diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
index 84fc5b202..17df86396 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ set( libGuiSources
     playlist/dynamic/widgets/CollapsibleControls.cpp
     playlist/dynamic/widgets/DynamicSetupWidget.cpp
 
-    resolvers/ExternalResolverGui.cpp
     resolvers/ScriptResolver.cpp
     resolvers/JSInfoPlugin.cpp
     resolvers/JSInfoSystemHelper.cpp
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/Result.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/Result.cpp
index 361c09cdb..f4d985281 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/Result.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/Result.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "database/DatabaseCommand_AllTracks.h"
 #include "database/DatabaseCommand_AddFiles.h"
 #include "filemetadata/MetadataEditor.h"
-#include "resolvers/ExternalResolverGui.h"
+#include "resolvers/ExternalResolver.h"
 #include "resolvers/Resolver.h"
 #include "utils/TomahawkUtilsGui.h"
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/accounts/ResolverAccount.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/accounts/ResolverAccount.cpp
index 4b83949f2..972df22ea 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/accounts/ResolverAccount.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/accounts/ResolverAccount.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "AtticaManager.h"
 #include "ConfigStorage.h"
 #include "resolvers/ExternalResolver.h"
-#include "resolvers/ExternalResolverGui.h"
 #include "utils/Json.h"
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
 
@@ -352,8 +351,7 @@ ResolverAccount::hookupResolver()
     if ( configuration().contains( "scripts" ) )
         additionalPaths = configuration().value( "scripts" ).toStringList();
 
-    Tomahawk::ExternalResolver* er = Pipeline::instance()->addScriptResolver( accountId(), mainScriptPath, additionalPaths );
-    m_resolver = QPointer< ExternalResolverGui >( qobject_cast< ExternalResolverGui* >( er ) );
+    m_resolver = Pipeline::instance()->addScriptResolver( accountId(), mainScriptPath, additionalPaths );
     connect( m_resolver.data(), SIGNAL( changed() ), this, SLOT( resolverChanged() ) );
 
     // What resolver do we have here? Should only be types that are 'real' resolvers
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/accounts/ResolverAccount.h b/src/libtomahawk/accounts/ResolverAccount.h
index f54621777..ee8da4b1c 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/accounts/ResolverAccount.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/accounts/ResolverAccount.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class QDir;
 
 namespace Tomahawk {
 
-class ExternalResolverGui;
+class ExternalResolver;
 
 namespace Accounts {
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ protected:
     ResolverAccount( const QString& accountId, const QString& path, const QVariantHash& initialConfiguration = QVariantHash() );
     void hookupResolver();
 
-    QPointer<ExternalResolverGui> m_resolver;
+    QPointer<ExternalResolver> m_resolver;
 
 private:
     void init( const QString& path );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmAccount.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmAccount.cpp
index 3963b6fe1..981a04565 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmAccount.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmAccount.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "infosystem/InfoSystem.h"
 #include "LastFmInfoPlugin.h"
-#include "resolvers/ExternalResolverGui.h"
+#include "resolvers/ExternalResolver.h"
 #include "utils/TomahawkUtilsGui.h"
 #include "AtticaManager.h"
 #include "Pipeline.h"
@@ -286,11 +286,7 @@ LastFmAccount::hookupResolver()
 
     const AtticaManager::Resolver data = AtticaManager::instance()->resolverData( res.id() );
 
-    m_resolver = QPointer< ExternalResolverGui >(
-                qobject_cast< ExternalResolverGui* >(
-                    Pipeline::instance()->addScriptResolver( accountId(), data.scriptPath )
-                    )
-                );
+    m_resolver = Pipeline::instance()->addScriptResolver( accountId(), data.scriptPath );
     m_resolver.data()->setIcon( icon() );
     connect( m_resolver.data(), SIGNAL( changed() ), this, SLOT( resolverChanged() ) );
 }
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmAccount.h b/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmAccount.h
index a61a0220f..df4a02cb9 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmAccount.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmAccount.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 namespace Tomahawk
 {
-    class ExternalResolverGui;
+    class ExternalResolver;
 
 namespace InfoSystem
 {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ private slots:
 private:
     void hookupResolver();
 
-    QPointer<Tomahawk::ExternalResolverGui> m_resolver;
+    QPointer<Tomahawk::ExternalResolver> m_resolver;
     QPointer<Tomahawk::InfoSystem::LastFmInfoPlugin> m_infoPlugin;
     QPointer<LastFmConfig> m_configWidget;
 };
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ExternalResolver.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ExternalResolver.cpp
index aa6724928..400fcde10 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ExternalResolver.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ExternalResolver.cpp
@@ -18,11 +18,120 @@
 
 #include "ExternalResolver.h"
 
-#include "PlaylistEntry.h"
+#include "accounts/AccountConfigWidget.h"
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
+#include "PlaylistEntry.h"
+
+#include <QBoxLayout>
+#include <QBuffer>
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QMetaProperty>
+#include <QUiLoader>
 
 Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::ErrorState
 Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::error() const
 {
     return NoError;
 }
+
+
+QVariant
+Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::configMsgFromWidget( QWidget* w )
+{
+    if( !w )
+        return QVariant();
+
+    // generate a qvariantmap of all the widgets in the hierarchy, and for each one include the list of properties and values
+    QVariantMap widgetMap;
+    addChildProperties( w, widgetMap );
+//     qDebug() << "Generated widget variant:" << widgetMap;
+    return widgetMap;
+}
+
+
+void
+Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::addChildProperties( QObject* widget, QVariantMap& m )
+{
+    // recursively add all properties of this widget to the map, then repeat on all children.
+    // bare QWidgets are boring---so skip them! They have no input that the user can set.
+    if( !widget || !widget->isWidgetType() )
+        return;
+
+    if( qstrcmp( widget->metaObject()->className(), "QWidget" ) != 0 )
+    {
+//         qDebug() << "Adding properties for this:" << widget->metaObject()->className();
+        // add this widget's properties
+        QVariantMap props;
+        for( int i = 0; i < widget->metaObject()->propertyCount(); i++ )
+        {
+            QString prop = widget->metaObject()->property( i ).name();
+            QVariant val = widget->property( prop.toLatin1() );
+            // clean up for QJson....
+            if( val.canConvert< QPixmap >() || val.canConvert< QImage >() || val.canConvert< QIcon >() )
+                continue;
+            props[ prop ] = val.toString();
+//             qDebug() << QString( "%1: %2" ).arg( prop ).arg( props[ prop ].toString() );
+        }
+        m[ widget->objectName() ] = props;
+    }
+    // and recurse
+    foreach( QObject* child, widget->children() )
+        addChildProperties( child, m );
+}
+
+
+AccountConfigWidget*
+Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::widgetFromData( QByteArray& data, QWidget* parent )
+{
+    if( data.isEmpty() )
+        return 0;
+
+    AccountConfigWidget* configWidget = new AccountConfigWidget( parent );
+
+    QUiLoader l;
+    QBuffer b( &data );
+    QWidget* w = l.load( &b, configWidget );
+
+    // HACK: proper way would be to create a designer plugin for this widget type
+    configWidget->setLayout( new QBoxLayout( QBoxLayout::TopToBottom ) );
+    configWidget->layout()->addWidget( w );
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    w->setContentsMargins( 12, 12, 12, 12 );
+#else
+    w->setContentsMargins( 6, 6, 6, 6 );
+#endif
+
+    return configWidget;
+}
+
+
+QByteArray
+Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::fixDataImagePaths( const QByteArray& data, bool compressed, const QVariantMap& images )
+{
+    // with a list of images and image data, write each to a temp file, replace the path in the .ui file with the temp file path
+    QString uiFile = QString::fromUtf8( data );
+    foreach( const QString& filename, images.keys() )
+    {
+        if( !uiFile.contains( filename ) ) // make sure the image is used
+            continue;
+
+        QString fullPath = QDir::tempPath() + "/" + filename;
+        QFile imgF( fullPath );
+        if( !imgF.open( QIODevice::WriteOnly ) )
+        {
+            qWarning() << "Failed to write to temporary image in UI file:" << filename << fullPath;
+            continue;
+        }
+        QByteArray data = images[ filename ].toByteArray();
+
+//        qDebug() << "expanding data:" << data << compressed;
+        data = compressed ? qUncompress( QByteArray::fromBase64( data ) ) : QByteArray::fromBase64( data );
+        imgF.write( data );
+        imgF.close();
+
+        // replace the path to the image with the real path
+        uiFile.replace( filename, fullPath );
+    }
+    return uiFile.toUtf8();
+}
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ExternalResolver.h b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ExternalResolver.h
index 6c8ff4199..6037d03ab 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ExternalResolver.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ExternalResolver.h
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ public:
     virtual void enqueue( const QSharedPointer< ScriptCommand >& req )
     { m_commandQueue->enqueue( req ); }
 
+    virtual AccountConfigWidget* configUI() const = 0;
+
 public slots:
     virtual void start() = 0;
     virtual void stop() = 0;
@@ -132,8 +134,15 @@ protected:
     // UrlLookup
     virtual void lookupUrl( const QString& url ) = 0;
 
+    AccountConfigWidget* widgetFromData( QByteArray& data, QWidget* parent = 0 );
+    QVariant configMsgFromWidget( QWidget* w );
+    QByteArray fixDataImagePaths( const QByteArray& data, bool compressed, const QVariantMap& images );
+
+
 private:
     QString m_filePath;
+
+    void addChildProperties( QObject* parent, QVariantMap& m );
 };
 
 Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS( ExternalResolver::Capabilities )
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ExternalResolverGui.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ExternalResolverGui.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index b5014fb2c..000000000
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ExternalResolverGui.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
-/* === This file is part of Tomahawk Player - <http://tomahawk-player.org> ===
- *
- *   Copyright 2010-2011, Christian Muehlhaeuser <muesli@tomahawk-player.org>
- *
- *   Tomahawk is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- *   (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *   Tomahawk is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- *   GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *   along with Tomahawk. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#include "ExternalResolverGui.h"
-
-
-#include "Source.h"
-#include "utils/Logger.h"
-#include "accounts/AccountConfigWidget.h"
-
-#include <QMetaProperty>
-#include <QBuffer>
-#include <QDir>
-#include <QIcon>
-#include <QWidget>
-#include <QUiLoader>
-#include <QBoxLayout>
-
-Tomahawk::ExternalResolverGui::ExternalResolverGui(const QString& filePath)
-    : Tomahawk::ExternalResolver(filePath)
-{
-}
-
-
-QVariant
-Tomahawk::ExternalResolverGui::configMsgFromWidget( QWidget* w )
-{
-    if( !w )
-        return QVariant();
-
-    // generate a qvariantmap of all the widgets in the hierarchy, and for each one include the list of properties and values
-    QVariantMap widgetMap;
-    addChildProperties( w, widgetMap );
-//     qDebug() << "Generated widget variant:" << widgetMap;
-    return widgetMap;
-}
-
-
-void
-Tomahawk::ExternalResolverGui::addChildProperties( QObject* widget, QVariantMap& m )
-{
-    // recursively add all properties of this widget to the map, then repeat on all children.
-    // bare QWidgets are boring---so skip them! They have no input that the user can set.
-    if( !widget || !widget->isWidgetType() )
-        return;
-
-    if( qstrcmp( widget->metaObject()->className(), "QWidget" ) != 0 )
-    {
-//         qDebug() << "Adding properties for this:" << widget->metaObject()->className();
-        // add this widget's properties
-        QVariantMap props;
-        for( int i = 0; i < widget->metaObject()->propertyCount(); i++ )
-        {
-            QString prop = widget->metaObject()->property( i ).name();
-            QVariant val = widget->property( prop.toLatin1() );
-            // clean up for QJson....
-            if( val.canConvert< QPixmap >() || val.canConvert< QImage >() || val.canConvert< QIcon >() )
-                continue;
-            props[ prop ] = val.toString();
-//             qDebug() << QString( "%1: %2" ).arg( prop ).arg( props[ prop ].toString() );
-        }
-        m[ widget->objectName() ] = props;
-    }
-    // and recurse
-    foreach( QObject* child, widget->children() )
-        addChildProperties( child, m );
-}
-
-
-AccountConfigWidget*
-Tomahawk::ExternalResolverGui::widgetFromData( QByteArray& data, QWidget* parent )
-{
-    if( data.isEmpty() )
-        return 0;
-
-    AccountConfigWidget* configWidget = new AccountConfigWidget( parent );
-
-    QUiLoader l;
-    QBuffer b( &data );
-    QWidget* w = l.load( &b, configWidget );
-
-    // HACK: proper way would be to create a designer plugin for this widget type
-    configWidget->setLayout( new QBoxLayout( QBoxLayout::TopToBottom ) );
-    configWidget->layout()->addWidget( w );
-
-#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-    w->setContentsMargins( 12, 12, 12, 12 );
-#else
-    w->setContentsMargins( 6, 6, 6, 6 );
-#endif
-
-    return configWidget;
-}
-
-
-QByteArray
-Tomahawk::ExternalResolverGui::fixDataImagePaths( const QByteArray& data, bool compressed, const QVariantMap& images )
-{
-    // with a list of images and image data, write each to a temp file, replace the path in the .ui file with the temp file path
-    QString uiFile = QString::fromUtf8( data );
-    foreach( const QString& filename, images.keys() )
-    {
-        if( !uiFile.contains( filename ) ) // make sure the image is used
-            continue;
-
-        QString fullPath = QDir::tempPath() + "/" + filename;
-        QFile imgF( fullPath );
-        if( !imgF.open( QIODevice::WriteOnly ) )
-        {
-            qWarning() << "Failed to write to temporary image in UI file:" << filename << fullPath;
-            continue;
-        }
-        QByteArray data = images[ filename ].toByteArray();
-
-//        qDebug() << "expanding data:" << data << compressed;
-        data = compressed ? qUncompress( QByteArray::fromBase64( data ) ) : QByteArray::fromBase64( data );
-        imgF.write( data );
-        imgF.close();
-
-        // replace the path to the image with the real path
-        uiFile.replace( filename, fullPath );
-    }
-    return uiFile.toUtf8();
-}
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ExternalResolverGui.h b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ExternalResolverGui.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a4bba0d7e..000000000
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ExternalResolverGui.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/* === This file is part of Tomahawk Player - <http://tomahawk-player.org> ===
- *
- *   Copyright 2010-2011, Christian Muehlhaeuser <muesli@tomahawk-player.org>
- *
- *   Tomahawk is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- *   (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *   Tomahawk is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- *   GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *   along with Tomahawk. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#ifndef EXTERNALRESOLVERGUI_H
-#define EXTERNALRESOLVERGUI_H
-
-#include "ExternalResolver.h"
-#include "DllMacro.h"
-
-#include <QPixmap>
-
-class QWidget;
-class AccountConfigWidget;
-
-namespace Tomahawk
-{
-
-/**
- * Generic resolver object, used to manage a resolver that Tomahawk knows about
- *
- * You *must* start() a resolver after creating an ExternalResolver in order to use it,
- * otherwise it will not do anything.
- */
-class DLLEXPORT ExternalResolverGui : public ExternalResolver
-{
-Q_OBJECT
-
-public:
-    ExternalResolverGui( const QString& filePath );
-    virtual AccountConfigWidget* configUI() const = 0;
-
-protected:
-    AccountConfigWidget* widgetFromData( QByteArray& data, QWidget* parent = 0 );
-    QVariant configMsgFromWidget( QWidget* w );
-    QByteArray fixDataImagePaths( const QByteArray& data, bool compressed, const QVariantMap& images );
-
-private:
-    void addChildProperties( QObject* parent, QVariantMap& m );
-};
-
-}; //ns
-
-#endif // RESOLVER_H
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolver.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolver.cpp
index 82a560a28..43bb1d1ce 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolver.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolver.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 using namespace Tomahawk;
 
 JSResolver::JSResolver( const QString& accountId, const QString& scriptPath, const QStringList& additionalScriptPaths )
-    : Tomahawk::ExternalResolverGui( scriptPath )
+    : Tomahawk::ExternalResolver( scriptPath )
     , d_ptr( new JSResolverPrivate( this, accountId, scriptPath, additionalScriptPaths ) )
 {
     Q_D( JSResolver );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolver.h b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolver.h
index 916457ac5..22adc2fb4 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolver.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolver.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "DllMacro.h"
-#include "ExternalResolverGui.h"
+#include "ExternalResolver.h"
 #include "Typedefs.h"
 
 namespace Tomahawk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class JSResolverHelper;
 class JSResolverPrivate;
 class ScriptEngine;
 
-class DLLEXPORT JSResolver : public Tomahawk::ExternalResolverGui
+class DLLEXPORT JSResolver : public Tomahawk::ExternalResolver
 {
 Q_OBJECT
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolver_p.h b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolver_p.h
index 9cf837673..082920fa9 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolver_p.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolver_p.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ private:
     QString name;
     QPixmap icon;
     unsigned int weight, timeout;
-    Tomahawk::ExternalResolverGui::Capabilities capabilities;
+    Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::Capabilities capabilities;
 
     bool ready;
     bool stopped;
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptCollection.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptCollection.cpp
index a1e21335e..e4293cca5 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptCollection.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptCollection.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "ScriptCollection.h"
 
 #include "Source.h"
-#include "ExternalResolverGui.h"
+#include "ExternalResolver.h"
 #include "utils/TomahawkUtilsGui.h"
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
 #include "resolvers/ScriptCommand_AllArtists.h"
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptResolver.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptResolver.cpp
index 090ecbbab..d04dbb152 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptResolver.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptResolver.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "ScriptResolver.h"
 
 #include "accounts/AccountConfigWidget.h"
+#include "utils/TomahawkUtils.h"
 #include "utils/TomahawkUtilsGui.h"
 #include "utils/Json.h"
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@
 using namespace Tomahawk;
 
 ScriptResolver::ScriptResolver( const QString& exe )
-    : Tomahawk::ExternalResolverGui( exe )
+    : Tomahawk::ExternalResolver( exe )
     , m_num_restarts( 0 )
     , m_msgsize( 0 )
     , m_ready( false )
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptResolver.h b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptResolver.h
index 403cbcf89..3393cb39a 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptResolver.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptResolver.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "Artist.h"
 #include "Album.h"
 #include "collection/Collection.h"
-#include "ExternalResolverGui.h"
+#include "ExternalResolver.h"
 #include "DllMacro.h"
 
 #include <QProcess>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class QWidget;
 namespace Tomahawk
 {
 
-class DLLEXPORT ScriptResolver : public Tomahawk::ExternalResolverGui
+class DLLEXPORT ScriptResolver : public Tomahawk::ExternalResolver
 {
 Q_OBJECT
 
diff --git a/src/tomahawk/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp b/src/tomahawk/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
index 9c1a36ca5..7b18a2344 100644
--- a/src/tomahawk/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawk/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "accounts/DelegateConfigWrapper.h"
 #include "Pipeline.h"
 #include "resolvers/Resolver.h"
-#include "resolvers/ExternalResolverGui.h"
 #include "utils/TomahawkUtilsGui.h"
 #include "utils/GuiHelpers.h"
 #include "accounts/AccountDelegate.h"