diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d439b2..e5eadc7 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ add_subdirectory(./glad)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
 
 set(MIRROR_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../modules/mirror/)
-set(ENGINE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../modules/engine/)
 set(DEPENDENCIES_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/)
 
 if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
diff --git a/modules/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/CMakeLists.txt
index 4784706..dc00011 100644
--- a/modules/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# engine
 add_subdirectory(./base)
 add_subdirectory(./time)
 add_subdirectory(./logger)
@@ -14,7 +15,9 @@ add_subdirectory(./ui)
 add_subdirectory(./window)
 add_subdirectory(./renderer)
 add_subdirectory(./ecs)
-add_subdirectory(./engine)
 
+add_subdirectory(./app)
+
+# apps 
 add_subdirectory(./mirror)
 
diff --git a/modules/app/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/app/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2c53c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+add_library_module(app
+    application.cpp
+    layer.cpp
+    layer_stack.cpp
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(app
+PUBLIC 
+    renderer
+    logger
+    ui
+    asset_parser
+    asset_manager
+    lt_debug 
+    ecs 
+    window
+    glad
+    time
+    opengl::opengl
+    EnTT::EnTT
+)
diff --git a/modules/engine/include/engine/core/application.hpp b/modules/app/include/app/application.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/engine/include/engine/core/application.hpp
rename to modules/app/include/app/application.hpp
diff --git a/modules/engine/include/engine/core/entrypoint.hpp b/modules/app/include/app/entrypoint.hpp
similarity index 94%
rename from modules/engine/include/engine/core/entrypoint.hpp
rename to modules/app/include/app/entrypoint.hpp
index 777c602..276db3e 100644
--- a/modules/engine/include/engine/core/entrypoint.hpp
+++ b/modules/app/include/app/entrypoint.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <engine/engine.hpp>
+#include <app/application.hpp>
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) // NOLINT
 try
diff --git a/modules/engine/include/engine/layer/layer.hpp b/modules/app/include/app/layer.hpp
similarity index 99%
rename from modules/engine/include/engine/layer/layer.hpp
rename to modules/app/include/app/layer.hpp
index 592dfed..101f2db 100644
--- a/modules/engine/include/engine/layer/layer.hpp
+++ b/modules/app/include/app/layer.hpp
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
-
-
 namespace lt {
 
 class Event;
 
-// mouse
 class MouseMovedEvent;
 class ButtonPressedEvent;
 class ButtonReleasedEvent;
@@ -36,6 +33,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void on_update(float deltaTime)
 	{
 	}
+
 	virtual void on_user_interface_update()
 	{
 	}
diff --git a/modules/engine/include/engine/layer/layer_stack.hpp b/modules/app/include/app/layer_stack.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/engine/include/engine/layer/layer_stack.hpp
rename to modules/app/include/app/layer_stack.hpp
diff --git a/modules/engine/src/core/application.cpp b/modules/app/src/application.cpp
similarity index 97%
rename from modules/engine/src/core/application.cpp
rename to modules/app/src/application.cpp
index ab7995a..1412126 100644
--- a/modules/engine/src/core/application.cpp
+++ b/modules/app/src/application.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+#include <app/application.hpp>
+#include <app/layer.hpp>
+#include <app/layer_stack.hpp>
 #include <asset_manager/asset_manager.hpp>
 #include <debug/assertions.hpp>
-#include <engine/core/application.hpp>
-#include <engine/layer/layer.hpp>
-#include <engine/layer/layer_stack.hpp>
 #include <input/events/event.hpp>
 #include <input/events/keyboard.hpp>
 #include <input/events/window.hpp>
diff --git a/modules/engine/src/layer/layer.cpp b/modules/app/src/layer.cpp
similarity index 98%
rename from modules/engine/src/layer/layer.cpp
rename to modules/app/src/layer.cpp
index 945cdc1..7b1998a 100644
--- a/modules/engine/src/layer/layer.cpp
+++ b/modules/app/src/layer.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <engine/layer/layer.hpp>
+#include <app/layer.hpp>
 #include <input/events/char.hpp>
 #include <input/events/event.hpp>
 #include <input/events/keyboard.hpp>
diff --git a/modules/engine/src/layer/layer_stack.cpp b/modules/app/src/layer_stack.cpp
similarity index 83%
rename from modules/engine/src/layer/layer_stack.cpp
rename to modules/app/src/layer_stack.cpp
index 3834a36..c6457a0 100644
--- a/modules/engine/src/layer/layer_stack.cpp
+++ b/modules/app/src/layer_stack.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#include <engine/layer/layer.hpp>
-#include <engine/layer/layer_stack.hpp>
+#include <app/layer.hpp>
+#include <app/layer_stack.hpp>
 
 namespace lt {
 
diff --git a/modules/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/engine/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 815af9f..0000000
--- a/modules/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-if(NOT WIN32)
-    add_library_module(engine 
-        core/application.cpp
-        layer/layer.cpp
-        layer/layer_stack.cpp
-    )
-else()
-    add_library_module(engine 
-        core/application.cpp
-        layer/layer.cpp
-        layer/layer_stack.cpp
-    )
-endif()
-
-target_link_libraries(engine 
-PUBLIC 
-    renderer
-    logger
-    ui
-    asset_parser
-    asset_manager
-    lt_debug 
-    ecs 
-    window
-    glad
-    time
-    opengl::opengl
-    EnTT::EnTT
-)
diff --git a/modules/engine/include/engine/engine.hpp b/modules/engine/include/engine/engine.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 9711082..0000000
--- a/modules/engine/include/engine/engine.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <engine/core/application.hpp>
-#include <engine/layer/layer.hpp>
-#include <engine/layer/layer_stack.hpp>
-#include <logger/logger.hpp>
-#include <renderer/framebuffer.hpp>
-#include <renderer/graphics_context.hpp>
-#include <renderer/renderer.hpp>
-#include <renderer/texture.hpp>
-
-#ifdef LIGHT_ENTRY_POINT
-	#include <engine/core/entrypoint.hpp>
-#endif
diff --git a/modules/mirror/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/mirror/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e85429..efe5578 100644
--- a/modules/mirror/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/mirror/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ add_executable_module(mirror
 
 target_link_libraries(
   mirror
-  PUBLIC engine
+  PUBLIC app
   PUBLIC opengl::opengl
   PUBLIC ui
   PUBLIC imgui
diff --git a/modules/mirror/include/mirror/editor_layer.hpp b/modules/mirror/include/mirror/editor_layer.hpp
index 2e624f1..542585f 100644
--- a/modules/mirror/include/mirror/editor_layer.hpp
+++ b/modules/mirror/include/mirror/editor_layer.hpp
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <engine/engine.hpp>
+#include <app/layer.hpp>
 #include <glm/gtc/matrix_transform.hpp>
 #include <imgui.h>
 #include <mirror/panel/asset_browser.hpp>
 #include <mirror/panel/properties.hpp>
 #include <mirror/panel/scene_hierarchy.hpp>
+#include <renderer/texture.hpp>
 
 namespace lt {
 
diff --git a/modules/mirror/include/mirror/panel/asset_browser.hpp b/modules/mirror/include/mirror/panel/asset_browser.hpp
index 547428f..aad6365 100644
--- a/modules/mirror/include/mirror/panel/asset_browser.hpp
+++ b/modules/mirror/include/mirror/panel/asset_browser.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <engine/engine.hpp>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <mirror/panel/panel.hpp>
+#include <renderer/texture.hpp>
 
 namespace lt {
 
diff --git a/modules/mirror/src/editor_layer.cpp b/modules/mirror/src/editor_layer.cpp
index 4c51f2f..387a514 100644
--- a/modules/mirror/src/editor_layer.cpp
+++ b/modules/mirror/src/editor_layer.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <app/application.hpp>
 #include <asset_manager/asset_manager.hpp>
 #include <camera/component.hpp>
 #include <ecs/components.hpp>
@@ -6,6 +7,9 @@
 #include <input/input.hpp>
 #include <input/key_codes.hpp>
 #include <mirror/editor_layer.hpp>
+#include <renderer/framebuffer.hpp>
+#include <renderer/graphics_context.hpp>
+#include <renderer/texture.hpp>
 #include <ui/ui.hpp>
 
 namespace lt {
diff --git a/modules/mirror/src/mirror.cpp b/modules/mirror/src/mirror.cpp
index 7f6c3d0..01f08b3 100644
--- a/modules/mirror/src/mirror.cpp
+++ b/modules/mirror/src/mirror.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 #include <window/window.hpp>
 
 //
-#include <engine/engine.hpp>
+#include <app/application.hpp>
+#include <app/entrypoint.hpp>
+#include <app/layer_stack.hpp>
 
 namespace lt {
 
diff --git a/modules/mirror/src/panel/asset_browser.cpp b/modules/mirror/src/panel/asset_browser.cpp
index 6cadbfe..fe97920 100644
--- a/modules/mirror/src/panel/asset_browser.cpp
+++ b/modules/mirror/src/panel/asset_browser.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #include <asset_manager/asset_manager.hpp>
 #include <ecs/scene.hpp>
 #include <ecs/serializer.hpp>
-#include <engine/engine.hpp>
 #include <imgui.h>
 #include <mirror/panel/asset_browser.hpp>
+#include <renderer/texture.hpp>
 
 namespace lt {