diff --git a/src/ce_customtools.pas b/src/ce_customtools.pas
index 2cc064e2..0549ebd1 100644
--- a/src/ce_customtools.pas
+++ b/src/ce_customtools.pas
@@ -14,72 +14,137 @@ type
     fExecutable: string;
     fWorkingDir: string;
     fShowWin: TShowWindowOptions;
-    fProcess: TProcess;
-    function getParameters: TStringList;
+    fOpts: TProcessOptions;
+    fParameters: TStringList;
+    fName: string;
     procedure setParameters(const aValue: TStringList);
   published
+    property name: string read fName write fName;
+    property options: TProcessOptions read fOpts write fOpts;
     property executable: string read fExecutable write fExecutable;
     property workingDirectory: string read fWorkingDir write fWorkingDir;
-    property parameters: TStringList read getParameters write setParameters;
+    property parameters: TStringList read fParameters write setParameters;
     property showWindows: TShowWindowOptions read fShowWin write fShowWin;
   public
     constructor create(ACollection: TCollection); override;
     destructor destroy; override;
     //
-    property process: TProcess read fProcess;
     procedure execute;
   end;
 
-  TCETools = class(TCollection)
+  TCETools = class(TComponent)
   private
-    function getItem(index: Integer): TCEToolItem;
+    fTools: TCollection;
+    function getTool(index: Integer): TCEToolItem;
+    procedure setTools(const aValue: TCollection);
+    procedure readerPropNoFound(Reader: TReader; Instance: TPersistent;
+      var PropName: string; IsPath: boolean; var Handled, Skip: Boolean);
+    procedure readerError(Reader: TReader; const Message: string;
+      var Handled: Boolean);
+  published
+    property tools: TCollection read fTools write setTools;
   public
-    constructor create(itemClass: TCollectionItem) override;
+    constructor create(aOwner: TComponent); override;
+    destructor destroy; override;
+    procedure saveToFile(const aFilename: string);
+    procedure loadFromFile(const aFilename: string);
     //
-    property tool[index: integer]: TCEToolItem read getItem;
+    function addTool: TCEToolItem;
+    property tool[index: integer]: TCEToolItem read getTool;
   end;
 
 implementation
 
 uses
-  CEMainForm;
+  ce_main, ce_messages;
 
 constructor TCEToolItem.create(ACollection: TCollection);
 begin
   inherited;
-  fProcess := TProcess.Create(nil);
+  fName := format('<tool %d>', [ID]);
+  fParameters := TStringList.create;
 end;
 
 destructor TCEToolItem.destroy;
 begin
-  fProcess.Free;
+  fParameters.Free;
   inherited;
 end;
 
-function TCEToolItem.getParameters: TStringList;
-begin
-  result := fProcess.Parameters;
-end;
-
 procedure TCEToolItem.setParameters(const aValue: TStringList);
 begin
-  fProcess.Parameters.Assign(aValue);
+  fParameters.Assign(aValue);
 end;
 
 procedure TCEToolItem.execute;
+var
+  i: Integer;
+  proc: TProcess;
 begin
-
+  proc := TProcess.Create(nil);
+  try
+    proc.Options := fOpts;
+    proc.Executable := CEMainForm.expandSymbolicString(fExecutable);
+    proc.ShowWindow := fShowWin;
+    proc.CurrentDirectory := CEMainForm.expandSymbolicString(fWorkingDir);
+    proc.Parameters.Clear;
+    for i:= 0 to fParameters.Count-1 do
+      proc.Parameters.Add(CEMainForm.expandSymbolicString(fParameters.Strings[i]));
+    proc.Options := proc.Options - [poUsePipes, poWaitOnExit];
+    proc.Execute;
+  finally
+    proc.Free;
+  end;
 end;
 
-constructor TCETools.create(itemClass: TCollectionItem) override;
+constructor TCETools.create(aOwner: TComponent);
 begin
-  inherited create(itemClass);
+  inherited;
+  fTools := TCollection.Create(TCEToolItem);
 end;
 
-function TCETools.getItem(index: Integer): TCEToolItem;
+destructor TCETools.destroy;
 begin
-  exit(TCEToolItem(Items[index]));
+  fTools.Free;
+  inherited;
+end;
+
+procedure TCETools.setTools(const aValue: TCollection);
+begin
+  fTools.Assign(aValue);
+end;
+
+function TCETools.getTool(index: Integer): TCEToolItem;
+begin
+  result := TCEToolItem(fTools.Items[index]);
+end;
+
+function TCETools.addTool: TCEToolItem;
+begin
+  result := TCEToolItem(fTools.Add);
+end;
+
+procedure TCETools.readerPropNoFound(Reader: TReader; Instance: TPersistent;
+      var PropName: string; IsPath: boolean; var Handled, Skip: Boolean);
+begin
+  Skip := true;
+  Handled := false;
+end;
+
+procedure TCETools.readerError(Reader: TReader; const Message: string;
+  var Handled: Boolean);
+begin
+  Handled := true;
+end;
+
+procedure TCETools.loadFromFile(const aFilename: string);
+begin
+  loadCompFromTxtFile(self, aFilename, @readerPropNoFound, @readerError);
+end;
+
+procedure TCETools.saveToFile(const aFilename: string);
+begin
+  saveCompToTxtFile(self, aFilename);
 end;
 
 end.
-
diff --git a/src/ce_dcd.pas b/src/ce_dcd.pas
index c7fda59e..49b96548 100644
--- a/src/ce_dcd.pas
+++ b/src/ce_dcd.pas
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ begin
   DCD_server.ShowWindow := swoHIDE;
 end;
 
-//TODO-cfeature:remove import, e.g: when libman entries are modified.
 procedure addDcdImport(const aFilename: string);
 begin
   if not dcdOn then exit;
diff --git a/src/ce_dmdwrap.pas b/src/ce_dmdwrap.pas
index 27afc347..61750b29 100644
--- a/src/ce_dmdwrap.pas
+++ b/src/ce_dmdwrap.pas
@@ -707,7 +707,8 @@ var
   idt: string;
 begin
   if fDbg then aList.Add('-debug');
-  if fDbgLevel <> 0 then aList.Add('-debug=' + intToStr(fDbgLevel));
+  if fDbgLevel <> 0 then
+    aList.Add('-debug=' + intToStr(fDbgLevel));
   for idt in fDbgIdents do
     aList.Add('-debug=' + idt);
   if fDbgD then aList.Add('-g');
@@ -811,8 +812,10 @@ begin
     aList.Add('-I'+ str);
   for str in fImpt do if str <> '' then
     aList.Add('-J'+ str);
-  if fFname <> '' then aList.Add('-of' + fFname);
-  if fObjDir <> '' then aList.Add('-od' + fObjDir);
+  if fFname <> '' then
+    aList.Add('-of' + fFname);
+  if fObjDir <> '' then
+    aList.Add('-od' + fObjDir);
 end;
 
 procedure TPathsOpts.assign(aValue: TPersistent);
@@ -1077,9 +1080,11 @@ end;
 
 procedure TCompilerConfiguration.setName(const aValue: string);
 begin
-  if fName = aValue then exit;
+  if fName = aValue then
+    exit;
   fName := aValue;
-  if fName = '' then fName := nameFromID;
+  if fName = '' then
+    fName := nameFromID;
   Changed(true);
   doChanged;
 end;
diff --git a/src/ce_main.pas b/src/ce_main.pas
index 7d16073c..70145265 100644
--- a/src/ce_main.pas
+++ b/src/ce_main.pas
@@ -10,14 +10,17 @@ uses
   Dialogs, Menus, ActnList, ExtCtrls, process, XMLPropStorage, ComCtrls, dynlibs,
   ce_common, ce_dmdwrap, ce_project, ce_dcd, ce_plugin, ce_synmemo, ce_widget,
   ce_messages, ce_widgettypes, ce_editor, ce_projinspect, ce_projconf, ce_search,
-  ce_staticexplorer, ce_miniexplorer, ce_libman, ce_libmaneditor;
+  ce_staticexplorer, ce_miniexplorer, ce_libman, ce_libmaneditor, ce_customtools;
 
 type
 
   TCEMainForm = class;
 
-  //TODO-cfeature: options
-  //TODO-cwidget: options editor
+  // TODO-cfeature: input handling
+  // TODO-cfeature: options
+  // TODO-cwidget: options editor
+  // TODO-cwidget: custom tools editor
+  // TODO-cfeature: tools menu
   (**
    * Encapsulates the options in a writable component.
    *)
@@ -223,11 +226,13 @@ type
     fProjMru: TMruFileList;
     fFileMru: TMruFileList;
     fLibMan: TLibraryManager;
+    fTools: TCETools;
 
     //Init - Fina
     procedure getCMdParams;
     procedure checkCompilo;
     procedure InitLibMan;
+    procedure InitTools;
     procedure InitMRUs;
     procedure InitWidgets;
     procedure InitPlugins;
@@ -306,6 +311,7 @@ begin
   //
   InitMRUs;
   InitLibMan;
+  InitTools;
   InitWidgets;
   InitDocking;
   InitSettings;
@@ -313,7 +319,6 @@ begin
   newProj;
   checkCompilo;
   getCMdParams;
-
 end;
 
 procedure TCEMainForm.checkCompilo;
@@ -383,6 +388,16 @@ begin
     fLibMan.loadFromFile(fname);
 end;
 
+procedure TCEMainForm.InitTools;
+var
+  fname: string;
+begin
+  fTools := TCETools.create(self);
+  fname := getDocPath + 'tools.txt';
+  if fileExists(fname) then
+    fTools.loadFromFile(fname);
+end;
+
 procedure TCEMainForm.InitMRUs;
 begin
   fProjMru := TMruFileList.Create;
@@ -552,6 +567,7 @@ begin
   try
     forceDirectory(getDocPath);
     fLibMan.saveToFile(getDocPath + 'libraryManager.txt');
+    fTools.saveToFile(getDocPath + 'tools.txt');
     opts.saveToFile(getDocPath + 'options.txt');
   finally
     opts.Free;
@@ -1236,7 +1252,6 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
-// TODO-cfeature: input handling
 procedure TCEMainForm.compileAndRunFile(const edIndex: NativeInt; const runArgs: string = '');
 var
   editor: TCESynMemo;
diff --git a/src/ce_widgettypes.pas b/src/ce_widgettypes.pas
index daefb8a5..65b4b441 100644
--- a/src/ce_widgettypes.pas
+++ b/src/ce_widgettypes.pas
@@ -67,5 +67,4 @@ type
   end;
 
 implementation
-
 end.