diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cc732650289..be0d661180a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5)
 
+# Allow for the creation of solution folders.
+set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
+
 project(whisper.cpp VERSION 1.5.4)
 set(SOVERSION 1)
 
@@ -500,6 +503,7 @@ if (WHISPER_COREML)
     set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES
         COMPILE_FLAGS "-fobjc-arc"
         )
+    set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER "libs")
 endif()
 
 if (WHISPER_OPENVINO)
@@ -518,6 +522,7 @@ if (WHISPER_OPENVINO)
     set(WHISPER_EXTRA_FLAGS ${WHISPER_EXTRA_FLAGS} -DWHISPER_USE_OPENVINO)
 
     target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PRIVATE openvino::runtime)
+    set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER "libs")
 endif()
 
 #
@@ -616,6 +621,7 @@ target_compile_definitions(${TARGET} PUBLIC
     )
 
 set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES PUBLIC_HEADER "ggml.h;whisper.h")
+set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER "libs")
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index f59f6b76ddd..56a99246ab0 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ include(DefaultTargetOptions)
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PRIVATE whisper)
 
 set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER "libs")
 
 if (WHISPER_SDL2)
     # common-sdl
@@ -52,10 +53,12 @@ if (WHISPER_SDL2)
     target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PRIVATE ${SDL2_LIBRARIES})
 
     set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+    set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER "libs")
 endif()
 
 # add json lib
 add_library(json_cpp INTERFACE json.hpp)
+set_target_properties(json_cpp PROPERTIES FOLDER "libs")
 
 # examples
 
@@ -63,25 +66,50 @@ include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 if (EMSCRIPTEN)
     add_subdirectory(whisper.wasm)
+    set_target_properties(libmain PROPERTIES FOLDER "libs")
     add_subdirectory(stream.wasm)
+    set_target_properties(libstream PROPERTIES FOLDER "libs")
     add_subdirectory(command.wasm)
+    set_target_properties(libcommand PROPERTIES FOLDER "libs")
     add_subdirectory(talk.wasm)
+    set_target_properties(libtalk PROPERTIES FOLDER "libs")
     add_subdirectory(bench.wasm)
+    set_target_properties(libbench PROPERTIES FOLDER "libs")
 elseif(CMAKE_JS_VERSION)
     add_subdirectory(addon.node)
+    set_target_properties(addon.node PROPERTIES FOLDER "examples")
 else()
     add_subdirectory(main)
+    set_target_properties(main PROPERTIES FOLDER "examples")
+if (WHISPER_SDL2)
     add_subdirectory(stream)
+    set_target_properties(stream PROPERTIES FOLDER "examples")
+endif (WHISPER_SDL2)
     add_subdirectory(server)
+    set_target_properties(server PROPERTIES FOLDER "examples")
+if (WHISPER_SDL2)
     add_subdirectory(command)
+    set_target_properties(command PROPERTIES FOLDER "examples")
+endif (WHISPER_SDL2)
     add_subdirectory(bench)
+    set_target_properties(bench PROPERTIES FOLDER "examples")
     add_subdirectory(quantize)
+    set_target_properties(quantize PROPERTIES FOLDER "examples")
+if (WHISPER_SDL2)
     add_subdirectory(talk)
+    set_target_properties(talk PROPERTIES FOLDER "examples")
     add_subdirectory(talk-llama)
+    set_target_properties(talk-llama PROPERTIES FOLDER "examples")
     add_subdirectory(lsp)
+    set_target_properties(lsp PROPERTIES FOLDER "examples")
     if (LLAMA_SYCL)
         add_subdirectory(sycl)
+        set_target_properties(sycl PROPERTIES FOLDER "examples")
     endif()
+endif (WHISPER_SDL2)
 endif()
 
-add_subdirectory(wchess)
+if (WHISPER_SDL2)
+    add_subdirectory(wchess)
+    set_target_properties(wchess PROPERTIES FOLDER "examples")
+endif (WHISPER_SDL2)
diff --git a/examples/wchess/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/wchess/CMakeLists.txt
index 4bbc85ab6b2..45b11d0bb14 100644
--- a/examples/wchess/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/wchess/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 add_subdirectory(libwchess)
+set_target_properties(wchess-core PROPERTIES FOLDER "libs")
 
 if (EMSCRIPTEN)
     add_subdirectory(wchess.wasm)
+    set_target_properties(wchess.wasm PROPERTIES FOLDER "libs")
 else()
     add_subdirectory(wchess.cmd)
+    set_target_properties(wchess PROPERTIES FOLDER "libs")
 endif()