diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 138cdd1..7c54235 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ scripts = ctools-setup \
           ctools-init.sh \
           ctools-init.csh
 
+# Headers to be distributed
+pkginclude_HEADERS = ctools.hpp
+
 # Build libtool library for ctools. This is needed to provide
 # a shared library that can be loaded for python bindings. We do
 # not have to build this library if no python bindings are used.
diff --git a/src/ctools.hpp b/src/ctools.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5af9f4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ctools.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *    ctools.hpp - Cherenkov Telescope Array Analysis tools Header file    *
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ *  copyright (C) 2017 by Juergen Knoedlseder                              *
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify   *
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by   *
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or      *
+ *  (at your option) any later version.                                    *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,        *
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of         *
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the          *
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.                           *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License      *
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+/**
+ * @file ctools.hpp
+ * @brief ctools definitions
+ * @author Juergen Knoedlseder
+ */
+
+#ifndef CTOOLS_HPP
+#define CTOOLS_HPP
+
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ *                              Core services                              *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+/* __ Support functions __________________________________________________ */
+#include "support.hpp"
+
+/* __ Base classes _______________________________________________________ */
+#include "ctool.hpp"
+#include "ctobservation.hpp"
+#include "ctlikelihood.hpp"
+
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ *                                   ctools                                *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+/* __ Simulation tools ___________________________________________________ */
+#include "ctobssim.hpp"
+
+/* __ Selection tools ____________________________________________________ */
+#include "ctselect.hpp"
+
+/* __ Binning tools ______________________________________________________ */
+#include "ctbin.hpp"
+#include "ctbkgcube.hpp"
+#include "ctcubemask.hpp"
+#include "ctedispcube.hpp"
+#include "ctexpcube.hpp"
+#include "ctpsfcube.hpp"
+
+/* __ Imaging tools ______________________________________________________ */
+#include "ctskymap.hpp"
+
+/* __ Spectral tools _____________________________________________________ */
+
+/* __ Timing tools _______________________________________________________ */
+#include "ctphase.hpp"
+#include "ctprob.hpp"
+
+/* __ Likelihood tools ___________________________________________________ */
+#include "ctbutterfly.hpp"
+#include "cterror.hpp"
+#include "ctlike.hpp"
+#include "cttsmap.hpp"
+#include "ctulimit.hpp"
+
+/* __ Other tools ________________________________________________________ */
+#include "ctmapcube.hpp"
+#include "ctmodel.hpp"
+
+#endif /* CTOOLS_HPP */