diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/App/DisplayedFilesModel.cpp b/src/Mod/Start/App/DisplayedFilesModel.cpp
index 7a174fcf8f..de3b3d1edf 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/App/DisplayedFilesModel.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/App/DisplayedFilesModel.cpp
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ std::string getThumbnailsImage()
 QString getThumbnailsName()
 {
 #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
-    return QString::fromLatin1("thumbnails/normal");
+    return QStringLiteral("thumbnails/normal");
 #else
-    return QString::fromLatin1("FreeCADStartThumbnails");
+    return QStringLiteral("FreeCADStartThumbnails");
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ QString getMD5Hash(const std::string& path)
     // Use MD5 hash as specified here:
     // https://specifications.freedesktop.org/thumbnail-spec/0.8.0/thumbsave.html
     QUrl url(QString::fromStdString(path));
-    url.setScheme(QString::fromLatin1("file"));
+    url.setScheme(QStringLiteral("file"));
     QCryptographicHash hash(QCryptographicHash::Md5);
     hash.addData(url.toEncoded());
     QByteArray ba = hash.result().toHex();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FileCardDelegate.cpp b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FileCardDelegate.cpp
index 35346ed13a..50df409286 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FileCardDelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FileCardDelegate.cpp
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ void FileCardDelegate::paint(QPainter* painter,
         _widget->setProperty("state", QStringLiteral("pressed"));
         if (qApp->styleSheet().isEmpty()) {
             QColor color = getSelectionColor();
-            style = QString::fromLatin1("QWidget#thumbnailWidget {"
-                                        " border: 2px solid rgb(%1, %2, %3);"
-                                        " border-radius: 4px;"
-                                        " padding: 2px;"
-                                        "}")
+            style = QStringLiteral("QWidget#thumbnailWidget {"
+                                   " border: 2px solid rgb(%1, %2, %3);"
+                                   " border-radius: 4px;"
+                                   " padding: 2px;"
+                                   "}")
                         .arg(color.red())
                         .arg(color.green())
                         .arg(color.blue());
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@ void FileCardDelegate::paint(QPainter* painter,
         _widget->setProperty("state", QStringLiteral("hovered"));
         if (qApp->styleSheet().isEmpty()) {
             QColor color = getBorderColor();
-            style = QString::fromLatin1("QWidget#thumbnailWidget {"
-                                        " border: 2px solid rgb(%1, %2, %3);"
-                                        " border-radius: 4px;"
-                                        " padding: 2px;"
-                                        "}")
+            style = QStringLiteral("QWidget#thumbnailWidget {"
+                                   " border: 2px solid rgb(%1, %2, %3);"
+                                   " border-radius: 4px;"
+                                   " padding: 2px;"
+                                   "}")
                         .arg(color.red())
                         .arg(color.green())
                         .arg(color.blue());
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ void FileCardDelegate::paint(QPainter* painter,
     }
     else if (qApp->styleSheet().isEmpty()) {
         QColor color = getBackgroundColor();
-        style = QString::fromLatin1("QWidget#thumbnailWidget {"
-                                    " background-color: rgb(%1, %2, %3);"
-                                    " border-radius: 8px;"
-                                    "}")
+        style = QStringLiteral("QWidget#thumbnailWidget {"
+                               " background-color: rgb(%1, %2, %3);"
+                               " border-radius: 8px;"
+                               "}")
                     .arg(color.red())
                     .arg(color.green())
                     .arg(color.blue());
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/GeneralSettingsWidget.cpp b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/GeneralSettingsWidget.cpp
index 727b6b76eb..3d6b024458 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/GeneralSettingsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/GeneralSettingsWidget.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ gsl::owner<QComboBox*> GeneralSettingsWidget::createLanguageComboBox()
     auto langToStr = Gui::Translator::instance()->activeLanguage();
     QByteArray language = hGrp->GetASCII("Language", langToStr.c_str()).c_str();
     auto comboBox = gsl::owner<QComboBox*>(new QComboBox);
-    comboBox->addItem(QString::fromLatin1("English"), QByteArray("English"));
+    comboBox->addItem(QStringLiteral("English"), QByteArray("English"));
     Gui::TStringMap list = Gui::Translator::instance()->supportedLocales();
     int index {1};
     for (auto it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it, ++index) {
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp
index 5c23df3eaf..0942ea80a2 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp
@@ -151,16 +151,16 @@ public:
         QColor pressed(38, 162, 105);  // NOLINT
         pressed = getUserColor(pressed, "FileCardSelectionColor");
 
-        return QString::fromLatin1("QPushButton {"
-                                   " background-color: rgb(%1, %2, %3);"
-                                   " border-radius: 8px;"
-                                   "}"
-                                   "QPushButton:hover {"
-                                   " border: 2px solid rgb(%4, %5, %6);"
-                                   "}"
-                                   "QPushButton:pressed {"
-                                   " border: 2px solid rgb(%7, %8, %9);"
-                                   "}")
+        return QStringLiteral("QPushButton {"
+                              " background-color: rgb(%1, %2, %3);"
+                              " border-radius: 8px;"
+                              "}"
+                              "QPushButton:hover {"
+                              " border: 2px solid rgb(%4, %5, %6);"
+                              "}"
+                              "QPushButton:pressed {"
+                              " border: 2px solid rgb(%7, %8, %9);"
+                              "}")
             .arg(background.red())
             .arg(background.green())
             .arg(background.blue())