diff --git a/src/api/api_database.cpp b/src/api/api_database.cpp
index b15529cc..06c87a75 100644
--- a/src/api/api_database.cpp
+++ b/src/api/api_database.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ PluginCleanliness ApiDatabase::GetPluginCleanliness(const std::string& plugin) {
   // This isn't a very reliable system, because if the lists have been evaluated in some language
   // other than English, the strings will be in different languages (and the API can't tell what they'd be)
   // and the strings may be non-standard and begin with something other than "Do not clean." anyway.
-  std::list<Message> messages(game_.GetMasterlist().FindPlugin(PluginMetadata(plugin)).Messages());
+  std::vector<Message> messages(game_.GetMasterlist().FindPlugin(PluginMetadata(plugin)).Messages());
 
   for (const auto& message : messages) {
     if (boost::starts_with(message.GetContent(LanguageCode::english).GetText(), "Do not clean")) {
diff --git a/src/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp b/src/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp
index 3cd11c07..cb160f67 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
 #include "backend/helpers/helpers.h"
 
 using std::inserter;
-using std::list;
 using std::regex;
 using std::regex_match;
 using std::set;
+using std::vector;
 
 namespace loot {
 PluginMetadata::PluginMetadata() : enabled_(true) {}
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ PluginMetadata PluginMetadata::DiffMetadata(const PluginMetadata& plugin) const
                            inserter(filesDiff, begin(filesDiff)));
   p.Incs(filesDiff);
 
-  list<Message> msgs1 = plugin.Messages();
-  list<Message> msgs2 = messages_;
-  msgs1.sort();
-  msgs2.sort();
-  list<Message> mDiff;
+  vector<Message> msgs1 = plugin.Messages();
+  vector<Message> msgs2 = messages_;
+  std::sort(begin(msgs1), end(msgs1));
+  std::sort(begin(msgs2), end(msgs2));
+  vector<Message> mDiff;
   set_symmetric_difference(begin(msgs2),
                            end(msgs2),
                            begin(msgs1),
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ PluginMetadata PluginMetadata::NewMetadata(const PluginMetadata& plugin) const {
                  inserter(filesDiff, begin(filesDiff)));
   p.Incs(filesDiff);
 
-  list<Message> msgs1 = plugin.Messages();
-  list<Message> msgs2 = messages_;
-  msgs1.sort();
-  msgs2.sort();
-  list<Message> mDiff;
+  vector<Message> msgs1 = plugin.Messages();
+  vector<Message> msgs2 = messages_;
+  std::sort(begin(msgs1), end(msgs1));
+  std::sort(begin(msgs2), end(msgs2));
+  vector<Message> mDiff;
   set_difference(begin(msgs2),
                  end(msgs2),
                  begin(msgs1),
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ std::set<File> PluginMetadata::Incs() const {
   return incompatibilities_;
 }
 
-std::list<Message> PluginMetadata::Messages() const {
+std::vector<Message> PluginMetadata::Messages() const {
   return messages_;
 }
 
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ std::set<Location> PluginMetadata::Locations() const {
   return locations_;
 }
 
-std::list<SimpleMessage> PluginMetadata::SimpleMessages(const LanguageCode language) const {
-  std::list<SimpleMessage> simpleMessages(messages_.size());
+std::vector<SimpleMessage> PluginMetadata::SimpleMessages(const LanguageCode language) const {
+  std::vector<SimpleMessage> simpleMessages(messages_.size());
   std::transform(begin(messages_), end(messages_), begin(simpleMessages), [&](const Message& message) {
     return message.ToSimpleMessage(language);
   });
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ void PluginMetadata::Incs(const std::set<File>& i) {
   incompatibilities_ = i;
 }
 
-void PluginMetadata::Messages(const std::list<Message>& m) {
+void PluginMetadata::Messages(const std::vector<Message>& m) {
   messages_ = m;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata.h b/src/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata.h
index 9f7afa60..cd674ae4 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata.h
+++ b/src/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata.h
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ public:
   std::set<File> LoadAfter() const;
   std::set<File> Reqs() const;
   std::set<File> Incs() const;
-  std::list<Message> Messages() const;
+  std::vector<Message> Messages() const;
   std::set<Tag> Tags() const;
   std::set<PluginCleaningData> DirtyInfo() const;
   std::set<PluginCleaningData> CleanInfo() const;
   std::set<Location> Locations() const;
 
-  std::list<SimpleMessage> SimpleMessages(const LanguageCode language) const;
+  std::vector<SimpleMessage> SimpleMessages(const LanguageCode language) const;
 
   void Enabled(const bool enabled);
   void LocalPriority(const Priority& priority);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public:
   void LoadAfter(const std::set<File>& after);
   void Reqs(const std::set<File>& reqs);
   void Incs(const std::set<File>& incs);
-  void Messages(const std::list<Message>& messages);
+  void Messages(const std::vector<Message>& messages);
   void Tags(const std::set<Tag>& tags);
   void DirtyInfo(const std::set<PluginCleaningData>& info);
   void CleanInfo(const std::set<PluginCleaningData>& info);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public:
   bool operator == (const std::string& rhs) const;
   bool operator != (const std::string& rhs) const;
 protected:
-  std::list<Message> messages_;
+  std::vector<Message> messages_;
   std::set<Tag> tags_;
 private:
   std::string name_;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ struct convert<loot::PluginMetadata> {
     if (node["inc"])
       rhs.Incs(node["inc"].as<std::set<loot::File>>());
     if (node["msg"])
-      rhs.Messages(node["msg"].as<std::list<loot::Message>>());
+      rhs.Messages(node["msg"].as<std::vector<loot::Message>>());
     if (node["tag"])
       rhs.Tags(node["tag"].as<std::set<loot::Tag>>());
     if (node["dirty"]) {
diff --git a/src/backend/metadata_list.cpp b/src/backend/metadata_list.cpp
index 1551fb88..af26a546 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata_list.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/metadata_list.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 #include "loot/error.h"
 #include "backend/game/game.h"
 
-using std::list;
-
 namespace loot {
 void MetadataList::Load(const boost::filesystem::path& filepath) {
   Clear();
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ void MetadataList::Load(const boost::filesystem::path& filepath) {
     }
   }
   if (metadataList["globals"])
-    messages_ = metadataList["globals"].as<list<Message>>();
+    messages_ = metadataList["globals"].as<std::vector<Message>>();
 
   if (metadataList["bash_tags"])
     bashTags_ = metadataList["bash_tags"].as<std::set<std::string>>();
@@ -89,14 +87,14 @@ void MetadataList::Clear() {
 }
 
 std::list<PluginMetadata> MetadataList::Plugins() const {
-  list<PluginMetadata> pluginList(plugins_.begin(), plugins_.end());
+  std::list<PluginMetadata> pluginList(plugins_.begin(), plugins_.end());
 
   pluginList.insert(pluginList.end(), regexPlugins_.begin(), regexPlugins_.end());
 
   return pluginList;
 }
 
-std::list<Message> MetadataList::Messages() const {
+std::vector<Message> MetadataList::Messages() const {
   return messages_;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/metadata_list.h b/src/backend/metadata_list.h
index ef6a33f0..cba3d175 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata_list.h
+++ b/src/backend/metadata_list.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
   void Clear();
 
   std::list<PluginMetadata> Plugins() const;
-  std::list<Message> Messages() const;
+  std::vector<Message> Messages() const;
   std::set<std::string> BashTags() const;
 
   // Merges multiple matching regex entries if any are found.
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ protected:
   std::set<std::string> bashTags_;
   std::unordered_set<PluginMetadata> plugins_;
   std::list<PluginMetadata> regexPlugins_;
-  std::list<Message> messages_;
+  std::vector<Message> messages_;
 };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/plugin/plugin_sorter.cpp b/src/backend/plugin/plugin_sorter.cpp
index be40abda..b58f162a 100644
--- a/src/backend/plugin/plugin_sorter.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/plugin/plugin_sorter.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 using std::list;
 using std::string;
+using std::vector;
 
 namespace loot {
 typedef boost::graph_traits<PluginGraph>::vertex_iterator vertex_it;
@@ -99,7 +100,6 @@ private:
 };
 
 std::vector<Plugin> PluginSorter::Sort(Game& game, const LanguageCode language) {
-  using std::vector;
   // Clear existing data.
   graph_.clear();
   indexMap_.clear();
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void PluginSorter::AddPluginVertices(Game& game, const LanguageCode language) {
       graph_[v].EvalAllConditions(game);
     } catch (std::exception& e) {
       BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "\"" << graph_[v].Name() << "\" contains a condition that could not be evaluated. Details: " << e.what();
-      list<Message> messages(graph_[v].Messages());
+      vector<Message> messages(graph_[v].Messages());
       messages.push_back(Message(MessageType::error, (boost::format(boost::locale::translate("\"%1%\" contains a condition that could not be evaluated. Details: %2%")) % graph_[v].Name() % e.what()).str()));
       graph_[v].Messages(messages);
     }
diff --git a/src/gui/query_handler.cpp b/src/gui/query_handler.cpp
index 80c9e4d8..20c6f1df 100644
--- a/src/gui/query_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/query_handler.cpp
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ std::string QueryHandler::ApplyUserEdits(const YAML::Node& pluginMetadata) {
     newUserlistEntry.Incs(pluginMetadata["userlist"]["inc"].as<set<File>>());
 
   if (pluginMetadata["userlist"]["msg"])
-    newUserlistEntry.Messages(ToMessages(pluginMetadata["userlist"]["msg"].as<list<EditorMessage>>()));
+    newUserlistEntry.Messages(ToMessages(pluginMetadata["userlist"]["msg"].as<vector<EditorMessage>>()));
   if (pluginMetadata["userlist"]["tag"])
     newUserlistEntry.Tags(pluginMetadata["userlist"]["tag"].as<set<Tag>>());
   if (pluginMetadata["userlist"]["dirty"])
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ YAML::Node QueryHandler::GenerateDerivedMetadata(const Plugin& file, const Plugi
     tempPlugin.EvalAllConditions(lootState_.getCurrentGame());
   } catch (std::exception& e) {
     BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "\"" << tempPlugin.Name() << "\" contains a condition that could not be evaluated. Details: " << e.what();
-    list<Message> messages(tempPlugin.Messages());
+    vector<Message> messages(tempPlugin.Messages());
     messages.push_back(Message(MessageType::error, (format(translate("\"%1%\" contains a condition that could not be evaluated. Details: %2%")) % tempPlugin.Name() % e.what()).str()));
     tempPlugin.Messages(messages);
   }
@@ -1031,8 +1031,8 @@ void QueryHandler::SendProgressUpdate(CefRefPtr<CefFrame> frame, const std::stri
   frame->ExecuteJavaScript("loot.Dialog.showProgress('" + message + "');", frame->GetURL(), 0);
 }
 
-std::list<EditorMessage> QueryHandler::ToEditorMessages(std::list<Message> messages, const LanguageCode language) {
-  std::list<EditorMessage> list;
+std::vector<EditorMessage> QueryHandler::ToEditorMessages(std::vector<Message> messages, const LanguageCode language) {
+  std::vector<EditorMessage> list;
 
   for (const auto& message : messages) {
     list.push_back(EditorMessage(message, language));
@@ -1041,8 +1041,8 @@ std::list<EditorMessage> QueryHandler::ToEditorMessages(std::list<Message> messa
   return list;
 }
 
-std::list<Message> QueryHandler::ToMessages(std::list<EditorMessage> messages) {
-  std::list<Message> list;
+std::vector<Message> QueryHandler::ToMessages(std::vector<EditorMessage> messages) {
+  std::vector<Message> list;
 
   for (const auto& message : messages) {
     list.push_back(Message(
diff --git a/src/gui/query_handler.h b/src/gui/query_handler.h
index 61e8338d..de555c2e 100644
--- a/src/gui/query_handler.h
+++ b/src/gui/query_handler.h
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ private:
   void CopyToClipboard(const std::string& text);
   void SendProgressUpdate(CefRefPtr<CefFrame> frame, const std::string& message);
 
-  std::list<EditorMessage> ToEditorMessages(std::list<Message> messages, const LanguageCode language);
-  std::list<Message> ToMessages(std::list<EditorMessage> messages);
+  std::vector<EditorMessage> ToEditorMessages(std::vector<Message> messages, const LanguageCode language);
+  std::vector<Message> ToMessages(std::vector<EditorMessage> messages);
 
   LootState& lootState_;
 };
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h b/src/tests/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h
index 9067e574..522f5582 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h
+++ b/src/tests/backend/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest, mergeMetadataShouldMergeMessages) {
   plugin2.Messages({message});
   plugin1.MergeMetadata(plugin2);
 
-  EXPECT_EQ(std::list<Message>({message, message}), plugin1.Messages());
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::vector<Message>({message, message}), plugin1.Messages());
 }
 
 TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest, mergeMetadataShouldMergeTags) {
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest, diffMetadataShouldOutputMessagesThatAreNotCommonToBot
   plugin2.Messages({message1, message3});
   PluginMetadata diff = plugin1.DiffMetadata(plugin2);
 
-  EXPECT_EQ(std::list<Message>({message2, message3}), diff.Messages());
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::vector<Message>({message2, message3}), diff.Messages());
 }
 
 TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest, diffMetadataShouldOutputTagsThatAreNotCommonToBothInputPlugins) {
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest, newMetadataShouldOutputMessagesThatAreNotCommonToBoth
   plugin2.Messages({message1, message3});
   PluginMetadata newMetadata = plugin1.NewMetadata(plugin2);
 
-  EXPECT_EQ(std::list<Message>({message2}), newMetadata.Messages());
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::vector<Message>({message2}), newMetadata.Messages());
 }
 
 TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest, newMetadataShouldOutputTagsThatAreNotCommonToBothInputPlugins) {
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest, evalAllConditionsShouldEvaluateAllMetadataConditions)
   EXPECT_EQ(expectedFiles, plugin.LoadAfter());
   EXPECT_EQ(expectedFiles, plugin.Reqs());
   EXPECT_EQ(expectedFiles, plugin.Incs());
-  EXPECT_EQ(std::list<Message>({message1}), plugin.Messages());
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::vector<Message>({message1}), plugin.Messages());
   EXPECT_EQ(std::set<Tag>({tag1}), plugin.Tags());
   EXPECT_EQ(std::set<PluginCleaningData>({info1}), plugin.DirtyInfo());
   EXPECT_EQ(std::set<PluginCleaningData>({info1}), plugin.CleanInfo());
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest, encodingAsYamlShouldSetMsgFieldIfMessagesExist) {
   YAML::Node node;
   node = plugin;
 
-  EXPECT_EQ(plugin.Messages(), node["msg"].as<std::list<Message>>());
+  EXPECT_EQ(plugin.Messages(), node["msg"].as<std::vector<Message>>());
 }
 
 TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest, encodingAsYamlShouldSetTagFieldIfTagsExist) {
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest, decodingFromYamlShouldStoreAllGivenData) {
   EXPECT_EQ(std::set<File>({
       File("Blank.esm")
   }), plugin.Incs());
-  EXPECT_EQ(std::list<Message>({
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::vector<Message>({
       Message(MessageType::say, "content")
   }), plugin.Messages());
   EXPECT_EQ(std::set<Tag>({
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/metadata_list_test.h b/src/tests/backend/metadata_list_test.h
index 040fb764..b0dc0a76 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/metadata_list_test.h
+++ b/src/tests/backend/metadata_list_test.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ TEST_P(MetadataListTest, loadShouldLoadGlobalMessages) {
   MetadataList metadataList;
 
   EXPECT_NO_THROW(metadataList.Load(metadataPath));
-  EXPECT_EQ(std::list<Message>({
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::vector<Message>({
       Message(MessageType::say, "A global message."),
   }), metadataList.Messages());
 }
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ TEST_P(MetadataListTest, saveShouldWriteTheLoadedMetadataToTheGivenFilePath) {
       "Relev"
   }), metadataList.BashTags());
 
-  EXPECT_EQ(std::list<Message>({
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::vector<Message>({
       Message(MessageType::say, "A global message."),
   }), metadataList.Messages());
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ TEST_P(MetadataListTest, evalAllConditionsShouldEvaluateTheConditionsForThePlugi
   ASSERT_NO_THROW(metadataList.Load(metadataPath));
 
   PluginMetadata plugin = metadataList.FindPlugin(PluginMetadata(blankEsm));
-  ASSERT_EQ(std::list<Message>({
+  ASSERT_EQ(std::vector<Message>({
       Message(MessageType::warn, "This is a warning."),
       Message(MessageType::say, "This message should be removed when evaluating conditions."),
   }), plugin.Messages());
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ TEST_P(MetadataListTest, evalAllConditionsShouldEvaluateTheConditionsForThePlugi
   EXPECT_NO_THROW(metadataList.EvalAllConditions(game));
 
   plugin = metadataList.FindPlugin(PluginMetadata(blankEsm));
-  EXPECT_EQ(std::list<Message>({
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::vector<Message>({
       Message(MessageType::warn, "This is a warning."),
   }), plugin.Messages());
 
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/plugin/plugin_test.h b/src/tests/backend/plugin/plugin_test.h
index 51a23f71..8d313492 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/plugin/plugin_test.h
+++ b/src/tests/backend/plugin/plugin_test.h
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ TEST_P(PluginTest, checkInstallValidityShouldCheckThatRequirementsArePresent) {
   });
 
   plugin.CheckInstallValidity(game_);
-  EXPECT_EQ(std::list<Message>({
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::vector<Message>({
       Message(MessageType::error, "This plugin requires \"" + missingEsp + "\" to be installed, but it is missing."),
   }), plugin.Messages());
 }
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ TEST_P(PluginTest, checkInstallValidityShouldCheckThatIncompatibilitiesAreAbsent
   });
 
   plugin.CheckInstallValidity(game_);
-  EXPECT_EQ(std::list<Message>({
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::vector<Message>({
       Message(MessageType::error, "This plugin is incompatible with \"" + masterFile + "\", but both are present."),
   }), plugin.Messages());
 }
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ TEST_P(PluginTest, checkInstallValidityShouldGenerateMessagesFromDirtyInfo) {
   });
 
   plugin.CheckInstallValidity(game_);
-  EXPECT_EQ(std::list<Message>({
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::vector<Message>({
       PluginCleaningData(blankEsmCrc, "utility1", info, 0, 1, 2).AsMessage(),
       PluginCleaningData(0xDEADBEEF, "utility2", info, 0, 5, 10).AsMessage(),
   }), plugin.Messages());
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ TEST_P(PluginTest, checkInstallValidityShouldCheckIfAPluginsMastersAreAllPresent
   Plugin plugin(game_, blankDifferentMasterDependentEsp, false);
 
   plugin.CheckInstallValidity(game_);
-  EXPECT_EQ(std::list<Message>({
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::vector<Message>({
       Message(MessageType::error, "This plugin requires \"" + blankDifferentEsm + "\" to be active, but it is inactive."),
   }), plugin.Messages());
 }