diff --git a/src/VkBootstrap.cpp b/src/VkBootstrap.cpp
index 287533e..a3068de 100644
--- a/src/VkBootstrap.cpp
+++ b/src/VkBootstrap.cpp
@@ -181,6 +181,22 @@ bool SystemInfo::is_layer_available (const char* layer_name) {
 	if (!layer_name) return false;
 	return detail::check_layer_supported (available_layers, layer_name);
 }
+
+const char* to_string (InstanceError err) {
+	switch (err) {
+		case InstanceError::failed_create_debug_messenger:
+			return "failed_create_debug_messenger";
+		case InstanceError::failed_create_instance:
+			return "failed_create_instance";
+		case InstanceError::requested_layers_not_present:
+			return "requested_layers_not_present";
+		case InstanceError::requested_extensions_not_present:
+			return "requested_extensions_not_present";
+		default:
+			return "";
+	}
+}
+
 void destroy_instance (Instance instance) {
 	if (instance.instance != VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
 		if (instance.debug_messenger != nullptr)
@@ -593,6 +609,20 @@ int get_present_queue_index (VkPhysicalDevice const phys_device,
 }
 } // namespace detail
 
+
+const char* to_string (PhysicalDeviceError err) {
+	switch (err) {
+		case PhysicalDeviceError::failed_enumerate_physical_devices:
+			return "failed_enumerate_physical_devices";
+		case PhysicalDeviceError::no_physical_devices_found:
+			return "no_physical_devices_found";
+		case PhysicalDeviceError::no_suitable_device:
+			return "no_suitable_device";
+		default:
+			return "";
+	}
+}
+
 PhysicalDeviceSelector::PhysicalDeviceDesc PhysicalDeviceSelector::populate_device_details (
     VkPhysicalDevice phys_device) {
 	PhysicalDeviceSelector::PhysicalDeviceDesc desc{};
@@ -819,6 +849,14 @@ PhysicalDeviceSelector& PhysicalDeviceSelector::select_first_device_unconditiona
 }
 
 // ---- Device ---- //
+const char* to_string (DeviceError err) {
+	switch (err) {
+		case DeviceError::failed_create_device:
+			return "failed_create_device";
+		default:
+			return "";
+	}
+}
 
 void destroy_device (Device device) { vkDestroyDevice (device.device, nullptr); }
 
@@ -938,6 +976,22 @@ template <typename T> DeviceBuilder& DeviceBuilder::add_pNext (T* structure) {
 
 
 // ---- Queues ---- //
+const char* to_string (QueueError err) {
+	switch (err) {
+		case QueueError::present_unavailable:
+			return "present_unavailable";
+		case QueueError::compute_unavailable:
+			return "compute_unavailable";
+		case QueueError::transfer_unavailable:
+			return "transfer_unavailable";
+		case QueueError::queue_index_out_of_range:
+			return "queue_index_out_of_range";
+		case QueueError::invalid_queue_family_index:
+			return "invalid_queue_family_index";
+		default:
+			return "";
+	}
+}
 
 bool DeviceBuilder::has_dedicated_compute_queue () {
 	return detail::get_dedicated_compute_queue_index (info.queue_families) >= 0;
@@ -1074,6 +1128,21 @@ VkExtent2D find_extent (
 }
 } // namespace detail
 
+const char* to_string (SwapchainError err) {
+	switch (err) {
+		case SwapchainError::failed_query_surface_support_details:
+			return "failed_query_surface_support_details";
+		case SwapchainError::failed_create_swapchain:
+			return "failed_create_swapchain";
+		case SwapchainError::failed_get_swapchain_images:
+			return "failed_get_swapchain_images";
+		case SwapchainError::failed_create_swapchain_image_views:
+			return "failed_create_swapchain_image_views";
+		default:
+			return "";
+	}
+}
+
 SwapchainBuilder::SwapchainBuilder (Device const& device) {
 	info.device = device.device;
 	info.physical_device = device.physical_device.phys_device;
diff --git a/src/VkBootstrap.h b/src/VkBootstrap.h
index 462c662..ca8dd40 100644
--- a/src/VkBootstrap.h
+++ b/src/VkBootstrap.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ enum class InstanceError {
 	requested_layers_not_present,
 	requested_extensions_not_present
 };
+const char* to_string (InstanceError err);
 
 class InstanceBuilder;
 class PhysicalDeviceSelector;
@@ -256,9 +257,10 @@ enum class PhysicalDeviceError {
 	failed_enumerate_physical_devices,
 	no_physical_devices_found,
 	no_suitable_device,
-
 };
 
+const char* to_string (PhysicalDeviceError err);
+
 class PhysicalDeviceSelector;
 class DeviceBuilder;
 
@@ -380,6 +382,8 @@ enum class DeviceError {
 	failed_create_device,
 };
 
+const char* to_string (DeviceError err);
+
 struct Device {
 	VkDevice device = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
 	PhysicalDevice physical_device;
@@ -450,6 +454,7 @@ enum class QueueError {
 	queue_index_out_of_range,
 	invalid_queue_family_index
 };
+const char* to_string (QueueError err);
 
 detail::Expected<uint32_t, detail::Error<QueueError>> get_present_queue_index (Device const& device);
 detail::Expected<uint32_t, detail::Error<QueueError>> get_graphics_queue_index (Device const& device);
@@ -470,7 +475,7 @@ enum class SwapchainError {
 	failed_get_swapchain_images,
 	failed_create_swapchain_image_views,
 };
-
+const char* to_string (SwapchainError err);
 struct Swapchain {
 	VkDevice device = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
 	VkSwapchainKHR swapchain = VK_NULL_HANDLE;