diff --git a/src/Audio/AbstractImporter.cpp b/src/Audio/AbstractImporter.cpp
index ab3178154..5272673f6 100644
--- a/src/Audio/AbstractImporter.cpp
+++ b/src/Audio/AbstractImporter.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
 #include "AbstractImporter.h"
 
-#include <fstream>
 #include <Containers/Array.h>
 #include <Utility/Assert.h>
+#include <Utility/Directory.h>
 
 namespace Magnum { namespace Audio {
 
@@ -57,22 +57,12 @@ void AbstractImporter::doOpenFile(const std::string& filename) {
     CORRADE_ASSERT(features() & Feature::OpenData, "Audio::AbstractImporter::openFile(): not implemented", );
 
     /* Open file */
-    std::ifstream in(filename.data(), std::ios::binary);
-    if(!in.good()) {
+    if(!Utility::Directory::fileExists(filename)) {
         Error() << "Trade::AbstractImporter::openFile(): cannot open file" << filename;
         return;
     }
 
-    /* Create array to hold file contents */
-    in.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
-    Containers::Array<unsigned char> data(in.tellg());
-
-    /* Read data, close */
-    in.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
-    in.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(data.begin()), data.size());
-    in.close();
-
-    doOpenData(data);
+    doOpenData(Utility::Directory::read(filename));
 }
 
 void AbstractImporter::close() {
diff --git a/src/Shader.cpp b/src/Shader.cpp
index 664871931..2b928309d 100644
--- a/src/Shader.cpp
+++ b/src/Shader.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
 #include "Shader.h"
 
-#include <fstream>
 #include <Containers/Array.h>
 #include <Utility/Assert.h>
+#include <Utility/Directory.h>
 
 #include "Extensions.h"
 #include "Implementation/State.h"
@@ -604,22 +604,10 @@ Shader& Shader::addSource(std::string source) {
 }
 
 Shader& Shader::addFile(const std::string& filename) {
-    /* Open file */
-    std::ifstream file(filename);
-    CORRADE_ASSERT(file.good(), "Shader file " << '\'' + filename + '\'' << " cannot be opened.", *this);
-
-    /* Get size of shader and initialize buffer */
-    file.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
-    std::string source(std::size_t(file.tellg()), '\0');
-
-    /* Read data, close */
-    file.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
-    file.read(&source[0], source.size());
-    file.close();
-
-    /* Move to sources */
-    addSource(std::move(source));
+    CORRADE_ASSERT(Utility::Directory::fileExists(filename),
+        "Shader file " << '\'' + filename + '\'' << " cannot be read.", *this);
 
+    addSource(Utility::Directory::readString(filename));
     return *this;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Text/AbstractFont.cpp b/src/Text/AbstractFont.cpp
index 0d92fc077..86c17749c 100644
--- a/src/Text/AbstractFont.cpp
+++ b/src/Text/AbstractFont.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 
 #include "AbstractFont.h"
 
-#include <fstream>
 #include <Containers/Array.h>
+#include <Utility/Directory.h>
 #include <Utility/Unicode.h>
 
 #include "Text/GlyphCache.h"
@@ -86,22 +86,12 @@ std::pair<Float, Float> AbstractFont::doOpenFile(const std::string& filename, co
         "Text::AbstractFont::openFile(): not implemented", {});
 
     /* Open file */
-    std::ifstream in(filename.data(), std::ios::binary);
-    if(!in.good()) {
+    if(!Utility::Directory::fileExists(filename)) {
         Error() << "Trade::AbstractFont::openFile(): cannot open file" << filename;
         return {};
     }
 
-    /* Create array to hold file contents */
-    in.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
-    Containers::Array<unsigned char> data(std::size_t(in.tellg()));
-
-    /* Read data, close */
-    in.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
-    in.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(data.begin()), data.size());
-    in.close();
-
-    return doOpenSingleData(data, size);
+    return doOpenSingleData(Utility::Directory::read(filename), size);
 }
 
 void AbstractFont::close() {
diff --git a/src/Text/AbstractFontConverter.cpp b/src/Text/AbstractFontConverter.cpp
index 9dd5e4320..e375e5fd7 100644
--- a/src/Text/AbstractFontConverter.cpp
+++ b/src/Text/AbstractFontConverter.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 #include "AbstractFontConverter.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <fstream>
 #include <Containers/Array.h>
 #include <Utility/Assert.h>
+#include <Utility/Directory.h>
 #include <Utility/Unicode.h>
 
 #include "Text/GlyphCache.h"
@@ -96,16 +96,9 @@ bool AbstractFontConverter::doExportFontToFile(AbstractFont& font, GlyphCache& c
 
     /* Export all data */
     const auto data = doExportFontToData(font, cache, filename, characters);
-    for(const auto& d: data) {
-        /* Open file */
-        std::ofstream out(d.first.data(), std::ios::binary);
-        if(!out.good()) {
-            Error() << "Text::AbstractFontConverter::exportFontToFile(): cannot write to file" << d.first;
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        /* Write data, close */
-        out.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(d.second.begin()), d.second.size());
+    for(const auto& d: data) if(!Utility::Directory::write(d.first, d.second)) {
+        Error() << "Text::AbstractFontConverter::exportFontToFile(): cannot write to file" << d.first;
+        return false;
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -154,16 +147,9 @@ bool AbstractFontConverter::doExportGlyphCacheToFile(GlyphCache& cache, const st
 
     /* Export all data */
     const auto data = doExportGlyphCacheToData(cache, filename);
-    for(const auto& d: data) {
-        /* Open file */
-        std::ofstream out(d.first.data(), std::ios::binary);
-        if(!out.good()) {
-            Error() << "Text::AbstractFontConverter::exportGlyphCacheToFile(): cannot write to file" << d.first;
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        /* Write data, close */
-        out.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(d.second.begin()), d.second.size());
+    for(const auto& d: data) if(!Utility::Directory::write(d.first, d.second)) {
+        Error() << "Text::AbstractFontConverter::exportGlyphCacheToFile(): cannot write to file" << d.first;
+        return false;
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -213,22 +199,12 @@ std::unique_ptr<GlyphCache> AbstractFontConverter::doImportGlyphCacheFromFile(co
         "Text::AbstractFontConverter::importGlyphCacheFromFile(): not implemented", nullptr);
 
     /* Open file */
-    std::ifstream in(filename.data(), std::ios::binary);
-    if(!in.good()) {
+    if(!Utility::Directory::fileExists(filename)) {
         Error() << "Trade::AbstractFontConverter::importGlyphCacheFromFile(): cannot open file" << filename;
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    /* Create array to hold file contents */
-    in.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
-    Containers::Array<unsigned char> data(std::size_t(in.tellg()));
-
-    /* Read data, close */
-    in.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
-    in.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(data.begin()), data.size());
-    in.close();
-
-    return doImportGlyphCacheFromSingleData(data);
+    return doImportGlyphCacheFromSingleData(Utility::Directory::read(filename));
 }
 
 #ifndef __MINGW32__
diff --git a/src/Trade/AbstractImageConverter.cpp b/src/Trade/AbstractImageConverter.cpp
index 5bdf5e8b4..705bef996 100644
--- a/src/Trade/AbstractImageConverter.cpp
+++ b/src/Trade/AbstractImageConverter.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
 #include "AbstractImageConverter.h"
 
-#include <fstream>
 #include <Containers/Array.h>
 #include <Utility/Assert.h>
+#include <Utility/Directory.h>
 
 namespace Magnum { namespace Trade {
 
@@ -63,18 +63,15 @@ bool AbstractImageConverter::exportToFile(const ImageReference2D& image, const s
 bool AbstractImageConverter::doExportToFile(const ImageReference2D& image, const std::string& filename) const {
     CORRADE_ASSERT(features() & Feature::ConvertData, "Trade::AbstractImageConverter::exportToFile(): not implemented", false);
 
-    auto data = doExportToData(image);
+    const auto data = doExportToData(image);
     if(!data) return false;
 
     /* Open file */
-    std::ofstream out(filename.data(), std::ios::binary);
-    if(!out.good()) {
+    if(!Utility::Directory::write(filename, data)) {
         Error() << "Trade::AbstractImageConverter::exportToFile(): cannot write to file" << filename;
         return false;
     }
 
-    /* Write data, close */
-    out.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(data.begin()), data.size());
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Trade/AbstractImporter.cpp b/src/Trade/AbstractImporter.cpp
index 76ec4021a..53dedd74b 100644
--- a/src/Trade/AbstractImporter.cpp
+++ b/src/Trade/AbstractImporter.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
 #include "AbstractImporter.h"
 
-#include <fstream>
 #include <Containers/Array.h>
 #include <Utility/Assert.h>
+#include <Utility/Directory.h>
 
 #include "Trade/AbstractMaterialData.h"
 #include "Trade/CameraData.h"
@@ -68,22 +68,12 @@ void AbstractImporter::doOpenFile(const std::string& filename) {
     CORRADE_ASSERT(features() & Feature::OpenData, "Trade::AbstractImporter::openFile(): not implemented", );
 
     /* Open file */
-    std::ifstream in(filename.data(), std::ios::binary);
-    if(!in.good()) {
+    if(!Utility::Directory::fileExists(filename)) {
         Error() << "Trade::AbstractImporter::openFile(): cannot open file" << filename;
         return;
     }
 
-    /* Create array to hold file contents */
-    in.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
-    Containers::Array<unsigned char> data(std::size_t(in.tellg()));
-
-    /* Read data, close */
-    in.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
-    in.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(data.begin()), data.size());
-    in.close();
-
-    doOpenData(data);
+    doOpenData(Utility::Directory::read(filename));
 }
 
 void AbstractImporter::close() {