diff --git a/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/infendro/bytearray/String.kt b/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/infendro/bytearray/String.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7adf8b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/infendro/bytearray/String.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package com.infendro.bytearray
+
+fun String.encodeToUByteArray(): UByteArray =
+    encodeToByteArray().toUByteArray()
diff --git a/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/infendro/bytearray/UByteArray.kt b/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/infendro/bytearray/UByteArray.kt
index 963ea11..584c1b8 100644
--- a/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/infendro/bytearray/UByteArray.kt
+++ b/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/infendro/bytearray/UByteArray.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ package com.infendro.bytearray
 
 import com.infendro.bytearray.ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN
 
+fun UByteArray.decodeToString(): String =
+    toByteArray().decodeToString()
+
 infix fun UByteArray.and(
     that: UByteArray,
 ): UByteArray {