diff --git a/core/src/Text.scala b/core/src/Text.scala
index 950bb74..6d5a1be 100644
--- a/core/src/Text.scala
+++ b/core/src/Text.scala
@@ -45,6 +45,21 @@
   def optDirect(text: String): Option[PlainMultiLine] =
     Text.nonEmpty(text)
 
+  given string2plainMultiline: Conversion[String, Option[PlainMultiLine]] with
+    def apply(text: String): Option[PlainMultiLine] = optDirect(text)
+
+  given optString2PlainMultiline
+      : Conversion[Option[String], Option[PlainMultiLine]] with
+    def apply(text: Option[String]): Option[PlainMultiLine] =
+      text.flatMap(optDirect)
+
+  given plainMultiLine2String: Conversion[PlainMultiLine, String] with
+    def apply(p: PlainMultiLine): String = p.toString
+
+  given optionPlainMultiLine2OptionString
+      : Conversion[Option[PlainMultiLine], Option[String]] with
+    def apply(p: Option[PlainMultiLine]): Option[String] = p.map(_.toString)
+
   extension (p: PlainMultiLine) def toString: String = p
 
 opaque type PlainOneLine = String

diff --git a/core/src/Text.scala b/core/src/Text.scala
index 950bb74..6d5a1be 100644
--- a/core/src/Text.scala
+++ b/core/src/Text.scala
@@ -45,6 +45,21 @@
   def optDirect(text: String): Option[PlainMultiLine] =
     Text.nonEmpty(text)
 
+  given string2plainMultiline: Conversion[String, Option[PlainMultiLine]] with
+    def apply(text: String): Option[PlainMultiLine] = optDirect(text)
+
+  given optString2PlainMultiline
+      : Conversion[Option[String], Option[PlainMultiLine]] with
+    def apply(text: Option[String]): Option[PlainMultiLine] =
+      text.flatMap(optDirect)
+
+  given plainMultiLine2String: Conversion[PlainMultiLine, String] with
+    def apply(p: PlainMultiLine): String = p.toString
+
+  given optionPlainMultiLine2OptionString
+      : Conversion[Option[PlainMultiLine], Option[String]] with
+    def apply(p: Option[PlainMultiLine]): Option[String] = p.map(_.toString)
+
   extension (p: PlainMultiLine) def toString: String = p
 
 opaque type PlainOneLine = String
diff --git a/ui/components/src/ui/components/tailwind/data_display/description_lists/LeftAlignedInCard.scala b/ui/components/src/ui/components/tailwind/data_display/description_lists/LeftAlignedInCard.scala
index 37acc1d..cb405e9 100644
--- a/ui/components/src/ui/components/tailwind/data_display/description_lists/LeftAlignedInCard.scala
+++ b/ui/components/src/ui/components/tailwind/data_display/description_lists/LeftAlignedInCard.scala
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import works.iterative.ui.components.tailwind.HtmlComponent
 import works.iterative.ui.components.tailwind.form.ActionButton
 
+// TODO: drop UI string, use MessageId, use builder like FormBuilder
 case class LeftAlignedInCard[A](
     title: String,
     subtitle: String,