diff --git a/docs/source/user-docs/menus/menu-bar/view-menu.rst b/docs/source/user-docs/menus/menu-bar/view-menu.rst
index f4320d7a..7ff6158a 100644
--- a/docs/source/user-docs/menus/menu-bar/view-menu.rst
+++ b/docs/source/user-docs/menus/menu-bar/view-menu.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 View Menu
 ==============================
 
+
 Refresh contents
 ----------------------------------------
 **Description:** In some cases, not all the displayed information on Cutter's widgets will be up-to-date, for example - after defining a new function from the integrated radare2 console. By refreshing the contents, Cutter will fetch the most up to date information from the session and will update the different views.
@@ -12,9 +13,9 @@ Refresh contents
 
 Reset to default layout
 ----------------------------------------
-**Description:** Reset the current layout to the default layout provided by Cutter. Future additions will include custom and user-defined layouts to which you'll be able to reset.
+**Description:** Reset the current layout to the default layout provided by Cutter.
 
-**Steps:** View -> Reset Layout  
+**Steps:** View -> Reset to default layout
 
 Reset to default settings
 ----------------------------------------
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ Reset to default settings
 
 Lock and Unlock panels
 ----------------------------------------
-**Description:** Allow or disable locking the different widgets.  
+**Description:** Allow or disable moving and closing of different widgets. Uncheck this option to prevent accidentally modifying current layout.
 
 **Steps:** View -> Unlock Panels  
 
@@ -63,4 +64,17 @@ Reset Zoom
 
 **Steps:** View -> Zoom -> Reset  
 
-**Shortcut:** :kbd:`Ctrl` + :kbd:`=`
\ No newline at end of file
+**Shortcut:** :kbd:`Ctrl` + :kbd:`=`
+
+
+Save layout
+----------------------------------------
+**Description:** Save the current layout with a given name. A layout includes the set of currently opened widgets, their position, and some properties.
+
+**Steps:** View -> Save Layout , enter a layout name in the dialog.
+
+Layouts
+----------------------------------------
+**Description:** Load the settings from the selected layout into the current layout. Loading a layout will not cause it to automatically be modified. To do that you must use the `Save layout`_ command. 
+
+**Steps:** View -> Layouts ->  layout name
diff --git a/src/Cutter.pro b/src/Cutter.pro
index 5f18dd53..03a016ed 100644
--- a/src/Cutter.pro
+++ b/src/Cutter.pro
@@ -421,7 +421,8 @@ SOURCES += \
     widgets/ListDockWidget.cpp \
     dialogs/MultitypeFileSaveDialog.cpp \
     widgets/BoolToggleDelegate.cpp \
-    common/IOModesController.cpp
+    common/IOModesController.cpp \
+    common/SettingsUpgrade.cpp
 
 GRAPHVIZ_SOURCES = \
     widgets/GraphvizLayout.cpp
@@ -568,7 +569,8 @@ HEADERS  += \
     widgets/AddressableItemList.h \
     dialogs/MultitypeFileSaveDialog.h \
     widgets/BoolToggleDelegate.h \
-    common/IOModesController.h
+    common/IOModesController.h \
+    common/SettingsUpgrade.h
 
 GRAPHVIZ_HEADERS = widgets/GraphGridLayout.h
 
diff --git a/src/Main.cpp b/src/Main.cpp
index 5825123a..a1493995 100644
--- a/src/Main.cpp
+++ b/src/Main.cpp
@@ -2,124 +2,13 @@
 #include "CutterApplication.h"
 #include "core/MainWindow.h"
 #include "common/UpdateWorker.h"
-#include "common/ColorThemeWorker.h"
 #include "CutterConfig.h"
 #include "common/CrashHandler.h"
+#include "common/SettingsUpgrade.h"
 
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QJsonArray>
 
-/**
- * @brief Migrate Settings used before Cutter 1.8
- *
- * @return whether any settings have been migrated
- */
-static bool migrateSettingsPre18(QSettings &newSettings)
-{
-    if(newSettings.value("settings_migrated", false).toBool()) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    QSettings oldSettings(QSettings::NativeFormat, QSettings::Scope::UserScope, "Cutter", "Cutter");
-    QStringList allKeys = oldSettings.allKeys();
-    if (allKeys.isEmpty()) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    qInfo() << "Migrating Settings from pre-1.8";
-    for (const QString &key : allKeys) {
-        newSettings.setValue(key, oldSettings.value(key));
-    }
-    oldSettings.clear();
-    QFile settingsFile(oldSettings.fileName());
-    settingsFile.remove();
-    newSettings.setValue("settings_migrated", true);
-    return true;
-}
-
-#define CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_CURRENT 2
-#define CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_KEY     "version"
-
-/*
- * How Settings migrations work:
- *
- * Every time settings are changed in a way that needs migration,
- * CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_CURRENT is raised by 1 and a function migrateSettingsToX
- * is implemented and added to initializeSettings().
- * This function takes care of migrating from EXACTLY version X-1 to X.
- */
-
-static void migrateSettingsTo1(QSettings &settings) {
-    settings.remove("settings_migrated"); // now handled by version
-    settings.remove("updated_custom_themes"); // now handled by theme_version
-}
-
-static void migrateSettingsTo2(QSettings &settings) {
-    QStringList docks = settings.value("docks").toStringList(); // get current list of docks
-    // replace occurences of "PseudocodeWidget" with "DecompilerWidget"
-    settings.setValue("docks", docks.replaceInStrings("PseudocodeWidget", "DecompilerWidget"));
-}
-
-static void initializeSettings()
-{
-    QSettings::setDefaultFormat(QSettings::IniFormat);
-    QSettings settings;
-
-    int settingsVersion = settings.value(CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_KEY, 0).toInt();
-    if(settingsVersion == 0) {
-        migrateSettingsPre18(settings);
-    }
-
-    if(settings.allKeys().length() > 0) {
-        if (settingsVersion > CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_CURRENT) {
-            qWarning() << "Settings have a higher version than current! Skipping migration.";
-        } else if(settingsVersion >= 0) {
-            for (int v = settingsVersion + 1; v <= CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_CURRENT; v++) {
-                qInfo() << "Migrating Settings to Version" << v;
-                switch (v) {
-                case 1:
-                    migrateSettingsTo1(settings); break;
-                case 2:
-                    migrateSettingsTo2(settings);
-                default:
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    settings.setValue(CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_KEY, CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_CURRENT);
-}
-
-
-#define THEME_VERSION_CURRENT   1
-#define THEME_VERSION_KEY       "theme_version"
-
-static void removeObsoleteOptionsFromCustomThemes() {
-    const QStringList options = Core()->cmdj("ecj").object().keys()
-        << ColorThemeWorker::cutterSpecificOptions;
-    for (auto theme : Core()->cmdList("eco*")) {
-        theme = theme.trimmed();
-        if (!ThemeWorker().isCustomTheme(theme)) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        QJsonObject updatedTheme;
-        auto sch = ThemeWorker().getTheme(theme).object();
-        for (const auto& key : sch.keys()) {
-            if (options.contains(key)) {
-                updatedTheme.insert(key, sch[key]);
-            }
-        }
-        ThemeWorker().save(QJsonDocument(updatedTheme), theme);
-    }
-}
-
-static void migrateThemes()
-{
-    QSettings settings;
-    int themeVersion = settings.value(THEME_VERSION_KEY, 0).toInt();
-    if (themeVersion != THEME_VERSION_CURRENT) {
-        removeObsoleteOptionsFromCustomThemes();
-        settings.setValue(THEME_VERSION_KEY, THEME_VERSION_CURRENT);
-    }
-}
 
 /**
  * @brief Attempt to connect to a parent console and configure outputs.
@@ -183,7 +72,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName("RadareOrg");
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("Cutter");
 
-    initializeSettings();
+    Cutter::initializeSettings();
 
     QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_ShareOpenGLContexts); // needed for QtWebEngine inside Plugins
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
@@ -195,7 +84,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     CutterApplication a(argc, argv);
 
-    migrateThemes();
+    Cutter::migrateThemes();
 
     if (Config()->getAutoUpdateEnabled()) {
 #if CUTTER_UPDATE_WORKER_AVAILABLE
diff --git a/src/common/Helpers.cpp b/src/common/Helpers.cpp
index 94daed0a..f5da9b8f 100644
--- a/src/common/Helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/common/Helpers.cpp
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ SizePolicyMinMax forceHeight(QWidget *widget, int height)
 
 void SizePolicyMinMax::restoreWidth(QWidget *widget)
 {
-    widget->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
+    widget->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy.horizontalPolicy(), widget->sizePolicy().verticalPolicy());
     widget->setMinimumWidth(min);
     widget->setMaximumWidth(max);
 }
 
 void SizePolicyMinMax::restoreHeight(QWidget *widget)
 {
-    widget->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
+    widget->setSizePolicy(widget->sizePolicy().horizontalPolicy(), sizePolicy.verticalPolicy());
     widget->setMinimumHeight(min);
     widget->setMaximumHeight(max);
 }
diff --git a/src/common/SettingsUpgrade.cpp b/src/common/SettingsUpgrade.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..500747ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/SettingsUpgrade.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+#include "SettingsUpgrade.h"
+
+#include "common/ColorThemeWorker.h"
+
+/**
+ * @brief Migrate Settings used before Cutter 1.8
+ *
+ * @return whether any settings have been migrated
+ */
+static bool migrateSettingsPre18(QSettings &newSettings)
+{
+    if(newSettings.value("settings_migrated", false).toBool()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    QSettings oldSettings(QSettings::NativeFormat, QSettings::Scope::UserScope, "Cutter", "Cutter");
+    QStringList allKeys = oldSettings.allKeys();
+    if (allKeys.isEmpty()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    qInfo() << "Migrating Settings from pre-1.8";
+    for (const QString &key : allKeys) {
+        newSettings.setValue(key, oldSettings.value(key));
+    }
+    oldSettings.clear();
+    QFile settingsFile(oldSettings.fileName());
+    settingsFile.remove();
+    newSettings.setValue("settings_migrated", true);
+    return true;
+}
+
+#define CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_CURRENT 3
+#define CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_KEY     "version"
+
+/*
+ * How Settings migrations work:
+ *
+ * Every time settings are changed in a way that needs migration,
+ * CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_CURRENT is raised by 1 and a function migrateSettingsToX
+ * is implemented and added to initializeSettings().
+ * This function takes care of migrating from EXACTLY version X-1 to X.
+ */
+
+static void migrateSettingsTo1(QSettings &settings) {
+    settings.remove("settings_migrated"); // now handled by version
+    settings.remove("updated_custom_themes"); // now handled by theme_version
+}
+
+static void migrateSettingsTo2(QSettings &settings) {
+    QStringList docks = settings.value("docks").toStringList(); // get current list of docks
+    // replace occurences of "PseudocodeWidget" with "DecompilerWidget"
+    settings.setValue("docks", docks.replaceInStrings("PseudocodeWidget", "DecompilerWidget"));
+}
+
+static void migrateSettingsTo3(QSettings &settings) {
+    auto defaultGeometry = settings.value("geometry").toByteArray();
+    auto defaultState = settings.value("state").toByteArray();
+
+    auto debugGeometry = settings.value("debug.geometry").toByteArray();
+    auto debugState = settings.value("debug.state").toByteArray();
+
+
+    const auto docks = settings.value("docks", QStringList()).toStringList();
+    auto unsyncList = settings.value("unsync", QStringList()).toStringList();
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,14,0)
+    QSet<QString> unsyncDocks = unsyncList.toSet();
+#else
+    QSet<QString> unsyncDocks(unsyncList.begin(), unsyncList.end());
+#endif
+
+    QVariantMap viewProperties;
+    for (auto &dock : docks) {
+        QVariantMap properties;
+        bool synchronized = true;
+        if (unsyncDocks.contains(dock)) {
+            synchronized = false;
+        }
+        properties.insert("synchronized", synchronized);
+        viewProperties.insert(dock, properties);
+    }
+
+    settings.beginWriteArray("layouts", 2);
+    settings.setArrayIndex(0);
+    settings.setValue("name", "Default");
+    settings.setValue("geometry", defaultGeometry);
+    settings.setValue("state", defaultState);
+    settings.setValue("docks", viewProperties);
+
+    settings.setArrayIndex(1);
+    settings.setValue("name", "Debug");
+    settings.setValue("geometry", debugGeometry);
+    settings.setValue("state", debugState);
+    settings.setValue("docks", viewProperties);
+
+    settings.endArray();
+
+    settings.remove("pos"); // Pos and size already stored within geometry
+    settings.remove("size");
+    // keep geometry but with slightly different usecase
+    settings.remove("state");
+    settings.remove("debug.geometry");
+    settings.remove("debug.state");
+    settings.remove("docks");
+    settings.remove("unsync");
+}
+
+void Cutter::initializeSettings()
+{
+    QSettings::setDefaultFormat(QSettings::IniFormat);
+    QSettings settings;
+
+    int settingsVersion = settings.value(CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_KEY, 0).toInt();
+    if(settingsVersion == 0) {
+        migrateSettingsPre18(settings);
+    }
+
+    if(settings.allKeys().length() > 0) {
+        if (settingsVersion > CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_CURRENT) {
+            qWarning() << "Settings have a higher version than current! Skipping migration.";
+        } else if(settingsVersion >= 0) {
+            for (int v = settingsVersion + 1; v <= CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_CURRENT; v++) {
+                qInfo() << "Migrating Settings to Version" << v;
+                switch (v) {
+                case 1:
+                    migrateSettingsTo1(settings); break;
+                case 2:
+                    migrateSettingsTo2(settings); break;
+                case 3:
+                    migrateSettingsTo3(settings); break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    settings.setValue(CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_KEY, CUTTER_SETTINGS_VERSION_CURRENT);
+}
+
+#define THEME_VERSION_CURRENT   1
+#define THEME_VERSION_KEY       "theme_version"
+
+static void removeObsoleteOptionsFromCustomThemes() {
+    const QStringList options = Core()->cmdj("ecj").object().keys()
+        << ColorThemeWorker::cutterSpecificOptions;
+    for (auto theme : Core()->cmdList("eco*")) {
+        theme = theme.trimmed();
+        if (!ThemeWorker().isCustomTheme(theme)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        QJsonObject updatedTheme;
+        auto sch = ThemeWorker().getTheme(theme).object();
+        for (const auto& key : sch.keys()) {
+            if (options.contains(key)) {
+                updatedTheme.insert(key, sch[key]);
+            }
+        }
+        ThemeWorker().save(QJsonDocument(updatedTheme), theme);
+    }
+}
+
+void Cutter::migrateThemes()
+{
+    QSettings settings;
+    int themeVersion = settings.value(THEME_VERSION_KEY, 0).toInt();
+    if (themeVersion != THEME_VERSION_CURRENT) {
+        removeObsoleteOptionsFromCustomThemes();
+        settings.setValue(THEME_VERSION_KEY, THEME_VERSION_CURRENT);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/common/SettingsUpgrade.h b/src/common/SettingsUpgrade.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d58f245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/SettingsUpgrade.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef COMMON_SETTINGS_UPGRADE_H
+#define COMMON_SETTINGS_UPGRADE_H
+
+#include <QSettings>
+#include <core/Cutter.h>
+
+namespace Cutter {
+    void initializeSettings();
+    void migrateThemes();
+}
+
+#endif // COMMON_SETTINGS_UPGRADE_H
diff --git a/src/core/CutterCommon.h b/src/core/CutterCommon.h
index e59fc251..3508f9ac 100644
--- a/src/core/CutterCommon.h
+++ b/src/core/CutterCommon.h
@@ -61,5 +61,12 @@ inline QString RHexString(RVA size)
 #define CUTTER_EXPORT Q_DECL_IMPORT
 #endif
 
+
+#if defined(__has_cpp_attribute) && __has_cpp_attribute(deprecated)
+#define CUTTER_DEPRECATED(msg) [[deprecated(msg)]]
+#else
+#define CUTTER_DEPRECATED(msg)
+#endif
+
 #endif // CUTTERCORE_H
 
diff --git a/src/core/MainWindow.cpp b/src/core/MainWindow.cpp
index b08ee72c..0a2e8ad7 100644
--- a/src/core/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/core/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 #include <QSysInfo>
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QJsonArray>
+#include <QInputDialog>
 
 #include <QScrollBar>
 #include <QSettings>
@@ -111,7 +112,14 @@
 #include <QGraphicsView>
 
 template<class T>
-T* getNewInstance(MainWindow *m, QAction *a) { return new T(m, a); }
+T *getNewInstance(MainWindow *m) { return new T(m); }
+
+static const QString LAYOUT_DEFAULT = "Default";
+static const QString LAYOUT_DEBUG = "Debug";
+
+static bool isBuiltinLayoutName(const QString &name) {
+    return name == LAYOUT_DEFAULT || name == LAYOUT_DEBUG;
+}
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     QMainWindow(parent),
@@ -147,7 +155,8 @@ void MainWindow::initUI()
     connect(Core(), &CutterCore::ioCacheChanged, ui->actionCommitChanges, &QAction::setEnabled);
 
     widgetTypeToConstructorMap.insert(GraphWidget::getWidgetType(), getNewInstance<GraphWidget>);
-    widgetTypeToConstructorMap.insert(DisassemblyWidget::getWidgetType(), getNewInstance<DisassemblyWidget>);
+    widgetTypeToConstructorMap.insert(DisassemblyWidget::getWidgetType(),
+                                      getNewInstance<DisassemblyWidget>);
     widgetTypeToConstructorMap.insert(HexdumpWidget::getWidgetType(), getNewInstance<HexdumpWidget>);
 
     initToolBar();
@@ -202,6 +211,8 @@ void MainWindow::initUI()
 
     initBackForwardMenu();
 
+    connect(ui->actionSaveLayout, &QAction::triggered, this, &MainWindow::saveNamedLayout);
+
     /* Setup plugins interfaces */
     for (auto &plugin : Plugins()->getPlugins()) {
         plugin->setupInterface(this);
@@ -211,7 +222,8 @@ void MainWindow::initUI()
     ui->actionGrouped_dock_dragging->setVisible(false);
 #endif
 
-    initLayout();
+    enableDebugWidgetsMenu(false);
+    readSettings();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::initToolBar()
@@ -296,85 +308,97 @@ void MainWindow::initToolBar()
 void MainWindow::initDocks()
 {
     dockWidgets.reserve(20);
-    decompilerDock = new DecompilerWidget(this, ui->actionDecompiler);
-    consoleDock = new ConsoleWidget(this, ui->actionConsole);
+    decompilerDock = new DecompilerWidget(this);
+    consoleDock = new ConsoleWidget(this);
 
-    overviewDock = new OverviewWidget(this, ui->actionOverview);
+    overviewDock = new OverviewWidget(this);
     overviewDock->hide();
+    actionOverview = overviewDock->toggleViewAction();
     connect(overviewDock, &OverviewWidget::isAvailableChanged, this, [this](bool isAvailable) {
-        ui->actionOverview->setEnabled(isAvailable);
-    });
-    ui->actionOverview->setEnabled(overviewDock->getIsAvailable());
-    connect(ui->actionOverview, &QAction::toggled, [this](bool checked) {
-        if (checked) {
-            overviewDock->show();
-        } else {
-            overviewDock->hide();
-        }
+        actionOverview->setEnabled(isAvailable);
     });
+    actionOverview->setEnabled(overviewDock->getIsAvailable());
+    actionOverview->setChecked(overviewDock->getUserOpened());
 
-    ui->actionOverview->setChecked(overviewDock->getUserOpened());
-    sectionsDock = new SectionsWidget(this, ui->actionSections);
-    segmentsDock = new SegmentsWidget(this, ui->actionSegments);
-    entrypointDock = new EntrypointWidget(this, ui->actionEntrypoints);
-    functionsDock = new FunctionsWidget(this, ui->actionFunctions);
-    importsDock = new ImportsWidget(this, ui->actionImports);
-    exportsDock = new ExportsWidget(this, ui->actionExports);
-    headersDock = new HeadersWidget(this, ui->actionHeaders);
-    zignaturesDock = new ZignaturesWidget(this, ui->actionZignatures);
-    typesDock = new TypesWidget(this, ui->actionTypes);
-    searchDock = new SearchWidget(this, ui->actionSearch);
-    symbolsDock = new SymbolsWidget(this, ui->actionSymbols);
-    relocsDock = new RelocsWidget(this, ui->actionRelocs);
-    commentsDock = new CommentsWidget(this, ui->actionComments);
-    stringsDock = new StringsWidget(this, ui->actionStrings);
-    flagsDock = new FlagsWidget(this, ui->actionFlags);
-    stackDock = new StackWidget(this, ui->actionStack);
-    threadsDock = new ThreadsWidget(this, ui->actionThreads);
-    processesDock = new ProcessesWidget(this, ui->actionProcesses);
-    backtraceDock = new BacktraceWidget(this, ui->actionBacktrace);
-    registersDock = new RegistersWidget(this, ui->actionRegisters);
-    memoryMapDock = new MemoryMapWidget(this, ui->actionMemoryMap);
-    breakpointDock = new BreakpointWidget(this, ui->actionBreakpoint);
-    registerRefsDock = new RegisterRefsWidget(this, ui->actionRegisterRefs);
-    dashboardDock = new Dashboard(this, ui->actionDashboard);
-    sdbDock = new SdbWidget(this, ui->actionSDBBrowser);
-    classesDock = new ClassesWidget(this, ui->actionClasses);
-    resourcesDock = new ResourcesWidget(this, ui->actionResources);
-    vTablesDock = new VTablesWidget(this, ui->actionVTables);
+    dashboardDock = new Dashboard(this);
+    functionsDock = new FunctionsWidget(this);
+    typesDock = new TypesWidget(this);
+    searchDock = new SearchWidget(this);
+    commentsDock = new CommentsWidget(this);
+    stringsDock = new StringsWidget(this);
 
-    QSettings s;
-    QStringList docks = s.value("docks", QStringList {
-        DisassemblyWidget::getWidgetType(),
-        GraphWidget::getWidgetType(),
-        HexdumpWidget::getWidgetType()
-    }).toStringList();
+    QList<CutterDockWidget *> debugDocks = {
+        stackDock = new StackWidget(this),
+        threadsDock = new ThreadsWidget(this),
+        processesDock = new ProcessesWidget(this),
+        backtraceDock = new BacktraceWidget(this),
+        registersDock = new RegistersWidget(this),
+        memoryMapDock = new MemoryMapWidget(this),
+        breakpointDock = new BreakpointWidget(this),
+        registerRefsDock = new RegisterRefsWidget(this)
+    };
 
-    // Restore all extra widgets
-    QString className;
-    for (const auto &it : docks) {
-        if (std::none_of(dockWidgets.constBegin(), dockWidgets.constEnd(),
-        [&it](QDockWidget * w) { return w->objectName() == it; })) {
-            className = it.split(';').at(0);
-            if (widgetTypeToConstructorMap.contains(className)) {
-                auto widget = widgetTypeToConstructorMap[className](this, nullptr);
-                widget->setObjectName(it);
-                addExtraWidget(widget);
+    QList<CutterDockWidget *> infoDocks = {
+        classesDock = new ClassesWidget(this),
+        entrypointDock = new EntrypointWidget(this),
+        exportsDock = new ExportsWidget(this),
+        flagsDock = new FlagsWidget(this),
+        headersDock = new HeadersWidget(this),
+        importsDock = new ImportsWidget(this),
+        relocsDock = new RelocsWidget(this),
+        resourcesDock = new ResourcesWidget(this),
+        sdbDock = new SdbWidget(this),
+        sectionsDock = new SectionsWidget(this),
+        segmentsDock = new SegmentsWidget(this),
+        symbolsDock = new SymbolsWidget(this),
+        vTablesDock = new VTablesWidget(this),
+        zignaturesDock = new ZignaturesWidget(this)
+    };
+
+    auto makeActionList = [this](QList<CutterDockWidget *> docks) {
+        QList<QAction *> result;
+        for (auto dock : docks) {
+            if (dock != nullptr) {
+                result.push_back(dock->toggleViewAction());
+            } else {
+                auto separator = new QAction(this);
+                separator->setSeparator(true);
+                result.push_back(separator);
             }
         }
+        return result;
+    };
+
+    QList<CutterDockWidget *> windowDocks = {
+        dashboardDock,
+        nullptr,
+        functionsDock,
+        decompilerDock,
+        overviewDock,
+        nullptr,
+        searchDock,
+        stringsDock,
+        typesDock,
+        nullptr,
+    };
+    ui->menuWindows->insertActions(ui->actionExtraDisassembly, makeActionList(windowDocks));
+    QList<CutterDockWidget *> windowDocks2 = {
+        consoleDock,
+        commentsDock,
+        nullptr,
+    };
+    ui->menuWindows->addActions(makeActionList(windowDocks2));
+    ui->menuAddInfoWidgets->addActions(makeActionList(infoDocks));
+    ui->menuAddDebugWidgets->addActions(makeActionList(debugDocks));
+
+    auto uniqueDocks = windowDocks + windowDocks2 + infoDocks + debugDocks;
+    for (auto dock : uniqueDocks) {
+        if (dock) { // ignore nullptr used as separators
+            addWidget(dock);
+        }
     }
 }
 
-void MainWindow::initLayout()
-{
-    // Set up dock widgets default layout
-    enableDebugWidgetsMenu(false);
-    // Restore saved settings
-    readSettingsOrDefault();
-
-    initCorners();
-}
-
 void MainWindow::toggleOverview(bool visibility, GraphWidget *targetGraph)
 {
     if (!overviewDock) {
@@ -393,29 +417,29 @@ void MainWindow::updateTasksIndicator()
 
 void MainWindow::addExtraGraph()
 {
-    auto *extraDock = new GraphWidget(this, nullptr);
+    auto *extraDock = new GraphWidget(this);
     addExtraWidget(extraDock);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::addExtraHexdump()
 {
-    auto *extraDock = new HexdumpWidget(this, nullptr);
+    auto *extraDock = new HexdumpWidget(this);
     addExtraWidget(extraDock);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::addExtraDisassembly()
 {
-    auto *extraDock = new DisassemblyWidget(this, nullptr);
+    auto *extraDock = new DisassemblyWidget(this);
     addExtraWidget(extraDock);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::addExtraWidget(CutterDockWidget *extraDock)
 {
     extraDock->setTransient(true);
-    addDockWidget(Qt::TopDockWidgetArea, extraDock, Qt::Orientation::Horizontal);
-    auto restoreExtraDock = qhelpers::forceWidth(extraDock->widget(), 600);
-    qApp->processEvents();
-    restoreExtraDock.restoreWidth(extraDock->widget());
+    dockOnMainArea(extraDock);
+    addWidget(extraDock);
+    extraDock->show();
+    extraDock->raise();
 }
 
 QMenu *MainWindow::getMenuByType(MenuType type)
@@ -440,14 +464,12 @@ QMenu *MainWindow::getMenuByType(MenuType type)
     }
 }
 
-void MainWindow::addPluginDockWidget(QDockWidget *dockWidget, QAction *action)
+void MainWindow::addPluginDockWidget(CutterDockWidget *dockWidget)
 {
-    addDockWidget(Qt::TopDockWidgetArea, dockWidget);
-    dockWidget->addAction(action);
     addWidget(dockWidget);
-    ui->menuPlugins->addAction(action);
+    ui->menuPlugins->addAction(dockWidget->toggleViewAction());
     addDockWidget(Qt::DockWidgetArea::TopDockWidgetArea, dockWidget);
-    updateDockActionChecked(action);
+    pluginDocks.push_back(dockWidget);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::addMenuFileAction(QAction *action)
@@ -546,21 +568,21 @@ void MainWindow::finalizeOpen()
     core->getOpcodes();
     core->updateSeek();
     refreshAll();
-
     // Add fortune message
     core->message("\n" + core->cmdRaw("fo"));
-    showMaximized();
-    Config()->adjustColorThemeDarkness();
 
-    QSettings s;
-    QStringList unsync = s.value("unsync").toStringList();
-    for (auto it : dockWidgets) {
-        auto w = qobject_cast<MemoryDockWidget*>(it);
-        if (w) {
-            w->getSeekable()->setSynchronization(!unsync.contains(it->objectName()));
-        }
+    QSettings settings;
+    auto geometry = settings.value("geometry").toByteArray();
+    if (!geometry.isEmpty()) {
+        restoreGeometry(geometry);
+        show();
+    } else {
+        showMaximized();
     }
 
+    Config()->adjustColorThemeDarkness();
+    setViewLayout(getViewLayout(LAYOUT_DEFAULT));
+
     // Set focus to disasm or graph widget
 
     // Use for loop to cover cases when main disasm/graph
@@ -577,7 +599,7 @@ void MainWindow::finalizeOpen()
     bool graphContainsFunc = false;
     for (auto dockWidget : dockWidgets) {
         const QString className = dockWidget->metaObject()->className();
-        auto graphWidget = qobject_cast<GraphWidget*>(dockWidget);
+        auto graphWidget = qobject_cast<GraphWidget *>(dockWidget);
         if (graphWidget && !dockWidget->visibleRegion().isNull()) {
             graphContainsFunc = !graphWidget->getGraphView()->getBlocks().empty();
             if (graphContainsFunc) {
@@ -585,7 +607,7 @@ void MainWindow::finalizeOpen()
                 break;
             }
         }
-        auto disasmWidget = qobject_cast<DisassemblyWidget*>(dockWidget);
+        auto disasmWidget = qobject_cast<DisassemblyWidget *>(dockWidget);
         if (disasmWidget && !dockWidget->visibleRegion().isNull()) {
             if (!graphContainsFunc) {
                 disasmWidget->setFocus();
@@ -671,41 +693,18 @@ void MainWindow::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
     QMainWindow::paintEvent(event);
     /*
      * Dirty hack
-     * Just to adjust the width of Functions Widget to fixed size
-     * After everything is drawn, safely make it Preferred size policy
-     * So that user can change the widget size with the mouse
+     * Just to adjust the width of Functions Widget to fixed size.
+     * After everything is drawn, restore the max width limit.
      */
-    if (functionsDock) {
-        functionsDock->changeSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
+    if (functionsDock && functionDockWidthToRestore) {
+        functionsDock->setMaximumWidth(functionDockWidthToRestore);
+        functionDockWidthToRestore = 0;
     }
 }
 
-void MainWindow::readSettingsOrDefault()
+void MainWindow::readSettings()
 {
     QSettings settings;
-    QByteArray geo = settings.value("geometry", QByteArray()).toByteArray();
-    QByteArray state = settings.value("state", QByteArray()).toByteArray();
-    /*
-     * Check if saved settings exist
-     * If not, then read the default layout
-     */
-    if (!geo.length() || !state.length()) {
-        resetToDefaultLayout();
-        return;
-    }
-    hideAllDocks();
-    restoreGeometry(geo);
-    restoreState(state);
-
-    // make sure all DockWidgets are part of the MainWindow
-    // also show them, so newly installed plugin widgets are shown right away
-    for (auto dockWidget : dockWidgets) {
-        if (dockWidgetArea(dockWidget) == Qt::DockWidgetArea::NoDockWidgetArea &&
-            !isDebugWidget(dockWidget)) {
-            addDockWidget(Qt::DockWidgetArea::TopDockWidgetArea, dockWidget);
-            dockWidget->show();
-        }
-    }
 
     responsive = settings.value("responsive").toBool();
     panelLock = settings.value("panelLock").toBool();
@@ -716,59 +715,22 @@ void MainWindow::readSettingsOrDefault()
     ui->actionGrouped_dock_dragging->setChecked(dockGroupedDragging);
     on_actionGrouped_dock_dragging_triggered(dockGroupedDragging);
 
-    QPoint pos = settings.value("pos", QPoint(200, 200)).toPoint();
-    QSize size = settings.value("size", QSize(400, 400)).toSize();
-    resize(size);
-    move(pos);
-    updateDockActionsChecked();
+    loadLayouts(settings);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::saveSettings()
 {
     QSettings settings;
 
-    QStringList docks;
-    QStringList unsync;
-    for (const auto &it : dockWidgets) {
-        docks.append(it->objectName());
-        auto memoryDockWidget = qobject_cast<MemoryDockWidget*>(it);
-        if (memoryDockWidget && !memoryDockWidget->getSeekable()->isSynchronized()) {
-            unsync.append(it->objectName());
-        }
-    }
-    settings.setValue("docks", docks);
-    settings.setValue("unsync", unsync);
-    settings.setValue("geometry", saveGeometry());
-    settings.setValue("size", size());
-    settings.setValue("pos", pos());
-    settings.setValue("state", saveState());
     settings.setValue("panelLock", panelLock);
     settings.setValue("tabsOnTop", tabsOnTop);
     settings.setValue("docksGroupedDragging", ui->actionGrouped_dock_dragging->isChecked());
+    settings.setValue("geometry", saveGeometry());
+
+    layouts[Core()->currentlyDebugging ? LAYOUT_DEBUG : LAYOUT_DEFAULT] = getViewLayout();
+    saveLayouts(settings);
 }
 
-void MainWindow::readDebugSettings()
-{
-    QSettings settings;
-    QByteArray geo = settings.value("debug.geometry", QByteArray()).toByteArray();
-    restoreGeometry(geo);
-    QByteArray state = settings.value("debug.state", QByteArray()).toByteArray();
-    restoreState(state);
-    QPoint pos = settings.value("pos", QPoint(200, 200)).toPoint();
-    QSize size = settings.value("size", QSize(400, 400)).toSize();
-    resize(size);
-    move(pos);
-    updateDockActionsChecked();
-}
-
-void MainWindow::saveDebugSettings()
-{
-    QSettings settings;
-    settings.setValue("debug.geometry", saveGeometry());
-    settings.setValue("debug.state", saveState());
-    settings.setValue("size", size());
-    settings.setValue("pos", pos());
-}
 
 void MainWindow::setPanelLock()
 {
@@ -819,12 +781,19 @@ void MainWindow::lockUnlock_Docks(bool what)
 
 void MainWindow::restoreDocks()
 {
-    // In the upper half the functions are the first widget
-    addDockWidget(Qt::TopDockWidgetArea, functionsDock);
-    addDockWidget(Qt::TopDockWidgetArea, overviewDock);
-
-    // Function | Dashboard
+    // Initial structure
+    // func | main area | debug
+    //      |___________|
+    //      | console   |
+    addDockWidget(Qt::LeftDockWidgetArea, functionsDock);
     splitDockWidget(functionsDock, dashboardDock, Qt::Horizontal);
+    splitDockWidget(dashboardDock, stackDock, Qt::Horizontal);
+    splitDockWidget(dashboardDock, consoleDock, Qt::Vertical);
+
+    // overview bellow func
+    splitDockWidget(functionsDock, overviewDock, Qt::Vertical);
+
+    // main area
     tabifyDockWidget(dashboardDock, decompilerDock);
     tabifyDockWidget(dashboardDock, entrypointDock);
     tabifyDockWidget(dashboardDock, flagsDock);
@@ -846,46 +815,24 @@ void MainWindow::restoreDocks()
     tabifyDockWidget(dashboardDock, registerRefsDock);
     for (const auto &it : dockWidgets) {
         // Check whether or not current widgets is graph, hexdump or disasm
-        if (qobject_cast<GraphWidget*>(it) ||
-            qobject_cast<HexdumpWidget*>(it) ||
-            qobject_cast<DisassemblyWidget*>(it)) {
+        if (isExtraMemoryWidget(it)) {
             tabifyDockWidget(dashboardDock, it);
         }
     }
 
-    splitDockWidget(functionsDock, overviewDock, Qt::Vertical);
-
-    // In the lower half the console is the first widget
-    addDockWidget(Qt::BottomDockWidgetArea, consoleDock);
-
-    // Console | Sections
+    // Console | Sections/segments/comments
     splitDockWidget(consoleDock, sectionsDock, Qt::Horizontal);
-    splitDockWidget(consoleDock, segmentsDock, Qt::Horizontal);
-
+    tabifyDockWidget(sectionsDock, segmentsDock);
     tabifyDockWidget(sectionsDock, commentsDock);
 
     // Add Stack, Registers, Threads and Backtrace vertically stacked
-    addDockWidget(Qt::TopDockWidgetArea, stackDock);
     splitDockWidget(stackDock, registersDock, Qt::Vertical);
     tabifyDockWidget(stackDock, backtraceDock);
     tabifyDockWidget(backtraceDock, threadsDock);
     tabifyDockWidget(threadsDock, processesDock);
 
-    updateDockActionsChecked();
-}
-
-
-void MainWindow::hideAllDocks()
-{
-    for (auto w : dockWidgets) {
-        removeDockWidget(w);
-    }
-}
-
-void MainWindow::updateDockActionsChecked()
-{
-    for (auto i = dockWidgetsOfAction.constBegin(); i != dockWidgetsOfAction.constEnd(); i++) {
-        updateDockActionChecked(i.key());
+    for (auto dock : pluginDocks) {
+        dockOnMainArea(dock);
     }
 }
 
@@ -901,6 +848,13 @@ bool MainWindow::isDebugWidget(QDockWidget *dock) const
            dock == registerRefsDock;
 }
 
+bool MainWindow::isExtraMemoryWidget(QDockWidget *dock) const
+{
+    return qobject_cast<GraphWidget*>(dock) ||
+            qobject_cast<HexdumpWidget*>(dock) ||
+            qobject_cast<DisassemblyWidget*>(dock);
+}
+
 MemoryWidgetType MainWindow::getMemoryWidgetTypeToRestore()
 {
     if (lastSyncMemoryWidget) {
@@ -963,7 +917,7 @@ QMenu *MainWindow::createShowInMenu(QWidget *parent, RVA address)
     for (auto &dock : dockWidgets) {
         if (auto memoryWidget = qobject_cast<MemoryDockWidget *>(dock)) {
             QAction *action = new QAction(memoryWidget->windowTitle(), menu);
-            connect(action, &QAction::triggered, this, [this, memoryWidget, address](){
+            connect(action, &QAction::triggered, this, [this, memoryWidget, address]() {
                 memoryWidget->getSeekable()->seek(address);
                 memoryWidget->raiseMemoryWidget();
             });
@@ -973,7 +927,7 @@ QMenu *MainWindow::createShowInMenu(QWidget *parent, RVA address)
     menu->addSeparator();
     auto createAddNewWidgetAction = [this, menu, address](QString label, MemoryWidgetType type) {
         QAction *action = new QAction(label, menu);
-        connect(action, &QAction::triggered, this, [this, address, type](){
+        connect(action, &QAction::triggered, this, [this, address, type]() {
             addNewMemoryWidget(type, address, false);
         });
         menu->addAction(action);
@@ -1023,18 +977,6 @@ MemoryDockWidget *MainWindow::addNewMemoryWidget(MemoryWidgetType type, RVA addr
     return memoryWidget;
 }
 
-void MainWindow::initCorners()
-{
-    // TODO: Allow the user to select this option visually in the GUI settings
-    // Adjust the DockWidget areas
-
-    setCorner(Qt::TopLeftCorner, Qt::LeftDockWidgetArea);
-    setCorner(Qt::BottomLeftCorner, Qt::LeftDockWidgetArea);
-
-    setCorner(Qt::BottomRightCorner, Qt::BottomDockWidgetArea);
-    setCorner(Qt::TopRightCorner, Qt::RightDockWidgetArea);
-}
-
 void MainWindow::initBackForwardMenu()
 {
     auto prepareButtonMenu = [this](QAction *action) -> QMenu* {
@@ -1135,21 +1077,43 @@ void MainWindow::updateHistoryMenu(QMenu *menu, bool redo)
 
 }
 
-void MainWindow::addWidget(QDockWidget* widget)
+void MainWindow::updateLayoutsMenu()
+{
+    ui->menuLayouts->clear();
+    for (auto it = layouts.begin(), end = layouts.end(); it != end; ++it) {
+        QString name = it.key();
+        if (isBuiltinLayoutName(name)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        auto action = new QAction(it.key(), ui->menuLayouts);
+        connect(action, &QAction::triggered, this, [this, name]() {
+            setViewLayout(getViewLayout(name));
+        });
+        ui->menuLayouts->addAction(action);
+    }
+}
+
+void MainWindow::saveNamedLayout()
+{
+    bool ok = false;
+    QString name;
+    while (name.isEmpty() || isBuiltinLayoutName(name)) {
+        if (ok) {
+            QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Save layout error"), tr("'%1' is not a valid name.").arg(name));
+        }
+        name = QInputDialog::getText(this, tr("Save layout"), tr("Enter name"), QLineEdit::Normal, {}, &ok);
+        if (!ok) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    layouts[name] = getViewLayout();
+    updateLayoutsMenu();
+    saveSettings();
+}
+
+void MainWindow::addWidget(CutterDockWidget *widget)
 {
     dockWidgets.push_back(widget);
-    for (auto action : widget->actions()) {
-        dockWidgetsOfAction.insert(action, widget);
-        connect(qobject_cast<CutterDockWidget*>(widget), &CutterDockWidget::closed,
-                this, [this]() {
-            QDockWidget *widget = qobject_cast<QDockWidget*>(sender());
-            dockWidgets.removeOne(widget);
-            for (auto action : widget->actions()) {
-                dockWidgetsOfAction.remove(action, widget);
-            }
-            updateDockActionsChecked();
-        });
-    }    
 }
 
 void MainWindow::addMemoryDockWidget(MemoryDockWidget *widget)
@@ -1161,9 +1125,10 @@ void MainWindow::addMemoryDockWidget(MemoryDockWidget *widget)
     });
 }
 
-void MainWindow::removeWidget(QDockWidget *widget)
+void MainWindow::removeWidget(CutterDockWidget *widget)
 {
     dockWidgets.removeAll(widget);
+    pluginDocks.removeAll(widget);
     if (lastSyncMemoryWidget == widget) {
         lastSyncMemoryWidget = nullptr;
     }
@@ -1172,15 +1137,6 @@ void MainWindow::removeWidget(QDockWidget *widget)
     }
 }
 
-void MainWindow::updateDockActionChecked(QAction *action)
-{
-    auto actions = dockWidgetsOfAction.values(action);
-    action->setChecked(!std::accumulate(actions.begin(), actions.end(), false,
-                                       [](bool a, QDockWidget* w) -> bool {
-        return a || w->isHidden();
-    }));
-}
-
 void MainWindow::showZenDocks()
 {
     const QList<QDockWidget *> zenDocks = { functionsDock,
@@ -1189,18 +1145,15 @@ void MainWindow::showZenDocks()
                                             searchDock,
                                             importsDock
                                           };
-    int width = functionsDock->maximumWidth();
+    functionDockWidthToRestore = functionsDock->maximumWidth();
     functionsDock->setMaximumWidth(200);
     for (auto w : dockWidgets) {
         if (zenDocks.contains(w) ||
-            qobject_cast<GraphWidget*>(w) ||
-            qobject_cast<HexdumpWidget*>(w) ||
-            qobject_cast<DisassemblyWidget*>(w)) {
+            isExtraMemoryWidget(w)) {
             w->show();
         }
     }
-    functionsDock->setMaximumWidth(width);
-    updateDockActionsChecked();
+    dashboardDock->raise();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::showDebugDocks()
@@ -1215,18 +1168,54 @@ void MainWindow::showDebugDocks()
                                               memoryMapDock,
                                               breakpointDock
                                             };
-    int width = functionsDock->maximumWidth();
+    functionDockWidthToRestore = functionsDock->maximumWidth();
     functionsDock->setMaximumWidth(200);
+    auto registerWidth = qhelpers::forceWidth(registersDock, std::min(500, this->width() / 4));
+    auto registerHeight = qhelpers::forceHeight(registersDock, std::max(100, height() / 2));
+    QDockWidget *widgetToFocus = nullptr;
     for (auto w : dockWidgets) {
         if (debugDocks.contains(w) ||
-            qobject_cast<GraphWidget*>(w) ||
-            qobject_cast<HexdumpWidget*>(w) ||
-            qobject_cast<DisassemblyWidget*>(w)) {
+            isExtraMemoryWidget(w)) {
             w->show();
         }
+        if (qobject_cast<DisassemblyWidget*>(w)) {
+            widgetToFocus = w;
+        }
+    }
+    registerHeight.restoreHeight(registersDock);
+    registerWidth.restoreWidth(registersDock);
+    if (widgetToFocus) {
+        widgetToFocus->raise();
+    }
+}
+
+void MainWindow::dockOnMainArea(QDockWidget *widget)
+{
+    QDockWidget* best = nullptr;
+    float bestScore = 1;
+    // choose best existing area for placing the new widget
+    for (auto dock : dockWidgets) {
+        if (dock->isHidden() || dock == widget ||
+            dock->isFloating() || // tabifying onto floating dock using code doesn't work well
+            dock->parentWidget() != this) { // floating group isn't considered floating
+            continue;
+        }
+        float newScore = 0;
+        if (isExtraMemoryWidget(dock)) {
+            newScore += 10000000; // prefer existing disssasembly and graph widgets
+        }
+        newScore += dock->width() * dock->height(); // the bigger the better
+
+        if (newScore > bestScore) {
+            bestScore = newScore;
+            best = dock;
+        }
+    }
+    if (best) {
+        tabifyDockWidget(best, widget);
+    } else {
+        addDockWidget(Qt::TopDockWidgetArea, widget, Qt::Orientation::Horizontal);
     }
-    functionsDock->setMaximumWidth(width);
-    updateDockActionsChecked();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::enableDebugWidgetsMenu(bool enable)
@@ -1239,57 +1228,144 @@ void MainWindow::enableDebugWidgetsMenu(bool enable)
     }
 }
 
-void MainWindow::resetToDefaultLayout()
+CutterLayout MainWindow::getViewLayout()
 {
-    hideAllDocks();
-    restoreDocks();
-    showZenDocks();
-    dashboardDock->raise();
-}
+    CutterLayout layout;
+    layout.geometry = saveGeometry();
+    layout.state = saveState();
 
-void MainWindow::resetToDebugLayout()
-{
-    MemoryWidgetType memType = getMemoryWidgetTypeToRestore();
-    hideAllDocks();
-    restoreDocks();
-    showDebugDocks();
-    showMemoryWidget(memType);
-
-    auto restoreStackDock = qhelpers::forceWidth(stackDock->widget(), 400);
-    qApp->processEvents();
-    restoreStackDock.restoreWidth(stackDock->widget());
-}
-
-void MainWindow::restoreDebugLayout()
-{
-    MemoryWidgetType memType = getMemoryWidgetTypeToRestore();
-    bool isMaxim = isMaximized();
-    hideAllDocks();
-    restoreDocks();
-    showDebugDocks();
-    readDebugSettings();
-    showMemoryWidget(memType);
-    if (isMaxim) {
-        showMaximized();
-    } else {
-        showNormal();
+    for (auto dock : dockWidgets) {
+        QVariantMap properties;
+        if (auto cutterDock = qobject_cast<CutterDockWidget *>(dock)) {
+            properties = cutterDock->serializeViewProprties();
+        }
+        layout.viewProperties.insert(dock->objectName(), std::move(properties));
     }
+    return layout;
 }
 
-void MainWindow::resetDockWidgetList()
+CutterLayout MainWindow::getViewLayout(const QString &name)
 {
-    QStringList isLeft;
-    QList<QWidget*> toClose;
-    for (auto it : dockWidgets) {
-        if (isLeft.contains(it->metaObject()->className())) {
-            toClose.append(it);
-        } else if (QRegularExpression("\\A(?:\\w+ \\d+)\\z").match(it->objectName()).hasMatch()) {
-            isLeft.append(it->metaObject()->className());
+    auto it = layouts.find(name);
+    if (it != layouts.end()) {
+        return *it;
+    }
+    return {};
+}
+
+void MainWindow::setViewLayout(const CutterLayout &layout)
+{
+    bool isDefault = layout.state.isEmpty() || layout.geometry.isEmpty();
+    bool isDebug = Core()->currentlyDebugging;
+
+    // make a copy to avoid iterating over container from which items are being removed
+    auto widgetsToClose = dockWidgets;
+
+    for (auto dock : widgetsToClose) {
+        dock->hide();
+        dock->close();
+        dock->setFloating(false); // tabifyDockWidget doesn't work if dock is floating
+        removeDockWidget(dock);
+    }
+
+    QStringList docksToCreate;
+    if (isDefault) {
+        docksToCreate = QStringList {
+            DisassemblyWidget::getWidgetType(),
+            GraphWidget::getWidgetType(),
+            HexdumpWidget::getWidgetType()
+        };
+    } else {
+        docksToCreate = layout.viewProperties.keys();
+    }
+
+    for (const auto &it : docksToCreate) {
+        if (std::none_of(dockWidgets.constBegin(), dockWidgets.constEnd(),
+        [&it](QDockWidget * w) { return w->objectName() == it; })) {
+            auto className = it.split(';').at(0);
+            if (widgetTypeToConstructorMap.contains(className)) {
+                auto widget = widgetTypeToConstructorMap[className](this);
+                widget->setObjectName(it);
+                addExtraWidget(widget);
+            }
         }
     }
-    for (auto it : toClose) {
-        it->close();
+
+    restoreDocks();
+
+    QList<QDockWidget *> newDocks;
+
+    for (auto dock : dockWidgets) {
+        auto properties = layout.viewProperties.find(dock->objectName());
+        if (properties != layout.viewProperties.end()) {
+            dock->deserializeViewProperties(*properties);
+        } else {
+            dock->deserializeViewProperties({}); // call with empty properties to reset the widget
+            newDocks.push_back(dock);
+        }
     }
+
+    if (!isDefault) {
+        restoreState(layout.state);
+
+        for (auto dock : newDocks) {
+            dock->hide(); // hide to prevent dockOnMainArea putting them on each other
+        }
+        for (auto dock : newDocks) {
+            dockOnMainArea(dock);
+            // Show any new docks by default.
+            // Showing new builtin docks helps discovering features added in latest release.
+            // Installing a new plugin hints that usre will likely want to use it.
+            dock->show();
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (isDebug) {
+            showDebugDocks();
+        } else {
+            showZenDocks();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void MainWindow::loadLayouts(QSettings &settings)
+{
+    this->layouts.clear();
+    int size = settings.beginReadArray("layouts");
+    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+        CutterLayout layout;
+        settings.setArrayIndex(i);
+        QString name = settings.value("name", "layout").toString();
+        layout.geometry = settings.value("geometry").toByteArray();
+        layout.state = settings.value("state").toByteArray();
+
+        auto docks = settings.value("docks").toMap();
+        for (auto it = docks.begin(), end = docks.end(); it != end; it++) {
+            layout.viewProperties.insert(it.key(), it.value().toMap());
+        }
+
+        layouts.insert(name, std::move(layout));
+    }
+    settings.endArray();
+    updateLayoutsMenu();
+}
+
+void MainWindow::saveLayouts(QSettings &settings)
+{
+    settings.beginWriteArray("layouts", layouts.size());
+    int arrayIndex = 0;
+    for (auto it = layouts.begin(), end = layouts.end(); it != end; ++it, ++arrayIndex) {
+        settings.setArrayIndex(arrayIndex);
+        settings.setValue("name", it.key());
+        auto &layout = it.value();
+        settings.setValue("state", layout.state);
+        settings.setValue("geometry", layout.geometry);
+        QVariantMap properties;
+        for (auto it = layout.viewProperties.begin(), end = layout.viewProperties.end(); it != end; ++it) {
+            properties.insert(it.key(), it.value());
+        }
+        settings.setValue("docks", properties);
+    }
+    settings.endArray();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_actionLock_triggered()
@@ -1323,22 +1399,12 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionFunctionsRename_triggered()
 
 void MainWindow::on_actionDefault_triggered()
 {
-    QSettings s;
-    restoreState(emptyState);
-
-    initCorners();
-    resetDockWidgetList();
-
     if (core->currentlyDebugging) {
-        resetToDefaultLayout();
-        saveSettings();
-
-        resetToDebugLayout();
+        layouts[LAYOUT_DEBUG] = {};
+        setViewLayout(layouts[LAYOUT_DEBUG]);
     } else {
-        resetToDebugLayout();
-        saveDebugSettings();
-
-        resetToDefaultLayout();
+        layouts[LAYOUT_DEFAULT] = {};
+        setViewLayout(layouts[LAYOUT_DEFAULT]);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1419,7 +1485,8 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionReset_settings_triggered()
                                                            QMessageBox::Ok | QMessageBox::Cancel);
     if (ret == QMessageBox::Ok) {
         Config()->resetAll();
-        on_actionDefault_triggered();
+        readSettings();
+        setViewLayout(getViewLayout(Core()->currentlyDebugging ? LAYOUT_DEBUG : LAYOUT_DEFAULT));
     }
 }
 
@@ -1586,19 +1653,17 @@ void MainWindow::projectSaved(bool successfully, const QString &name)
 
 void MainWindow::toggleDebugView()
 {
+    MemoryWidgetType memType = getMemoryWidgetTypeToRestore();
     if (Core()->currentlyDebugging) {
-        saveSettings();
-        restoreDebugLayout();
+        layouts[LAYOUT_DEFAULT] = getViewLayout();
+        setViewLayout(getViewLayout(LAYOUT_DEBUG));
         enableDebugWidgetsMenu(true);
     } else {
-        saveDebugSettings();
-        MemoryWidgetType memType = getMemoryWidgetTypeToRestore();
-        hideAllDocks();
-        restoreDocks();
-        readSettingsOrDefault();
+        layouts[LAYOUT_DEBUG] = getViewLayout();
+        setViewLayout(getViewLayout(LAYOUT_DEFAULT));
         enableDebugWidgetsMenu(false);
-        showMemoryWidget(memType);
     }
+    showMemoryWidget(memType);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
diff --git a/src/core/MainWindow.h b/src/core/MainWindow.h
index 7f9b5e73..e67d2638 100644
--- a/src/core/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/core/MainWindow.h
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ namespace Ui {
 class MainWindow;
 }
 
+struct CutterLayout
+{
+    QByteArray geometry;
+    QByteArray state;
+    QMap<QString, QVariantMap> viewProperties;
+};
+
 class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -85,21 +92,20 @@ public:
 
     void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event) override;
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event) override;
-    void readSettingsOrDefault();
+    void readSettings();
     void saveSettings();
-    void readDebugSettings();
-    void saveDebugSettings();
     void setFilename(const QString &fn);
     void refreshOmniBar(const QStringList &flags);
 
-    void addWidget(QDockWidget *widget);
+    void addWidget(CutterDockWidget *widget);
     void addMemoryDockWidget(MemoryDockWidget *widget);
-    void removeWidget(QDockWidget *widget);
+    void removeWidget(CutterDockWidget *widget);
     void addExtraWidget(CutterDockWidget *extraDock);
     MemoryDockWidget *addNewMemoryWidget(MemoryWidgetType type, RVA address, bool synchronized = true);
 
-
-    void addPluginDockWidget(QDockWidget *dockWidget, QAction *action);
+    CUTTER_DEPRECATED("Action will be ignored. Use addPluginDockWidget(CutterDockWidget*) instead.")
+    void addPluginDockWidget(CutterDockWidget *dockWidget, QAction *) { addPluginDockWidget(dockWidget); }
+    void addPluginDockWidget(CutterDockWidget *dockWidget);
     enum class MenuType { File, Edit, View, Windows, Debug, Help, Plugins };
     /**
      * @brief Getter for MainWindow's different menus
@@ -109,8 +115,6 @@ public:
     QMenu *getMenuByType(MenuType type);
     void addMenuFileAction(QAction *action);
 
-    void updateDockActionChecked(QAction * action);
-
     QString getFilename() const
     {
         return filename;
@@ -233,10 +237,11 @@ private:
 
     Configuration *configuration;
 
-    QList<QDockWidget *> dockWidgets;
-    QMultiMap<QAction *, QDockWidget *> dockWidgetsOfAction;
+    QList<CutterDockWidget *> dockWidgets;
+    QList<CutterDockWidget *> pluginDocks;
     DecompilerWidget   *decompilerDock = nullptr;
     OverviewWidget     *overviewDock = nullptr;
+    QAction *actionOverview = nullptr;
     EntrypointWidget   *entrypointDock = nullptr;
     FunctionsWidget    *functionsDock = nullptr;
     ImportsWidget      *importsDock = nullptr;
@@ -250,7 +255,6 @@ private:
     StringsWidget      *stringsDock = nullptr;
     FlagsWidget        *flagsDock = nullptr;
     Dashboard          *dashboardDock = nullptr;
-    QLineEdit          *gotoEntry = nullptr;
     SdbWidget          *sdbDock = nullptr;
     SectionsWidget     *sectionsDock = nullptr;
     SegmentsWidget     *segmentsDock = nullptr;
@@ -259,40 +263,44 @@ private:
     ClassesWidget      *classesDock = nullptr;
     ResourcesWidget    *resourcesDock = nullptr;
     VTablesWidget      *vTablesDock = nullptr;
-    DisassemblerGraphView *graphView = nullptr;
-    QDockWidget        *asmDock = nullptr;
-    QDockWidget        *calcDock = nullptr;
-    QDockWidget        *stackDock = nullptr;
-    QDockWidget        *threadsDock = nullptr;
-    QDockWidget        *processesDock = nullptr;
-    QDockWidget        *registersDock = nullptr;
-    QDockWidget        *backtraceDock = nullptr;
-    QDockWidget        *memoryMapDock = nullptr;
+    CutterDockWidget        *stackDock = nullptr;
+    CutterDockWidget        *threadsDock = nullptr;
+    CutterDockWidget        *processesDock = nullptr;
+    CutterDockWidget        *registersDock = nullptr;
+    CutterDockWidget        *backtraceDock = nullptr;
+    CutterDockWidget        *memoryMapDock = nullptr;
     NewFileDialog      *newFileDialog = nullptr;
-    QDockWidget        *breakpointDock = nullptr;
-    QDockWidget        *registerRefsDock = nullptr;
+    CutterDockWidget        *breakpointDock = nullptr;
+    CutterDockWidget        *registerRefsDock = nullptr;
 
     QMenu *disassemblyContextMenuExtensions = nullptr;
     QMenu *addressableContextMenuExtensions = nullptr;
 
+    QMap<QString, CutterLayout> layouts;
+
     void initUI();
     void initToolBar();
     void initDocks();
-    void initLayout();
-    void initCorners();
     void initBackForwardMenu();
     void displayInitialOptionsDialog(const InitialOptions &options = InitialOptions(), bool skipOptionsDialog = false);
 
-    void resetToDefaultLayout();
-    void resetToDebugLayout();
-    void restoreDebugLayout();
+    CutterLayout getViewLayout();
+    CutterLayout getViewLayout(const QString &name);
+
+    void setViewLayout(const CutterLayout &layout);
+    void loadLayouts(QSettings &settings);
+    void saveLayouts(QSettings &settings);
+
 
     void updateMemberPointers();
-    void resetDockWidgetList();
     void restoreDocks();
-    void hideAllDocks();
     void showZenDocks();
     void showDebugDocks();
+    /**
+     * @brief Try to guess which is the "main" section of layout and dock there.
+     * @param widget that needs to be docked
+     */
+    void dockOnMainArea(QDockWidget *widget);
     void enableDebugWidgetsMenu(bool enable);
     /**
      * @brief Fill menu with seek history entries.
@@ -300,10 +308,9 @@ private:
      * @param redo set to false for undo history, true for redo.
      */
     void updateHistoryMenu(QMenu *menu, bool redo = false);
+    void updateLayoutsMenu();
+    void saveNamedLayout();
 
-    void toggleDockWidget(QDockWidget *dock_widget, bool show);
-
-    void updateDockActionsChecked();
     void setOverviewData();
     bool isOverviewActive();
     /**
@@ -312,16 +319,18 @@ private:
      * @return true for debug specific widgets, false for all other including common dock widgets.
      */
     bool isDebugWidget(QDockWidget *dock) const;
+    bool isExtraMemoryWidget(QDockWidget *dock) const;
 
     MemoryWidgetType getMemoryWidgetTypeToRestore();
 
     /**
      * @brief Map from a widget type (e.g. DisassemblyWidget::getWidgetType()) to the respective contructor of the widget
      */
-    QMap<QString, std::function<CutterDockWidget*(MainWindow*, QAction*)>> widgetTypeToConstructorMap;
+    QMap<QString, std::function<CutterDockWidget*(MainWindow*)>> widgetTypeToConstructorMap;
 
     MemoryDockWidget* lastSyncMemoryWidget = nullptr;
     MemoryDockWidget* lastMemoryWidget = nullptr;
+    int functionDockWidthToRestore = 0;
 };
 
 #endif // MAINWINDOW_H
diff --git a/src/core/MainWindow.ui b/src/core/MainWindow.ui
index 58bc8541..8a618e56 100644
--- a/src/core/MainWindow.ui
+++ b/src/core/MainWindow.ui
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@
     <addaction name="actionGrouped_dock_dragging"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="menuZoom"/>
+    <addaction name="actionSaveLayout"/>
+    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuLayouts">
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>Layouts</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+    <addaction name="menuLayouts"/>
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuHelp">
     <property name="title">
@@ -133,55 +140,20 @@
      <property name="title">
       <string>Info...</string>
      </property>
-     <addaction name="actionClasses"/>
-     <addaction name="actionEntrypoints"/>
-     <addaction name="actionExports"/>
-     <addaction name="actionFlags"/>
-     <addaction name="actionHeaders"/>
-     <addaction name="actionImports"/>
-     <addaction name="actionRelocs"/>
-     <addaction name="actionResources"/>
-     <addaction name="actionSDBBrowser"/>
-     <addaction name="actionSections"/>
-     <addaction name="actionSegments"/>
-     <addaction name="actionSymbols"/>
-     <addaction name="actionVTables"/>
-     <addaction name="actionZignatures"/>
     </widget>
     <widget class="QMenu" name="menuAddDebugWidgets">
      <property name="title">
       <string>Debug...</string>
      </property>
-     <addaction name="actionBacktrace"/>
-     <addaction name="actionBreakpoint"/>
-     <addaction name="actionThreads"/>
-     <addaction name="actionProcesses"/>
-     <addaction name="actionMemoryMap"/>
-     <addaction name="actionRegisters"/>
-     <addaction name="actionRegisterRefs"/>
-     <addaction name="actionStack"/>
     </widget>
-    <addaction name="actionDashboard"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="actionFunctions"/>
-    <addaction name="actionDecompiler"/>
-    <addaction name="actionOverview"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="actionSearch"/>
-    <addaction name="actionStrings"/>
-    <addaction name="actionTypes"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="actionExtraDisassembly"/>
     <addaction name="actionExtraGraph"/>
     <addaction name="actionExtraHexdump"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="menuAddInfoWidgets"/>
     <addaction name="menuAddDebugWidgets"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="actionComments"/>
-    <addaction name="actionConsole"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="menuPlugins"/>
+    <addaction name="separator"/>
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuDebug">
     <property name="title">
@@ -231,10 +203,7 @@
   </widget>
   <action name="actionDefault">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Reset Layout</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Reset layout</string>
+    <string>Reset to default layout</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionZen">
@@ -399,105 +368,6 @@
     <string>Lock/Unlock</string>
    </property>
   </action>
-  <action name="actionStrings">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Strings</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide Strings panel</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionSections">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Sections</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide Sections panel</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionSegments">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Segments</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide Segments panel</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionFunctions">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Functions</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide Functions panel</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionImports">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Imports</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide Imports panel</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionSymbols">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Symbols</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide Symbols panel</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionRelocs">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Relocs</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide Relocs panel</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionFlags">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Flags</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide Flags panel</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionMem">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>false</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Memory</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide Memory panel</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
   <action name="actionTheme">
    <property name="checkable">
     <bool>false</bool>
@@ -537,17 +407,6 @@
     <string>Refresh</string>
    </property>
   </action>
-  <action name="actionComments">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Comments</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide comments</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
   <action name="actionTabs_on_Top">
    <property name="checkable">
     <bool>true</bool>
@@ -776,30 +635,11 @@
     <string>Show/Hide bottom pannel</string>
    </property>
   </action>
-  <action name="actionSDBBrowser">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>SDB Browser</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
   <action name="actionRun_Script">
    <property name="text">
     <string>Run Script</string>
    </property>
   </action>
-  <action name="actionDashboard">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Dashboard</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide Dashboard panel</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
   <action name="actionReset_settings">
    <property name="text">
     <string>Reset Settings</string>
@@ -851,14 +691,6 @@
     <string>Show pseudocode rather than assembly</string>
    </property>
   </action>
-  <action name="actionEntrypoints">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Entry Points</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
   <action name="actionDisplay_Offsets">
    <property name="checkable">
     <bool>true</bool>
@@ -888,102 +720,6 @@
     <string>Graph</string>
    </property>
   </action>
-  <action name="actionOverview">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Graph Overview</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionDecompiler">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Decompiler</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionConsole">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Console</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionStack">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Stack</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionRegisters">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Registers</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionBacktrace">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Backtrace</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionThreads">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Threads</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionProcesses">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Processes</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionMemoryMap">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Memory map</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionBreakpoint">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Breakpoints</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionRegisterRefs">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Register References</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionClasses">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Classes</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
   <action name="actionImportPDB">
    <property name="text">
     <string>Import PDB</string>
@@ -994,69 +730,6 @@
     <string>Analyze</string>
    </property>
   </action>
-  <action name="actionResources">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Resources</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionVTables">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>VTables</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide VTables panel</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionTypes">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Types</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide Types panel</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionSearch">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Search</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide Search panel</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionHeaders">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Headers</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide Headers panel</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionZignatures">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Zignatures</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/Hide Zignatures panel</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
   <action name="actionExport_as_code">
    <property name="text">
     <string>Export as code</string>
@@ -1126,6 +799,11 @@
     <string>Commit changes</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionSaveLayout">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Save layout</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
  <resources>
diff --git a/src/plugins/sample-cpp/CutterSamplePlugin.cpp b/src/plugins/sample-cpp/CutterSamplePlugin.cpp
index e514611c..aa53c889 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sample-cpp/CutterSamplePlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/sample-cpp/CutterSamplePlugin.cpp
@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@ void CutterSamplePlugin::setupPlugin()
 
 void CutterSamplePlugin::setupInterface(MainWindow *main)
 {
-    QAction *action = new QAction("Sample C++ Plugin", main);
-    action->setCheckable(true);
-    CutterSamplePluginWidget *widget = new CutterSamplePluginWidget(main, action);
-    main->addPluginDockWidget(widget, action);
+    CutterSamplePluginWidget *widget = new CutterSamplePluginWidget(main);
+    main->addPluginDockWidget(widget);
 }
 
-CutterSamplePluginWidget::CutterSamplePluginWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action)
+CutterSamplePluginWidget::CutterSamplePluginWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main)
 {
     this->setObjectName("CutterSamplePluginWidget");
     this->setWindowTitle("Sample C++ Plugin");
diff --git a/src/plugins/sample-python/sample_python.py b/src/plugins/sample-python/sample_python.py
index 7165d4d0..6267b900 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sample-python/sample_python.py
+++ b/src/plugins/sample-python/sample_python.py
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 import cutter
 
 from PySide2.QtCore import Qt
-from PySide2.QtWidgets import QAction, QVBoxLayout, QLabel, QWidget, QSizePolicy, QPushButton
+from PySide2.QtWidgets import QVBoxLayout, QLabel, QWidget, QSizePolicy, QPushButton
 
 
 class FortuneWidget(cutter.CutterDockWidget):
-    def __init__(self, parent, action):
-        super(FortuneWidget, self).__init__(parent, action)
+    def __init__(self, parent):
+        super(FortuneWidget, self).__init__(parent)
         self.setObjectName("FancyDockWidgetFromCoolPlugin")
         self.setWindowTitle("Sample Python Plugin")
 
@@ -62,10 +62,8 @@ class CutterSamplePlugin(cutter.CutterPlugin):
 
     def setupInterface(self, main):
         # Dock widget
-        action = QAction("Sample Python Plugin", main)
-        action.setCheckable(True)
-        widget = FortuneWidget(main, action)
-        main.addPluginDockWidget(widget, action)
+        widget = FortuneWidget(main)
+        main.addPluginDockWidget(widget)
 
         # Dissassembly context menu
         menu = main.getContextMenuExtensions(cutter.MainWindow.ContextMenuType.Disassembly)
diff --git a/src/widgets/BacktraceWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/BacktraceWidget.cpp
index 09469099..6400fb9b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/BacktraceWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/BacktraceWidget.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 #include "core/MainWindow.h"
 
-BacktraceWidget::BacktraceWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+BacktraceWidget::BacktraceWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::BacktraceWidget)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
diff --git a/src/widgets/BacktraceWidget.h b/src/widgets/BacktraceWidget.h
index a21d6b90..0adf327b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/BacktraceWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/BacktraceWidget.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class BacktraceWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit BacktraceWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit BacktraceWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~BacktraceWidget();
 
 private slots:
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ private:
     QStandardItemModel *modelBacktrace = new QStandardItemModel(1, 5, this);
     QTableView *viewBacktrace = new QTableView(this);
     RefreshDeferrer *refreshDeferrer;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/src/widgets/BreakpointWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/BreakpointWidget.cpp
index 41f13085..01b235bd 100644
--- a/src/widgets/BreakpointWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/BreakpointWidget.cpp
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ BreakpointProxyModel::BreakpointProxyModel(BreakpointModel *sourceModel, QObject
     this->setSortRole(Qt::EditRole);
 }
 
-BreakpointWidget::BreakpointWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+BreakpointWidget::BreakpointWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::BreakpointWidget)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
diff --git a/src/widgets/BreakpointWidget.h b/src/widgets/BreakpointWidget.h
index 51bba9b6..6fdb5ad5 100644
--- a/src/widgets/BreakpointWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/BreakpointWidget.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class BreakpointWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit BreakpointWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit BreakpointWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~BreakpointWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/ClassesWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/ClassesWidget.cpp
index ae151018..024689cf 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ClassesWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/ClassesWidget.cpp
@@ -575,8 +575,8 @@ bool ClassesSortFilterProxyModel::hasChildren(const QModelIndex &parent) const
 
 
 
-ClassesWidget::ClassesWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+ClassesWidget::ClassesWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::ClassesWidget)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
diff --git a/src/widgets/ClassesWidget.h b/src/widgets/ClassesWidget.h
index 2e170904..47c78359 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ClassesWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/ClassesWidget.h
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class ClassesWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit ClassesWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit ClassesWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~ClassesWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/CommentsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/CommentsWidget.cpp
index 8a7150f9..a2e6ec0b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/CommentsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/CommentsWidget.cpp
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ bool CommentsProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIndex &ri
     return false;
 }
 
-CommentsWidget::CommentsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    ListDockWidget(main, action),
+CommentsWidget::CommentsWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    ListDockWidget(main),
     actionHorizontal(tr("Horizontal"), this),
     actionVertical(tr("Vertical"), this)
 {
diff --git a/src/widgets/CommentsWidget.h b/src/widgets/CommentsWidget.h
index 395e30c2..6b2e75aa 100644
--- a/src/widgets/CommentsWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/CommentsWidget.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class CommentsWidget : public ListDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit CommentsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit CommentsWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~CommentsWidget() override;
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/ConsoleWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/ConsoleWidget.cpp
index 94f0ddcc..4f1c2b3c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ConsoleWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/ConsoleWidget.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ static const int invalidHistoryPos = -1;
 
 static const char *consoleWrapSettingsKey = "console.wrap";
 
-ConsoleWidget::ConsoleWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+ConsoleWidget::ConsoleWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::ConsoleWidget),
     debugOutputEnabled(true),
     maxHistoryEntries(100),
diff --git a/src/widgets/ConsoleWidget.h b/src/widgets/ConsoleWidget.h
index 01017749..fa8d82c2 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ConsoleWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/ConsoleWidget.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class ConsoleWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit ConsoleWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit ConsoleWidget(MainWindow *main);
 
     ~ConsoleWidget();
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/CutterDockWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/CutterDockWidget.cpp
index c617a76e..a0559777 100644
--- a/src/widgets/CutterDockWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/CutterDockWidget.cpp
@@ -1,26 +1,22 @@
 #include "CutterDockWidget.h"
 #include "core/MainWindow.h"
 
-#include <QAction>
 #include <QEvent>
 #include <QtWidgets/QShortcut>
 
-CutterDockWidget::CutterDockWidget(MainWindow *parent, QAction *action) :
-    QDockWidget(parent),
-    mainWindow(parent),
-    action(action)
+CutterDockWidget::CutterDockWidget(MainWindow *parent, QAction *)
+    : CutterDockWidget(parent)
 {
-    if (action) {
-        addAction(action);
-        connect(action, &QAction::triggered, this, &CutterDockWidget::toggleDockWidget);
-    }
-    if (parent) {
-        parent->addWidget(this);
-    }
+}
 
+CutterDockWidget::CutterDockWidget(MainWindow *parent) :
+    QDockWidget(parent),
+    mainWindow(parent)
+{
     // Install event filter to catch redraw widgets when needed
     installEventFilter(this);
     updateIsVisibleToUser();
+    connect(toggleViewAction(), &QAction::triggered, this, &QWidget::raise);
 }
 
 CutterDockWidget::~CutterDockWidget() = default;
@@ -38,6 +34,15 @@ bool CutterDockWidget::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event)
     return QDockWidget::eventFilter(object, event);
 }
 
+QVariantMap CutterDockWidget::serializeViewProprties()
+{
+    return {};
+}
+
+void CutterDockWidget::deserializeViewProperties(const QVariantMap &)
+{
+}
+
 void CutterDockWidget::toggleDockWidget(bool show)
 {
     if (!show) {
@@ -68,25 +73,21 @@ void CutterDockWidget::updateIsVisibleToUser()
 
 void CutterDockWidget::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
 {
-    if (action) {
-        this->action->setChecked(false);
-    }
     QDockWidget::closeEvent(event);
     if (isTransient) {
         if (mainWindow) {
             mainWindow->removeWidget(this);
         }
+
+        // remove parent, otherwise dock layout may still decide to use this widget which is about to be deleted
+        setParent(nullptr);
+
         deleteLater();
     }
 
     emit closed();
 }
 
-QAction *CutterDockWidget::getBoundAction() const
-{
-    return action;
-}
-
 QString CutterDockWidget::getDockNumber()
 {
     auto name = this->objectName();
diff --git a/src/widgets/CutterDockWidget.h b/src/widgets/CutterDockWidget.h
index b4c1a755..910046da 100644
--- a/src/widgets/CutterDockWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/CutterDockWidget.h
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #ifndef CUTTERWIDGET_H
 #define CUTTERWIDGET_H
 
-#include <QDockWidget>
-
+#include "CutterCommon.h"
 #include "common/RefreshDeferrer.h"
 
+#include <QDockWidget>
+
 class MainWindow;
 
 class CutterDockWidget : public QDockWidget
@@ -12,7 +13,10 @@ class CutterDockWidget : public QDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit CutterDockWidget(MainWindow *parent, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    CUTTER_DEPRECATED("Action will be ignored. Use CutterDockWidget(MainWindow*) instead.")
+    CutterDockWidget(MainWindow *parent, QAction *action);
+
+    explicit CutterDockWidget(MainWindow *parent);
     ~CutterDockWidget() override;
     bool eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event) override;
     bool isVisibleToUser()      { return isVisibleToUserCurrent; }
@@ -54,7 +58,34 @@ public:
         });
         return deferrer;
     }
-
+    /**
+     * @brief Serialize dock properties for saving as part of layout.
+     *
+     * Override this function for saving dock specific view properties. Use
+     * in situations where it makes sense to have different properties for
+     * multiple instances of widget. Don't use for options that are more suitable
+     * as global settings and should be applied equally to all widgets or all
+     * widgets of this kind.
+     *
+     * Keep synchrononized with deserializeViewProperties. When modifying add
+     * project upgrade step in SettingsUpgrade.cpp if necessary.
+     *
+     * @return Dictionary of current dock properties.
+     * @see CutterDockWidget#deserializeViewProperties
+     */
+    virtual QVariantMap serializeViewProprties();
+    /**
+     * @brief Deserialization half of serialize view properties.
+     *
+     * When a property is not specified in property map dock should reset it
+     * to default value instead of leaving it umodified. Empty map should reset
+     * all properties controlled by serializeViewProprties/deserializeViewProperties
+     * mechanism.
+     *
+     * @param properties to modify for current widget
+     * @see CutterDockWidget#serializeViewProprties
+     */
+    virtual void deserializeViewProperties(const QVariantMap &properties);
 signals:
     void becameVisibleToUser();
     void closed();
@@ -66,14 +97,11 @@ protected:
     virtual QWidget* widgetToFocusOnRaise();
 
     void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event) override;
-    QAction *getBoundAction() const;
     QString getDockNumber();
 
     MainWindow *mainWindow;
 
 private:
-    QAction *action;
-
     bool isTransient = false;
 
     bool isVisibleToUserCurrent = false;
diff --git a/src/widgets/Dashboard.cpp b/src/widgets/Dashboard.cpp
index 3c16a6ee..33b502d8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Dashboard.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/Dashboard.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 #include <QDialog>
 #include <QTreeWidget>
 
-Dashboard::Dashboard(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+Dashboard::Dashboard(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::Dashboard)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
diff --git a/src/widgets/Dashboard.h b/src/widgets/Dashboard.h
index 264f4c82..67f76162 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Dashboard.h
+++ b/src/widgets/Dashboard.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Dashboard : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit Dashboard(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit Dashboard(MainWindow *main);
     ~Dashboard();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/DecompilerWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/DecompilerWidget.cpp
index 4a523827..39482d3d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/DecompilerWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/DecompilerWidget.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QTextBlockUserData>
 
-DecompilerWidget::DecompilerWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    MemoryDockWidget(MemoryWidgetType::Decompiler, main, action),
+DecompilerWidget::DecompilerWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    MemoryDockWidget(MemoryWidgetType::Decompiler, main),
     mCtxMenu(new DisassemblyContextMenu(this, main)),
     ui(new Ui::DecompilerWidget)
 {
diff --git a/src/widgets/DecompilerWidget.h b/src/widgets/DecompilerWidget.h
index 2b9ecbd0..11c1a1dc 100644
--- a/src/widgets/DecompilerWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/DecompilerWidget.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ protected:
     DisassemblyContextMenu *mCtxMenu;
 
 public:
-    explicit DecompilerWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit DecompilerWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~DecompilerWidget();
 public slots:
     void showDisasContextMenu(const QPoint &pt);
diff --git a/src/widgets/DisassemblyWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/DisassemblyWidget.cpp
index ef5ad7e9..34c1efbe 100644
--- a/src/widgets/DisassemblyWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/DisassemblyWidget.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ static DisassemblyTextBlockUserData *getUserData(const QTextBlock &block)
     return static_cast<DisassemblyTextBlockUserData *>(userData);
 }
 
-DisassemblyWidget::DisassemblyWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action)
-    :   MemoryDockWidget(MemoryWidgetType::Disassembly, main, action)
+DisassemblyWidget::DisassemblyWidget(MainWindow *main)
+    :   MemoryDockWidget(MemoryWidgetType::Disassembly, main)
     ,   mCtxMenu(new DisassemblyContextMenu(this, main))
     ,   mDisasScrollArea(new DisassemblyScrollArea(this))
     ,   mDisasTextEdit(new DisassemblyTextEdit(this))
diff --git a/src/widgets/DisassemblyWidget.h b/src/widgets/DisassemblyWidget.h
index fc4719f3..9d43a872 100644
--- a/src/widgets/DisassemblyWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/DisassemblyWidget.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DisassemblyWidget : public MemoryDockWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit DisassemblyWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit DisassemblyWidget(MainWindow *main);
     QWidget *getTextWidget();
 
     static QString getWidgetType();
diff --git a/src/widgets/EntrypointWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/EntrypointWidget.cpp
index 65e5946f..f9a335c6 100644
--- a/src/widgets/EntrypointWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/EntrypointWidget.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
  * Entrypoint Widget
  */
 
-EntrypointWidget::EntrypointWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+EntrypointWidget::EntrypointWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::EntrypointWidget)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
diff --git a/src/widgets/EntrypointWidget.h b/src/widgets/EntrypointWidget.h
index 96cead3d..157245e2 100644
--- a/src/widgets/EntrypointWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/EntrypointWidget.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class EntrypointWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit EntrypointWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit EntrypointWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~EntrypointWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/ExportsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/ExportsWidget.cpp
index 70d4c525..76fa1eea 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ExportsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/ExportsWidget.cpp
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ bool ExportsProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIndex &rig
     return leftExp.vaddr < rightExp.vaddr;
 }
 
-ExportsWidget::ExportsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    ListDockWidget(main, action)
+ExportsWidget::ExportsWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    ListDockWidget(main)
 {
     setWindowTitle(tr("Exports"));
     setObjectName("ExportsWidget");
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ ExportsWidget::ExportsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
 
     QShortcut *toggle_shortcut = new QShortcut(widgetShortcuts["ExportsWidget"], main);
     connect(toggle_shortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, [=] (){ 
-            toggleDockWidget(true); 
-            main->updateDockActionChecked(action);
+            toggleDockWidget(true);
             } );
 
     connect(Core(), &CutterCore::codeRebased, this, &ExportsWidget::refreshExports);
diff --git a/src/widgets/ExportsWidget.h b/src/widgets/ExportsWidget.h
index b1836c03..acce84ee 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ExportsWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/ExportsWidget.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class ExportsWidget : public ListDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit ExportsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit ExportsWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~ExportsWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/FlagsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/FlagsWidget.cpp
index 2fc1e2ce..765255de 100644
--- a/src/widgets/FlagsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/FlagsWidget.cpp
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ bool FlagsSortFilterProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIn
 }
 
 
-FlagsWidget::FlagsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+FlagsWidget::FlagsWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::FlagsWidget),
     main(main),
     tree(new CutterTreeWidget(this))
diff --git a/src/widgets/FlagsWidget.h b/src/widgets/FlagsWidget.h
index c43e403f..0835aae4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/FlagsWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/FlagsWidget.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class FlagsWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit FlagsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit FlagsWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~FlagsWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/FunctionsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/FunctionsWidget.cpp
index 4f5d19e8..60d9189f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/FunctionsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/FunctionsWidget.cpp
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ bool FunctionSortFilterProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QMode
     }
 }
 
-FunctionsWidget::FunctionsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    ListDockWidget(main, action),
+FunctionsWidget::FunctionsWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    ListDockWidget(main),
     actionRename(tr("Rename"), this),
     actionUndefine(tr("Undefine"), this),
     actionHorizontal(tr("Horizontal"), this),
diff --git a/src/widgets/FunctionsWidget.h b/src/widgets/FunctionsWidget.h
index eaaa816e..93ff3955 100644
--- a/src/widgets/FunctionsWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/FunctionsWidget.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class FunctionsWidget : public ListDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit FunctionsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit FunctionsWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~FunctionsWidget() override;
     void changeSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Policy hor, QSizePolicy::Policy ver);
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/GraphWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/GraphWidget.cpp
index 7d513ab7..4ec60ad6 100644
--- a/src/widgets/GraphWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/GraphWidget.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #include "WidgetShortcuts.h"
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
-GraphWidget::GraphWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    MemoryDockWidget(MemoryWidgetType::Graph, main, action)
+GraphWidget::GraphWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    MemoryDockWidget(MemoryWidgetType::Graph, main)
 {
     setObjectName(main
                   ? main->getUniqueObjectName(getWidgetType())
diff --git a/src/widgets/GraphWidget.h b/src/widgets/GraphWidget.h
index 542ea3e7..ee44ad5b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/GraphWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/GraphWidget.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class GraphWidget : public MemoryDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit GraphWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit GraphWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~GraphWidget() override {}
 
     DisassemblerGraphView *getGraphView() const;
diff --git a/src/widgets/HeadersWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/HeadersWidget.cpp
index 0019d404..58a83c67 100644
--- a/src/widgets/HeadersWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/HeadersWidget.cpp
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ bool HeadersProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIndex &rig
     return leftHeader.vaddr < rightHeader.vaddr;
 }
 
-HeadersWidget::HeadersWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    ListDockWidget(main, action)
+HeadersWidget::HeadersWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    ListDockWidget(main)
 {
     setWindowTitle(tr("Headers"));
     setObjectName("HeadersWidget");
diff --git a/src/widgets/HeadersWidget.h b/src/widgets/HeadersWidget.h
index 4ac93f10..75597ca0 100644
--- a/src/widgets/HeadersWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/HeadersWidget.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class HeadersWidget : public ListDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit HeadersWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit HeadersWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~HeadersWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/HexWidget.h b/src/widgets/HexWidget.h
index 368b111c..5b2aa47c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/HexWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/HexWidget.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public:
 
     bool copy(void *out, uint64_t addr, size_t len) override {
         if (addr < m_firstBlockAddr || addr > m_lastValidAddr ||
-                (m_lastValidAddr - addr + 1) < len /* do not merge with last check to handle overflows */) {
+                (m_lastValidAddr - addr + 1) < len /* do not merge with last check to handle overflows */ || m_blocks.isEmpty()) {
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.cpp
index 90964b6e..49f61a25 100644
--- a/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #include <QInputDialog>
 #include <QShortcut>
 
-HexdumpWidget::HexdumpWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    MemoryDockWidget(MemoryWidgetType::Hexdump, main, action),
+HexdumpWidget::HexdumpWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    MemoryDockWidget(MemoryWidgetType::Hexdump, main),
     ui(new Ui::HexdumpWidget)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
diff --git a/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.h b/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.h
index f18c3e2c..c3a9d8b5 100644
--- a/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class HexdumpWidget : public MemoryDockWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit HexdumpWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit HexdumpWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~HexdumpWidget() override;
     Highlighter *highlighter;
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/ImportsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/ImportsWidget.cpp
index f666e928..1b554374 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ImportsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/ImportsWidget.cpp
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ bool ImportsProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIndex &rig
  * Imports Widget
  */
 
-ImportsWidget::ImportsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    ListDockWidget(main, action),
+ImportsWidget::ImportsWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    ListDockWidget(main),
     importsModel(new ImportsModel(&imports, this)),
     importsProxyModel(new ImportsProxyModel(importsModel, this))
 {
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ ImportsWidget::ImportsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
     ui->treeView->sortByColumn(ImportsModel::LibraryColumn, Qt::AscendingOrder);
     QShortcut *toggle_shortcut = new QShortcut(widgetShortcuts["ImportsWidget"], main);
     connect(toggle_shortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, [=] (){ 
-            toggleDockWidget(true); 
-            main->updateDockActionChecked(action);
+            toggleDockWidget(true);
             } );
 
     connect(Core(), &CutterCore::codeRebased, this, &ImportsWidget::refreshImports);
diff --git a/src/widgets/ImportsWidget.h b/src/widgets/ImportsWidget.h
index 7cb92327..71049d4e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ImportsWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/ImportsWidget.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ImportsWidget : public ListDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit ImportsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action);
+    explicit ImportsWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~ImportsWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/ListDockWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/ListDockWidget.cpp
index 1b5ebdda..42435961 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ListDockWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/ListDockWidget.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 #include <QResizeEvent>
 #include <QShortcut>
 
-ListDockWidget::ListDockWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action, SearchBarPolicy searchBarPolicy) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+ListDockWidget::ListDockWidget(MainWindow *main, SearchBarPolicy searchBarPolicy) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::ListDockWidget),
     tree(new CutterTreeWidget(this)),
     searchBarPolicy(searchBarPolicy)
diff --git a/src/widgets/ListDockWidget.h b/src/widgets/ListDockWidget.h
index 5799cb2c..f324b846 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ListDockWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/ListDockWidget.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
         Hide,
     };
 
-    explicit ListDockWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr, SearchBarPolicy searchBarPolicy = SearchBarPolicy::ShowByDefault);
+    explicit ListDockWidget(MainWindow *main, SearchBarPolicy searchBarPolicy = SearchBarPolicy::ShowByDefault);
     ~ListDockWidget() override;
 
     void showCount(bool show);
diff --git a/src/widgets/MemoryDockWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/MemoryDockWidget.cpp
index d4dc7a44..bf5bc3d4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/MemoryDockWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/MemoryDockWidget.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QContextMenuEvent>
 
-MemoryDockWidget::MemoryDockWidget(MemoryWidgetType type, MainWindow *parent, QAction *action)
-    : CutterDockWidget(parent, action)
+MemoryDockWidget::MemoryDockWidget(MemoryWidgetType type, MainWindow *parent)
+    : CutterDockWidget(parent)
     , mType(type)
     , seekable(new CutterSeekable(this))
     , syncAction(tr("Sync/unsync offset"), this)
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ bool MemoryDockWidget::tryRaiseMemoryWidget()
 
 void MemoryDockWidget::raiseMemoryWidget()
 {
-
-    if (getBoundAction()) {
-        getBoundAction()->setChecked(true);
-    }
-
     show();
     raise();
     widgetToFocusOnRaise()->setFocus(Qt::FocusReason::TabFocusReason);
@@ -58,6 +53,19 @@ bool MemoryDockWidget::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event)
     return CutterDockWidget::eventFilter(object, event);
 }
 
+QVariantMap MemoryDockWidget::serializeViewProprties()
+{
+    auto result = CutterDockWidget::serializeViewProprties();
+    result["synchronized"] = seekable->isSynchronized();
+    return result;
+}
+
+void MemoryDockWidget::deserializeViewProperties(const QVariantMap &properties)
+{
+    QVariant synchronized = properties.value("synchronized", true);
+    seekable->setSynchronization(synchronized.toBool());
+}
+
 void MemoryDockWidget::updateWindowTitle()
 {
     QString name = getWindowTitle();
diff --git a/src/widgets/MemoryDockWidget.h b/src/widgets/MemoryDockWidget.h
index 7147ffa8..e0533f6e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/MemoryDockWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/MemoryDockWidget.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class MemoryDockWidget : public CutterDockWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    MemoryDockWidget(MemoryWidgetType type, MainWindow *parent, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    MemoryDockWidget(MemoryWidgetType type, MainWindow *parent);
     ~MemoryDockWidget() override {}
 
     CutterSeekable *getSeekable() const;
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ public:
         return mType;
     }
     bool eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event) override;
+
+    QVariantMap serializeViewProprties() override;
+    void deserializeViewProperties(const QVariantMap &properties) override;
 private:
 
     MemoryWidgetType mType;
diff --git a/src/widgets/MemoryMapWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/MemoryMapWidget.cpp
index 0987cc46..8cd6a887 100644
--- a/src/widgets/MemoryMapWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/MemoryMapWidget.cpp
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ bool MemoryProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIndex &righ
     return leftMemMap.addrStart < rightMemMap.addrStart;
 }
 
-MemoryMapWidget::MemoryMapWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    ListDockWidget(main, action, ListDockWidget::SearchBarPolicy::HideByDefault)
+MemoryMapWidget::MemoryMapWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    ListDockWidget(main, ListDockWidget::SearchBarPolicy::HideByDefault)
 {
     setWindowTitle(tr("Memory Map"));
     setObjectName("MemoryMapWidget");
diff --git a/src/widgets/MemoryMapWidget.h b/src/widgets/MemoryMapWidget.h
index a5859cde..729127c7 100644
--- a/src/widgets/MemoryMapWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/MemoryMapWidget.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class MemoryMapWidget : public ListDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit MemoryMapWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit MemoryMapWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~MemoryMapWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.cpp
index 0d781368..7899baa6 100644
--- a/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 #include "GraphWidget.h"
 #include "OverviewView.h"
 
-OverviewWidget::OverviewWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action)
+OverviewWidget::OverviewWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main)
 {
     setWindowTitle("Graph Overview");
     setObjectName("Graph Overview");
diff --git a/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.h b/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.h
index ad9e61f8..f90825e3 100644
--- a/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class OverviewWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit OverviewWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit OverviewWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~OverviewWidget();
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/widgets/ProcessesWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/ProcessesWidget.cpp
index e71c9466..75e95489 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ProcessesWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/ProcessesWidget.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ enum ColumnIndex {
     COLUMN_PATH,
 };
 
-ProcessesWidget::ProcessesWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+ProcessesWidget::ProcessesWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::ProcessesWidget)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
diff --git a/src/widgets/ProcessesWidget.h b/src/widgets/ProcessesWidget.h
index 2552fca6..80e89007 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ProcessesWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/ProcessesWidget.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ProcessesWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit ProcessesWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit ProcessesWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~ProcessesWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/RegisterRefsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/RegisterRefsWidget.cpp
index eeac36e7..4b4437a3 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RegisterRefsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/RegisterRefsWidget.cpp
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ bool RegisterRefProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIndex
     return leftRegRef.reg < rightRegRef.reg;
 }
 
-RegisterRefsWidget::RegisterRefsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+RegisterRefsWidget::RegisterRefsWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::RegisterRefsWidget),
     tree(new CutterTreeWidget(this)),
     addressableItemContextMenu(this, main)
diff --git a/src/widgets/RegisterRefsWidget.h b/src/widgets/RegisterRefsWidget.h
index 44531f1c..cf089dc0 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RegisterRefsWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/RegisterRefsWidget.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class RegisterRefsWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit RegisterRefsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit RegisterRefsWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~RegisterRefsWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/RegistersWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/RegistersWidget.cpp
index cc62998a..98202d60 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RegistersWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/RegistersWidget.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QLineEdit>
 
-RegistersWidget::RegistersWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+RegistersWidget::RegistersWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::RegistersWidget),
     addressContextMenu(this, main)
 {
diff --git a/src/widgets/RegistersWidget.h b/src/widgets/RegistersWidget.h
index ec78197c..0b15be39 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RegistersWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/RegistersWidget.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class RegistersWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit RegistersWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit RegistersWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~RegistersWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/RelocsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/RelocsWidget.cpp
index 69684235..0cba5c14 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RelocsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/RelocsWidget.cpp
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ bool RelocsProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIndex &righ
     return false;
 }
 
-RelocsWidget::RelocsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    ListDockWidget(main, action),
+RelocsWidget::RelocsWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    ListDockWidget(main),
     relocsModel(new RelocsModel(&relocs, this)),
     relocsProxyModel(new RelocsProxyModel(relocsModel, this))
 {
diff --git a/src/widgets/RelocsWidget.h b/src/widgets/RelocsWidget.h
index 663c8c2b..e26d31fb 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RelocsWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/RelocsWidget.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class RelocsWidget : public ListDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit RelocsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit RelocsWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~RelocsWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/ResourcesWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/ResourcesWidget.cpp
index 9bc23028..00340d5d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ResourcesWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/ResourcesWidget.cpp
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ RVA ResourcesModel::address(const QModelIndex &index) const
     return res.vaddr;
 }
 
-ResourcesWidget::ResourcesWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    ListDockWidget(main, action, ListDockWidget::SearchBarPolicy::HideByDefault)
+ResourcesWidget::ResourcesWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    ListDockWidget(main, ListDockWidget::SearchBarPolicy::HideByDefault)
 {
     setObjectName("ResourcesWidget");
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/ResourcesWidget.h b/src/widgets/ResourcesWidget.h
index a291b38e..335d3fa7 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ResourcesWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/ResourcesWidget.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ private:
     QList<ResourcesDescription> resources;
 
 public:
-    explicit ResourcesWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit ResourcesWidget(MainWindow *main);
 
 private slots:
     void refreshResources();
diff --git a/src/widgets/SdbWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/SdbWidget.cpp
index 21c39f7f..8b01fe86 100644
--- a/src/widgets/SdbWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/SdbWidget.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 #include <QTreeWidget>
 
 
-SdbWidget::SdbWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+SdbWidget::SdbWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::SdbWidget)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
diff --git a/src/widgets/SdbWidget.h b/src/widgets/SdbWidget.h
index f763aad1..2525725a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/SdbWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/SdbWidget.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class SdbWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit SdbWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit SdbWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~SdbWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/SearchWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/SearchWidget.cpp
index 8078a1db..813f11cf 100644
--- a/src/widgets/SearchWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/SearchWidget.cpp
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ bool SearchSortFilterProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelI
 }
 
 
-SearchWidget::SearchWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+SearchWidget::SearchWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::SearchWidget)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
diff --git a/src/widgets/SearchWidget.h b/src/widgets/SearchWidget.h
index f5b0ce99..3141ef64 100644
--- a/src/widgets/SearchWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/SearchWidget.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class SearchWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit SearchWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit SearchWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~SearchWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/SectionsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/SectionsWidget.cpp
index 5797bf3d..fb2da7b7 100644
--- a/src/widgets/SectionsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/SectionsWidget.cpp
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ bool SectionsProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIndex &ri
     }
 }
 
-SectionsWidget::SectionsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    ListDockWidget(main, action)
+SectionsWidget::SectionsWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    ListDockWidget(main)
 {
     setObjectName("SectionsWidget");
     setWindowTitle(QStringLiteral("Sections"));
diff --git a/src/widgets/SectionsWidget.h b/src/widgets/SectionsWidget.h
index d59d9b2a..c4a45b1f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/SectionsWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/SectionsWidget.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class SectionsWidget : public ListDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit SectionsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit SectionsWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~SectionsWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/SegmentsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/SegmentsWidget.cpp
index b14c85e2..54c7ac70 100644
--- a/src/widgets/SegmentsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/SegmentsWidget.cpp
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ bool SegmentsProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIndex &ri
     return false;
 }
 
-SegmentsWidget::SegmentsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    ListDockWidget(main, action)
+SegmentsWidget::SegmentsWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    ListDockWidget(main)
 {
     setObjectName("SegmentsWidget");
     setWindowTitle(QStringLiteral("Segments"));
diff --git a/src/widgets/SegmentsWidget.h b/src/widgets/SegmentsWidget.h
index 27bdaa45..10aefcd9 100644
--- a/src/widgets/SegmentsWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/SegmentsWidget.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class SegmentsWidget : public ListDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit SegmentsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit SegmentsWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~SegmentsWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/StackWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/StackWidget.cpp
index 933f10bb..b5100e23 100644
--- a/src/widgets/StackWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/StackWidget.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 #include "QHeaderView"
 #include "QMenu"
 
-StackWidget::StackWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+StackWidget::StackWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::StackWidget),
     menuText(this),
     addressableItemContextMenu(this, main)
diff --git a/src/widgets/StackWidget.h b/src/widgets/StackWidget.h
index b9517286..6e0b190c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/StackWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/StackWidget.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class StackWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit StackWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit StackWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~StackWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/StringsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/StringsWidget.cpp
index a579893f..bb90f7cd 100644
--- a/src/widgets/StringsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/StringsWidget.cpp
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ bool StringsProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIndex &rig
     return leftStr->vaddr < rightStr->vaddr;
 }
 
-StringsWidget::StringsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+StringsWidget::StringsWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::StringsWidget),
     tree(new CutterTreeWidget(this))
 {
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ StringsWidget::StringsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
     QShortcut *toggle_shortcut = new QShortcut(widgetShortcuts["StringsWidget"], main);
     connect(toggle_shortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, [ = ] () {
         toggleDockWidget(true);
-        main->updateDockActionChecked(action);
-    } );
+    });
 
     connect(ui->actionCopy_String, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(on_actionCopy()));
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/StringsWidget.h b/src/widgets/StringsWidget.h
index 3ee82795..2f306219 100644
--- a/src/widgets/StringsWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/StringsWidget.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class StringsWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit StringsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit StringsWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~StringsWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/SymbolsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/SymbolsWidget.cpp
index 04d615ae..6db41b9c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/SymbolsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/SymbolsWidget.cpp
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ bool SymbolsProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIndex &rig
     return false;
 }
 
-SymbolsWidget::SymbolsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    ListDockWidget(main, action)
+SymbolsWidget::SymbolsWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    ListDockWidget(main)
 {
     setWindowTitle(tr("Symbols"));
     setObjectName("SymbolsWidget");
diff --git a/src/widgets/SymbolsWidget.h b/src/widgets/SymbolsWidget.h
index 1af35ebc..d76dfedb 100644
--- a/src/widgets/SymbolsWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/SymbolsWidget.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class SymbolsWidget : public ListDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit SymbolsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit SymbolsWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~SymbolsWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/ThreadsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/ThreadsWidget.cpp
index a4b6a261..75f9c726 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ThreadsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/ThreadsWidget.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ enum ColumnIndex {
     COLUMN_PATH,
 };
 
-ThreadsWidget::ThreadsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+ThreadsWidget::ThreadsWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::ThreadsWidget)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
diff --git a/src/widgets/ThreadsWidget.h b/src/widgets/ThreadsWidget.h
index 7c264a3d..8d9c6a0e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ThreadsWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/ThreadsWidget.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ThreadsWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit ThreadsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit ThreadsWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~ThreadsWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/TypesWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/TypesWidget.cpp
index 4243d9b8..cf13a0e1 100644
--- a/src/widgets/TypesWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/TypesWidget.cpp
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ bool TypesSortFilterProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIn
 
 
 
-TypesWidget::TypesWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+TypesWidget::TypesWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::TypesWidget),
     tree(new CutterTreeWidget(this))
 {
diff --git a/src/widgets/TypesWidget.h b/src/widgets/TypesWidget.h
index ef02f965..358779e5 100644
--- a/src/widgets/TypesWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/TypesWidget.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class TypesWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit TypesWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit TypesWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~TypesWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/VTablesWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/VTablesWidget.cpp
index 894e6e11..6b23d1a1 100644
--- a/src/widgets/VTablesWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/VTablesWidget.cpp
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ bool VTableSortFilterProxyModel::filterAcceptsRow(int source_row,
 }
 
 
-VTablesWidget::VTablesWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+VTablesWidget::VTablesWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::VTablesWidget),
     tree(new CutterTreeWidget(this))
 {
diff --git a/src/widgets/VTablesWidget.h b/src/widgets/VTablesWidget.h
index 107f6bf4..ff567d7e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/VTablesWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/VTablesWidget.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class VTablesWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit VTablesWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit VTablesWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~VTablesWidget();
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/widgets/ZignaturesWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/ZignaturesWidget.cpp
index f8cd63d0..6bd46449 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ZignaturesWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/ZignaturesWidget.cpp
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ bool ZignaturesProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIndex &
     return leftZignature.offset < rightZignature.offset;
 }
 
-ZignaturesWidget::ZignaturesWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
-    CutterDockWidget(main, action),
+ZignaturesWidget::ZignaturesWidget(MainWindow *main) :
+    CutterDockWidget(main),
     ui(new Ui::ZignaturesWidget)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
diff --git a/src/widgets/ZignaturesWidget.h b/src/widgets/ZignaturesWidget.h
index 40c4b6d8..46e75836 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ZignaturesWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/ZignaturesWidget.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class ZignaturesWidget : public CutterDockWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit ZignaturesWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action = nullptr);
+    explicit ZignaturesWidget(MainWindow *main);
     ~ZignaturesWidget();
 
 private slots: