diff --git a/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp b/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp
index 2e64168046..9d90a542be 100644
--- a/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp
+++ b/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void loadCell(const Arguments& info, ESM::Cell &cell, ESM::ESMReader &esm, ESMDa
     }
 }
 
-void printRawTes3(const std::string& path)
+void printRawTes3(std::string_view path)
 {
     std::cout << "TES3 RAW file listing: " << path << '\n';
     ESM::ESMReader esm;
diff --git a/components/esm3/esmreader.cpp b/components/esm3/esmreader.cpp
index 08cd100ab1..68228a8156 100644
--- a/components/esm3/esmreader.cpp
+++ b/components/esm3/esmreader.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void ESMReader::resolveParentFileIndices(const std::vector<ESMReader>& allPlugin
     }
 }
 
-void ESMReader::openRaw(std::unique_ptr<std::istream>&& stream, const std::string& name)
+void ESMReader::openRaw(std::unique_ptr<std::istream>&& stream, std::string_view name)
 {
     close();
     mEsm = std::move(stream);
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ void ESMReader::openRaw(std::unique_ptr<std::istream>&& stream, const std::strin
     mEsm->seekg(0, mEsm->beg);
 }
 
-void ESMReader::openRaw(const std::string& filename)
+void ESMReader::openRaw(std::string_view filename)
 {
-    openRaw(Files::openBinaryInputFileStream(filename), filename);
+    openRaw(Files::openBinaryInputFileStream(std::string(filename)), filename);
 }
 
 void ESMReader::open(std::unique_ptr<std::istream>&& stream, const std::string &name)
diff --git a/components/esm3/esmreader.hpp b/components/esm3/esmreader.hpp
index 2c987ef025..658a409ed6 100644
--- a/components/esm3/esmreader.hpp
+++ b/components/esm3/esmreader.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
 
   /// Raw opening. Opens the file and sets everything up but doesn't
   /// parse the header.
-  void openRaw(std::unique_ptr<std::istream>&& stream, const std::string &name);
+  void openRaw(std::unique_ptr<std::istream>&& stream, std::string_view name);
 
   /// Load ES file from a new stream, parses the header. Closes the
   /// currently open file first, if any.
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
 
   void open(const std::string &file);
 
-  void openRaw(const std::string &filename);
+  void openRaw(std::string_view filename);
 
   /// Get the current position in the file. Make sure that the file has been opened!
   size_t getFileOffset() const { return mEsm->tellg(); };
diff --git a/components/shader/shadervisitor.cpp b/components/shader/shadervisitor.cpp
index 4ef0d7a0ea..57fe2cb0e8 100644
--- a/components/shader/shadervisitor.cpp
+++ b/components/shader/shadervisitor.cpp
@@ -292,12 +292,9 @@ namespace Shader
     }
 
     const char* defaultTextures[] = { "diffuseMap", "normalMap", "emissiveMap", "darkMap", "detailMap", "envMap", "specularMap", "decalMap", "bumpMap", "glossMap" };
-    bool isTextureNameRecognized(const std::string& name)
+    bool isTextureNameRecognized(std::string_view name)
     {
-        for (unsigned int i=0; i<sizeof(defaultTextures)/sizeof(defaultTextures[0]); ++i)
-            if (name == defaultTextures[i])
-                return true;
-        return false;
+        return std::find(std::begin(defaultTextures), std::end(defaultTextures), name) != std::end(defaultTextures);
     }
 
     void ShaderVisitor::applyStateSet(osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet> stateset, osg::Node& node)
diff --git a/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.cpp b/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.cpp
index 7e7d3101fc..6e04db8db4 100644
--- a/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.cpp
+++ b/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.cpp
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ std::string_view Utf8Encoder::getLegacyEnc(std::string_view input)
     return mImpl.getLegacyEnc(input, BufferAllocationPolicy::UseGrowFactor, mBuffer);
 }
 
-ToUTF8::FromType ToUTF8::calculateEncoding(const std::string& encodingName)
+ToUTF8::FromType ToUTF8::calculateEncoding(std::string_view encodingName)
 {
     if (encodingName == "win1250")
         return ToUTF8::WINDOWS_1250;
@@ -357,10 +357,10 @@ ToUTF8::FromType ToUTF8::calculateEncoding(const std::string& encodingName)
     else if (encodingName == "win1252")
         return ToUTF8::WINDOWS_1252;
     else
-        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Unknown encoding '") + encodingName + std::string("', see openmw --help for available options."));
+        throw std::runtime_error("Unknown encoding '" + std::string(encodingName) + "', see openmw --help for available options.");
 }
 
-std::string ToUTF8::encodingUsingMessage(const std::string& encodingName)
+std::string ToUTF8::encodingUsingMessage(std::string_view encodingName)
 {
     if (encodingName == "win1250")
         return "Using Central and Eastern European font encoding.";
@@ -369,5 +369,5 @@ std::string ToUTF8::encodingUsingMessage(const std::string& encodingName)
     else if (encodingName == "win1252")
         return "Using default (English) font encoding.";
     else
-        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Unknown encoding '") + encodingName + std::string("', see openmw --help for available options."));
+        throw std::runtime_error("Unknown encoding '" + std::string(encodingName) + "', see openmw --help for available options.");
 }
diff --git a/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.hpp b/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.hpp
index 037e3ea3bf..918f03aa9f 100644
--- a/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.hpp
+++ b/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.hpp
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ namespace ToUTF8
         UseGrowFactor,
     };
 
-    FromType calculateEncoding(const std::string& encodingName);
-    std::string encodingUsingMessage(const std::string& encodingName);
+    FromType calculateEncoding(std::string_view encodingName);
+    std::string encodingUsingMessage(std::string_view encodingName);
 
     class StatelessUtf8Encoder
     {