diff --git a/src/app/config/vendor-dependencies/vendor-dependencies.ts b/src/app/config/vendor-dependencies/vendor-dependencies.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b8c7436b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/config/vendor-dependencies/vendor-dependencies.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Use this module to define all third-party dependencies
+// that are used in Doubtfire
+
+import * as angular from 'angular';
+
+export const vendorDependencies = angular.module('doubtfire.config.vendor-dependencies', [
+  // ng*
+  'ngCsv',
+  'ngSanitize',
+
+  // templates
+  'templates-app',
+
+  // ui.*
+  'ui.router',
+  'ui.router.upgrade',
+  'ui.bootstrap',
+  'ui.codemirror',
+
+  // other libraries
+  'angular.filter',
+  'localization',
+  'markdown',
+  'nvd3',
+  'xeditable',
+  'angular-md5',
+
+  // analytics
+  'angulartics',
+  'angulartics.google.analytics',
+]);
diff --git a/src/app/doubtfire-angularjs.module.ts b/src/app/doubtfire-angularjs.module.ts
index ca57426fd2..d8c7505960 100644
--- a/src/app/doubtfire-angularjs.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/doubtfire-angularjs.module.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import 'build/src/app/config/runtime/runtime.js';
 import 'build/src/app/config/config.js';
 import 'build/src/app/config/root-controller/root-controller.js';
 import 'build/src/app/config/routing/routing.js';
-import 'build/src/app/config/vendor-dependencies/vendor-dependencies.js';
+import './config/vendor-dependencies/vendor-dependencies';
 import 'build/src/app/config/analytics/analytics.js';
 import 'build/src/app/config/debug/debug.js';
 import 'build/src/app/projects/projects.js';
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ import 'build/src/app/errors/errors.js';
 import 'build/src/app/errors/states/unauthorised/unauthorised.js';
 import 'build/src/app/errors/states/timeout/timeout.js';
 import 'build/src/app/errors/states/states.js';
-import 'build/src/common/utilService/utilService.js';
+import '../common/utilService/utilService';
 import 'build/src/common/i18n/localize.js';
 import 'build/src/i18n/resources-locale_default.js';
 import 'build/src/i18n/resources-locale_en-US.js';
diff --git a/src/common/utilService/utilService.ts b/src/common/utilService/utilService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45ebecb0dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/utilService/utilService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Use this module to define utility filters and directives
+// that are used throughout Doubtfire
+
+import * as angular from 'angular';
+import moment from 'moment';
+import * as _ from 'lodash';
+
+export const utilService = angular.module('utilService', [])
+
+  // Returns a human-readable "time ago" string from a date
+  .filter('fromNow', () => {
+    return (date: string) => {
+      return moment(new Date(date)).fromNow();
+    };
+  })
+
+  // Converts text to title case
+  .filter('titleize', () => {
+    return (input: string) => {
+      return _.startCase(_.toLower(input));
+    };
+  })
+
+  // Converts text to a human-readable format
+  .filter('humanize', () => {
+    return (input: string) => {
+      return _.startCase(input);
+    };
+  })
+
+  // A directive to ensure browser form auto-fill works,
+  // since Angular doesn't support it.
+  // See: http://stackoverflow.com/a/14966711
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  .directive('autoFillSync', ($timeout: angular.ITimeoutService) => {
+    return {
+      require: 'ngModel',
+      link: (
+        _scope: angular.IScope,
+        elem: angular.IAugmentedJQuery,
+        _attrs: angular.IAttributes,
+        ngModel: angular.INgModelController
+      ) => {
+        const origVal = elem.val();
+        $timeout(() => {
+          const newVal = elem.val();
+          if (ngModel.$pristine && origVal !== newVal) {
+            ngModel.$setViewValue(newVal);
+          }
+        }, 500);
+      },
+    };
+  });