diff --git a/Core/CMakeLists.txt b/Core/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b7c025c..b7e16575 100644
--- a/Core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ include_directories (
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 
+# source code directories
 set (directories 
   . 
   Geometry 
@@ -19,13 +20,21 @@ set (directories
   Utils
 )
 
+# collect all header and source files
 append_files (headers "*.hh" ${directories})
 append_files (sources "*.cc" ${directories})
 
 if (WIN32)
-add_library (OpenMeshCore STATIC ${sources} ${headers})
+  # OpenMesh has no dll exports so we have to build a static library on windows
+  add_library (OpenMeshCore STATIC ${sources} ${headers})
 else ()
-add_library (OpenMeshCore SHARED ${sources} ${headers})
+  add_library (OpenMeshCore SHARED ${sources} ${headers})
+  # no install on mac, because the whole bundle will be installed in the
+  # toplevel CMakeLists.txt
+  if (NOT APPLE)
+    install (TARGETS OpenMeshCore DESTINATION ${OPENFLIPPER_LIBDIR})
+  endif ()
 endif ()
 
+# set common target properties defined in common.cmake
 set_target_props (OpenMeshCore)
diff --git a/Tools/CMakeLists.txt b/Tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ef11808..d201213a 100644
--- a/Tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ include_directories (
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 
+# source code directories
 set (directories 
   . 
   Decimater
@@ -15,15 +16,23 @@ set (directories
   Utils
 )
 
+# collect all header and source files
 append_files (headers "*.hh" ${directories})
 append_files (sources "*.cc" ${directories})
 
 if (WIN32)
-add_library (OpenMeshTools STATIC ${sources} ${headers})
+  # OpenMesh has no dll exports so we have to build a static library on windows
+  add_library (OpenMeshTools STATIC ${sources} ${headers})
 else ()
-add_library (OpenMeshTools SHARED ${sources} ${headers})
+  add_library (OpenMeshTools SHARED ${sources} ${headers})
+  # no install on mac, because the whole bundle will be installed in the
+  # toplevel CMakeLists.txt
+  if (NOT APPLE)
+    install (TARGETS OpenMeshTools DESTINATION ${OPENFLIPPER_LIBDIR})
+  endif ()
 endif ()
 
 target_link_libraries (OpenMeshTools OpenMeshCore)
 
+# set common target properties defined in common.cmake
 set_target_props (OpenMeshTools)