diff --git a/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/CMakeLists.txt
index ccd380e..8c2446c 100644
--- a/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-add_library(${ENGINE_TARGET} STATIC
+add_library(${ENGINE_TARGET} SHARED
   src/IO/parser.cpp
   src/IO/file_manager.cpp
 
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ set_target_properties(${ENGINE_TARGET} PROPERTIES
   VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN YES
 )
 
+target_compile_definitions(${ENGINE_TARGET} PRIVATE ENGINE_BUILD_SHARED)
+
 target_include_directories(${ENGINE_TARGET} PUBLIC
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/contrib
diff --git a/engine/include/engine/app/app.h b/engine/include/engine/app/app.h
index 6cf1881..f57b6fa 100644
--- a/engine/include/engine/app/app.h
+++ b/engine/include/engine/app/app.h
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 #define APPLICATION_H_
 
 #include "engine/window/events/window.h"
+#include "engine/export.h"
 
-class IApplication {
+class ENGINE_API IApplication {
 public:
     virtual ~IApplication() = default;
 
diff --git a/engine/include/engine/components/batch.h b/engine/include/engine/components/batch.h
index 9bf18eb..efc2f55 100644
--- a/engine/include/engine/components/batch.h
+++ b/engine/include/engine/components/batch.h
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 #define COMPONENT_BATCH_H_
 
 #include "engine/renderer/renderer.h"
+#include "engine/export.h"
 
 // requires mesh component
-struct batch {
+struct ENGINE_API batch {
     friend class Renderer;
 public:
     // requires transform component
diff --git a/engine/include/engine/components/camera.h b/engine/include/engine/components/camera.h
index 5f56021..1dcf7aa 100644
--- a/engine/include/engine/components/camera.h
+++ b/engine/include/engine/components/camera.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef COMPONENTS_PLAYER_H_
 #define COMPONENTS_PLAYER_H_
 
-struct camera {};
+#include "engine/export.h"
+
+struct ENGINE_API camera {};
 
 #endif // COMPONENTS_PLAYER_H_
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/include/engine/components/light.h b/engine/include/engine/components/light.h
index 8e5baf1..a22187c 100644
--- a/engine/include/engine/components/light.h
+++ b/engine/include/engine/components/light.h
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 #define COMPONENTS_LIGHT_H_
 
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
-#include "engine/renderer/renderer.h"
 
-struct light {
+#include "engine/renderer/renderer.h"
+#include "engine/export.h"
+
+struct ENGINE_API light {
     friend class Renderer;
 public:
     enum LightType {
diff --git a/engine/include/engine/components/mesh.h b/engine/include/engine/components/mesh.h
index 0e576d4..ba40534 100644
--- a/engine/include/engine/components/mesh.h
+++ b/engine/include/engine/components/mesh.h
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 #define COMPONENTS_MESH_H_
 
 #include <memory>
-#include "engine/renderer/wavefront.h"
 
-struct mesh {
+#include "engine/renderer/wavefront.h"
+#include "engine/export.h"
+
+struct ENGINE_API mesh {
     std::shared_ptr<Object> object;
 };
 
diff --git a/engine/include/engine/components/rotate.h b/engine/include/engine/components/rotate.h
index ca5f5f4..6057922 100644
--- a/engine/include/engine/components/rotate.h
+++ b/engine/include/engine/components/rotate.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef COMPONENT_ROTATE_H_
 #define COMPONENT_ROTATE_H_
 
-struct rotate {};
+#include "engine/export.h"
+
+struct ENGINE_API rotate {};
 
 #endif // COMPONENT_ROTATE_H_
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/include/engine/components/transform.h b/engine/include/engine/components/transform.h
index 87b6b26..a551e5d 100644
--- a/engine/include/engine/components/transform.h
+++ b/engine/include/engine/components/transform.h
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 #define COMPONENTS_TRANSFORM_H_
 
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
+#include "engine/export.h"
 
-struct transform {
+struct ENGINE_API transform {
     glm::vec3 position;
     glm::vec3 rotation;
     glm::vec3 scale;
diff --git a/engine/include/engine/export.h b/engine/include/engine/export.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6612ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/include/engine/export.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#if defined(_WIN32) && defined(ENGINE_BUILD_SHARED)
+  #define ENGINE_API __declspec(dllexport)
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+  #define ENGINE_API __declspec(dllimport)
+#else
+  #define ENGINE_API __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/include/engine/renderer/core.h b/engine/include/engine/renderer/core.h
index 2653ca0..134f1ce 100644
--- a/engine/include/engine/renderer/core.h
+++ b/engine/include/engine/renderer/core.h
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 #include "engine/window/events/window.h"
 
 #include "engine/app/app.h"
+#include "engine/export.h"
 
-class Engine {
+class ENGINE_API Engine {
 public:
     static void Run(std::unique_ptr<IApplication> app);
 private:
diff --git a/engine/include/engine/renderer/renderer.h b/engine/include/engine/renderer/renderer.h
index f9c8f46..8e38900 100644
--- a/engine/include/engine/renderer/renderer.h
+++ b/engine/include/engine/renderer/renderer.h
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 #include <entt/entity/registry.hpp>
 
 #include "engine/renderer/shader.h"
+#include "engine/export.h"
 
 // TODO: make static or singleton
-class Renderer {
+class ENGINE_API Renderer {
 public:
     Renderer(entt::registry& registry);
 
diff --git a/engine/include/engine/renderer/shader.h b/engine/include/engine/renderer/shader.h
index e5f0639..251ad9e 100644
--- a/engine/include/engine/renderer/shader.h
+++ b/engine/include/engine/renderer/shader.h
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
 
-class Shader
+#include "engine/export.h"
+
+class ENGINE_API Shader
 {
 public:
     Shader();
diff --git a/engine/include/engine/renderer/wavefront.h b/engine/include/engine/renderer/wavefront.h
index 5289cba..70dd22d 100644
--- a/engine/include/engine/renderer/wavefront.h
+++ b/engine/include/engine/renderer/wavefront.h
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@
 #include "engine/renderer/material.h"
 #include "engine/renderer/mesh.h"
 
+#include "engine/export.h"
+
 enum ObjElement { OHASH, MTLLIB, USEMTL, O, V, VN, VT, F, OUNKNOWN };
 enum MtlElement { MHASH, NEWMTL, NS, KA, KS, KD, NI, D, ILLUM, MAP_KD, MAP_KA, MUNKNOWN };
 
-class Object {
+class ENGINE_API Object {
     friend class Renderer;
 private:
     static inline int NormalizeIndex(int idx, int baseCount);