diff --git a/crates/egui/src/atomics/atoms.rs b/crates/egui/src/atomics/atoms.rs
index 635b2a13..4b19c9e2 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/atomics/atoms.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/atomics/atoms.rs
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ impl<'a> Atoms<'a> {
         string
     }
 
-    pub fn iter_kinds(&'a self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &'a AtomKind<'a>> {
+    pub fn iter_kinds(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &AtomKind<'a>> {
         self.0.iter().map(|atom| &atom.kind)
     }
 
-    pub fn iter_kinds_mut(&'a mut self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &'a mut AtomKind<'a>> {
+    pub fn iter_kinds_mut(&mut self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &mut AtomKind<'a>> {
         self.0.iter_mut().map(|atom| &mut atom.kind)
     }
 
-    pub fn iter_images(&'a self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &'a Image<'a>> {
+    pub fn iter_images(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &Image<'a>> {
         self.iter_kinds().filter_map(|kind| {
             if let AtomKind::Image(image) = kind {
                 Some(image)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl<'a> Atoms<'a> {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn iter_images_mut(&'a mut self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &'a mut Image<'a>> {
+    pub fn iter_images_mut(&mut self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &mut Image<'a>> {
         self.iter_kinds_mut().filter_map(|kind| {
             if let AtomKind::Image(image) = kind {
                 Some(image)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ impl<'a> Atoms<'a> {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn iter_texts(&'a self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &'a WidgetText> {
+    pub fn iter_texts(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &WidgetText> + use<'_, 'a> {
         self.iter_kinds().filter_map(|kind| {
             if let AtomKind::Text(text) = kind {
                 Some(text)
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl<'a> Atoms<'a> {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn iter_texts_mut(&'a mut self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &'a mut WidgetText> {
+    pub fn iter_texts_mut(&mut self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &mut WidgetText> + use<'a, '_> {
         self.iter_kinds_mut().filter_map(|kind| {
             if let AtomKind::Text(text) = kind {
                 Some(text)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl<'a> Atoms<'a> {
             .for_each(|atom| *atom = f(std::mem::take(atom)));
     }
 
-    pub fn map_kind<F>(&'a mut self, mut f: F)
+    pub fn map_kind<F>(&mut self, mut f: F)
     where
         F: FnMut(AtomKind<'a>) -> AtomKind<'a>,
     {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl<'a> Atoms<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn map_images<F>(&'a mut self, mut f: F)
+    pub fn map_images<F>(&mut self, mut f: F)
     where
         F: FnMut(Image<'a>) -> Image<'a>,
     {
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ impl<'a> Atoms<'a> {
         });
     }
 
-    pub fn map_texts<F>(&'a mut self, mut f: F)
+    pub fn map_texts<F>(&mut self, mut f: F)
     where
         F: FnMut(WidgetText) -> WidgetText,
     {
@@ -227,3 +227,33 @@ impl DerefMut for Atoms<'_> {
         &mut self.0
     }
 }
+
+impl<'a, T: Into<Atom<'a>>> From<Vec<T>> for Atoms<'a> {
+    fn from(vec: Vec<T>) -> Self {
+        Atoms(vec.into_iter().map(Into::into).collect())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: Into<Atom<'a>> + Clone> From<&[T]> for Atoms<'a> {
+    fn from(slice: &[T]) -> Self {
+        Atoms(slice.iter().cloned().map(Into::into).collect())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, Item: Into<Atom<'a>>> FromIterator<Item> for Atoms<'a> {
+    fn from_iter<T: IntoIterator<Item = Item>>(iter: T) -> Self {
+        Atoms(iter.into_iter().map(Into::into).collect())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::Atoms;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn collect_atoms() {
+        let _: Atoms<'_> = ["Hello", "World"].into_iter().collect();
+        let _ = Atoms::from(vec!["Hi"]);
+        let _ = Atoms::from(["Hi"].as_slice());
+    }
+}