diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 37b591b..32dc45e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ ecm_setup_version(${PROJECT_VERSION}
 )
 
 find_package(Qt5 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} COMPONENTS Core Widgets Concurrent CONFIG REQUIRED)
-find_package(KF5 ${KF_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Config)
+find_package(KF5 ${KF_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Config XmlGui)
 find_package(Vulkan REQUIRED)
 find_package(glm REQUIRED)
 
diff --git a/armoury/src/main.cpp b/armoury/src/main.cpp
index 663c721..46d0b67 100644
--- a/armoury/src/main.cpp
+++ b/armoury/src/main.cpp
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <physis.hpp>
 
+#include "aboutdata.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
+    customizeAboutData(
+        QStringLiteral("armoury"), QStringLiteral("Armoury"), QStringLiteral("Program to view FFXIV gear."));
+
     physis_initialize_logging();
 
     const QString gameDir{getGameDirectory()};
diff --git a/armoury/src/mainwindow.cpp b/armoury/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 57c7e58..a0e36a1 100644
--- a/armoury/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/armoury/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <QTableWidget>
 #include <QTimer>
 
+#include <KAboutApplicationDialog>
+#include <KAboutData>
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
@@ -20,10 +22,9 @@
 #include <magic_enum.hpp>
 #include <physis.hpp>
 
-#include "aboutwindow.h"
 #include "cmpeditor.h"
-#include "gearlistwidget.h"
 #include "filecache.h"
+#include "gearlistwidget.h"
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow(GameData* in_data) : data(*in_data), cache(FileCache{*in_data}) {
     setWindowTitle("Armoury Editor");
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(GameData* in_data) : data(*in_data), cache(FileCache{*in_
     auto aboutNovusAction = helpMenu->addAction("About Armoury Editor");
     aboutNovusAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("help-about"));
     connect(aboutNovusAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
-        auto window = new AboutWindow(this);
+        auto window = new KAboutApplicationDialog(KAboutData::applicationData(), this);
         window->show();
     });
 
diff --git a/cmake/license.h.in b/cmake/license.h.in
deleted file mode 100644
index bad1ec7..0000000
--- a/cmake/license.h.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Joshua Goins <josh@redstrate.com>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
-
-#pragma once
-
-const QString license = QStringLiteral("@LICENSE_TXT@");
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b3c230..7061bd9 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,22 +3,14 @@
 
 add_library(NovusCommon STATIC)
 target_sources(NovusCommon PRIVATE
-        include/aboutwindow.h
+        include/aboutdata.h
         include/filecache.h
         include/settings.h
-        src/aboutwindow.cpp
+        src/aboutdata.cpp
         src/filecache.cpp
         src/settings.cpp)
 target_include_directories(NovusCommon PUBLIC
         include
         PRIVATE
         ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
-target_link_libraries(NovusCommon PUBLIC Qt5::Core Qt5::Widgets KF5::ConfigCore physis)
-
-# meant for including the license text
-file(READ ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt LICENSE_TXT)
-STRING(REPLACE "\n" " \\n" LICENSE_TXT ${LICENSE_TXT})
-STRING(REPLACE "\"" "\"\"" LICENSE_TXT ${LICENSE_TXT})
-
-configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../cmake/license.h.in
-        ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/license.h)
+target_link_libraries(NovusCommon PUBLIC Qt5::Core Qt5::Widgets KF5::ConfigCore KF5::XmlGui physis)
diff --git a/common/include/aboutdata.h b/common/include/aboutdata.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4df82f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/include/aboutdata.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <KAboutData>
+#include <QString>
+
+void customizeAboutData(
+    const QString& componentName,
+    const QString& applicationTitle,
+    const QString& applicationDescription);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/include/aboutwindow.h b/common/include/aboutwindow.h
deleted file mode 100644
index fad1e6d..0000000
--- a/common/include/aboutwindow.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Joshua Goins <josh@redstrate.com>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <QDialog>
-
-class AboutWindow : public QDialog {
-public:
-    explicit AboutWindow(QWidget* widget = nullptr);
-};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/src/aboutdata.cpp b/common/src/aboutdata.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ff1c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/aboutdata.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include "aboutdata.h"
+
+#include <physis.hpp>
+
+#include "novus-version.h"
+
+void customizeAboutData(
+    const QString& componentName,
+    const QString& applicationTitle,
+    const QString& applicationDescription) {
+    KAboutData about(
+        componentName,
+        applicationTitle,
+        QStringLiteral(NOVUS_VERSION_STRING),
+        applicationDescription,
+        KAboutLicense::GPL_V3,
+        QStringLiteral("© 2023 Joshua Goins"));
+    about.addAuthor(
+        QStringLiteral("Joshua Goins"),
+        QStringLiteral("Maintainer"),
+        QStringLiteral("josh@redstrate.com"),
+        QStringLiteral("https://redstrate.com/"));
+    about.setHomepage(QStringLiteral("https://xiv.zone/astra"));
+    about.addComponent(
+        QStringLiteral("physis"),
+        QStringLiteral("Library to access FFXIV data"),
+        physis_get_physis_version(),
+        QStringLiteral("https://xiv.zone/physis"),
+        KAboutLicense::GPL_V3);
+    about.addComponent(
+        QStringLiteral("libphysis"),
+        QStringLiteral("C bindings for physis"),
+        physis_get_libphysis_version(),
+        {},
+        KAboutLicense::GPL_V3);
+    about.setBugAddress(QByteArrayLiteral("https://lists.sr.ht/~redstrate/public-inbox"));
+    about.setComponentName(componentName);
+
+    KAboutData::setApplicationData(about);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/src/aboutwindow.cpp b/common/src/aboutwindow.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 98d5060..0000000
--- a/common/src/aboutwindow.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Joshua Goins <josh@redstrate.com>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#include "aboutwindow.h"
-
-#include <QCoreApplication>
-#include <QLabel>
-#include <QPlainTextEdit>
-#include <QTabWidget>
-#include <QVBoxLayout>
-
-#include "license.h"
-
-AboutWindow::AboutWindow(QWidget* widget) : QDialog(widget) {
-    setWindowTitle("About");
-    setWindowModality(Qt::WindowModality::ApplicationModal);
-
-    auto mainLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
-    setLayout(mainLayout);
-
-    auto mainLabel = new QLabel();
-    mainLabel->setText(QString("<h2>%1</h2>").arg(QCoreApplication::applicationName()));
-    mainLayout->addWidget(mainLabel);
-
-    auto aboutWidget = new QWidget();
-    auto aboutLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
-    aboutWidget->setLayout(aboutLayout);
-
-    auto aboutLabel = new QLabel();
-    aboutLabel->setText("Part of the Novus modding tool environment.");
-    aboutLayout->addWidget(aboutLabel);
-
-    auto websiteLabel = new QLabel();
-    websiteLabel->setText("<a href='https://xiv.zone/novus'>https://xiv.zone/novus</a>");
-    websiteLabel->setOpenExternalLinks(true);
-    aboutLayout->addWidget(websiteLabel);
-
-    auto licenseLabel = new QLabel();
-    licenseLabel->setText("<a href='a'>License: GNU General Public License Version 3</a>");
-    connect(licenseLabel, &QLabel::linkActivated, [this] {
-        auto licenseDialog = new QDialog(this);
-        licenseDialog->setWindowTitle("License Agreement");
-
-        auto layout = new QVBoxLayout();
-        licenseDialog->setLayout(layout);
-
-        auto licenseEdit = new QPlainTextEdit();
-        licenseEdit->setPlainText(license);
-        licenseEdit->setReadOnly(true);
-        layout->addWidget(licenseEdit);
-
-        licenseDialog->show();
-    });
-    aboutLayout->addWidget(licenseLabel);
-
-    aboutLayout->addStretch();
-
-    auto authorsWidget = new QWidget();
-    auto authorsLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
-    authorsWidget->setLayout(authorsLayout);
-
-    auto authorNameLabel = new QLabel();
-    authorNameLabel->setText("Joshua Goins");
-
-    QFont boldFont = authorNameLabel->font();
-    boldFont.setBold(true);
-    authorNameLabel->setFont(boldFont);
-
-    authorsLayout->addWidget(authorNameLabel);
-
-    auto authorRoleLabel = new QLabel();
-    authorRoleLabel->setText("Maintainer");
-    authorsLayout->addWidget(authorRoleLabel);
-
-    authorsLayout->addStretch();
-
-    auto tabWidget = new QTabWidget();
-    tabWidget->addTab(aboutWidget, "About");
-    tabWidget->addTab(authorsWidget, "Authors");
-    mainLayout->addWidget(tabWidget);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/exdviewer/src/main.cpp b/exdviewer/src/main.cpp
index 5ab217b..ed2425e 100644
--- a/exdviewer/src/main.cpp
+++ b/exdviewer/src/main.cpp
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <physis.hpp>
 
+#include "aboutdata.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
+    customizeAboutData(
+        QStringLiteral("exdviewer"), QStringLiteral("EXDViewer"), QStringLiteral("Program to view FFXIV Excel files."));
+
     const QString gameDir{getGameDirectory()};
     const std::string gameDirStd{gameDir.toStdString()};
     MainWindow w(physis_gamedata_initialize(gameDirStd.c_str()));
diff --git a/exdviewer/src/mainwindow.cpp b/exdviewer/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 80bf50e..8c21905 100644
--- a/exdviewer/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/exdviewer/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 
+#include <KAboutApplicationDialog>
+#include <KAboutData>
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
@@ -14,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <physis.hpp>
 
 #include "exdpart.h"
-#include "aboutwindow.h"
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow(GameData* data) : data(data) {
     setWindowTitle("exdviewer");
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(GameData* data) : data(data) {
     auto aboutNovusAction = helpMenu->addAction("About exdviewer");
     aboutNovusAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("help-about"));
     connect(aboutNovusAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
-        auto window = new AboutWindow(this);
+        auto window = new KAboutApplicationDialog(KAboutData::applicationData(), this);
         window->show();
     });
 
diff --git a/explorer/src/main.cpp b/explorer/src/main.cpp
index 01923bb..05fd70c 100644
--- a/explorer/src/main.cpp
+++ b/explorer/src/main.cpp
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@
 #include <QStyle>
 #include <physis.hpp>
 
+#include "aboutdata.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
+    customizeAboutData(
+        QStringLiteral("explorer"), QStringLiteral("Explorer"), QStringLiteral("Program to explore FFXIV dat files."));
+
     physis_initialize_logging();
 
     app.setStyle("Windows");
diff --git a/explorer/src/mainwindow.cpp b/explorer/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 715362e..99965b2 100644
--- a/explorer/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/explorer/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 
+#include <KAboutApplicationDialog>
+#include <KAboutData>
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDebug>
@@ -13,9 +15,8 @@
 #include <QTreeWidget>
 #include <QUrl>
 
-#include "filetreewindow.h"
 #include "filepropertieswindow.h"
-#include "aboutwindow.h"
+#include "filetreewindow.h"
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow(GameData* data) : data(data) {
     setWindowTitle("explorer");
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(GameData* data) : data(data) {
     auto aboutNovusAction = helpMenu->addAction("About explorer");
     aboutNovusAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("help-about"));
     connect(aboutNovusAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
-        auto window = new AboutWindow(this);
+        auto window = new KAboutApplicationDialog(KAboutData::applicationData(), this);
         window->show();
     });
 
diff --git a/mdlviewer/CMakeLists.txt b/mdlviewer/CMakeLists.txt
index 4532bcb..94c85de 100644
--- a/mdlviewer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mdlviewer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ add_executable(mdlviewer
 target_include_directories(mdlviewer
         PUBLIC
         include)
-target_link_libraries(mdlviewer PUBLIC physis z ${LIBRARIES} Qt5::Core Qt5::Widgets mdlpart NovusCommon)
+target_link_libraries(mdlviewer PUBLIC physis z ${LIBRARIES} Qt5::Core Qt5::Widgets KF5::XmlGui mdlpart NovusCommon)
 
 install(TARGETS mdlviewer
         DESTINATION "${INSTALL_BIN_PATH}")
diff --git a/mdlviewer/src/main.cpp b/mdlviewer/src/main.cpp
index 5ab217b..a73db76 100644
--- a/mdlviewer/src/main.cpp
+++ b/mdlviewer/src/main.cpp
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <physis.hpp>
 
+#include "aboutdata.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
+    customizeAboutData(
+        QStringLiteral("mdlviewer"), QStringLiteral("MDLViewer"), QStringLiteral("Program to view FFXIV MDL files."));
+
     const QString gameDir{getGameDirectory()};
     const std::string gameDirStd{gameDir.toStdString()};
     MainWindow w(physis_gamedata_initialize(gameDirStd.c_str()));
diff --git a/mdlviewer/src/mainwindow.cpp b/mdlviewer/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 554139f..53666fe 100644
--- a/mdlviewer/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mdlviewer/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 
+#include <KAboutApplicationDialog>
+#include <KAboutData>
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
@@ -14,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <physis.hpp>
 
-#include "aboutwindow.h"
 #include "mdlpart.h"
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow(GameData* data) : data(data), cache(FileCache{*data}) {
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(GameData* data) : data(data), cache(FileCache{*data}) {
     auto aboutNovusAction = helpMenu->addAction("About Model Viewer");
     aboutNovusAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("help-about"));
     connect(aboutNovusAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
-        auto window = new AboutWindow(this);
+        auto window = new KAboutApplicationDialog(KAboutData::applicationData(), this);
         window->show();
     });