diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index cd08cb0e4..a15b49484 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -134,36 +134,36 @@ else()
 		meshlabplugins/filter_geodesic
 		meshlabplugins/filter_sample_gpu
 		meshlabplugins/filter_ao
-		meshlabplugins/filter_camera
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_camera
 		meshlabplugins/filter_clean
-		meshlabplugins/filter_color_projection
-		meshlabplugins/filter_colorproc
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_color_projection
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_colorproc
 		meshlabplugins/filter_create
-		meshlabplugins/filter_csg
-		meshlabplugins/filter_dirt
-		meshlabplugins/filter_fractal
-		meshlabplugins/filter_func
-		meshlabplugins/filter_img_patch_param
-		meshlabplugins/filter_isoparametrization
-		meshlabplugins/filter_layer
-		meshlabplugins/filter_measure
-		meshlabplugins/filter_meshing
-		meshlabplugins/filter_mls
-		meshlabplugins/filter_mutualglobal
-		meshlabplugins/filter_mutualinfo
-		meshlabplugins/filter_plymc
-		meshlabplugins/filter_qhull
-		meshlabplugins/filter_quality
-		meshlabplugins/filter_sampling
-		meshlabplugins/filter_screened_poisson
-		meshlabplugins/filter_sdfgpu
-		meshlabplugins/filter_select
-		meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab
-		meshlabplugins/filter_ssynth
-		meshlabplugins/filter_texture
-		meshlabplugins/filter_trioptimize
-		meshlabplugins/filter_unsharp
-		meshlabplugins/filter_voronoi
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_csg
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_dirt
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_fractal
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_func
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_img_patch_param
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_isoparametrization
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_layer
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_measure
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_meshing
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_mls
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_mutualglobal
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_mutualinfo
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_plymc
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_qhull
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_quality
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_sampling
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_screened_poisson
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_sdfgpu
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_select
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_ssynth
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_texture
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_trioptimize
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_unsharp
+		#meshlabplugins/filter_voronoi
 
 		# Rendering and Decoration Plugins
 		meshlabplugins/render_gdp
diff --git a/src/common/plugins/interfaces/decorate_plugin.cpp b/src/common/plugins/interfaces/decorate_plugin.cpp
index 3ebe12d7c..b4288f19f 100644
--- a/src/common/plugins/interfaces/decorate_plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/common/plugins/interfaces/decorate_plugin.cpp
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ void DecoratePlugin::initGlobalParameterList(const QAction* /*format*/, RichPara
 QAction* DecoratePlugin::action(QString name) const
 {
 	QString n = name;
-	foreach(QAction *tt, actions())
+	for(QAction *tt : actions())
 		if (name == this->decorationName(ID(tt))) return tt;
 	n.replace("&","");
-	foreach(QAction *tt, actions())
+	for(QAction *tt : actions())
 		if (n == this->decorationName(ID(tt))) return tt;
 
 	qDebug("unable to find the id corresponding to action  '%s'", qUtf8Printable(name));
diff --git a/src/common/plugins/interfaces/filter_plugin.h b/src/common/plugins/interfaces/filter_plugin.h
index 3bddc0535..143756fd0 100644
--- a/src/common/plugins/interfaces/filter_plugin.h
+++ b/src/common/plugins/interfaces/filter_plugin.h
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ public:
 	virtual QAction* getFilterAction(ActionIDType filterID);
 	virtual QAction* getFilterAction(const QString& idName);
 
-	virtual QList<QAction*> actions() const { return actionList; }
-	virtual QList<ActionIDType> types() const { return typeList; }
+	virtual std::list<QAction*> actions() const { return actionList; }
+	virtual std::list<ActionIDType> types() const { return typeList; }
 
 	/**
 	 * @brief wrongActionCalled throws a MLException. Call this function whenever
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ protected:
 	//
 
 	// The list of actions exported by the plugin. Each actions strictly corresponds to
-	QList <QAction*> actionList;
+	std::list <QAction*> actionList;
 
-	QList <ActionIDType> typeList;
+	std::list <ActionIDType> typeList;
 };
 
 #define FILTER_PLUGIN_IID  "vcg.meshlab.FilterPlugin/1.0"
diff --git a/src/common/python/function_set.cpp b/src/common/python/function_set.cpp
index 113c01a45..15eff3881 100644
--- a/src/common/python/function_set.cpp
+++ b/src/common/python/function_set.cpp
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ pymeshlab::FunctionSet::FunctionSet(const PluginManager& pm)
 	}
 
 	for (FilterPlugin* fp : pm.filterPluginIterator()){
-		QList<QAction*> acts = fp->actions();
-		for (QAction* act : acts) {
+		for (QAction* act : fp->actions()) {
 			QString originalFilterName = fp->filterName(act);
 			QString description = fp->filterInfo(act);
 			QString pythonFilterName = fp->pythonFilterName(act);
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_ao/filter_ao.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_ao/filter_ao.cpp
index 0c24fc2ed..ca513133a 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_ao/filter_ao.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_ao/filter_ao.cpp
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ static GLuint vs, fs, shdrID;
 
 AmbientOcclusionPlugin::AmbientOcclusionPlugin()
 {
-    typeList
-		<< FP_AMBIENT_OCCLUSION;
+	typeList = {
+		FP_AMBIENT_OCCLUSION
+	};
 
-    foreach(ActionIDType tt , types())
-        actionList << new QAction(filterName(tt), this);
+	for(ActionIDType tt : types())
+		actionList.push_back(new QAction(filterName(tt), this));
 
     init = false;
     useGPU = AMBOCC_USEGPU_BY_DEFAULT;
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_clean/cleanfilter.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_clean/cleanfilter.cpp
index 1ab4b6dfb..5ad5a2b00 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_clean/cleanfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_clean/cleanfilter.cpp
@@ -37,29 +37,30 @@ int SnapVertexBorder(CMeshO &m, Scalarm threshold,vcg::CallBackPos * cb);
 
 CleanFilter::CleanFilter()
 {
-	typeList
-			<< FP_BALL_PIVOTING
-			<< FP_REMOVE_WRT_Q
-			<< FP_REMOVE_ISOLATED_COMPLEXITY
-			<< FP_REMOVE_ISOLATED_DIAMETER
-			<< FP_REMOVE_TVERTEX_FLIP
-			<< FP_REMOVE_TVERTEX_COLLAPSE
-			<< FP_SNAP_MISMATCHED_BORDER
-			<< FP_REMOVE_DUPLICATE_FACE
-			<< FP_REMOVE_FOLD_FACE
-			<< FP_REMOVE_NON_MANIF_EDGE
-			<< FP_REMOVE_NON_MANIF_EDGE_SPLIT
-			<< FP_REMOVE_NON_MANIF_VERT
-			<< FP_REMOVE_UNREFERENCED_VERTEX
-			<< FP_REMOVE_DUPLICATED_VERTEX
-			<< FP_REMOVE_FACE_ZERO_AREA
-			<< FP_MERGE_CLOSE_VERTEX
-			<< FP_MERGE_WEDGE_TEX
-			<< FP_COMPACT_FACE
-			<< FP_COMPACT_VERT;
+	typeList = {
+		FP_BALL_PIVOTING,
+		FP_REMOVE_WRT_Q,
+		FP_REMOVE_ISOLATED_COMPLEXITY,
+		FP_REMOVE_ISOLATED_DIAMETER,
+		FP_REMOVE_TVERTEX_FLIP,
+		FP_REMOVE_TVERTEX_COLLAPSE,
+		FP_SNAP_MISMATCHED_BORDER,
+		FP_REMOVE_DUPLICATE_FACE,
+		FP_REMOVE_FOLD_FACE,
+		FP_REMOVE_NON_MANIF_EDGE,
+		FP_REMOVE_NON_MANIF_EDGE_SPLIT,
+		FP_REMOVE_NON_MANIF_VERT,
+		FP_REMOVE_UNREFERENCED_VERTEX,
+		FP_REMOVE_DUPLICATED_VERTEX,
+		FP_REMOVE_FACE_ZERO_AREA,
+		FP_MERGE_CLOSE_VERTEX,
+		FP_MERGE_WEDGE_TEX,
+		FP_COMPACT_FACE,
+		FP_COMPACT_VERT
+	};
 
 	for(ActionIDType tt : types())
-		actionList << new QAction(filterName(tt), this);
+		actionList.push_back(new QAction(filterName(tt), this));
 	
 	QCoreApplication* app = QCoreApplication::instance();
 	if (app != nullptr)
@@ -67,8 +68,6 @@ CleanFilter::CleanFilter()
 }
 
 CleanFilter::~CleanFilter() {
-	for (int i = 0; i < actionList.count() ; i++ )
-		delete actionList.at(i);
 }
 
 QString CleanFilter::pluginName() const
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_create/filter_create.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_create/filter_create.cpp
index d3eb80c96..b5d4e7976 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_create/filter_create.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_create/filter_create.cpp
@@ -35,13 +35,23 @@ using namespace tri;
 
 FilterCreate::FilterCreate()
 {
-	typeList << CR_BOX<< CR_ANNULUS << CR_SPHERE<< CR_SPHERE_CAP
-			 << CR_RANDOM_SPHERE<< CR_ICOSAHEDRON<< CR_DODECAHEDRON
-			 << CR_TETRAHEDRON<<CR_OCTAHEDRON<<CR_CONE<<CR_TORUS
-			 << CR_FITPLANE;
+	typeList = {
+		CR_BOX,
+		CR_ANNULUS,
+		CR_SPHERE,
+		CR_SPHERE_CAP,
+		CR_RANDOM_SPHERE,
+		CR_ICOSAHEDRON,
+		CR_DODECAHEDRON,
+		CR_TETRAHEDRON,
+		CR_OCTAHEDRON,
+		CR_CONE,
+		CR_TORUS,
+		CR_FITPLANE
+	};
 
-	foreach(ActionIDType tt , types())
-		actionList << new QAction(filterName(tt), this);
+	for(ActionIDType tt : types())
+		actionList.push_back(new QAction(filterName(tt), this));
 }
 
 QString FilterCreate::pluginName() const
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_createiso/filter_createiso.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_createiso/filter_createiso.cpp
index ac0009279..9f1fbf81f 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_createiso/filter_createiso.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_createiso/filter_createiso.cpp
@@ -41,17 +41,14 @@ using namespace vcg;
 
 FilterCreateIso::FilterCreateIso()
 {
-	typeList << FP_CREATEISO;
+	typeList = {FP_CREATEISO};
 
-	ActionIDType tt;
-	foreach(tt , types())
-		actionList << new QAction(filterName(tt), this);
+	for(ActionIDType tt : types())
+		actionList.push_back(new QAction(filterName(tt), this));
 
 }
 
 FilterCreateIso::~FilterCreateIso() {
-	for (int i = 0; i < actionList.count() ; i++ )
-		delete actionList.at(i);
 }
 
 QString FilterCreateIso::pluginName() const
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_geodesic/filter_geodesic.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_geodesic/filter_geodesic.cpp
index 1016a56cc..bed89d6a5 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_geodesic/filter_geodesic.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_geodesic/filter_geodesic.cpp
@@ -41,18 +41,17 @@ using namespace vcg;
 
 FilterGeodesic::FilterGeodesic()
 {
-	typeList << FP_QUALITY_BORDER_GEODESIC
-	         << FP_QUALITY_POINT_GEODESIC
-	         << FP_QUALITY_SELECTED_GEODESIC;
+	typeList = {
+		FP_QUALITY_BORDER_GEODESIC,
+		FP_QUALITY_POINT_GEODESIC,
+		FP_QUALITY_SELECTED_GEODESIC
+	};
 
-	ActionIDType tt;
-	foreach(tt , types())
-		actionList << new QAction(filterName(tt), this);
+	for(ActionIDType tt : types())
+		actionList.push_back(new QAction(filterName(tt), this));
 }
 
 FilterGeodesic::~FilterGeodesic() {
-	for (int i = 0; i < actionList.count() ; i++ )
-		delete actionList.at(i);
 }
 
 QString FilterGeodesic::pluginName() const
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample/filter_sample.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample/filter_sample.cpp
index 328f04694..64c974a3e 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample/filter_sample.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample/filter_sample.cpp
@@ -26,14 +26,19 @@
 /**
  * @brief Constructor usually performs only two simple tasks of filling the two lists
  *  - typeList: with all the possible id of the filtering actions
- *  - actionList with the corresponding actions. If you want to add icons to your filtering actions you can do here by construction the QActions accordingly
+ *  - actionList with the corresponding actions. If you want to add icons to
+ *  your filtering actions you can do here by construction the QActions accordingly
  */
 FilterSamplePlugin::FilterSamplePlugin() 
 { 
-	typeList << FP_MOVE_VERTEX;
+	typeList = {FP_MOVE_VERTEX};
 
 	for(ActionIDType tt : types())
-		actionList << new QAction(filterName(tt), this);
+		actionList.push_back(new QAction(filterName(tt), this));
+}
+
+FilterSamplePlugin::~FilterSamplePlugin()
+{
 }
 
 QString FilterSamplePlugin::pluginName() const
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample/filter_sample.h b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample/filter_sample.h
index 8cf3d256b..14c1e8337 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample/filter_sample.h
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample/filter_sample.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public:
 	enum { FP_MOVE_VERTEX  } ;
 
 	FilterSamplePlugin();
+	virtual ~FilterSamplePlugin();
 
 	QString pluginName() const;
 
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_dyn/filter_sample_dyn.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_dyn/filter_sample_dyn.cpp
index 1e1c64e81..78073154f 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_dyn/filter_sample_dyn.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_dyn/filter_sample_dyn.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,14 @@ using namespace vcg;
 
 ExtraSampleDynPlugin::ExtraSampleDynPlugin() 
 { 
-	typeList << FP_VERTEX_COLOR_NOISE;
+	typeList = {FP_VERTEX_COLOR_NOISE};
 
-	foreach(ActionIDType tt , types())
-		actionList << new QAction(filterName(tt), this);
+	for(ActionIDType tt : types())
+		actionList.push_back(new QAction(filterName(tt), this));
+}
+
+ExtraSampleDynPlugin::~ExtraSampleDynPlugin()
+{
 }
 
 QString ExtraSampleDynPlugin::pluginName() const
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_dyn/filter_sample_dyn.h b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_dyn/filter_sample_dyn.h
index 39b4d94c0..ae6d33787 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_dyn/filter_sample_dyn.h
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_dyn/filter_sample_dyn.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class ExtraSampleDynPlugin : public QObject, public FilterPlugin
 		enum { FP_VERTEX_COLOR_NOISE  } ;
 
 	ExtraSampleDynPlugin();
+	virtual ~ExtraSampleDynPlugin();
 
 	QString pluginName() const;
 	virtual QString filterName(ActionIDType filter) const;
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_gpu/filter_sample_gpu.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_gpu/filter_sample_gpu.cpp
index 83f36ba10..333d234db 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_gpu/filter_sample_gpu.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_gpu/filter_sample_gpu.cpp
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ using namespace glw;
 
 ExtraSampleGPUPlugin::ExtraSampleGPUPlugin()
 {
-	typeList << FP_GPU_EXAMPLE;
+	typeList = {FP_GPU_EXAMPLE};
 
-  foreach(ActionIDType tt , types())
-      actionList << new QAction(filterName(tt), this);
+	for(ActionIDType tt : types())
+		actionList.push_back(new QAction(filterName(tt), this));
 }
 
 QString ExtraSampleGPUPlugin::pluginName() const