diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f1b2dd3..6516439 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ set(META_APP_AUTHOR "Martchus")
 set(META_APP_URL "https://github.com/${META_APP_AUTHOR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME}")
 set(META_APP_DESCRIPTION "Useful C++ classes and routines such as argument parser, IO and conversion utilities")
 set(META_VERSION_MAJOR 4)
-set(META_VERSION_MINOR 12)
-set(META_VERSION_PATCH 2)
+set(META_VERSION_MINOR 13)
+set(META_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 
 # find required 3rd party libraries
 include(3rdParty)
diff --git a/conversion/stringconversion.h b/conversion/stringconversion.h
index ce6e745..ae8bd09 100644
--- a/conversion/stringconversion.h
+++ b/conversion/stringconversion.h
@@ -158,6 +158,33 @@ Container splitString(const typename Container::value_type &string, const typena
     return res;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Splits the given \a string (which might also be a string view) at the specified \a delimiter.
+ * \param string The string to be splitted.
+ * \param delimiter Specifies the delimiter.
+ * \param maxParts Specifies the maximal number of parts. Values less or equal zero indicate an unlimited number of parts.
+ * \tparam Container The STL-container used to return the parts.
+ * \returns Returns the parts.
+ * \remarks This is a simplified version of splitString() where emptyPartsRole is always EmptyPartsTreat::Keep.
+ */
+template <class Container = std::list<std::string>>
+Container splitStringSimple(const typename Container::value_type &string, const typename Container::value_type &delimiter, int maxParts = -1)
+{
+    --maxParts;
+    Container res;
+    for (typename Container::value_type::size_type i = 0, end = string.size(), delimPos; i < end; i = delimPos + delimiter.size()) {
+        delimPos = string.find(delimiter, i);
+        if (maxParts >= 0 && res.size() == static_cast<typename Container::value_type::size_type>(maxParts)) {
+            delimPos = Container::value_type::npos;
+        }
+        if (delimPos == Container::value_type::npos) {
+            delimPos = string.size();
+        }
+        res.emplace_back(string.substr(i, delimPos - i));
+    }
+    return res;
+}
+
 /*!
  * \brief Converts the specified \a multilineString to an array of lines.
  */
diff --git a/tests/conversiontests.cpp b/tests/conversiontests.cpp
index 1bd44ce..9a6fa1e 100644
--- a/tests/conversiontests.cpp
+++ b/tests/conversiontests.cpp
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ void ConversionTests::testStringConversions()
     vector<string> splitTestExpected({ "1", "2,3" });
     vector<string> splitTestActual = splitString<vector<string>>("1,2,3"s, ","s, EmptyPartsTreat::Keep, 2);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(splitTestExpected, splitTestActual);
+    splitTestActual = splitStringSimple<vector<string>>("1,2,3"s, ","s, 2);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(splitTestExpected, splitTestActual);
     splitTestExpected = { "1", "2,3", "4,,5" };
     splitTestActual = splitString<vector<string>>("1,2,,3,4,,5"s, ","s, EmptyPartsTreat::Merge, 3);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(splitTestExpected, splitTestActual);
@@ -297,6 +299,8 @@ void ConversionTests::testStringConversions()
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL("() (a) () (ab) (ABC) (s)"s, splitJoinTest);
     splitJoinTest = joinStrings(splitString<vector<string>>(",a,,ab,ABC,s"s, ","s, EmptyPartsTreat::Keep), " "s, true, "("s, ")"s);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL("(a) (ab) (ABC) (s)"s, splitJoinTest);
+    splitJoinTest = joinStrings(splitStringSimple<vector<string>>(",a,,ab,ABC,s"s, ","s), " "s, true, "("s, ")"s);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL("(a) (ab) (ABC) (s)"s, splitJoinTest);
     splitJoinTest = joinStrings(splitString<vector<string>>(",a,,ab,ABC,s"s, ","s, EmptyPartsTreat::Omit), " "s, false, "("s, ")"s);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL("(a) (ab) (ABC) (s)"s, splitJoinTest);
     splitJoinTest = joinStrings(splitString<vector<string>>(",a,,ab,ABC,s"s, ","s, EmptyPartsTreat::Merge), " "s, false, "("s, ")"s);