diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ebc7db0c6..419f0faff 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ list(APPEND MINECRAFT_SERVER_SOURCES
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Minecraft.Server/Console/commands/CliCommandList.cpp"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Minecraft.Server/Console/commands/CliCommandTp.cpp"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Minecraft.Server/Console/commands/CliCommandGamemode.cpp"
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Minecraft.Server/Common/StringUtils.cpp"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Minecraft.Server/vendor/linenoise/linenoise.c"
 )
 
@@ -215,3 +216,4 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET MinecraftServer POST_BUILD
 )
 
 set_property(DIRECTORY PROPERTY VS_STARTUP_PROJECT MinecraftServer)
+
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/Common/StringUtils.cpp b/Minecraft.Server/Common/StringUtils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b22819f3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/Common/StringUtils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#include "stdafx.h"
+
+#include "StringUtils.h"
+
+#include <cctype>
+
+namespace ServerRuntime
+{
+	namespace StringUtils
+	{
+		std::string WideToUtf8(const std::wstring &value)
+		{
+			if (value.empty())
+			{
+				return std::string();
+			}
+
+			int charCount = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, value.c_str(), (int)value.length(), NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
+			if (charCount <= 0)
+			{
+				return std::string();
+			}
+
+			std::string utf8;
+			utf8.resize(charCount);
+			WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, value.c_str(), (int)value.length(), &utf8[0], charCount, NULL, NULL);
+			return utf8;
+		}
+
+		std::wstring Utf8ToWide(const char *value)
+		{
+			if (value == NULL || value[0] == 0)
+			{
+				return std::wstring();
+			}
+
+			int wideCount = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, value, -1, NULL, 0);
+			if (wideCount <= 0)
+			{
+				wideCount = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, value, -1, NULL, 0);
+				if (wideCount <= 0)
+				{
+					return std::wstring();
+				}
+
+				std::wstring wide;
+				wide.resize(wideCount - 1);
+				MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, value, -1, &wide[0], wideCount);
+				return wide;
+			}
+
+			std::wstring wide;
+			wide.resize(wideCount - 1);
+			MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, value, -1, &wide[0], wideCount);
+			return wide;
+		}
+
+		std::wstring Utf8ToWide(const std::string &value)
+		{
+			return Utf8ToWide(value.c_str());
+		}
+
+		std::string TrimAscii(const std::string &value)
+		{
+			size_t start = 0;
+			while (start < value.length() && std::isspace((unsigned char)value[start]))
+			{
+				++start;
+			}
+
+			size_t end = value.length();
+			while (end > start && std::isspace((unsigned char)value[end - 1]))
+			{
+				--end;
+			}
+
+			return value.substr(start, end - start);
+		}
+
+		std::string ToLowerAscii(const std::string &value)
+		{
+			std::string lowered = value;
+			for (size_t i = 0; i < lowered.length(); ++i)
+			{
+				lowered[i] = (char)std::tolower((unsigned char)lowered[i]);
+			}
+			return lowered;
+		}
+
+		bool StartsWithIgnoreCase(const std::string &value, const std::string &prefix)
+		{
+			if (prefix.size() > value.size())
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			for (size_t i = 0; i < prefix.size(); ++i)
+			{
+				unsigned char a = (unsigned char)value[i];
+				unsigned char b = (unsigned char)prefix[i];
+				if (std::tolower(a) != std::tolower(b))
+				{
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/Common/StringUtils.h b/Minecraft.Server/Common/StringUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa1d5734a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/Common/StringUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace ServerRuntime
+{
+	namespace StringUtils
+	{
+		std::string WideToUtf8(const std::wstring &value);
+		std::wstring Utf8ToWide(const char *value);
+		std::wstring Utf8ToWide(const std::string &value);
+
+		std::string TrimAscii(const std::string &value);
+		std::string ToLowerAscii(const std::string &value);
+		bool StartsWithIgnoreCase(const std::string &value, const std::string &prefix);
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliEngine.cpp b/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliEngine.cpp
index c1bb21c87..1a8c3a5b3 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliEngine.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliEngine.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "commands\CliCommandList.h"
 #include "commands\CliCommandStop.h"
 #include "commands\CliCommandTp.h"
+#include "..\Common\StringUtils.h"
 #include "..\ServerLogger.h"
 #include "..\..\Minecraft.Client\MinecraftServer.h"
 #include "..\..\Minecraft.Client\PlayerList.h"
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "..\..\Minecraft.World\LevelSettings.h"
 #include "..\..\Minecraft.World\StringHelpers.h"
 
-#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unordered_set>
 
@@ -68,36 +68,16 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 		}
 	}
 
-	std::string ServerCliEngine::Normalize(const std::string &value)
-	{
-		std::string lowered = value;
-		for (size_t i = 0; i < lowered.size(); ++i)
-		{
-			lowered[i] = (char)tolower((unsigned char)lowered[i]);
-		}
-		return lowered;
-	}
-
-	std::wstring ServerCliEngine::ToWide(const std::string &value)
-	{
-		return convStringToWstring(value);
-	}
-
-	std::string ServerCliEngine::ToUtf8(const std::wstring &value)
-	{
-		return WideToUtf8(value);
-	}
-
 	bool ServerCliEngine::ExecuteCommandLine(const std::string &line)
 	{
 		// Normalize user input before parsing (trim + optional leading slash).
-		std::wstring wide = trimString(ToWide(line));
+		std::wstring wide = trimString(StringUtils::Utf8ToWide(line));
 		if (wide.empty())
 		{
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		std::string normalizedLine = ToUtf8(wide);
+		std::string normalizedLine = StringUtils::WideToUtf8(wide);
 		if (!normalizedLine.empty() && normalizedLine[0] == '/')
 		{
 			normalizedLine = normalizedLine.substr(1);
@@ -221,7 +201,7 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 			std::shared_ptr<ServerPlayer> player = players->players[i];
 			if (player != NULL)
 			{
-				result.push_back(ToUtf8(player->getName()));
+				result.push_back(StringUtils::WideToUtf8(player->getName()));
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -242,7 +222,7 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 			return nullptr;
 		}
 
-		std::wstring target = ToWide(name);
+		std::wstring target = StringUtils::Utf8ToWide(name);
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < players->players.size(); ++i)
 		{
 			std::shared_ptr<ServerPlayer> player = players->players[i];
@@ -258,10 +238,10 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 	void ServerCliEngine::SuggestPlayers(const std::string &prefix, const std::string &linePrefix, std::vector<std::string> *out) const
 	{
 		std::vector<std::string> players = GetOnlinePlayerNamesUtf8();
-		std::string loweredPrefix = Normalize(prefix);
+		std::string loweredPrefix = StringUtils::ToLowerAscii(prefix);
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < players.size(); ++i)
 		{
-			std::string loweredName = Normalize(players[i]);
+			std::string loweredName = StringUtils::ToLowerAscii(players[i]);
 			if (loweredName.compare(0, loweredPrefix.size(), loweredPrefix) == 0)
 			{
 				out->push_back(linePrefix + players[i]);
@@ -272,11 +252,11 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 	void ServerCliEngine::SuggestGamemodes(const std::string &prefix, const std::string &linePrefix, std::vector<std::string> *out) const
 	{
 		static const char *kModes[] = { "survival", "creative", "s", "c", "0", "1" };
-		std::string loweredPrefix = Normalize(prefix);
+		std::string loweredPrefix = StringUtils::ToLowerAscii(prefix);
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(kModes) / sizeof(kModes[0]); ++i)
 		{
 			std::string candidate = kModes[i];
-			std::string loweredCandidate = Normalize(candidate);
+			std::string loweredCandidate = StringUtils::ToLowerAscii(candidate);
 			if (loweredCandidate.compare(0, loweredPrefix.size(), loweredPrefix) == 0)
 			{
 				out->push_back(linePrefix + candidate);
@@ -286,7 +266,7 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 
 	GameType *ServerCliEngine::ParseGamemode(const std::string &token) const
 	{
-		std::string lowered = Normalize(token);
+		std::string lowered = StringUtils::ToLowerAscii(token);
 		if (lowered == "survival" || lowered == "s" || lowered == "0")
 		{
 			return GameType::SURVIVAL;
@@ -312,3 +292,4 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 		return *m_registry;
 	}
 }
+
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliEngine.h b/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliEngine.h
index f460f94f8..32e166674 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliEngine.h
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliEngine.h
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 
 	private:
 		void RegisterDefaultCommands();
-		static std::string Normalize(const std::string &value);
-		static std::wstring ToWide(const std::string &value);
-		static std::string ToUtf8(const std::wstring &value);
 
 	private:
 		mutable std::mutex m_queueMutex;
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliRegistry.cpp b/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliRegistry.cpp
index 1483c7006..432907b23 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliRegistry.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliRegistry.cpp
@@ -3,39 +3,10 @@
 #include "ServerCliRegistry.h"
 
 #include "commands\IServerCliCommand.h"
-
-#include <ctype.h>
+#include "..\Common\StringUtils.h"
 
 namespace ServerRuntime
 {
-	static bool StartsWithIgnoreCase(const std::string &value, const std::string &prefix)
-	{
-		if (prefix.size() > value.size())
-		{
-			return false;
-		}
-		for (size_t i = 0; i < prefix.size(); ++i)
-		{
-			char a = (char)tolower((unsigned char)value[i]);
-			char b = (char)tolower((unsigned char)prefix[i]);
-			if (a != b)
-			{
-				return false;
-			}
-		}
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	std::string ServerCliRegistry::Normalize(const std::string &value)
-	{
-		std::string normalized = value;
-		for (size_t i = 0; i < normalized.size(); ++i)
-		{
-			normalized[i] = (char)tolower((unsigned char)normalized[i]);
-		}
-		return normalized;
-	}
-
 	bool ServerCliRegistry::Register(std::unique_ptr<IServerCliCommand> command)
 	{
 		if (!command)
@@ -44,7 +15,7 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 		}
 
 		IServerCliCommand *raw = command.get();
-		std::string baseName = Normalize(raw->Name());
+		std::string baseName = StringUtils::ToLowerAscii(raw->Name());
 		// Reject empty/duplicate primary command names.
 		if (baseName.empty() || m_lookup.find(baseName) != m_lookup.end())
 		{
@@ -55,7 +26,7 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 		normalizedAliases.reserve(aliases.size());
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < aliases.size(); ++i)
 		{
-			std::string alias = Normalize(aliases[i]);
+			std::string alias = StringUtils::ToLowerAscii(aliases[i]);
 			// Alias must also be unique across all names and aliases.
 			if (alias.empty() || m_lookup.find(alias) != m_lookup.end())
 			{
@@ -77,7 +48,7 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 
 	const IServerCliCommand *ServerCliRegistry::Find(const std::string &name) const
 	{
-		std::string key = Normalize(name);
+		std::string key = StringUtils::ToLowerAscii(name);
 		auto it = m_lookup.find(key);
 		if (it == m_lookup.end())
 		{
@@ -88,7 +59,7 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 
 	IServerCliCommand *ServerCliRegistry::FindMutable(const std::string &name)
 	{
-		std::string key = Normalize(name);
+		std::string key = StringUtils::ToLowerAscii(name);
 		auto it = m_lookup.find(key);
 		if (it == m_lookup.end())
 		{
@@ -103,7 +74,7 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 		{
 			const IServerCliCommand *command = m_commands[i].get();
 			std::string name = command->Name();
-			if (StartsWithIgnoreCase(name, prefix))
+			if (StringUtils::StartsWithIgnoreCase(name, prefix))
 			{
 				out->push_back(linePrefix + name);
 			}
@@ -112,7 +83,7 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 			std::vector<std::string> aliases = command->Aliases();
 			for (size_t aliasIndex = 0; aliasIndex < aliases.size(); ++aliasIndex)
 			{
-				if (StartsWithIgnoreCase(aliases[aliasIndex], prefix))
+				if (StringUtils::StartsWithIgnoreCase(aliases[aliasIndex], prefix))
 				{
 					out->push_back(linePrefix + aliases[aliasIndex]);
 				}
@@ -125,3 +96,4 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 		return m_commands;
 	}
 }
+
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliRegistry.h b/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliRegistry.h
index 0dc0fb9ad..5104b5345 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliRegistry.h
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/Console/ServerCliRegistry.h
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 		 */
 		const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<IServerCliCommand>> &Commands() const;
 
-	private:
-		static std::string Normalize(const std::string &value);
-
 	private:
 		std::vector<std::unique_ptr<IServerCliCommand>> m_commands;
 		std::unordered_map<std::string, IServerCliCommand *> m_lookup;
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/Console/commands/CliCommandGamemode.cpp b/Minecraft.Server/Console/commands/CliCommandGamemode.cpp
index d2d5ee360..f54392370 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server/Console/commands/CliCommandGamemode.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/Console/commands/CliCommandGamemode.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "..\ServerCliEngine.h"
 #include "..\ServerCliParser.h"
-#include "..\..\ServerLogger.h"
+#include "..\..\Common\StringUtils.h"
 #include "..\..\..\Minecraft.Client\MinecraftServer.h"
 #include "..\..\..\Minecraft.Client\PlayerList.h"
 #include "..\..\..\Minecraft.Client\ServerPlayer.h"
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 
 		target->setGameMode(mode);
 		target->fallDistance = 0.0f;
-		engine->LogInfo("Set " + WideToUtf8(target->getName()) + " gamemode to " + WideToUtf8(mode->getName()) + ".");
+		engine->LogInfo(
+			"Set " + StringUtils::WideToUtf8(target->getName()) + " gamemode to " +
+			StringUtils::WideToUtf8(mode->getName()) + ".");
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -93,3 +95,4 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 		}
 	}
 }
+
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/Console/commands/CliCommandList.cpp b/Minecraft.Server/Console/commands/CliCommandList.cpp
index 8a91c03c0..a3c1d05b3 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server/Console/commands/CliCommandList.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/Console/commands/CliCommandList.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "CliCommandList.h"
 
 #include "..\ServerCliEngine.h"
-#include "..\..\ServerLogger.h"
+#include "..\..\Common\StringUtils.h"
 #include "..\..\..\Minecraft.Client\MinecraftServer.h"
 #include "..\..\..\Minecraft.Client\PlayerList.h"
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 		}
 
 		PlayerList *players = server->getPlayers();
-		std::string names = WideToUtf8(players->getPlayerNames());
+		std::string names = StringUtils::WideToUtf8(players->getPlayerNames());
 		if (names.empty())
 		{
 			names = "(none)";
@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 		return true;
 	}
 }
+
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/Minecraft.Server.vcxproj b/Minecraft.Server/Minecraft.Server.vcxproj
index cdbd5f540..246da3068 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server/Minecraft.Server.vcxproj
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/Minecraft.Server.vcxproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Console\ServerCliEngine.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Console\ServerCliParser.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Console\ServerCliRegistry.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="Common\StringUtils.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Minecraft.Client\glWrapper.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="ServerLogger.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="ServerProperties.cpp" />
@@ -683,6 +684,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Console\ServerCliEngine.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Console\ServerCliParser.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Console\ServerCliRegistry.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="Common\StringUtils.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="ServerLogger.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="ServerProperties.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="vendor\linenoise\linenoise.h" />
@@ -705,3 +707,4 @@
     <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\BuildCustomizations\masm.targets" />
   </ImportGroup>
 </Project>
+
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/Minecraft.Server.vcxproj.filters b/Minecraft.Server/Minecraft.Server.vcxproj.filters
index 4cb5008a8..a4567a11f 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server/Minecraft.Server.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/Minecraft.Server.vcxproj.filters
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
     <Filter Include="Server\Console\Commands">
       <UniqueIdentifier>{7C28D123-0DA3-4B17-84C0-E326F5A75740}</UniqueIdentifier>
     </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Server\Common">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{BC6FD58B-1A40-45FE-B8D9-1A087C25126D}</UniqueIdentifier>
+    </Filter>
     <Filter Include="Server\Vendor">
       <UniqueIdentifier>{3E4D5A41-CAB8-4A10-82B5-8B2AE2E25CB2}</UniqueIdentifier>
     </Filter>
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Console\ServerCliRegistry.cpp">
       <Filter>Server\Console</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="Common\StringUtils.cpp">
+      <Filter>Server\Common</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="vendor\linenoise\linenoise.c">
       <Filter>Server\Vendor</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -566,6 +572,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Console\ServerCliRegistry.h">
       <Filter>Server\Console</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="Common\StringUtils.h">
+      <Filter>Server\Common</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="ServerLogger.h">
       <Filter>Server</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
@@ -604,4 +613,5 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <MASM Include="..\Minecraft.Client\iob_shim.asm" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
+
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/ServerLogger.cpp b/Minecraft.Server/ServerLogger.cpp
index 9599df0a9..0c7c567f6 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server/ServerLogger.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/ServerLogger.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "stdafx.h"
 
 #include "ServerLogger.h"
+#include "Common\\StringUtils.h"
 #include "vendor\\linenoise\\linenoise.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -186,53 +187,6 @@ EServerLogLevel GetServerLogLevel()
 	return (EServerLogLevel)g_minLogLevel;
 }
 
-std::string WideToUtf8(const std::wstring &value)
-{
-	if (value.empty())
-	{
-		return std::string();
-	}
-
-	int charCount = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, value.c_str(), (int)value.length(), NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
-	if (charCount <= 0)
-	{
-		return std::string();
-	}
-
-	std::string utf8;
-	utf8.resize(charCount);
-	WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, value.c_str(), (int)value.length(), &utf8[0], charCount, NULL, NULL);
-	return utf8;
-}
-
-std::wstring Utf8ToWide(const char *value)
-{
-	if (value == NULL || value[0] == 0)
-	{
-		return std::wstring();
-	}
-
-	int wideCount = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, value, -1, NULL, 0);
-	if (wideCount <= 0)
-	{
-		wideCount = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, value, -1, NULL, 0);
-		if (wideCount <= 0)
-		{
-			return std::wstring();
-		}
-
-		std::wstring wide;
-		wide.resize(wideCount - 1);
-		MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, value, -1, &wide[0], wideCount);
-		return wide;
-	}
-
-	std::wstring wide;
-	wide.resize(wideCount - 1);
-	MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, value, -1, &wide[0], wideCount);
-	return wide;
-}
-
 void LogDebug(const char *category, const char *message)
 {
 	WriteLogLine(eServerLogLevel_Debug, category, message);
@@ -297,7 +251,8 @@ void LogWorldIO(const char *message)
 
 void LogWorldName(const char *prefix, const std::wstring &name)
 {
-	std::string utf8 = WideToUtf8(name);
+	std::string utf8 = StringUtils::WideToUtf8(name);
 	LogInfof("world-io", "%s: %s", (prefix != NULL) ? prefix : "name", utf8.c_str());
 }
 }
+
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/ServerLogger.h b/Minecraft.Server/ServerLogger.h
index 8008225ae..426a3d365 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server/ServerLogger.h
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/ServerLogger.h
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ namespace ServerRuntime
 	void SetServerLogLevel(EServerLogLevel level);
 	EServerLogLevel GetServerLogLevel();
 
-	std::string WideToUtf8(const std::wstring &value);
-	std::wstring Utf8ToWide(const char *value);
-
 	void LogDebug(const char *category, const char *message);
 	void LogInfo(const char *category, const char *message);
 	void LogWarn(const char *category, const char *message);
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/ServerProperties.cpp b/Minecraft.Server/ServerProperties.cpp
index defe6d099..fd57b92ed 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server/ServerProperties.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/ServerProperties.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "ServerProperties.h"
 
 #include "ServerLogger.h"
+#include "Common\\StringUtils.h"
 
 #include <cctype>
 #include <fstream>
@@ -13,6 +14,11 @@
 
 namespace ServerRuntime
 {
+using StringUtils::ToLowerAscii;
+using StringUtils::TrimAscii;
+using StringUtils::Utf8ToWide;
+using StringUtils::WideToUtf8;
+
 struct ServerPropertyDefault
 {
 	const char *key;
@@ -72,34 +78,6 @@ static const ServerPropertyDefault kServerPropertyDefaults[] =
 	{ "trust-players", "true" }
 };
 
-static std::string TrimAscii(const std::string &value)
-{
-	size_t start = 0;
-	while (start < value.length() && std::isspace((unsigned char)value[start]))
-	{
-		++start;
-	}
-
-	size_t end = value.length();
-	while (end > start && std::isspace((unsigned char)value[end - 1]))
-	{
-		--end;
-	}
-
-	return value.substr(start, end - start);
-}
-
-static std::string ToLowerAscii(const std::string &value)
-{
-	std::string lowered = value;
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < lowered.length(); ++i)
-	{
-		unsigned char ch = (unsigned char)lowered[i];
-		lowered[i] = (char)std::tolower(ch);
-	}
-	return lowered;
-}
-
 static std::string BoolToString(bool value)
 {
 	return value ? "true" : "false";
@@ -778,3 +756,4 @@ bool SaveServerPropertiesConfig(const ServerPropertiesConfig &config)
 	return WriteServerPropertiesFile(kServerPropertiesPath, merged);
 }
 }
+
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/Windows64/ServerMain.cpp b/Minecraft.Server/Windows64/ServerMain.cpp
index 2b1486460..6346d5d05 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server/Windows64/ServerMain.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/Windows64/ServerMain.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "Input.h"
 #include "Minecraft.h"
 #include "MinecraftServer.h"
+#include "..\Common\StringUtils.h"
 #include "..\ServerLogger.h"
 #include "..\ServerProperties.h"
 #include "..\WorldManager.h"
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ using ServerRuntime::SaveServerPropertiesConfig;
 using ServerRuntime::SetServerLogLevel;
 using ServerRuntime::ServerPropertiesConfig;
 using ServerRuntime::TryParseServerLogLevel;
-using ServerRuntime::WideToUtf8;
+using ServerRuntime::StringUtils::WideToUtf8;
 using ServerRuntime::BootstrapWorldForServer;
 using ServerRuntime::eWorldBootstrap_CreatedNew;
 using ServerRuntime::eWorldBootstrap_Failed;
@@ -609,3 +610,4 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/WorldManager.cpp b/Minecraft.Server/WorldManager.cpp
index a8b439482..4e197a269 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server/WorldManager.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/WorldManager.cpp
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@
 #include "Minecraft.h"
 #include "MinecraftServer.h"
 #include "ServerLogger.h"
+#include "Common\\StringUtils.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 namespace ServerRuntime
 {
+using StringUtils::Utf8ToWide;
+using StringUtils::WideToUtf8;
+
 enum EWorldSaveLoadResult
 {
 	eWorldSaveLoad_Loaded,
@@ -525,3 +529,4 @@ bool WaitForWorldActionIdle(
 	return (app.GetXuiServerAction(actionPad) == eXuiServerAction_Idle);
 }
 }
+