diff --git a/src/common/byte_stream.cpp b/src/common/byte_stream.cpp
index f2f4a36f9..d73b7ee92 100644
--- a/src/common/byte_stream.cpp
+++ b/src/common/byte_stream.cpp
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ bool ByteStream::WriteS64(s64 dest)
   return Write2(&dest, sizeof(s64));
 }
 
-bool ByteStream::WriteSizePrefixedString(const std::string_view& str)
+bool ByteStream::WriteSizePrefixedString(std::string_view str)
 {
   const u32 size = static_cast<u32>(str.size());
   return (Write2(&size, sizeof(size)) && (size == 0 || Write2(str.data(), size)));
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ std::string ByteStream::ReadStreamToString(ByteStream* stream, bool seek_to_star
   return ret;
 }
 
-bool ByteStream::WriteStreamToString(const std::string_view& sv, ByteStream* stream)
+bool ByteStream::WriteStreamToString(std::string_view sv, ByteStream* stream)
 {
   if (sv.size() > std::numeric_limits<u32>::max())
     return false;
diff --git a/src/common/byte_stream.h b/src/common/byte_stream.h
index df02397cc..05318691c 100644
--- a/src/common/byte_stream.h
+++ b/src/common/byte_stream.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public:
   bool WriteS16(s16 dest);
   bool WriteS32(s32 dest);
   bool WriteS64(s64 dest);
-  bool WriteSizePrefixedString(const std::string_view& str);
+  bool WriteSizePrefixedString(std::string_view str);
 
   // base byte stream creation functions
   // opens a local file-based stream. fills in error if passed, and returns false if the file cannot be opened.
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public:
   static u32 CopyBytes(ByteStream* pSourceStream, u32 byteCount, ByteStream* pDestinationStream);
 
   static std::string ReadStreamToString(ByteStream* stream, bool seek_to_start = true);
-  static bool WriteStreamToString(const std::string_view& sv, ByteStream* stream);
+  static bool WriteStreamToString(std::string_view sv, ByteStream* stream);
 
   static std::vector<u8> ReadBinaryStream(ByteStream* stream, bool seek_to_start = true);
   static bool WriteBinaryToStream(ByteStream* stream, const void* data, size_t data_length);
diff --git a/src/common/cocoa_tools.h b/src/common/cocoa_tools.h
index a3554b0a8..bf930ac4b 100644
--- a/src/common/cocoa_tools.h
+++ b/src/common/cocoa_tools.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Error;
 #import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
 
 namespace CocoaTools {
-NSString* StringViewToNSString(const std::string_view& str);
+NSString* StringViewToNSString(std::string_view str);
 
 /// Converts NSError to a human-readable string.
 std::string NSErrorToString(NSError* error);
diff --git a/src/common/cocoa_tools.mm b/src/common/cocoa_tools.mm
index b60687952..bbfe031f4 100644
--- a/src/common/cocoa_tools.mm
+++ b/src/common/cocoa_tools.mm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #error ARC should not be enabled.
 #endif
 
-NSString* CocoaTools::StringViewToNSString(const std::string_view& str)
+NSString* CocoaTools::StringViewToNSString(std::string_view str)
 {
   if (str.empty())
     return nil;
diff --git a/src/common/crash_handler.cpp b/src/common/crash_handler.cpp
index 380d4055b..772219155 100644
--- a/src/common/crash_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/common/crash_handler.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ bool CrashHandler::Install()
   return (s_veh_handle != nullptr);
 }
 
-void CrashHandler::SetWriteDirectory(const std::string_view& dump_directory)
+void CrashHandler::SetWriteDirectory(std::string_view dump_directory)
 {
   if (!s_veh_handle)
     return;
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ bool CrashHandler::Install()
   return true;
 }
 
-void CrashHandler::SetWriteDirectory(const std::string_view& dump_directory)
+void CrashHandler::SetWriteDirectory(std::string_view dump_directory)
 {
 }
 
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ bool CrashHandler::Install()
   return false;
 }
 
-void CrashHandler::SetWriteDirectory(const std::string_view& dump_directory)
+void CrashHandler::SetWriteDirectory(std::string_view dump_directory)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/crash_handler.h b/src/common/crash_handler.h
index faac1b0b0..ac72beef9 100644
--- a/src/common/crash_handler.h
+++ b/src/common/crash_handler.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 namespace CrashHandler {
 bool Install();
-void SetWriteDirectory(const std::string_view& dump_directory);
+void SetWriteDirectory(std::string_view dump_directory);
 void WriteDumpForCaller();
 void Uninstall();
 } // namespace CrashHandler
diff --git a/src/common/file_system.cpp b/src/common/file_system.cpp
index 55b0394a7..c7cfd391d 100644
--- a/src/common/file_system.cpp
+++ b/src/common/file_system.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static inline void PathAppendString(std::string& dst, const T& src)
   }
 }
 
-std::string Path::SanitizeFileName(const std::string_view& str, bool strip_slashes /* = true */)
+std::string Path::SanitizeFileName(std::string_view str, bool strip_slashes /* = true */)
 {
   std::string ret;
   ret.reserve(str.length());
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ std::wstring FileSystem::GetWin32Path(std::string_view str)
 
 #endif
 
-bool Path::IsAbsolute(const std::string_view& path)
+bool Path::IsAbsolute(std::string_view path)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
   return (path.length() >= 3 && ((path[0] >= 'A' && path[0] <= 'Z') || (path[0] >= 'a' && path[0] <= 'z')) &&
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ bool Path::IsAbsolute(const std::string_view& path)
 #endif
 }
 
-std::string Path::RealPath(const std::string_view& path)
+std::string Path::RealPath(std::string_view path)
 {
   // Resolve non-absolute paths first.
   std::vector<std::string_view> components;
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ std::string Path::RealPath(const std::string_view& path)
   return realpath;
 }
 
-std::string Path::ToNativePath(const std::string_view& path)
+std::string Path::ToNativePath(std::string_view path)
 {
   std::string ret;
   PathAppendString(ret, path);
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ void Path::ToNativePath(std::string* path)
   *path = Path::ToNativePath(*path);
 }
 
-std::string Path::Canonicalize(const std::string_view& path)
+std::string Path::Canonicalize(std::string_view path)
 {
   std::vector<std::string_view> components = Path::SplitNativePath(path);
   std::vector<std::string_view> new_components;
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ void Path::Canonicalize(std::string* path)
   *path = Canonicalize(*path);
 }
 
-std::string Path::MakeRelative(const std::string_view& path, const std::string_view& relative_to)
+std::string Path::MakeRelative(std::string_view path, std::string_view relative_to)
 {
   // simple algorithm, we just work on the components. could probably be better, but it'll do for now.
   std::vector<std::string_view> path_components(SplitNativePath(path));
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ std::string Path::MakeRelative(const std::string_view& path, const std::string_v
   return JoinNativePath(new_components);
 }
 
-std::string_view Path::GetExtension(const std::string_view& path)
+std::string_view Path::GetExtension(std::string_view path)
 {
   const std::string_view::size_type pos = path.rfind('.');
   if (pos == std::string_view::npos)
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ std::string_view Path::GetExtension(const std::string_view& path)
     return path.substr(pos + 1);
 }
 
-std::string_view Path::StripExtension(const std::string_view& path)
+std::string_view Path::StripExtension(std::string_view path)
 {
   const std::string_view::size_type pos = path.rfind('.');
   if (pos == std::string_view::npos)
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ std::string_view Path::StripExtension(const std::string_view& path)
   return path.substr(0, pos);
 }
 
-std::string Path::ReplaceExtension(const std::string_view& path, const std::string_view& new_extension)
+std::string Path::ReplaceExtension(std::string_view path, std::string_view new_extension)
 {
   const std::string_view::size_type pos = path.rfind('.');
   if (pos == std::string_view::npos)
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ std::string Path::ReplaceExtension(const std::string_view& path, const std::stri
   return ret;
 }
 
-static std::string_view::size_type GetLastSeperatorPosition(const std::string_view& filename, bool include_separator)
+static std::string_view::size_type GetLastSeperatorPosition(std::string_view filename, bool include_separator)
 {
   std::string_view::size_type last_separator = filename.rfind('/');
   if (include_separator && last_separator != std::string_view::npos)
@@ -624,12 +624,12 @@ static std::string_view::size_type GetLastSeperatorPosition(const std::string_vi
   return last_separator;
 }
 
-std::string FileSystem::GetDisplayNameFromPath(const std::string_view& path)
+std::string FileSystem::GetDisplayNameFromPath(std::string_view path)
 {
   return std::string(Path::GetFileName(path));
 }
 
-std::string_view Path::GetDirectory(const std::string_view& path)
+std::string_view Path::GetDirectory(std::string_view path)
 {
   const std::string::size_type pos = GetLastSeperatorPosition(path, false);
   if (pos == std::string_view::npos)
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ std::string_view Path::GetDirectory(const std::string_view& path)
   return path.substr(0, pos);
 }
 
-std::string_view Path::GetFileName(const std::string_view& path)
+std::string_view Path::GetFileName(std::string_view path)
 {
   const std::string_view::size_type pos = GetLastSeperatorPosition(path, true);
   if (pos == std::string_view::npos)
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ std::string_view Path::GetFileName(const std::string_view& path)
   return path.substr(pos);
 }
 
-std::string_view Path::GetFileTitle(const std::string_view& path)
+std::string_view Path::GetFileTitle(std::string_view path)
 {
   const std::string_view filename(GetFileName(path));
   const std::string::size_type pos = filename.rfind('.');
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ std::string_view Path::GetFileTitle(const std::string_view& path)
   return filename.substr(0, pos);
 }
 
-std::string Path::ChangeFileName(const std::string_view& path, const std::string_view& new_filename)
+std::string Path::ChangeFileName(std::string_view path, std::string_view new_filename)
 {
   std::string ret;
   PathAppendString(ret, path);
@@ -684,12 +684,12 @@ std::string Path::ChangeFileName(const std::string_view& path, const std::string
   return ret;
 }
 
-void Path::ChangeFileName(std::string* path, const std::string_view& new_filename)
+void Path::ChangeFileName(std::string* path, std::string_view new_filename)
 {
   *path = ChangeFileName(*path, new_filename);
 }
 
-std::string Path::AppendDirectory(const std::string_view& path, const std::string_view& new_dir)
+std::string Path::AppendDirectory(std::string_view path, std::string_view new_dir)
 {
   std::string ret;
   if (!new_dir.empty())
@@ -731,12 +731,12 @@ std::string Path::AppendDirectory(const std::string_view& path, const std::strin
   return ret;
 }
 
-void Path::AppendDirectory(std::string* path, const std::string_view& new_dir)
+void Path::AppendDirectory(std::string* path, std::string_view new_dir)
 {
   *path = AppendDirectory(*path, new_dir);
 }
 
-std::vector<std::string_view> Path::SplitWindowsPath(const std::string_view& path)
+std::vector<std::string_view> Path::SplitWindowsPath(std::string_view path)
 {
   std::vector<std::string_view> parts;
 
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ std::string Path::JoinWindowsPath(const std::vector<std::string_view>& component
   return StringUtil::JoinString(components.begin(), components.end(), '\\');
 }
 
-std::vector<std::string_view> Path::SplitNativePath(const std::string_view& path)
+std::vector<std::string_view> Path::SplitNativePath(std::string_view path)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
   return SplitWindowsPath(path);
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> FileSystem::GetRootDirectoryList()
   return results;
 }
 
-std::string Path::BuildRelativePath(const std::string_view& filename, const std::string_view& new_filename)
+std::string Path::BuildRelativePath(std::string_view filename, std::string_view new_filename)
 {
   std::string new_string;
 
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ std::string Path::BuildRelativePath(const std::string_view& filename, const std:
   return new_string;
 }
 
-std::string Path::Combine(const std::string_view& base, const std::string_view& next)
+std::string Path::Combine(std::string_view base, std::string_view next)
 {
   std::string ret;
   ret.reserve(base.length() + next.length() + 1);
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ bool FileSystem::WriteBinaryFile(const char* filename, const void* data, size_t
   return true;
 }
 
-bool FileSystem::WriteStringToFile(const char* filename, const std::string_view& sv)
+bool FileSystem::WriteStringToFile(const char* filename, std::string_view sv)
 {
   ManagedCFilePtr fp = OpenManagedCFile(filename, "wb");
   if (!fp)
diff --git a/src/common/file_system.h b/src/common/file_system.h
index 53e8185a0..d51d7b799 100644
--- a/src/common/file_system.h
+++ b/src/common/file_system.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace FileSystem {
 using FindResultsArray = std::vector<FILESYSTEM_FIND_DATA>;
 
 /// Returns the display name of a filename. Usually this is the same as the path.
-std::string GetDisplayNameFromPath(const std::string_view& path);
+std::string GetDisplayNameFromPath(std::string_view path);
 
 /// Returns a list of "root directories" (i.e. root/home directories on Linux, drive letters on Windows).
 std::vector<std::string> GetRootDirectoryList();
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ std::optional<std::vector<u8>> ReadBinaryFile(std::FILE* fp);
 std::optional<std::string> ReadFileToString(const char* filename, Error* error = nullptr);
 std::optional<std::string> ReadFileToString(std::FILE* fp);
 bool WriteBinaryFile(const char* filename, const void* data, size_t data_length);
-bool WriteStringToFile(const char* filename, const std::string_view& sv);
+bool WriteStringToFile(const char* filename, std::string_view sv);
 
 /// creates a directory in the local filesystem
 /// if the directory already exists, the return value will be true.
diff --git a/src/common/log.cpp b/src/common/log.cpp
index 78c37f1c8..f7266cdac 100644
--- a/src/common/log.cpp
+++ b/src/common/log.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ void Log::ConsoleOutputLogCallback(void* pUserParam, const char* channelName, co
                             });
 #elif !defined(__ANDROID__)
   FormatLogMessageAndPrint(channelName, functionName, level, message, s_console_output_timestamps, true, true,
-                           [level](const std::string_view& message) {
+                           [level](std::string_view message) {
                              const int outputFd = (level <= LOGLEVEL_WARNING) ? STDERR_FILENO : STDOUT_FILENO;
                              write(outputFd, message.data(), message.length());
                            });
@@ -413,9 +413,9 @@ void Log::FileOutputLogCallback(void* pUserParam, const char* channelName, const
   if (!s_file_output_enabled)
     return;
 
-  FormatLogMessageAndPrint(
-    channelName, functionName, level, message, true, false, true,
-    [](const std::string_view& message) { std::fwrite(message.data(), 1, message.size(), s_file_handle.get()); });
+  FormatLogMessageAndPrint(channelName, functionName, level, message, true, false, true, [](std::string_view message) {
+    std::fwrite(message.data(), 1, message.size(), s_file_handle.get());
+  });
 }
 
 void Log::SetFileOutputParams(bool enabled, const char* filename, bool timestamps /* = true */)
diff --git a/src/common/path.h b/src/common/path.h
index e0303791b..cd78aeab8 100644
--- a/src/common/path.h
+++ b/src/common/path.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2022 Connor McLaughlin <stenzek@gmail.com>
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2024 Connor McLaughlin <stenzek@gmail.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-3.0 OR CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0)
 
 #pragma once
@@ -11,21 +11,21 @@
 
 namespace Path {
 /// Converts any forward slashes to backslashes on Win32.
-std::string ToNativePath(const std::string_view& path);
+std::string ToNativePath(std::string_view path);
 void ToNativePath(std::string* path);
 
 /// Builds a path relative to the specified file
-std::string BuildRelativePath(const std::string_view& filename, const std::string_view& new_filename);
+std::string BuildRelativePath(std::string_view filename, std::string_view new_filename);
 
 /// Joins path components together, producing a new path.
-std::string Combine(const std::string_view& base, const std::string_view& next);
+std::string Combine(std::string_view base, std::string_view next);
 
 /// Removes all .. and . components from a path.
-std::string Canonicalize(const std::string_view& path);
+std::string Canonicalize(std::string_view path);
 void Canonicalize(std::string* path);
 
 /// Sanitizes a filename for use in a filesystem.
-std::string SanitizeFileName(const std::string_view& str, bool strip_slashes = true);
+std::string SanitizeFileName(std::string_view str, bool strip_slashes = true);
 void SanitizeFileName(std::string* str, bool strip_slashes = true);
 
 /// Mutates the path to remove any MAX_PATH limits (for Windows).
@@ -33,47 +33,47 @@ std::string RemoveLengthLimits(std::string_view str);
 void RemoveLengthLimits(std::string* path);
 
 /// Returns true if the specified path is an absolute path (C:\Path on Windows or /path on Unix).
-bool IsAbsolute(const std::string_view& path);
+bool IsAbsolute(std::string_view path);
 
 /// Resolves any symbolic links in the specified path.
-std::string RealPath(const std::string_view& path);
+std::string RealPath(std::string_view path);
 
 /// Makes the specified path relative to another (e.g. /a/b/c, /a/b -> ../c).
 /// Both paths must be relative, otherwise this function will just return the input path.
-std::string MakeRelative(const std::string_view& path, const std::string_view& relative_to);
+std::string MakeRelative(std::string_view path, std::string_view relative_to);
 
 /// Returns a view of the extension of a filename.
-std::string_view GetExtension(const std::string_view& path);
+std::string_view GetExtension(std::string_view path);
 
 /// Removes the extension of a filename.
-std::string_view StripExtension(const std::string_view& path);
+std::string_view StripExtension(std::string_view path);
 
 /// Replaces the extension of a filename with another.
-std::string ReplaceExtension(const std::string_view& path, const std::string_view& new_extension);
+std::string ReplaceExtension(std::string_view path, std::string_view new_extension);
 
 /// Returns the directory component of a filename.
-std::string_view GetDirectory(const std::string_view& path);
+std::string_view GetDirectory(std::string_view path);
 
 /// Returns the filename component of a filename.
-std::string_view GetFileName(const std::string_view& path);
+std::string_view GetFileName(std::string_view path);
 
 /// Returns the file title (less the extension and path) from a filename.
-std::string_view GetFileTitle(const std::string_view& path);
+std::string_view GetFileTitle(std::string_view path);
 
 /// Changes the filename in a path.
-std::string ChangeFileName(const std::string_view& path, const std::string_view& new_filename);
-void ChangeFileName(std::string* path, const std::string_view& new_filename);
+std::string ChangeFileName(std::string_view path, std::string_view new_filename);
+void ChangeFileName(std::string* path, std::string_view new_filename);
 
 /// Appends a directory to a path.
-std::string AppendDirectory(const std::string_view& path, const std::string_view& new_dir);
-void AppendDirectory(std::string* path, const std::string_view& new_dir);
+std::string AppendDirectory(std::string_view path, std::string_view new_dir);
+void AppendDirectory(std::string* path, std::string_view new_dir);
 
 /// Splits a path into its components, handling both Windows and Unix separators.
-std::vector<std::string_view> SplitWindowsPath(const std::string_view& path);
+std::vector<std::string_view> SplitWindowsPath(std::string_view path);
 std::string JoinWindowsPath(const std::vector<std::string_view>& components);
 
 /// Splits a path into its components, only handling native separators.
-std::vector<std::string_view> SplitNativePath(const std::string_view& path);
+std::vector<std::string_view> SplitNativePath(std::string_view path);
 std::string JoinNativePath(const std::vector<std::string_view>& components);
 
 /// URL encodes the specified string.
diff --git a/src/core/achievements.cpp b/src/core/achievements.cpp
index 2d30f7e11..33f2c0d18 100644
--- a/src/core/achievements.cpp
+++ b/src/core/achievements.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ struct AchievementProgressIndicator
 };
 } // namespace
 
-static void ReportError(const std::string_view& sv);
+static void ReportError(std::string_view sv);
 template<typename... T>
 static void ReportFmtError(fmt::format_string<T...> fmt, T&&... args);
 template<typename... T>
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ const rc_client_user_game_summary_t& Achievements::GetGameSummary()
   return s_game_summary;
 }
 
-void Achievements::ReportError(const std::string_view& sv)
+void Achievements::ReportError(std::string_view sv)
 {
   std::string error = fmt::format("Achievements error: {}", sv);
   Log_ErrorPrint(error.c_str());
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ std::string Achievements::GetAchievementBadgePath(const rc_client_achievement_t*
   return path;
 }
 
-std::string Achievements::GetUserBadgePath(const std::string_view& username)
+std::string Achievements::GetUserBadgePath(std::string_view username)
 {
   // definitely want to sanitize usernames... :)
   std::string path;
diff --git a/src/core/achievements_private.h b/src/core/achievements_private.h
index 0f5a9d149..60a1b2cd1 100644
--- a/src/core/achievements_private.h
+++ b/src/core/achievements_private.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const std::string& GetGameIconPath();
 
 std::string GetAchievementBadgePath(const rc_client_achievement_t* achievement, int state,
                                     bool download_if_missing = true);
-std::string GetUserBadgePath(const std::string_view& username);
+std::string GetUserBadgePath(std::string_view username);
 std::string GetLeaderboardUserBadgePath(const rc_client_leaderboard_entry_t* entry);
 
 void OpenLeaderboard(const rc_client_leaderboard_t* lboard);
diff --git a/src/core/bus.cpp b/src/core/bus.cpp
index c5155e5d3..92051a102 100644
--- a/src/core/bus.cpp
+++ b/src/core/bus.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void Bus::AddTTYCharacter(char ch)
   }
 }
 
-void Bus::AddTTYString(const std::string_view& str)
+void Bus::AddTTYString(std::string_view str)
 {
   for (char ch : str)
     AddTTYCharacter(ch);
diff --git a/src/core/bus.h b/src/core/bus.h
index c14463d8f..64ea4d212 100644
--- a/src/core/bus.h
+++ b/src/core/bus.h
@@ -209,6 +209,6 @@ std::optional<PhysicalMemoryAddress> SearchMemory(PhysicalMemoryAddress start_ad
 
 // TTY Logging.
 void AddTTYCharacter(char ch);
-void AddTTYString(const std::string_view& str);
+void AddTTYString(std::string_view str);
 
 } // namespace Bus
diff --git a/src/core/cdrom.cpp b/src/core/cdrom.cpp
index 30ec753ca..3654ee34d 100644
--- a/src/core/cdrom.cpp
+++ b/src/core/cdrom.cpp
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static void ResampleXAADPCM(const s16* frames_in, u32 num_frames_in);
 static TinyString LBAToMSFString(CDImage::LBA lba);
 
 static void CreateFileMap();
-static void CreateFileMap(IsoReader& iso, const std::string_view& dir);
+static void CreateFileMap(IsoReader& iso, std::string_view dir);
 static const std::string* LookupFileMap(u32 lba, u32* start_lba, u32* end_lba);
 
 static std::unique_ptr<TimingEvent> s_command_event;
@@ -3317,7 +3317,7 @@ void CDROM::CreateFileMap()
   Log_DevFmt("Found {} files", s_file_map.size());
 }
 
-void CDROM::CreateFileMap(IsoReader& iso, const std::string_view& dir)
+void CDROM::CreateFileMap(IsoReader& iso, std::string_view dir)
 {
   for (auto& [path, entry] : iso.GetEntriesInDirectory(dir))
   {
diff --git a/src/core/controller.cpp b/src/core/controller.cpp
index 5847cb4f5..191eef869 100644
--- a/src/core/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/core/controller.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> Controller::GetControllerTypeNa
   return ret;
 }
 
-std::optional<u32> Controller::GetBindIndex(ControllerType type, const std::string_view& bind_name)
+std::optional<u32> Controller::GetBindIndex(ControllerType type, std::string_view bind_name)
 {
   const ControllerInfo* info = GetControllerInfo(type);
   if (!info)
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ std::optional<u32> Controller::GetBindIndex(ControllerType type, const std::stri
   return std::nullopt;
 }
 
-Controller::VibrationCapabilities Controller::GetControllerVibrationCapabilities(const std::string_view& type)
+Controller::VibrationCapabilities Controller::GetControllerVibrationCapabilities(std::string_view type)
 {
   const ControllerInfo* info = GetControllerInfo(type);
   return info ? info->vibration_caps : VibrationCapabilities::NoVibration;
diff --git a/src/core/controller.h b/src/core/controller.h
index 82e460e9a..7ba686b7a 100644
--- a/src/core/controller.h
+++ b/src/core/controller.h
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ public:
   static std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> GetControllerTypeNames();
 
   /// Gets the integer code for an axis in the specified controller type.
-  static std::optional<u32> GetBindIndex(ControllerType type, const std::string_view& bind_name);
+  static std::optional<u32> GetBindIndex(ControllerType type, std::string_view bind_name);
 
   /// Returns the vibration configuration for the specified controller type.
-  static VibrationCapabilities GetControllerVibrationCapabilities(const std::string_view& type);
+  static VibrationCapabilities GetControllerVibrationCapabilities(std::string_view type);
 
   /// Returns general information for the specified controller type.
   static const ControllerInfo* GetControllerInfo(ControllerType type);
diff --git a/src/core/fullscreen_ui.cpp b/src/core/fullscreen_ui.cpp
index 50550512e..aa06cfe28 100644
--- a/src/core/fullscreen_ui.cpp
+++ b/src/core/fullscreen_ui.cpp
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ static void DrawLandingWindow();
 static void DrawStartGameWindow();
 static void DrawExitWindow();
 static void DrawPauseMenu();
-static void ExitFullscreenAndOpenURL(const std::string_view& url);
-static void CopyTextToClipboard(std::string title, const std::string_view& text);
+static void ExitFullscreenAndOpenURL(std::string_view url);
+static void CopyTextToClipboard(std::string title, std::string_view text);
 static void DrawAboutWindow();
 static void OpenAboutWindow();
 static void FixStateIfPaused();
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static void SwitchToSettings();
 static void SwitchToGameSettings();
 static void SwitchToGameSettings(const GameList::Entry* entry);
 static void SwitchToGameSettingsForPath(const std::string& path);
-static void SwitchToGameSettingsForSerial(const std::string_view& serial);
+static void SwitchToGameSettingsForSerial(std::string_view serial);
 static void DrawSettingsWindow();
 static void DrawSummarySettingsPage();
 static void DrawInterfaceSettingsPage();
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@ static void DrawFolderSetting(SettingsInterface* bsi, const char* title, const c
 static void PopulateGraphicsAdapterList();
 static void PopulateGameListDirectoryCache(SettingsInterface* si);
 static void PopulatePostProcessingChain(SettingsInterface* si);
-static void BeginInputBinding(SettingsInterface* bsi, InputBindingInfo::Type type, const std::string_view& section,
-                              const std::string_view& key, const std::string_view& display_name);
+static void BeginInputBinding(SettingsInterface* bsi, InputBindingInfo::Type type, std::string_view section,
+                              std::string_view key, std::string_view display_name);
 static void DrawInputBindingWindow();
 static void DrawInputBindingButton(SettingsInterface* bsi, InputBindingInfo::Type type, const char* section,
                                    const char* name, const char* display_name, const char* icon_name,
@@ -1754,9 +1754,8 @@ void FullscreenUI::ClearInputBindingVariables()
   s_input_binding_value_ranges = {};
 }
 
-void FullscreenUI::BeginInputBinding(SettingsInterface* bsi, InputBindingInfo::Type type,
-                                     const std::string_view& section, const std::string_view& key,
-                                     const std::string_view& display_name)
+void FullscreenUI::BeginInputBinding(SettingsInterface* bsi, InputBindingInfo::Type type, std::string_view section,
+                                     std::string_view key, std::string_view display_name)
 {
   if (s_input_binding_type != InputBindingInfo::Type::Unknown)
   {
@@ -2738,7 +2737,7 @@ void FullscreenUI::SwitchToSettings()
   s_settings_page = SettingsPage::Interface;
 }
 
-void FullscreenUI::SwitchToGameSettingsForSerial(const std::string_view& serial)
+void FullscreenUI::SwitchToGameSettingsForSerial(std::string_view serial)
 {
   s_game_settings_entry.reset();
   s_game_settings_interface = std::make_unique<INISettingsInterface>(System::GetGameSettingsPath(serial));
@@ -6837,7 +6836,7 @@ void FullscreenUI::OpenAboutWindow()
   s_about_window_open = true;
 }
 
-void FullscreenUI::ExitFullscreenAndOpenURL(const std::string_view& url)
+void FullscreenUI::ExitFullscreenAndOpenURL(std::string_view url)
 {
   Host::RunOnCPUThread([url = std::string(url)]() {
     if (Host::IsFullscreen())
@@ -6847,7 +6846,7 @@ void FullscreenUI::ExitFullscreenAndOpenURL(const std::string_view& url)
   });
 }
 
-void FullscreenUI::CopyTextToClipboard(std::string title, const std::string_view& text)
+void FullscreenUI::CopyTextToClipboard(std::string title, std::string_view text)
 {
   if (Host::CopyTextToClipboard(text))
     ShowToast(std::string(), std::move(title));
diff --git a/src/core/game_database.cpp b/src/core/game_database.cpp
index da23dcb7f..1ca69149e 100644
--- a/src/core/game_database.cpp
+++ b/src/core/game_database.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ enum : u32
   GAME_DATABASE_CACHE_VERSION = 7,
 };
 
-static Entry* GetMutableEntry(const std::string_view& serial);
-static const Entry* GetEntryForId(const std::string_view& code);
+static Entry* GetMutableEntry(std::string_view serial);
+static const Entry* GetEntryForId(std::string_view code);
 
 static bool LoadFromCache();
 static bool SaveToCache();
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ ALWAYS_INLINE std::string_view to_stringview(const c4::substr& s)
   return std::string_view(s.data(), s.size());
 }
 
-ALWAYS_INLINE c4::csubstr to_csubstr(const std::string_view& sv)
+ALWAYS_INLINE c4::csubstr to_csubstr(std::string_view sv)
 {
   return c4::csubstr(sv.data(), sv.length());
 }
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void GameDatabase::Unload()
   s_loaded = false;
 }
 
-const GameDatabase::Entry* GameDatabase::GetEntryForId(const std::string_view& code)
+const GameDatabase::Entry* GameDatabase::GetEntryForId(std::string_view code)
 {
   if (code.empty())
     return nullptr;
@@ -307,14 +307,14 @@ const GameDatabase::Entry* GameDatabase::GetEntryForGameDetails(const std::strin
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-const GameDatabase::Entry* GameDatabase::GetEntryForSerial(const std::string_view& serial)
+const GameDatabase::Entry* GameDatabase::GetEntryForSerial(std::string_view serial)
 {
   EnsureLoaded();
 
   return GetMutableEntry(serial);
 }
 
-GameDatabase::Entry* GameDatabase::GetMutableEntry(const std::string_view& serial)
+GameDatabase::Entry* GameDatabase::GetMutableEntry(std::string_view serial)
 {
   for (Entry& entry : s_entries)
   {
diff --git a/src/core/game_database.h b/src/core/game_database.h
index fd77eccb3..364109104 100644
--- a/src/core/game_database.h
+++ b/src/core/game_database.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void Unload();
 
 const Entry* GetEntryForDisc(CDImage* image);
 const Entry* GetEntryForGameDetails(const std::string& id, u64 hash);
-const Entry* GetEntryForSerial(const std::string_view& serial);
+const Entry* GetEntryForSerial(std::string_view serial);
 std::string GetSerialForDisc(CDImage* image);
 std::string GetSerialForPath(const char* path);
 
diff --git a/src/core/game_list.cpp b/src/core/game_list.cpp
index 8b249c7e6..753df11ec 100644
--- a/src/core/game_list.cpp
+++ b/src/core/game_list.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ bool GameList::IsGameListLoaded()
   return s_game_list_loaded;
 }
 
-bool GameList::IsScannableFilename(const std::string_view& path)
+bool GameList::IsScannableFilename(std::string_view path)
 {
   // we don't scan bin files because they'll duplicate
   if (StringUtil::EndsWithNoCase(path, ".bin"))
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ std::string GameList::GetCoverImagePathForEntry(const Entry* entry)
   return GetCoverImagePath(entry->path, entry->serial, entry->title);
 }
 
-static std::string GetFullCoverPath(const std::string_view& filename, const std::string_view& extension)
+static std::string GetFullCoverPath(std::string_view filename, std::string_view extension)
 {
   return fmt::format("{}" FS_OSPATH_SEPARATOR_STR "{}.{}", EmuFolders::Covers, filename, extension);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/game_list.h b/src/core/game_list.h
index e3a95536f..ed651b0fc 100644
--- a/src/core/game_list.h
+++ b/src/core/game_list.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct Entry
 const char* GetEntryTypeName(EntryType type);
 const char* GetEntryTypeDisplayName(EntryType type);
 
-bool IsScannableFilename(const std::string_view& path);
+bool IsScannableFilename(std::string_view path);
 
 /// Populates a game list entry struct with information from the iso/elf.
 /// Do *not* call while the system is running, it will mess with CDVD state.
diff --git a/src/core/gdb_protocol.cpp b/src/core/gdb_protocol.cpp
index b7792f262..f0b66168c 100644
--- a/src/core/gdb_protocol.cpp
+++ b/src/core/gdb_protocol.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "gdb_protocol.h"
 #include "bus.h"
-#include "cpu_core_private.h"
 #include "cpu_core.h"
+#include "cpu_core_private.h"
 #include "system.h"
 
 #include "common/log.h"
@@ -20,15 +20,16 @@
 
 Log_SetChannel(GDBProtocol);
 
-namespace GDBProtocol
-{
+namespace GDBProtocol {
 
 static u8* GetMemoryPointer(PhysicalMemoryAddress address, u32 length)
 {
   auto region = Bus::GetMemoryRegionForAddress(address);
-  if (region) {
+  if (region)
+  {
     u8* data = GetMemoryRegionPointer(*region);
-    if (data && (address + length <= GetMemoryRegionEnd(*region))) {
+    if (data && (address + length <= GetMemoryRegionEnd(*region)))
+    {
       return data + (address - GetMemoryRegionStart(*region));
     }
   }
@@ -36,34 +37,38 @@ static u8* GetMemoryPointer(PhysicalMemoryAddress address, u32 length)
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-static u8 ComputeChecksum(const std::string_view& str)
+static u8 ComputeChecksum(std::string_view str)
 {
   u8 checksum = 0;
-  for (char c : str) {
+  for (char c : str)
+  {
     checksum = (checksum + c) % 256;
   }
   return checksum;
 }
 
-static std::optional<std::string_view> DeserializePacket(const std::string_view& in)
+static std::optional<std::string_view> DeserializePacket(std::string_view in)
 {
-  if ((in.size() < 4) || (in[0] != '$') || (in[in.size()-3] != '#')) {
+  if ((in.size() < 4) || (in[0] != '$') || (in[in.size() - 3] != '#'))
+  {
     return std::nullopt;
   }
-  std::string_view data = in.substr(1, in.size()-4);
+  std::string_view data = in.substr(1, in.size() - 4);
 
-  u8 packetChecksum = StringUtil::FromChars<u8>(in.substr(in.size()-2, 2), 16).value_or(0);
+  u8 packetChecksum = StringUtil::FromChars<u8>(in.substr(in.size() - 2, 2), 16).value_or(0);
   u8 computedChecksum = ComputeChecksum(data);
 
-  if (packetChecksum == computedChecksum) {
-    return { data };
+  if (packetChecksum == computedChecksum)
+  {
+    return {data};
   }
-  else {
+  else
+  {
     return std::nullopt;
   }
 }
 
-static std::string SerializePacket(const std::string_view& in)
+static std::string SerializePacket(std::string_view in)
 {
   std::stringstream ss;
   ss << '$' << in << '#' << TinyString::from_format("{:02x}", ComputeChecksum(in));
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ static std::string SerializePacket(const std::string_view& in)
 }
 
 /// List of GDB remote protocol registers for MIPS III (excluding FP).
-static const std::array<u32*, 38> REGISTERS {
+static const std::array<u32*, 38> REGISTERS{
   &CPU::g_state.regs.r[0],
   &CPU::g_state.regs.r[1],
   &CPU::g_state.regs.r[2],
@@ -117,53 +122,59 @@ static const std::array<u32*, 38> REGISTERS {
 constexpr int NUM_GDB_REGISTERS = 73;
 
 /// Get stop reason.
-static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$_questionMark(const std::string_view& data)
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$_questionMark(std::string_view data)
 {
-  return { "S02" };
+  return {"S02"};
 }
 
 /// Get general registers.
-static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$g(const std::string_view& data)
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$g(std::string_view data)
 {
   std::stringstream ss;
 
-  for (u32* reg : REGISTERS) {
+  for (u32* reg : REGISTERS)
+  {
     // Data is in host order (little endian).
     ss << StringUtil::EncodeHex(reinterpret_cast<u8*>(reg), 4);
   }
 
   // Pad with dummy data (FP registers stuff).
-  for (int i = 0; i < NUM_GDB_REGISTERS - static_cast<int>(REGISTERS.size()); i++) {
+  for (int i = 0; i < NUM_GDB_REGISTERS - static_cast<int>(REGISTERS.size()); i++)
+  {
     ss << "00000000";
   }
 
-  return { ss.str() };
+  return {ss.str()};
 }
 
 /// Set general registers.
-static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$G(const std::string_view& data)
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$G(std::string_view data)
 {
-  if (data.size() == NUM_GDB_REGISTERS*8) {
+  if (data.size() == NUM_GDB_REGISTERS * 8)
+  {
     int offset = 0;
 
-    for (u32* reg : REGISTERS) {
+    for (u32* reg : REGISTERS)
+    {
       // Data is in host order (little endian).
-      auto value = StringUtil::DecodeHex({data.data()+offset, 8});
-      if (value) {
+      auto value = StringUtil::DecodeHex({data.data() + offset, 8});
+      if (value)
+      {
         *reg = *reinterpret_cast<u32*>(&(*value)[0]);
       }
       offset += 8;
     }
   }
-  else {
-    Log_ErrorPrintf("Wrong payload size for 'G' command, expected %d got %zu", NUM_GDB_REGISTERS*8, data.size());
+  else
+  {
+    Log_ErrorPrintf("Wrong payload size for 'G' command, expected %d got %zu", NUM_GDB_REGISTERS * 8, data.size());
   }
 
-  return { "" };
+  return {""};
 }
 
 /// Get memory.
-static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$m(const std::string_view& data)
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$m(std::string_view data)
 {
   std::stringstream ss{std::string{data}};
   std::string dataAddress, dataLength;
@@ -174,20 +185,22 @@ static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$m(const std::string_view& data)
   auto address = StringUtil::FromChars<VirtualMemoryAddress>(dataAddress, 16);
   auto length = StringUtil::FromChars<u32>(dataLength, 16);
 
-  if (address && length) {
+  if (address && length)
+  {
     PhysicalMemoryAddress phys_addr = *address & CPU::PHYSICAL_MEMORY_ADDRESS_MASK;
     u32 phys_length = *length;
 
     u8* ptr_data = GetMemoryPointer(phys_addr, phys_length);
-    if (ptr_data) {
-      return { StringUtil::EncodeHex(ptr_data, phys_length) };
+    if (ptr_data)
+    {
+      return {StringUtil::EncodeHex(ptr_data, phys_length)};
     }
   }
-  return { "E00" };
+  return {"E00"};
 }
 
 /// Set memory.
-static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$M(const std::string_view& data)
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$M(std::string_view data)
 {
   std::stringstream ss{std::string{data}};
   std::string dataAddress, dataLength, dataPayload;
@@ -200,95 +213,101 @@ static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$M(const std::string_view& data)
   auto length = StringUtil::FromChars<u32>(dataLength, 16);
   auto payload = StringUtil::DecodeHex(dataPayload);
 
-  if (address && length && payload && (payload->size() == *length)) {
+  if (address && length && payload && (payload->size() == *length))
+  {
     u32 phys_addr = *address & CPU::PHYSICAL_MEMORY_ADDRESS_MASK;
     u32 phys_length = *length;
 
     u8* ptr_data = GetMemoryPointer(phys_addr, phys_length);
-    if (ptr_data) {
+    if (ptr_data)
+    {
       memcpy(ptr_data, payload->data(), phys_length);
-      return { "OK" };
+      return {"OK"};
     }
   }
 
-  return { "E00" };
+  return {"E00"};
 }
 
 /// Remove hardware breakpoint.
-static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$z1(const std::string_view& data)
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$z1(std::string_view data)
 {
   auto address = StringUtil::FromChars<VirtualMemoryAddress>(data, 16);
-  if (address) {
+  if (address)
+  {
     CPU::RemoveBreakpoint(CPU::BreakpointType::Execute, *address);
-    return { "OK" };
+    return {"OK"};
   }
-  else {
+  else
+  {
     return std::nullopt;
   }
 }
 
 /// Insert hardware breakpoint.
-static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$Z1(const std::string_view& data)
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$Z1(std::string_view data)
 {
   auto address = StringUtil::FromChars<VirtualMemoryAddress>(data, 16);
-  if (address) {
+  if (address)
+  {
     CPU::AddBreakpoint(CPU::BreakpointType::Execute, *address, false);
-    return { "OK" };
+    return {"OK"};
   }
-  else {
+  else
+  {
     return std::nullopt;
   }
 }
 
-static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$vMustReplyEmpty(const std::string_view& data)
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$vMustReplyEmpty(std::string_view data)
 {
-  return { "" };
+  return {""};
 }
 
-static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$qSupported(const std::string_view& data)
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$qSupported(std::string_view data)
 {
-  return { "" };
+  return {""};
 }
 
 /// List of all GDB remote protocol packets supported by us.
-static const std::map<const char*, std::function<std::optional<std::string>(const std::string_view&)>> COMMANDS
-{
-  { "?", Cmd$_questionMark },
-  { "g", Cmd$g },
-  { "G", Cmd$G },
-  { "m", Cmd$m },
-  { "M", Cmd$M },
-  { "z0,", Cmd$z1 },
-  { "Z0,", Cmd$Z1 },
-  { "z1,", Cmd$z1 },
-  { "Z1,", Cmd$Z1 },
-  { "vMustReplyEmpty", Cmd$vMustReplyEmpty },
-  { "qSupported", Cmd$qSupported },
+static const std::map<const char*, std::function<std::optional<std::string>(std::string_view)>> COMMANDS{
+  {"?", Cmd$_questionMark},
+  {"g", Cmd$g},
+  {"G", Cmd$G},
+  {"m", Cmd$m},
+  {"M", Cmd$M},
+  {"z0,", Cmd$z1},
+  {"Z0,", Cmd$Z1},
+  {"z1,", Cmd$z1},
+  {"Z1,", Cmd$Z1},
+  {"vMustReplyEmpty", Cmd$vMustReplyEmpty},
+  {"qSupported", Cmd$qSupported},
 };
 
-bool IsPacketInterrupt(const std::string_view& data)
+bool IsPacketInterrupt(std::string_view data)
 {
-  return (data.size() >= 1) && (data[data.size()-1] == '\003');
+  return (data.size() >= 1) && (data[data.size() - 1] == '\003');
 }
 
-bool IsPacketContinue(const std::string_view& data)
+bool IsPacketContinue(std::string_view data)
 {
-  return (data.size() >= 5) && (data.substr(data.size()-5) == "$c#63");
+  return (data.size() >= 5) && (data.substr(data.size() - 5) == "$c#63");
 }
 
-bool IsPacketComplete(const std::string_view& data)
+bool IsPacketComplete(std::string_view data)
 {
-  return ((data.size() == 1) && (data[0] == '\003')) ||
-    ((data.size() > 3) && (*(data.end()-3) == '#'));
+  return ((data.size() == 1) && (data[0] == '\003')) || ((data.size() > 3) && (*(data.end() - 3) == '#'));
 }
 
-std::string ProcessPacket(const std::string_view& data)
+std::string ProcessPacket(std::string_view data)
 {
   std::string_view trimmedData = data;
 
   // Eat ACKs.
-  while (!trimmedData.empty() && (trimmedData[0] == '+' || trimmedData[0] == '-')) {
-    if (trimmedData[0] == '-') {
+  while (!trimmedData.empty() && (trimmedData[0] == '+' || trimmedData[0] == '-'))
+  {
+    if (trimmedData[0] == '-')
+    {
       Log_ErrorPrint("Received negative ack");
     }
     trimmedData = trimmedData.substr(1);
@@ -296,17 +315,20 @@ std::string ProcessPacket(const std::string_view& data)
 
   // Validate packet.
   auto packet = DeserializePacket(trimmedData);
-  if (!packet) {
+  if (!packet)
+  {
     Log_ErrorPrintf("Malformed packet '%*s'", static_cast<int>(trimmedData.size()), trimmedData.data());
     return "-";
   }
 
-  std::optional<std::string> reply = { "" };
+  std::optional<std::string> reply = {""};
 
   // Try to invoke packet command.
   bool processed = false;
-  for (const auto& command : COMMANDS) {
-    if (packet->starts_with(command.first)) {
+  for (const auto& command : COMMANDS)
+  {
+    if (packet->starts_with(command.first))
+    {
       Log_DebugPrintf("Processing command '%s'", command.first);
 
       // Invoke command, remove command name from payload.
@@ -316,10 +338,11 @@ std::string ProcessPacket(const std::string_view& data)
     }
   }
 
-  if (!processed) {
+  if (!processed)
+  {
     Log_WarningPrintf("Failed to process packet '%*s'", static_cast<int>(trimmedData.size()), trimmedData.data());
   }
-  return reply ? "+"+SerializePacket(*reply) : "+";
+  return reply ? "+" + SerializePacket(*reply) : "+";
 }
 
 } // namespace GDBProtocol
diff --git a/src/core/gdb_protocol.h b/src/core/gdb_protocol.h
index 49c41cb8e..d0cc1fc2f 100644
--- a/src/core/gdb_protocol.h
+++ b/src/core/gdb_protocol.h
@@ -4,13 +4,10 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <string_view>
 
-namespace GDBProtocol
-{
-
-  bool IsPacketInterrupt(const std::string_view& data);
-  bool IsPacketContinue(const std::string_view& data);
-
-  bool IsPacketComplete(const std::string_view& data);
-  std::string ProcessPacket(const std::string_view& data);
+namespace GDBProtocol {
+bool IsPacketInterrupt(std::string_view data);
+bool IsPacketContinue(std::string_view data);
 
+bool IsPacketComplete(std::string_view data);
+std::string ProcessPacket(std::string_view data);
 } // namespace GDBProtocol
diff --git a/src/core/host.h b/src/core/host.h
index 9f07ae8ab..b009f1a6b 100644
--- a/src/core/host.h
+++ b/src/core/host.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ SettingsInterface* GetSettingsInterface();
 SettingsInterface* GetSettingsInterfaceForBindings();
 
 /// Debugger feedback.
-void ReportDebuggerMessage(const std::string_view& message);
+void ReportDebuggerMessage(std::string_view message);
 void ReportFormattedDebuggerMessage(const char* format, ...);
 
 /// Returns a list of supported languages and codes (suffixes for translation files).
diff --git a/src/core/memory_card_image.cpp b/src/core/memory_card_image.cpp
index 000338456..1ee3f52c7 100644
--- a/src/core/memory_card_image.cpp
+++ b/src/core/memory_card_image.cpp
@@ -329,8 +329,7 @@ bool MemoryCardImage::ReadFile(const DataArray& data, const FileInfo& fi, std::v
   return true;
 }
 
-bool MemoryCardImage::WriteFile(DataArray* data, const std::string_view& filename, const std::vector<u8>& buffer,
-                                Error* error)
+bool MemoryCardImage::WriteFile(DataArray* data, std::string_view filename, const std::vector<u8>& buffer, Error* error)
 {
   if (buffer.empty())
   {
diff --git a/src/core/memory_card_image.h b/src/core/memory_card_image.h
index 44315986d..e2ff4f679 100644
--- a/src/core/memory_card_image.h
+++ b/src/core/memory_card_image.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ bool IsValid(const DataArray& data);
 u32 GetFreeBlockCount(const DataArray& data);
 std::vector<FileInfo> EnumerateFiles(const DataArray& data, bool include_deleted);
 bool ReadFile(const DataArray& data, const FileInfo& fi, std::vector<u8>* buffer, Error* error);
-bool WriteFile(DataArray* data, const std::string_view& filename, const std::vector<u8>& buffer, Error* error);
+bool WriteFile(DataArray* data, std::string_view filename, const std::vector<u8>& buffer, Error* error);
 bool DeleteFile(DataArray* data, const FileInfo& fi, bool clear_sectors);
 bool UndeleteFile(DataArray* data, const FileInfo& fi);
 bool ImportCard(DataArray* data, const char* filename, Error* error);
diff --git a/src/core/settings.cpp b/src/core/settings.cpp
index 7582c9276..b98013082 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/settings.cpp
@@ -1621,7 +1621,7 @@ std::string Settings::GetSharedMemoryCardPath(u32 slot) const
   return ret;
 }
 
-std::string Settings::GetGameMemoryCardPath(const std::string_view& serial, u32 slot)
+std::string Settings::GetGameMemoryCardPath(std::string_view serial, u32 slot)
 {
   return Path::Combine(EmuFolders::MemoryCards, fmt::format("{}_{}.mcd", serial, slot + 1));
 }
diff --git a/src/core/settings.h b/src/core/settings.h
index 0af4011da..336fc5035 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.h
+++ b/src/core/settings.h
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ struct Settings
   std::string GetSharedMemoryCardPath(u32 slot) const;
 
   /// Returns the default path to a memory card for a specific game.
-  static std::string GetGameMemoryCardPath(const std::string_view& serial, u32 slot);
+  static std::string GetGameMemoryCardPath(std::string_view serial, u32 slot);
 
   static void CPUOverclockPercentToFraction(u32 percent, u32* numerator, u32* denominator);
   static u32 CPUOverclockFractionToPercent(u32 numerator, u32 denominator);
diff --git a/src/core/system.cpp b/src/core/system.cpp
index 55bbf95c6..516492d25 100644
--- a/src/core/system.cpp
+++ b/src/core/system.cpp
@@ -540,18 +540,18 @@ u32 System::GetFrameTimeHistoryPos()
   return s_frame_time_history_pos;
 }
 
-bool System::IsExeFileName(const std::string_view& path)
+bool System::IsExeFileName(std::string_view path)
 {
   return (StringUtil::EndsWithNoCase(path, ".exe") || StringUtil::EndsWithNoCase(path, ".psexe") ||
           StringUtil::EndsWithNoCase(path, ".ps-exe"));
 }
 
-bool System::IsPsfFileName(const std::string_view& path)
+bool System::IsPsfFileName(std::string_view path)
 {
   return (StringUtil::EndsWithNoCase(path, ".psf") || StringUtil::EndsWithNoCase(path, ".minipsf"));
 }
 
-bool System::IsLoadableFilename(const std::string_view& path)
+bool System::IsLoadableFilename(std::string_view path)
 {
   static constexpr const std::array extensions = {
     ".bin", ".cue",     ".img",    ".iso", ".chd", ".ecm", ".mds", // discs
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ bool System::IsLoadableFilename(const std::string_view& path)
   return false;
 }
 
-bool System::IsSaveStateFilename(const std::string_view& path)
+bool System::IsSaveStateFilename(std::string_view path)
 {
   return StringUtil::EndsWithNoCase(path, ".sav");
 }
@@ -907,13 +907,13 @@ std::optional<DiscRegion> System::GetRegionForPath(const char* image_path)
   return GetRegionForImage(cdi.get());
 }
 
-std::string System::GetGameSettingsPath(const std::string_view& game_serial)
+std::string System::GetGameSettingsPath(std::string_view game_serial)
 {
   const std::string sanitized_serial(Path::SanitizeFileName(game_serial));
   return Path::Combine(EmuFolders::GameSettings, fmt::format("{}.ini", sanitized_serial));
 }
 
-std::string System::GetInputProfilePath(const std::string_view& name)
+std::string System::GetInputProfilePath(std::string_view name)
 {
   return Path::Combine(EmuFolders::InputProfiles, fmt::format("{}.ini", name));
 }
@@ -3614,7 +3614,7 @@ u32 System::GetMediaSubImageIndex()
   return cdi ? cdi->GetCurrentSubImage() : 0;
 }
 
-u32 System::GetMediaSubImageIndexForTitle(const std::string_view& title)
+u32 System::GetMediaSubImageIndexForTitle(std::string_view title)
 {
   const CDImage* cdi = CDROM::GetMedia();
   if (!cdi)
@@ -4533,7 +4533,7 @@ bool System::SaveScreenshot(const char* filename, DisplayScreenshotMode mode, Di
   return g_gpu->RenderScreenshotToFile(filename, mode, quality, compress_on_thread, true);
 }
 
-std::string System::GetGameSaveStateFileName(const std::string_view& serial, s32 slot)
+std::string System::GetGameSaveStateFileName(std::string_view serial, s32 slot)
 {
   if (slot < 0)
     return Path::Combine(EmuFolders::SaveStates, fmt::format("{}_resume.sav", serial));
diff --git a/src/core/system.h b/src/core/system.h
index b037738e6..39927f5d6 100644
--- a/src/core/system.h
+++ b/src/core/system.h
@@ -112,16 +112,16 @@ using GameHash = u64;
 extern TickCount g_ticks_per_second;
 
 /// Returns true if the filename is a PlayStation executable we can inject.
-bool IsExeFileName(const std::string_view& path);
+bool IsExeFileName(std::string_view path);
 
 /// Returns true if the filename is a Portable Sound Format file we can uncompress/load.
-bool IsPsfFileName(const std::string_view& path);
+bool IsPsfFileName(std::string_view path);
 
 /// Returns true if the filename is one we can load.
-bool IsLoadableFilename(const std::string_view& path);
+bool IsLoadableFilename(std::string_view path);
 
 /// Returns true if the filename is a save state.
-bool IsSaveStateFilename(const std::string_view& path);
+bool IsSaveStateFilename(std::string_view path);
 
 /// Returns the preferred console type for a disc.
 ConsoleRegion GetConsoleRegionForDiscRegion(DiscRegion region);
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ DiscRegion GetRegionForPsf(const char* path);
 std::optional<DiscRegion> GetRegionForPath(const char* image_path);
 
 /// Returns the path for the game settings ini file for the specified serial.
-std::string GetGameSettingsPath(const std::string_view& game_serial);
+std::string GetGameSettingsPath(std::string_view game_serial);
 
 /// Returns the path for the input profile ini file with the specified name (may not exist).
-std::string GetInputProfilePath(const std::string_view& name);
+std::string GetInputProfilePath(std::string_view name);
 
 State GetState();
 void SetState(State new_state);
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ u32 GetMediaSubImageCount();
 u32 GetMediaSubImageIndex();
 
 /// Returns the index of the specified path in the playlist, or UINT32_MAX if it does not exist.
-u32 GetMediaSubImageIndexForTitle(const std::string_view& title);
+u32 GetMediaSubImageIndexForTitle(std::string_view title);
 
 /// Returns the path to the specified playlist index.
 std::string GetMediaSubImageTitle(u32 index);
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void DoFrameStep();
 void DoToggleCheats();
 
 /// Returns the path to a save state file. Specifying an index of -1 is the "resume" save state.
-std::string GetGameSaveStateFileName(const std::string_view& serial, s32 slot);
+std::string GetGameSaveStateFileName(std::string_view serial, s32 slot);
 
 /// Returns the path to a save state file. Specifying an index of -1 is the "resume" save state.
 std::string GetGlobalSaveStateFileName(s32 slot);
diff --git a/src/core/texture_replacements.cpp b/src/core/texture_replacements.cpp
index 153698c4e..fe3d56596 100644
--- a/src/core/texture_replacements.cpp
+++ b/src/core/texture_replacements.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ std::string TextureReplacementHash::ToString() const
   return StringUtil::StdStringFromFormat("%" PRIx64 "%" PRIx64, high, low);
 }
 
-bool TextureReplacementHash::ParseString(const std::string_view& sv)
+bool TextureReplacementHash::ParseString(std::string_view sv)
 {
   if (sv.length() != 32)
     return false;
diff --git a/src/core/texture_replacements.h b/src/core/texture_replacements.h
index f713f58f2..69abf5c16 100644
--- a/src/core/texture_replacements.h
+++ b/src/core/texture_replacements.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct TextureReplacementHash
   u64 high;
 
   std::string ToString() const;
-  bool ParseString(const std::string_view& sv);
+  bool ParseString(std::string_view sv);
 
   bool operator<(const TextureReplacementHash& rhs) const { return std::tie(low, high) < std::tie(rhs.low, rhs.high); }
   bool operator==(const TextureReplacementHash& rhs) const { return low == rhs.low && high == rhs.high; }
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp
index 35fa6a41e..637f8b791 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp
@@ -1699,7 +1699,7 @@ void EmuThread::wakeThread()
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_event_loop, "quit", Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
-void Host::ReportFatalError(const std::string_view& title, const std::string_view& message)
+void Host::ReportFatalError(std::string_view title, std::string_view message)
 {
   auto cb = [title = QtUtils::StringViewToQString(title), message = QtUtils::StringViewToQString(message)]() {
     QMessageBox::critical(g_main_window && g_main_window->isVisible() ? g_main_window : nullptr, title, message);
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ void Host::ReportFatalError(const std::string_view& title, const std::string_vie
   }
 }
 
-void Host::ReportErrorAsync(const std::string_view& title, const std::string_view& message)
+void Host::ReportErrorAsync(std::string_view title, std::string_view message)
 {
   if (!title.empty() && !message.empty())
   {
@@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@ void Host::ReportErrorAsync(const std::string_view& title, const std::string_vie
     Q_ARG(const QString&, message.empty() ? QString() : QString::fromUtf8(message.data(), message.size())));
 }
 
-bool Host::ConfirmMessage(const std::string_view& title, const std::string_view& message)
+bool Host::ConfirmMessage(std::string_view title, std::string_view message)
 {
   auto lock = g_emu_thread->pauseAndLockSystem();
 
@@ -1753,12 +1753,12 @@ bool Host::ConfirmMessage(const std::string_view& title, const std::string_view&
                                              QString::fromUtf8(message.data(), message.size()));
 }
 
-void Host::OpenURL(const std::string_view& url)
+void Host::OpenURL(std::string_view url)
 {
   QtHost::RunOnUIThread([url = QtUtils::StringViewToQString(url)]() { QtUtils::OpenURL(g_main_window, QUrl(url)); });
 }
 
-bool Host::CopyTextToClipboard(const std::string_view& text)
+bool Host::CopyTextToClipboard(std::string_view text)
 {
   QtHost::RunOnUIThread([text = QtUtils::StringViewToQString(text)]() {
     QClipboard* clipboard = QGuiApplication::clipboard();
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ bool Host::CopyTextToClipboard(const std::string_view& text)
   return true;
 }
 
-void Host::ReportDebuggerMessage(const std::string_view& message)
+void Host::ReportDebuggerMessage(std::string_view message)
 {
   emit g_emu_thread->debuggerMessageReported(QString::fromUtf8(message));
 }
@@ -1777,14 +1777,14 @@ void Host::AddFixedInputBindings(SettingsInterface& si)
 {
 }
 
-void Host::OnInputDeviceConnected(const std::string_view& identifier, const std::string_view& device_name)
+void Host::OnInputDeviceConnected(std::string_view identifier, std::string_view device_name)
 {
   emit g_emu_thread->onInputDeviceConnected(
     identifier.empty() ? QString() : QString::fromUtf8(identifier.data(), identifier.size()),
     device_name.empty() ? QString() : QString::fromUtf8(device_name.data(), device_name.size()));
 }
 
-void Host::OnInputDeviceDisconnected(const std::string_view& identifier)
+void Host::OnInputDeviceDisconnected(std::string_view identifier)
 {
   emit g_emu_thread->onInputDeviceDisconnected(
     identifier.empty() ? QString() : QString::fromUtf8(identifier.data(), identifier.size()));
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/qtkeycodes.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/qtkeycodes.cpp
index 2a8c9f610..76871f7ad 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/qtkeycodes.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/qtkeycodes.cpp
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static constexpr KeyCodeName s_qt_key_names[] = {{Qt::Key_Escape, "Escape", ICON
                                                  {Qt::Key_Camera, "Camera", nullptr},
                                                  {Qt::Key_CameraFocus, "CameraFocus", nullptr}};
 
-std::optional<u32> InputManager::ConvertHostKeyboardStringToCode(const std::string_view& str)
+std::optional<u32> InputManager::ConvertHostKeyboardStringToCode(std::string_view str)
 {
   std::string_view compare_name = str;
   u32 modifier_bits = 0;
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/qttranslations.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/qttranslations.cpp
index ea133de7c..9d4cc205c 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/qttranslations.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/qttranslations.cpp
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ struct GlyphInfo
 };
 
 static QString FixLanguageName(const QString& language);
-static void UpdateGlyphRangesAndClearCache(QWidget* dialog_parent, const std::string_view& language);
+static void UpdateGlyphRangesAndClearCache(QWidget* dialog_parent, std::string_view language);
 static bool DownloadMissingFont(QWidget* dialog_parent, const char* font_name, const char* font_url,
                                 const std::string& path);
-static const GlyphInfo* GetGlyphInfo(const std::string_view& language);
+static const GlyphInfo* GetGlyphInfo(std::string_view language);
 
 static constexpr const char* DEFAULT_IMGUI_FONT_NAME = "Roboto-Regular.ttf";
 #define MAKE_FONT_DOWNLOAD_URL(name) "https://www.duckstation.org/runtime-resources/fonts/" name
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ QString QtHost::FixLanguageName(const QString& language)
     return language;
 }
 
-s32 Host::Internal::GetTranslatedStringImpl(const std::string_view& context, const std::string_view& msg, char* tbuf,
+s32 Host::Internal::GetTranslatedStringImpl(std::string_view context, std::string_view msg, char* tbuf,
                                             size_t tbuf_space)
 {
   // This is really awful. Thankfully we're caching the results...
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static constexpr const ImWchar s_central_european_ranges[] = {
   0x0100, 0x017F, // Central European diacritics
 };
 
-void QtHost::UpdateGlyphRangesAndClearCache(QWidget* dialog_parent, const std::string_view& language)
+void QtHost::UpdateGlyphRangesAndClearCache(QWidget* dialog_parent, std::string_view language)
 {
   const GlyphInfo* gi = GetGlyphInfo(language);
 
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static constexpr const QtHost::GlyphInfo s_glyph_info[] = {
 };
 // clang-format on
 
-const QtHost::GlyphInfo* QtHost::GetGlyphInfo(const std::string_view& language)
+const QtHost::GlyphInfo* QtHost::GetGlyphInfo(std::string_view language)
 {
   for (const GlyphInfo& it : s_glyph_info)
   {
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.cpp
index d51df44a1..e1028365d 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ std::optional<unsigned> PromptForAddress(QWidget* parent, const QString& title,
   return address;
 }
 
-QString StringViewToQString(const std::string_view& str)
+QString StringViewToQString(std::string_view str)
 {
   return str.empty() ? QString() : QString::fromUtf8(str.data(), str.size());
 }
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.h b/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.h
index 291f82ae8..79647aa2f 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.h
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void OpenURL(QWidget* parent, const char* url);
 std::optional<unsigned> PromptForAddress(QWidget* parent, const QString& title, const QString& label, bool code);
 
 /// Converts a std::string_view to a QString safely.
-QString StringViewToQString(const std::string_view& str);
+QString StringViewToQString(std::string_view str);
 
 /// Sets a widget to italics if the setting value is inherited.
 void SetWidgetFontForInheritedSetting(QWidget* widget, bool inherited);
diff --git a/src/duckstation-regtest/regtest_host.cpp b/src/duckstation-regtest/regtest_host.cpp
index 556782798..cc6443026 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-regtest/regtest_host.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-regtest/regtest_host.cpp
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@ bool RegTestHost::InitializeConfig()
   return true;
 }
 
-void Host::ReportFatalError(const std::string_view& title, const std::string_view& message)
+void Host::ReportFatalError(std::string_view title, std::string_view message)
 {
   Log_ErrorPrintf("ReportFatalError: %.*s", static_cast<int>(message.size()), message.data());
   abort();
 }
 
-void Host::ReportErrorAsync(const std::string_view& title, const std::string_view& message)
+void Host::ReportErrorAsync(std::string_view title, std::string_view message)
 {
   if (!title.empty() && !message.empty())
   {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void Host::ReportErrorAsync(const std::string_view& title, const std::string_vie
   }
 }
 
-bool Host::ConfirmMessage(const std::string_view& title, const std::string_view& message)
+bool Host::ConfirmMessage(std::string_view title, std::string_view message)
 {
   if (!title.empty() && !message.empty())
   {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ bool Host::ConfirmMessage(const std::string_view& title, const std::string_view&
   return true;
 }
 
-void Host::ReportDebuggerMessage(const std::string_view& message)
+void Host::ReportDebuggerMessage(std::string_view message)
 {
   Log_ErrorPrintf("ReportDebuggerMessage: %.*s", static_cast<int>(message.size()), message.data());
 }
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ bool Host::ChangeLanguage(const char* new_language)
   return false;
 }
 
-s32 Host::Internal::GetTranslatedStringImpl(const std::string_view& context, const std::string_view& msg, char* tbuf,
+s32 Host::Internal::GetTranslatedStringImpl(std::string_view context, std::string_view msg, char* tbuf,
                                             size_t tbuf_space)
 {
   if (msg.size() > tbuf_space)
@@ -347,12 +347,12 @@ void Host::BeginPresentFrame()
   }
 }
 
-void Host::OpenURL(const std::string_view& url)
+void Host::OpenURL(std::string_view url)
 {
   //
 }
 
-bool Host::CopyTextToClipboard(const std::string_view& text)
+bool Host::CopyTextToClipboard(std::string_view text)
 {
   return false;
 }
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ void Host::OnCoverDownloaderOpenRequested()
   // noop
 }
 
-std::optional<u32> InputManager::ConvertHostKeyboardStringToCode(const std::string_view& str)
+std::optional<u32> InputManager::ConvertHostKeyboardStringToCode(std::string_view str)
 {
   return std::nullopt;
 }
@@ -407,12 +407,12 @@ void Host::AddFixedInputBindings(SettingsInterface& si)
   // noop
 }
 
-void Host::OnInputDeviceConnected(const std::string_view& identifier, const std::string_view& device_name)
+void Host::OnInputDeviceConnected(std::string_view identifier, std::string_view device_name)
 {
   // noop
 }
 
-void Host::OnInputDeviceDisconnected(const std::string_view& identifier)
+void Host::OnInputDeviceDisconnected(std::string_view identifier)
 {
   // noop
 }
diff --git a/src/util/cd_image.cpp b/src/util/cd_image.cpp
index 339df124c..93b06fe5d 100644
--- a/src/util/cd_image.cpp
+++ b/src/util/cd_image.cpp
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ bool CDImage::HasNonStandardSubchannel() const
   return false;
 }
 
-std::string CDImage::GetMetadata(const std::string_view& type) const
+std::string CDImage::GetMetadata(std::string_view type) const
 {
   std::string result;
   if (type == "title")
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ bool CDImage::SwitchSubImage(u32 index, Error* error)
   return false;
 }
 
-std::string CDImage::GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, const std::string_view& type) const
+std::string CDImage::GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, std::string_view type) const
 {
   return {};
 }
diff --git a/src/util/cd_image.h b/src/util/cd_image.h
index f73b57e3f..37ce92061 100644
--- a/src/util/cd_image.h
+++ b/src/util/cd_image.h
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ public:
   virtual bool ReadSectorFromIndex(void* buffer, const Index& index, LBA lba_in_index) = 0;
 
   // Retrieve image metadata.
-  virtual std::string GetMetadata(const std::string_view& type) const;
+  virtual std::string GetMetadata(std::string_view type) const;
 
   // Returns true if this image type has sub-images (e.g. m3u).
   virtual bool HasSubImages() const;
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ public:
   virtual bool SwitchSubImage(u32 index, Error* error);
 
   // Retrieve sub-image metadata.
-  virtual std::string GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, const std::string_view& type) const;
+  virtual std::string GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, std::string_view type) const;
 
   // Returns true if the source supports precaching, which may be more optimal than an in-memory copy.
   virtual PrecacheResult Precache(ProgressCallback* progress = ProgressCallback::NullProgressCallback);
diff --git a/src/util/cd_image_hasher.cpp b/src/util/cd_image_hasher.cpp
index fdf5f9ade..f60052eea 100644
--- a/src/util/cd_image_hasher.cpp
+++ b/src/util/cd_image_hasher.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ std::string CDImageHasher::HashToString(const Hash& hash)
                      hash[11], hash[12], hash[13], hash[14], hash[15]);
 }
 
-std::optional<CDImageHasher::Hash> CDImageHasher::HashFromString(const std::string_view& str)
+std::optional<CDImageHasher::Hash> CDImageHasher::HashFromString(std::string_view str)
 {
   auto decoded = StringUtil::DecodeHex(str);
   if (decoded && decoded->size() == std::tuple_size_v<Hash>)
diff --git a/src/util/cd_image_hasher.h b/src/util/cd_image_hasher.h
index 27728bd32..70b69ef5b 100644
--- a/src/util/cd_image_hasher.h
+++ b/src/util/cd_image_hasher.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace CDImageHasher {
 
 using Hash = std::array<u8, 16>;
 std::string HashToString(const Hash& hash);
-std::optional<Hash> HashFromString(const std::string_view& str);
+std::optional<Hash> HashFromString(std::string_view str);
 
 bool GetImageHash(CDImage* image, Hash* out_hash,
                   ProgressCallback* progress_callback = ProgressCallback::NullProgressCallback);
diff --git a/src/util/cd_image_m3u.cpp b/src/util/cd_image_m3u.cpp
index 2fb2cc839..f52a65ff6 100644
--- a/src/util/cd_image_m3u.cpp
+++ b/src/util/cd_image_m3u.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public:
   bool HasSubImages() const override;
   u32 GetSubImageCount() const override;
   u32 GetCurrentSubImage() const override;
-  std::string GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, const std::string_view& type) const override;
+  std::string GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, std::string_view type) const override;
   bool SwitchSubImage(u32 index, Error* error) override;
 
 protected:
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ bool CDImageM3u::SwitchSubImage(u32 index, Error* error)
   return true;
 }
 
-std::string CDImageM3u::GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, const std::string_view& type) const
+std::string CDImageM3u::GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, std::string_view type) const
 {
   if (index > m_entries.size())
     return {};
diff --git a/src/util/cd_image_pbp.cpp b/src/util/cd_image_pbp.cpp
index fdbeeded5..1d08ce372 100644
--- a/src/util/cd_image_pbp.cpp
+++ b/src/util/cd_image_pbp.cpp
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ public:
   u32 GetSubImageCount() const override;
   u32 GetCurrentSubImage() const override;
   bool SwitchSubImage(u32 index, Error* error) override;
-  std::string GetMetadata(const std::string_view& type) const override;
-  std::string GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, const std::string_view& type) const override;
+  std::string GetMetadata(std::string_view type) const override;
+  std::string GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, std::string_view type) const override;
 
 protected:
   bool ReadSectorFromIndex(void* buffer, const Index& index, LBA lba_in_index) override;
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ bool CDImagePBP::HasSubImages() const
   return m_disc_offsets.size() > 1;
 }
 
-std::string CDImagePBP::GetMetadata(const std::string_view& type) const
+std::string CDImagePBP::GetMetadata(std::string_view type) const
 {
   if (type == "title")
   {
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ bool CDImagePBP::SwitchSubImage(u32 index, Error* error)
   return true;
 }
 
-std::string CDImagePBP::GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, const std::string_view& type) const
+std::string CDImagePBP::GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, std::string_view type) const
 {
   if (type == "title")
   {
diff --git a/src/util/cd_image_ppf.cpp b/src/util/cd_image_ppf.cpp
index a80b97ce4..5704eb016 100644
--- a/src/util/cd_image_ppf.cpp
+++ b/src/util/cd_image_ppf.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ public:
   bool HasNonStandardSubchannel() const override;
   s64 GetSizeOnDisk() const override;
 
-  std::string GetMetadata(const std::string_view& type) const override;
-  std::string GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, const std::string_view& type) const override;
+  std::string GetMetadata(std::string_view type) const override;
+  std::string GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, std::string_view type) const override;
 
   PrecacheResult Precache(ProgressCallback* progress = ProgressCallback::NullProgressCallback) override;
 
@@ -416,12 +416,12 @@ bool CDImagePPF::HasNonStandardSubchannel() const
   return m_parent_image->HasNonStandardSubchannel();
 }
 
-std::string CDImagePPF::GetMetadata(const std::string_view& type) const
+std::string CDImagePPF::GetMetadata(std::string_view type) const
 {
   return m_parent_image->GetMetadata(type);
 }
 
-std::string CDImagePPF::GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, const std::string_view& type) const
+std::string CDImagePPF::GetSubImageMetadata(u32 index, std::string_view type) const
 {
   // We only support a single sub-image for patched games.
   std::string ret;
diff --git a/src/util/cue_parser.cpp b/src/util/cue_parser.cpp
index b743a5cee..58c6f1249 100644
--- a/src/util/cue_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/util/cue_parser.cpp
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 Log_SetChannel(CueParser);
 
 namespace CueParser {
-static bool TokenMatch(const std::string_view& s1, const char* token);
+static bool TokenMatch(std::string_view s1, const char* token);
 }
 
-bool CueParser::TokenMatch(const std::string_view& s1, const char* token)
+bool CueParser::TokenMatch(std::string_view s1, const char* token)
 {
   const size_t token_len = std::strlen(token);
   if (s1.length() != token_len)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ std::string_view CueParser::File::GetToken(const char*& line)
   return ret;
 }
 
-std::optional<CueParser::MSF> CueParser::File::GetMSF(const std::string_view& token)
+std::optional<CueParser::MSF> CueParser::File::GetMSF(std::string_view token)
 {
   static const s32 max_values[] = {std::numeric_limits<s32>::max(), 60, 75};
 
diff --git a/src/util/cue_parser.h b/src/util/cue_parser.h
index 050c65ee1..3b3d82f4f 100644
--- a/src/util/cue_parser.h
+++ b/src/util/cue_parser.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ private:
   void SetError(u32 line_number, Error* error, const char* format, ...);
 
   static std::string_view GetToken(const char*& line);
-  static std::optional<MSF> GetMSF(const std::string_view& token);
+  static std::optional<MSF> GetMSF(std::string_view token);
 
   bool ParseLine(const char* line, u32 line_number, Error* error);
 
diff --git a/src/util/d3d11_device.cpp b/src/util/d3d11_device.cpp
index ccbcc762b..b860bf629 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d11_device.cpp
+++ b/src/util/d3d11_device.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static std::mutex s_instance_mutex;
 static constexpr std::array<float, 4> s_clear_color = {};
 static constexpr GPUTexture::Format s_swap_chain_format = GPUTexture::Format::RGBA8;
 
-void SetD3DDebugObjectName(ID3D11DeviceChild* obj, const std::string_view& name)
+void SetD3DDebugObjectName(ID3D11DeviceChild* obj, std::string_view name)
 {
 #ifdef _DEBUG
   // WKPDID_D3DDebugObjectName
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ bool D3D11Device::HasSurface() const
   return static_cast<bool>(m_swap_chain);
 }
 
-bool D3D11Device::CreateDevice(const std::string_view& adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
+bool D3D11Device::CreateDevice(std::string_view adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
                                std::optional<bool> exclusive_fullscreen_control, FeatureMask disabled_features,
                                Error* error)
 {
@@ -943,7 +943,8 @@ void D3D11Device::UnmapUniformBuffer(u32 size)
   }
 }
 
-void D3D11Device::SetRenderTargets(GPUTexture* const* rts, u32 num_rts, GPUTexture* ds, GPUPipeline::RenderPassFlag feedback_loop)
+void D3D11Device::SetRenderTargets(GPUTexture* const* rts, u32 num_rts, GPUTexture* ds,
+                                   GPUPipeline::RenderPassFlag feedback_loop)
 {
   ID3D11RenderTargetView* rtvs[MAX_RENDER_TARGETS];
   DebugAssert(!feedback_loop);
diff --git a/src/util/d3d11_device.h b/src/util/d3d11_device.h
index d98861f10..e33884eb3 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d11_device.h
+++ b/src/util/d3d11_device.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
   void InvalidateRenderTarget(GPUTexture* t) override;
 
   std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromBinary(GPUShaderStage stage, std::span<const u8> data) override;
-  std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
+  std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
                                                     const char* entry_point, DynamicHeapArray<u8>* binary) override;
   std::unique_ptr<GPUPipeline> CreatePipeline(const GPUPipeline::GraphicsConfig& config) override;
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public:
   static AdapterAndModeList StaticGetAdapterAndModeList();
 
 protected:
-  bool CreateDevice(const std::string_view& adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
+  bool CreateDevice(std::string_view adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
                     std::optional<bool> exclusive_fullscreen_control, FeatureMask disabled_features,
                     Error* error) override;
   void DestroyDevice() override;
@@ -204,4 +204,4 @@ private:
   float m_accumulated_gpu_time = 0.0f;
 };
 
-void SetD3DDebugObjectName(ID3D11DeviceChild* obj, const std::string_view& name);
+void SetD3DDebugObjectName(ID3D11DeviceChild* obj, std::string_view name);
diff --git a/src/util/d3d11_pipeline.cpp b/src/util/d3d11_pipeline.cpp
index 299f3c50c..0bcced69d 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d11_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/util/d3d11_pipeline.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ID3D11ComputeShader* D3D11Shader::GetComputeShader() const
   return static_cast<ID3D11ComputeShader*>(m_shader.Get());
 }
 
-void D3D11Shader::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void D3D11Shader::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   SetD3DDebugObjectName(m_shader.Get(), name);
 }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> D3D11Device::CreateShaderFromBinary(GPUShaderStage st
   return std::unique_ptr<GPUShader>(new D3D11Shader(stage, std::move(shader), std::move(bytecode)));
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> D3D11Device::CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
+std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> D3D11Device::CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
                                                                const char* entry_point,
                                                                DynamicHeapArray<u8>* out_binary)
 {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ D3D11Pipeline::~D3D11Pipeline()
   D3D11Device::GetInstance().UnbindPipeline(this);
 }
 
-void D3D11Pipeline::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void D3D11Pipeline::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   // can't label this directly
 }
diff --git a/src/util/d3d11_pipeline.h b/src/util/d3d11_pipeline.h
index e23190103..1b78cfb77 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d11_pipeline.h
+++ b/src/util/d3d11_pipeline.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public:
 
   ALWAYS_INLINE const std::vector<u8>& GetBytecode() const { return m_bytecode; }
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   D3D11Shader(GPUShaderStage stage, Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<ID3D11DeviceChild> shader, std::vector<u8> bytecode);
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class D3D11Pipeline final : public GPUPipeline
 public:
   ~D3D11Pipeline() override;
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
   ALWAYS_INLINE ID3D11RasterizerState* GetRasterizerState() const { return m_rs.Get(); }
   ALWAYS_INLINE ID3D11DepthStencilState* GetDepthStencilState() const { return m_ds.Get(); }
diff --git a/src/util/d3d11_texture.cpp b/src/util/d3d11_texture.cpp
index ae91c0b28..9a683e1aa 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d11_texture.cpp
+++ b/src/util/d3d11_texture.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ D3D11Sampler::D3D11Sampler(ComPtr<ID3D11SamplerState> ss) : m_ss(std::move(ss))
 
 D3D11Sampler::~D3D11Sampler() = default;
 
-void D3D11Sampler::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void D3D11Sampler::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   SetD3DDebugObjectName(m_ss.Get(), name);
 }
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void D3D11Texture::Unmap()
   m_mapped_subresource = 0;
 }
 
-void D3D11Texture::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void D3D11Texture::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   SetD3DDebugObjectName(m_texture.Get(), name);
 }
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ void D3D11TextureBuffer::Unmap(u32 used_elements)
   m_buffer.Unmap(D3D11Device::GetD3DContext(), size);
 }
 
-void D3D11TextureBuffer::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void D3D11TextureBuffer::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   SetD3DDebugObjectName(m_buffer.GetD3DBuffer(), name);
 }
diff --git a/src/util/d3d11_texture.h b/src/util/d3d11_texture.h
index d7fa6659b..55ceb8d65 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d11_texture.h
+++ b/src/util/d3d11_texture.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
   ALWAYS_INLINE ID3D11SamplerState* GetSamplerState() const { return m_ss.Get(); }
   ALWAYS_INLINE ID3D11SamplerState* const* GetSamplerStateArray() const { return m_ss.GetAddressOf(); }
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   D3D11Sampler(ComPtr<ID3D11SamplerState> ss);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public:
   bool Map(void** map, u32* map_stride, u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height, u32 layer = 0, u32 level = 0) override;
   void Unmap() override;
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   D3D11Texture(u32 width, u32 height, u32 layers, u32 levels, u32 samples, Type type, Format format,
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public:
   void* Map(u32 required_elements) override;
   void Unmap(u32 used_elements) override;
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   D3D11StreamBuffer m_buffer;
diff --git a/src/util/d3d12_builders.cpp b/src/util/d3d12_builders.cpp
index 94ce24ddc..93b2c32a3 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d12_builders.cpp
+++ b/src/util/d3d12_builders.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ u32 D3D12::RootSignatureBuilder::AddDescriptorTable(D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_RANGE_TYPE
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 
-void D3D12::SetObjectName(ID3D12Object* object, const std::string_view& name)
+void D3D12::SetObjectName(ID3D12Object* object, std::string_view name)
 {
   object->SetName(StringUtil::UTF8StringToWideString(name).c_str());
 }
diff --git a/src/util/d3d12_builders.h b/src/util/d3d12_builders.h
index 657c413cb..82bb776bb 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d12_builders.h
+++ b/src/util/d3d12_builders.h
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ private:
 };
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG
-void SetObjectName(ID3D12Object* object, const std::string_view& name);
+void SetObjectName(ID3D12Object* object, std::string_view name);
 void SetObjectNameFormatted(ID3D12Object* object, const char* format, ...);
 #else
-static inline void SetObjectName(ID3D12Object* object, const std::string_view& name)
+static inline void SetObjectName(ID3D12Object* object, std::string_view name)
 {
 }
 static inline void SetObjectNameFormatted(ID3D12Object* object, const char* format, ...)
diff --git a/src/util/d3d12_device.cpp b/src/util/d3d12_device.cpp
index cf2fae52d..e57cb7188 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d12_device.cpp
+++ b/src/util/d3d12_device.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ D3D12Device::ComPtr<ID3D12RootSignature> D3D12Device::CreateRootSignature(const
   return rs;
 }
 
-bool D3D12Device::CreateDevice(const std::string_view& adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
+bool D3D12Device::CreateDevice(std::string_view adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
                                std::optional<bool> exclusive_fullscreen_control, FeatureMask disabled_features,
                                Error* error)
 {
diff --git a/src/util/d3d12_device.h b/src/util/d3d12_device.h
index 668dff0a8..59e193698 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d12_device.h
+++ b/src/util/d3d12_device.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public:
   void InvalidateRenderTarget(GPUTexture* t) override;
 
   std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromBinary(GPUShaderStage stage, std::span<const u8> data) override;
-  std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
+  std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
                                                     const char* entry_point, DynamicHeapArray<u8>* out_binary) override;
   std::unique_ptr<GPUPipeline> CreatePipeline(const GPUPipeline::GraphicsConfig& config) override;
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public:
   void UnbindTextureBuffer(D3D12TextureBuffer* buf);
 
 protected:
-  bool CreateDevice(const std::string_view& adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
+  bool CreateDevice(std::string_view adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
                     std::optional<bool> exclusive_fullscreen_control, FeatureMask disabled_features,
                     Error* error) override;
   void DestroyDevice() override;
diff --git a/src/util/d3d12_pipeline.cpp b/src/util/d3d12_pipeline.cpp
index 318afb564..af52ab647 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d12_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/util/d3d12_pipeline.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ D3D12Shader::D3D12Shader(GPUShaderStage stage, Bytecode bytecode) : GPUShader(st
 
 D3D12Shader::~D3D12Shader() = default;
 
-void D3D12Shader::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void D3D12Shader::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
 }
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> D3D12Device::CreateShaderFromBinary(GPUShaderStage st
   return std::unique_ptr<GPUShader>(new D3D12Shader(stage, std::move(bytecode)));
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> D3D12Device::CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
+std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> D3D12Device::CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
                                                                const char* entry_point,
                                                                DynamicHeapArray<u8>* out_binary)
 {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ D3D12Pipeline::~D3D12Pipeline()
   D3D12Device::GetInstance().DeferObjectDestruction(std::move(m_pipeline));
 }
 
-void D3D12Pipeline::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void D3D12Pipeline::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   D3D12::SetObjectName(m_pipeline.Get(), name);
 }
diff --git a/src/util/d3d12_pipeline.h b/src/util/d3d12_pipeline.h
index 68f99fdd8..2ba9e5ffb 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d12_pipeline.h
+++ b/src/util/d3d12_pipeline.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
   ALWAYS_INLINE const u8* GetBytecodeData() const { return m_bytecode.data(); }
   ALWAYS_INLINE u32 GetBytecodeSize() const { return static_cast<u32>(m_bytecode.size()); }
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   D3D12Shader(GPUShaderStage stage, Bytecode bytecode);
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public:
   ALWAYS_INLINE const std::array<float, 4>& GetBlendConstantsF() const { return m_blend_constants_f; }
   ALWAYS_INLINE bool HasVertexStride() const { return (m_vertex_stride > 0); }
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
   static std::string GetPipelineName(const GraphicsConfig& config);
 
diff --git a/src/util/d3d12_texture.cpp b/src/util/d3d12_texture.cpp
index f85b153a4..309f2cf12 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d12_texture.cpp
+++ b/src/util/d3d12_texture.cpp
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ void D3D12Texture::ActuallyCommitClear(ID3D12GraphicsCommandList* cmdlist)
   SetState(State::Dirty);
 }
 
-void D3D12Texture::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void D3D12Texture::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   D3D12::SetObjectName(m_resource.Get(), name);
 }
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ D3D12Sampler::~D3D12Sampler()
   // Cleaned up by main class.
 }
 
-void D3D12Sampler::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void D3D12Sampler::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
 }
 
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ void D3D12TextureBuffer::Unmap(u32 used_elements)
   m_buffer.CommitMemory(size);
 }
 
-void D3D12TextureBuffer::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void D3D12TextureBuffer::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   D3D12::SetObjectName(m_buffer.GetBuffer(), name);
 }
diff --git a/src/util/d3d12_texture.h b/src/util/d3d12_texture.h
index 4186f4ad3..189de1400 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d12_texture.h
+++ b/src/util/d3d12_texture.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
   void Unmap() override;
   void MakeReadyForSampling() override;
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
   void TransitionToState(D3D12_RESOURCE_STATES state);
   void CommitClear();
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public:
 
   ALWAYS_INLINE const D3D12DescriptorHandle& GetDescriptor() const { return m_descriptor; }
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   D3D12Sampler(D3D12DescriptorHandle descriptor);
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public:
   void* Map(u32 required_elements) override;
   void Unmap(u32 used_elements) override;
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   D3D12StreamBuffer m_buffer;
diff --git a/src/util/d3d_common.cpp b/src/util/d3d_common.cpp
index d1d4dab40..20561ae89 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d_common.cpp
+++ b/src/util/d3d_common.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> D3DCommon::GetAdapterNames(IDXGIFactory5* factory)
   return adapter_names;
 }
 
-std::vector<std::string> D3DCommon::GetFullscreenModes(IDXGIFactory5* factory, const std::string_view& adapter_name)
+std::vector<std::string> D3DCommon::GetFullscreenModes(IDXGIFactory5* factory, std::string_view adapter_name)
 {
   std::vector<std::string> modes;
   HRESULT hr;
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ bool D3DCommon::GetRequestedExclusiveFullscreenModeDesc(IDXGIFactory5* factory,
   return true;
 }
 
-Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter1> D3DCommon::GetAdapterByName(IDXGIFactory5* factory, const std::string_view& name)
+Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter1> D3DCommon::GetAdapterByName(IDXGIFactory5* factory, std::string_view name)
 {
   if (name.empty())
     return {};
@@ -296,8 +296,7 @@ Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter1> D3DCommon::GetFirstAdapter(IDXGIFactory5*
   return adapter;
 }
 
-Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter1> D3DCommon::GetChosenOrFirstAdapter(IDXGIFactory5* factory,
-                                                                         const std::string_view& name)
+Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter1> D3DCommon::GetChosenOrFirstAdapter(IDXGIFactory5* factory, std::string_view name)
 {
   Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter1> adapter = GetAdapterByName(factory, name);
   if (!adapter)
@@ -374,7 +373,7 @@ std::string D3DCommon::GetDriverVersionFromLUID(const LUID& luid)
 }
 
 std::optional<DynamicHeapArray<u8>> D3DCommon::CompileShader(D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL feature_level, bool debug_device,
-                                                             GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
+                                                             GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
                                                              const char* entry_point)
 {
   const char* target;
diff --git a/src/util/d3d_common.h b/src/util/d3d_common.h
index f34f33cb9..14e7b2b8b 100644
--- a/src/util/d3d_common.h
+++ b/src/util/d3d_common.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IDXGIFactory5> CreateFactory(bool debug, Error* error);
 std::vector<std::string> GetAdapterNames(IDXGIFactory5* factory);
 
 // returns a list of fullscreen modes for the specified adapter
-std::vector<std::string> GetFullscreenModes(IDXGIFactory5* factory, const std::string_view& adapter_name);
+std::vector<std::string> GetFullscreenModes(IDXGIFactory5* factory, std::string_view adapter_name);
 
 // returns the fullscreen mode to use for the specified dimensions
 bool GetRequestedExclusiveFullscreenModeDesc(IDXGIFactory5* factory, const RECT& window_rect, u32 width, u32 height,
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ bool GetRequestedExclusiveFullscreenModeDesc(IDXGIFactory5* factory, const RECT&
                                              IDXGIOutput** output);
 
 // get an adapter based on name
-Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter1> GetAdapterByName(IDXGIFactory5* factory, const std::string_view& name);
+Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter1> GetAdapterByName(IDXGIFactory5* factory, std::string_view name);
 
 // returns the first adapter in the system
 Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter1> GetFirstAdapter(IDXGIFactory5* factory);
 
 // returns the adapter specified in the configuration, or the default
-Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter1> GetChosenOrFirstAdapter(IDXGIFactory5* factory, const std::string_view& name);
+Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter1> GetChosenOrFirstAdapter(IDXGIFactory5* factory, std::string_view name);
 
 // returns a utf-8 string of the specified adapter's name
 std::string GetAdapterName(IDXGIAdapter1* adapter);
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ std::string GetAdapterName(IDXGIAdapter1* adapter);
 std::string GetDriverVersionFromLUID(const LUID& luid);
 
 std::optional<DynamicHeapArray<u8>> CompileShader(D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL feature_level, bool debug_device,
-                                                  GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
+                                                  GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
                                                   const char* entry_point);
 
 struct DXGIFormatMapping
diff --git a/src/util/dinput_source.cpp b/src/util/dinput_source.cpp
index d49053151..413140270 100644
--- a/src/util/dinput_source.cpp
+++ b/src/util/dinput_source.cpp
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ std::vector<InputBindingKey> DInputSource::EnumerateMotors()
   return {};
 }
 
-bool DInputSource::GetGenericBindingMapping(const std::string_view& device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping)
+bool DInputSource::GetGenericBindingMapping(std::string_view device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping)
 {
   return {};
 }
@@ -323,8 +323,7 @@ void DInputSource::UpdateMotorState(InputBindingKey large_key, InputBindingKey s
   // not supported
 }
 
-std::optional<InputBindingKey> DInputSource::ParseKeyString(const std::string_view& device,
-                                                            const std::string_view& binding)
+std::optional<InputBindingKey> DInputSource::ParseKeyString(std::string_view device, std::string_view binding)
 {
   if (!device.starts_with("DInput-") || binding.empty())
     return std::nullopt;
diff --git a/src/util/dinput_source.h b/src/util/dinput_source.h
index def698ebb..0cf5f582f 100644
--- a/src/util/dinput_source.h
+++ b/src/util/dinput_source.h
@@ -41,13 +41,12 @@ public:
   void PollEvents() override;
   std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> EnumerateDevices() override;
   std::vector<InputBindingKey> EnumerateMotors() override;
-  bool GetGenericBindingMapping(const std::string_view& device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping) override;
+  bool GetGenericBindingMapping(std::string_view device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping) override;
   void UpdateMotorState(InputBindingKey key, float intensity) override;
   void UpdateMotorState(InputBindingKey large_key, InputBindingKey small_key, float large_intensity,
                         float small_intensity) override;
 
-  std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseKeyString(const std::string_view& device,
-                                                const std::string_view& binding) override;
+  std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseKeyString(std::string_view device, std::string_view binding) override;
   TinyString ConvertKeyToString(InputBindingKey key) override;
   TinyString ConvertKeyToIcon(InputBindingKey key) override;
 
diff --git a/src/util/gpu_device.cpp b/src/util/gpu_device.cpp
index 832ad4389..d94762505 100644
--- a/src/util/gpu_device.cpp
+++ b/src/util/gpu_device.cpp
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ bool GPUDevice::IsSameRenderAPI(RenderAPI lhs, RenderAPI rhs)
                          (rhs == RenderAPI::OpenGL || rhs == RenderAPI::OpenGLES)));
 }
 
-bool GPUDevice::Create(const std::string_view& adapter, const std::string_view& shader_cache_path,
-                       u32 shader_cache_version, bool debug_device, bool vsync, bool threaded_presentation,
+bool GPUDevice::Create(std::string_view adapter, std::string_view shader_cache_path, u32 shader_cache_version,
+                       bool debug_device, bool vsync, bool threaded_presentation,
                        std::optional<bool> exclusive_fullscreen_control, FeatureMask disabled_features, Error* error)
 {
   m_vsync_enabled = vsync;
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ bool GPUDevice::SupportsExclusiveFullscreen() const
   return false;
 }
 
-void GPUDevice::OpenShaderCache(const std::string_view& base_path, u32 version)
+void GPUDevice::OpenShaderCache(std::string_view base_path, u32 version)
 {
   if (m_features.shader_cache && !base_path.empty())
   {
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ void GPUDevice::CloseShaderCache()
   }
 }
 
-std::string GPUDevice::GetShaderCacheBaseName(const std::string_view& type) const
+std::string GPUDevice::GetShaderCacheBaseName(std::string_view type) const
 {
   const std::string_view debug_suffix = m_debug_device ? "_debug" : "";
 
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ void GPUDevice::InvalidateRenderTarget(GPUTexture* t)
   t->SetState(GPUTexture::State::Invalidated);
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> GPUDevice::CreateShader(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
+std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> GPUDevice::CreateShader(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
                                                    const char* entry_point /* = "main" */)
 {
   std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> shader;
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ std::string GPUDevice::GetFullscreenModeString(u32 width, u32 height, float refr
   return fmt::format("{} x {} @ {} hz", width, height, refresh_rate);
 }
 
-std::string GPUDevice::GetShaderDumpPath(const std::string_view& name)
+std::string GPUDevice::GetShaderDumpPath(std::string_view name)
 {
   return Path::Combine(EmuFolders::Dumps, name);
 }
diff --git a/src/util/gpu_device.h b/src/util/gpu_device.h
index 53fb74f79..8790d3dd5 100644
--- a/src/util/gpu_device.h
+++ b/src/util/gpu_device.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public:
   GPUSampler();
   virtual ~GPUSampler();
 
-  virtual void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) = 0;
+  virtual void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) = 0;
 
   static Config GetNearestConfig();
   static Config GetLinearConfig();
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public:
 
   ALWAYS_INLINE GPUShaderStage GetStage() const { return m_stage; }
 
-  virtual void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) = 0;
+  virtual void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) = 0;
 
 protected:
   GPUShaderStage m_stage;
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ public:
   GPUPipeline();
   virtual ~GPUPipeline();
 
-  virtual void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) = 0;
+  virtual void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) = 0;
 };
 
 class GPUTextureBuffer
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ public:
   virtual void* Map(u32 required_elements) = 0;
   virtual void Unmap(u32 used_elements) = 0;
 
-  virtual void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) = 0;
+  virtual void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) = 0;
 
 protected:
   Format m_format;
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ public:
   static std::string GetFullscreenModeString(u32 width, u32 height, float refresh_rate);
 
   /// Returns the directory bad shaders are saved to.
-  static std::string GetShaderDumpPath(const std::string_view& name);
+  static std::string GetShaderDumpPath(std::string_view name);
 
   /// Dumps out a shader that failed compilation.
   static void DumpBadShader(std::string_view code, std::string_view errors);
@@ -572,9 +572,9 @@ public:
 
   virtual RenderAPI GetRenderAPI() const = 0;
 
-  bool Create(const std::string_view& adapter, const std::string_view& shader_cache_path, u32 shader_cache_version,
-              bool debug_device, bool vsync, bool threaded_presentation,
-              std::optional<bool> exclusive_fullscreen_control, FeatureMask disabled_features, Error* error);
+  bool Create(std::string_view adapter, std::string_view shader_cache_path, u32 shader_cache_version, bool debug_device,
+              bool vsync, bool threaded_presentation, std::optional<bool> exclusive_fullscreen_control,
+              FeatureMask disabled_features, Error* error);
   void Destroy();
 
   virtual bool HasSurface() const = 0;
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ public:
   virtual void InvalidateRenderTarget(GPUTexture* t);
 
   /// Shader abstraction.
-  std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShader(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
+  std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShader(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
                                           const char* entry_point = "main");
   virtual std::unique_ptr<GPUPipeline> CreatePipeline(const GPUPipeline::GraphicsConfig& config) = 0;
 
@@ -701,17 +701,17 @@ public:
   static void ResetStatistics();
 
 protected:
-  virtual bool CreateDevice(const std::string_view& adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
+  virtual bool CreateDevice(std::string_view adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
                             std::optional<bool> exclusive_fullscreen_control, FeatureMask disabled_features,
                             Error* error) = 0;
   virtual void DestroyDevice() = 0;
 
-  std::string GetShaderCacheBaseName(const std::string_view& type) const;
+  std::string GetShaderCacheBaseName(std::string_view type) const;
   virtual bool ReadPipelineCache(const std::string& filename);
   virtual bool GetPipelineCacheData(DynamicHeapArray<u8>* data);
 
   virtual std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromBinary(GPUShaderStage stage, std::span<const u8> data) = 0;
-  virtual std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
+  virtual std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
                                                             const char* entry_point,
                                                             DynamicHeapArray<u8>* out_binary) = 0;
 
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ private:
 
   using TexturePool = std::deque<TexturePoolEntry>;
 
-  void OpenShaderCache(const std::string_view& base_path, u32 version);
+  void OpenShaderCache(std::string_view base_path, u32 version);
   void CloseShaderCache();
   bool CreateResources();
   void DestroyResources();
diff --git a/src/util/gpu_shader_cache.cpp b/src/util/gpu_shader_cache.cpp
index 5638acf53..41385fb5d 100644
--- a/src/util/gpu_shader_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/util/gpu_shader_cache.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ std::size_t GPUShaderCache::CacheIndexEntryHash::operator()(const CacheIndexKey&
   return h;
 }
 
-bool GPUShaderCache::Open(const std::string_view& base_filename, u32 version)
+bool GPUShaderCache::Open(std::string_view base_filename, u32 version)
 {
   m_base_filename = base_filename;
   m_version = version;
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ bool GPUShaderCache::ReadExisting(const std::string& index_filename, const std::
   return true;
 }
 
-GPUShaderCache::CacheIndexKey GPUShaderCache::GetCacheKey(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& shader_code,
-                                                          const std::string_view& entry_point)
+GPUShaderCache::CacheIndexKey GPUShaderCache::GetCacheKey(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view shader_code,
+                                                          std::string_view entry_point)
 {
   union
   {
diff --git a/src/util/gpu_shader_cache.h b/src/util/gpu_shader_cache.h
index 032aea29b..058170d2d 100644
--- a/src/util/gpu_shader_cache.h
+++ b/src/util/gpu_shader_cache.h
@@ -46,12 +46,11 @@ public:
 
   bool IsOpen() const { return (m_index_file != nullptr); }
 
-  bool Open(const std::string_view& base_filename, u32 version);
+  bool Open(std::string_view base_filename, u32 version);
   bool Create();
   void Close();
 
-  static CacheIndexKey GetCacheKey(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& shader_code,
-                                   const std::string_view& entry_point);
+  static CacheIndexKey GetCacheKey(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view shader_code, std::string_view entry_point);
 
   bool Lookup(const CacheIndexKey& key, ShaderBinary* binary);
   bool Insert(const CacheIndexKey& key, const void* data, u32 data_size);
diff --git a/src/util/gpu_texture.h b/src/util/gpu_texture.h
index a7dafccf2..496be5686 100644
--- a/src/util/gpu_texture.h
+++ b/src/util/gpu_texture.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public:
   // Instructs the backend that we're finished rendering to this texture. It may transition it to a new layout.
   virtual void MakeReadyForSampling();
 
-  virtual void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) = 0;
+  virtual void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) = 0;
 
 protected:
   GPUTexture(u16 width, u16 height, u8 layers, u8 levels, u8 samples, Type type, Format format);
diff --git a/src/util/host.cpp b/src/util/host.cpp
index 053a4d0f6..8429bd7e0 100644
--- a/src/util/host.cpp
+++ b/src/util/host.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 Log_SetChannel(Host);
 
 namespace Host {
-static std::pair<const char*, u32> LookupTranslationString(const std::string_view& context,
-                                                           const std::string_view& msg);
+static std::pair<const char*, u32> LookupTranslationString(std::string_view context, std::string_view msg);
 
 static constexpr u32 TRANSLATION_STRING_CACHE_SIZE = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
 using TranslationStringMap = PreferUnorderedStringMap<std::pair<u32, u32>>;
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ static std::vector<char> s_translation_string_cache;
 static u32 s_translation_string_cache_pos;
 } // namespace Host
 
-std::pair<const char*, u32> Host::LookupTranslationString(const std::string_view& context, const std::string_view& msg)
+std::pair<const char*, u32> Host::LookupTranslationString(std::string_view context, std::string_view msg)
 {
   // TODO: TranslatableString, compile-time hashing.
 
@@ -103,18 +102,18 @@ add_string:
   return ret;
 }
 
-const char* Host::TranslateToCString(const std::string_view& context, const std::string_view& msg)
+const char* Host::TranslateToCString(std::string_view context, std::string_view msg)
 {
   return LookupTranslationString(context, msg).first;
 }
 
-std::string_view Host::TranslateToStringView(const std::string_view& context, const std::string_view& msg)
+std::string_view Host::TranslateToStringView(std::string_view context, std::string_view msg)
 {
   const auto mp = LookupTranslationString(context, msg);
   return std::string_view(mp.first, mp.second);
 }
 
-std::string Host::TranslateToString(const std::string_view& context, const std::string_view& msg)
+std::string Host::TranslateToString(std::string_view context, std::string_view msg)
 {
   return std::string(TranslateToStringView(context, msg));
 }
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ void Host::ClearTranslationCache()
   s_translation_string_mutex.unlock();
 }
 
-void Host::ReportFormattedErrorAsync(const std::string_view& title, const char* format, ...)
+void Host::ReportFormattedErrorAsync(std::string_view title, const char* format, ...)
 {
   std::va_list ap;
   va_start(ap, format);
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ void Host::ReportFormattedErrorAsync(const std::string_view& title, const char*
   ReportErrorAsync(title, message);
 }
 
-bool Host::ConfirmFormattedMessage(const std::string_view& title, const char* format, ...)
+bool Host::ConfirmFormattedMessage(std::string_view title, const char* format, ...)
 {
   std::va_list ap;
   va_start(ap, format);
diff --git a/src/util/host.h b/src/util/host.h
index 680f53f04..56a89ab8d 100644
--- a/src/util/host.h
+++ b/src/util/host.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2023 Connor McLaughlin <stenzek@gmail.com>
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2024 Connor McLaughlin <stenzek@gmail.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-3.0 OR CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0)
 
 #pragma once
@@ -27,45 +27,44 @@ std::optional<std::time_t> GetResourceFileTimestamp(std::string_view filename, b
 
 /// Reports a fatal error on the main thread. This does not assume that the main window exists,
 /// unlike ReportErrorAsync(), and will exit the application after the popup is closed.
-void ReportFatalError(const std::string_view& title, const std::string_view& message);
+void ReportFatalError(std::string_view title, std::string_view message);
 
 /// Displays an asynchronous error on the UI thread, i.e. doesn't block the caller.
-void ReportErrorAsync(const std::string_view& title, const std::string_view& message);
-void ReportFormattedErrorAsync(const std::string_view& title, const char* format, ...);
+void ReportErrorAsync(std::string_view title, std::string_view message);
+void ReportFormattedErrorAsync(std::string_view title, const char* format, ...);
 
 /// Displays a synchronous confirmation on the UI thread, i.e. blocks the caller.
-bool ConfirmMessage(const std::string_view& title, const std::string_view& message);
-bool ConfirmFormattedMessage(const std::string_view& title, const char* format, ...);
+bool ConfirmMessage(std::string_view title, std::string_view message);
+bool ConfirmFormattedMessage(std::string_view title, const char* format, ...);
 
 /// Returns the user agent to use for HTTP requests.
 std::string GetHTTPUserAgent();
 
 /// Opens a URL, using the default application.
-void OpenURL(const std::string_view& url);
+void OpenURL(std::string_view url);
 
 /// Copies the provided text to the host's clipboard, if present.
-bool CopyTextToClipboard(const std::string_view& text);
+bool CopyTextToClipboard(std::string_view text);
 
 /// Returns a localized version of the specified string within the specified context.
 /// The pointer is guaranteed to be valid until the next language change.
-const char* TranslateToCString(const std::string_view& context, const std::string_view& msg);
+const char* TranslateToCString(std::string_view context, std::string_view msg);
 
 /// Returns a localized version of the specified string within the specified context.
 /// The view is guaranteed to be valid until the next language change.
 /// NOTE: When passing this to fmt, positional arguments should be used in the base string, as
 /// not all locales follow the same word ordering.
-std::string_view TranslateToStringView(const std::string_view& context, const std::string_view& msg);
+std::string_view TranslateToStringView(std::string_view context, std::string_view msg);
 
 /// Returns a localized version of the specified string within the specified context.
-std::string TranslateToString(const std::string_view& context, const std::string_view& msg);
+std::string TranslateToString(std::string_view context, std::string_view msg);
 
 /// Clears the translation cache. All previously used strings should be considered invalid.
 void ClearTranslationCache();
 
 namespace Internal {
 /// Implementation to retrieve a translated string.
-s32 GetTranslatedStringImpl(const std::string_view& context, const std::string_view& msg, char* tbuf,
-                            size_t tbuf_space);
+s32 GetTranslatedStringImpl(std::string_view context, std::string_view msg, char* tbuf, size_t tbuf_space);
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace Host
 
diff --git a/src/util/image.cpp b/src/util/image.cpp
index dc5b884f1..7b77608ac 100644
--- a/src/util/image.cpp
+++ b/src/util/image.cpp
@@ -27,26 +27,26 @@ Log_SetChannel(Image);
 
 static bool PNGBufferLoader(RGBA8Image* image, const void* buffer, size_t buffer_size);
 static bool PNGBufferSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, std::vector<u8>* buffer, u8 quality);
-static bool PNGFileLoader(RGBA8Image* image, const char* filename, std::FILE* fp);
-static bool PNGFileSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, const char* filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality);
+static bool PNGFileLoader(RGBA8Image* image, std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp);
+static bool PNGFileSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality);
 
 static bool JPEGBufferLoader(RGBA8Image* image, const void* buffer, size_t buffer_size);
 static bool JPEGBufferSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, std::vector<u8>* buffer, u8 quality);
-static bool JPEGFileLoader(RGBA8Image* image, const char* filename, std::FILE* fp);
-static bool JPEGFileSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, const char* filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality);
+static bool JPEGFileLoader(RGBA8Image* image, std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp);
+static bool JPEGFileSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality);
 
 static bool WebPBufferLoader(RGBA8Image* image, const void* buffer, size_t buffer_size);
 static bool WebPBufferSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, std::vector<u8>* buffer, u8 quality);
-static bool WebPFileLoader(RGBA8Image* image, const char* filename, std::FILE* fp);
-static bool WebPFileSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, const char* filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality);
+static bool WebPFileLoader(RGBA8Image* image, std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp);
+static bool WebPFileSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality);
 
 struct FormatHandler
 {
   const char* extension;
   bool (*buffer_loader)(RGBA8Image*, const void*, size_t);
   bool (*buffer_saver)(const RGBA8Image&, std::vector<u8>*, u8);
-  bool (*file_loader)(RGBA8Image*, const char*, std::FILE*);
-  bool (*file_saver)(const RGBA8Image&, const char*, std::FILE*, u8);
+  bool (*file_loader)(RGBA8Image*, std::string_view, std::FILE*);
+  bool (*file_saver)(const RGBA8Image&, std::string_view, std::FILE*, u8);
 };
 
 static constexpr FormatHandler s_format_handlers[] = {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static constexpr FormatHandler s_format_handlers[] = {
   {"webp", WebPBufferLoader, WebPBufferSaver, WebPFileLoader, WebPFileSaver},
 };
 
-static const FormatHandler* GetFormatHandler(const std::string_view& extension)
+static const FormatHandler* GetFormatHandler(std::string_view extension)
 {
   for (const FormatHandler& handler : s_format_handlers)
   {
@@ -125,39 +125,39 @@ bool RGBA8Image::SaveToFile(const char* filename, u8 quality) const
   return false;
 }
 
-bool RGBA8Image::LoadFromFile(const char* filename, std::FILE* fp)
+bool RGBA8Image::LoadFromFile(std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp)
 {
   const std::string_view extension(Path::GetExtension(filename));
   const FormatHandler* handler = GetFormatHandler(extension);
   if (!handler || !handler->file_loader)
   {
-    Log_ErrorPrintf("Unknown extension '%.*s'", static_cast<int>(extension.size()), extension.data());
+    Log_ErrorFmt("Unknown extension '{}'", extension);
     return false;
   }
 
   return handler->file_loader(this, filename, fp);
 }
 
-bool RGBA8Image::LoadFromBuffer(const char* filename, const void* buffer, size_t buffer_size)
+bool RGBA8Image::LoadFromBuffer(std::string_view filename, const void* buffer, size_t buffer_size)
 {
   const std::string_view extension(Path::GetExtension(filename));
   const FormatHandler* handler = GetFormatHandler(extension);
   if (!handler || !handler->buffer_loader)
   {
-    Log_ErrorPrintf("Unknown extension '%.*s'", static_cast<int>(extension.size()), extension.data());
+    Log_ErrorFmt("Unknown extension '{}'", extension);
     return false;
   }
 
   return handler->buffer_loader(this, buffer, buffer_size);
 }
 
-bool RGBA8Image::SaveToFile(const char* filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality) const
+bool RGBA8Image::SaveToFile(std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality) const
 {
   const std::string_view extension(Path::GetExtension(filename));
   const FormatHandler* handler = GetFormatHandler(extension);
   if (!handler || !handler->file_saver)
   {
-    Log_ErrorPrintf("Unknown extension '%.*s'", static_cast<int>(extension.size()), extension.data());
+    Log_ErrorFmt("Unknown extension '{}'", extension);
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ bool RGBA8Image::SaveToFile(const char* filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality) con
   return (std::fflush(fp) == 0);
 }
 
-std::optional<std::vector<u8>> RGBA8Image::SaveToBuffer(const char* filename, u8 quality) const
+std::optional<std::vector<u8>> RGBA8Image::SaveToBuffer(std::string_view filename, u8 quality) const
 {
   std::optional<std::vector<u8>> ret;
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ std::optional<std::vector<u8>> RGBA8Image::SaveToBuffer(const char* filename, u8
   const FormatHandler* handler = GetFormatHandler(extension);
   if (!handler || !handler->file_saver)
   {
-    Log_ErrorPrintf("Unknown extension '%.*s'", static_cast<int>(extension.size()), extension.data());
+    Log_ErrorFmt("Unknown extension '{}'", extension);
     return ret;
   }
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static bool PNGCommonLoader(RGBA8Image* image, png_structp png_ptr, png_infop in
   return true;
 }
 
-bool PNGFileLoader(RGBA8Image* image, const char* filename, std::FILE* fp)
+bool PNGFileLoader(RGBA8Image* image, std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp)
 {
   png_structp png_ptr = png_create_read_struct(PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
   if (!png_ptr)
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static void PNGSaveCommon(const RGBA8Image& image, png_structp png_ptr, png_info
   png_write_end(png_ptr, nullptr);
 }
 
-bool PNGFileSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, const char* filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality)
+bool PNGFileSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality)
 {
   png_structp png_ptr = png_create_write_struct(PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
   png_infop info_ptr = nullptr;
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ bool JPEGBufferLoader(RGBA8Image* image, const void* buffer, size_t buffer_size)
   });
 }
 
-bool JPEGFileLoader(RGBA8Image* image, const char* filename, std::FILE* fp)
+bool JPEGFileLoader(RGBA8Image* image, std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp)
 {
   static constexpr u32 BUFFER_SIZE = 16384;
 
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ bool JPEGBufferSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, std::vector<u8>* buffer, u8 qualit
   return WrapJPEGCompress(image, quality, [&cb](jpeg_compress_struct& info) { info.dest = &cb.mgr; });
 }
 
-bool JPEGFileSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, const char* filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality)
+bool JPEGFileSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality)
 {
   static constexpr u32 BUFFER_SIZE = 16384;
 
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ bool WebPBufferSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, std::vector<u8>* buffer, u8 qualit
   return true;
 }
 
-bool WebPFileLoader(RGBA8Image* image, const char* filename, std::FILE* fp)
+bool WebPFileLoader(RGBA8Image* image, std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp)
 {
   std::optional<std::vector<u8>> data = FileSystem::ReadBinaryFile(fp);
   if (!data.has_value())
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ bool WebPFileLoader(RGBA8Image* image, const char* filename, std::FILE* fp)
   return WebPBufferLoader(image, data->data(), data->size());
 }
 
-bool WebPFileSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, const char* filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality)
+bool WebPFileSaver(const RGBA8Image& image, std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality)
 {
   std::vector<u8> buffer;
   if (!WebPBufferSaver(image, &buffer, quality))
diff --git a/src/util/image.h b/src/util/image.h
index a97389af9..adb2266cc 100644
--- a/src/util/image.h
+++ b/src/util/image.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <optional>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
 template<typename PixelType>
@@ -127,10 +128,10 @@ public:
   RGBA8Image& operator=(RGBA8Image&& move);
 
   bool LoadFromFile(const char* filename);
-  bool LoadFromFile(const char* filename, std::FILE* fp);
-  bool LoadFromBuffer(const char* filename, const void* buffer, size_t buffer_size);
+  bool LoadFromFile(std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp);
+  bool LoadFromBuffer(std::string_view filename, const void* buffer, size_t buffer_size);
 
   bool SaveToFile(const char* filename, u8 quality = DEFAULT_SAVE_QUALITY) const;
-  bool SaveToFile(const char* filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality = DEFAULT_SAVE_QUALITY) const;
-  std::optional<std::vector<u8>> SaveToBuffer(const char* filename, u8 quality = DEFAULT_SAVE_QUALITY) const;
+  bool SaveToFile(std::string_view filename, std::FILE* fp, u8 quality = DEFAULT_SAVE_QUALITY) const;
+  std::optional<std::vector<u8>> SaveToBuffer(std::string_view filename, u8 quality = DEFAULT_SAVE_QUALITY) const;
 };
diff --git a/src/util/imgui_fullscreen.cpp b/src/util/imgui_fullscreen.cpp
index 4fbbcd5bf..bb0dd2393 100644
--- a/src/util/imgui_fullscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/util/imgui_fullscreen.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ using MessageDialogCallbackVariant = std::variant<InfoMessageDialogCallback, Con
 
 static constexpr float MENU_BACKGROUND_ANIMATION_TIME = 0.5f;
 
-static std::optional<RGBA8Image> LoadTextureImage(const char* path);
-static std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture> UploadTexture(const char* path, const RGBA8Image& image);
+static std::optional<RGBA8Image> LoadTextureImage(std::string_view path);
+static std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture> UploadTexture(std::string_view path, const RGBA8Image& image);
 static void TextureLoaderThread();
 
 static void DrawFileSelector();
@@ -282,17 +282,18 @@ const std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture>& ImGuiFullscreen::GetPlaceholderTexture()
   return s_placeholder_texture;
 }
 
-std::optional<RGBA8Image> ImGuiFullscreen::LoadTextureImage(const char* path)
+std::optional<RGBA8Image> ImGuiFullscreen::LoadTextureImage(std::string_view path)
 {
   std::optional<RGBA8Image> image;
   if (Path::IsAbsolute(path))
   {
     Error error;
-    auto fp = FileSystem::OpenManagedCFile(path, "rb", &error);
+    std::string path_str(path);
+    auto fp = FileSystem::OpenManagedCFile(path_str.c_str(), "rb", &error);
     if (fp)
     {
       image = RGBA8Image();
-      if (!image->LoadFromFile(path, fp.get()))
+      if (!image->LoadFromFile(path_str.c_str(), fp.get()))
         Log_ErrorFmt("Failed to read texture file '{}'", path);
     }
     else
@@ -321,28 +322,27 @@ std::optional<RGBA8Image> ImGuiFullscreen::LoadTextureImage(const char* path)
   return image;
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture> ImGuiFullscreen::UploadTexture(const char* path, const RGBA8Image& image)
+std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture> ImGuiFullscreen::UploadTexture(std::string_view path, const RGBA8Image& image)
 {
   std::unique_ptr<GPUTexture> texture =
     g_gpu_device->FetchTexture(image.GetWidth(), image.GetHeight(), 1, 1, 1, GPUTexture::Type::Texture,
                                GPUTexture::Format::RGBA8, image.GetPixels(), image.GetPitch());
   if (!texture)
   {
-    Log_ErrorPrintf("failed to create %ux%u texture for resource", image.GetWidth(), image.GetHeight());
+    Log_ErrorFmt("failed to create {}x{} texture for resource", image.GetWidth(), image.GetHeight());
     return {};
   }
 
-  Log_DevPrintf("Uploaded texture resource '%s' (%ux%u)", path, image.GetWidth(), image.GetHeight());
+  Log_DevFmt("Uploaded texture resource '{}' ({}x{})", path, image.GetWidth(), image.GetHeight());
   return std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture>(texture.release(), GPUDevice::PooledTextureDeleter());
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture> ImGuiFullscreen::LoadTexture(const std::string_view& path)
+std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture> ImGuiFullscreen::LoadTexture(std::string_view path)
 {
-  std::string path_str(path);
-  std::optional<RGBA8Image> image(LoadTextureImage(path_str.c_str()));
+  std::optional<RGBA8Image> image(LoadTextureImage(path));
   if (image.has_value())
   {
-    std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture> ret(UploadTexture(path_str.c_str(), image.value()));
+    std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture> ret(UploadTexture(path, image.value()));
     if (ret)
       return ret;
   }
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture> ImGuiFullscreen::LoadTexture(const std::string_view&
   return s_placeholder_texture;
 }
 
-GPUTexture* ImGuiFullscreen::GetCachedTexture(const std::string_view& name)
+GPUTexture* ImGuiFullscreen::GetCachedTexture(std::string_view name)
 {
   std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture>* tex_ptr = s_texture_cache.Lookup(name);
   if (!tex_ptr)
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ GPUTexture* ImGuiFullscreen::GetCachedTexture(const std::string_view& name)
   return tex_ptr->get();
 }
 
-GPUTexture* ImGuiFullscreen::GetCachedTextureAsync(const std::string_view& name)
+GPUTexture* ImGuiFullscreen::GetCachedTextureAsync(std::string_view name)
 {
   std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture>* tex_ptr = s_texture_cache.Lookup(name);
   if (!tex_ptr)
diff --git a/src/util/imgui_fullscreen.h b/src/util/imgui_fullscreen.h
index 3affef22a..1aa15e726 100644
--- a/src/util/imgui_fullscreen.h
+++ b/src/util/imgui_fullscreen.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ ALWAYS_INLINE static ImVec4 MulAlpha(const ImVec4& v, float a)
   return ImVec4(v.x, v.y, v.z, v.w * a);
 }
 
-ALWAYS_INLINE static std::string_view RemoveHash(const std::string_view& s)
+ALWAYS_INLINE static std::string_view RemoveHash(std::string_view s)
 {
   const std::string_view::size_type pos = s.find('#');
   return (pos != std::string_view::npos) ? s.substr(0, pos) : s;
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ void Shutdown();
 
 /// Texture cache.
 const std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture>& GetPlaceholderTexture();
-std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture> LoadTexture(const std::string_view& path);
-GPUTexture* GetCachedTexture(const std::string_view& name);
-GPUTexture* GetCachedTextureAsync(const std::string_view& name);
+std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture> LoadTexture(std::string_view path);
+GPUTexture* GetCachedTexture(std::string_view name);
+GPUTexture* GetCachedTextureAsync(std::string_view name);
 bool InvalidateCachedTexture(const std::string& path);
 void UploadAsyncTextures();
 
diff --git a/src/util/input_manager.cpp b/src/util/input_manager.cpp
index eb7c451f7..11463db75 100644
--- a/src/util/input_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/util/input_manager.cpp
@@ -98,16 +98,13 @@ struct MacroButton
 // Forward Declarations (for static qualifier)
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 namespace InputManager {
-static std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseHostKeyboardKey(const std::string_view& source,
-                                                           const std::string_view& sub_binding);
-static std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParsePointerKey(const std::string_view& source,
-                                                      const std::string_view& sub_binding);
-static std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseSensorKey(const std::string_view& source,
-                                                     const std::string_view& sub_binding);
+static std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseHostKeyboardKey(std::string_view source, std::string_view sub_binding);
+static std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParsePointerKey(std::string_view source, std::string_view sub_binding);
+static std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseSensorKey(std::string_view source, std::string_view sub_binding);
 
-static std::vector<std::string_view> SplitChord(const std::string_view& binding);
-static bool SplitBinding(const std::string_view& binding, std::string_view* source, std::string_view* sub_binding);
-static void PrettifyInputBindingPart(const std::string_view binding, SmallString& ret, bool& changed);
+static std::vector<std::string_view> SplitChord(std::string_view binding);
+static bool SplitBinding(std::string_view binding, std::string_view* source, std::string_view* sub_binding);
+static void PrettifyInputBindingPart(std::string_view binding, SmallString& ret, bool& changed);
 static void AddBindings(const std::vector<std::string>& bindings, const InputEventHandler& handler);
 
 static bool IsAxisHandler(const InputEventHandler& handler);
@@ -189,7 +186,7 @@ static std::vector<std::pair<u32, PointerMoveCallback>> s_pointer_move_callbacks
 // Binding Parsing
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-std::vector<std::string_view> InputManager::SplitChord(const std::string_view& binding)
+std::vector<std::string_view> InputManager::SplitChord(std::string_view binding)
 {
   std::vector<std::string_view> parts;
 
@@ -219,8 +216,7 @@ std::vector<std::string_view> InputManager::SplitChord(const std::string_view& b
   return parts;
 }
 
-bool InputManager::SplitBinding(const std::string_view& binding, std::string_view* source,
-                                std::string_view* sub_binding)
+bool InputManager::SplitBinding(std::string_view binding, std::string_view* source, std::string_view* sub_binding)
 {
   const std::string_view::size_type slash_pos = binding.find('/');
   if (slash_pos == std::string_view::npos)
@@ -234,7 +230,7 @@ bool InputManager::SplitBinding(const std::string_view& binding, std::string_vie
   return true;
 }
 
-std::optional<InputBindingKey> InputManager::ParseInputBindingKey(const std::string_view& binding)
+std::optional<InputBindingKey> InputManager::ParseInputBindingKey(std::string_view binding)
 {
   std::string_view source, sub_binding;
   if (!SplitBinding(binding, &source, &sub_binding))
@@ -269,7 +265,7 @@ std::optional<InputBindingKey> InputManager::ParseInputBindingKey(const std::str
   return std::nullopt;
 }
 
-bool InputManager::ParseBindingAndGetSource(const std::string_view& binding, InputBindingKey* key, InputSource** source)
+bool InputManager::ParseBindingAndGetSource(std::string_view binding, InputBindingKey* key, InputSource** source)
 {
   std::string_view source_string, sub_binding;
   if (!SplitBinding(binding, &source_string, &sub_binding))
@@ -486,7 +482,7 @@ void InputManager::AddBindings(const std::vector<std::string>& bindings, const I
     AddBinding(binding, handler);
 }
 
-void InputManager::AddBinding(const std::string_view& binding, const InputEventHandler& handler)
+void InputManager::AddBinding(std::string_view binding, const InputEventHandler& handler)
 {
   std::shared_ptr<InputBinding> ibinding;
   const std::vector<std::string_view> chord_bindings(SplitChord(binding));
@@ -650,7 +646,7 @@ bool InputManager::GetInputSourceDefaultEnabled(InputSourceType type)
   }
 }
 
-std::optional<InputSourceType> InputManager::ParseInputSourceString(const std::string_view& str)
+std::optional<InputSourceType> InputManager::ParseInputSourceString(std::string_view str)
 {
   for (u32 i = 0; i < static_cast<u32>(InputSourceType::Count); i++)
   {
@@ -661,8 +657,7 @@ std::optional<InputSourceType> InputManager::ParseInputSourceString(const std::s
   return std::nullopt;
 }
 
-std::optional<InputBindingKey> InputManager::ParseHostKeyboardKey(const std::string_view& source,
-                                                                  const std::string_view& sub_binding)
+std::optional<InputBindingKey> InputManager::ParseHostKeyboardKey(std::string_view source, std::string_view sub_binding)
 {
   if (source != "Keyboard")
     return std::nullopt;
@@ -677,8 +672,7 @@ std::optional<InputBindingKey> InputManager::ParseHostKeyboardKey(const std::str
   return key;
 }
 
-std::optional<InputBindingKey> InputManager::ParsePointerKey(const std::string_view& source,
-                                                             const std::string_view& sub_binding)
+std::optional<InputBindingKey> InputManager::ParsePointerKey(std::string_view source, std::string_view sub_binding)
 {
   const std::optional<s32> pointer_index = StringUtil::FromChars<s32>(source.substr(8));
   if (!pointer_index.has_value() || pointer_index.value() < 0)
@@ -731,7 +725,7 @@ std::optional<InputBindingKey> InputManager::ParsePointerKey(const std::string_v
   return std::nullopt;
 }
 
-std::optional<u32> InputManager::GetIndexFromPointerBinding(const std::string_view& source)
+std::optional<u32> InputManager::GetIndexFromPointerBinding(std::string_view source)
 {
   if (!source.starts_with("Pointer-"))
     return std::nullopt;
@@ -748,8 +742,7 @@ std::string InputManager::GetPointerDeviceName(u32 pointer_index)
   return fmt::format("Pointer-{}", pointer_index);
 }
 
-std::optional<InputBindingKey> InputManager::ParseSensorKey(const std::string_view& source,
-                                                            const std::string_view& sub_binding)
+std::optional<InputBindingKey> InputManager::ParseSensorKey(std::string_view source, std::string_view sub_binding)
 {
   if (source != "Sensor")
     return std::nullopt;
@@ -1442,12 +1435,12 @@ std::vector<std::string> InputManager::GetInputProfileNames()
   return ret;
 }
 
-void InputManager::OnInputDeviceConnected(const std::string_view& identifier, const std::string_view& device_name)
+void InputManager::OnInputDeviceConnected(std::string_view identifier, std::string_view device_name)
 {
   Host::OnInputDeviceConnected(identifier, device_name);
 }
 
-void InputManager::OnInputDeviceDisconnected(const std::string_view& identifier)
+void InputManager::OnInputDeviceDisconnected(std::string_view identifier)
 {
   Host::OnInputDeviceDisconnected(identifier);
 }
@@ -1873,7 +1866,7 @@ static void GetKeyboardGenericBindingMapping(std::vector<std::pair<GenericInputB
   mapping->emplace_back(GenericInputBinding::R3, "Keyboard/4");
 }
 
-static bool GetInternalGenericBindingMapping(const std::string_view& device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping)
+static bool GetInternalGenericBindingMapping(std::string_view device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping)
 {
   if (device == "Keyboard")
   {
@@ -1884,7 +1877,7 @@ static bool GetInternalGenericBindingMapping(const std::string_view& device, Gen
   return false;
 }
 
-GenericInputBindingMapping InputManager::GetGenericBindingMapping(const std::string_view& device)
+GenericInputBindingMapping InputManager::GetGenericBindingMapping(std::string_view device)
 {
   GenericInputBindingMapping mapping;
 
diff --git a/src/util/input_manager.h b/src/util/input_manager.h
index cdf9d3e69..378328001 100644
--- a/src/util/input_manager.h
+++ b/src/util/input_manager.h
@@ -194,16 +194,16 @@ const char* InputSourceToString(InputSourceType clazz);
 bool GetInputSourceDefaultEnabled(InputSourceType type);
 
 /// Parses an input class string.
-std::optional<InputSourceType> ParseInputSourceString(const std::string_view& str);
+std::optional<InputSourceType> ParseInputSourceString(std::string_view str);
 
 /// Parses a pointer device string, i.e. tells you which pointer is specified.
-std::optional<u32> GetIndexFromPointerBinding(const std::string_view& str);
+std::optional<u32> GetIndexFromPointerBinding(std::string_view str);
 
 /// Returns the device name for a pointer index (e.g. Pointer-0).
 std::string GetPointerDeviceName(u32 pointer_index);
 
 /// Converts a key code from a human-readable string to an identifier.
-std::optional<u32> ConvertHostKeyboardStringToCode(const std::string_view& str);
+std::optional<u32> ConvertHostKeyboardStringToCode(std::string_view str);
 
 /// Converts a key code from an identifier to a human-readable string.
 std::optional<std::string> ConvertHostKeyboardCodeToString(u32 code);
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ InputBindingKey MakePointerAxisKey(u32 index, InputPointerAxis axis);
 InputBindingKey MakeSensorAxisKey(InputSubclass sensor, u32 axis);
 
 /// Parses an input binding key string.
-std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseInputBindingKey(const std::string_view& binding);
+std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseInputBindingKey(std::string_view binding);
 
 /// Converts a input key to a string.
 std::string ConvertInputBindingKeyToString(InputBindingInfo::Type binding_type, InputBindingKey key);
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> EnumerateDevices();
 std::vector<InputBindingKey> EnumerateMotors();
 
 /// Retrieves bindings that match the generic bindings for the specified device.
-GenericInputBindingMapping GetGenericBindingMapping(const std::string_view& device);
+GenericInputBindingMapping GetGenericBindingMapping(std::string_view device);
 
 /// Returns true if the specified input source is enabled.
 bool IsInputSourceEnabled(SettingsInterface& si, InputSourceType type);
@@ -277,10 +277,10 @@ bool HasAnyBindingsForKey(InputBindingKey key);
 bool HasAnyBindingsForSource(InputBindingKey key);
 
 /// Parses a string binding into its components. Use with external AddBinding().
-bool ParseBindingAndGetSource(const std::string_view& binding, InputBindingKey* key, InputSource** source);
+bool ParseBindingAndGetSource(std::string_view binding, InputBindingKey* key, InputSource** source);
 
 /// Externally adds a fixed binding. Be sure to call *after* ReloadBindings() otherwise it will be lost.
-void AddBinding(const std::string_view& binding, const InputEventHandler& handler);
+void AddBinding(std::string_view binding, const InputEventHandler& handler);
 
 /// Adds an external vibration binding.
 void AddVibrationBinding(u32 pad_index, const InputBindingKey* motor_0_binding, InputSource* motor_0_source,
@@ -348,10 +348,10 @@ bool MapController(SettingsInterface& si, u32 controller,
 std::vector<std::string> GetInputProfileNames();
 
 /// Called when a new input device is connected.
-void OnInputDeviceConnected(const std::string_view& identifier, const std::string_view& device_name);
+void OnInputDeviceConnected(std::string_view identifier, std::string_view device_name);
 
 /// Called when an input device is disconnected.
-void OnInputDeviceDisconnected(const std::string_view& identifier);
+void OnInputDeviceDisconnected(std::string_view identifier);
 } // namespace InputManager
 
 namespace Host {
@@ -359,10 +359,10 @@ namespace Host {
 void AddFixedInputBindings(SettingsInterface& si);
 
 /// Called when a new input device is connected.
-void OnInputDeviceConnected(const std::string_view& identifier, const std::string_view& device_name);
+void OnInputDeviceConnected(std::string_view identifier, std::string_view device_name);
 
 /// Called when an input device is disconnected.
-void OnInputDeviceDisconnected(const std::string_view& identifier);
+void OnInputDeviceDisconnected(std::string_view identifier);
 
 /// Enables "relative" mouse mode, locking the cursor position and returning relative coordinates.
 void SetMouseMode(bool relative, bool hide_cursor);
diff --git a/src/util/input_source.cpp b/src/util/input_source.cpp
index b8e161f0b..73047ea9d 100644
--- a/src/util/input_source.cpp
+++ b/src/util/input_source.cpp
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ InputBindingKey InputSource::MakeGenericControllerMotorKey(InputSourceType clazz
 }
 
 std::optional<InputBindingKey> InputSource::ParseGenericControllerKey(InputSourceType clazz,
-                                                                      const std::string_view& source,
-                                                                      const std::string_view& sub_binding)
+                                                                      std::string_view source,
+                                                                      std::string_view sub_binding)
 {
   // try to find the number, this function doesn't care about whether it's xinput or sdl or whatever
   std::string_view::size_type pos = 0;
diff --git a/src/util/input_source.h b/src/util/input_source.h
index 0f4846601..c0c088390 100644
--- a/src/util/input_source.h
+++ b/src/util/input_source.h
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ public:
 
   virtual void PollEvents() = 0;
 
-  virtual std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseKeyString(const std::string_view& device,
-                                                        const std::string_view& binding) = 0;
+  virtual std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseKeyString(std::string_view device, std::string_view binding) = 0;
   virtual TinyString ConvertKeyToString(InputBindingKey key) = 0;
   virtual TinyString ConvertKeyToIcon(InputBindingKey key) = 0;
 
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ public:
 
   /// Retrieves bindings that match the generic bindings for the specified device.
   /// Returns false if it's not one of our devices.
-  virtual bool GetGenericBindingMapping(const std::string_view& device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping) = 0;
+  virtual bool GetGenericBindingMapping(std::string_view device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping) = 0;
 
   /// Informs the source of a new vibration motor state. Changes may not take effect until the next PollEvents() call.
   virtual void UpdateMotorState(InputBindingKey key, float intensity) = 0;
@@ -65,8 +64,8 @@ public:
   static InputBindingKey MakeGenericControllerMotorKey(InputSourceType clazz, u32 controller_index, s32 motor_index);
 
   /// Parses a generic controller key string.
-  static std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseGenericControllerKey(InputSourceType clazz, const std::string_view& source,
-                                                                  const std::string_view& sub_binding);
+  static std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseGenericControllerKey(InputSourceType clazz, std::string_view source,
+                                                                  std::string_view sub_binding);
 
   /// Converts a generic controller key to a string.
   static std::string ConvertGenericControllerKeyToString(InputBindingKey key);
diff --git a/src/util/iso_reader.cpp b/src/util/iso_reader.cpp
index ab77a0d55..176dd7089 100644
--- a/src/util/iso_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/util/iso_reader.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ IsoReader::IsoReader() = default;
 
 IsoReader::~IsoReader() = default;
 
-std::string_view IsoReader::RemoveVersionIdentifierFromPath(const std::string_view& path)
+std::string_view IsoReader::RemoveVersionIdentifierFromPath(std::string_view path)
 {
   const std::string_view::size_type pos = path.find(';');
   return (pos != std::string_view::npos) ? path.substr(0, pos) : path;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ bool IsoReader::ReadPVD(Error* error)
   return false;
 }
 
-std::optional<IsoReader::ISODirectoryEntry> IsoReader::LocateFile(const std::string_view& path, Error* error)
+std::optional<IsoReader::ISODirectoryEntry> IsoReader::LocateFile(std::string_view path, Error* error)
 {
   const ISODirectoryEntry* root_de = reinterpret_cast<const ISODirectoryEntry*>(m_pvd.root_directory_entry);
   if (path.empty() || path == "/" || path == "\\")
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ std::string_view IsoReader::GetDirectoryEntryFileName(const u8* sector, u32 de_s
   return std::string_view(str, length_without_version);
 }
 
-std::optional<IsoReader::ISODirectoryEntry> IsoReader::LocateFile(const std::string_view& path, u8* sector_buffer,
+std::optional<IsoReader::ISODirectoryEntry> IsoReader::LocateFile(std::string_view path, u8* sector_buffer,
                                                                   u32 directory_record_lba, u32 directory_record_size,
                                                                   Error* error)
 {
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ std::optional<IsoReader::ISODirectoryEntry> IsoReader::LocateFile(const std::str
   return std::nullopt;
 }
 
-std::vector<std::string> IsoReader::GetFilesInDirectory(const std::string_view& path, Error* error)
+std::vector<std::string> IsoReader::GetFilesInDirectory(std::string_view path, Error* error)
 {
   std::string base_path(path);
   u32 directory_record_lsn;
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> IsoReader::GetFilesInDirectory(const std::string_view&
 }
 
 std::vector<std::pair<std::string, IsoReader::ISODirectoryEntry>>
-IsoReader::GetEntriesInDirectory(const std::string_view& path, Error* error /*= nullptr*/)
+IsoReader::GetEntriesInDirectory(std::string_view path, Error* error /*= nullptr*/)
 {
   std::string base_path(path);
   u32 directory_record_lsn;
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ IsoReader::GetEntriesInDirectory(const std::string_view& path, Error* error /*=
   return files;
 }
 
-bool IsoReader::FileExists(const std::string_view& path, Error* error)
+bool IsoReader::FileExists(std::string_view path, Error* error)
 {
   auto de = LocateFile(path, error);
   if (!de)
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ bool IsoReader::FileExists(const std::string_view& path, Error* error)
   return (de->flags & ISODirectoryEntryFlag_Directory) == 0;
 }
 
-bool IsoReader::DirectoryExists(const std::string_view& path, Error* error)
+bool IsoReader::DirectoryExists(std::string_view path, Error* error)
 {
   auto de = LocateFile(path, error);
   if (!de)
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ bool IsoReader::DirectoryExists(const std::string_view& path, Error* error)
   return (de->flags & ISODirectoryEntryFlag_Directory) == ISODirectoryEntryFlag_Directory;
 }
 
-bool IsoReader::ReadFile(const std::string_view& path, std::vector<u8>* data, Error* error)
+bool IsoReader::ReadFile(std::string_view path, std::vector<u8>* data, Error* error)
 {
   auto de = LocateFile(path, error);
   if (!de)
diff --git a/src/util/iso_reader.h b/src/util/iso_reader.h
index a3bba1af4..d4162667c 100644
--- a/src/util/iso_reader.h
+++ b/src/util/iso_reader.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public:
   IsoReader();
   ~IsoReader();
 
-  static std::string_view RemoveVersionIdentifierFromPath(const std::string_view& path);
+  static std::string_view RemoveVersionIdentifierFromPath(std::string_view path);
 
   ALWAYS_INLINE const CDImage* GetImage() const { return m_image; }
   ALWAYS_INLINE u32 GetTrackNumber() const { return m_track_number; }
@@ -150,15 +150,15 @@ public:
 
   bool Open(CDImage* image, u32 track_number, Error* error = nullptr);
 
-  std::vector<std::string> GetFilesInDirectory(const std::string_view& path, Error* error = nullptr);
-  std::vector<std::pair<std::string, ISODirectoryEntry>> GetEntriesInDirectory(const std::string_view& path,
+  std::vector<std::string> GetFilesInDirectory(std::string_view path, Error* error = nullptr);
+  std::vector<std::pair<std::string, ISODirectoryEntry>> GetEntriesInDirectory(std::string_view path,
                                                                                Error* error = nullptr);
 
-  std::optional<ISODirectoryEntry> LocateFile(const std::string_view& path, Error* error);
+  std::optional<ISODirectoryEntry> LocateFile(std::string_view path, Error* error);
 
-  bool FileExists(const std::string_view& path, Error* error = nullptr);
-  bool DirectoryExists(const std::string_view& path, Error* error = nullptr);
-  bool ReadFile(const std::string_view& path, std::vector<u8>* data, Error* error = nullptr);
+  bool FileExists(std::string_view path, Error* error = nullptr);
+  bool DirectoryExists(std::string_view path, Error* error = nullptr);
+  bool ReadFile(std::string_view path, std::vector<u8>* data, Error* error = nullptr);
   bool ReadFile(const ISODirectoryEntry& de, std::vector<u8>* data, Error* error = nullptr);
 
 private:
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ private:
   bool ReadSector(u8* buf, u32 lsn, Error* error);
   bool ReadPVD(Error* error);
 
-  std::optional<ISODirectoryEntry> LocateFile(const std::string_view& path, u8* sector_buffer, u32 directory_record_lba,
+  std::optional<ISODirectoryEntry> LocateFile(std::string_view path, u8* sector_buffer, u32 directory_record_lba,
                                               u32 directory_record_size, Error* error);
 
   CDImage* m_image;
diff --git a/src/util/metal_device.h b/src/util/metal_device.h
index 7a42a5b79..df2ed7388 100644
--- a/src/util/metal_device.h
+++ b/src/util/metal_device.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
 
   ALWAYS_INLINE id<MTLSamplerState> GetSamplerState() const { return m_ss; }
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   MetalSampler(id<MTLSamplerState> ss);
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public:
   ALWAYS_INLINE id<MTLLibrary> GetLibrary() const { return m_library; }
   ALWAYS_INLINE id<MTLFunction> GetFunction() const { return m_function; }
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   MetalShader(GPUShaderStage stage, id<MTLLibrary> library, id<MTLFunction> function);
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public:
   ALWAYS_INLINE MTLCullMode GetCullMode() const { return m_cull_mode; }
   ALWAYS_INLINE MTLPrimitiveType GetPrimitive() const { return m_primitive; }
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   MetalPipeline(id<MTLRenderPipelineState> pipeline, id<MTLDepthStencilState> depth, MTLCullMode cull_mode,
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public:
 
   void MakeReadyForSampling() override;
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
   // Call when the texture is bound to the pipeline, or read from in a copy.
   ALWAYS_INLINE void SetUseFenceCounter(u64 counter) { m_use_fence_counter = counter; }
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public:
   void* Map(u32 required_elements) override;
   void Unmap(u32 used_elements) override;
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   MetalStreamBuffer m_buffer;
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public:
   void InvalidateRenderTarget(GPUTexture* t) override;
 
   std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromBinary(GPUShaderStage stage, std::span<const u8> data) override;
-  std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
+  std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
                                                     const char* entry_point,
                                                     DynamicHeapArray<u8>* out_binary = nullptr) override;
   std::unique_ptr<GPUPipeline> CreatePipeline(const GPUPipeline::GraphicsConfig& config) override;
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public:
   static AdapterAndModeList StaticGetAdapterAndModeList();
 
 protected:
-  bool CreateDevice(const std::string_view& adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
+  bool CreateDevice(std::string_view adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
                     std::optional<bool> exclusive_fullscreen_control, FeatureMask disabled_features,
                     Error* error) override;
   void DestroyDevice() override;
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ private:
   ClearPipelineConfig GetCurrentClearPipelineConfig() const;
   id<MTLRenderPipelineState> GetClearDepthPipeline(const ClearPipelineConfig& config);
 
-  std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromMSL(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
-                                                 const std::string_view& entry_point);
+  std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromMSL(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
+                                                 std::string_view entry_point);
 
   id<MTLDepthStencilState> GetDepthState(const GPUPipeline::DepthState& ds);
 
diff --git a/src/util/metal_device.mm b/src/util/metal_device.mm
index f3d3654e0..013511a59 100644
--- a/src/util/metal_device.mm
+++ b/src/util/metal_device.mm
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static constexpr std::array<MTLPixelFormat, static_cast<u32>(GPUTexture::Format:
 
 static std::unique_ptr<shaderc::Compiler> s_shaderc_compiler;
 
-static NSString* StringViewToNSString(const std::string_view& str)
+static NSString* StringViewToNSString(std::string_view str)
 {
   if (str.empty())
     return nil;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void MetalDevice::SetVSyncEnabled(bool enabled)
     [m_layer setDisplaySyncEnabled:enabled];
 }
 
-bool MetalDevice::CreateDevice(const std::string_view& adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
+bool MetalDevice::CreateDevice(std::string_view adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
                                std::optional<bool> exclusive_fullscreen_control, FeatureMask disabled_features,
                                Error* error)
 {
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ MetalShader::~MetalShader()
   MetalDevice::DeferRelease(m_library);
 }
 
-void MetalShader::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void MetalShader::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   @autoreleasepool
   {
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ void MetalShader::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
 namespace EmuFolders {
 extern std::string DataRoot;
 }
-static void DumpShader(u32 n, const std::string_view& suffix, const std::string_view& data)
+static void DumpShader(u32 n, std::string_view suffix, std::string_view data)
 {
   if (data.empty())
     return;
@@ -617,8 +617,8 @@ static void DumpShader(u32 n, const std::string_view& suffix, const std::string_
   std::fwrite(data.data(), data.length(), 1, fp.get());
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> MetalDevice::CreateShaderFromMSL(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
-                                                            const std::string_view& entry_point)
+std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> MetalDevice::CreateShaderFromMSL(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
+                                                            std::string_view entry_point)
 {
   @autoreleasepool
   {
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> MetalDevice::CreateShaderFromBinary(GPUShaderStage st
   return CreateShaderFromMSL(stage, str_data, "main0");
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> MetalDevice::CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
+std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> MetalDevice::CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
                                                                const char* entry_point,
                                                                DynamicHeapArray<u8>* out_binary /* = nullptr */)
 {
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ MetalPipeline::~MetalPipeline()
   MetalDevice::DeferRelease(m_pipeline);
 }
 
-void MetalPipeline::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void MetalPipeline::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   // readonly property :/
 }
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ void MetalTexture::MakeReadyForSampling()
     dev.EndRenderPass();
 }
 
-void MetalTexture::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void MetalTexture::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   @autoreleasepool
   {
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ MetalSampler::MetalSampler(id<MTLSamplerState> ss) : m_ss(ss)
 
 MetalSampler::~MetalSampler() = default;
 
-void MetalSampler::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void MetalSampler::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   // lame.. have to put it on the descriptor :/
 }
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ void MetalTextureBuffer::Unmap(u32 used_elements)
   m_buffer.CommitMemory(size);
 }
 
-void MetalTextureBuffer::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void MetalTextureBuffer::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   @autoreleasepool
   {
diff --git a/src/util/opengl_device.cpp b/src/util/opengl_device.cpp
index ff8163ceb..cd89145b3 100644
--- a/src/util/opengl_device.cpp
+++ b/src/util/opengl_device.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ bool OpenGLDevice::HasSurface() const
   return m_window_info.type != WindowInfo::Type::Surfaceless;
 }
 
-bool OpenGLDevice::CreateDevice(const std::string_view& adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
+bool OpenGLDevice::CreateDevice(std::string_view adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
                                 std::optional<bool> exclusive_fullscreen_control, FeatureMask disabled_features,
                                 Error* error)
 {
diff --git a/src/util/opengl_device.h b/src/util/opengl_device.h
index 0d3051d74..2e5e1cae9 100644
--- a/src/util/opengl_device.h
+++ b/src/util/opengl_device.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
   void InvalidateRenderTarget(GPUTexture* t) override;
 
   std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromBinary(GPUShaderStage stage, std::span<const u8> data) override;
-  std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
+  std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
                                                     const char* entry_point, DynamicHeapArray<u8>* out_binary) override;
   std::unique_ptr<GPUPipeline> CreatePipeline(const GPUPipeline::GraphicsConfig& config) override;
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public:
   void UnbindPipeline(const OpenGLPipeline* pl);
 
 protected:
-  bool CreateDevice(const std::string_view& adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
+  bool CreateDevice(std::string_view adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
                     std::optional<bool> exclusive_fullscreen_control, FeatureMask disabled_features,
                     Error* error) override;
   void DestroyDevice() override;
diff --git a/src/util/opengl_pipeline.cpp b/src/util/opengl_pipeline.cpp
index d97e63631..f8f88a2e2 100644
--- a/src/util/opengl_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/util/opengl_pipeline.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ OpenGLShader::~OpenGLShader()
     glDeleteShader(m_id.value());
 }
 
-void OpenGLShader::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void OpenGLShader::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
 #ifdef _DEBUG
   if (glObjectLabel)
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> OpenGLDevice::CreateShaderFromBinary(GPUShaderStage s
   return {};
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> OpenGLDevice::CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
+std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> OpenGLDevice::CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
                                                                 const char* entry_point,
                                                                 DynamicHeapArray<u8>* out_binary)
 {
@@ -440,7 +440,8 @@ void OpenGLDevice::UnrefProgram(const OpenGLPipeline::ProgramCacheKey& key)
     m_program_cache.erase(it);
 }
 
-OpenGLPipeline::VertexArrayCache::const_iterator OpenGLDevice::LookupVAOCache(const OpenGLPipeline::VertexArrayCacheKey& key)
+OpenGLPipeline::VertexArrayCache::const_iterator
+OpenGLDevice::LookupVAOCache(const OpenGLPipeline::VertexArrayCacheKey& key)
 {
   OpenGLPipeline::VertexArrayCache::iterator it = m_vao_cache.find(key);
   if (it != m_vao_cache.end())
@@ -546,7 +547,7 @@ OpenGLPipeline::~OpenGLPipeline()
   dev.UnrefVAO(m_key.va_key);
 }
 
-void OpenGLPipeline::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void OpenGLPipeline::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
 #ifdef _DEBUG
   if (glObjectLabel)
diff --git a/src/util/opengl_pipeline.h b/src/util/opengl_pipeline.h
index a936c5723..0e5ede7c0 100644
--- a/src/util/opengl_pipeline.h
+++ b/src/util/opengl_pipeline.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class OpenGLShader final : public GPUShader
 public:
   ~OpenGLShader() override;
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
   bool Compile();
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public:
   ALWAYS_INLINE const BlendState& GetBlendState() const { return m_blend_state; }
   ALWAYS_INLINE GLenum GetTopology() const { return m_topology; }
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   OpenGLPipeline(const ProgramCacheKey& key, GLuint program, VertexArrayCache::const_iterator vao,
diff --git a/src/util/opengl_stream_buffer.cpp b/src/util/opengl_stream_buffer.cpp
index 5bdaf9559..36f41f6df 100644
--- a/src/util/opengl_stream_buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/util/opengl_stream_buffer.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void OpenGLStreamBuffer::Unbind()
   glBindBuffer(m_target, 0);
 }
 
-void OpenGLStreamBuffer::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void OpenGLStreamBuffer::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
 #ifdef _DEBUG
   if (glObjectLabel)
diff --git a/src/util/opengl_stream_buffer.h b/src/util/opengl_stream_buffer.h
index 5a2c65d7f..6164b6dba 100644
--- a/src/util/opengl_stream_buffer.h
+++ b/src/util/opengl_stream_buffer.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public:
   void Bind();
   void Unbind();
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name);
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name);
 
   struct MappingResult
   {
diff --git a/src/util/opengl_texture.cpp b/src/util/opengl_texture.cpp
index 9bc99ffd8..56ff66de1 100644
--- a/src/util/opengl_texture.cpp
+++ b/src/util/opengl_texture.cpp
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ void OpenGLTexture::Unmap()
   sb->Unbind();
 }
 
-void OpenGLTexture::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void OpenGLTexture::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
 #ifdef _DEBUG
   if (glObjectLabel)
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ OpenGLSampler::~OpenGLSampler()
   OpenGLDevice::GetInstance().UnbindSampler(m_id);
 }
 
-void OpenGLSampler::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void OpenGLSampler::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
 #ifdef _DEBUG
   if (glObjectLabel)
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ void OpenGLTextureBuffer::Unmap(u32 used_elements)
   m_buffer->Unmap(size);
 }
 
-void OpenGLTextureBuffer::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void OpenGLTextureBuffer::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
 #ifdef _DEBUG
   if (glObjectLabel)
diff --git a/src/util/opengl_texture.h b/src/util/opengl_texture.h
index f0bd6c11c..99aaeaabc 100644
--- a/src/util/opengl_texture.h
+++ b/src/util/opengl_texture.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public:
   bool Map(void** map, u32* map_stride, u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height, u32 layer = 0, u32 level = 0) override;
   void Unmap() override;
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
   static std::unique_ptr<OpenGLTexture> Create(u32 width, u32 height, u32 layers, u32 levels, u32 samples, Type type,
                                                Format format, const void* data = nullptr, u32 data_pitch = 0);
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
   void* Map(u32 required_elements) override;
   void Unmap(u32 used_elements) override;
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   OpenGLTextureBuffer(Format format, u32 size_in_elements, std::unique_ptr<OpenGLStreamBuffer> buffer,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public:
 
   ALWAYS_INLINE GLuint GetID() const { return m_id; }
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   OpenGLSampler(GLuint id);
diff --git a/src/util/postprocessing.cpp b/src/util/postprocessing.cpp
index e01d02e96..4014dac0a 100644
--- a/src/util/postprocessing.cpp
+++ b/src/util/postprocessing.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Log_SetChannel(PostProcessing);
 
 namespace PostProcessing {
 template<typename T>
-static u32 ParseVector(const std::string_view& line, ShaderOption::ValueVector* values);
+static u32 ParseVector(std::string_view line, ShaderOption::ValueVector* values);
 
 static TinyString ValueToString(ShaderOption::Type type, u32 vector_size, const ShaderOption::ValueVector& value);
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static std::unique_ptr<GPUTexture> s_dummy_texture;
 } // namespace PostProcessing
 
 template<typename T>
-u32 PostProcessing::ParseVector(const std::string_view& line, ShaderOption::ValueVector* values)
+u32 PostProcessing::ParseVector(std::string_view line, ShaderOption::ValueVector* values)
 {
   u32 index = 0;
   size_t start = 0;
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ u32 PostProcessing::ParseVector(const std::string_view& line, ShaderOption::Valu
   return size;
 }
 
-u32 PostProcessing::ShaderOption::ParseFloatVector(const std::string_view& line, ValueVector* values)
+u32 PostProcessing::ShaderOption::ParseFloatVector(std::string_view line, ValueVector* values)
 {
   return ParseVector<float>(line, values);
 }
 
-u32 PostProcessing::ShaderOption::ParseIntVector(const std::string_view& line, ValueVector* values)
+u32 PostProcessing::ShaderOption::ParseIntVector(std::string_view line, ValueVector* values)
 {
   return ParseVector<s32>(line, values);
 }
diff --git a/src/util/postprocessing.h b/src/util/postprocessing.h
index fe1642e7d..1c4988807 100644
--- a/src/util/postprocessing.h
+++ b/src/util/postprocessing.h
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ struct ShaderOption
   ValueVector value;
   std::vector<std::string> choice_options;
 
-  static u32 ParseIntVector(const std::string_view& line, ValueVector* values);
-  static u32 ParseFloatVector(const std::string_view& line, ValueVector* values);
+  static u32 ParseIntVector(std::string_view line, ValueVector* values);
+  static u32 ParseFloatVector(std::string_view line, ValueVector* values);
 
   static constexpr ValueVector MakeIntVector(s32 x, s32 y = 0, s32 z = 0, s32 w = 0)
   {
diff --git a/src/util/postprocessing_shader.cpp b/src/util/postprocessing_shader.cpp
index e16a4cd67..862e870e0 100644
--- a/src/util/postprocessing_shader.cpp
+++ b/src/util/postprocessing_shader.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 Log_SetChannel(PostProcessing);
 
-void PostProcessing::Shader::ParseKeyValue(const std::string_view& line, std::string_view* key, std::string_view* value)
+void PostProcessing::Shader::ParseKeyValue(std::string_view line, std::string_view* key, std::string_view* value)
 {
   size_t key_start = 0;
   while (key_start < line.size() && std::isspace(line[key_start]))
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void PostProcessing::Shader::LoadOptions(const SettingsInterface& si, const char
   }
 }
 
-const PostProcessing::ShaderOption* PostProcessing::Shader::GetOptionByName(const std::string_view& name) const
+const PostProcessing::ShaderOption* PostProcessing::Shader::GetOptionByName(std::string_view name) const
 {
   for (const ShaderOption& option : m_options)
   {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const PostProcessing::ShaderOption* PostProcessing::Shader::GetOptionByName(cons
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-PostProcessing::ShaderOption* PostProcessing::Shader::GetOptionByName(const std::string_view& name)
+PostProcessing::ShaderOption* PostProcessing::Shader::GetOptionByName(std::string_view name)
 {
   for (ShaderOption& option : m_options)
   {
diff --git a/src/util/postprocessing_shader.h b/src/util/postprocessing_shader.h
index e53530d0e..32e171636 100644
--- a/src/util/postprocessing_shader.h
+++ b/src/util/postprocessing_shader.h
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ public:
   std::vector<ShaderOption> TakeOptions();
   void LoadOptions(const SettingsInterface& si, const char* section);
 
-  const ShaderOption* GetOptionByName(const std::string_view& name) const;
-  ShaderOption* GetOptionByName(const std::string_view& name);
+  const ShaderOption* GetOptionByName(std::string_view name) const;
+  ShaderOption* GetOptionByName(std::string_view name);
 
   virtual bool ResizeOutput(GPUTexture::Format format, u32 width, u32 height) = 0;
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
                      s32 final_height, s32 orig_width, s32 orig_height, u32 target_width, u32 target_height) = 0;
 
 protected:
-  static void ParseKeyValue(const std::string_view& line, std::string_view* key, std::string_view* value);
+  static void ParseKeyValue(std::string_view line, std::string_view* key, std::string_view* value);
 
   virtual void OnOptionChanged(const ShaderOption& option);
 
diff --git a/src/util/postprocessing_shader_fx.cpp b/src/util/postprocessing_shader_fx.cpp
index b9aeabdd4..df82879f4 100644
--- a/src/util/postprocessing_shader_fx.cpp
+++ b/src/util/postprocessing_shader_fx.cpp
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ bool PostProcessing::ReShadeFXShader::CreateModule(s32 buffer_width, s32 buffer_
   return true;
 }
 
-static bool HasAnnotationWithName(const reshadefx::uniform_info& uniform, const std::string_view& annotation_name)
+static bool HasAnnotationWithName(const reshadefx::uniform_info& uniform, const std::string_view annotation_name)
 {
   for (const reshadefx::annotation& an : uniform.annotations)
   {
diff --git a/src/util/sdl_input_source.cpp b/src/util/sdl_input_source.cpp
index c6973577e..a34e24fc5 100644
--- a/src/util/sdl_input_source.cpp
+++ b/src/util/sdl_input_source.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ u32 SDLInputSource::GetRGBForPlayerId(SettingsInterface& si, u32 player_id)
     player_id);
 }
 
-u32 SDLInputSource::ParseRGBForPlayerId(const std::string_view& str, u32 player_id)
+u32 SDLInputSource::ParseRGBForPlayerId(std::string_view str, u32 player_id)
 {
   if (player_id >= MAX_LED_COLORS)
     return 0;
@@ -355,8 +355,7 @@ std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> SDLInputSource::EnumerateDevice
   return ret;
 }
 
-std::optional<InputBindingKey> SDLInputSource::ParseKeyString(const std::string_view& device,
-                                                              const std::string_view& binding)
+std::optional<InputBindingKey> SDLInputSource::ParseKeyString(std::string_view device, std::string_view binding)
 {
   if (!device.starts_with("SDL-") || binding.empty())
     return std::nullopt;
@@ -638,7 +637,7 @@ bool SDLInputSource::ProcessSDLEvent(const SDL_Event* event)
   }
 }
 
-SDL_Joystick* SDLInputSource::GetJoystickForDevice(const std::string_view& device)
+SDL_Joystick* SDLInputSource::GetJoystickForDevice(std::string_view device)
 {
   if (!device.starts_with("SDL-"))
     return nullptr;
@@ -952,7 +951,7 @@ std::vector<InputBindingKey> SDLInputSource::EnumerateMotors()
   return ret;
 }
 
-bool SDLInputSource::GetGenericBindingMapping(const std::string_view& device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping)
+bool SDLInputSource::GetGenericBindingMapping(std::string_view device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping)
 {
   if (!device.starts_with("SDL-"))
     return false;
diff --git a/src/util/sdl_input_source.h b/src/util/sdl_input_source.h
index 25971c7ab..e33c5bda4 100644
--- a/src/util/sdl_input_source.h
+++ b/src/util/sdl_input_source.h
@@ -29,22 +29,21 @@ public:
   void PollEvents() override;
   std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> EnumerateDevices() override;
   std::vector<InputBindingKey> EnumerateMotors() override;
-  bool GetGenericBindingMapping(const std::string_view& device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping) override;
+  bool GetGenericBindingMapping(std::string_view device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping) override;
   void UpdateMotorState(InputBindingKey key, float intensity) override;
   void UpdateMotorState(InputBindingKey large_key, InputBindingKey small_key, float large_intensity,
                         float small_intensity) override;
 
-  std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseKeyString(const std::string_view& device,
-                                                const std::string_view& binding) override;
+  std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseKeyString(std::string_view device, std::string_view binding) override;
   TinyString ConvertKeyToString(InputBindingKey key) override;
   TinyString ConvertKeyToIcon(InputBindingKey key) override;
 
   bool ProcessSDLEvent(const SDL_Event* event);
 
-  SDL_Joystick* GetJoystickForDevice(const std::string_view& device);
+  SDL_Joystick* GetJoystickForDevice(std::string_view device);
 
   static u32 GetRGBForPlayerId(SettingsInterface& si, u32 player_id);
-  static u32 ParseRGBForPlayerId(const std::string_view& str, u32 player_id);
+  static u32 ParseRGBForPlayerId(std::string_view str, u32 player_id);
 
   static bool IsHandledInputEvent(const SDL_Event* ev);
 
diff --git a/src/util/vulkan_builders.h b/src/util/vulkan_builders.h
index fbcf7fd83..202cbcaaf 100644
--- a/src/util/vulkan_builders.h
+++ b/src/util/vulkan_builders.h
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ static inline void SetFormattedObjectName(VkDevice device, T object_handle, cons
 }
 
 template<typename T>
-static inline void SetObjectName(VkDevice device, T object_handle, const std::string_view& sv)
+static inline void SetObjectName(VkDevice device, T object_handle, std::string_view sv)
 {
 #ifdef ENABLE_VULKAN_DEBUG_OBJECTS
   SetFormattedObjectName(device, object_handle, "%.*s", static_cast<int>(sv.length()), sv.data());
diff --git a/src/util/vulkan_device.cpp b/src/util/vulkan_device.cpp
index 9672e72ee..826d60ffb 100644
--- a/src/util/vulkan_device.cpp
+++ b/src/util/vulkan_device.cpp
@@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@ bool VulkanDevice::HasSurface() const
   return static_cast<bool>(m_swap_chain);
 }
 
-bool VulkanDevice::CreateDevice(const std::string_view& adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
+bool VulkanDevice::CreateDevice(std::string_view adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
                                 std::optional<bool> exclusive_fullscreen_control, FeatureMask disabled_features,
                                 Error* error)
 {
diff --git a/src/util/vulkan_device.h b/src/util/vulkan_device.h
index ed5d2d330..374f691cd 100644
--- a/src/util/vulkan_device.h
+++ b/src/util/vulkan_device.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public:
   void InvalidateRenderTarget(GPUTexture* t) override;
 
   std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromBinary(GPUShaderStage stage, std::span<const u8> data) override;
-  std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
+  std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
                                                     const char* entry_point, DynamicHeapArray<u8>* out_binary) override;
   std::unique_ptr<GPUPipeline> CreatePipeline(const GPUPipeline::GraphicsConfig& config) override;
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public:
   void UnbindTextureBuffer(VulkanTextureBuffer* buf);
 
 protected:
-  bool CreateDevice(const std::string_view& adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
+  bool CreateDevice(std::string_view adapter, bool threaded_presentation,
                     std::optional<bool> exclusive_fullscreen_control, FeatureMask disabled_features,
                     Error* error) override;
   void DestroyDevice() override;
diff --git a/src/util/vulkan_pipeline.cpp b/src/util/vulkan_pipeline.cpp
index a0a68d3ce..434764a5d 100644
--- a/src/util/vulkan_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/util/vulkan_pipeline.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ VulkanShader::~VulkanShader()
   vkDestroyShaderModule(VulkanDevice::GetInstance().GetVulkanDevice(), m_module, nullptr);
 }
 
-void VulkanShader::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void VulkanShader::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   Vulkan::SetObjectName(VulkanDevice::GetInstance().GetVulkanDevice(), m_module, name);
 }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> VulkanDevice::CreateShaderFromBinary(GPUShaderStage s
   return std::unique_ptr<GPUShader>(new VulkanShader(stage, mod));
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> VulkanDevice::CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, const std::string_view& source,
+std::unique_ptr<GPUShader> VulkanDevice::CreateShaderFromSource(GPUShaderStage stage, std::string_view source,
                                                                 const char* entry_point,
                                                                 DynamicHeapArray<u8>* out_binary)
 {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ VulkanPipeline::~VulkanPipeline()
   VulkanDevice::GetInstance().DeferPipelineDestruction(m_pipeline);
 }
 
-void VulkanPipeline::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void VulkanPipeline::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   Vulkan::SetObjectName(VulkanDevice::GetInstance().GetVulkanDevice(), m_pipeline, name);
 }
diff --git a/src/util/vulkan_pipeline.h b/src/util/vulkan_pipeline.h
index db355a714..d77b5637f 100644
--- a/src/util/vulkan_pipeline.h
+++ b/src/util/vulkan_pipeline.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public:
 
   ALWAYS_INLINE VkShaderModule GetModule() const { return m_module; }
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   VulkanShader(GPUShaderStage stage, VkShaderModule mod);
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public:
   ALWAYS_INLINE Layout GetLayout() const { return m_layout; }
   ALWAYS_INLINE u8 GetVerticesPerPrimitive() const { return m_vertices_per_primitive; }
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   VulkanPipeline(VkPipeline pipeline, Layout layout, u8 vertices_per_primitive, RenderPassFlag render_pass_flags);
diff --git a/src/util/vulkan_texture.cpp b/src/util/vulkan_texture.cpp
index d9aa6f6f1..9646ff972 100644
--- a/src/util/vulkan_texture.cpp
+++ b/src/util/vulkan_texture.cpp
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ void VulkanTexture::OverrideImageLayout(Layout new_layout)
   m_layout = new_layout;
 }
 
-void VulkanTexture::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void VulkanTexture::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   VulkanDevice& dev = VulkanDevice::GetInstance();
   Vulkan::SetObjectName(dev.GetVulkanDevice(), m_image, name);
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ VulkanSampler::~VulkanSampler()
   // Cleaned up by main class.
 }
 
-void VulkanSampler::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void VulkanSampler::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   Vulkan::SetObjectName(VulkanDevice::GetInstance().GetVulkanDevice(), m_sampler, name);
 }
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ void VulkanTextureBuffer::Unmap(u32 used_elements)
   m_buffer.CommitMemory(size);
 }
 
-void VulkanTextureBuffer::SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name)
+void VulkanTextureBuffer::SetDebugName(std::string_view name)
 {
   VulkanDevice& dev = VulkanDevice::GetInstance();
   Vulkan::SetObjectName(dev.GetVulkanDevice(), m_buffer.GetBuffer(), name);
diff --git a/src/util/vulkan_texture.h b/src/util/vulkan_texture.h
index 479b0a1c8..9679d88ba 100644
--- a/src/util/vulkan_texture.h
+++ b/src/util/vulkan_texture.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
   void Unmap() override;
   void MakeReadyForSampling() override;
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
   void TransitionToLayout(Layout layout);
   void CommitClear();
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public:
 
   ALWAYS_INLINE VkSampler GetSampler() const { return m_sampler; }
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   VulkanSampler(VkSampler sampler);
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public:
   void* Map(u32 required_elements) override;
   void Unmap(u32 used_elements) override;
 
-  void SetDebugName(const std::string_view& name) override;
+  void SetDebugName(std::string_view name) override;
 
 private:
   VulkanStreamBuffer m_buffer;
diff --git a/src/util/win32_raw_input_source.cpp b/src/util/win32_raw_input_source.cpp
index ade9f59b7..c7bea9c04 100644
--- a/src/util/win32_raw_input_source.cpp
+++ b/src/util/win32_raw_input_source.cpp
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ void Win32RawInputSource::UpdateMotorState(InputBindingKey large_key, InputBindi
 {
 }
 
-std::optional<InputBindingKey> Win32RawInputSource::ParseKeyString(const std::string_view& device,
-                                                                   const std::string_view& binding)
+std::optional<InputBindingKey> Win32RawInputSource::ParseKeyString(std::string_view device, std::string_view binding)
 {
   return std::nullopt;
 }
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ std::vector<InputBindingKey> Win32RawInputSource::EnumerateMotors()
   return {};
 }
 
-bool Win32RawInputSource::GetGenericBindingMapping(const std::string_view& device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping)
+bool Win32RawInputSource::GetGenericBindingMapping(std::string_view device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping)
 {
   return {};
 }
diff --git a/src/util/win32_raw_input_source.h b/src/util/win32_raw_input_source.h
index 4ed8833c4..af7400e4e 100644
--- a/src/util/win32_raw_input_source.h
+++ b/src/util/win32_raw_input_source.h
@@ -25,13 +25,12 @@ public:
   void PollEvents() override;
   std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> EnumerateDevices() override;
   std::vector<InputBindingKey> EnumerateMotors() override;
-  bool GetGenericBindingMapping(const std::string_view& device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping) override;
+  bool GetGenericBindingMapping(std::string_view device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping) override;
   void UpdateMotorState(InputBindingKey key, float intensity) override;
   void UpdateMotorState(InputBindingKey large_key, InputBindingKey small_key, float large_intensity,
                         float small_intensity) override;
 
-  std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseKeyString(const std::string_view& device,
-                                                const std::string_view& binding) override;
+  std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseKeyString(std::string_view device, std::string_view binding) override;
   TinyString ConvertKeyToString(InputBindingKey key) override;
   TinyString ConvertKeyToIcon(InputBindingKey key) override;
 
diff --git a/src/util/xinput_source.cpp b/src/util/xinput_source.cpp
index dec3fc9e5..ff88ab870 100644
--- a/src/util/xinput_source.cpp
+++ b/src/util/xinput_source.cpp
@@ -250,8 +250,7 @@ std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> XInputSource::EnumerateDevices(
   return ret;
 }
 
-std::optional<InputBindingKey> XInputSource::ParseKeyString(const std::string_view& device,
-                                                            const std::string_view& binding)
+std::optional<InputBindingKey> XInputSource::ParseKeyString(std::string_view device, std::string_view binding)
 {
   if (!device.starts_with("XInput-") || binding.empty())
     return std::nullopt;
@@ -351,7 +350,7 @@ TinyString XInputSource::ConvertKeyToIcon(InputBindingKey key)
       if (key.data < std::size(s_axis_icons) && key.modifier != InputModifier::FullAxis)
       {
         ret.format("XInput-{}  {}", static_cast<u32>(key.source_index),
-                s_axis_icons[key.data][key.modifier == InputModifier::None]);
+                   s_axis_icons[key.data][key.modifier == InputModifier::None]);
       }
     }
     else if (key.source_subtype == InputSubclass::ControllerButton)
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@ std::vector<InputBindingKey> XInputSource::EnumerateMotors()
   return ret;
 }
 
-bool XInputSource::GetGenericBindingMapping(const std::string_view& device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping)
+bool XInputSource::GetGenericBindingMapping(std::string_view device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping)
 {
   if (!device.starts_with("XInput-"))
     return false;
diff --git a/src/util/xinput_source.h b/src/util/xinput_source.h
index f52ca32c8..c51d907fb 100644
--- a/src/util/xinput_source.h
+++ b/src/util/xinput_source.h
@@ -43,13 +43,12 @@ public:
   void PollEvents() override;
   std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> EnumerateDevices() override;
   std::vector<InputBindingKey> EnumerateMotors() override;
-  bool GetGenericBindingMapping(const std::string_view& device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping) override;
+  bool GetGenericBindingMapping(std::string_view device, GenericInputBindingMapping* mapping) override;
   void UpdateMotorState(InputBindingKey key, float intensity) override;
   void UpdateMotorState(InputBindingKey large_key, InputBindingKey small_key, float large_intensity,
                         float small_intensity) override;
 
-  std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseKeyString(const std::string_view& device,
-                                                const std::string_view& binding) override;
+  std::optional<InputBindingKey> ParseKeyString(std::string_view device, std::string_view binding) override;
   TinyString ConvertKeyToString(InputBindingKey key) override;
   TinyString ConvertKeyToIcon(InputBindingKey key) override;