diff --git a/launcher/StringUtils.h b/launcher/StringUtils.h
index d7706b0f..1799605b 100644
--- a/launcher/StringUtils.h
+++ b/launcher/StringUtils.h
@@ -5,15 +5,27 @@
 namespace StringUtils {
 
 #if defined Q_OS_WIN32
-inline std::wstring toStdString(QString s)
+using string = std::wstring;
+
+inline string toStdString(QString s)
 {
     return s.toStdWString();
 }
+inline QString fromStdString(string s)
+{
+    return QString::fromStdWString(s);
+}
 #else
-inline std::string toStdString(QString s)
+using string = std::string;
+
+inline string toStdString(QString s)
 {
     return s.toStdString();
 }
+inline QString fromStdString(string s)
+{
+    return QString::fromStdString(s);
+}
 #endif
 
 int naturalCompare(const QString& s1, const QString& s2, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs);