diff --git a/src/libs/av/impl/AudioFile.cpp b/src/libs/av/impl/AudioFile.cpp
index b9b51524..7002ab2d 100644
--- a/src/libs/av/impl/AudioFile.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/av/impl/AudioFile.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ guessMediaFileFormat(const std::filesystem::path& file)
 	if (formats.size() > 1)
 		LMS_LOG(AV, INFO) << "File '" << file.string() << "' reported several formats: '" << format->name << "'";
 
-	std::vector<std::string> mimeTypes;
+	std::vector<std::string_view> mimeTypes;
 	if (format->mime_type)
 		mimeTypes = StringUtils::splitString(format->mime_type, ",");
 
diff --git a/src/libs/database/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libs/database/CMakeLists.txt
index 00a2ef23..cdf1288f 100644
--- a/src/libs/database/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libs/database/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ add_library(lmsdatabase SHARED
 	impl/Track.cpp
 	impl/TrackBookmark.cpp
 	impl/User.cpp
+	impl/Utils.cpp
 	)
 
 target_include_directories(lmsdatabase INTERFACE
diff --git a/src/libs/database/impl/Artist.cpp b/src/libs/database/impl/Artist.cpp
index 936d6779..b3ebcc6b 100644
--- a/src/libs/database/impl/Artist.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/database/impl/Artist.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "database/User.hpp"
 #include "utils/Logger.hpp"
 #include "SqlQuery.hpp"
-
+#include "Utils.hpp"
 
 namespace Database
 {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Wt::Dbo::Query<T>
 createQuery(Session& session,
 		const std::string& queryStr,
 		const std::set<IdType>& clusterIds,
-		const std::vector<std::string>& keywords,
+		const std::vector<std::string_view>& keywords,
 		std::optional<TrackArtistLinkType> linkType)
 {
 	session.checkSharedLocked();
@@ -100,16 +100,16 @@ createQuery(Session& session,
 		std::vector<std::string> clauses;
 		std::vector<std::string> sortClauses;
 
-		for (const std::string& keyword : keywords)
+		for (std::string_view keyword : keywords)
 		{
-			clauses.push_back("a.name LIKE ?");
-			query.bind("%%" + keyword + "%%");
+			clauses.push_back("a.name LIKE ? ESCAPE '" ESCAPE_CHAR_STR "'");
+			query.bind("%%" + escapeLikeKeyword(keyword) + "%%");
 		}
 
-		for (const std::string& keyword : keywords)
+		for (std::string_view keyword : keywords)
 		{
-			sortClauses.push_back("a.sort_name LIKE ?");
-			query.bind("%%" + keyword + "%%");
+			sortClauses.push_back("a.sort_name LIKE ? ESCAPE '" ESCAPE_CHAR_STR "'");
+			query.bind("%%" + escapeLikeKeyword(keyword) + "%%");
 		}
 
 		query.where("(" + StringUtils::joinStrings(clauses, " AND ") + ") OR (" + StringUtils::joinStrings(sortClauses, " AND ") + ")");
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ Artist::getByClusters(Session& session, const std::set<IdType>& clusters, SortMe
 std::vector<Artist::pointer>
 Artist::getByFilter(Session& session,
 		const std::set<IdType>& clusters,
-		const std::vector<std::string>& keywords,
+		const std::vector<std::string_view>& keywords,
 		std::optional<TrackArtistLinkType> linkType,
 		SortMethod sortMethod,
 		std::optional<Range> range,
diff --git a/src/libs/database/impl/Release.cpp b/src/libs/database/impl/Release.cpp
index 473e7e08..4086099f 100644
--- a/src/libs/database/impl/Release.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/database/impl/Release.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "database/User.hpp"
 #include "utils/Logger.hpp"
 #include "SqlQuery.hpp"
+#include "Utils.hpp"
 
 namespace Database
 {
@@ -38,14 +39,14 @@ Wt::Dbo::Query<T>
 createQuery(Session& session,
 			const std::string& queryStr,
 			const std::set<IdType>& clusterIds,
-			const std::vector<std::string>& keywords)
+			const std::vector<std::string_view>& keywords)
 {
 
 	auto query {session.getDboSession().query<T>(queryStr)};
 	query.join("track t ON t.release_id = r.id");
 
-	for (const std::string& keyword : keywords)
-		query.where("r.name LIKE ?").bind("%%" + keyword + "%%");
+	for (std::string_view keyword : keywords)
+		query.where("r.name LIKE ? ESCAPE '" ESCAPE_CHAR_STR "'").bind("%%" + escapeLikeKeyword(keyword) + "%%");
 
 	if (!clusterIds.empty())
 	{
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ Release::getByClusters(Session& session, const std::set<IdType>& clusters)
 std::vector<Release::pointer>
 Release::getByFilter(Session& session,
 		const std::set<IdType>& clusterIds,
-		const std::vector<std::string>& keywords,
+		const std::vector<std::string_view>& keywords,
 		std::optional<Range> range,
 		bool& moreResults)
 {
diff --git a/src/libs/database/impl/Track.cpp b/src/libs/database/impl/Track.cpp
index 860e4ccb..15dc8056 100644
--- a/src/libs/database/impl/Track.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/database/impl/Track.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "SqlQuery.hpp"
 #include "StringViewTraits.hpp"
+#include "Utils.hpp"
 
 namespace Database {
 
@@ -40,14 +41,14 @@ Wt::Dbo::Query<T>
 createQuery(Session& session,
 		const std::string& queryStr,
 		const std::set<IdType>& clusterIds,
-		const std::vector<std::string>& keywords)
+		const std::vector<std::string_view>& keywords)
 {
 	session.checkSharedLocked();
 
 	auto query {session.getDboSession().query<T>(queryStr)};
 
-	for (const std::string& keyword : keywords)
-		query.where("t.name LIKE ?").bind("%%" + keyword + "%%");
+	for (std::string_view keyword : keywords)
+		query.where("t.name LIKE ? ESCAPE '" ESCAPE_CHAR_STR "'").bind("%%" + escapeLikeKeyword(keyword) + "%%");
 
 	if (!clusterIds.empty())
 	{
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ Track::hasTrackFeatures() const
 std::vector<Track::pointer>
 Track::getByFilter(Session& session,
 		const std::set<IdType>& clusterIds,
-		const std::vector<std::string>& keywords,
+		const std::vector<std::string_view>& keywords,
 		std::optional<Range> range,
 		bool& moreResults)
 {
diff --git a/src/libs/database/impl/Utils.cpp b/src/libs/database/impl/Utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1b1df82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/database/impl/Utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Emeric Poupon
+ *
+ * This file is part of LMS.
+ *
+ * LMS is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * LMS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with LMS.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "Utils.hpp"
+
+#include "utils/String.hpp"
+
+namespace Database
+{
+	std::string
+	escapeLikeKeyword(std::string_view keyword)
+	{
+		return StringUtils::escapeString(keyword, "*_", escapeChar);
+	}
+
+} // namespace Database
+
diff --git a/src/libs/database/impl/Utils.hpp b/src/libs/database/impl/Utils.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..547c7995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/database/impl/Utils.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Emeric Poupon
+ *
+ * This file is part of LMS.
+ *
+ * LMS is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * LMS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with LMS.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace Database
+{
+#define ESCAPE_CHAR_STR "\\"
+	static constexpr char escapeChar {'\\'};
+	std::string escapeLikeKeyword(std::string_view keywords);
+
+} // namespace Database
+
diff --git a/src/libs/database/include/database/Artist.hpp b/src/libs/database/include/database/Artist.hpp
index 2afe5a6c..0b252d59 100644
--- a/src/libs/database/include/database/Artist.hpp
+++ b/src/libs/database/include/database/Artist.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <unordered_set>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ class Artist : public Wt::Dbo::Dbo<Artist>
 								);
 		static std::vector<pointer> 	getByFilter(Session& session,
 								const std::set<IdType>& clusters,		// if non empty, at least one artist that belongs to these clusters
-								const std::vector<std::string>& keywords,	// if non empty, name must match all of these keywords (name + sort name fields)
+								const std::vector<std::string_view>& keywords,	// if non empty, name must match all of these keywords (name + sort name fields)
 								std::optional<TrackArtistLinkType> linkType, 	// if set, only artists that have produced at least one track with this link type
 								SortMethod sortMethod,
 								std::optional<Range> range,
diff --git a/src/libs/database/include/database/Release.hpp b/src/libs/database/include/database/Release.hpp
index 8149fff1..f3be2da3 100644
--- a/src/libs/database/include/database/Release.hpp
+++ b/src/libs/database/include/database/Release.hpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Release : public Wt::Dbo::Dbo<Release>
 		static std::vector<pointer>	getByClusters(Session& session, const std::set<IdType>& clusters);
 		static std::vector<pointer>	getByFilter(Session& session,
 							const std::set<IdType>& clusters,		// if non empty, at least one release that belongs to these clusters
-							const std::vector<std::string>& keywords,	// if non empty, name must match all of these keywords
+							const std::vector<std::string_view>& keywords,	// if non empty, name must match all of these keywords
 							std::optional<Range> range,
 							bool& moreExpected);
 		static std::vector<IdType>	getAllIdsWithClusters(Session& session, std::optional<std::size_t> limit = {});
diff --git a/src/libs/database/include/database/Track.hpp b/src/libs/database/include/database/Track.hpp
index fc8055ae..356f5671 100644
--- a/src/libs/database/include/database/Track.hpp
+++ b/src/libs/database/include/database/Track.hpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class Track : public Wt::Dbo::Dbo<Track>
 							const std::set<IdType>& clusters);           // tracks that belong to these clusters
 		static std::vector<pointer>	getByFilter(Session& session,
 							const std::set<IdType>& clusters,            // if non empty, tracks that belong to these clusters
-							const std::vector<std::string>& keywords,    // if non empty, name must match all of these keywords
+							const std::vector<std::string_view>& keywords,    // if non empty, name must match all of these keywords
 							std::optional<Range> range,
 							bool& moreExpected);
 		static std::vector<pointer> getByNameAndReleaseName(Session& session, std::string_view trackName, std::string_view releaseName);
diff --git a/src/libs/metadata/impl/AvFormatParser.cpp b/src/libs/metadata/impl/AvFormatParser.cpp
index 164f4c3f..e35bdd99 100644
--- a/src/libs/metadata/impl/AvFormatParser.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/metadata/impl/AvFormatParser.cpp
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ findFirstValueOfAs(const Av::IAudioFile::MetadataMap& metadataMap, std::initiali
 	if (!str)
 		return std::nullopt;
 
-	std::vector<std::string> strUuids = StringUtils::splitString(*str, "/");
+	const std::vector<std::string_view> strUuids {StringUtils::splitString(*str, "/")};
 	std::vector<UUID> res;
 
-	for (const std::string& strUuid : strUuids)
+	for (std::string_view strUuid : strUuids)
 	{
 		std::optional<UUID> uuid {UUID::fromString(strUuid)};
 		if (!uuid)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ getArtists(const Av::IAudioFile::MetadataMap& metadataMap)
 {
 	std::vector<Artist> artists;
 
-	std::vector<std::string> artistNames;
+	std::vector<std::string_view> artistNames;
 	if (metadataMap.find("ARTISTS") != metadataMap.end())
 	{
 		artistNames = StringUtils::splitString(metadataMap.find("ARTISTS")->second, "/;");
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ AvFormatParser::parse(const std::filesystem::path& p, bool debug)
 			else if (tag == "TRACK")
 			{
 				// Expecting 'Number/Total'
-				std::vector<std::string> strings {StringUtils::splitString(value, "/") };
-
+				const std::vector<std::string_view> strings {StringUtils::splitString(value, "/") };
 				if (strings.size() > 0)
 				{
 					track.trackNumber = StringUtils::readAs<std::size_t>(strings[0]);
@@ -174,8 +173,7 @@ AvFormatParser::parse(const std::filesystem::path& p, bool debug)
 			else if (tag == "DISC")
 			{
 				// Expecting 'Number/Total'
-				std::vector<std::string> strings {StringUtils::splitString(value, "/")};
-
+				const std::vector<std::string_view> strings {StringUtils::splitString(value, "/")};
 				if (strings.size() > 0)
 				{
 					track.discNumber = StringUtils::readAs<std::size_t>(strings[0]);
@@ -217,10 +215,16 @@ AvFormatParser::parse(const std::filesystem::path& p, bool debug)
 			}
 			else if (_clusterTypeNames.find(tag) != _clusterTypeNames.end())
 			{
-				std::vector<std::string> clusterNames {StringUtils::splitString(value, "/,;")};
+				const std::vector<std::string_view> clusterNames {StringUtils::splitString(value, "/,;")};
 
 				if (!clusterNames.empty())
-					track.clusters[tag] = std::set<std::string>{clusterNames.begin(), clusterNames.end()};
+				{
+					std::set<std::string> values;
+					std::transform(std::cbegin(clusterNames), std::cend(clusterNames),
+							std::inserter(values, std::begin(values)),
+							[](std::string_view clusterName) { return std::string {clusterName}; });
+					track.clusters[tag] = std::move(values);
+				}
 			}
 
 		}
diff --git a/src/libs/metadata/impl/TagLibParser.cpp b/src/libs/metadata/impl/TagLibParser.cpp
index 227fc4ed..f0d22d71 100644
--- a/src/libs/metadata/impl/TagLibParser.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/metadata/impl/TagLibParser.cpp
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ getPropertyValuesAs(const TagLib::PropertyMap& properties, const std::string& ke
 
 static
 std::vector<std::string>
-splitAndTrimString(const std::string& str, const std::string& delimiters)
+splitAndTrimString(const std::string& str, std::string_view delimiters)
 {
 	std::vector<std::string> res;
 
-	std::vector<std::string> strings {StringUtils::splitString(str, delimiters)};
-	for (const std::string& s : strings)
+	std::vector<std::string_view> strings {StringUtils::splitString(str, delimiters)};
+	for (std::string_view s : strings)
 		res.emplace_back(StringUtils::stringTrim(s));
 
 	return res;
@@ -203,8 +203,7 @@ TagLibParser::processTag(Track& track, const std::string& tag, const TagLib::Str
 	else if (tag == "DISCNUMBER")
 	{
 		// Expecting 'Number/Total'
-		std::vector<std::string> strings {StringUtils::splitString(value, "/")};
-
+		std::vector<std::string_view> strings {StringUtils::splitString(value, "/")};
 		if (!strings.empty())
 		{
 			track.discNumber = StringUtils::readAs<std::size_t>(strings[0]);
diff --git a/src/libs/scrobbling/impl/listenbrainz/SendQueue.cpp b/src/libs/scrobbling/impl/listenbrainz/SendQueue.cpp
index dbede5e0..0123b9eb 100644
--- a/src/libs/scrobbling/impl/listenbrainz/SendQueue.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/scrobbling/impl/listenbrainz/SendQueue.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace StringUtils
 {
 	template<>
 	std::optional<std::chrono::seconds>
-	readAs(const std::string& str)
+	readAs(std::string_view str)
 	{
 		std::optional<std::chrono::seconds> res;
 
diff --git a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/ParameterParsing.cpp b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/ParameterParsing.cpp
index 48dc09e4..bd8c8464 100644
--- a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/ParameterParsing.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/ParameterParsing.cpp
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ namespace StringUtils
 {
 	template<>
 	std::optional<API::Subsonic::Id>
-	readAs(const std::string& str)
+	readAs(std::string_view str)
 	{
 		return API::Subsonic::IdFromString(str);
 	}
 
 	template<>
 	std::optional<bool>
-	readAs(const std::string& str)
+	readAs(std::string_view str)
 	{
 		if (str == "true")
 			return true;
diff --git a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/ParameterParsing.hpp b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/ParameterParsing.hpp
index caf7f3c5..0efae6c3 100644
--- a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/ParameterParsing.hpp
+++ b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/ParameterParsing.hpp
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ namespace StringUtils
 {
 	template<>
 	std::optional<API::Subsonic::Id>
-	readAs(const std::string& str);
+	readAs(std::string_view str);
 
 	template<>
 	std::optional<bool>
-	readAs(const std::string& str);
+	readAs(std::string_view str);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/SubsonicId.cpp b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/SubsonicId.cpp
index 6f9e7c19..368b7d94 100644
--- a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/SubsonicId.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/SubsonicId.cpp
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ namespace API::Subsonic
 {
 
 std::optional<Id>
-IdFromString(const std::string& id)
+IdFromString(const std::string_view id)
 {
 	if (id == "root")
 		return Id {Id::Type::Root};
 
-	std::vector<std::string> values {StringUtils::splitString(id, "-")};
+	std::vector<std::string_view> values {StringUtils::splitString(id, "-")};
 	if (values.size() != 2)
 		return std::nullopt;
 
diff --git a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/SubsonicId.hpp b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/SubsonicId.hpp
index 91cc61bc..52760798 100644
--- a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/SubsonicId.hpp
+++ b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/SubsonicId.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct Id
 	Database::IdType	value {};
 };
 
-std::optional<Id>	IdFromString(const std::string& id);
+std::optional<Id>	IdFromString(std::string_view id);
 std::string		IdToString(const Id& id);
 
 } // namespace API::Subsonic
diff --git a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/SubsonicResource.cpp b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/SubsonicResource.cpp
index cccd9a2d..ef5ee51a 100644
--- a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/SubsonicResource.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/SubsonicResource.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace StringUtils
 {
 	template<>
 	std::optional<API::Subsonic::ClientVersion>
-	readAs(const std::string& str)
+	readAs(std::string_view str)
 	{
 		// Expects "X.Y.Z"
 		const auto numbers {StringUtils::splitString(str, ".")};
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ handleSearchRequestCommon(RequestContext& context, bool id3)
 	// Mandatory params
 	std::string query {getMandatoryParameterAs<std::string>(context.parameters, "query")};
 
-	std::vector<std::string> keywords {StringUtils::splitString(query, " ")};
+	std::vector<std::string_view> keywords {StringUtils::splitString(query, " ")};
 
 	// Optional params
 	std::size_t artistCount {getParameterAs<std::size_t>(context.parameters, "artistCount").value_or(20)};
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/impl/String.cpp b/src/libs/utils/impl/String.cpp
index a2065c75..c26d9c6b 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/impl/String.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/impl/String.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "utils/String.hpp"
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
@@ -57,13 +58,13 @@ readList(const std::string& str, const std::string& separators, std::list<std::s
 
 template<>
 std::optional<std::string>
-readAs(const std::string& str)
+readAs(std::string_view str)
 {
-	return str;
+	return std::string {str};
 }
 
 std::vector<std::string>
-splitString(const std::string& string, const std::string& separators)
+splitStringCopy(std::string_view string, std::string_view separators)
 {
 	std::string str {stringTrim(string, separators)};
 
@@ -73,6 +74,29 @@ splitString(const std::string& string, const std::string& separators)
 	return res;
 }
 
+std::vector<std::string_view>
+splitString(std::string_view str, std::string_view separators)
+{
+	std::vector<std::string_view> res;
+
+	std::string_view::size_type strBegin {};
+
+	while ((strBegin = str.find_first_not_of(separators, strBegin)) != std::string_view::npos)
+	{
+		auto strEnd {str.find_first_of(separators, strBegin + 1)};
+		if (strEnd == std::string_view::npos)
+		{
+			res.push_back(str.substr(strBegin, str.size() - strBegin));
+			break;
+		}
+
+		res.push_back(str.substr(strBegin, strEnd - strBegin));
+		strBegin = strEnd + 1;
+	}
+
+	return res;
+}
+
 std::string
 joinStrings(const std::vector<std::string>& strings, const std::string& delimiter)
 {
@@ -80,22 +104,22 @@ joinStrings(const std::vector<std::string>& strings, const std::string& delimite
 }
 
 std::string
-stringTrim(const std::string& str, const std::string& whitespace)
+stringTrim(std::string_view str, std::string_view whitespaces)
 {
-	const auto strBegin = str.find_first_not_of(whitespace);
-	if (strBegin == std::string::npos)
+	const auto strBegin = str.find_first_not_of(whitespaces);
+	if (strBegin == std::string_view::npos)
 		return ""; // no content
 
-	const auto strEnd = str.find_last_not_of(whitespace);
+	const auto strEnd = str.find_last_not_of(whitespaces);
 	const auto strRange = strEnd - strBegin + 1;
 
-	return str.substr(strBegin, strRange);
+	return std::string {str.substr(strBegin, strRange)};
 }
 
 std::string
-stringTrimEnd(const std::string& str, const std::string& whitespace)
+stringTrimEnd(std::string_view str, std::string_view whitespaces)
 {
-	return str.substr(0, str.find_last_not_of(whitespace)+1);
+	return std::string {str.substr(0, str.find_last_not_of(whitespaces) + 1)};
 }
 
 std::string
@@ -185,6 +209,23 @@ jsEscape(const std::string& str)
 	return escaped;
 }
 
+std::string
+escapeString(std::string_view str, std::string_view charsToEscape, char escapeChar)
+{
+	std::string res;
+	res.reserve(str.size());
+
+	for (const char c : str)
+	{
+		if (std::any_of(std::cbegin(charsToEscape), std::cend(charsToEscape), [c](char charToEscape) { return c == charToEscape; }))
+			res += escapeChar;
+
+		res += c;
+	}
+
+	return res;
+}
+
 bool
 stringEndsWith(const std::string& str, const std::string& ending)
 {
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/impl/UUID.cpp b/src/libs/utils/impl/UUID.cpp
index 6b9b402a..93f30d34 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/impl/UUID.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/impl/UUID.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace StringUtils
 {
 	template <>
 	std::optional<UUID>
-	readAs(const std::string& str)
+	readAs(std::string_view str)
 	{
 		return UUID::fromString(str);
 	}
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/include/utils/String.hpp b/src/libs/utils/include/utils/String.hpp
index 82f05f29..9f1d5462 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/include/utils/String.hpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/include/utils/String.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <initializer_list>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
@@ -31,16 +32,19 @@
 namespace StringUtils {
 
 std::vector<std::string>
-splitString(const std::string& string, const std::string& separators);
+splitStringCopy(std::string_view string, std::string_view separators);
+
+std::vector<std::string_view>
+splitString(std::string_view string, std::string_view separators);
 
 std::string
 joinStrings(const std::vector<std::string>& strings, const std::string& delimiter);
 
 std::string
-stringTrim(const std::string& str, const std::string& whitespaces = " \t");
+stringTrim(std::string_view str, std::string_view whitespaces = " \t");
 
 std::string
-stringTrimEnd(const std::string& str, const std::string& whitespaces = " \t");
+stringTrimEnd(std::string_view str, std::string_view whitespaces = " \t");
 
 std::string
 stringToLower(std::string_view str);
@@ -55,11 +59,11 @@ std::string
 bufferToString(const std::vector<unsigned char>& data);
 
 template<typename T>
-std::optional<T> readAs(const std::string& str)
+std::optional<T> readAs(std::string_view str)
 {
 	T res;
 
-	std::istringstream iss ( str );
+	std::istringstream iss {std::string {str}};
 	iss >> res;
 	if (iss.fail())
 		return std::nullopt;
@@ -69,15 +73,17 @@ std::optional<T> readAs(const std::string& str)
 
 template<>
 std::optional<std::string>
-readAs(const std::string& str);
+readAs(std::string_view str);
 
-[[nodiscard]]
 std::string
 replaceInString(const std::string& str, const std::string& from, const std::string& to);
 
 std::string
 jsEscape(const std::string& str);
 
+std::string
+escapeString(std::string_view str, std::string_view charsToEscape, char escapeChar);
+
 bool
 stringEndsWith(const std::string& str, const std::string& ending);
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/include/utils/UUID.hpp b/src/libs/utils/include/utils/UUID.hpp
index 38814d1f..82396cc7 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/include/utils/UUID.hpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/include/utils/UUID.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ namespace StringUtils
 {
 	template <>
 	std::optional<UUID>
-	readAs(const std::string& str);
+	readAs(std::string_view str);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lms/ui/admin/DatabaseSettingsView.cpp b/src/lms/ui/admin/DatabaseSettingsView.cpp
index dae20a93..d410b4cd 100644
--- a/src/lms/ui/admin/DatabaseSettingsView.cpp
+++ b/src/lms/ui/admin/DatabaseSettingsView.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class DatabaseSettingsModel : public Wt::WFormModel
 			if (recommendationEngineTypeRow)
 				scanSettings.modify()->setRecommendationEngineType(_recommendationEngineTypeModel->getValue(*recommendationEngineTypeRow));
 
-			auto clusterTypes {StringUtils::splitString(valueText(TagsField).toUTF8(), " ")};
+			auto clusterTypes {StringUtils::splitStringCopy(valueText(TagsField).toUTF8(), " ")};
 			scanSettings.modify()->setClusterTypes(LmsApp->getDbSession(), std::set<std::string>(clusterTypes.begin(), clusterTypes.end()));
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/lms/ui/explore/SearchView.cpp b/src/lms/ui/explore/SearchView.cpp
index 61897b63..082277eb 100644
--- a/src/lms/ui/explore/SearchView.cpp
+++ b/src/lms/ui/explore/SearchView.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ namespace UserInterface
 	void
 	SearchView::refreshView(const Wt::WString& searchText)
 	{
-		_keywords = StringUtils::splitString(searchText.toUTF8(), " ");
+		_searchValue = searchText.toUTF8();
+		_keywords = StringUtils::splitString(_searchValue, " ");
 		refreshView();
 	}
 
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ namespace UserInterface
 	SearchView::searchArtists()
 	{
 		bool more;
+
 		const auto artists {Database::Artist::getByFilter(LmsApp->getDbSession(),
 								_filters->getClusterIds(),
 								_keywords,
diff --git a/src/lms/ui/explore/SearchView.hpp b/src/lms/ui/explore/SearchView.hpp
index 8711547d..5e784be9 100644
--- a/src/lms/ui/explore/SearchView.hpp
+++ b/src/lms/ui/explore/SearchView.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <Wt/WTemplate.h>
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ class SearchView : public Wt::WTemplate
 		void searchTracks();
 
 		Filters* _filters {};
-		std::vector<std::string> _keywords;
+		std::string _searchValue;
+		std::vector<std::string_view> _keywords;
 };
 
 } // namespace UserInterface
diff --git a/src/lms/ui/resource/AudioTranscodeResource.cpp b/src/lms/ui/resource/AudioTranscodeResource.cpp
index f20a159c..ea374c0c 100644
--- a/src/lms/ui/resource/AudioTranscodeResource.cpp
+++ b/src/lms/ui/resource/AudioTranscodeResource.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace StringUtils
 {
 	template <>
 	std::optional<Database::AudioFormat>
-	readAs(const std::string& str)
+	readAs(std::string_view str)
 	{
 
 		auto encodedFormat {readAs<int>(str)};
diff --git a/src/test/utils/UtilsTest.cpp b/src/test/utils/UtilsTest.cpp
index aad60881..0b7f2ea8 100644
--- a/src/test/utils/UtilsTest.cpp
+++ b/src/test/utils/UtilsTest.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,74 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "utils/RecursiveSharedMutex.hpp"
+#include "utils/String.hpp"
+
+
+void
+testStrings()
+{
+	{
+		const std::string test{"a"};
+
+		const std::vector<std::string_view> strings {StringUtils::splitString(test, "")};
+		assert(strings.size() == 1);
+		assert(strings.front() == "a");
+	}
+
+	{
+		const std::string test{"a b"};
+
+		const std::vector<std::string_view> strings {StringUtils::splitString(test, "|")};
+		assert(strings.size() == 1);
+		assert(strings.front() == "a b");
+	}
+
+	{
+		const std::string test{"  a"};
+
+		const std::vector<std::string_view> strings {StringUtils::splitString(test, " ")};
+		assert(strings.size() == 1);
+		assert(strings.front() == "a");
+	}
+
+	{
+		const std::string test{"a  "};
+
+		const std::vector<std::string_view> strings {StringUtils::splitString(test, " ")};
+		assert(strings.size() == 1);
+		assert(strings.front() == "a");
+	}
+
+	{
+		const std::string test{"a b"};
+
+		const std::vector<std::string_view> strings {StringUtils::splitString(test, " ")};
+		assert(strings.size() == 2);
+		assert(strings.front() == "a");
+		assert(strings.back() == "b");
+	}
+
+	{
+		const std::string test{"a b,c|defgh  "};
+
+		const std::vector<std::string_view> strings {StringUtils::splitString(test, " ,|")};
+		assert(strings.size() == 4);
+		assert(strings[0] == "a");
+		assert(strings[1] == "b");
+		assert(strings[2] == "c");
+		assert(strings[3] == "defgh");
+	}
+
+	{
+		assert(StringUtils::escapeString("", "*", ' ') == "");
+		assert(StringUtils::escapeString("", "", ' ') == "");
+		assert(StringUtils::escapeString("a", "", ' ') == "a");
+		assert(StringUtils::escapeString("*", "*", '_') == "_*");
+		assert(StringUtils::escapeString("*a*", "*", '_') == "_*a_*");
+		assert(StringUtils::escapeString("*a|", "*|", '_') == "_*a_|");
+		assert(StringUtils::escapeString("**||", "*|", '_') == "_*_*_|_|");
+	}
+}
 
 void
 testSharedMutex()
@@ -109,6 +177,7 @@ int main()
 {
 	try
 	{
+		testStrings();
 		testSharedMutex();
 	}
 	catch (std::exception& e)