diff --git a/Engine/Vfs/game_archives.cpp b/Engine/Vfs/game_archives.cpp
index 5d5e6ac..e6cdfd4 100644
--- a/Engine/Vfs/game_archives.cpp
+++ b/Engine/Vfs/game_archives.cpp
@@ -74,12 +74,13 @@ GameArchives::GameArchives(fs::path root, const native_db::Node& layout) : root_
     const auto win32 = root_ / "Win32";
     for (fs::recursive_directory_iterator it(win32, error), end; it != end && !error; it.increment(error)) {
         if (!it->is_regular_file(error) || error) { error.clear(); continue; }
-        if (lower(it->path().extension().string()) != ".cas") continue;
-        const auto index = archive_index(it->path().stem().string());
+        if (lower(path_utf8(it->path().extension())) != ".cas") continue;
+        const auto index = archive_index(path_utf8(it->path().stem()));
         if (!index) continue;
         // Relative to Win32, because read() adds that itself.
-        const auto directory = fs::relative(it->path().parent_path(), win32, error).generic_string();
+        const auto relative = fs::relative(it->path().parent_path(), win32, error).generic_u8string();
         if (error) { error.clear(); continue; }
+        const std::string directory(relative.begin(), relative.end());
         directories_[directory].insert(*index);
     }
     for (const auto& [directory, archives] : directories_) byArchives[archives].push_back(directory);
diff --git a/Engine/Vfs/mod_catalog.cpp b/Engine/Vfs/mod_catalog.cpp
index a419b98..f3a7f75 100644
--- a/Engine/Vfs/mod_catalog.cpp
+++ b/Engine/Vfs/mod_catalog.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "mod_catalog.h"
+#include "Engine/Core/Platform/path_text.h"
 #include "builtin_packs.h"
 
 #include "mod_merge.h"
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ std::vector<std::pair<std::string, fs::path>> decks_inside(const fs::path& mod)
     std::error_code error;
     for (fs::directory_iterator at(mod / L"decks", error), end; !error && at != end; at.increment(error)) {
         if (!at->is_directory(error) || !fs::is_regular_file(at->path() / L"layout.toc", error)) continue;
-        auto name = lower(at->path().filename().string());
+        auto name = lower(path_utf8(at->path().filename()));
         if (deck_name(name)) found.emplace_back(std::move(name), at->path());
     }
     std::sort(found.begin(), found.end(), [](const auto& a, const auto& b) { return deck_before(a.first, b.first); });
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ std::vector<std::pair<std::string, fs::path>> installed_decks() {
         auto inside = decks_inside(at->path());
         for (auto& one : inside) decks.emplace_back(std::move(one.first), at->path());
         if (!inside.empty()) continue;
-        if (auto deck = board_break_deck_of(at->path().filename().string()); !deck.empty()) decks.emplace_back(std::move(deck), at->path());
+        if (auto deck = board_break_deck_of(path_utf8(at->path().filename())); !deck.empty()) decks.emplace_back(std::move(deck), at->path());
     }
     std::stable_sort(decks.begin(), decks.end(), [](const auto& a, const auto& b) { return deck_before(a.first, b.first); });
     return decks;
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ std::filesystem::path board_break_deck_folder(std::string_view deck) noexcept {
             const auto inside = decks_inside(at->path());
             for (const auto& one : inside)
                 if (one.first == wanted) return one.second;
-            if (inside.empty() && board_break_deck_of(at->path().filename().string()) == wanted) return at->path();
+            if (inside.empty() && board_break_deck_of(path_utf8(at->path().filename())) == wanted) return at->path();
         }
     } catch (...) {}
     return {};
diff --git a/Extension/BoardBreak/board_break_audio.cpp b/Extension/BoardBreak/board_break_audio.cpp
index b4cd452..92a4070 100644
--- a/Extension/BoardBreak/board_break_audio.cpp
+++ b/Extension/BoardBreak/board_break_audio.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "board_break_audio.h"
+#include "Engine/Core/Platform/path_text.h"
 #include "Engine/Core/Log/logging.h"
 #include <Windows.h>
 #include <mmsystem.h>
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ void load(Kind kind, const std::vector<std::filesystem::path>& files) noexcept {
             Sound sound;
             if (read_wave(file, sound)) read.push_back(std::move(sound));
             else logging::log(logging::Level::warning, logging::Channel::skater, "Board Break: {} is not a wave file it can play.",
-                              file.filename().string());
+                              path_utf8(file.filename()));
         } catch (...) {}
     }
     std::lock_guard lock(e.mutex);
diff --git a/Extension/Customization/item_browser.cpp b/Extension/Customization/item_browser.cpp
index c02e7d3..6c7e25c 100644
--- a/Extension/Customization/item_browser.cpp
+++ b/Extension/Customization/item_browser.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "item_browser.h"
+#include "Engine/Core/Platform/path_text.h"
 #include "local_customization_runtime.h"
 #include "Engine/Core/Json/json.h"
 #include "Engine/Core/Log/logging.h"
@@ -507,7 +508,7 @@ void log_roots(State& s, const md::Context& context) {
 void log_status(const State& s) {
     logging::log(Level::info, Channel::customization, "Item browser: {} grid(s), search \"{}\", filter {}, {} favorite(s), file {}.",
         s.grids.size(), s.search, filter_names[static_cast<std::size_t>(s.filter)], s.favorites.keys.size(),
-        s.favorites.file.string());
+        path_utf8(s.favorites.file));
     for (const auto& grid : s.grids) {
         std::string focus = "-";
         if (grid.focused >= 0 && static_cast<std::size_t>(grid.focused) < grid.shown.size())
diff --git a/Extension/Multiplayer/Session/session_commands.cpp b/Extension/Multiplayer/Session/session_commands.cpp
index c16b45c..3edec4d 100644
--- a/Extension/Multiplayer/Session/session_commands.cpp
+++ b/Extension/Multiplayer/Session/session_commands.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "session_internal.h"
+#include "Engine/Core/Platform/path_text.h"
 #include "Extension/Multiplayer/Steam/steam_social.h"
 #include "Extension/Multiplayer/Hud/native_indicators.h"
 #include "Extension/Multiplayer/Hud/native_player_ui.h"
@@ -435,11 +436,11 @@ std::string start_pose_dump(Session &s, std::string_view argument) {
     s.pose_dump.close();
     s.pose_dump.clear();
     s.pose_dump.open(file, std::ios::binary | std::ios::trunc);
-    if (!s.pose_dump) return "Could not write " + file.string() + ".";
+    if (!s.pose_dump) return "Could not write " + path_utf8(file) + ".";
     s.pose_dump.write("RSPD1\n", 6);
     s.pose_dump_until = now_us() + static_cast<std::uint64_t>(seconds) * 1000000;
     s.pose_dump_count = 0;
-    return "Recording your poses for " + std::to_string(seconds) + " s to " + file.string() + ". Skate as you normally would.";
+    return "Recording your poses for " + std::to_string(seconds) + " s to " + path_utf8(file) + ". Skate as you normally would.";
 }
 std::string edit_direct_connections(Session &s, std::string_view argument) {
     const auto enabled = parse_switch(argument, s.prefer_direct);
diff --git a/Launcher/gui.cpp b/Launcher/gui.cpp
index cc8cfa5..f98e16d 100644
--- a/Launcher/gui.cpp
+++ b/Launcher/gui.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "gui_internal.h"
 #include "gui_renderer.h"
+#include "Engine/Core/Platform/path_text.h"
 
 #include "Engine/Core/Log/logging.h"
 
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ ImFont* system_font(const wchar_t* file, float size) {
     const auto path = fs::path(windows.data()) / L"Fonts" / file;
     std::error_code error;
     if (!fs::is_regular_file(path, error)) return nullptr;
-    return ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF(path.string().c_str(), S(size));
+    return ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF(path_utf8(path).c_str(), S(size)); // (ImGui reads UTF-8)
 }
 
 Fonts load_fonts() {