diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 95382ba..1673d28 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ prefix_all(LIBRARY_SOURCES
                                 base85.h
 )
 run_protoc(OUTDIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/google/protobuf SOURCE google/protobuf/any.proto OUTVAR _src)
-add_library(liblooper STATIC ${LIBRARY_SOURCES})
-
+add_library(liblooper SHARED ${LIBRARY_SOURCES})
+set_target_properties(liblooper PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
 if(FOR_WASMER)
 	target_compile_definitions(liblooper PUBLIC FOR_WASMER)
 endif()
@@ -444,7 +444,8 @@ endif()
 macro(add_ui_backend)
 	set(ARGS ${ARGV})
 	list(POP_FRONT ARGS target)
-	add_library(${target} STATIC ${ARGS})
+	add_library(${target} SHARED ${ARGS})
+	set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME looper_frontend_${target})
 	message("Enabling UI backend '" ${target} "'...")
 	list(APPEND UI_BACKENDS ${target})
 	set(UI_BACKENDS ${UI_BACKENDS} PARENT_SCOPE)
@@ -479,7 +480,8 @@ endmacro()
 macro(add_playback_backend)
 	set(ARGS ${ARGV})
 	list(POP_FRONT ARGS target)
-	add_library(${target} STATIC ${ARGS})
+	add_library(${target} SHARED ${ARGS})
+	set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME looper_playback_backend_${target})
 	message("Enabling playback backend '" ${target} "'...")
 	list(APPEND PLAYBACK_BACKENDS ${target})
 	set(PLAYBACK_BACKENDS ${PLAYBACK_BACKENDS} PARENT_SCOPE)