diff --git a/gio-qt/CMakeLists.txt b/gio-qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 208c410..bec0fca 100644
--- a/gio-qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gio-qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ set (QGIO_PUBLIC_HEADER_FILES
     dgiovolume.h
     dgiofile.h
     dgiofileinfo.h
+    dgioutils.h
 )
 
 set (QGIO_PRIVATE_CPP_FILES
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ set (QGIO_PRIVATE_CPP_FILES
     dgiovolume.cpp
     dgiofile.cpp
     dgiofileinfo.cpp
+    dgioutils.cpp
 )
 
 # Library
diff --git a/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.cpp b/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.cpp
index c242fb7..98f1268 100644
--- a/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.cpp
+++ b/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,28 @@ DGioFileInfo::~DGioFileInfo()
 
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Gets a display name for a file.
+ *
+ * A display name is guaranteed to be in UTF8 and can thus be displayed in the UI.
+ *
+ * Wrapper of Gio::FileInfo::get_display_name(), internally it returns the
+ * G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_DISPLAY_NAME attribute value.
+ */
+QString DGioFileInfo::displayName() const
+{
+    Q_D(const DGioFileInfo);
+
+    return QString::fromStdString(d->getGmmFileInfoInstance()->get_display_name());
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief DGioFileInfo::fileType
+ *
+ * Wrapper of Gio::FileInfo::get_file_type(), internally it returns the
+ * G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_TYPE attribute value.
+ * \return
+ */
 DGioFileType DGioFileInfo::fileType() const
 {
     Q_D(const DGioFileInfo);
diff --git a/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.h b/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.h
index b607ff0..9ef6e86 100644
--- a/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.h
+++ b/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public:
     ~DGioFileInfo();
 
     // file info
+    QString displayName() const;
     DGioFileType fileType() const;
 
     // filesystem info.
diff --git a/gio-qt/dgioutils.cpp b/gio-qt/dgioutils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09e0c76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gio-qt/dgioutils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include "dgioutils.h"
+
+#include <QStringList>
+
+#include <glibmm/miscutils.h>
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Get the full path by directory type.
+ *
+ * Wrapper of Glib::get_user_data_dir(), behavior similar to QStandardPaths::writableLocation(),
+ * but at least it has USER_DIRECTORY_TEMPLATES .
+ *
+ * On UNIX platforms this is determined using the mechanisms described in the
+ * [XDG Base Directory Specification](http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/basedir-spec).
+ */
+QString DGioUtils::userSpecialDir(DGioUserDirectory userDirectory)
+{
+    return QString::fromStdString(Glib::get_user_special_dir(static_cast<Glib::UserDirectory>(userDirectory)));
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Get an ordered list of base directories in which to access system-wide application data.
+ *
+ * Wrapper of Glib::get_system_data_dirs(), behavior similar (should be the same under UNIX) to
+ * QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation).
+ *
+ * On UNIX platforms this is determined using the mechanisms described in the
+ * [XDG Base Directory Specification](http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/basedir-spec)
+ * In this case the list of directories retrieved will be XDG_DATA_DIRS.
+ */
+QStringList DGioUtils::systemDataDirs()
+{
+    std::vector<std::string> dirs = Glib::get_system_data_dirs();
+    QStringList lst;
+
+    for (auto dir : dirs) {
+        lst.append(QString::fromStdString(dir));
+    }
+
+    return lst;
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Get a base directory in which to access application data such as icons that is customized for a particular user.
+ *
+ * Wrapper of Glib::get_user_data_dir(), behavior similar (should be the same under UNIX) to
+ * QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation).
+ *
+ * On UNIX platforms this is determined using the mechanisms described in the
+ * [XDG Base Directory Specification](http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/basedir-spec).
+ * In this case the directory retrieved will be `XDG_DATA_HOME`.
+ */
+QString DGioUtils::userDataDir()
+{
+    return QString::fromStdString(Glib::get_user_data_dir());
+}
diff --git a/gio-qt/dgioutils.h b/gio-qt/dgioutils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b37920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gio-qt/dgioutils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#ifndef DGIOUTILS_H
+#define DGIOUTILS_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+enum DGioUserDirectory
+{
+    USER_DIRECTORY_DESKTOP,
+    USER_DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS,
+    USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD,
+    USER_DIRECTORY_MUSIC,
+    USER_DIRECTORY_PICTURES,
+    USER_DIRECTORY_PUBLIC_SHARE,
+    USER_DIRECTORY_TEMPLATES,
+    USER_DIRECTORY_VIDEOS,
+    USER_N_DIRECTORIES
+};
+Q_ENUMS(DGioUserDirectory);
+
+class DGioUtils
+{
+public:
+    static QString userSpecialDir(DGioUserDirectory userDirectory);
+    static QStringList systemDataDirs();
+    static QString userDataDir();
+};
+
+#endif // DGIOUTILS_H
diff --git a/qgio-tools/main.cpp b/qgio-tools/main.cpp
index fa2ce0b..7f315c6 100644
--- a/qgio-tools/main.cpp
+++ b/qgio-tools/main.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <QExplicitlySharedDataPointer>
 
 #include <dgiofile.h>
+#include <dgioutils.h>
 #include <dgiomount.h>
 #include <dgiovolume.h>
 #include <dgiovolumemanager.h>
@@ -10,6 +11,10 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 {
+    qDebug() << DGioUtils::systemDataDirs();
+
+    qDebug() << "----------------------";
+
     DGioFile * f = DGioFile::createFromPath("/media/wzc/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa");
     if (f) {
         qDebug() << f->basename() << f->path() << f->uri();