diff --git a/apps/Launcher/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/Launcher/CMakeLists.txt
index 8d21984d12..0b2cfba232 100644
--- a/apps/Launcher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/Launcher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ if (WIN32)
     set(RESOURCE_FILE ${OPENSPACE_APPS_DIR}/Launcher/openspace.rc)
 endif ()
 
-include (${GHOUL_BASE_DIR}/support/cmake/handle_external_library.cmake)
+include(${GHOUL_BASE_DIR}/support/cmake/handle_external_library.cmake)
+include(${OPENSPACE_CMAKE_EXT_DIR}/support_macros.cmake)
 
 set(application_path ${OPENSPACE_APPS_DIR}/Launcher)
 
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ add_executable(${APPLICATION_NAME} MACOSX_BUNDLE
     ${RESOURCE_FILES}
 )
 
+set_compile_settings(${APPLICATION_NAME})
+
 target_link_libraries(${APPLICATION_NAME}
     Qt5::Widgets
     Qt5::Network
diff --git a/apps/OpenSpace/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/OpenSpace/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f9d4bb247..a2c52bed76 100644
--- a/apps/OpenSpace/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/OpenSpace/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 ##########################################################################################
 
 include(${GHOUL_BASE_DIR}/support/cmake/CopySharedLibraries.cmake) 
+include(${OPENSPACE_CMAKE_EXT_DIR}/support_macros.cmake)
 
 set(APPLICATION_NAME OpenSpace)
 set(APPLICATION_LINK_TO_OPENSPACE ON)
@@ -130,3 +131,5 @@ if (MSVC)
         "/NODEFAULTLIB:LIBCMTD.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:LIBCMT.lib"
     )
 endif()
+
+set_compile_settings(${APPLICATION_NAME})
diff --git a/apps/TaskRunner/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/TaskRunner/CMakeLists.txt
index 69f23771d3..f05c53d6a9 100644
--- a/apps/TaskRunner/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/TaskRunner/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ set(APPLICATION_NAME TaskRunner)
 set(APPLICATION_LINK_TO_OPENSPACE ON)
 
 include (${GHOUL_BASE_DIR}/support/cmake/handle_external_library.cmake)
+include(${OPENSPACE_CMAKE_EXT_DIR}/support_macros.cmake)
 
 set(application_path ${OPENSPACE_APPS_DIR}/TaskRunner)
 
@@ -37,3 +38,4 @@ add_executable(${APPLICATION_NAME} MACOSX_BUNDLE
     ${SOURCE_FILES}
 )
 
+set_compile_settings(${APPLICATION_NAME})