diff --git a/vlib/clipboard/clipboard.v b/vlib/clipboard/clipboard.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11262cd10b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/clipboard/clipboard.v
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+module clipboard
+
+// create a new clipboard
+pub fn new() &Clipboard {
+	return new_clipboard()
+}
+
+// copy some text into the clipboard
+pub fn (cb mut Clipboard) copy(text string) bool {
+	return cb.set_text(text)
+}
+
+// get the text from the clipboard
+pub fn (cb mut Clipboard) paste() string {
+	return cb.get_text()
+}
+
+// clear the clipboard
+pub fn (cb mut Clipboard) clear_all() {
+	cb.clear()
+} 
+
+// destroy the clipboard
+pub fn (cb mut Clipboard) destroy() {
+	cb.free()
+}
+
+// check if we own the clipboard
+pub fn (cb mut Clipboard) check_ownership() bool {
+	return cb.has_ownership()
+}
+
+// check if clipboard can be used
+pub fn (cb &Clipboard) is_available() bool {
+	return cb.check_availability()
+}
+
+// create a new PRIMARY clipboard (only supported on Linux)
+pub fn new_primary() &Clipboard {
+	$if linux {
+		return new_x11_clipboard(.primary)
+	} $else {
+		panic("Primary clipboard is not supported on non-Linux systems.")
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/vlib/clipboard/clipboard_darwin.v b/vlib/clipboard/clipboard_darwin.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4fe6bc20d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/clipboard/clipboard_darwin.v
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+module clipboard
+
+#include <libkern/OSAtomic.h>
+#include <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+
+#flag -framework Cocoa
+
+struct Clipboard {
+    pb voidptr
+    last_cb_serial i64
+}
+
+fn new_clipboard() &Clipboard{
+	mut pb := voidptr(0)
+	#pb = [NSPasteboard generalPasteboard];
+	cb := &Clipboard{
+		pb: pb
+	}
+	return cb
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) check_availability() bool {
+	return cb.pb != C.NULL
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) clear(){
+	#[cb->pb clearContents];
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) free(){
+	//nothing to free
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) has_ownership() bool {
+	if cb.last_cb_serial == 0 {return false}
+	#return [cb->pb changeCount] == cb->last_cb_serial;
+	return false
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) set_text(text string) bool {
+	#NSString *ns_clip;
+	mut ret := false
+
+	#ns_clip = [[ NSString alloc ] initWithBytesNoCopy:text.str length:text.len encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding freeWhenDone: false];
+	#[cb->pb declareTypes:[NSArray arrayWithObject:NSStringPboardType] owner:nil];
+	#ret = [cb->pb setString:ns_clip forType:NSStringPboardType];
+	#[ns_clip release];
+
+	mut serial := 0
+	#serial = [cb->pb changeCount];
+	C.OSAtomicCompareAndSwapLong(cb.last_cb_serial, serial, &cb.last_cb_serial)
+	return ret
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) get_text() string {
+	#NSString *ns_clip;
+	mut utf8_clip := byteptr(0)
+
+	#ns_clip = [cb->pb stringForType:NSStringPboardType]; //NSPasteboardTypeString
+	#if (ns_clip == nil) {
+	#	return tos3(""); //in case clipboard is empty
+	#}
+
+	#utf8_clip = [ns_clip UTF8String];
+	return string(utf8_clip)
+}
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diff --git a/vlib/clipboard/clipboard_linux.v b/vlib/clipboard/clipboard_linux.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f6e2bef57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/clipboard/clipboard_linux.v
@@ -0,0 +1,418 @@
+// Currently there is only X11 Selections support and no way to handle Wayland
+// but since Wayland isn't extremely adopted, we are covering almost all Linux distros.
+module clipboard
+
+import (
+	time
+	sync
+	math
+)
+
+#flag -lX11
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+
+// X11
+struct C.Display
+struct C.Atom
+struct C.Window
+fn C.XInitThreads() int
+fn C.XCloseDisplay(d &Display)
+fn C.XFlush(d &Display)
+fn C.XDestroyWindow(d &Display, w Window)
+fn C.XNextEvent(d Display, e &XEvent)
+fn C.XSetSelectionOwner(d &Display, a Atom, w Window, time int)
+fn C.XGetSelectionOwner(d &Display, a Atom) Window
+fn C.XChangeProperty(d &Display, requestor Window, property Atom, typ Atom, format int, mode int, data voidptr, nelements int) int
+fn C.XSendEvent(d &Display, requestor Window, propogate int, mask i64, event &XEvent)
+fn C.XInternAtom(d &Display, typ byteptr, only_if_exists int) Atom
+fn C.XCreateSimpleWindow(d &Display, root Window, x int, y int, width u32, height u32, border_width u32, border u64, background u64) Window
+fn C.XOpenDisplay(name byteptr) &Display
+fn C.XConvertSelection(d &Display, selection Atom, target Atom, property Atom, requestor Window, time int) int
+fn C.XSync(d &Display, discard int) int
+fn C.XGetWindowProperty(d &Display, w Window, property Atom, offset i64, length i64, delete int, req_type Atom, actual_type_return &Atom, actual_format_return &int, nitems &i64, bytes_after_return &i64, prop_return &byteptr) int
+fn C.XDeleteProperty(d &Display, w Window, property Atom) int
+struct C.XSelectionRequestEvent{
+	mut:
+	selection Atom
+	display &Display	/* Display the event was read from */
+	owner Window
+	requestor Window
+	target Atom
+	property Atom 
+	time int
+}
+struct C.XSelectionEvent{
+	mut:
+	@type int
+	selection Atom
+	display &Display	/* Display the event was read from */
+	requestor Window
+	target Atom
+	property Atom 
+	time int
+}
+struct C.XSelectionClearEvent{
+	mut:
+	window Window
+	selection Atom
+}
+struct C.XDestroyWindowEvent {
+	mut:
+	window Window
+}
+struct C.XEvent{
+	mut:
+	@type int
+	xselectionrequest XSelectionRequestEvent
+	xselection XSelectionEvent
+	xselectionclear XSelectionClearEvent
+	xdestroywindow XDestroyWindowEvent
+}
+
+const (
+	atom_names = ["TARGETS", "CLIPBOARD", "PRIMARY", "SECONDARY", "TEXT", "UTF8_STRING", "text/plain", "text/html"]
+)
+//UNSUPPORTED TYPES: MULTIPLE, INCR, TIMESTAMP, image/bmp, image/jpeg, image/tiff, image/png
+
+// all the atom types we need
+// currently we only support text
+// in the future, maybe we can extend this
+// to support other mime types
+enum atom_type {
+	xa_atom = 0, //value 4
+	xa_string = 1, //value 31
+	targets = 2,
+	clipboard = 3,
+	primary = 4,
+	secondary = 5,
+	text = 6,
+	utf8_string = 7
+	text_plain = 8,
+	text_html = 9
+}
+
+struct Clipboard {
+	display &Display
+	mut:
+	selection Atom //the selection atom
+	window Window
+	atoms []Atom
+	mutex sync.Mutex
+	text string // text data sent or received
+	got_text bool // used to confirm that we have got the text
+	is_owner bool // to save selection owner state
+}
+
+struct Property{
+	actual_type Atom
+	actual_format int
+	nitems int
+	data byteptr
+}
+
+fn new_clipboard() &Clipboard {
+	return new_x11_clipboard(.clipboard)
+}
+
+// Initialize a new clipboard of the given selection type. 
+// We can initialize multiple clipboard instances and use them separately
+fn new_x11_clipboard(selection atom_type) &Clipboard {
+	if !(selection in [.clipboard, .primary, .secondary]) {
+		panic("Wrong atom_type. Must be one of .primary, .secondary or .clipboard.")
+	}
+	
+	//init x11 thread support
+	status := XInitThreads()
+	if status == 0 {
+		println("WARN: this system does not support threads; clipboard will cause the program to lock.")
+	}
+
+	display := new_display()
+
+	if display == C.NULL {
+		println("ERROR: No X Server running. Clipboard cannot be used.")
+		return &Clipboard{}
+	}
+
+	mut cb := &Clipboard{
+		display: display
+		window: create_xwindow(display)
+		mutex: sync.new_mutex()
+	}
+	cb.intern_atoms()
+	cb.selection = cb.get_atom(selection)
+	// start the listener on another thread or
+	// we will be locked and will have to hard exit
+	go cb.start_listener()
+	return cb
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) check_availability() bool {
+	return cb.display != C.NULL
+}
+
+fn (cb mut Clipboard) free() {
+	XDestroyWindow(cb.display, cb.window)
+	cb.window = Window(C.None)
+	//FIX ME: program hangs when closing display
+	//XCloseDisplay(cb.display)
+}
+
+fn (cb mut Clipboard) clear(){
+	cb.mutex.lock()
+	XSetSelectionOwner(cb.display, cb.selection, Window(C.None), C.CurrentTime)
+	XFlush(cb.display)
+	cb.is_owner = false
+	cb.text = ""
+	cb.mutex.unlock()
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) has_ownership() bool {
+	return cb.is_owner
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) take_ownership(){
+	XSetSelectionOwner(cb.display, cb.selection, cb.window, C.CurrentTime)
+	XFlush(cb.display)
+}
+
+fn (cb mut Clipboard) set_text(text string) bool {
+	if cb.window == Window(C.None) {return false}
+	mut ret := false
+	cb.mutex.lock()
+	cb.text = text
+	cb.is_owner = true
+	cb.take_ownership()
+	XFlush(cb.display)
+	cb.mutex.unlock()
+	// sleep a little bit
+	time.sleep(1)
+	return cb.is_owner
+}
+
+fn (cb mut Clipboard) get_text() string {
+	if cb.window == Window(C.None) {return ""}
+	if cb.is_owner {
+		return cb.text
+	}
+	cb.got_text = false
+	
+	//Request a list of possible conversions, if we're pasting.
+	XConvertSelection(cb.display, cb.selection, cb.get_atom(.targets), cb.selection, cb.window, C.CurrentTime)
+	
+	//wait for the text to arrive
+	mut retries := 5
+	for {
+		if cb.got_text || retries == 0 {break}
+		time.usleep(50000)
+		retries--
+	}
+	return cb.text
+}
+
+// this function is crucial to handling all the different data types
+// if we ever support other mimetypes they should be handled here
+fn (cb mut Clipboard) transmit_selection(xse &XSelectionEvent) bool {
+	if xse.target == cb.get_atom(.targets) {
+		targets := cb.get_supported_targets()
+		XChangeProperty(xse.display, xse.requestor, xse.property, cb.get_atom(.xa_atom), 32, C.PropModeReplace, targets.data, targets.len)
+	} else if cb.is_supported_target(xse.target) && cb.is_owner && cb.text != "" {
+		cb.mutex.lock()
+		XChangeProperty(xse.display, xse.requestor, xse.property, xse.target, 8, C.PropModeReplace, cb.text.str, cb.text.len)
+		cb.mutex.unlock()
+	} else {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+fn (cb mut Clipboard) start_listener(){
+	event := XEvent{}
+	mut sent_request := false
+	mut to_be_requested := Atom(0)
+	for {
+		XNextEvent(cb.display, &event)
+		if (event.@type == 0) {
+			println("error")
+           	continue
+        }
+		match event.@type {
+			C.DestroyNotify {
+				if event.xdestroywindow.window == cb.window {
+					return // we are done
+				}
+			}
+			C.SelectionClear {
+				if event.xselectionclear.window == cb.window && event.xselectionclear.selection == cb.selection {
+					cb.mutex.lock()
+					cb.is_owner = false
+					cb.text = ""
+					cb.mutex.unlock()
+				}
+			}
+			C.SelectionRequest {
+				if event.xselectionrequest.selection == cb.selection {
+					mut xsre := &XSelectionRequestEvent{}
+					xsre = &event.xselectionrequest
+					
+					mut xse := XSelectionEvent{
+						@type: C.SelectionNotify // 31
+						display: xsre.display
+						requestor: xsre.requestor
+						selection: xsre.selection
+						time: xsre.time
+						target: xsre.target
+						property: xsre.property
+					}
+					if !cb.transmit_selection(&xse) {
+						xse.property = new_atom(C.None)
+					}
+					XSendEvent(cb.display, xse.requestor, 0, C.PropertyChangeMask, &xse)
+					XFlush(cb.display)
+				}
+			}
+			C.SelectionNotify {
+				if event.xselection.selection == cb.selection && event.xselection.property != Atom(C.None) {
+					if event.xselection.target == cb.get_atom(.targets) && !sent_request {
+						sent_request = true
+						prop := read_property(cb.display, cb.window, cb.selection)
+						to_be_requested = cb.pick_target(prop)
+						if to_be_requested != Atom(0) {
+							XConvertSelection(cb.display, cb.selection, to_be_requested, cb.selection, cb.window, C.CurrentTime)
+						}
+					} else if event.xselection.target == to_be_requested {
+						sent_request = false
+						to_be_requested = Atom(0)
+						cb.mutex.lock()
+						prop := read_property(event.xselection.display, event.xselection.requestor, event.xselection.property)
+						XDeleteProperty(event.xselection.display, event.xselection.requestor, event.xselection.property)
+						if cb.is_supported_target(prop.actual_type) {
+							cb.got_text = true
+							cb.text = string(prop.data) //TODO: return byteptr to support other mimetypes
+						}
+						cb.mutex.unlock()
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			C.PropertyNotify {} 
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+// Helpers
+
+// Initialize all the atoms we need
+fn (cb mut Clipboard) intern_atoms(){
+	cb.atoms << Atom(4) //XA_ATOM
+	cb.atoms << Atom(31) //XA_STRING
+	for i, name in atom_names{
+		only_if_exists := if i == int(atom_type.utf8_string) {1} else {0}
+		cb.atoms << XInternAtom(cb.display, name.str, only_if_exists)
+		if i == int(atom_type.utf8_string) && cb.atoms[i] == Atom(C.None) {
+			cb.atoms[i] = cb.get_atom(.xa_string)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+fn read_property(d &Display, w Window, p Atom) Property {
+	actual_type := Atom(0)
+	actual_format := 0
+	nitems := 0
+	bytes_after := 0
+	ret := byteptr(0)
+	mut read_bytes := 1024
+	for {
+		if(ret != 0){
+			C.XFree(ret)
+		}
+		XGetWindowProperty(d, w, p, 0, read_bytes, 0, C.AnyPropertyType, &actual_type, &actual_format, &nitems, &bytes_after, &ret)
+		read_bytes *= 2
+		if bytes_after == 0 {break}
+	}
+	return Property{actual_type, actual_format, nitems, ret}
+}
+
+// Finds the best target given a local copy of a property.
+fn (cb &Clipboard) pick_target(prop Property) Atom {
+	//The list of targets is a list of atoms, so it should have type XA_ATOM
+	//but it may have the type TARGETS instead.
+	if((prop.actual_type != cb.get_atom(.xa_atom) && prop.actual_type != cb.get_atom(.targets)) || prop.actual_format != 32)
+	{ 
+		//This would be really broken. Targets have to be an atom list
+		//and applications should support this. Nevertheless, some
+		//seem broken (MATLAB 7, for instance), so ask for STRING
+		//next instead as the lowest common denominator
+		return cb.get_atom(.xa_string)
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		atom_list := &Atom(prop.data)
+		
+		mut to_be_requested := Atom(0)
+
+		//This is higher than the maximum priority.
+		mut priority := math.max_i32
+		
+		supported_targets := cb.get_supported_targets()
+
+		for i := 0; i < prop.nitems; i++ {
+			//See if this data type is allowed and of higher priority (closer to zero)
+			//than the present one.
+			
+			if cb.is_supported_target(atom_list[i]) {
+				index := cb.get_target_index(atom_list[i])
+				if(priority > index && index >= 0)
+				{	
+					priority = index
+					to_be_requested = atom_list[i]
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return to_be_requested
+	}
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) get_atoms(types ...atom_type) []Atom {
+	mut atoms := []Atom
+	for typ in types {
+		atoms << cb.atoms[typ]		
+	}
+	return atoms
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) get_atom(typ atom_type) Atom {
+	return cb.atoms[typ]
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) is_supported_target(target Atom) bool {
+	return cb.get_target_index(target) >= 0
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) get_target_index(target Atom) int {
+	for i, atom in cb.get_supported_targets() {
+		if atom == target {return i}
+	}
+	return -1
+} 
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) get_supported_targets() []Atom {
+	return cb.get_atoms(atom_type.utf8_string, .xa_string, .text, .text_plain, .text_html)
+}
+
+fn new_atom(value int) &Atom {
+	mut atom := &Atom{}
+	atom = value
+	return atom
+}
+
+fn create_xwindow(display &Display) Window {
+	N := int(C.DefaultScreen(display))
+	return XCreateSimpleWindow(display, C.RootWindow(display, N), 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, C.BlackPixel(display, N), C.WhitePixel(display, N))
+}
+
+fn new_display() &Display {
+	return XOpenDisplay(C.NULL)
+}
+
diff --git a/vlib/clipboard/clipboard_test.v b/vlib/clipboard/clipboard_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ccf79545b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/clipboard/clipboard_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import clipboard
+
+fn run_test(is_primary bool){
+	mut cb := if is_primary {clipboard.new_primary()}else{clipboard.new()}
+	if !cb.is_available() {return}
+	assert cb.check_ownership() == false
+	assert cb.copy("I am a good boy!") == true
+	assert cb.check_ownership() == true
+	assert cb.paste() == "I am a good boy!"
+	cb.clear_all()
+	assert cb.paste().len <= 0
+	cb.destroy()
+}
+
+fn test_primary(){
+	$if linux {
+		run_test(true)
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_clipboard(){
+	run_test(false)
+}
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diff --git a/vlib/clipboard/clipboard_windows.v b/vlib/clipboard/clipboard_windows.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc5cb8cfca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/clipboard/clipboard_windows.v
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+module clipboard
+
+import time
+
+#include <windows.h>
+
+struct C.HWND
+struct C.WPARAM
+struct C.LPARAM
+struct C.LRESULT
+struct C.HGLOBAL
+struct C.WNDCLASSEX {
+    cbSize int
+    lpfnWndProc voidptr
+    lpszClassName &u16
+}
+fn C.RegisterClassEx(class WNDCLASSEX) int
+fn C.GetClipboardOwner() &HWND
+fn C.CreateWindowEx(dwExStyle i64, lpClassName &u16, lpWindowName &u16, dwStyle i64, x int, y int, nWidth int, nHeight int, hWndParent i64, hMenu voidptr, hInstance voidptr, lpParam voidptr) &HWND
+fn C.MultiByteToWideChar(CodePage u32, dwFlags u16, lpMultiByteStr byteptr, cbMultiByte int, lpWideCharStr u16, cchWideChar int) int
+fn C.EmptyClipboard()
+fn C.CloseClipboard()
+fn C.GlobalAlloc(uFlag u32, size i64) HGLOBAL
+fn C.GlobalFree(buf HGLOBAL)
+fn C.GlobalLock(buf HGLOBAL)
+fn C.GlobalUnlock(buf HGLOBAL)
+fn C.SetClipboardData(uFormat u32, data voidptr) C.HANDLE
+fn C.GetClipboardData(uFormat u32) C.HANDLE
+fn C.DefWindowProc(hwnd HWND, msg u32, wParam WPARAM, lParam LPARAM) LRESULT
+fn C.SetLastError(error i64)
+fn C.OpenClipboard(hwnd HWND) int
+fn C.DestroyWindow(hwnd HWND)
+
+struct Clipboard {
+    max_retries int
+    retry_delay int
+    mut:
+    hwnd HWND
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) get_clipboard_lock() bool {
+	mut retries := cb.max_retries
+	mut last_error := u32(0)
+
+	for {
+		retries--
+		if retries < 0 {
+			break
+		}
+        last_error = GetLastError()
+        if OpenClipboard(cb.hwnd) > 0 {
+            return true
+        } else if last_error != u32(C.ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED) {
+            return false
+        }
+
+		time.sleep(cb.retry_delay)
+	}
+    SetLastError(last_error)
+    return false
+}
+
+fn new_clipboard() &Clipboard {
+    mut cb := &Clipboard {
+        max_retries: 5
+        retry_delay: 5
+    }
+    wndclass := WNDCLASSEX{
+        cbSize: sizeof(WNDCLASSEX)
+        lpfnWndProc: voidptr(&DefWindowProc)
+        lpszClassName: "clipboard".to_wide()
+    }
+    if RegisterClassEx(&wndclass) <= 0 && GetLastError() != u32(C.ERROR_CLASS_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
+        println("Failed registering class.")
+    }
+    hwnd := CreateWindowEx(0, wndclass.lpszClassName, wndclass.lpszClassName, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, C.HWND_MESSAGE, C.NULL, C.NULL, C.NULL)
+    if hwnd == C.NULL {
+        println("Error creating window!")
+    }
+    cb.hwnd = hwnd
+    return cb
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) check_availability() bool {
+	return cb.hwnd != HWND(C.NULL)
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) has_ownership() bool {
+    return GetClipboardOwner() == cb.hwnd
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) clear() {
+    if !cb.get_clipboard_lock() {return}
+    EmptyClipboard()
+    CloseClipboard()
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) free(){
+    DestroyWindow(cb.hwnd)
+}
+
+// the string.to_wide doesn't work with SetClipboardData, don't know why
+fn to_wide(text string) &HGLOBAL {
+    len_required := MultiByteToWideChar(C.CP_UTF8, C.MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, text.str, text.len + 1, C.NULL, 0)
+    buf := GlobalAlloc(C.GMEM_MOVEABLE, sizeof(u16) * len_required)
+    if buf != HGLOBAL(C.NULL) {
+        mut locked := &u16(GlobalLock(buf))
+        MultiByteToWideChar(C.CP_UTF8, C.MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, text.str, text.len + 1, locked, len_required)
+        locked[len_required - 1] = u16(0)
+        GlobalUnlock(buf)
+    }
+    return buf
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) set_text(text string) bool {
+    buf := to_wide(text)
+    if !cb.get_clipboard_lock() {
+        GlobalFree(buf)
+        return false
+    } else {
+        /* EmptyClipboard must be called to properly update clipboard ownership */
+        EmptyClipboard()
+        if SetClipboardData(C.CF_UNICODETEXT, buf) == HANDLE(C.NULL) {
+            println("SetClipboardData: Failed.")
+            CloseClipboard()
+            GlobalFree(buf)
+            return false
+        }
+    }
+    /* CloseClipboard appears to change the sequence number... */
+    CloseClipboard()
+    return true
+}
+
+fn (cb &Clipboard) get_text() string {
+    if !cb.get_clipboard_lock() {
+        return ""
+    }
+    h_data := GetClipboardData(C.CF_UNICODETEXT)
+    if h_data == HANDLE(C.NULL) {
+        CloseClipboard()
+        return ""
+    }
+    str := string_from_wide(&u16(GlobalLock(h_data)))
+    GlobalUnlock(h_data)
+    return str
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/parser.v b/vlib/compiler/parser.v
index bd8563f8c3..1bb54bfae8 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/parser.v
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) parse(pass Pass) {
 	}
 	p.fgenln('\n')
 	p.builtin_mod = p.mod == 'builtin'
-	p.can_chash = p.mod=='ui' || p.mod == 'darwin'// TODO tmp remove
+	p.can_chash = p.mod in ['ui','darwin','clipboard']// TODO tmp remove
 	// Import pass - the first and the smallest pass that only analyzes imports
 	// if we are a building module get the full module name from v.mod
 	fq_mod := if p.pref.build_mode == .build_module && p.v.mod.ends_with(p.mod) {