diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1b6096d56..a8480addc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Source Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: 'true'
 
       - name: Generate Patreon List
         env:
@@ -67,26 +69,10 @@ jobs:
         if: github.event_name == 'push'
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - name: Build Core Library
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}
-        run: |
-          git clone https://github.com/olive-editor/core
-          cd core
-          mkdir build
-          cd build
-          cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} -G "${{ matrix.cmake-gen }}" \
-            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${{ matrix.cc-compiler }}" \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${{ matrix.cxx-compiler }}" \
-            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/core/install" \
-            $CMAKE_ARGS
-          ninja install
-
       - name: Configure CMake
         run: |
           mkdir build
           cd build
-          PATH=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/core/install:$PATH
           cmake .. -G "${{ matrix.cmake-gen }}" \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="${{ matrix.build-type }}" \
             -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${{ matrix.cc-compiler }}" \
@@ -172,6 +158,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Source Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: 'true'
 
       - name: Automatically Generate Package Name
         shell: bash
@@ -218,25 +206,10 @@ jobs:
         if: github.event_name == 'push'
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - name: Build Core Library
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}
-        run: |
-          git clone https://github.com/olive-editor/core
-          cd core
-          mkdir build
-          cd build
-          cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} -G "${{ matrix.cmake-gen }}" \
-            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="install" \
-            $CMAKE_ARGS
-          ninja install
-          echo "$(pwd -W)/install" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
       - name: Configure CMake
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
         run: |
-          PATH=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/core/install:$PATH
           cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} -G "${{ matrix.cmake-gen }}" \
             $CMAKE_ARGS
 
@@ -339,6 +312,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Source Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: 'true'
 
       - name: Automatically Generate Package Name
         shell: bash
@@ -382,27 +357,11 @@ jobs:
           brew update
           brew install ninja
 
-      - name: Build Core Library
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}
-        run: |
-          git clone https://github.com/olive-editor/core
-          cd core
-          mkdir build
-          cd build
-          PATH=$DEP_LOCATION:$DEP_LOCATION/bin:$DEP_LOCATION/include:$DEP_LOCATION/lib:$DEP_LOCATION/crashpad:$PATH \
-            cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} \
-              -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=${{ matrix.min-deploy }} -G "${{ matrix.cmake-gen }}" \
-              -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="${{ matrix.os-arch }}" \
-              -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/core/install" \
-              $CMAKE_ARGS
-          ninja install
-
       - name: Configure CMake
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
         run: |
-          PATH=$DEP_LOCATION:$DEP_LOCATION/bin:$DEP_LOCATION/include:$DEP_LOCATION/lib:$DEP_LOCATION/crashpad:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/core/install:$PATH \
+          PATH=$DEP_LOCATION:$DEP_LOCATION/bin:$DEP_LOCATION/include:$DEP_LOCATION/lib:$DEP_LOCATION/crashpad:$PATH \
             cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} \
               -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=${{ matrix.min-deploy }} -G "${{ matrix.cmake-gen }}" \
               -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="${{ matrix.os-arch }}" \
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a50ca48f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[submodule "ext/core"]
+	path = ext/core
+	url = https://github.com/olive-editor/core
+[submodule "ext/KDDockWidgets"]
+	path = ext/KDDockWidgets
+	url = https://github.com/KDAB/KDDockWidgets
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c5bec90e7..1ef6c712a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Olive - Non-Linear Video Editor
-# Copyright (C) 2022 Olive Team
+# Copyright (C) 2023 Olive Studios LLC
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -95,12 +95,8 @@ list(APPEND OLIVE_LIBRARIES ${OPENEXR_LIBRARIES})
 list(APPEND OLIVE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${OPENEXR_INCLUDES})
 
 # Link Olive
-find_package(Olive REQUIRED
-  COMPONENTS
-    Core
-)
-list(APPEND OLIVE_LIBRARIES ${LIBOLIVE_LIBRARIES})
-list(APPEND OLIVE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBOLIVE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+list(APPEND OLIVE_LIBRARIES olivecore)
+list(APPEND OLIVE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ext/core/include)
 
 # Link Qt
 set(QT_LIBRARIES
@@ -152,10 +148,10 @@ if (${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} EQUAL "6")
   )
 
   # Link KDDockWidgets
-  find_package(KDDockWidgets-qt6 CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  #find_package(KDDockWidgets-qt6 CONFIG REQUIRED)
 else()
   # Link KDDockWidgets
-  find_package(KDDockWidgets CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  #find_package(KDDockWidgets CONFIG REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
 list(APPEND OLIVE_LIBRARIES
@@ -251,6 +247,7 @@ endif()
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 list(APPEND OLIVE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ext)
 
+add_subdirectory(ext)
 add_subdirectory(app)
 
 if (BUILD_TESTS)
diff --git a/cmake/FindFFMPEG.cmake b/cmake/FindFFMPEG.cmake
index 458784541..3d36bb09a 100644
--- a/cmake/FindFFMPEG.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindFFMPEG.cmake
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ are guaranteed to set these variables or provide targets.
 #]==]
 
 function (_ffmpeg_find component headername)
+  if (${FFMPEG_${component}_FOUND})
+    return()
+  endif()
+
   find_path("FFMPEG_${component}_INCLUDE_DIR"
     NAMES
       "lib${component}/${headername}"
diff --git a/ext/CMakeLists.txt b/ext/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efa25d8a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Olive - Non-Linear Video Editor
+# Copyright (C) 2023 Olive Studios LLC
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+add_subdirectory(core)
+add_subdirectory(KDDockWidgets)
diff --git a/ext/KDDockWidgets b/ext/KDDockWidgets
new file mode 160000
index 000000000..c744291d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/KDDockWidgets
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit c744291d3387185b5e3df56d7064fbbba66c67d5
diff --git a/ext/core b/ext/core
new file mode 160000
index 000000000..277792824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/core
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 277792824801495e868580ca86f6e7a1b53e4779