diff --git a/source/backend/CarlaStandalone.pro b/source/backend/CarlaStandalone.pro
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e2153502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/backend/CarlaStandalone.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# QtCreator project file
+
+TARGET   = CarlaStandalone
+TEMPLATE = app
+VERSION  = 1.9
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------
+
+CONFIG  = debug
+CONFIG += link_pkgconfig warn_on
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------
+
+DEFINES  = DEBUG REAL_BUILD
+DEFINES += QTCREATOR_TEST
+
+DEFINES += HAVE_FLUIDSYNTH
+DEFINES += HAVE_LINUXSAMPLER
+DEFINES += HAVE_X11
+DEFINES += VESTIGE_HEADER
+DEFINES += WANT_ZYNADDSUBFX
+DEFINES += WANT_ZYNADDSUBFX_UI
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------
+
+PKGCONFIG  = liblo
+PKGCONFIG += alsa
+PKGCONFIG += fluidsynth
+PKGCONFIG += linuxsampler
+PKGCONFIG += x11
+PKGCONFIG += fftw3
+PKGCONFIG += mxml
+PKGCONFIG += zlib
+PKGCONFIG += ntk_images
+PKGCONFIG += ntk
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------
+
+LIBS  = ../modules/jackbridge.a
+LIBS += ../modules/juce_audio_basics.a
+LIBS += ../modules/juce_audio_formats.a
+LIBS += ../modules/juce_core.a
+LIBS += ../modules/lilv.a
+LIBS += ../modules/native-plugins.a
+LIBS += ../modules/rtmempool.a
+LIBS += ../modules/rtaudio.a
+LIBS += ../modules/rtmidi.a
+LIBS += -ldl -lm -lpthread -lrt -lmagic
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------
+
+SOURCES  = \
+    CarlaStandalone.cpp
+
+SOURCES += \
+    engine/CarlaEngine.cpp \
+    engine/CarlaEngineClient.cpp \
+    engine/CarlaEngineData.cpp \
+    engine/CarlaEngineGraph.cpp \
+    engine/CarlaEngineInternal.cpp \
+    engine/CarlaEngineOsc.cpp \
+    engine/CarlaEngineOscSend.cpp \
+    engine/CarlaEnginePorts.cpp \
+    engine/CarlaEngineThread.cpp \
+    engine/CarlaEngineJack.cpp \
+    engine/CarlaEngineNative.cpp \
+    engine/CarlaEngineRtAudio.cpp
+
+SOURCES += \
+    plugin/CarlaPlugin.cpp \
+    plugin/CarlaPluginInternal.cpp \
+    plugin/CarlaPluginThread.cpp \
+    plugin/BridgePlugin.cpp \
+    plugin/NativePlugin.cpp \
+    plugin/LadspaPlugin.cpp \
+    plugin/DssiPlugin.cpp \
+    plugin/Lv2Plugin.cpp \
+    plugin/VstPlugin.cpp \
+    plugin/Vst3Plugin.cpp \
+    plugin/AuPlugin.cpp \
+    plugin/FluidSynthPlugin.cpp \
+    plugin/LinuxSamplerPlugin.cpp
+
+SOURCES += \
+    ../tests/QtCreator.cpp
+
+HEADERS  = \
+    CarlaBackend.h \
+    CarlaHost.h \
+    CarlaEngine.hpp \
+    CarlaPlugin.hpp
+
+HEADERS += \
+    engine/*.hpp \
+    plugin/*.hpp
+
+HEADERS += \
+    ../includes/*.h \
+    ../modules/*.h \
+    ../modules/*.hpp \
+    ../utils/*.cpp \
+    ../utils/*.hpp
+
+INCLUDEPATH = . \
+    ../includes \
+    ../modules \
+    ../utils
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------
+
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS *= -std=c++11
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/source/tests/QtCreator.cpp b/source/tests/QtCreator.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..742b98b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/tests/QtCreator.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Carla Print Tests
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2014 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
+ *
+ * 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 2 of
+ * the License, or 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.
+ *
+ * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
+ */
+
+#include "CarlaHost.h"
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+int main()
+{
+    carla_engine_init("JACK", "Test");
+    carla_engine_idle();
+    carla_engine_close();
+    return 0;
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/source/utils/CarlaUtils.hpp b/source/utils/CarlaUtils.hpp
index 2381cdeed..00dd58db7 100644
--- a/source/utils/CarlaUtils.hpp
+++ b/source/utils/CarlaUtils.hpp
@@ -82,9 +82,15 @@ void carla_debug(const char* const fmt, ...) noexcept
     try {
         ::va_list args;
         ::va_start(args, fmt);
+#ifndef QTCREATOR_TEST
         std::fprintf(stdout, "\x1b[30;1m");
+#endif
         std::vfprintf(stdout, fmt, args);
+#ifndef QTCREATOR_TEST
         std::fprintf(stdout, "\x1b[0m\n");
+#else
+        std::fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+#endif
         ::va_end(args);
     } catch (...) {}
 }
@@ -129,9 +135,15 @@ void carla_stderr2(const char* const fmt, ...) noexcept
     try {
         ::va_list args;
         ::va_start(args, fmt);
+#ifndef QTCREATOR_TEST
         std::fprintf(stderr, "\x1b[31m");
+#endif
         std::vfprintf(stderr, fmt, args);
+#ifndef QTCREATOR_TEST
         std::fprintf(stderr, "\x1b[0m\n");
+#else
+        std::fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+#endif
         ::va_end(args);
     } catch (...) {}
 }