diff --git a/src/capture/widget/capturebutton.cpp b/src/capture/widget/capturebutton.cpp
index 0a40b9d3..b894fc09 100644
--- a/src/capture/widget/capturebutton.cpp
+++ b/src/capture/widget/capturebutton.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ QString CaptureButton::styleSheet() const {
 // get icon returns the icon for the type of button
 QIcon CaptureButton::icon() const {
     QString color(iconIsWhiteByColor(m_mainColor) ? "White" : "Black");
-    QString iconPath = QString(":/img/buttonIcons%1/%2")
+	QString iconPath = QStringLiteral(":/img/buttonIcons%1/%2")
             .arg(color).arg(m_tool->iconName());
     return QIcon(iconPath);
 }
diff --git a/src/capture/widget/capturewidget.cpp b/src/capture/widget/capturewidget.cpp
index c7cd878b..d22341e7 100644
--- a/src/capture/widget/capturewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/capture/widget/capturewidget.cpp
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ void CaptureWidget::updateSizeIndicator() {
     // The grabbed region is everything which is covered by the drawn
     // rectangles (border included, that's the reason of the +2).
     if (m_sizeIndButton){
-        m_sizeIndButton->setText(QString("%1\n%2")
+		m_sizeIndButton->setText(QStringLiteral("%1\n%2")
                                      .arg(m_selection.width()+2)
                                      .arg(m_selection.height()+2));
     }
diff --git a/src/capture/workers/imgur/imagelabel.cpp b/src/capture/workers/imgur/imagelabel.cpp
index 9aaaa26d..5b2fb62c 100644
--- a/src/capture/workers/imgur/imagelabel.cpp
+++ b/src/capture/workers/imgur/imagelabel.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ImageLabel::ImageLabel(QWidget *parent):
 
 void ImageLabel::setScreenshot(const QPixmap &pixmap) {
     m_pixmap = pixmap;
-    const QString tooltip = QString("%1x%2 px").arg(m_pixmap.width())
+	const QString tooltip = QStringLiteral("%1x%2 px").arg(m_pixmap.width())
             .arg(m_pixmap.height());
     setToolTip(tooltip);
     setScaledPixmap();
diff --git a/src/capture/workers/imgur/imguruploader.cpp b/src/capture/workers/imgur/imguruploader.cpp
index 664b9b5c..f0f98614 100644
--- a/src/capture/workers/imgur/imguruploader.cpp
+++ b/src/capture/workers/imgur/imguruploader.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void ImgurUploader::handleReply(QNetworkReply *reply) {
     if (reply->error() == QNetworkReply::NoError) {
         QString data = QString::fromUtf8(reply->readAll());
         QString imageID = data.split("\"").at(5);
-        QString url = QString("http://i.imgur.com/%1.png").arg(imageID);
+		QString url = QStringLiteral("http://i.imgur.com/%1.png").arg(imageID);
         m_imageURL.setUrl(url);
         onUploadOk();
     } else {
diff --git a/src/cli/commandlineparser.cpp b/src/cli/commandlineparser.cpp
index d9dfba1e..49ed385e 100644
--- a/src/cli/commandlineparser.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/commandlineparser.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ QStringList addDashToOptionNames(const QStringList &names) {
     for (const QString &name: names) {
         // prepend "-" to single character options, and "--" to the others
         QString dashedName = (name.length() == 1) ?
-                    QString("-%1").arg(name) :
-                    QString("--%1").arg(name);
+					QStringLiteral("-%1").arg(name) :
+					QStringLiteral("--%1").arg(name);
         dashedNames << dashedName;
     }
     return dashedNames;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ QString optionsToString(const QList<CommandOption> &options,
         QStringList dashedOptions = addDashToOptionNames(option.names());
         QString joinedDashedOptions = dashedOptions.join(", ");
         if (!option.valueName().isEmpty()) {
-            joinedDashedOptions += QString(" <%1>")
+			joinedDashedOptions += QStringLiteral(" <%1>")
                     .arg(option.valueName());
         }
         if (joinedDashedOptions.length() > size) {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ QString optionsToString(const QList<CommandOption> &options,
     if(!dashedOptionList.isEmpty()) {
         result += "Options:\n";
         for (int i = 0; i < options.length(); ++i) {
-            result += QString("  %1  %2\n")
+			result += QStringLiteral("  %1  %2\n")
                     .arg(dashedOptionList.at(i).leftJustified(size, ' '))
                     .arg(options.at(i).description());
         }
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ QString optionsToString(const QList<CommandOption> &options,
         result += "Arguments:\n";
     }
     for (int i = 0; i < arguments.length(); ++i) {
-        result += QString("  %1  %2\n")
+		result += QStringLiteral("  %1  %2\n")
                 .arg(arguments.at(i).name().leftJustified(size, ' '))
                 .arg(arguments.at(i).description());
     }
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ bool CommandLineParser::processArgs(const QStringList &args,
         --actualIt;
     } else {
         ok = false;
-        out << QString("'%1' is not a valid argument.").arg(argument);
+		out << QStringLiteral("'%1' is not a valid argument.").arg(argument);
     }
     return ok;
 }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ bool CommandLineParser::processOptions(const QStringList &args,
     ok =  isDoubleDashed ? arg.length() > 3 :
                 arg.length() == 2;
     if (!ok) {
-        out << QString("the option %1 has a wrong format.").arg(arg);
+		out << QStringLiteral("the option %1 has a wrong format.").arg(arg);
         return ok;
     }
     arg = isDoubleDashed ?
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ bool CommandLineParser::processOptions(const QStringList &args,
         if (argName.isEmpty()) {
             argName = qApp->applicationName();
         }
-        out << QString("the option '%1' is not a valid option "
+		out << QStringLiteral("the option '%1' is not a valid option "
                          "for the argument '%2'.").arg(arg)
                 .arg(argName);
         ok = false;
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ bool CommandLineParser::processOptions(const QStringList &args,
     CommandOption option = *optionIt;
     bool requiresValue = !(option.valueName().isEmpty());
     if (!requiresValue && equalsPos != -1) {
-        out << QString("the option '%1' contains a '=' and it doesn't "
+		out << QStringLiteral("the option '%1' contains a '=' and it doesn't "
                          "require a value.").arg(arg);
         ok = false;
         return ok;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ bool CommandLineParser::processOptions(const QStringList &args,
         if (actualIt+1 != args.cend()) {
             ++actualIt;
         } else {
-            out << QString("Expected value after the option '%1'.").arg(arg);
+			out << QStringLiteral("Expected value after the option '%1'.").arg(arg);
             ok = false;
             return ok;
         }
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ bool CommandLineParser::parse(const QStringList &args) {
         }
     }
     if (!ok && !m_generalErrorMessage.isEmpty()) {
-        out << QString(" %1\n").arg(m_generalErrorMessage);
+		out << QStringLiteral(" %1\n").arg(m_generalErrorMessage);
     }
     return ok;
 }
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ void CommandLineParser::printHelp(QStringList args, const Node *node) {
         argName = qApp->applicationName();
     }
     QString argText = node->subNodes.isEmpty() ? "" : "[arguments]";
-    helpText += QString("Usage: %1 [%2-options] %3\n\n").arg(args.join(" "))
+	helpText += QStringLiteral("Usage: %1 [%2-options] %3\n\n")
+			.arg(args.join(" "))
             .arg(argName).arg(argText);
     // add command options and subarguments
     QList<CommandArgument> subArgs;
diff --git a/src/config/buttonlistview.cpp b/src/config/buttonlistview.cpp
index f5c418e0..dc6babc9 100644
--- a/src/config/buttonlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/config/buttonlistview.cpp
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ void ButtonListView::initButtonList() {
         // when the background is lighter than gray, it uses the white icons
         QColor bgColor = this->palette().color(QWidget::backgroundRole());
         QString color = bgColor.valueF() < 0.6 ? "White" : "Black";
-        QString iconPath = QString(":/img/buttonIcons%1/%2")
+		QString iconPath = QStringLiteral(":/img/buttonIcons%1/%2")
                 .arg(color).arg(tool->iconName());
         if (t == CaptureButton::TYPE_SELECTIONINDICATOR) {
-            iconPath = QString(":/img/buttonIcons%1/size_indicator.png")
+			iconPath = QStringLiteral(":/img/buttonIcons%1/size_indicator.png")
                     .arg(color);
         }
         m_buttonItem->setIcon(QIcon(iconPath));
diff --git a/src/config/filenameeditor.cpp b/src/config/filenameeditor.cpp
index 5e8b8b1b..4b12b62d 100644
--- a/src/config/filenameeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/config/filenameeditor.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void FileNameEditor::initWidgets() {
     m_outputLabel = new QLineEdit(this);
     m_outputLabel->setDisabled(true);
     QString foreground = this->palette().foreground().color().name();
-    m_outputLabel->setStyleSheet(QString("color: %1").arg(foreground));
+	m_outputLabel->setStyleSheet(QStringLiteral("color: %1").arg(foreground));
     QPalette pal = m_outputLabel->palette();
     QColor color = pal.color(QPalette::Disabled, m_outputLabel->backgroundRole());
     pal.setColor(QPalette::Active, m_outputLabel->backgroundRole(), color);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 22ae776a..b6b96d04 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -265,9 +265,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             QString newFilename(parser.value(filenameOption));
             config.setFilenamePattern(newFilename);
             FileNameHandler fh;
-            QTextStream(stdout) << QString("The new pattern is '%1'\n"
-                                         "Parsed pattern example: %2\n").arg(newFilename)
-                                 .arg(fh.parsedPattern());
+			QTextStream(stdout)
+					<< QStringLiteral("The new pattern is '%1'\n"
+									  "Parsed pattern example: %2\n").arg(newFilename)
+					   .arg(fh.parsedPattern());
         }
         if (tray) {
             QDBusMessage m = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall("org.dharkael.Flameshot",
diff --git a/src/utils/desktopfileparse.cpp b/src/utils/desktopfileparse.cpp
index 7843048a..e531f48b 100644
--- a/src/utils/desktopfileparse.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/desktopfileparse.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 DesktopFileParser::DesktopFileParser() {
     QString locale = QLocale().name();
     QString localeShort = QLocale().name().left(2);
-    m_localeName = QString("Name[%1]").arg(locale);
-    m_localeDescription = QString("Comment[%1]").arg(locale);
-    m_localeNameShort = QString("Name[%1]").arg(localeShort);
-    m_localeDescriptionShort = QString("Comment[%1]")
+	m_localeName = QStringLiteral("Name[%1]").arg(locale);
+	m_localeDescription = QStringLiteral("Comment[%1]").arg(locale);
+	m_localeNameShort = QStringLiteral("Name[%1]").arg(localeShort);
+	m_localeDescriptionShort = QStringLiteral("Comment[%1]")
             .arg(localeShort);
 	m_defaultIcon = QIcon::fromTheme("application-x-executable");
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/systemnotification.cpp b/src/utils/systemnotification.cpp
index 40725cff..6df30d4d 100644
--- a/src/utils/systemnotification.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/systemnotification.cpp
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 
 SystemNotification::SystemNotification(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent) {
-    m_interface = new QDBusInterface("org.freedesktop.Notifications",
-                                     "/org/freedesktop/Notifications",
-                                     "org.freedesktop.Notifications",
+	m_interface = new QDBusInterface(QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.Notifications"),
+									 QStringLiteral("/org/freedesktop/Notifications"),
+									 QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.Notifications"),
                                      QDBusConnection::sessionBus(),
                                      this);
 }