diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e9f4da609..27916f187 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ add_library(jngl ${SRC})
 file(GLOB HEADERS src/*.hpp src/jngl/*.hpp)
 target_sources(jngl PRIVATE ${HEADERS})
 
-target_compile_features(jngl PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+target_compile_features(jngl PUBLIC cxx_std_20)
 
 set_target_properties(jngl PROPERTIES
   INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/
diff --git a/src/ImageDataWebP.cpp b/src/ImageDataWebP.cpp
index 649895982..26a02af3f 100644
--- a/src/ImageDataWebP.cpp
+++ b/src/ImageDataWebP.cpp
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@
 
 namespace jngl {
 
-ImageDataWebP::ImageDataWebP(std::string filename, FILE* file, double scaleFactor)
-: filename(std::move(filename)) {
+ImageDataWebP::ImageDataWebP(std::string_view filename, FILE* file, double scaleFactor)
+: filename(filename) {
 	fseek(file, 0, SEEK_END);
 	auto filesize = ftell(file);
 	fseek(file, 0, SEEK_SET);
 
 	std::vector<uint8_t> buf(filesize);
 	if (!fread(&buf[0], filesize, 1, file)) {
-		throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Couldn't open WebP file. (" + this->filename + ")"));
+		throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Couldn't open WebP file. ({})", filename));
 	}
 
 	if (!WebPGetInfo(&buf[0], filesize, &imgWidth, &imgHeight)) {
-		throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Invalid WebP file. (" + this->filename + ")"));
+		throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Invalid WebP file. ({})", filename));
 	}
 
 	WebPInitDecoderConfig(&config);
diff --git a/src/ImageDataWebP.hpp b/src/ImageDataWebP.hpp
index c58e65ac3..0a2fa64c8 100644
--- a/src/ImageDataWebP.hpp
+++ b/src/ImageDataWebP.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace jngl {
 
 class ImageDataWebP : public ImageData {
 public:
-	ImageDataWebP(std::string filename, FILE*, double scaleFactor);
+	ImageDataWebP(std::string_view filename, FILE*, double scaleFactor);
 	~ImageDataWebP() override;
 	ImageDataWebP(const ImageDataWebP&) = delete;
 	ImageDataWebP& operator=(const ImageDataWebP&) = delete;
diff --git a/src/jngl/sprite.cpp b/src/jngl/sprite.cpp
index 09670342d..3d8efe181 100644
--- a/src/jngl/sprite.cpp
+++ b/src/jngl/sprite.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 namespace jngl {
 
-std::shared_ptr<Texture> getTexture(const std::string& filename) {
+std::shared_ptr<Texture> getTexture(std::string_view filename) {
 	auto it = textures.find(filename);
 	if (it == textures.end()) {
 		return nullptr;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Sprite::Sprite(const unsigned char* const bytes, const size_t width, const size_
 	setCenter(0, 0);
 }
 
-Sprite::Sprite(const std::string& filename, LoadType loadType) : texture(getTexture(filename)) {
+Sprite::Sprite(std::string_view filename, LoadType loadType) : texture(getTexture(filename)) {
 	if (texture) {
 		width = texture->getPreciseWidth();
 		height = texture->getPreciseHeight();
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Sprite::Sprite(const std::string& filename, LoadType loadType) : texture(getText
 		jngl::debug(filename);
 		jngl::debug("... ");
 	}
-	auto fullFilename = pathPrefix + filename;
+	auto fullFilename = std::format("{}{}", pathPrefix, filename);
 	const char* extensions[] = {
 #ifndef NOWEBP
 		".webp",
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Sprite::Sprite(const std::string& filename, LoadType loadType) : texture(getText
 #endif
 		".bmp"
 	};
-	std::function<Finally(Sprite*, std::string, FILE*, bool)> functions[] = {
+	std::function<Finally(Sprite*, std::string_view, FILE*, bool)> functions[] = {
 #ifndef NOWEBP
 		&Sprite::LoadWebP,
 #endif
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Sprite::Sprite(const std::string& filename, LoadType loadType) : texture(getText
 		&Sprite::LoadBMP
 	};
 	const size_t size = sizeof(extensions) / sizeof(extensions[0]);
-	std::function<Finally(Sprite*, std::string, FILE*, bool)> loadFunction;
+	std::function<Finally(Sprite*, std::string_view, FILE*, bool)> loadFunction;
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
 		if (boost::algorithm::ends_with(fullFilename, extensions[i])) {
 			loadFunction = functions[i];
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ const Shader& Sprite::vertexShader() {
 }
 
 #ifndef NOPNG
-Finally Sprite::LoadPNG(const std::string& filename, FILE* const fp, const bool halfLoad) {
+Finally Sprite::LoadPNG(std::string_view filename, FILE* const fp, const bool halfLoad) {
 	const unsigned int PNG_BYTES_TO_CHECK = 4;
 	png_byte buf[PNG_BYTES_TO_CHECK];
 
@@ -299,20 +299,20 @@ void Sprite::cleanUpRowPointers(std::vector<unsigned char*>& buf) {
 	}
 }
 
-Finally Sprite::LoadBMP(const std::string& filename, FILE* const fp, const bool halfLoad) {
+Finally Sprite::LoadBMP(std::string_view filename, FILE* const fp, const bool halfLoad) {
 	fseek(fp, 10, SEEK_SET);
 	BMPHeader header{};
 	if (!fread(&header, sizeof(header), 1, fp)) {
-		throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Error reading file. (" + filename + ")"));
+		throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Error reading file. ({})", filename));
 	}
 	if (header.headerSize != 40) {
-		throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Unsupported header size. (" + filename + ")"));
+		throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Unsupported header size. ({})", filename));
 	}
 	if (header.bpp != 24) {
-		throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Bpp not supported. (" + filename + ")"));
+		throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Bpp not supported. ({})", filename));
 	}
 	if (header.compression != 0) {
-		throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Compression not supported. (" + filename + ")"));
+		throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Compression not supported. ({})", filename));
 	}
 	if (header.dataSize == 0) {
 		header.dataSize = header.width * header.height * 3;
@@ -327,19 +327,19 @@ Finally Sprite::LoadBMP(const std::string& filename, FILE* const fp, const bool
 		header.height = -header.height;
 		for (int i = 0; i < header.height; ++i) {
 			if (fseek(fp, header.dataOffset + i * header.width * 3, SEEK_SET) != 0) {
-				throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Error reading file. (" + filename + ")"));
+				throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Error reading file. ({})", filename));
 			}
 			if (!fread(buf[i], header.width * 3, 1, fp)) {
-				throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Error reading data. (" + filename + ")"));
+				throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Error reading data. ({})", filename));
 			}
 		}
 	} else { // "bottom-up"-Bitmap
 		for (int i = header.height - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
 			if (fseek(fp, header.dataOffset + i * header.width * 3, SEEK_SET) != 0) {
-				throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Error reading file. (" + filename + ")"));
+				throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Error reading file. ({})", filename));
 			}
 			if (!fread(buf[(header.height - 1) - i], header.width * 3, 1, fp)) {
-				throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Error reading data. (" + filename + ")"));
+				throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Error reading data. ({})", filename));
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ Finally Sprite::LoadBMP(const std::string& filename, FILE* const fp, const bool
 	return Finally(nullptr);
 }
 #ifndef NOJPEG
-Finally Sprite::LoadJPG(const std::string& filename, FILE* file, const bool halfLoad) {
+Finally Sprite::LoadJPG(std::string_view filename, FILE* file, const bool halfLoad) {
 	jpeg_decompress_struct info{};
 	JpegErrorMgr err{};
 	info.err = jpeg_std_error(&err.pub);
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ Finally Sprite::LoadJPG(const std::string& filename, FILE* file, const bool half
 }
 #endif
 #ifndef NOWEBP
-Finally Sprite::LoadWebP(const std::string& filename, FILE* file, const bool halfLoad) {
+Finally Sprite::LoadWebP(std::string_view filename, FILE* file, const bool halfLoad) {
 	auto imageData = std::make_shared<ImageDataWebP>(filename, file, getScaleFactor());
 	width = static_cast<float>(imageData->getImageWidth() * getScaleFactor());
 	height = static_cast<float>(imageData->getImageHeight() * getScaleFactor());
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ Finally Sprite::LoadWebP(const std::string& filename, FILE* file, const bool hal
 }
 #endif
 
-void Sprite::loadTexture(const int scaledWidth, const int scaledHeight, const std::string& filename,
+void Sprite::loadTexture(const int scaledWidth, const int scaledHeight, std::string_view filename,
                          const bool halfLoad, const unsigned int format,
                          const unsigned char* const* const rowPointers,
                          const unsigned char* const data) {
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ void Sprite::loadTexture(const int scaledWidth, const int scaledHeight, const st
 		if (halfLoad) {
 			return;
 		}
-		throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Window hasn't been created yet. (" + filename + ")"));
+		throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Window hasn't been created yet. ({})", filename));
 	}
 	texture = std::make_shared<Texture>(width, height, scaledWidth, scaledHeight, rowPointers,
 	                                    format, data);
diff --git a/src/jngl/sprite.hpp b/src/jngl/sprite.hpp
index dcd04c7fb..7648cf35c 100644
--- a/src/jngl/sprite.hpp
+++ b/src/jngl/sprite.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "ShaderProgram.hpp"
 #include "Vec2.hpp"
 
+#include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace jngl {
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ class Sprite : public Drawable {
 	};
 
 	Sprite(const unsigned char* bytes, size_t width, size_t height);
-	explicit Sprite(const std::string& filename, LoadType loadType = LoadType::NORMAL);
+	explicit Sprite(std::string_view filename, LoadType loadType = LoadType::NORMAL);
 	void step() override;
 	void draw() const override;
 
@@ -72,10 +73,10 @@ class Sprite : public Drawable {
 
 private:
 	static void cleanUpRowPointers(std::vector<unsigned char*>& buf);
-	void loadTexture(int scaledWidth, int scaledHeight, const std::string& filename, bool halfLoad,
+	void loadTexture(int scaledWidth, int scaledHeight, std::string_view filename, bool halfLoad,
 	                 unsigned int format, const unsigned char* const* rowPointers,
 	                 const unsigned char* data = nullptr);
-	Finally LoadPNG(const std::string& filename, FILE* fp, bool halfLoad);
+	Finally LoadPNG(std::string_view filename, FILE* fp, bool halfLoad);
 	struct BMPHeader {
 		unsigned int dataOffset;
 		unsigned int headerSize;
@@ -86,18 +87,18 @@ class Sprite : public Drawable {
 		unsigned int compression;
 		unsigned int dataSize;
 	};
-	Finally LoadBMP(const std::string& filename, FILE* fp, bool halfLoad);
+	Finally LoadBMP(std::string_view filename, FILE* fp, bool halfLoad);
 #ifndef NOJPEG
-	Finally LoadJPG(const std::string& filename, FILE* file, bool halfLoad);
+	Finally LoadJPG(std::string_view filename, FILE* file, bool halfLoad);
 #endif
 #ifndef NOWEBP
-	Finally LoadWebP(const std::string& filename, FILE* file, bool halfLoad);
+	Finally LoadWebP(std::string_view filename, FILE* file, bool halfLoad);
 #endif
 
 	std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture;
 };
 
-void draw(const std::string& filename, double x, double y);
+void draw(std::string_view filename, double x, double y);
 
 template <class Vect> void draw(const std::string& filename, Vect pos) {
 	draw(filename, pos.x, pos.y);
diff --git a/src/spriteimpl.cpp b/src/spriteimpl.cpp
index e0078f0a1..d63789c7f 100644
--- a/src/spriteimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/spriteimpl.cpp
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ void setSpriteAlpha(unsigned char alpha) {
 	setSpriteColor(spriteColorRed, spriteColorGreen, spriteColorBlue, alpha);
 }
 
-std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Sprite>> sprites_;
+std::unordered_map<std::string_view, std::shared_ptr<Sprite>> sprites_;
 
 // halfLoad is used, if we only want to find out the width or height of an image. Load won't throw
 // an exception then
-Sprite& GetSprite(const std::string& filename, const Sprite::LoadType loadType) {
+Sprite& GetSprite(std::string_view filename, const Sprite::LoadType loadType) {
 	auto it = sprites_.find(filename);
 	if (it == sprites_.end()) { // texture hasn't been loaded yet?
 		if (loadType != Sprite::LoadType::HALF) {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Sprite& GetSprite(const std::string& filename, const Sprite::LoadType loadType)
 	return *(it->second);
 }
 
-void draw(const std::string& filename, double x, double y) {
+void draw(std::string_view filename, double x, double y) {
 	auto& s = GetSprite(filename);
 	s.setPos(x, y);
 	s.draw();
diff --git a/src/spriteimpl.hpp b/src/spriteimpl.hpp
index 32d7be23b..a7b0cdec3 100644
--- a/src/spriteimpl.hpp
+++ b/src/spriteimpl.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 namespace jngl {
 
 Finally loadSprite(const std::string&);
-Sprite& GetSprite(const std::string& filename, Sprite::LoadType loadType = Sprite::LoadType::NORMAL);
+Sprite& GetSprite(std::string_view filename, Sprite::LoadType loadType = Sprite::LoadType::NORMAL);
 
 extern unsigned char spriteColorRed, spriteColorGreen, spriteColorBlue, spriteColorAlpha,
                      colorRed,       colorGreen,       colorBlue,       colorAlpha;
diff --git a/src/texture.cpp b/src/texture.cpp
index 97ac0b420..83bc9bff2 100644
--- a/src/texture.cpp
+++ b/src/texture.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 namespace jngl {
 
-std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Texture>> textures;
+std::unordered_map<std::string_view, std::shared_ptr<Texture>> textures;
 
 ShaderProgram* Texture::textureShaderProgram = nullptr;
 Shader* Texture::textureVertexShader = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/texture.hpp b/src/texture.hpp
index f9c504fef..9580d2784 100644
--- a/src/texture.hpp
+++ b/src/texture.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ class Texture {
 	std::vector<GLfloat> vertexes;
 };
 
-extern std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Texture>> textures;
+extern std::unordered_map<std::string_view, std::shared_ptr<Texture>> textures;
 
 } // namespace jngl