-  {
-    "CppSharp",
-    "CppSharp.AST",
-    "CppSharp.Runtime",
-    CppSharpParserBindings
-  }
+SetupExternalManagedProject("CppSharp.Parser")
diff --git a/src/Runtime/CppSharp.Runtime.csproj b/src/Runtime/CppSharp.Runtime.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f518952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Runtime/CppSharp.Runtime.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
+    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Runtime/premake5.lua b/src/Runtime/premake5.lua
index 29629d67..392a6633 100644
--- a/src/Runtime/premake5.lua
+++ b/src/Runtime/premake5.lua
@@ -1,12 +1,2 @@
-project "CppSharp.Runtime"
+SetupExternalManagedProject("CppSharp.Runtime")
 
-  SetupManagedProject()
-
-  kind "SharedLib"
-  clr "Unsafe"
-
-  filter { "toolset:msc*" }
-  	defines { "MSVC" }
-
-  filter { "system:macosx" }
-  	defines { "LIBCXX" }
diff --git a/tests/CLI/CLI.Gen.csproj b/tests/CLI/CLI.Gen.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CLI/CLI.Gen.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/CLI/CLI.Tests.CLI.csproj b/tests/CLI/CLI.Tests.CLI.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CLI/CLI.Tests.CLI.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/CSharp/CSharp.CSharp.csproj b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.CSharp.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.CSharp.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/CSharp/CSharp.Gen.csproj b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.Gen.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.Gen.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/CSharp/CSharp.Tests.CSharp.csproj b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.Tests.CSharp.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.Tests.CSharp.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Common/Common.CSharp.csproj b/tests/Common/Common.CSharp.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Common/Common.CSharp.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Common/Common.Gen.csproj b/tests/Common/Common.Gen.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Common/Common.Gen.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Common/Common.Tests.CLI.csproj b/tests/Common/Common.Tests.CLI.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Common/Common.Tests.CLI.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Common/Common.Tests.CSharp.csproj b/tests/Common/Common.Tests.CSharp.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Common/Common.Tests.CSharp.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Directory.Build.props b/tests/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b32f3ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<Project>
+  <Import Project="../Directory.Build.props" />
+  <Import Project="Test.Common.props" />  
+  <Import Project="Test.Generator.props" Condition="$(IsTestGenerator)" />
+  <Import Project="Test.Bindings.props" Condition="$(IsTestBindings)" />
+  <Import Project="Test.props" Condition="$(IsTest)" />
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Encodings/Encodings.CSharp.csproj b/tests/Encodings/Encodings.CSharp.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Encodings/Encodings.CSharp.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Encodings/Encodings.Gen.csproj b/tests/Encodings/Encodings.Gen.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Encodings/Encodings.Gen.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Encodings/Encodings.Tests.CSharp.csproj b/tests/Encodings/Encodings.Tests.CSharp.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Encodings/Encodings.Tests.CSharp.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/NamespacesBase/NamespacesBase.CSharp.csproj b/tests/NamespacesBase/NamespacesBase.CSharp.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a304a1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/NamespacesBase/NamespacesBase.CSharp.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TestGeneratorName>NamespacesDerived.Gen</TestGeneratorName>
+    <TestGeneratorProjectDir>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\NamespacesDerived\</TestGeneratorProjectDir>
+    <EnableGeneratorCompileItems>false</EnableGeneratorCompileItems>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="$(GenDir)NamespacesDerived\NamespacesBase.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/NamespacesBase/premake4.lua b/tests/NamespacesBase/premake4.lua
index f1840fbc..0a1ec95a 100644
--- a/tests/NamespacesBase/premake4.lua
+++ b/tests/NamespacesBase/premake4.lua
@@ -3,17 +3,7 @@ function SetupWrapper(name)
     return
   end
 
-  project(name .. ".CSharp")
-    SetupManagedTestProject()
-
-    dependson { name .. ".Native", "NamespacesDerived.Gen" }
-    links { "CppSharp.Runtime" }
-    SetupTestGeneratorBuildEvent("NamespacesDerived")
-
-    files
-    {
-      path.join(gendir, "NamespacesDerived", name .. ".cs"),
-    }
+  SetupExternalManagedTestProject(name .. ".CSharp")
 end
 
 group "Tests/Namespaces"
diff --git a/tests/NamespacesDerived/NamespacesDerived.CSharp.csproj b/tests/NamespacesDerived/NamespacesDerived.CSharp.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c76d0ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/NamespacesDerived/NamespacesDerived.CSharp.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <EnableGeneratorCompileItems>false</EnableGeneratorCompileItems>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="$(GenDir)NamespacesDerived\NamespacesDerived.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(GenDir)NamespacesDerived\Std.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\NamespacesBase\NamespacesBase.CSharp.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/NamespacesDerived/NamespacesDerived.Gen.csproj b/tests/NamespacesDerived/NamespacesDerived.Gen.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/NamespacesDerived/NamespacesDerived.Gen.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/NamespacesDerived/NamespacesDerived.Tests.CSharp.csproj b/tests/NamespacesDerived/NamespacesDerived.Tests.CSharp.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/NamespacesDerived/NamespacesDerived.Tests.CSharp.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/StandardLib/StandardLib.Gen.csproj b/tests/StandardLib/StandardLib.Gen.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/StandardLib/StandardLib.Gen.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/StandardLib/StandardLib.Tests.CLI.csproj b/tests/StandardLib/StandardLib.Tests.CLI.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/StandardLib/StandardLib.Tests.CLI.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Test.Bindings.props b/tests/Test.Bindings.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f4a3b1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Test.Bindings.props
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+    <EnableGeneratorCompileItems>true</EnableGeneratorCompileItems>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <GeneratedCSharpFiles Include="$(GenDir)$(TestName)\*.cs"></GeneratedCSharpFiles>
+    <Compile Include="@(GeneratedCSharpFiles)" Condition="$(EnableGeneratorCompileItems)"/>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(TestGeneratorProjectDir)$(TestGeneratorName).csproj" ReferenceOutputAssembly="false" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(SrcDir)Runtime\CppSharp.Runtime.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <Target Name="AddGeneratedCompileItems" BeforeTargets="BeforeCompile">
+    <ItemGroup Condition="$(EnableGeneratorCompileItems)">
+      <Compile Remove="@(GeneratedCSharpFiles)" />
+      <Compile Include="$(GenDir)$(TestName)\*.cs" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+  </Target>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Test.Common.props b/tests/Test.Common.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcb905b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Test.Common.props
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <EnableGeneratorCompileItems>true</EnableGeneratorCompileItems>
+    <EnableDefaultCompileItems>false</EnableDefaultCompileItems>
+    <EnableDefaultNoneItems>false</EnableDefaultNoneItems>
+    <IsTestBindings>false</IsTestBindings>
+    <IsTestGenerator>false</IsTestGenerator>
+    <IsTest>false</IsTest>
+    <IsTest Condition="$(MSBuildProjectName.Contains('.Tests'))">true</IsTest>
+    <IsTestGenerator Condition="$(MSBuildProjectName.EndsWith('.Gen'))">true</IsTestGenerator>
+    <IsTestBindings Condition="!$(IsTest) AND ($(MSBuildProjectName.EndsWith('.CSharp')) OR $(MSBuildProjectName.EndsWith('.CLI')))">true</IsTestBindings>
+    <TestName>$(MSBuildProjectName.Substring(0, $(MSBuildProjectName.IndexOf('.'))))</TestName>
+    <TestGeneratorName>$(TestName).Gen</TestGeneratorName>
+    <OutputType Condition="$(IsTestGenerator)">Exe</OutputType>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="premake4.lua" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Test.Generator.props b/tests/Test.Generator.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39a77ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Test.Generator.props
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <GeneratorOutput>$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)$(TestName).Bindings.timestamp</GeneratorOutput>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="$(TestName).Gen.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(SrcDir)Generator.Tests\GeneratorTest.cs" Visible="false" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(NativeProjectsDir)$(TestName).Native.vcxproj" ReferenceOutputAssembly="false" Condition="$(IsWindows)" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(SrcDir)Generator\CppSharp.Generator.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <GeneratorInputs Include="*.h" />
+    <GeneratorInputs Include="$(TestName).Gen.cs" />
+    <UpToDateCheckInput Include="@(GeneratorInputs)" Set="Bindings" />
+    <UpToDateCheckBuilt Include="$(GeneratorOutput)" Set="Bindings" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <Target Name="GenerateBindings" Inputs="@(GeneratorInputs)" Outputs="$(GeneratorOutput)" AfterTargets="AfterBuild">
+    <Exec command='$(DotNetCmd) "$(OutputPath)$(TestGeneratorName).$(GeneratorFileExtension)"' />
+    <Touch Files="$(GeneratorOutput)" AlwaysCreate="true" />
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <FileWrites Include="$(GeneratorOutput)"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+  </Target>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Test.props b/tests/Test.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78e66b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Test.props
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="$(TestName).Tests.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(SrcDir)Generator.Tests\CppSharp.Generator.Tests.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(TestName).CSharp.csproj" Condition="$(MSBuildProjectName.EndsWith('CSharp'))" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(NativeProjectsDir)$(TestName).Native.vcxproj" Condition="$(IsWindows)" ReferenceOutputAssembly="false" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(NativeProjectsDir)$(TestName).CLI.vcxproj" Condition="$(MSBuildProjectName.EndsWith('CLI')) AND $(IsWindows)" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.8.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/tests/VTables/VTables.CSharp.csproj b/tests/VTables/VTables.CSharp.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/VTables/VTables.CSharp.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/VTables/VTables.Gen.csproj b/tests/VTables/VTables.Gen.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/VTables/VTables.Gen.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/VTables/VTables.Tests.CSharp.csproj b/tests/VTables/VTables.Tests.CSharp.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6968989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/VTables/VTables.Tests.CSharp.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
\ No newline at end of file