diff --git a/texedit/gui/main_frame.cpp b/texedit/gui/main_frame.cpp
index 0f71ada..05276c9 100644
--- a/texedit/gui/main_frame.cpp
+++ b/texedit/gui/main_frame.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace te {
         }
     }
 
-    void MainFrame::ShowURL(const std::string &url) {
+    void MainFrame::ShowURL(const wxString &url) {
         if (!wxLaunchDefaultBrowser(url)) {
             util::log::Error("Failed to open URL \"" + url + "\"");
         }
diff --git a/texedit/gui/main_frame.hpp b/texedit/gui/main_frame.hpp
index bca5d63..2fe8a37 100644
--- a/texedit/gui/main_frame.hpp
+++ b/texedit/gui/main_frame.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace te {
 
         void OnIdle(wxIdleEvent &ev);
 
-        void ShowURL(const std::string &url);
+        void ShowURL(const wxString &url);
 
         void OnMenuAbout(wxCommandEvent &event);
         void OnMenuQuit(wxCommandEvent &event);
diff --git a/texedit/main.cpp b/texedit/main.cpp
index 1322cde..abe40e5 100644
--- a/texedit/main.cpp
+++ b/texedit/main.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace te {
             what = "Unknown runtime error";
         }
 
-        util::log::Fatal(what.ToStdString());
+        util::log::Fatal(what);
 
         if (wxMessageBox("An unexpected exception has occurred:\n"
                          "\"" + what + "\"\n\n"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace te {
             what = "Unknown runtime error";
         }
 
-        util::log::Fatal("(unhandled) " + what.ToStdString());
+        util::log::Fatal("(unhandled) " + what);
 
         wxMessageBox("An unexpected exception has occurred:\n"
                      "\"" + what + "\"\n\n"
diff --git a/texedit/process/compiler/tecomp_proc.cpp b/texedit/process/compiler/tecomp_proc.cpp
index dbb3f84..a28193a 100644
--- a/texedit/process/compiler/tecomp_proc.cpp
+++ b/texedit/process/compiler/tecomp_proc.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 namespace te {
     TECompProcess::TECompProcess(ProcessManager &mgr) : _mgr{mgr}, _id{1} {
         _cmd = util::res::RelToExec("tecomp");
-        if (!util::res::ValidateExecutable(_cmd.ToStdString())) {
+        if (!util::res::ValidateExecutable(_cmd)) {
             throw util::except::MissingComponentException("tecomp");
         }
     }
diff --git a/texedit/process/process_mgr.cpp b/texedit/process/process_mgr.cpp
index 52d094a..f858034 100644
--- a/texedit/process/process_mgr.cpp
+++ b/texedit/process/process_mgr.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace te {
         wxString cmdstr;
         for (int i = 0; argv[i] != 0; i++)
             cmdstr << argv[i] << " ";
-        util::log::Info("Executing command: " + cmdstr.ToStdString());
+        util::log::Info("Executing command: " + cmdstr);
 
         wxExecute(argv, wxEXEC_ASYNC, proc);
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace te {
         wxString cmdstr;
         for (int i = 0; argv[i] != 0; i++)
             cmdstr << argv[i] << " ";
-        util::log::Info("Executing command: " + cmdstr.ToStdString());
+        util::log::Info("Executing command: " + cmdstr);
 
         wxExecute(argv, wxEXEC_ASYNC, piproc);
 
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ namespace te {
     }
 
     void ProcessManager::HandleProcessTerminated(Process *p, int pid, int status) {
-        util::log::Info("Process " + std::to_string(pid) + " (" + p->GetCmd().ToStdString() + ") terminated with code " + std::to_string(status));
+        util::log::Info("Process " + std::to_string(pid) + " (" + p->GetCmd() + ") terminated with code " + std::to_string(status));
 
         RemoveProcess(p);
     }
 
     void ProcessManager::HandlePipedProcessTerminated(PipedProcess *p, int pid, int status) {
-        util::log::Info("Process " + std::to_string(pid) + " (" + p->GetCmd().ToStdString() + ") terminated with code " + std::to_string(status));
+        util::log::Info("Process " + std::to_string(pid) + " (" + p->GetCmd() + ") terminated with code " + std::to_string(status));
 
         RemovePipedProcess(p);
     }
diff --git a/texedit/util/except.hpp b/texedit/util/except.hpp
index b7c68eb..d9814b6 100644
--- a/texedit/util/except.hpp
+++ b/texedit/util/except.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 namespace te::util::except {
     class MissingComponentException : public std::runtime_error {
     public:
-        inline MissingComponentException(const std::string &name)
+        inline MissingComponentException(const wxString &name)
             : std::runtime_error{"Missing " + name} {}
     };
 }
diff --git a/texedit/util/log.cpp b/texedit/util/log.cpp
index c777502..ae54eb4 100644
--- a/texedit/util/log.cpp
+++ b/texedit/util/log.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <ctime>
 #include <wx/wx.h>
 
-static std::string GetCurrentDateTime(
+static wxString GetCurrentDateTime(
     const bool with_time
 );
 
@@ -22,23 +22,23 @@ namespace te::util::log {
         ciocolstatedef(stderr);
     }
 
-    void Log(const std::string &msg) {
+    void Log(const wxString &msg) {
 #       if !defined(NDEBUG)
             std::cerr << "[" << GetCurrentDateTime(true) << "] DEBUG: " << msg << std::endl;
 #       endif
     }
 
-    void Info(const std::string &msg) {
+    void Info(const wxString &msg) {
         std::cerr << "[" << GetCurrentDateTime(true) << "] " << msg << std::endl;
     }
 
-    void Warn(const std::string &msg) {
+    void Warn(const wxString &msg) {
         ciocolstateset(CIOCOL_YELLOW, 0xff, stderr);
         std::cerr << "[" << GetCurrentDateTime(true) << "] WARN: " << msg << std::endl;
         ResetLogColour();
     }
 
-    void Error(const std::string &msg, bool show) {
+    void Error(const wxString &msg, bool show) {
         ciocolstateset(CIOCOL_RED, 0xff, stderr);
         std::cerr << "[" << GetCurrentDateTime(true) << "] ERROR: " << msg << std::endl;
         ResetLogColour();
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ namespace te::util::log {
         }
     }
 
-    void Fatal(const std::string &msg) {
+    void Fatal(const wxString &msg) {
         ciocolstateset(CIOCOL_RED, 0xff, stderr);
         std::cerr << "[" << GetCurrentDateTime(true) << "] FATAL: " << msg << std::endl;
         ResetLogColour();
     }
 }
 
-std::string GetCurrentDateTime(const bool with_time) {
+wxString GetCurrentDateTime(const bool with_time) {
     std::time_t t = std::time(nullptr);
     std::tm *tm = std::localtime(&t);
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ std::string GetCurrentDateTime(const bool with_time) {
             std::strftime(buf, 64, "%Y-%m-%d", tm);
         }
 
-        return std::string { buf };
+        return wxString{buf};
     }
 
     throw std::runtime_error("Date/time get failed");
diff --git a/texedit/util/log.hpp b/texedit/util/log.hpp
index f74821e..e3b26b6 100644
--- a/texedit/util/log.hpp
+++ b/texedit/util/log.hpp
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
 #ifndef __texedit__log_hpp__
 #define __texedit__log_hpp__
 
-#include <string>
+#include <wx/string.h>
 
 namespace te::util::log {
     void ResetLogColour();
 
-    void Log(const std::string &msg);
-    void Info(const std::string &msg);
-    void Warn(const std::string &msg);
-    void Error(const std::string &msg, bool show = true);
-    void Fatal(const std::string &msg);
+    void Log(const wxString &msg);
+    void Info(const wxString &msg);
+    void Warn(const wxString &msg);
+    void Error(const wxString &msg, bool show = true);
+    void Fatal(const wxString &msg);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/texedit/util/resources.cpp b/texedit/util/resources.cpp
index 2ed0538..190ae33 100644
--- a/texedit/util/resources.cpp
+++ b/texedit/util/resources.cpp
@@ -13,25 +13,25 @@
 #include "util/log.hpp"
 
 namespace te::util::res {
-    std::string GetTexeditDir() {
+    wxString GetTexeditDir() {
         wxFileName f = wxStandardPaths::Get().GetExecutablePath();
-        return f.GetPath().ToStdString();
+        return f.GetPath();
     }
 
-    std::string RelToExec(std::vector<std::string> dirs, std::string filename) {
+    wxString RelToExec(std::vector<wxString> dirs, wxString filename) {
         wxFileName f = wxFileName::DirName(GetTexeditDir());
         for (auto d : dirs) {
             f.AppendDir(d);
         }
 
-        return f.GetPath().ToStdString() + wxString{wxFileName::GetPathSeparator()}.ToStdString() + filename;
+        return f.GetPath() + wxString{wxFileName::GetPathSeparator()} + filename;
     }
 
-    std::string RelToExec(std::string filename) {
+    wxString RelToExec(wxString filename) {
         return RelToExec({}, filename);
     }
 
-    bool ValidateExecutable(std::string path) {
+    bool ValidateExecutable(wxString path) {
         wxFileName f{path};
         return f.FileExists() && f.IsFileExecutable();
     }
diff --git a/texedit/util/resources.hpp b/texedit/util/resources.hpp
index 7ee40a5..1c6fcfd 100644
--- a/texedit/util/resources.hpp
+++ b/texedit/util/resources.hpp
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
 #ifndef __texedit__resources_hpp__
 #define __texedit__resources_hpp__
 
-#include <string>
+#include <wx/string.h>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace te::util::res {
-    std::string GetTexeditDir();
+    wxString GetTexeditDir();
 
-    std::string RelToExec(std::vector<std::string> dirs, std::string filename);
-    std::string RelToExec(std::string filename);
+    wxString RelToExec(std::vector<wxString> dirs, wxString filename);
+    wxString RelToExec(wxString filename);
 
-    bool ValidateExecutable(std::string path);
+    bool ValidateExecutable(wxString path);
 }
 
 #endif