diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_mac.yml b/.github/workflows/test_mac.yml
index 8465f75b..2070f157 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_mac.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   testMac:
-    runs-on: macos-13
+    runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - name: Python Setup
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/novelWriter.py b/novelWriter.py
index 797dfe23..78c8db27 100755
--- a/novelWriter.py
+++ b/novelWriter.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 try:
-    import PyQt6.QtCore
-    import PyQt6.QtGui
+    import PyQt6.QtCore  # noqa: F401
+    import PyQt6.QtGui  # noqa: F401
     import PyQt6.QtWidgets  # noqa: F401
 except Exception:
     print("ERROR: Failed to load dependency PyQt6")
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/status.py b/novelwriter/core/status.py
index fc8bf85c..9a3d3194 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/status.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/status.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class NWStatus:
             icon = NWStatus.createIcon(self._height, color, shape)
             return StatusEntry(simplified(data[2]), color, theme, shape, icon)
         except Exception:
-            logger.error("Could not parse entry %s", str(data))
+            logger.error("Could not parse entry %s", data)
         return None
 
     def refreshIcons(self) -> None:
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/tree.py b/novelwriter/core/tree.py
index 4ee4b626..2f151cc4 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/tree.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/tree.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class NWTree:
         """
         if tHandle and tHandle in self._items:
             return self._items[tHandle]
-        logger.error("No tree item with handle '%s'", str(tHandle))
+        logger.error("No tree item with handle '%s'", tHandle)
         return None
 
     def __contains__(self, tHandle: str) -> bool:
diff --git a/novelwriter/error.py b/novelwriter/error.py
index 59fafdff..0f1ff8fd 100644
--- a/novelwriter/error.py
+++ b/novelwriter/error.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def exceptionHandler(exType: type, exValue: BaseException, exTrace: TracebackTyp
 
     from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
-    logger.critical("%s: %s", exType.__name__, str(exValue))
+    logger.critical("%s: %s", exType.__name__, exValue)
     print_tb(exTrace)
 
     try:
diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py b/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py
index c6773f24..1496743f 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ from novelwriter.types import (
     QtAlignCenterTop, QtAlignJustify, QtAlignLeft, QtAlignLeftTop,
     QtAlignRight, QtImCursorRectangle, QtKeepAnchor, QtModCtrl, QtModNone,
     QtModShift, QtMouseLeft, QtMoveAnchor, QtMoveLeft, QtMoveRight,
-    QtScrollAlwaysOff, QtScrollAsNeeded, QtTransparent
+    QtScrollAlwaysOff, QtScrollAsNeeded, QtSelectBlock, QtSelectDocument,
+    QtSelectWord, QtTransparent
 )
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -672,7 +673,7 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
         self.spellCheckStateChanged.emit(state)
         self.spellCheckDocument()
 
-        logger.debug("Spell check is set to '%s'", str(state))
+        logger.debug("Spell check is set to '%s'", state)
 
     def spellCheckDocument(self) -> None:
         """Rerun the highlighter to update spell checking status of the
@@ -731,9 +732,9 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
         elif action == nwDocAction.D_QUOTE:
             self._wrapSelection(CONFIG.fmtDQuoteOpen, CONFIG.fmtDQuoteClose)
         elif action == nwDocAction.SEL_ALL:
-            self._makeSelection(QTextCursor.SelectionType.Document)
+            self._makeSelection(QtSelectDocument)
         elif action == nwDocAction.SEL_PARA:
-            self._makeSelection(QTextCursor.SelectionType.BlockUnderCursor)
+            self._makeSelection(QtSelectBlock)
         elif action == nwDocAction.BLOCK_H1:
             self._formatBlock(nwDocAction.BLOCK_H1)
         elif action == nwDocAction.BLOCK_H2:
@@ -785,7 +786,7 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
         elif action == nwDocAction.SC_SUB:
             self._wrapSelection(nwShortcode.SUB_O, nwShortcode.SUB_C)
         else:
-            logger.debug("Unknown or unsupported document action '%s'", str(action))
+            logger.debug("Unknown or unsupported document action '%s'", action)
             self._allowAutoReplace(True)
             return False
 
@@ -1174,13 +1175,9 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
         action = qtAddAction(ctxMenu, self.tr("Select All"))
         action.triggered.connect(qtLambda(self.docAction, nwDocAction.SEL_ALL))
         action = qtAddAction(ctxMenu, self.tr("Select Word"))
-        action.triggered.connect(qtLambda(
-            self._makePosSelection, QTextCursor.SelectionType.WordUnderCursor, pos,
-        ))
+        action.triggered.connect(qtLambda(self._makePosSelection, QtSelectWord, pos))
         action = qtAddAction(ctxMenu, self.tr("Select Paragraph"))
-        action.triggered.connect(qtLambda(
-            self._makePosSelection, QTextCursor.SelectionType.BlockUnderCursor, pos
-        ))
+        action.triggered.connect(qtLambda(self._makePosSelection, QtSelectBlock, pos))
 
         # Spell Checking
         if SHARED.project.data.spellCheck:
@@ -1750,7 +1747,7 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
         elif action == nwDocAction.BLOCK_TXT:
             text = temp
         else:
-            logger.error("Unknown or unsupported block format requested: '%s'", str(action))
+            logger.error("Unknown or unsupported block format requested: '%s'", action)
             return nwDocAction.NO_ACTION, "", 0
 
         return action, text, offset
@@ -1760,7 +1757,7 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
         cursor = self.textCursor()
         block = cursor.block()
         if not block.isValid():
-            logger.debug("Invalid block selected for action '%s'", str(action))
+            logger.debug("Invalid block selected for action '%s'", action)
             return False
 
         action, text, offset = self._processBlockFormat(action, block.text())
@@ -1770,7 +1767,7 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
         pos = cursor.position()
 
         cursor.beginEditBlock()
-        self._makeSelection(QTextCursor.SelectionType.BlockUnderCursor, cursor)
+        self._makeSelection(QtSelectBlock, cursor)
         cursor.insertText(text)
         cursor.endEditBlock()
 
@@ -1798,7 +1795,7 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
             if pAction != nwDocAction.NO_ACTION and blockText.strip():
                 action = pAction  # First block decides further actions
                 cursor.setPosition(block.position())
-                self._makeSelection(QTextCursor.SelectionType.BlockUnderCursor, cursor)
+                self._makeSelection(QtSelectBlock, cursor)
                 cursor.insertText(text)
                 toggle = False
 
@@ -1818,7 +1815,7 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
         """Strip line breaks within paragraphs in the selected text."""
         cursor = self.textCursor()
         if not cursor.hasSelection():
-            cursor.select(QTextCursor.SelectionType.Document)
+            cursor.select(QtSelectDocument)
 
         rS = 0
         rE = self._qDocument.characterCount()
@@ -2035,10 +2032,10 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
         cursor.clearSelection()
         cursor.select(mode)
 
-        if mode == QTextCursor.SelectionType.WordUnderCursor:
+        if mode == QtSelectWord:
             cursor = self._autoSelect()
 
-        elif mode == QTextCursor.SelectionType.BlockUnderCursor:
+        elif mode == QtSelectBlock:
             # This selection mode also selects the preceding paragraph
             # separator, which we want to avoid.
             posS = cursor.selectionStart()
diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/docviewer.py b/novelwriter/gui/docviewer.py
index 10ef9c46..fc7bef81 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/docviewer.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/docviewer.py
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ from novelwriter.formats.toqdoc import ToQTextDocument
 from novelwriter.gui.theme import STYLES_MIN_TOOLBUTTON
 from novelwriter.types import (
     QtAlignCenterTop, QtKeepAnchor, QtMouseLeft, QtMoveAnchor,
-    QtScrollAlwaysOff, QtScrollAsNeeded
+    QtScrollAlwaysOff, QtScrollAsNeeded, QtSelectBlock, QtSelectDocument,
+    QtSelectWord
 )
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -287,11 +288,11 @@ class GuiDocViewer(QTextBrowser):
         elif action == nwDocAction.COPY:
             self.copy()
         elif action == nwDocAction.SEL_ALL:
-            self._makeSelection(QTextCursor.SelectionType.Document)
+            self._makeSelection(QtSelectDocument)
         elif action == nwDocAction.SEL_PARA:
-            self._makeSelection(QTextCursor.SelectionType.BlockUnderCursor)
+            self._makeSelection(QtSelectBlock)
         else:
-            logger.debug("Unknown or unsupported document action '%s'", str(action))
+            logger.debug("Unknown or unsupported document action '%s'", action)
             return False
         return True
 
@@ -400,14 +401,10 @@ class GuiDocViewer(QTextBrowser):
         action.triggered.connect(qtLambda(self.docAction, nwDocAction.SEL_ALL))
 
         action = qtAddAction(ctxMenu, self.tr("Select Word"))
-        action.triggered.connect(qtLambda(
-            self._makePosSelection, QTextCursor.SelectionType.WordUnderCursor, point
-        ))
+        action.triggered.connect(qtLambda(self._makePosSelection, QtSelectWord, point))
 
         action = qtAddAction(ctxMenu, self.tr("Select Paragraph"))
-        action.triggered.connect(qtLambda(
-            self._makePosSelection, QTextCursor.SelectionType.BlockUnderCursor, point
-        ))
+        action.triggered.connect(qtLambda(self._makePosSelection, QtSelectBlock, point))
 
         # Open the context menu
         if viewport := self.viewport():
@@ -466,7 +463,7 @@ class GuiDocViewer(QTextBrowser):
         cursor.clearSelection()
         cursor.select(selType)
 
-        if selType == QTextCursor.SelectionType.BlockUnderCursor:
+        if selType == QtSelectBlock:
             # This selection mode also selects the preceding paragraph
             # separator, which we want to avoid.
             posS = cursor.selectionStart()
diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/outline.py b/novelwriter/gui/outline.py
index 3df01d3f..4a76712f 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/outline.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/outline.py
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ class GuiOutlineTree(QTreeWidget):
         try:
             for name, (hidden, width) in colState.items():
                 if name not in nwOutline.__members__:
-                    logger.warning("Ignored unknown outline column '%s'", str(name))
+                    logger.warning("Ignored unknown outline column '%s'", name)
                     continue
                 tmpOrder.append(nwOutline[name])
                 tmpHidden[nwOutline[name]] = hidden
diff --git a/novelwriter/types.py b/novelwriter/types.py
index 0d5e64d8..f972e04f 100644
--- a/novelwriter/types.py
+++ b/novelwriter/types.py
@@ -109,9 +109,14 @@ QtRoleReject = QDialogButtonBox.ButtonRole.RejectRole
 
 QtKeepAnchor = QTextCursor.MoveMode.KeepAnchor
 QtMoveAnchor = QTextCursor.MoveMode.MoveAnchor
+
 QtMoveLeft = QTextCursor.MoveOperation.Left
 QtMoveRight = QTextCursor.MoveOperation.Right
 
+QtSelectWord = QTextCursor.SelectionType.WordUnderCursor
+QtSelectBlock = QTextCursor.SelectionType.BlockUnderCursor
+QtSelectDocument = QTextCursor.SelectionType.Document
+
 QtImCursorRectangle = Qt.InputMethodQuery.ImCursorRectangle
 
 # Size Policy
diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py
index ba03b103..4a3c97d9 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ from novelwriter.gui.dochighlight import TextBlockData
 from novelwriter.text.counting import standardCounter
 from novelwriter.types import (
     QtAlignJustify, QtAlignLeft, QtKeepAnchor, QtModCtrl, QtModNone,
-    QtMouseLeft, QtMoveAnchor, QtMoveRight, QtScrollAlwaysOff, QtScrollAsNeeded
+    QtMouseLeft, QtMoveAnchor, QtMoveRight, QtScrollAlwaysOff,
+    QtScrollAsNeeded, QtSelectDocument, QtSelectWord
 )
 
 from tests.mocked import causeOSError
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ def getMenuForPos(editor: GuiDocEditor, pos: int, select: bool = False) -> QMenu
     cursor = editor.textCursor()
     cursor.setPosition(pos)
     if select:
-        cursor.select(QTextCursor.SelectionType.WordUnderCursor)
+        cursor.select(QtSelectWord)
     editor.setTextCursor(cursor)
     editor._openContextFromCursor()
     for obj in editor.children():
@@ -1239,7 +1240,7 @@ def testGuiEditor_TextManipulation(qtbot, nwGUI, projPath, ipsumText, mockRnd):
     docEditor.setCursorPosition(45)
     assert len(docEditor._selectedBlocks(cursor)) == 0
 
-    cursor.select(QTextCursor.SelectionType.Document)
+    cursor.select(QtSelectDocument)
     assert len(docEditor._selectedBlocks(cursor)) == 15
 
     # Remove All
@@ -2093,7 +2094,7 @@ def testGuiEditor_Search(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, prjLipsum):
 
     # Select the Word "est"
     docEditor.setCursorPosition(663)
-    docEditor._makeSelection(QTextCursor.SelectionType.WordUnderCursor)
+    docEditor._makeSelection(QtSelectWord)
     cursor = docEditor.textCursor()
     assert cursor.selectedText() == "est"
 
@@ -2223,7 +2224,7 @@ def testGuiEditor_Search(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, prjLipsum):
     # Close search and select "est" again
     docSearch.cancelSearch.activate(QAction.ActionEvent.Trigger)
     docEditor.setCursorPosition(663)
-    docEditor._makeSelection(QTextCursor.SelectionType.WordUnderCursor)
+    docEditor._makeSelection(QtSelectWord)
     cursor = docEditor.textCursor()
     assert cursor.selectedText() == "est"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewer.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewer.py
index ac16173b..06d97a80 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewer.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewer.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import pytest
 from PyQt6.QtCore import QEvent, QMimeData, QPointF, Qt, QUrl
 from PyQt6.QtGui import (
     QAction, QDesktopServices, QDragEnterEvent, QDragMoveEvent, QDropEvent,
-    QMouseEvent, QTextCursor
+    QMouseEvent
 )
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMenu, QTextBrowser
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
 from novelwriter.common import decodeMimeHandles
 from novelwriter.enum import nwChange, nwDocAction
 from novelwriter.formats.toqdoc import ToQTextDocument
-from novelwriter.types import QtModNone, QtMouseLeft, QtMouseMiddle
+from novelwriter.types import QtModNone, QtMouseLeft, QtMouseMiddle, QtSelectBlock, QtSelectWord
 
 from tests.mocked import causeException
 from tests.tools import C, buildTestProject
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def testGuiViewer_Main(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, prjLipsum):
     cursor = docViewer.textCursor()
     cursor.setPosition(100)
     docViewer.setTextCursor(cursor)
-    docViewer._makeSelection(QTextCursor.SelectionType.WordUnderCursor)
+    docViewer._makeSelection(QtSelectWord)
 
     clipboard = QApplication.clipboard()
     assert clipboard is not None
@@ -117,9 +117,7 @@ def testGuiViewer_Main(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, prjLipsum):
     cursor.clearSelection()
     docViewer.setTextCursor(cursor)
 
-    docViewer._makePosSelection(
-        QTextCursor.SelectionType.BlockUnderCursor, docViewer.cursorRect().center()
-    )
+    docViewer._makePosSelection(QtSelectBlock, docViewer.cursorRect().center())
     cursor = docViewer.textCursor()
     assert cursor.selectedText() == (
         "Synopsis: Aenean ut placerat velit. Etiam laoreet ullamcorper risus, "
@@ -159,7 +157,7 @@ def testGuiViewer_Main(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, prjLipsum):
     cursor = docViewer.textCursor()
     cursor.setPosition(27)
     docViewer.setTextCursor(cursor)
-    docViewer._makeSelection(QTextCursor.SelectionType.WordUnderCursor)
+    docViewer._makeSelection(QtSelectWord)
     with monkeypatch.context() as mp:
         mp.setattr(QMenu, "exec", mockExec)
         docViewer._openContextMenu(docViewer.cursorRect().center())
@@ -169,7 +167,7 @@ def testGuiViewer_Main(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, prjLipsum):
     cursor = docViewer.textCursor()
     cursor.setPosition(27)
     docViewer.setTextCursor(cursor)
-    docViewer._makeSelection(QTextCursor.SelectionType.WordUnderCursor)
+    docViewer._makeSelection(QtSelectWord)
     rect = docViewer.cursorRect()
     docViewer._linkClicked(QUrl("#tag_bod"))
     assert docViewer.docHandle == "4c4f28287af27"
diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_mainmenu.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_mainmenu.py
index 9c327cda..0d6344bc 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_mainmenu.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_mainmenu.py
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import pytest
 
-from PyQt6.QtGui import QAction, QDesktopServices, QTextBlock, QTextCursor
+from PyQt6.QtGui import QAction, QDesktopServices, QTextBlock
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QFileDialog, QMessageBox
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
 from novelwriter.constants import nwKeyWords, nwShortcode, nwStats, nwUnicode
 from novelwriter.enum import nwDocAction, nwDocInsert
 from novelwriter.gui.doceditor import GuiDocEditor
-from novelwriter.types import QtKeepAnchor, QtMoveRight
+from novelwriter.types import QtKeepAnchor, QtMoveRight, QtSelectWord
 
 from tests.tools import C, buildTestProject, writeFile
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def testGuiMainMenu_EditFormat(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, prjLipsum):
 
     # Cut, Copy and Paste
     docEditor.setCursorPosition(x)
-    docEditor._makeSelection(QTextCursor.SelectionType.WordUnderCursor)
+    docEditor._makeSelection(QtSelectWord)
 
     mainMenu.aEditCut.activate(QAction.ActionEvent.Trigger)
     assert docEditor.getText()[x:x+50] == (
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def testGuiMainMenu_EditFormat(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, prjLipsum):
     )
 
     docEditor.setCursorPosition(x)
-    docEditor._makeSelection(QTextCursor.SelectionType.WordUnderCursor)
+    docEditor._makeSelection(QtSelectWord)
 
     mainMenu.aEditCopy.activate(QAction.ActionEvent.Trigger)
     assert docEditor.getText()[x:x+50] == (