diff --git a/src/msgwindow.c b/src/msgwindow.c
index 02e4523423..88e4e81782 100644
--- a/src/msgwindow.c
+++ b/src/msgwindow.c
@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@ void msgwin_show_hide_tabs(void)
 }
 
 
-/** Sets the Messages path for opening any parsed filenames without absolute path
- * from message lines.
- * @param messages_dir The directory. **/
+/**
+ * Sets the Messages path for opening any parsed filenames without absolute path from message lines.
+ *
+ * @param messages_dir The directory.
+ **/
 GEANY_API_SYMBOL
 void msgwin_set_messages_dir(const gchar *messages_dir)
 {
@@ -315,11 +317,15 @@ static const GdkColor *get_color(gint msg_color)
 
 
 /**
- *  Adds a new message in the compiler tab treeview in the messages window.
+ * Adds a formatted message in the compiler tab treeview in the messages window.
+ *
+ * @param msg_color A color to be used for the text. It must be an element of #MsgColors.
+ * @param format    @c printf()-style format string.
+ * @param ...       Arguments for the @c format string.
  *
- *  @param msg_color A color to be used for the text. It must be an element of #MsgColors.
- *  @param format @c printf()-style format string.
- *  @param ... Arguments for the @c format string.
+ * @see msgwin_compiler_add_string()
+ *
+ * @since 0.16
  **/
 GEANY_API_SYMBOL
 void msgwin_compiler_add(gint msg_color, const gchar *format, ...)
@@ -334,7 +340,17 @@ void msgwin_compiler_add(gint msg_color, const gchar *format, ...)
 	g_free(string);
 }
 
-
+/**
+ * Adds a new message in the compiler tab treeview in the messages window.
+ *
+ * @param msg_color A color to be used for the text. It must be an element of #MsgColors.
+ * @param msg       Compiler message to be added.
+ *
+ * @see msgwin_compiler_add()
+ *
+ * @since @todo
+ **/
+GEANY_API_SYMBOL
 void msgwin_compiler_add_string(gint msg_color, const gchar *msg)
 {
 	GtkTreeIter iter;
@@ -383,17 +399,20 @@ void msgwin_show_hide(gboolean show)
 
 
 /**
- *  Adds a new message in the messages tab treeview in the messages window.
- *  If @a line and @a doc are set, clicking on this line jumps into the file which is specified
- *  by @a doc into the line specified with @a line.
+ * Adds a formatted message in the messages tab treeview in the messages window.
  *
- *  @param msg_color A color to be used for the text. It must be an element of #MsgColors.
- *  @param line The document's line where the message belongs to. Set to @c -1 to ignore.
- *  @param doc The document. Set to @c NULL to ignore.
- *  @param format @c printf()-style format string.
- *  @param ... Arguments for the @c format string.
+ * If @a line and @a doc are set, clicking on this line jumps into the file
+ * which is specified by @a doc into the line specified with @a line.
  *
- * @since 0.15
+ * @param msg_color A color to be used for the text. It must be an element of #MsgColors.
+ * @param line      The document's line where the message belongs to. Set to @c -1 to ignore.
+ * @param doc       @nullable The document. Set to @c NULL to ignore.
+ * @param format    @c printf()-style format string.
+ * @param ...       Arguments for the @c format string.
+ *
+ * @see msgwin_msg_add_string()
+ *
+ * @since 0.16
  **/
 GEANY_API_SYMBOL
 void msgwin_msg_add(gint msg_color, gint line, GeanyDocument *doc, const gchar *format, ...)
@@ -410,7 +429,22 @@ void msgwin_msg_add(gint msg_color, gint line, GeanyDocument *doc, const gchar *
 }
 
 
-/* adds string to the msg treeview */
+/**
+ * Adds a new message in the messages tab treeview in the messages window.
+ *
+ * If @a line and @a doc are set, clicking on this line jumps into the
+ * file which is specified by @a doc into the line specified with @a line.
+ *
+ * @param msg_color A color to be used for the text. It must be an element of #MsgColors.
+ * @param line      The document's line where the message belongs to. Set to @c -1 to ignore.
+ * @param doc       @nullable The document. Set to @c NULL to ignore.
+ * @param string    Message to be added.
+ *
+ * @see msgwin_msg_add()
+ *
+ * @since @todo
+ **/
+GEANY_API_SYMBOL
 void msgwin_msg_add_string(gint msg_color, gint line, GeanyDocument *doc, const gchar *string)
 {
 	GtkTreeIter iter;
@@ -448,29 +482,26 @@ void msgwin_msg_add_string(gint msg_color, gint line, GeanyDocument *doc, const
 
 
 /**
- *  Logs a status message *without* setting the status bar.
- *  (Use ui_set_statusbar() to display text on the statusbar)
+ * Logs a new status message *without* setting the status bar.
+ *
+ * Use @ref ui_set_statusbar() to display text on the statusbar.
+ *
+ * @param string Status message to be logged.
  *
- *  @param format @c printf()-style format string.
- *  @param ... Arguments for the @c format string.
+ * @see msgwin_status_add()
+ *
+ * @since @todo
  **/
 GEANY_API_SYMBOL
-void msgwin_status_add(const gchar *format, ...)
+void msgwin_status_add_string(const gchar *string)
 {
 	GtkTreeIter iter;
-	gchar *string;
 	gchar *statusmsg, *time_str;
-	va_list args;
-
-	va_start(args, format);
-	string = g_strdup_vprintf(format, args);
-	va_end(args);
 
 	/* add a timestamp to status messages */
 	time_str = utils_get_current_time_string();
 	statusmsg = g_strconcat(time_str, ": ", string, NULL);
 	g_free(time_str);
-	g_free(string);
 
 	/* add message to Status window */
 	gtk_list_store_append(msgwindow.store_status, &iter);
@@ -488,6 +519,32 @@ void msgwin_status_add(const gchar *format, ...)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Logs a formatted status message *without* setting the status bar.
+ *
+ * Use @ref ui_set_statusbar() to display text on the statusbar.
+ *
+ * @param format @c printf()-style format string.
+ * @param ...    Arguments for the @c format string.
+ *
+ * @see msgwin_status_add_string()
+ *
+ * @since 0.12
+ **/
+GEANY_API_SYMBOL
+void msgwin_status_add(const gchar *format, ...)
+{
+	gchar *string;
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, format);
+	string = g_strdup_vprintf(format, args);
+	va_end(args);
+
+	msgwin_status_add_string(string);
+	g_free(string);
+}
+
 
 static void
 on_message_treeview_clear_activate(GtkMenuItem *menuitem, gpointer user_data)
@@ -1237,12 +1294,13 @@ static gboolean on_msgwin_button_press_event(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventButton *
 
 
 /**
- *  Switches to the given notebook tab of the messages window and shows the messages window
- *  if it was previously hidden and @a show is set to @c TRUE.
+ * Switches to the given notebook tab of the messages window.
+ *
+ * The messages window is shown if it was previously hidden and @a show is set to @c TRUE.
  *
- *  @param tabnum An index of a tab in the messages window. Valid values are all elements of
- *                #MessageWindowTabNum.
- *  @param show Whether to show the messages window at all if it was hidden before.
+ * @param tabnum An index of a tab in the messages window. Valid values are
+ *                all elements of #MessageWindowTabNum.
+ * @param show   Whether to show the messages window at all if it was hidden before.
  *
  * @since 0.15
  **/
@@ -1274,9 +1332,9 @@ void msgwin_switch_tab(gint tabnum, gboolean show)
 
 
 /**
- *  Removes all messages from a tab specified by @a tabnum in the messages window.
+ * Removes all messages from a tab specified by @a tabnum in the messages window.
  *
- *  @param tabnum An index of a tab in the messages window which should be cleared.
+ * @param tabnum An index of a tab in the messages window which should be cleared.
  *                Valid values are @c MSG_STATUS, @c MSG_COMPILER and @c MSG_MESSAGE.
  *
  * @since 0.15
diff --git a/src/msgwindow.h b/src/msgwindow.h
index dc5fc356dc..e7d76963e2 100644
--- a/src/msgwindow.h
+++ b/src/msgwindow.h
@@ -53,11 +53,14 @@ typedef enum
 
 
 void msgwin_status_add(const gchar *format, ...) G_GNUC_PRINTF (1, 2);
+void msgwin_status_add_string(const gchar *msg);
 
 void msgwin_compiler_add(gint msg_color, const gchar *format, ...) G_GNUC_PRINTF (2, 3);
+void msgwin_compiler_add_string(gint msg_color, const gchar *msg);
 
 void msgwin_msg_add(gint msg_color, gint line, GeanyDocument *doc, const gchar *format, ...)
 			G_GNUC_PRINTF (4, 5);
+void msgwin_msg_add_string(gint msg_color, gint line, GeanyDocument *doc, const char *msg);
 
 void msgwin_clear_tab(gint tabnum);
 
@@ -93,10 +96,6 @@ void msgwin_finalize(void);
 
 void msgwin_show_hide(gboolean show);
 
-void msgwin_msg_add_string(gint msg_color, gint line, GeanyDocument *doc, const gchar *string);
-
-void msgwin_compiler_add_string(gint msg_color, const gchar *msg);
-
 void msgwin_show_hide_tabs(void);