diff --git a/cocoa/cocoa_darwin.go b/cocoa/cocoa_darwin.go
index c90607d..b343846 100644
--- a/cocoa/cocoa_darwin.go
+++ b/cocoa/cocoa_darwin.go
@@ -42,10 +42,17 @@ func init() {
 	}
 	wde.BackendRun = Run
 	wde.BackendStop = Stop
+	wde.BackendGetClipboardText = GetClipboardText
+	wde.BackendSetClipboardText = SetClipboardText
+	
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
 	C.initMacDraw()
 	SetAppName("go")
-
+	
+	// I'll uncomment these once the 'super' key glitch is fixed
+	// wde.PasteChord = "super+v"
+	// wde.CopyChord = "super+c"
+	// wde.CutChord = "super+x"
 }
 
 func SetAppName(name string) {
@@ -161,6 +168,14 @@ func (w *Window) Close() (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func GetClipboardText() string {
+	return C.GoString(C.getClipboardText())
+}
+
+func SetClipboardText(text string) {
+	C.setClipboardText(C.CString(text))
+}
+
 func Run() {
 	C.NSAppRun()
 }
diff --git a/cocoa/framework/gomacdraw/gmd.h b/cocoa/framework/gomacdraw/gmd.h
index 7ae6b25..78f9091 100644
--- a/cocoa/framework/gomacdraw/gmd.h
+++ b/cocoa/framework/gomacdraw/gmd.h
@@ -60,4 +60,7 @@ void flushWindowScreen(GMDWindow gmdw);
 void setScreenPixel(GMDImage screen, int x, int y, int r, int g, int b, int a);
 void getScreenSize(GMDImage screen, int* width, int* height);
 
-void setScreenData(GMDImage screen, void* data);
\ No newline at end of file
+void setScreenData(GMDImage screen, void* data);
+
+const char* getClipboardText();
+void setClipboardText(const char* text);
diff --git a/cocoa/framework/gomacdraw/gmd.m b/cocoa/framework/gomacdraw/gmd.m
index 55061d8..999fea8 100644
--- a/cocoa/framework/gomacdraw/gmd.m
+++ b/cocoa/framework/gomacdraw/gmd.m
@@ -157,3 +157,17 @@ void getScreenSize(GMDImage screen, int* width, int* height) {
     *height = size.height;
     [pool release];
 }
+
+const char* getClipboardText() {
+    NSAutoreleasePool* pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+    [pool release];
+    return [[[NSPasteboard generalPasteboard] stringForType:NSPasteboardTypeString] UTF8String];
+}
+
+void setClipboardText(const char* text) {
+    NSAutoreleasePool* pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+    NSPasteboard *pasteBoard = [NSPasteboard generalPasteboard];
+    [pasteBoard clearContents];
+    [pasteBoard setString:[[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:text] forType:NSPasteboardTypeString];
+    [pool release];    
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/keys.go b/keys.go
index 897f1f6..76d0040 100644
--- a/keys.go
+++ b/keys.go
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ const (
 	KeyCapsLock     = "caps"
 )
 
+var PasteChord = "control+v"
+var CopyChord = "control+c"
+var CutChord = "control+x"
+
 var chordPrecedence = []string{
 	"super",
 	"shift",
diff --git a/wde.go b/wde.go
index 8a43c40..628885f 100644
--- a/wde.go
+++ b/wde.go
@@ -103,3 +103,19 @@ func NewWindow(width, height int) (Window, error) {
 var BackendNewWindow = func(width, height int) (Window, error) {
 	panic("no wde backend imported")
 }
+
+func GetClipboardText() string {
+	return BackendGetClipboardText()
+}
+
+var BackendGetClipboardText = func() string {
+	panic("no wde backend imported")
+}
+
+func SetClipboardText(text string) {
+	BackendSetClipboardText(text)
+}
+
+var BackendSetClipboardText = func(text string) {
+	panic("no wde backend imported")
+}