diff --git a/src/plugins/growl/growl_backend.cpp b/src/plugins/growl/growl_backend.cpp
index 6ff094b..16796a2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/growl/growl_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/growl/growl_backend.cpp
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ void Growl_Backend::registerApplication(Application *application){
     for (int i = 0 ; i < alertCount; ++i){
         QString name = aList.at(i)->name();
         n[i] = new char[name.length()+1];
-        strcpy(n[i],name.toAscii().constData());
+        strcpy(n[i],name.toUtf8().constData());
     }
 
-    _applications.insert(application->name(),new Growl(GROWL_TCP,NULL,application->name().toAscii().constData(),(const char**)n,application->alerts().count()));
+    _applications.insert(application->name(),new Growl(GROWL_TCP,NULL,application->name().toUtf8().constData(),(const char**)n,application->alerts().count()));
 
     for (int i = 0 ; i < alertCount; ++i){
         delete [] n[i];
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int Growl_Backend::notify(QSharedPointer<Notification> notification){
     QString title=Notification::toPlainText(notification->title());
     QString text=Notification::toPlainText(notification->text());
     qDebug()<<"Notify Growl:"<<notification->application()<<title;
-    growl->Notify(notification->alert().toAscii().constData(),title.toAscii().constData(),text.toAscii().constData(),"",notification->icon().toAscii().constData());
+    growl->Notify(notification->alert().toUtf8().constData(),title.toUtf8().constData(),text.toUtf8().constData(),"",notification->icon().toUtf8().constData());
     return ++id;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/snarl/snarl_backend.cpp b/src/plugins/snarl/snarl_backend.cpp
index 2f6d263..61b3c2c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/snarl/snarl_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/snarl/snarl_backend.cpp
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ void Snarl_Backend::registerApplication(Application *application){
     Snarl::SnarlInterface *snarlInterface = new Snarl::SnarlInterface();
     _applications.insert(application->name(),snarlInterface);
 
-    const char *appName = strdup(application->name().toAscii().constData());
-    const char *icon = strdup(application->icon().toAscii().constData());
+    const char *appName = strdup(application->name().toUtf8().constData());
+    const char *icon = strdup(application->icon().toUtf8().constData());
     snarlInterface->RegisterApp(appName,icon,icon);
 
     foreach(Alert *alert,application->alerts()){
-        snarlInterface->RegisterAlert(appName,alert->name().toAscii().constData());
+        snarlInterface->RegisterAlert(appName,alert->name().toUtf8().constData());
     }
     delete [] appName;
     delete [] icon;
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ int Snarl_Backend::notify(QSharedPointer<Notification>notification){
         snarlInterface = _defautSnarlinetrface;
 
     int id = notification->id();
-    const char *title = strdup(Notification::toPlainText(notification->title()).toAscii().constData());
-    const char *text =  strdup(Notification::toPlainText(notification->text()).toAscii().constData());
-    const char *icon =  strdup(notification->icon().toAscii().constData());
+    const char *title = strdup(Notification::toPlainText(notification->title()).toUtf8().constData());
+    const char *text =  strdup(Notification::toPlainText(notification->text()).toUtf8().constData());
+    const char *icon =  strdup(notification->icon().toUtf8().constData());
 
     if(notification->id()==0){
         printf("Calling SnarlMessage\n"