diff --git a/src/fastfetch.h b/src/fastfetch.h
index 90d6aa47c..645bc20d0 100644
--- a/src/fastfetch.h
+++ b/src/fastfetch.h
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@
 #include "util/FFstrbuf.h"
 #include "util/FFlist.h"
 #include "util/platform/FFPlatform.h"
-
-static inline void ffUnused(int dummy, ...) { (void) dummy; }
-#define FF_UNUSED(...) ffUnused(0, __VA_ARGS__);
-#define FF_MAYBE_UNUSED __attribute__ ((__unused__))
+#include "util/unused.h"
 
 #include "modules/options.h"
 #include "logo/option.h"
diff --git a/src/util/FFstrbuf.c b/src/util/FFstrbuf.c
index 305c28dbb..d714622a4 100644
--- a/src/util/FFstrbuf.c
+++ b/src/util/FFstrbuf.c
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ void ffStrbufInitA(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t allocate)
     ffStrbufClear(strbuf);
 }
 
-void ffStrbufInitCopy(FFstrbuf* strbuf, const FFstrbuf* src)
-{
-    ffStrbufInitA(strbuf, src->allocated);
-    ffStrbufAppend(strbuf, src);
-}
-
 void ffStrbufInitVF(FFstrbuf* strbuf, const char* format, va_list arguments)
 {
     assert(format != NULL);
@@ -33,18 +27,9 @@ void ffStrbufInitVF(FFstrbuf* strbuf, const char* format, va_list arguments)
     strbuf->length = (uint32_t)len;
 }
 
-uint32_t ffStrbufGetFree(const FFstrbuf* strbuf)
-{
-    assert(strbuf != NULL);
-    if(strbuf->allocated == 0)
-        return 0;
-
-    return strbuf->allocated - strbuf->length - 1; // - 1 for the null byte
-}
-
 void ffStrbufEnsureFree(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t free)
 {
-    if(ffStrbufGetFree(strbuf) >= free)
+    if(ffStrbufGetFree(strbuf) >= free && !(strbuf->allocated == 0 && strbuf->length > 0))
         return;
 
     uint32_t allocate = strbuf->allocated;
@@ -56,8 +41,12 @@ void ffStrbufEnsureFree(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t free)
 
     if(strbuf->allocated == 0)
     {
-        strbuf->chars = malloc(sizeof(*strbuf->chars) * allocate);
-        strbuf->chars[0] = '\0';
+        char* newbuf = malloc(sizeof(*strbuf->chars) * allocate);
+        if(strbuf->length == 0)
+            *newbuf = '\0';
+        else
+            memcpy(newbuf, strbuf->chars, strbuf->length + 1);
+        strbuf->chars = newbuf;
     }
     else
         strbuf->chars = realloc(strbuf->chars, sizeof(*strbuf->chars) * allocate);
@@ -213,7 +202,7 @@ void ffStrbufSet(FFstrbuf* strbuf, const FFstrbuf* value)
 
 void ffStrbufTrimLeft(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c)
 {
-    if(strbuf->length == 0) //`allocated == 0` implies `length == 0`
+    if(strbuf->length == 0)
         return;
 
     uint32_t index = 0;
@@ -223,6 +212,14 @@ void ffStrbufTrimLeft(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c)
     if(index == 0)
         return;
 
+    if(strbuf->allocated == 0)
+    {
+        //static string
+        strbuf->length -= index;
+        strbuf->chars += index;
+        return;
+    }
+
     memmove(strbuf->chars, strbuf->chars + index, strbuf->length - index);
     strbuf->length -= index;
     strbuf->chars[strbuf->length] = '\0';
@@ -236,13 +233,14 @@ void ffStrbufTrimRight(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c)
     while(ffStrbufEndsWithC(strbuf, c))
         --strbuf->length;
 
-    strbuf->chars[strbuf->length] = '\0';
-}
+    if(strbuf->allocated == 0)
+    {
+        //static string
+        ffStrbufInitNS(strbuf, strbuf->length, strbuf->chars);
+        return;
+    }
 
-void ffStrbufTrim(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c)
-{
-    ffStrbufTrimRight(strbuf, c);
-    ffStrbufTrimLeft(strbuf, c);
+    strbuf->chars[strbuf->length] = '\0';
 }
 
 void ffStrbufRemoveSubstr(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t startIndex, uint32_t endIndex)
@@ -256,6 +254,7 @@ void ffStrbufRemoveSubstr(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t startIndex, uint32_t endInd
         return;
     }
 
+    ffStrbufEnsureFree(strbuf, 0);
     memmove(strbuf->chars + startIndex, strbuf->chars + endIndex, strbuf->length - endIndex);
     strbuf->length -= (endIndex - startIndex);
     strbuf->chars[strbuf->length] = '\0';
@@ -306,6 +305,10 @@ uint32_t ffStrbufPreviousIndexC(const FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t start, char c)
 
 void ffStrbufReplaceAllC(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char find, char replace)
 {
+    if (strbuf->length == 0)
+        return;
+
+    ffStrbufEnsureFree(strbuf, 0);
     for (char *current_pos = strchr(strbuf->chars, find); current_pos; current_pos = strchr(current_pos + 1, find))
         *current_pos = replace;
 }
@@ -315,20 +318,17 @@ void ffStrbufSubstrBefore(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t index)
     if(strbuf->length <= index)
         return;
 
+    if(strbuf->allocated == 0)
+    {
+        //static string
+        ffStrbufInitNS(strbuf, strbuf->length, strbuf->chars);
+        return;
+    }
+
     strbuf->length = index;
     strbuf->chars[strbuf->length] = '\0';
 }
 
-void ffStrbufSubstrBeforeFirstC(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c)
-{
-    ffStrbufSubstrBefore(strbuf, ffStrbufFirstIndexC(strbuf, c));
-}
-
-void ffStrbufSubstrBeforeLastC(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c)
-{
-    ffStrbufSubstrBefore(strbuf, ffStrbufLastIndexC(strbuf, c));
-}
-
 void ffStrbufSubstrAfter(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t index)
 {
     if(index >= strbuf->length)
@@ -337,6 +337,14 @@ void ffStrbufSubstrAfter(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t index)
         return;
     }
 
+    if(strbuf->allocated == 0)
+    {
+        //static string
+        strbuf->length -= index;
+        strbuf->chars += index;
+        return;
+    }
+
     memmove(strbuf->chars, strbuf->chars + index + 1, strbuf->length - index - 1);
     strbuf->length -= (index + 1);
     strbuf->chars[strbuf->length] = '\0';
diff --git a/src/util/FFstrbuf.h b/src/util/FFstrbuf.h
index e8d723f9d..d87cad305 100644
--- a/src/util/FFstrbuf.h
+++ b/src/util/FFstrbuf.h
@@ -30,15 +30,13 @@ typedef struct FFstrbuf
 
 static inline void ffStrbufInit(FFstrbuf* strbuf);
 void ffStrbufInitA(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t allocate);
-void ffStrbufInitCopy(FFstrbuf* __restrict strbuf, const FFstrbuf* __restrict src);
 void ffStrbufInitVF(FFstrbuf* strbuf, const char* format, va_list arguments);
 
 void ffStrbufEnsureFree(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t free);
 
-FF_C_NODISCARD uint32_t ffStrbufGetFree(const FFstrbuf* strbuf);
-
 void ffStrbufClear(FFstrbuf* strbuf);
 
+static inline void ffStrbufAppend(FFstrbuf* __restrict strbuf, const FFstrbuf* __restrict value);
 void ffStrbufAppendC(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c);
 void ffStrbufAppendNS(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t length, const char* value);
 void ffStrbufAppendNSExludingC(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t length, const char* value, char exclude);
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ void ffStrbufSetF(FFstrbuf* strbuf, const char* format, ...);
 
 void ffStrbufTrimLeft(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c);
 void ffStrbufTrimRight(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c);
-void ffStrbufTrim(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c);
 
 void ffStrbufRemoveSubstr(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t startIndex, uint32_t endIndex);
 void ffStrbufRemoveS(FFstrbuf* strbuf, const char* str);
@@ -69,8 +66,6 @@ FF_C_NODISCARD uint32_t ffStrbufPreviousIndexC(const FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t
 void ffStrbufReplaceAllC(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char find, char replace);
 
 void ffStrbufSubstrBefore(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t index);
-void ffStrbufSubstrBeforeFirstC(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c);
-void ffStrbufSubstrBeforeLastC(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c);
 void ffStrbufSubstrAfter(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t index);
 void ffStrbufSubstrAfterFirstC(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c);
 void ffStrbufSubstrAfterFirstS(FFstrbuf* strbuf, const char* str);
@@ -95,6 +90,12 @@ FF_C_NODISCARD static inline FFstrbuf ffStrbufCreateA(uint32_t allocate)
     return strbuf;
 }
 
+static inline void ffStrbufInitCopy(FFstrbuf* __restrict strbuf, const FFstrbuf* __restrict src)
+{
+    ffStrbufInitA(strbuf, src->allocated);
+    ffStrbufAppend(strbuf, src);
+}
+
 FF_C_NODISCARD static inline FFstrbuf ffStrbufCreateCopy(const FFstrbuf* src)
 {
     FFstrbuf strbuf;
@@ -152,6 +153,32 @@ FF_C_NODISCARD static inline FFstrbuf ffStrbufCreateF(const char* format, ...)
     return strbuf;
 }
 
+static inline void ffStrbufDestroy(FFstrbuf* strbuf)
+{
+    extern char* CHAR_NULL_PTR;
+
+    if(strbuf->allocated == 0)
+    {
+        strbuf->length = 0;
+        strbuf->chars = CHAR_NULL_PTR;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    //Avoid free-after-use. These 3 assignments are cheap so don't remove them
+    strbuf->allocated = strbuf->length = 0;
+    free(strbuf->chars);
+    strbuf->chars = CHAR_NULL_PTR;
+}
+
+FF_C_NODISCARD static inline uint32_t ffStrbufGetFree(const FFstrbuf* strbuf)
+{
+    assert(strbuf != NULL);
+    if(strbuf->allocated == 0)
+        return 0;
+
+    return strbuf->allocated - strbuf->length - 1; // - 1 for the null byte
+}
+
 static inline void ffStrbufRecalculateLength(FFstrbuf* strbuf)
 {
     strbuf->length = (uint32_t) strlen(strbuf->chars);
@@ -187,6 +214,30 @@ FF_C_NODISCARD static inline FFstrbuf ffStrbufCreate()
     return strbuf;
 }
 
+static inline void ffStrbufInitStatic(FFstrbuf* strbuf, const char* str)
+{
+    ffStrbufInit(strbuf);
+    strbuf->allocated = 0;
+    strbuf->length = (uint32_t) strlen(str);
+    strbuf->chars = (char*) str;
+}
+
+FF_C_NODISCARD static inline FFstrbuf ffStrbufCreateStatic(const char* str)
+{
+    FFstrbuf strbuf;
+    ffStrbufInitStatic(&strbuf, str);
+    return strbuf;
+}
+
+static inline void ffStrbufSetStatic(FFstrbuf* strbuf, const char* value)
+{
+    if(strbuf->allocated > 0)
+        ffStrbufDestroy(strbuf);
+
+    if(value != NULL)
+        ffStrbufInitStatic(strbuf, value);
+}
+
 static inline void ffStrbufInitNS(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t length, const char* str)
 {
     ffStrbufInit(strbuf);
@@ -322,6 +373,16 @@ static inline FF_C_NODISCARD uint32_t ffStrbufLastIndexC(const FFstrbuf* strbuf,
     return ffStrbufPreviousIndexC(strbuf, strbuf->length - 1, c);
 }
 
+static inline void ffStrbufSubstrBeforeFirstC(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c)
+{
+    ffStrbufSubstrBefore(strbuf, ffStrbufFirstIndexC(strbuf, c));
+}
+
+static inline void ffStrbufSubstrBeforeLastC(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c)
+{
+    ffStrbufSubstrBefore(strbuf, ffStrbufLastIndexC(strbuf, c));
+}
+
 static inline FF_C_NODISCARD bool ffStrbufStartsWithC(const FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c)
 {
     return strbuf->chars[0] == c;
@@ -403,15 +464,10 @@ static inline FF_C_NODISCARD bool ffStrbufEndsWithIgnCase(const FFstrbuf* strbuf
     return ffStrbufEndsWithIgnCaseNS(strbuf, end->length, end->chars);
 }
 
-static inline void ffStrbufDestroy(FFstrbuf* strbuf)
+static inline void ffStrbufTrim(FFstrbuf* strbuf, char c)
 {
-    if(strbuf->allocated == 0) return;
-
-    extern char* CHAR_NULL_PTR;
-    //Avoid free-after-use. These 3 assignments are cheap so don't remove them
-    strbuf->allocated = strbuf->length = 0;
-    free(strbuf->chars);
-    strbuf->chars = CHAR_NULL_PTR;
+    ffStrbufTrimRight(strbuf, c);
+    ffStrbufTrimLeft(strbuf, c);
 }
 
 #define FF_STRBUF_AUTO_DESTROY FFstrbuf __attribute__((__cleanup__(ffStrbufDestroy)))
diff --git a/src/util/unused.h b/src/util/unused.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbc0e93e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/unused.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifndef FASTFETCH_INCLUDED_UNUSED
+#define FASTFETCH_INCLUDED_UNUSED
+
+static inline void ffUnused(int dummy, ...) { (void) dummy; }
+#define FF_UNUSED(...) ffUnused(0, __VA_ARGS__);
+#define FF_MAYBE_UNUSED __attribute__ ((__unused__))
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tests/strbuf.c b/tests/strbuf.c
index 027cf2415..d35c93e2f 100644
--- a/tests/strbuf.c
+++ b/tests/strbuf.c
@@ -214,13 +214,116 @@ int main(void)
     ffStrbufReplaceAllC(&strbuf, '1', '-');
     VERIFY(ffStrbufEqualS(&strbuf, "-234567890-234567890-234567890-"));
 
+    //trim
+    ffStrbufTrim(&strbuf, '-');
+    VERIFY(ffStrbufEqualS(&strbuf, "234567890-234567890-234567890"));
+
     ffStrbufDestroy(&strbuf);
 
+    //ffStrbufCreateS
     {
         FF_STRBUF_AUTO_DESTROY testCreate = ffStrbufCreateS("TEST");
         VERIFY(ffStrbufEqualS(&testCreate, "TEST"));
     }
 
+    //ffStrbufCreateStatic
+    ffStrbufInitStatic(&strbuf, "TEST");
+    VERIFY(ffStrbufEqualS(&strbuf, "TEST"));
+    VERIFY(strbuf.length == 4);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.allocated == 0);
+
+    ffStrbufDestroy(&strbuf);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.length == 0);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.allocated == 0);
+
+    //ffStrbufCreateStatic / Allocate
+    ffStrbufInitStatic(&strbuf, "TEST");
+    ffStrbufEnsureFree(&strbuf, 0);
+    VERIFY(ffStrbufEqualS(&strbuf, "TEST"));
+    VERIFY(strbuf.length == 4);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.allocated > 0);
+
+    //ffStrbufCreateStatic / Append
+    ffStrbufInitStatic(&strbuf, "TEST");
+    ffStrbufAppendS(&strbuf, "_TEST");
+    VERIFY(ffStrbufEqualS(&strbuf, "TEST_TEST"));
+    VERIFY(strbuf.length == 9);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.allocated >= 10);
+    ffStrbufDestroy(&strbuf);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.length == 0);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.allocated == 0);
+
+    //ffStrbufCreateStatic / Clear
+    ffStrbufInitStatic(&strbuf, "TEST");
+    ffStrbufClear(&strbuf);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.length == 0);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.allocated == 0);
+    ffStrbufDestroy(&strbuf);
+
+    //ffStrbufCreateStatic / Set
+    ffStrbufInitStatic(&strbuf, "TEST"); // static
+    ffStrbufSetStatic(&strbuf, "test");
+    VERIFY(ffStrbufEqualS(&strbuf, "test"));
+    VERIFY(strbuf.length == 4);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.allocated == 0);
+    ffStrbufDestroy(&strbuf);
+
+    //ffStrbufCreateStatic / Set
+    ffStrbufInitS(&strbuf, "TEST"); // allocated
+    ffStrbufSetStatic(&strbuf, "test");
+    VERIFY(ffStrbufEqualS(&strbuf, "test"));
+    VERIFY(strbuf.length == 4);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.allocated == 0);
+    ffStrbufDestroy(&strbuf);
+
+    //ffStrbufCreateStatic / TrimL
+    ffStrbufInitStatic(&strbuf, "_TEST_");
+    ffStrbufTrimLeft(&strbuf, '_');
+    VERIFY(ffStrbufEqualS(&strbuf, "TEST_"));
+    VERIFY(strbuf.length == 5);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.allocated == 0);
+    ffStrbufDestroy(&strbuf);
+
+    //ffStrbufCreateStatic / TrimR
+    ffStrbufInitStatic(&strbuf, "_TEST_");
+    ffStrbufTrimRight(&strbuf, '_');
+    VERIFY(ffStrbufEqualS(&strbuf, "_TEST"));
+    VERIFY(strbuf.length == 5);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.allocated > 0);
+    ffStrbufDestroy(&strbuf);
+
+    //ffStrbufCreateStatic / Substr
+    ffStrbufInitStatic(&strbuf, "__TEST__");
+    ffStrbufRemoveSubstr(&strbuf, 0, 6);
+    VERIFY(ffStrbufEqualS(&strbuf, "__"));
+    VERIFY(strbuf.length == 2);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.allocated > 0);
+    ffStrbufDestroy(&strbuf);
+
+    //ffStrbufCreateStatic / Substr
+    ffStrbufInitStatic(&strbuf, "__TEST__");
+    ffStrbufRemoveSubstr(&strbuf, 2, 8);
+    VERIFY(ffStrbufEqualS(&strbuf, "__"));
+    VERIFY(strbuf.length == 2);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.allocated > 0);
+    ffStrbufDestroy(&strbuf);
+
+    //ffStrbufCreateStatic / Substr
+    ffStrbufInitStatic(&strbuf, "__TEST__");
+    ffStrbufRemoveSubstr(&strbuf, 2, 6);
+    VERIFY(ffStrbufEqualS(&strbuf, "____"));
+    VERIFY(strbuf.length == 4);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.allocated > 0);
+    ffStrbufDestroy(&strbuf);
+
+    //ffStrbufCreateStatic / Substr
+    ffStrbufInitStatic(&strbuf, "__TEST__");
+    ffStrbufReplaceAllC(&strbuf, '_', '-');
+    VERIFY(ffStrbufEqualS(&strbuf, "--TEST--"));
+    VERIFY(strbuf.length == 8);
+    VERIFY(strbuf.allocated > 0);
+    ffStrbufDestroy(&strbuf);
+
     //Success
-    puts("\033[32mAll tests passed!"FASTFETCH_TEXT_MODIFIER_RESET);
+    puts("\033[32mAll tests passed!" FASTFETCH_TEXT_MODIFIER_RESET);
 }