diff --git a/src/font.cpp b/src/font.cpp
index 14ad46fc..768c6b9f 100644
--- a/src/font.cpp
+++ b/src/font.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class FontData
     friend class Font;
 
 private:
-    char *name;
+    String m_name;
     TileSet *tileset;
     ivec2 size;
 };
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ private:
 Font::Font(char const *path)
   : data(new FontData())
 {
-    data->name = (char *)malloc(7 + strlen(path) + 1);
-    sprintf(data->name, "<font> %s", path);
+    data->m_name = String("<font> ") + path;
 
     data->tileset = Tiler::Register(path, ivec2(0), ivec2(16));
     data->size = data->tileset->GetSize(0);
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ Font::Font(char const *path)
 Font::~Font()
 {
     Tiler::Deregister(data->tileset);
-    free(data->name);
     delete data;
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +64,7 @@ void Font::TickDraw(float seconds)
 
 char const *Font::GetName()
 {
-    return data->name;
+    return data->m_name.C();
 }
 
 void Font::Print(vec3 pos, char const *str, vec2 scale)
diff --git a/src/gpu/shader.cpp b/src/gpu/shader.cpp
index 5e1599ba..4618deaa 100644
--- a/src/gpu/shader.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/shader.cpp
@@ -344,14 +344,13 @@ ShaderUniform Shader::GetUniformLocation(char const *uni) const
     ShaderUniform ret;
 #if defined USE_D3D9 || defined _XBOX
     /* Global variables are prefixed with "$" */
-    char tmpname[128];
-    sprintf(tmpname, "$%s", uni);
+    String tmpname = String("$") + uni;
     D3DXCONSTANT_DESC cdesc;
     D3DXHANDLE hr;
     UINT count;
 
     count = 0;
-    hr = data->frag_table->GetConstantByName(nullptr, tmpname);
+    hr = data->frag_table->GetConstantByName(nullptr, tmpname.C());
     if (hr)
         data->frag_table->GetConstantDesc(hr, &cdesc, &count);
     if (count)
@@ -361,7 +360,7 @@ ShaderUniform Shader::GetUniformLocation(char const *uni) const
     }
 
     count = 0;
-    hr = data->vert_table->GetConstantByName(nullptr, tmpname);
+    hr = data->vert_table->GetConstantByName(nullptr, tmpname.C());
     if (hr)
         data->vert_table->GetConstantDesc(hr, &cdesc, &count);
     if (count)
diff --git a/src/sample.cpp b/src/sample.cpp
index d2d67d30..727e586d 100644
--- a/src/sample.cpp
+++ b/src/sample.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class SampleData
     friend class Sample;
 
 private:
-    char *name, *path;
+    String m_name;
 #if defined USE_SDL_MIXER
     Mix_Chunk *m_chunk;
     int m_channel;
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ private:
 Sample::Sample(char const *path)
   : data(new SampleData())
 {
-    data->name = (char *)malloc(9 + strlen(path) + 1);
-    data->path = data->name + 9;
-    sprintf(data->name, "<sample> %s", path);
+    data->m_name = String("<sample> ") + path;
 
 #if defined USE_SDL_MIXER
     Array<String> pathlist = System::GetPathList(path);
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ Sample::~Sample()
 #if defined USE_SDL_MIXER
     Mix_FreeChunk(data->m_chunk);
 #endif
-    free(data->name);
     delete data;
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +96,7 @@ void Sample::TickGame(float seconds)
 
 char const *Sample::GetName()
 {
-    return data->name;
+    return data->m_name.C();
 }
 
 void Sample::Play()
diff --git a/src/text.cpp b/src/text.cpp
index ead13c86..8763995d 100644
--- a/src/text.cpp
+++ b/src/text.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ class TextData
     friend class Text;
 
 private:
-    int font, align, length;
-    char *text;
+    int font, align;
+    String m_text;
     vec3 pos;
 };
 
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ Text::Text(char const *text, char const *font)
   : data(new TextData())
 {
     data->font = Forge::Register(font);
-    data->text = text ? strdup(text) : nullptr;
-    data->length = text ? strlen(text) : 0;
+    if (text)
+        data->m_text = text;
     data->pos = vec3(0, 0, 0);
 
     m_drawgroup = DRAWGROUP_HUD;
@@ -54,20 +54,12 @@ Text::Text(char const *text, char const *font)
 
 void Text::SetText(char const *text)
 {
-    if (data->text)
-        free(data->text);
-    data->text = text ? strdup(text) : nullptr;
-    data->length = text ? strlen(text) : 0;
+    data->m_text = text;
 }
 
 void Text::SetInt(int val)
 {
-    if (data->text)
-        free(data->text);
-    char text[128];
-    sprintf(text, "%i", val);
-    data->text = strdup(text);
-    data->length = strlen(text);
+    data->m_text = String::Printf("%i", val);
 }
 
 void Text::SetPos(vec3 pos)
@@ -90,22 +82,21 @@ void Text::TickDraw(float seconds)
 {
     Entity::TickDraw(seconds);
 
-    if (data->text)
+    int length = data->m_text.Count();
+    if (length)
     {
         Font *font = Forge::GetFont(data->font);
         vec3 delta(0.0f);
         if (data->align == ALIGN_RIGHT)
-            delta.x -= data->length * font->GetSize().x;
+            delta.x -= length * font->GetSize().x;
         else if (data->align == ALIGN_CENTER)
-            delta.x -= data->length * font->GetSize().x / 2;
-        font->Print(data->pos + delta, data->text);
+            delta.x -= length * font->GetSize().x / 2;
+        font->Print(data->pos + delta, data->m_text.C());
     }
 }
 
 Text::~Text()
 {
-    if (data->text)
-        free(data->text);
     Forge::Deregister(data->font);
     delete data;
 }
diff --git a/src/tileset.cpp b/src/tileset.cpp
index 6813c98e..dc7402b6 100644
--- a/src/tileset.cpp
+++ b/src/tileset.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class TileSetData
     friend class TileSet;
 
 private:
-    char *name, *path;
+    String m_name;
     int *tiles, ntiles;
     ivec2 size, isize, count;
     vec2 scale;
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ private:
 TileSet::TileSet(char const *path, ivec2 size, ivec2 count)
   : data(new TileSetData())
 {
-    data->name = (char *)malloc(10 + strlen(path) + 1);
-    data->path = data->name + 10;
-    sprintf(data->name, "<tileset> %s", path);
+    data->m_name = String("<tileset> ") + path;
 
     data->tiles = nullptr;
     data->m_texture = 0;
@@ -100,7 +98,6 @@ TileSet::TileSet(char const *path, ivec2 size, ivec2 count)
 TileSet::~TileSet()
 {
     free(data->tiles);
-    free(data->name);
     delete data;
 }
 
@@ -159,7 +156,7 @@ void TileSet::TickDraw(float seconds)
 
 char const *TileSet::GetName()
 {
-    return data->name;
+    return data->m_name.C();
 }
 
 ivec2 TileSet::GetCount() const