diff --git a/src/nostalgia/modules/core/src/keel/keelmodule.cpp b/src/nostalgia/modules/core/src/keel/keelmodule.cpp
index 26719b3b..09919475 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/modules/core/src/keel/keelmodule.cpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/modules/core/src/keel/keelmodule.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class KeelModule: public keel::Module {
 	public:
 		[[nodiscard]]
 		ox::String id() const noexcept override {
-			return "net.drinkingtea.nostalgia.core";
+			return ox::String("net.drinkingtea.nostalgia.core");
 		}
 
 		[[nodiscard]]
diff --git a/src/nostalgia/modules/scene/src/keel/keelmodule.cpp b/src/nostalgia/modules/scene/src/keel/keelmodule.cpp
index 258a3322..2209a569 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/modules/scene/src/keel/keelmodule.cpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/modules/scene/src/keel/keelmodule.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class SceneModule: public keel::Module {
 	public:
 		[[nodiscard]]
 		ox::String id() const noexcept override {
-			return "net.drinkingtea.nostalgia.scene";
+			return ox::String("net.drinkingtea.nostalgia.scene");
 		}
 
 		[[nodiscard]]
diff --git a/src/nostalgia/modules/scene/src/studio/studiomodule.cpp b/src/nostalgia/modules/scene/src/studio/studiomodule.cpp
index 72165c91..446e9d3d 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/modules/scene/src/studio/studiomodule.cpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/modules/scene/src/studio/studiomodule.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class StudioModule: public studio::Module {
 ox::Vector<studio::EditorMaker> StudioModule::editors(turbine::Context *ctx) const noexcept {
 	return {
 		{
-			{"nscn"},
+			{ox::String("nscn")},
 			[ctx](ox::CRStringView path) -> ox::Result<studio::BaseEditor*> {
 				return ox::makeCatch<SceneEditorImGui>(*ctx, ox::String(path));
 			}
diff --git a/src/nostalgia/studio/main.cpp b/src/nostalgia/studio/main.cpp
index c371a379..97d91a2a 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/studio/main.cpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/studio/main.cpp
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
 #endif
 	nostalgia::registerKeelModules();
 	nostalgia::registerStudioModules();
-	return studio::main("Nostalgia Studio", ".nostalgia", argc, argv);
+	return studio::main("Nostalgia Studio", ox::String(".nostalgia"), argc, argv);
 }
diff --git a/src/studio/applib/src/newmenu.cpp b/src/studio/applib/src/newmenu.cpp
index bae6216b..69245498 100644
--- a/src/studio/applib/src/newmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/studio/applib/src/newmenu.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 namespace studio {
 
 NewMenu::NewMenu() noexcept {
-	setTitle("New Item");
+	setTitle(ox::String("New Item"));
 	setSize({225, 110});
 }
 
diff --git a/src/studio/applib/src/newmenu.hpp b/src/studio/applib/src/newmenu.hpp
index e134016b..bfadecd9 100644
--- a/src/studio/applib/src/newmenu.hpp
+++ b/src/studio/applib/src/newmenu.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class NewMenu: public studio::Popup {
 		};
 
 		// emits path parameter
-		ox::Signal<ox::Error(const ox::String&)> finished;
+		ox::Signal<ox::Error(ox::StringView)> finished;
 
 	private:
 		Stage m_stage = Stage::Closed;
diff --git a/src/studio/applib/src/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/studio/applib/src/projectexplorer.cpp
index f8db74c7..77c9c5f6 100644
--- a/src/studio/applib/src/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/studio/applib/src/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 namespace studio {
 
 static ox::Result<ox::UniquePtr<ProjectTreeModel>>
-buildProjectTreeModel(ProjectExplorer *explorer, ox::String name, ox::CRStringView path, ProjectTreeModel *parent) noexcept {
+buildProjectTreeModel(ProjectExplorer *explorer, ox::StringView name, ox::CRStringView path, ProjectTreeModel *parent) noexcept {
 	const auto fs = explorer->romFs();
 	oxRequire(stat, fs->stat(path));
-	auto out = ox::make_unique<ProjectTreeModel>(explorer, name, parent);
+	auto out = ox::make_unique<ProjectTreeModel>(explorer, ox::String(name), parent);
 	if (stat.fileType == ox::FileType::Directory) {
 		oxRequireM(children, fs->ls(path));
 		std::sort(children.begin(), children.end());