diff --git a/src/anm2/anm2.cpp b/src/anm2/anm2.cpp
index 4e040ad..7a78b79 100644
--- a/src/anm2/anm2.cpp
+++ b/src/anm2/anm2.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace anm2ed::anm2
   {
     XMLDocument document;
 
-    if (document.LoadFile(path.c_str()) != XML_SUCCESS)
+    if (document.LoadFile(path.string().c_str()) != XML_SUCCESS)
     {
       if (errorString) *errorString = document.ErrorStr();
       return;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace anm2ed::anm2
     XMLDocument document;
     document.InsertFirstChild(to_element(document));
 
-    if (document.SaveFile(path.c_str()) != XML_SUCCESS)
+    if (document.SaveFile(path.string().c_str()) != XML_SUCCESS)
     {
       if (errorString) *errorString = document.ErrorStr();
       return false;
diff --git a/src/anm2/anm2_sounds.cpp b/src/anm2/anm2_sounds.cpp
index 2b46925..ac25f02 100644
--- a/src/anm2/anm2_sounds.cpp
+++ b/src/anm2/anm2_sounds.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ namespace anm2ed::anm2
     labels.emplace_back(localize.get(BASIC_NONE));
     for (auto& [id, sound] : content.sounds)
     {
-      auto pathCStr = sound.path.c_str();
-      labels.emplace_back(std::vformat(localize.get(FORMAT_SOUND), std::make_format_args(id, pathCStr)));
+      auto pathString = sound.path.string();
+      labels.emplace_back(std::vformat(localize.get(FORMAT_SOUND), std::make_format_args(id, pathString)));
     }
     return labels;
   }
diff --git a/src/anm2/anm2_spritesheets.cpp b/src/anm2/anm2_spritesheets.cpp
index f351d46..93972e8 100644
--- a/src/anm2/anm2_spritesheets.cpp
+++ b/src/anm2/anm2_spritesheets.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ namespace anm2ed::anm2
     labels.emplace_back(localize.get(BASIC_NONE));
     for (auto& [id, spritesheet] : content.spritesheets)
     {
-      auto pathCStr = spritesheet.path.c_str();
-      labels.emplace_back(std::vformat(localize.get(FORMAT_SPRITESHEET), std::make_format_args(id, pathCStr)));
+      auto pathString = spritesheet.path.string();
+      labels.emplace_back(std::vformat(localize.get(FORMAT_SPRITESHEET), std::make_format_args(id, pathString)));
     }
     return labels;
   }
diff --git a/src/dialog.cpp b/src/dialog.cpp
index 81c0949..b32f8ac 100644
--- a/src/dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/dialog.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace anm2ed
   void Dialog::file_explorer_open(const std::filesystem::path& path)
   {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    ShellExecuteA(NULL, "open", path.c_str(), NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
+    ShellExecuteA(NULL, "open", path.string().c_str(), NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
 #elif __unix__
     system(std::format("xdg-open \"{}\" &", path.c_str()).c_str());
 #else
diff --git a/src/imgui/taskbar.cpp b/src/imgui/taskbar.cpp
index 57ce9c3..069d486 100644
--- a/src/imgui/taskbar.cpp
+++ b/src/imgui/taskbar.cpp
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ namespace anm2ed::imgui
 
       if (dialog.is_selected(dialog::FFMPEG_PATH_SET))
       {
-        ffmpegPath = dialog.path;
+        ffmpegPath = dialog.path.string();
         dialog.reset();
       }
 
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ namespace anm2ed::imgui
 
       if (dialog.is_selected(dialogType))
       {
-        path = dialog.path;
+        path = dialog.path.string();
         dialog.reset();
       }
 
diff --git a/src/imgui/window/sounds.cpp b/src/imgui/window/sounds.cpp
index 993b6de..a9c8854 100644
--- a/src/imgui/window/sounds.cpp
+++ b/src/imgui/window/sounds.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ namespace anm2ed::imgui
             bool isValid = sound.is_valid();
             auto& soundIcon = isValid ? resources.icons[icon::SOUND] : resources.icons[icon::NONE];
             auto tintColor = !isValid ? ImVec4(1.0f, 0.25f, 0.25f, 1.0f) : ImVec4(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
-            auto pathCStr = sound.path.c_str();
+            auto pathCStr = sound.path.string().c_str();
 
             ImGui::SetNextItemSelectionUserData(id);
             ImGui::SetNextItemStorageID(id);
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ namespace anm2ed::imgui
             if (ImGui::BeginItemTooltip())
             {
               ImGui::PushFont(resources.fonts[font::BOLD].get(), font::SIZE);
-              ImGui::TextUnformatted(sound.path.c_str());
+              ImGui::TextUnformatted(pathCStr);
               ImGui::PopFont();
               ImGui::Text("%s: %d", localize.get(BASIC_ID), id);
               if (!isValid)
diff --git a/src/loader.cpp b/src/loader.cpp
index 32dc249..5ec1c20 100644
--- a/src/loader.cpp
+++ b/src/loader.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ namespace anm2ed
     ImGui::GetStyle().FontScaleMain = settings.uiScale;
     io.ConfigWindowsMoveFromTitleBarOnly = true;
 
-    ImGui::LoadIniSettingsFromDisk(settings_path().c_str());
+    ImGui::LoadIniSettingsFromDisk(settings_path().string().c_str());
 
     if (isSocketThread)
     {
diff --git a/src/resource/texture.cpp b/src/resource/texture.cpp
index 9d8c66b..13d7d79 100644
--- a/src/resource/texture.cpp
+++ b/src/resource/texture.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace anm2ed::resource
 
   Texture::Texture(const std::filesystem::path& pngPath)
   {
-    if (const uint8_t* data = stbi_load(pngPath.c_str(), &size.x, &size.y, nullptr, CHANNELS); data)
+    if (const uint8_t* data = stbi_load(pngPath.string().c_str(), &size.x, &size.y, nullptr, CHANNELS); data)
     {
       upload(data);
       stbi_image_free((void*)data);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ namespace anm2ed::resource
 
   bool Texture::write_png(const std::filesystem::path& path)
   {
-    return stbi_write_png(path.c_str(), size.x, size.y, CHANNELS, this->pixels.data(), size.x * CHANNELS);
+    return stbi_write_png(path.string().c_str(), size.x, size.y, CHANNELS, this->pixels.data(), size.x * CHANNELS);
   }
 
   vec4 Texture::pixel_read(vec2 position) const
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index d414f40..300345c 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <string>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>