diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 0038f534..fa08f9bc 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ In package nette/utils you will find a set of useful classes for everyday use:
 
 ✅ [Arrays](https://doc.nette.org/utils/arrays)<br>
 ✅ [Callback](https://doc.nette.org/utils/callback) - PHP callbacks<br>
+✅ [Cast](https://doc.nette.org/utils/cast) - Safe lossless type casting<br>
 ✅ [Filesystem](https://doc.nette.org/utils/filesystem) - copying, renaming, …<br>
 ✅ [Finder](https://doc.nette.org/utils/finder) - finds files and directories<br>
 ✅ [Floats](https://doc.nette.org/utils/floats) - floating point numbers<br>
diff --git a/src/Utils/Arrays.php b/src/Utils/Arrays.php
index 00a4a8cd..b256a8ee 100644
--- a/src/Utils/Arrays.php
+++ b/src/Utils/Arrays.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public static function mergeTree(array $array1, array $array2): array
 	 */
 	public static function getKeyOffset(array $array, string|int $key): ?int
 	{
-		return Helpers::falseToNull(array_search(self::toKey($key), array_keys($array), strict: true));
+		return Cast::falseToNull(array_search(self::toKey($key), array_keys($array), strict: true));
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/src/Utils/Cast.php b/src/Utils/Cast.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef943ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Utils/Cast.php
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of the Nette Framework (https://nette.org)
+ * Copyright (c) 2004 David Grudl (https://davidgrudl.com)
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Nette\Utils;
+
+use Nette;
+use TypeError;
+
+
+/**
+ * Provides safe, lossless type casting. Throws TypeError if conversion would result
+ * in data loss. Supports bool, int, float, string, and array types.
+ */
+final class Cast
+{
+	use Nette\StaticClass;
+
+	/**
+	 * Safely converts a value to a specified type. Supported types: bool, int, float, string, array.
+	 * @throws TypeError if the value cannot be converted
+	 */
+	public static function to(mixed $value, string $type): mixed
+	{
+		return match ($type) {
+			'bool' => self::toBool($value),
+			'int' => self::toInt($value),
+			'float' => self::toFloat($value),
+			'string' => self::toString($value),
+			'array' => self::toArray($value),
+			default => throw new TypeError("Unsupported type '$type'."),
+		};
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Safely converts a value to a specified type or returns null if the value is null.
+	 * Supported types: bool, int, float, string, array.
+	 * @throws TypeError if the value cannot be converted
+	 */
+	public static function toOrNull(mixed $value, string $type): mixed
+	{
+		return $value === null ? null : self::to($value, $type);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Safely converts a value to a boolean.
+	 * @throws TypeError if the value cannot be converted
+	 */
+	public static function toBool(mixed $value): bool
+	{
+		return match (true) {
+			is_bool($value) => $value,
+			is_int($value) => $value !== 0,
+			is_float($value) => $value !== 0.0,
+			is_string($value) => $value !== '' && $value !== '0',
+			$value === null => false,
+			default => throw new TypeError('Cannot cast ' . get_debug_type($value) . ' to bool.'),
+		};
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Safely converts a value to an integer.
+	 * @throws TypeError if the value cannot be converted
+	 */
+	public static function toInt(mixed $value): int
+	{
+		return match (true) {
+			is_bool($value) => (int) $value,
+			is_int($value) => $value,
+			is_float($value) => $value === (float) ($tmp = (int) $value)
+				? $tmp
+				: throw new TypeError('Cannot cast ' . self::toString($value) . ' to int.'),
+			is_string($value) => preg_match('~^-?\d+(\.0*)?$~D', $value)
+				? (int) $value
+				: throw new TypeError("Cannot cast '$value' to int."),
+			$value === null => 0,
+			default => throw new TypeError('Cannot cast ' . get_debug_type($value) . ' to int.'),
+		};
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Safely converts a value to a float.
+	 * @throws TypeError if the value cannot be converted
+	 */
+	public static function toFloat(mixed $value): float
+	{
+		return match (true) {
+			is_bool($value) => $value ? 1.0 : 0.0,
+			is_int($value) => (float) $value,
+			is_float($value) => $value,
+			is_string($value) => preg_match('~^-?\d+(\.\d*)?$~D', $value)
+				? (float) $value
+				: throw new TypeError("Cannot cast '$value' to float."),
+			$value === null => 0.0,
+			default => throw new TypeError('Cannot cast ' . get_debug_type($value) . ' to float.'),
+		};
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Safely converts a value to a string.
+	 * @throws TypeError if the value cannot be converted
+	 */
+	public static function toString(mixed $value): string
+	{
+		return match (true) {
+			is_bool($value) => $value ? '1' : '0',
+			is_int($value) => (string) $value,
+			is_float($value) => str_contains($tmp = (string) $value, '.') ? $tmp : $tmp . '.0',
+			is_string($value) => $value,
+			$value === null => '',
+			default => throw new TypeError('Cannot cast ' . get_debug_type($value) . ' to string.'),
+		};
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Wraps the value in an array if it is not already one or returns empty array if the value is null.
+	 */
+	public static function toArray(mixed $value): array
+	{
+		return match (true) {
+			is_array($value) => $value,
+			$value === null => [],
+			default => [$value],
+		};
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Safely converts a value to a boolean or returns null if the value is null.
+	 * @throws TypeError if the value cannot be converted
+	 */
+	public static function toBoolOrNull(mixed $value): ?bool
+	{
+		return $value === null ? null : self::toBool($value);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Safely converts a value to an integer or returns null if the value is null.
+	 * @throws TypeError if the value cannot be converted
+	 */
+	public static function toIntOrNull(mixed $value): ?int
+	{
+		return $value === null ? null : self::toInt($value);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Safely converts a value to a float or returns null if the value is null.
+	 * @throws TypeError if the value cannot be converted
+	 */
+	public static function toFloatOrNull(mixed $value): ?float
+	{
+		return $value === null ? null : self::toFloat($value);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Safely converts a value to a string or returns null if the value is null.
+	 * @throws TypeError if the value cannot be converted
+	 */
+	public static function toStringOrNull(mixed $value): ?string
+	{
+		return $value === null ? null : self::toString($value);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Wraps the value in an array if it is not already one or returns null if the value is null.
+	 */
+	public static function toArrayOrNull(mixed $value): ?array
+	{
+		return $value === null ? null : self::toArray($value);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts false to null, does not change other values.
+	 */
+	public static function falseToNull(mixed $value): mixed
+	{
+		return $value === false ? null : $value;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Utils/Helpers.php b/src/Utils/Helpers.php
index b3586c16..bd04094d 100644
--- a/src/Utils/Helpers.php
+++ b/src/Utils/Helpers.php
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ public static function getLastError(): string
 	}
 
 
-	/**
-	 * Converts false to null, does not change other values.
-	 */
+	/** use Cast::falseToNull() */
 	public static function falseToNull(mixed $value): mixed
 	{
 		return $value === false ? null : $value;
diff --git a/src/Utils/Strings.php b/src/Utils/Strings.php
index c0735659..6324cb4d 100644
--- a/src/Utils/Strings.php
+++ b/src/Utils/Strings.php
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ private static function pos(string $haystack, string $needle, int $nth = 1): ?in
 			}
 		}
 
-		return Helpers::falseToNull($pos);
+		return Cast::falseToNull($pos);
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/tests/Utils/Cast.falseToNull().phpt b/tests/Utils/Cast.falseToNull().phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a8e6f9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Utils/Cast.falseToNull().phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Nette\Utils\Cast;
+use Tester\Assert;
+
+
+require __DIR__ . '/../bootstrap.php';
+
+
+Assert::same(1, Cast::falseToNull(1));
+Assert::same(0, Cast::falseToNull(0));
+Assert::same(null, Cast::falseToNull(null));
+Assert::same(true, Cast::falseToNull(true));
+Assert::same(null, Cast::falseToNull(false));
+Assert::same([], Cast::falseToNull([]));
diff --git a/tests/Utils/Cast.methods.phpt b/tests/Utils/Cast.methods.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4cb098c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Utils/Cast.methods.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Nette\Utils\Cast;
+use Tester\Assert;
+
+require __DIR__ . '/../bootstrap.php';
+
+
+// bool
+Assert::false(Cast::toBool(null));
+Assert::true(Cast::toBool(true));
+Assert::true(Cast::toBool(1));
+Assert::true(Cast::toBool(2));
+Assert::true(Cast::toBool(0.1));
+Assert::true(Cast::toBool('1'));
+Assert::true(Cast::toBool('0.0'));
+Assert::false(Cast::toBool(false));
+Assert::false(Cast::toBool(0));
+Assert::false(Cast::toBool(0.0));
+Assert::false(Cast::toBool(''));
+Assert::false(Cast::toBool('0'));
+Assert::exception(
+	fn() => Cast::toBool([]),
+	TypeError::class,
+	'Cannot cast array to bool.',
+);
+
+
+// int
+Assert::same(0, Cast::toInt(null));
+Assert::same(0, Cast::toInt(false));
+Assert::same(1, Cast::toInt(true));
+Assert::same(0, Cast::toInt(0));
+Assert::same(1, Cast::toInt(1));
+Assert::exception(
+	fn() => Cast::toInt(PHP_INT_MAX + 1),
+	TypeError::class,
+	'Cannot cast 9.2233720368548E+18 to int.',
+);
+Assert::same(0, Cast::toInt(0.0));
+Assert::same(1, Cast::toInt(1.0));
+Assert::exception(
+	fn() => Cast::toInt(0.1),
+	TypeError::class,
+	'Cannot cast 0.1 to int.',
+);
+Assert::exception(
+	fn() => Cast::toInt(''),
+	TypeError::class,
+	"Cannot cast '' to int.",
+);
+Assert::same(0, Cast::toInt('0'));
+Assert::same(1, Cast::toInt('1'));
+Assert::same(-1, Cast::toInt('-1.'));
+Assert::same(1, Cast::toInt('1.0000'));
+Assert::exception(
+	fn() => Cast::toInt('0.1'),
+	TypeError::class,
+	"Cannot cast '0.1' to int.",
+);
+Assert::exception(
+	fn() => Cast::toInt([]),
+	TypeError::class,
+	'Cannot cast array to int.',
+);
+
+
+// float
+Assert::same(0.0, Cast::toFloat(null));
+Assert::same(0.0, Cast::toFloat(false));
+Assert::same(1.0, Cast::toFloat(true));
+Assert::same(0.0, Cast::toFloat(0));
+Assert::same(1.0, Cast::toFloat(1));
+Assert::same(0.0, Cast::toFloat(0.0));
+Assert::same(1.0, Cast::toFloat(1.0));
+Assert::same(0.1, Cast::toFloat(0.1));
+Assert::exception(
+	fn() => Cast::toFloat(''),
+	TypeError::class,
+	"Cannot cast '' to float.",
+);
+Assert::same(0.0, Cast::toFloat('0'));
+Assert::same(1.0, Cast::toFloat('1'));
+Assert::same(-1.0, Cast::toFloat('-1.'));
+Assert::same(1.0, Cast::toFloat('1.0'));
+Assert::same(0.1, Cast::toFloat('0.1'));
+Assert::exception(
+	fn() => Cast::toFloat([]),
+	TypeError::class,
+	'Cannot cast array to float.',
+);
+
+
+// string
+Assert::same('', Cast::toString(null));
+Assert::same('0', Cast::toString(false)); // differs from PHP strict casting
+Assert::same('1', Cast::toString(true));
+Assert::same('0', Cast::toString(0));
+Assert::same('1', Cast::toString(1));
+Assert::same('0.0', Cast::toString(0.0)); // differs from PHP strict casting
+Assert::same('1.0', Cast::toString(1.0)); // differs from PHP strict casting
+Assert::same('-0.1', Cast::toString(-0.1));
+Assert::same('9.2233720368548E+18', Cast::toString(PHP_INT_MAX + 1));
+Assert::same('', Cast::toString(''));
+Assert::same('x', Cast::toString('x'));
+Assert::exception(
+	fn() => Cast::toString([]),
+	TypeError::class,
+	'Cannot cast array to string.',
+);
+
+
+// array
+Assert::same([], Cast::toArray(null));
+Assert::same([false], Cast::toArray(false));
+Assert::same([true], Cast::toArray(true));
+Assert::same([0], Cast::toArray(0));
+Assert::same([0.0], Cast::toArray(0.0));
+Assert::same([1], Cast::toArray([1]));
+Assert::equal([new stdClass], Cast::toArray(new stdClass)); // differs from PHP strict casting
+
+
+// OrNull
+Assert::true(Cast::toBoolOrNull(true));
+Assert::null(Cast::toBoolOrNull(null));
+Assert::same(0, Cast::toIntOrNull(0));
+Assert::null(Cast::toIntOrNull(null));
+Assert::same(0.0, Cast::toFloatOrNull(0));
+Assert::null(Cast::toFloatOrNull(null));
+Assert::same('0', Cast::toStringOrNull(0));
+Assert::null(Cast::toStringOrNull(null));
+Assert::same([], Cast::toArrayOrNull([]));
+Assert::null(Cast::toArrayOrNull(null));
diff --git a/tests/Utils/Cast.to.phpt b/tests/Utils/Cast.to.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9a23f1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Utils/Cast.to.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Nette\Utils\Cast;
+use Tester\Assert;
+
+require __DIR__ . '/../bootstrap.php';
+
+
+// to
+Assert::same(false, Cast::to(null, 'bool'));
+Assert::same(0, Cast::to(null, 'int'));
+Assert::same(0.0, Cast::to(null, 'float'));
+Assert::same('', Cast::to(null, 'string'));
+Assert::same([], Cast::to(null, 'array'));
+Assert::exception(
+	fn() => Cast::to(null, 'unknown'),
+	TypeError::class,
+	"Unsupported type 'unknown'.",
+);
+
+
+// toOrNull
+Assert::null(Cast::toOrNull(null, 'bool'));
+Assert::null(Cast::toOrNull(null, 'int'));
+Assert::null(Cast::toOrNull(null, 'float'));
+Assert::null(Cast::toOrNull(null, 'string'));
+Assert::null(Cast::toOrNull(null, 'array'));
+Assert::null(Cast::toOrNull(null, 'unknown')); // implementation imperfection