diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dcb0992..cf0834a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ if (LINUX
     AND Qt5WaylandClient_FOUND)
     add_subdirectory(linux_wayland_helper)
 endif()
+if (LINUX AND NOT DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED)
+    add_subdirectory(linux_glib_helper)
+endif()
 if (LINUX AND NOT DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED)
     add_subdirectory(linux_gtk_helper)
 endif()
diff --git a/external/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/external/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 4778988..93d475b 100644
--- a/external/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -290,12 +290,13 @@ else()
         INTERFACE
             desktop-app::linux_gtk_helper
             $<TARGET_FILE:desktop-app::linux_gtk_helper>
+            desktop-app::linux_glib_helper
+            $<TARGET_FILE:desktop-app::linux_glib_helper>
             fontconfig
             freetype
             xcb
             X11
             X11-xcb
-            glib-2.0
             ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
             pthread
         )
diff --git a/linux_glib_helper/CMakeLists.txt b/linux_glib_helper/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3a4d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux_glib_helper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# This file is part of Desktop App Toolkit,
+# a set of libraries for developing nice desktop applications.
+#
+# For license and copyright information please follow this link:
+# https://github.com/desktop-app/legal/blob/master/LEGAL
+
+add_library(linux_glib_helper STATIC)
+add_library(desktop-app::linux_glib_helper ALIAS linux_glib_helper)
+
+nice_target_sources(linux_glib_helper ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+PRIVATE
+    linux_glib_helper.cpp
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(linux_glib_helper
+PUBLIC
+    ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
+)
+
+find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+pkg_check_modules(GLIB2 REQUIRED glib-2.0)
+pkg_check_modules(GOBJECT REQUIRED gobject-2.0)
+
+target_include_directories(linux_glib_helper SYSTEM
+PRIVATE
+    ${GLIB2_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+    ${GOBJECT_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
diff --git a/linux_glib_helper/linux_glib_helper.cpp b/linux_glib_helper/linux_glib_helper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6d0474
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux_glib_helper/linux_glib_helper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,405 @@
+// This file is part of Desktop App Toolkit,
+// a set of libraries for developing nice desktop applications.
+//
+// For license and copyright information please follow this link:
+// https://github.com/desktop-app/legal/blob/master/LEGAL
+//
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
+#include <memory>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#define LOAD_SYMBOL(handle, func) LoadSymbol(handle, #func, func)
+
+namespace GlibHelper {
+namespace {
+
+void (*g_free)(gpointer mem);
+void (*g_log_default_handler)(
+	const gchar* log_domain,
+	GLogLevelFlags log_level,
+	const gchar* message,
+	gpointer unused_data);
+guint (*g_log_set_handler)(
+	const gchar* log_domain,
+	GLogLevelFlags log_levels,
+	GLogFunc log_func,
+	gpointer user_data);
+GMainContext* (*g_main_context_default)(void);
+gboolean (*g_main_context_iteration)(GMainContext* context, gboolean may_block);
+GMainContext* (*g_main_context_new)(void);
+gboolean (*g_main_context_pending)(GMainContext* context);
+void (*g_main_context_pop_thread_default)(GMainContext* context);
+void (*g_main_context_push_thread_default)(GMainContext* context);
+GMainContext* (*g_main_context_ref)(GMainContext* context);
+void (*g_main_context_unref)(GMainContext* context);
+void (*g_main_context_wakeup)(GMainContext* context);
+void (*g_return_if_fail_warning)(
+	const char* log_domain,
+	const char* pretty_function,
+	const char* expression);
+void (*g_slist_free)(GSList* list);
+void (*g_source_add_poll)(GSource* source, GPollFD* fd);
+guint (*g_source_attach)(GSource* source, GMainContext* context);
+void (*g_source_destroy)(GSource* source);
+GSource* (*g_source_new)(GSourceFuncs* source_funcs, guint struct_size);
+void (*g_source_remove_poll)(GSource* source, GPollFD* fd);
+void (*g_source_set_can_recurse)(GSource* source, gboolean can_recurse);
+void (*g_source_unref)(GSource* source);
+int (*g_strcmp0)(const char* str1, const char* str2);
+
+GParamSpec* (*g_object_class_find_property)(
+	GObjectClass* oclass,
+	const gchar* property_name);
+void (*g_object_get_valist)(
+	GObject* object,
+	const gchar* first_property_name,
+	va_list var_args);
+GObject* (*g_object_new_with_properties)(
+	GType object_type,
+	guint n_properties,
+	const char** names,
+	const GValue* values);
+GObject* (*g_object_new_valist)(
+	GType object_type,
+	const gchar* first_property_name,
+	va_list var_args);
+void (*g_object_set_valist)(
+	GObject* object,
+	const gchar* first_property_name,
+	va_list var_args);
+void (*g_object_unref)(gpointer object);
+gulong (*g_signal_connect_data)(
+	gpointer instance,
+	const gchar* detailed_signal,
+	GCallback c_handler,
+	gpointer data,
+	GClosureNotify destroy_data,
+	GConnectFlags connect_flags);
+GTypeInstance* (*g_type_check_instance_cast)(
+	GTypeInstance* instance,
+	GType iface_type);
+gboolean (*g_type_check_instance_is_a)(
+	GTypeInstance* instance,
+	GType iface_type);
+gboolean (*g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a)(
+	GTypeInstance* instance,
+	GType fundamental_type);
+void (*g_type_ensure)(GType type);
+
+struct HandleDeleter {
+	void operator()(void *handle) {
+		dlclose(handle);
+	}
+};
+
+using Handle = std::unique_ptr<void, HandleDeleter>;
+
+bool LoadLibrary(Handle &handle, const char *name) {
+	handle = Handle(dlopen(name, RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_NODELETE));
+	if (handle) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	std::cerr << dlerror() << std::endl;
+	return false;
+}
+
+template <typename Function>
+inline bool LoadSymbol(const Handle &handle, const char *name, Function &func) {
+	func = handle
+		? reinterpret_cast<Function>(dlsym(handle.get(), name))
+		: nullptr;
+	if (const auto error = dlerror()) {
+		std::cerr << error << std::endl;
+	}
+	return (func != nullptr);
+}
+
+bool Resolve() {
+	static const auto loaded = [&] {
+		auto lib = Handle();
+		return LoadLibrary(lib, "libglib-2.0.so.0")
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_free)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_log_default_handler)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_log_set_handler)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_main_context_default)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_main_context_iteration)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_main_context_new)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_main_context_pending)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_main_context_pop_thread_default)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_main_context_push_thread_default)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_main_context_ref)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_main_context_unref)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_main_context_wakeup)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_return_if_fail_warning)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_slist_free)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_source_add_poll)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_source_attach)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_source_destroy)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_source_new)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_source_remove_poll)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_source_set_can_recurse)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_source_unref)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_strcmp0)
+			&& LoadLibrary(lib, "libgobject-2.0.so.0")
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_object_class_find_property)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_object_get_valist)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_object_new_valist)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_object_new_with_properties)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_object_set_valist)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_object_unref)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_signal_connect_data)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_type_check_instance_cast)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_type_check_instance_is_a)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a)
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(lib, g_type_ensure);
+	}();
+	return loaded;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+} // namespace GlibHelper
+
+void g_free(gpointer mem) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	GlibHelper::g_free(mem);
+}
+
+void g_log_default_handler(
+	const gchar* log_domain,
+	GLogLevelFlags log_level,
+	const gchar* message,
+	gpointer unused_data) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	GlibHelper::g_log_default_handler(
+		log_domain,
+		log_level,
+		message,
+		unused_data);
+}
+
+guint g_log_set_handler(
+	const gchar* log_domain,
+	GLogLevelFlags log_levels,
+	GLogFunc log_func,
+	gpointer user_data) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	return GlibHelper::g_log_set_handler(
+		log_domain,
+		log_levels,
+		log_func,
+		user_data);
+}
+
+GMainContext* g_main_context_default(void) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	return GlibHelper::g_main_context_default();
+}
+
+gboolean g_main_context_iteration(GMainContext* context, gboolean may_block) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	return GlibHelper::g_main_context_iteration(context, may_block);
+}
+
+GMainContext* g_main_context_new(void) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	return GlibHelper::g_main_context_new();
+}
+
+gboolean g_main_context_pending(GMainContext* context) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	return GlibHelper::g_main_context_pending(context);
+}
+
+void g_main_context_pop_thread_default(GMainContext* context) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	GlibHelper::g_main_context_pop_thread_default(context);
+}
+
+void g_main_context_push_thread_default(GMainContext* context) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	GlibHelper::g_main_context_push_thread_default(context);
+}
+
+GMainContext* g_main_context_ref(GMainContext* context) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	return GlibHelper::g_main_context_ref(context);
+}
+
+void g_main_context_unref(GMainContext* context) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	GlibHelper::g_main_context_unref(context);
+}
+
+void g_main_context_wakeup(GMainContext* context) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	GlibHelper::g_main_context_wakeup(context);
+}
+
+void g_return_if_fail_warning(
+	const char* log_domain,
+	const char* pretty_function,
+	const char* expression) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	GlibHelper::g_return_if_fail_warning(
+		log_domain,
+		pretty_function,
+		expression);
+}
+
+void g_slist_free(GSList* list) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	GlibHelper::g_slist_free(list);
+}
+
+void g_source_add_poll(GSource* source, GPollFD* fd) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	GlibHelper::g_source_add_poll(source, fd);
+}
+
+guint g_source_attach(GSource* source, GMainContext* context) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	return GlibHelper::g_source_attach(source, context);
+}
+
+void g_source_destroy(GSource* source) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	GlibHelper::g_source_destroy(source);
+}
+
+GSource* g_source_new(GSourceFuncs* source_funcs, guint struct_size) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	return GlibHelper::g_source_new(source_funcs, struct_size);
+}
+
+void g_source_remove_poll(GSource* source, GPollFD* fd) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	GlibHelper::g_source_remove_poll(source, fd);
+}
+
+void g_source_set_can_recurse(GSource* source, gboolean can_recurse) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	GlibHelper::g_source_set_can_recurse(source, can_recurse);
+}
+
+void g_source_unref(GSource* source) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	GlibHelper::g_source_unref(source);
+}
+
+int g_strcmp0(const char* str1, const char* str2) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	return GlibHelper::g_strcmp0(str1, str2);
+}
+
+GParamSpec* g_object_class_find_property(
+	GObjectClass* oclass,
+	const gchar* property_name) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	return GlibHelper::g_object_class_find_property(
+		oclass,
+		property_name);
+}
+
+void g_object_get(
+	gpointer _object,
+	const gchar *first_property_name,
+	...) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+
+	GObject *object = (GObject*) _object;
+	va_list var_args;
+	
+	g_return_if_fail(G_IS_OBJECT(object));
+	
+	va_start(var_args, first_property_name);
+	GlibHelper::g_object_get_valist(object, first_property_name, var_args);
+	va_end(var_args);
+}
+
+gpointer g_object_new(
+	GType object_type,
+	const gchar *first_property_name,
+	...) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+
+	GObject *object;
+	va_list var_args;
+	
+	/* short circuit for calls supplying no properties */
+	if (!first_property_name)
+		return GlibHelper::g_object_new_with_properties(object_type, 0, NULL, NULL);
+
+	va_start(var_args, first_property_name);
+	object = GlibHelper::g_object_new_valist(object_type, first_property_name, var_args);
+	va_end(var_args);
+	
+	return object;
+}
+
+void g_object_set(
+	gpointer _object,
+	const gchar *first_property_name,
+	...) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+
+	GObject *object = (GObject*) _object;
+	va_list var_args;
+	
+	g_return_if_fail(G_IS_OBJECT(object));
+	
+	va_start(var_args, first_property_name);
+	GlibHelper::g_object_set_valist(object, first_property_name, var_args);
+	va_end(var_args);
+}
+
+void g_object_unref(gpointer object) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	GlibHelper::g_object_unref(object);
+}
+
+gulong g_signal_connect_data(
+	gpointer instance,
+	const gchar* detailed_signal,
+	GCallback c_handler,
+	gpointer data,
+	GClosureNotify destroy_data,
+	GConnectFlags connect_flags) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	return GlibHelper::g_signal_connect_data(
+		instance,
+		detailed_signal,
+		c_handler,
+		data,
+		destroy_data,
+		connect_flags);
+}
+
+GTypeInstance* g_type_check_instance_cast(
+	GTypeInstance* instance,
+	GType iface_type) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	return GlibHelper::g_type_check_instance_cast(instance, iface_type);
+}
+
+gboolean g_type_check_instance_is_a(
+	GTypeInstance* instance,
+	GType iface_type) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	return GlibHelper::g_type_check_instance_is_a(instance, iface_type);
+}
+
+gboolean g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a(
+	GTypeInstance* instance,
+	GType fundamental_type) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	return GlibHelper::g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a(
+		instance,
+		fundamental_type);
+}
+
+void g_type_ensure(GType type) {
+	GlibHelper::Resolve();
+	GlibHelper::g_type_ensure(type);
+}