diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/CommonTools.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/CommonTools.cs
index 26150880..fd3542b5 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/CommonTools.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/CommonTools.cs	
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Text;
 
 namespace AIStudio.Tools;
@@ -19,4 +20,32 @@ public static class CommonTools
         
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-}
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+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Resolves a <see cref="CultureInfo"/> from the active language plugin's IETF tag.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="ietfTag">The IETF language tag provided by the active language plugin.</param>
+    /// <returns>The matching culture when the tag is valid; otherwise <see cref="CultureInfo.InvariantCulture"/>.</returns>
+    public static CultureInfo DeriveActiveCultureOrInvariant(string? ietfTag)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ietfTag))
+            return CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
+
+        try
+        {
+            return CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(ietfTag);
+        }
+        catch (CultureNotFoundException)
+        {
+            return CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Formats a timestamp using the short date and time pattern of the specified culture.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="timestamp">The timestamp to format.</param>
+    /// <param name="culture">The culture whose short date and time pattern should be used.</param>
+    /// <returns>The localized timestamp string.</returns>
+    public static string FormatTimestampToGeneral(DateTime timestamp, CultureInfo culture) => timestamp.ToString("g", culture);
+}