diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/UiDebug/Browsing/NodeTree.Component.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/UiDebug/Browsing/NodeTree.Component.cs
index fb4444be1..b7bb16c46 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/UiDebug/Browsing/NodeTree.Component.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/UiDebug/Browsing/NodeTree.Component.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Utility;
 
 using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Component.GUI;
 
-using Lumina.Text.ReadOnly;
-
 using static Dalamud.Interface.Internal.UiDebug.Utility.Gui;
 using static Dalamud.Utility.Util;
 using static FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Component.GUI.ComponentType;
@@ -92,14 +91,14 @@ internal unsafe class ComponentNodeTree : ResNodeTree
         {
             case TextInput:
                 var textInputComponent = (AtkComponentTextInput*)this.Component;
-                ImGui.Text($"InputBase Text1 (Lumina): {new ReadOnlySeStringSpan(textInputComponent->AtkComponentInputBase.EvaluatedString.AsSpan()).ToMacroString()}");
-                ImGui.Text($"InputBase Text2 (Lumina): {new ReadOnlySeStringSpan(textInputComponent->AtkComponentInputBase.RawString.AsSpan()).ToMacroString()}");
+                ImGui.Text($"InputBase Text1: {textInputComponent->AtkComponentInputBase.EvaluatedString.AsReadOnlySeStringSpan().ToMacroString()}");
+                ImGui.Text($"InputBase Text2: {textInputComponent->AtkComponentInputBase.RawString.AsReadOnlySeStringSpan().ToMacroString()}");
                 // TODO: Reenable when unknowns have been unprivated / named
-                // ImGui.Text($"Text1: {new ReadOnlySeStringSpan(textInputComponent->UnkText01.AsSpan()).ToMacroString()}");
-                // ImGui.Text($"Text2: {new ReadOnlySeStringSpan(textInputComponent->UnkText02.AsSpan()).ToMacroString()}");
-                ImGui.Text($"AvailableLines: {new ReadOnlySeStringSpan(textInputComponent->AvailableLines.AsSpan()).ToMacroString()}");
-                ImGui.Text($"HighlightedAutoTranslateOptionColorPrefix: {new ReadOnlySeStringSpan(textInputComponent->HighlightedAutoTranslateOptionColorPrefix.AsSpan()).ToMacroString()}");
-                ImGui.Text($"HighlightedAutoTranslateOptionColorSuffix: {new ReadOnlySeStringSpan(textInputComponent->HighlightedAutoTranslateOptionColorSuffix.AsSpan()).ToMacroString()}");
+                // ImGui.Text($"Text1: {textInputComponent->UnkText01.AsReadOnlySeStringSpan().ToMacroString()}");
+                // ImGui.Text($"Text2: {textInputComponent->UnkText02.AsReadOnlySeStringSpan().ToMacroString()}");
+                ImGui.Text($"AvailableLines: {textInputComponent->AvailableLines.AsReadOnlySeStringSpan().ToMacroString()}");
+                ImGui.Text($"HighlightedAutoTranslateOptionColorPrefix: {textInputComponent->HighlightedAutoTranslateOptionColorPrefix.AsReadOnlySeStringSpan().ToMacroString()}");
+                ImGui.Text($"HighlightedAutoTranslateOptionColorSuffix: {textInputComponent->HighlightedAutoTranslateOptionColorSuffix.AsReadOnlySeStringSpan().ToMacroString()}");
                 break;
             case List:
             case TreeList:
diff --git a/Dalamud/Utility/CStringExtensions.cs b/Dalamud/Utility/CStringExtensions.cs
index 83ebb186f..59c40f949 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Utility/CStringExtensions.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Utility/CStringExtensions.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public static class CStringExtensions
     /// <returns>A new Lumina ReadOnlySeString.</returns>
     public static ReadOnlySeString AsReadOnlySeString(this CStringPointer ptr)
     {
-        return new ReadOnlySeString(ptr.AsSpan().ToArray());
+        return new ReadOnlySeString(ptr.AsSpan());
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Utility/Utf8StringExtensions.cs b/Dalamud/Utility/Utf8StringExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a566d2b45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dalamud/Utility/Utf8StringExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling;
+
+using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.System.String;
+
+using Lumina.Text.ReadOnly;
+
+namespace Dalamud.Utility;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A set of helpful utilities for working with <see cref="Utf8String"/>s from ClientStructs.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// WARNING: Will break if a custom ClientStructs is used. These are here for CONVENIENCE ONLY!.
+/// </remarks>
+public static class Utf8StringExtensions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Convert a Utf8String to a ReadOnlySeStringSpan.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="str">The Utf8String to convert.</param>
+    /// <returns>A span.</returns>
+    public static ReadOnlySeStringSpan AsReadOnlySeStringSpan(this Utf8String str)
+    {
+        return str.AsSpan();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Convert a Utf8String to a Dalamud SeString.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="str">The Utf8String to convert.</param>
+    /// <returns>A Dalamud-flavored SeString.</returns>
+    public static SeString AsDalamudSeString(this Utf8String str)
+    {
+        return str.AsReadOnlySeStringSpan().ToDalamudString();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get a new ReadOnlySeString that's a <em>copy</em> of the text in this Utf8String.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This should be functionally identical to <see cref="AsReadOnlySeStringSpan"/>, but exists
+    /// for convenience in places that already expect ReadOnlySeString as a type (and where a copy is desired).
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <param name="str">The Utf8String to copy.</param>
+    /// <returns>A new Lumina ReadOnlySeString.</returns>
+    public static ReadOnlySeString AsReadOnlySeString(this Utf8String str)
+    {
+        return new ReadOnlySeString(str.AsSpan());
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extract text from this Utf8String following <see cref="ReadOnlySeStringSpan.ExtractText()"/>'s rules.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="str">The Utf8String to process.</param>
+    /// <returns>Extracted text.</returns>
+    public static string ExtractText(this Utf8String str)
+    {
+        return str.AsReadOnlySeStringSpan().ExtractText();
+    }
+}