diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index aa869112c..17eeba8f0 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-subdirs := native java tests tools
+subdirs := common native java tests tools
 include $(call all-named-subdir-makefiles, $(subdirs))
diff --git a/common/Android.mk b/common/Android.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99aed4c5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/Android.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-java-files-under, src)
+LOCAL_MODULE := latinime-common
+LOCAL_SDK_VERSION := 21
+include $(BUILD_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY)
+
+# Also build a host side library
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+LOCAL_MODULE := latinime-common-host
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-java-files-under, src)
+include $(BUILD_HOST_JAVA_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/CodePointUtils.java b/common/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/dictutils/CodePointUtils.java
similarity index 98%
rename from tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/CodePointUtils.java
rename to common/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/dictutils/CodePointUtils.java
index a270ee774..38aba7bd2 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/CodePointUtils.java
+++ b/common/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/dictutils/CodePointUtils.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict;
+package com.android.inputmethod.latin.common;
 
 import java.util.Random;
 
diff --git a/java/Android.mk b/java/Android.mk
index 0d12c45fe..a2c5697d3 100644
--- a/java/Android.mk
+++ b/java/Android.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ LOCAL_CERTIFICATE := shared
 
 LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libjni_latinime
 
-LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := android-common inputmethod-common android-support-v4 jsr305
+LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := \
+        android-common inputmethod-common android-support-v4 jsr305 latinime-common
 
 # Do not compress dictionary files to mmap dict data runtime
 LOCAL_AAPT_FLAGS := -0 .dict
diff --git a/tests/Android.mk b/tests/Android.mk
index a084ad10d..7810184d3 100644
--- a/tests/Android.mk
+++ b/tests/Android.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ LOCAL_AAPT_FLAGS += -0 .dict
 # Do not compress test data file
 LOCAL_AAPT_FLAGS += -0 .txt
 
-LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := mockito-target android-support-test
+LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := android-support-test latinime-common mockito-target
 
 # Include all test java files.
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-java-files-under, src)
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryDecayingTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryDecayingTests.java
index 991dd0b28..15f7568c8 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryDecayingTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryDecayingTests.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import android.test.suitebuilder.annotation.LargeTest;
 import android.util.Pair;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.NgramContext.WordInfo;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.common.CodePointUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.BinaryDictIOUtils;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.CodePointUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.DictDecoder;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.DictionaryHeader;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.FormatSpec;
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryTests.java
index 5d6378937..5a72e417e 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryTests.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Pair;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.NgramContext.WordInfo;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.CodePointUtils;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.common.CodePointUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.DictionaryHeader;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.FormatSpec;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.WeightedString;
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinImeStressTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinImeStressTests.java
index f5e993de8..22114b7a0 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinImeStressTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinImeStressTests.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package com.android.inputmethod.latin;
 
 import android.test.suitebuilder.annotation.LargeTest;
 
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.CodePointUtils;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.common.CodePointUtils;
 
 import java.util.Random;
 
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictDecoderEncoderTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictDecoderEncoderTests.java
index d1cb14196..a35fa13ce 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictDecoderEncoderTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictDecoderEncoderTests.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import android.util.Pair;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.BinaryDictionary;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.common.CodePointUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.BinaryDictDecoderUtils.CharEncoding;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.BinaryDictDecoderUtils.DictBuffer;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.FormatSpec.FormatOptions;
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/personalization/PersonalizationDictionaryTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/personalization/PersonalizationDictionaryTests.java
index afabbbd38..6ccb79d76 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/personalization/PersonalizationDictionaryTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/personalization/PersonalizationDictionaryTests.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import com.android.inputmethod.latin.DictionaryFacilitator;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.ExpandableBinaryDictionary;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.RichInputMethodManager;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.ExpandableBinaryDictionary.AddMultipleDictionaryEntriesCallback;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.CodePointUtils;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.common.CodePointUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.settings.SpacingAndPunctuations;
 
 import android.test.AndroidTestCase;
diff --git a/tools/dicttool/Android.mk b/tools/dicttool/Android.mk
index 7f34ccf20..ff6c1e433 100644
--- a/tools/dicttool/Android.mk
+++ b/tools/dicttool/Android.mk
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(LOCAL_TOOL_SRC_FILES) \
         $(call all-java-files-under, $(DICTTOOL_ONDEVICE_TESTS_DIR))
 
 LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := junit
-LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := jsr305lib
+LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := jsr305lib latinime-common-host
 LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := $(LATINIME_HOST_NATIVE_LIBNAME)
 LOCAL_JAR_MANIFEST := etc/manifest.txt
 LOCAL_MODULE := dicttool_aosp