diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bake_items_serialize.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bake_items_serialize.cc
index 5c7caac23d6..2db47a84c0d 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bake_items_serialize.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bake_items_serialize.cc
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ BlobSlice DiskBlobWriter::write_as_stream(const StringRef file_extension,
   BLI_assert(file_extension.startswith("."));
   independent_file_count_++;
   const std::string file_name = fmt::format(
-      "{}_file_{}{}", base_name_, independent_file_count_, std::string_view(file_extension));
+      "{}_file_{}{}", base_name_, independent_file_count_, file_extension);
 
   char path[FILE_MAX];
   BLI_path_join(path, sizeof(path), blob_dir_.c_str(), file_name.c_str());
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_string_ref.hh b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_string_ref.hh
index c2ce0711516..35d11cb3f2b 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_string_ref.hh
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_string_ref.hh
@@ -621,4 +621,18 @@ constexpr bool operator>=(StringRef a, StringRef b)
 
 /** \} */
 
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name Formatting
+ * \{ */
+
+/**
+ * Support using the fmt library with #StringRef and implicitly also #StringRefNull.
+ */
+inline std::string_view format_as(StringRef str)
+{
+  return str;
+}
+
+/** \} */
+
 }  // namespace blender
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/timeit.cc b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/timeit.cc
index 6907b214da2..61779c00a2d 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/timeit.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/timeit.cc
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
 
+#include "BLI_string_ref.hh"
 #include "BLI_timeit.hh"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <string_view>
 
 #include <fmt/format.h>
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void print_duration(Nanoseconds duration)
 {
   fmt::memory_buffer buf;
   format_duration(duration, buf);
-  std::cout << std::string_view(buf.data(), buf.size());
+  std::cout << StringRef(buf.data(), buf.size());
 }
 
 ScopedTimer::~ScopedTimer()
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ ScopedTimer::~ScopedTimer()
   fmt::memory_buffer buf;
   fmt::format_to(fmt::appender(buf), FMT_STRING("Timer '{}' took "), name_);
   format_duration(duration, buf);
-  buf.append(std::string_view("\n"));
-  std::cout << std::string_view(buf.data(), buf.size());
+  buf.append(StringRef("\n"));
+  std::cout << StringRef(buf.data(), buf.size());
 }
 
 ScopedTimerAveraged::~ScopedTimerAveraged()
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ ScopedTimerAveraged::~ScopedTimerAveraged()
   fmt::memory_buffer buf;
   fmt::format_to(fmt::appender(buf), FMT_STRING("Timer '{}': (Average: "), name_);
   format_duration(total_time_ / total_count_, buf);
-  buf.append(std::string_view(", Min: "));
+  buf.append(StringRef(", Min: "));
   format_duration(min_time_, buf);
-  buf.append(std::string_view(", Last: "));
+  buf.append(StringRef(", Last: "));
   format_duration(duration, buf);
-  buf.append(std::string_view(")\n"));
-  std::cout << std::string_view(buf.data(), buf.size());
+  buf.append(StringRef(")\n"));
+  std::cout << StringRef(buf.data(), buf.size());
 }
 
 }  // namespace blender::timeit
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_template_bone_collection_tree.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_template_bone_collection_tree.cc
index 38f28d97175..0ae7b26570c 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_template_bone_collection_tree.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_template_bone_collection_tree.cc
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ class BoneCollectionDropTarget : public TreeViewItemDropTarget {
     const BoneCollection &drag_bcoll = drag_bone_collection->bcoll();
     const BoneCollection &drop_bcoll = drop_bonecoll_.bcoll();
 
-    std::string_view drag_name = drag_bcoll.name;
-    std::string_view drop_name = drop_bcoll.name;
+    const StringRef drag_name = drag_bcoll.name;
+    const StringRef drop_name = drop_bcoll.name;
 
     switch (drag_info.drop_location) {
       case DropLocation::Into:
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_template_grease_pencil_layer_tree.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_template_grease_pencil_layer_tree.cc
index 2a7d635525c..b585a77e3a9 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_template_grease_pencil_layer_tree.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_template_grease_pencil_layer_tree.cc
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ class LayerNodeDropTarget : public TreeViewItemDropTarget {
         static_cast<const wmDragGreasePencilLayer *>(drag_info.drag_data.poin);
     Layer &drag_layer = drag_grease_pencil->layer->wrap();
 
-    std::string_view drag_name = drag_layer.name();
-    std::string_view drop_name = drop_tree_node_.name();
+    const StringRef drag_name = drag_layer.name();
+    const StringRef drop_name = drop_tree_node_.name();
 
     switch (drag_info.drop_location) {
       case DropLocation::Into:
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_template_light_linking.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_template_light_linking.cc
index 7a3cae871d5..625cd4cec82 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_template_light_linking.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_template_light_linking.cc
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class ReorderCollectionDropTarget : public TreeViewItemDropTarget {
 
   std::string drop_tooltip(const DragInfo &drag) const override
   {
-    const std::string_view drop_name = std::string_view(drop_id_.name + 2);
+    const StringRef drop_name = drop_id_.name + 2;
 
     switch (drag.drop_location) {
       case DropLocation::Into:
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_file/asset_catalog_tree_view.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_file/asset_catalog_tree_view.cc
index 18bba522a8a..555fe12b36f 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_file/asset_catalog_tree_view.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_file/asset_catalog_tree_view.cc
@@ -406,9 +406,8 @@ std::string AssetCatalogDropTarget::drop_tooltip_asset_catalog(const wmDrag &dra
   BLI_assert(drag.type == WM_DRAG_ASSET_CATALOG);
   const AssetCatalog *src_catalog = get_drag_catalog(drag, get_asset_library());
 
-  return fmt::format(TIP_("Move catalog {} into {}"),
-                     std::string_view(src_catalog->path.name()),
-                     std::string_view(catalog_item_.get_name()));
+  return fmt::format(
+      TIP_("Move catalog {} into {}"), src_catalog->path.name(), catalog_item_.get_name());
 }
 
 std::string AssetCatalogDropTarget::drop_tooltip_asset_list(const wmDrag &drag) const
@@ -623,7 +622,7 @@ std::string AssetCatalogTreeViewAllItem::DropTarget::drop_tooltip(
       drag_info.drag_data, *get_view<AssetCatalogTreeView>().asset_library_);
 
   return fmt::format(TIP_("Move catalog {} to the top level of the tree"),
-                     std::string_view(drag_catalog->path.name()));
+                     drag_catalog->path.name());
 }
 
 bool AssetCatalogTreeViewAllItem::DropTarget::on_drop(bContext * /*C*/,
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
index 2e37bfed227..53ef7219c7b 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
@@ -2524,7 +2524,7 @@ static std::string named_attribute_tooltip(bContext * /*C*/, void *argN, const c
   for (const NameWithUsage &attribute : sorted_used_attribute) {
     const StringRefNull name = attribute.name;
     const geo_log::NamedAttributeUsage usage = attribute.usage;
-    ss << fmt::format(TIP_("  \u2022 \"{}\": "), std::string_view(name));
+    ss << fmt::format(TIP_("  \u2022 \"{}\": "), name);
     Vector<std::string> usages;
     if ((usage & geo_log::NamedAttributeUsage::Read) != geo_log::NamedAttributeUsage::None) {
       usages.append(TIP_("read"));
diff --git a/source/blender/io/ply/exporter/ply_file_buffer.cc b/source/blender/io/ply/exporter/ply_file_buffer.cc
index 332e9595246..3889f8a84cb 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/ply/exporter/ply_file_buffer.cc
+++ b/source/blender/io/ply/exporter/ply_file_buffer.cc
@@ -44,26 +44,23 @@ void FileBuffer::close_file()
 
 void FileBuffer::write_header_element(StringRef name, int count)
 {
-  write_fstring("element {} {}\n", std::string_view(name), count);
+  write_fstring("element {} {}\n", name, count);
 }
 void FileBuffer::write_header_scalar_property(StringRef dataType, StringRef name)
 {
-  write_fstring("property {} {}\n", std::string_view(dataType), std::string_view(name));
+  write_fstring("property {} {}\n", dataType, name);
 }
 
 void FileBuffer::write_header_list_property(StringRef countType,
                                             StringRef dataType,
                                             StringRef name)
 {
-  write_fstring("property list {} {} {}\n",
-                std::string_view(countType),
-                std::string_view(dataType),
-                std::string_view(name));
+  write_fstring("property list {} {} {}\n", countType, dataType, name);
 }
 
 void FileBuffer::write_string(StringRef s)
 {
-  write_fstring("{}\n", std::string_view(s));
+  write_fstring("{}\n", s);
 }
 
 void FileBuffer::write_newline()
diff --git a/source/blender/io/wavefront_obj/exporter/obj_export_io.hh b/source/blender/io/wavefront_obj/exporter/obj_export_io.hh
index ab81d4be416..a9b658a404c 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/wavefront_obj/exporter/obj_export_io.hh
+++ b/source/blender/io/wavefront_obj/exporter/obj_export_io.hh
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ class FormatHandler : NonCopyable, NonMovable {
   }
   void write_obj_usemtl(StringRef s)
   {
-    write_impl("usemtl {}\n", std::string_view(s));
+    write_impl("usemtl {}\n", s);
   }
   void write_obj_mtllib(StringRef s)
   {
-    write_impl("mtllib {}\n", std::string_view(s));
+    write_impl("mtllib {}\n", s);
   }
   void write_obj_smooth(int s)
   {
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ class FormatHandler : NonCopyable, NonMovable {
   }
   void write_obj_group(StringRef s)
   {
-    write_impl("g {}\n", std::string_view(s));
+    write_impl("g {}\n", s);
   }
   void write_obj_object(StringRef s)
   {
-    write_impl("o {}\n", std::string_view(s));
+    write_impl("o {}\n", s);
   }
   void write_obj_edge(int a, int b)
   {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class FormatHandler : NonCopyable, NonMovable {
 
   void write_mtl_newmtl(StringRef s)
   {
-    write_impl("newmtl {}\n", std::string_view(s));
+    write_impl("newmtl {}\n", s);
   }
   void write_mtl_float(const char *type, float v)
   {
@@ -189,12 +189,12 @@ class FormatHandler : NonCopyable, NonMovable {
   /* NOTE: options, if present, will have its own leading space. */
   void write_mtl_map(const char *type, StringRef options, StringRef value)
   {
-    write_impl("{}{} {}\n", type, std::string_view(options), std::string_view(value));
+    write_impl("{}{} {}\n", type, options, value);
   }
 
   void write_string(StringRef s)
   {
-    write_impl("{}\n", std::string_view(s));
+    write_impl("{}\n", s);
   }
 
  private:
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_path.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_path.cc
index 28f52a2b7e1..512a766be39 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_path.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_path.cc
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ static std::optional<std::string> rna_prepend_real_ID_path(Main * /*bmain*/,
   if (!path.is_empty()) {
     if (real_id) {
       if (prefix[0]) {
-        return fmt::format("{}{}{}", prefix, path[0] == '[' ? "" : ".", std::string_view(path));
+        return fmt::format("{}{}{}", prefix, path[0] == '[' ? "" : ".", path);
       }
       return path;
     }
@@ -1105,11 +1105,11 @@ static std::string rna_path_from_ptr_to_property_index_ex(const PointerRNA *ptr,
 
   if (!path_prefix.is_empty()) {
     if (is_rna) {
-      return fmt::format("{}.{}{}", std::string_view(path_prefix), propname, index_str);
+      return fmt::format("{}.{}{}", path_prefix, propname, index_str);
     }
     char propname_esc[MAX_IDPROP_NAME * 2];
     BLI_str_escape(propname_esc, propname, sizeof(propname_esc));
-    return fmt::format("{}[\"{}\"]{}", std::string_view(path_prefix), propname_esc, index_str);
+    return fmt::format("{}[\"{}\"]{}", path_prefix, propname_esc, index_str);
   }
 
   if (is_rna) {
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_deform_curves_on_surface.cc b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_deform_curves_on_surface.cc
index d3b418af6d5..1c7ae47d269 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_deform_curves_on_surface.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_deform_curves_on_surface.cc
@@ -274,14 +274,14 @@ static void node_geo_exec(GeoNodeExecParams params)
   if (!mesh_attributes_eval.contains(uv_map_name)) {
     pass_through_input();
     const std::string message = fmt::format(TIP_("Evaluated surface missing UV map: \"{}\""),
-                                            std::string_view(uv_map_name));
+                                            uv_map_name);
     params.error_message_add(NodeWarningType::Error, message);
     return;
   }
   if (!mesh_attributes_orig.contains(uv_map_name)) {
     pass_through_input();
     const std::string message = fmt::format(TIP_("Original surface missing UV map: \"{}\""),
-                                            std::string_view(uv_map_name));
+                                            uv_map_name);
     params.error_message_add(NodeWarningType::Error, message);
     return;
   }
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/intern/geometry_nodes_lazy_function.cc b/source/blender/nodes/intern/geometry_nodes_lazy_function.cc
index 6a84cd76117..2f88e7bd5fd 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/intern/geometry_nodes_lazy_function.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/intern/geometry_nodes_lazy_function.cc
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class LazyFunctionForGeometryNode : public LazyFunction {
     GField output_field{std::make_shared<AnonymousAttributeFieldInput>(
         std::move(attribute_id),
         *bsocket.typeinfo->base_cpp_type,
-        fmt::format(TIP_("{} node"), std::string_view(node_.label_or_name())))};
+        fmt::format(TIP_("{} node"), node_.label_or_name()))};
     void *r_value = params.get_output_data_ptr(lf_index);
     new (r_value) SocketValueVariant(std::move(output_field));
     params.output_set(lf_index);