diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8a85a5a8..2cdc1abe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ _templates
 _static
 
 
+
 # gitignore / Node.gitignore #
 ##############################
 lib-cov
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ build
 .grunt
 sample/__issue.js
 package-lock.json
+yarn.lock
 
 node_modules
 
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..037d814c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+	// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+	// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+	// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+	"version": "0.2.0",
+	"configurations": [
+		{
+			"type": "node",
+			"request": "launch",
+			"name": "test.file",
+			"runtimeArgs": [
+				"--inspect-brk",
+				"--trace-warnings",
+				"${relativeFile}",
+			],
+			"port": 9229,
+			"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+			"console": "integratedTerminal",
+			"internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen"
+		}
+	]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/extClipboard.js b/lib/extClipboard.js
index 6aafb3a2..f1e9689c 100644
--- a/lib/extClipboard.js
+++ b/lib/extClipboard.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 
 const Promise = require( 'seventh' ) ;
-const string = require( 'string-kit' ) ;
+const clipboardy = require('clipboardy');
 
 require( './patches.js' ) ;
 const execAsync = require( 'child_process' ).execAsync ;
@@ -45,37 +45,12 @@ const XCLIP_SELECTION_ARG = {
 } ;
 
 
+exports.getClipboard = () => {
+	return new Promise.resolve(clipboardy.readSync())
+}
 
-if ( process.platform === 'linux' ) {
-	exports.getClipboard = async ( source ) => {
-		var arg = XCLIP_SELECTION_ARG[ source[ 0 ] ] || 'clipboard' ;
-		return await execFileAsync( 'xclip' , [ '-o' , '-selection' , arg ] ) ;
-	} ;
-
-	exports.setClipboard = async ( str , source ) => {
-		var promise = new Promise() ;
-		var arg = XCLIP_SELECTION_ARG[ source[ 0 ] ] || 'clipboard' ;
-		var xclip = spawn( 'xclip' , [ '-i' , '-selection' , arg ] ) ;
-
-		xclip.on( 'error' , error => {
-			//console.error( 'xclip error:' , error ) ;
-			promise.reject( error ) ;
-		} ) ;
-
-		xclip.on( 'exit' , code => {
-			//console.log( 'xclip exited with code:' , code ) ;
-			if ( code !== 0 ) { promise.reject( code ) ; }
-			else { promise.resolve() ; }
-		} ) ;
-
-		// Send the string to push to the clipboard
-		xclip.stdin.end( str ) ;
+exports.setClipboard = (data) => {
+	return new Promise.resolve(clipboardy.writeSync(data))
+} 
 
-		return promise ;
-	} ;
-}
-else {
-	exports.getClipboard = () => Promise.reject( new Error( 'No clipboard manipulation program found' ) ) ;
-	exports.setClipboard = () => Promise.reject( new Error( 'No clipboard manipulation program found' ) ) ;
-}
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index beabd106..e5fb9d69 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@cronvel/get-pixels": "^3.4.0",
     "chroma-js": "^2.1.0",
+    "clipboardy": "^2.3.0",
     "lazyness": "^1.2.0",
     "ndarray": "^1.0.19",
     "nextgen-events": "^1.3.0",