diff --git a/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json b/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json
index b9ba0be..0abb834 100644
--- a/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json
+++ b/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
             ["ctrl+page_down", "next_tab"],
             ["ctrl+page_up", "previous_tab"],
             ["ctrl+shift+e", "switch_buffers"],
-            ["alt+shift+v", "clipboard_history"],
             ["ctrl+0", "reset_fontsize"],
             ["ctrl+plus", "adjust_fontsize", 1.0],
             ["ctrl+minus", "adjust_fontsize", -1.0],
@@ -148,6 +147,7 @@
             ["alt+shift+d", "dupe_up"],
             ["alt+shift+f", "format"],
             ["alt+shift+s", "filter", "sort", "-u"],
+            ["alt+shift+v", "paste"],
             ["alt+shift+i", "add_cursors_to_line_ends"],
             ["alt+shift+left", "expand_selection"],
             ["alt+shift+right", "shrink_selection"],
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@
             ["ctrl+space", "mini_mode_cancel"],
             ["ctrl+backspace", "mini_mode_reset"],
             ["alt+v", "system_paste"],
+            ["alt+shift+v", "system_paste"],
             ["tab", "mini_mode_try_complete_file"],
             ["escape", "mini_mode_cancel"],
             ["enter", "mini_mode_select"],
@@ -468,6 +469,7 @@
             ["ctrl+space", "mini_mode_cancel"],
             ["ctrl+backspace", "mini_mode_delete_to_previous_path_segment"],
             ["alt+v", "system_paste"],
+            ["alt+shift+v", "system_paste"],
             ["shift+tab", "mini_mode_reverse_complete_file"],
             ["up", "mini_mode_reverse_complete_file"],
             ["down", "mini_mode_try_complete_file"],
@@ -498,6 +500,7 @@
             ["ctrl+space", "exit_mini_mode"],
             ["ctrl+enter", "mini_mode_insert_bytes", "\n"],
             ["ctrl+backspace", "mini_mode_reset"],
+            ["alt+shift+v", "system_paste"],
             ["alt+v", "system_paste"],
             ["alt+n", "goto_next_file"],
             ["alt+p", "goto_prev_file"],
@@ -531,6 +534,7 @@
             ["ctrl+space", "mini_mode_cancel"],
             ["ctrl+enter", "mini_mode_insert_bytes", "\n"],
             ["ctrl+backspace", "mini_mode_reset"],
+            ["alt+shift+v", "system_paste"],
             ["alt+v", "system_paste"],
             ["alt+n", "goto_next_match"],
             ["alt+p", "goto_prev_match"],
diff --git a/src/tui/editor.zig b/src/tui/editor.zig
index c3f2f61..9efdd02 100644
--- a/src/tui/editor.zig
+++ b/src/tui/editor.zig
@@ -2580,6 +2580,20 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
     }
     pub const scroll_view_bottom_meta: Meta = .{};
 
+    fn set_clipboard(self: *Self, text: []const u8) void {
+        tui.set_clipboard(text);
+        if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) {
+            @import("renderer").copy_to_windows_clipboard(text) catch |e|
+                self.logger.print_err("clipboard", "failed to set clipboard: {any}", .{e});
+        } else {
+            tui.rdr().copy_to_system_clipboard(text);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_clipboard_internal(_: *Self, text: []const u8) void {
+        tui.set_clipboard(text);
+    }
+
     pub fn copy_selection(root: Buffer.Root, sel: Selection, text_allocator: Allocator, metrics: Buffer.Metrics) ![]u8 {
         var size: usize = 0;
         _ = try root.get_range(sel, null, &size, null, metrics);
@@ -2638,43 +2652,72 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         return root_;
     }
 
-    pub fn cut_to(self: *Self, move: cursor_operator_const, root_: Buffer.Root) !Buffer.Root {
+    pub fn cut_to(self: *Self, move: cursor_operator_const, root_: Buffer.Root, text_allocator: Allocator) !struct { []const u8, Buffer.Root } {
         var all_stop = true;
         var root = root_;
 
+        var text = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
+        defer text.deinit(text_allocator);
+        var first = true;
         for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
             if (cursel.selection) |_| {
-                const cut_text, root = self.cut_selection(root, cursel, tui.clipboard_allocator()) catch continue;
-                tui.clipboard_add_chunk(cut_text);
+                const cut_text, root = self.cut_selection(root, cursel, text_allocator) catch continue;
+                defer text_allocator.free(cut_text);
                 all_stop = false;
+                if (first) {
+                    first = false;
+                } else {
+                    try text.appendSlice(text_allocator, "\n");
+                }
+                try text.appendSlice(text_allocator, cut_text);
                 continue;
             }
 
             with_selection_const(root, move, cursel, self.metrics) catch continue;
-            const cut_text, root = self.cut_selection(root, cursel, tui.clipboard_allocator()) catch continue;
-            tui.clipboard_add_chunk(cut_text);
+            const cut_text, root = self.cut_selection(root, cursel, text_allocator) catch continue;
+            defer text_allocator.free(cut_text);
+
+            if (first) {
+                first = false;
+            } else {
+                try text.appendSlice(text_allocator, "\n");
+            }
+            try text.appendSlice(text_allocator, cut_text);
             all_stop = false;
         };
 
-        return if (all_stop) error.Stop else root;
+        if (all_stop)
+            return error.Stop;
+        return .{ try text.toOwnedSlice(text_allocator), root };
     }
 
     pub fn cut_internal_vim(self: *Self, _: Context) Result {
         const primary = self.get_primary();
         const b = self.buf_for_update() catch return;
         var root = b.root;
+        var text = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
+        defer text.deinit(self.allocator);
         if (self.cursels.items.len == 1)
             if (primary.selection) |_| {} else {
+                try text.appendSlice(self.allocator, "\n");
                 const sel = primary.enable_selection(root, self.metrics) catch return;
                 try move_cursor_begin(root, &sel.begin, self.metrics);
                 try move_cursor_end(root, &sel.end, self.metrics);
                 try move_cursor_right(root, &sel.end, self.metrics);
             };
+        var first = true;
         for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
-            const cut_text, root = try self.cut_selection(root, cursel, tui.clipboard_allocator());
-            tui.clipboard_add_chunk(cut_text);
+            const cut_text, root = try self.cut_selection(root, cursel, self.allocator);
+            defer self.allocator.free(cut_text);
+            if (first) {
+                first = false;
+            } else {
+                try text.appendSlice(self.allocator, "\n");
+            }
+            try text.appendSlice(self.allocator, cut_text);
         };
         try self.update_buf(root);
+        self.set_clipboard_internal(try text.toOwnedSlice(self.allocator));
         self.clamp();
     }
     pub const cut_internal_vim_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Cut selection or current line to internal clipboard (vim)" };
@@ -2696,21 +2739,31 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
                     else => return e,
                 };
             };
-        var count: usize = 0;
+        var first = true;
+        var text = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
+        defer text.deinit(self.allocator);
         for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
-            count += 1;
-            const cut_text, root = try self.cut_selection(root, cursel, tui.clipboard_allocator());
-            tui.clipboard_add_chunk(cut_text);
+            const cut_text, root = try self.cut_selection(root, cursel, self.allocator);
+            defer self.allocator.free(cut_text);
+            if (first) {
+                first = false;
+            } else {
+                try text.appendSlice(self.allocator, "\n");
+            }
+            try text.appendSlice(self.allocator, cut_text);
         };
         try self.update_buf(root);
+        self.set_clipboard(try text.toOwnedSlice(self.allocator));
         self.clamp();
-        try tui.clipboard_send_to_system(count);
     }
     pub const cut_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Cut selection or current line to clipboard" };
 
     pub fn copy(self: *Self, _: Context) Result {
         const primary = self.get_primary();
         const root = self.buf_root() catch return;
+        var first = true;
+        var text = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
+        defer text.deinit(self.allocator);
         if (self.cursels.items.len == 1)
             if (primary.selection) |_| {} else {
                 const sel = primary.enable_selection(root, self.metrics) catch return;
@@ -2718,26 +2771,46 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
                 try move_cursor_end(root, &sel.end, self.metrics);
                 try move_cursor_right(root, &sel.end, self.metrics);
             };
-        var count: usize = 0;
-        for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| if (cursel.selection) |sel| {
-            count += 1;
-            tui.clipboard_add_chunk(try copy_selection(root, sel, tui.clipboard_allocator(), self.metrics));
+        for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
+            if (cursel.selection) |sel| {
+                const copy_text = try copy_selection(root, sel, self.allocator, self.metrics);
+                defer self.allocator.free(copy_text);
+
+                if (first) {
+                    first = false;
+                } else {
+                    try text.appendSlice(self.allocator, "\n");
+                }
+                try text.appendSlice(self.allocator, copy_text);
+            }
         };
-        return tui.clipboard_send_to_system(count);
+        if (text.items.len > 0) {
+            if (text.items.len > 100) {
+                self.logger.print("copy:{f}...", .{std.ascii.hexEscape(text.items[0..100], .lower)});
+            } else {
+                self.logger.print("copy:{f}", .{std.ascii.hexEscape(text.items, .lower)});
+            }
+            self.set_clipboard(try text.toOwnedSlice(self.allocator));
+        }
     }
     pub const copy_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Copy selection to clipboard" };
 
-    fn copy_cursel_file_name(self: *const Self) error{OutOfMemory}!usize {
-        tui.clipboard_add_chunk(try tui.clipboard_allocator().dupe(u8, self.file_path orelse "*"));
-        return 1;
+    fn copy_cursel_file_name(
+        self: *const Self,
+        writer: *std.Io.Writer,
+    ) Result {
+        if (self.file_path) |file_path|
+            try writer.writeAll(file_path)
+        else
+            try writer.writeByte('*');
     }
 
-    fn copy_cursel_file_name_and_location(self: *const Self, cursel: *const CurSel) error{ WriteFailed, OutOfMemory }!void {
-        var buffer: std.Io.Writer.Allocating = .init(tui.clipboard_allocator());
-        defer buffer.deinit();
-        const writer = &buffer.writer;
-
-        try writer.writeAll(self.file_path orelse "*");
+    fn copy_cursel_file_name_and_location(
+        self: *const Self,
+        cursel: *const CurSel,
+        writer: *std.Io.Writer,
+    ) Result {
+        try self.copy_cursel_file_name(writer);
         if (cursel.selection) |sel_| {
             var sel = sel_;
             sel.normalize();
@@ -2758,27 +2831,34 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
             try writer.print(":{d}:{d}", .{ cursel.cursor.row + 1, cursel.cursor.col + 1 })
         else
             try writer.print(":{d}", .{cursel.cursor.row + 1});
-
-        tui.clipboard_add_chunk(try buffer.toOwnedSlice());
-    }
-
-    fn copy_cursels_file_name_and_location(self: *const Self) error{OutOfMemory}!usize {
-        var count: usize = 0;
-        for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
-            count += 1;
-            self.copy_cursel_file_name_and_location(cursel) catch return error.OutOfMemory;
-        };
-        return count;
     }
 
     pub fn copy_file_name(self: *Self, ctx: Context) Result {
-        var mode: enum { all, file_name_only } = .all;
+        var mode: enum { all, primary_only, file_name_only } = .all;
         _ = ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&mode)}) catch false;
-        const n = switch (mode) {
-            .file_name_only => try self.copy_cursel_file_name(),
-            .all => try self.copy_cursels_file_name_and_location(),
-        };
-        return tui.clipboard_send_to_system(n);
+        var buffer: std.Io.Writer.Allocating = .init(self.allocator);
+        defer buffer.deinit();
+        const writer = &buffer.writer;
+        var first = true;
+        switch (mode) {
+            .file_name_only => try self.copy_cursel_file_name(writer),
+            .primary_only => try self.copy_cursel_file_name_and_location(
+                self.get_primary(),
+                writer,
+            ),
+            else => for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
+                if (first) first = false else try writer.writeByte('\n');
+                try self.copy_cursel_file_name_and_location(cursel, writer);
+            },
+        }
+        const text = try buffer.toOwnedSlice();
+        if (text.len > 0) {
+            if (text.len > 100)
+                self.logger.print("copy:{f}...", .{std.ascii.hexEscape(text[0..100], .lower)})
+            else
+                self.logger.print("copy:{f}", .{std.ascii.hexEscape(text, .lower)});
+            self.set_clipboard(text);
+        }
     }
     pub const copy_file_name_meta: Meta = .{
         .description = "Copy file name and location to clipboard",
@@ -2786,51 +2866,97 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
 
     pub fn copy_internal_vim(self: *Self, _: Context) Result {
         const root = self.buf_root() catch return;
-        for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| if (cursel.selection) |sel|
-            tui.clipboard_add_chunk(try copy_selection(root, sel, tui.clipboard_allocator(), self.metrics));
+        var first = true;
+        var text = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
+        defer text.deinit(self.allocator);
+        for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
+            if (cursel.selection) |sel| {
+                const copy_text = try copy_selection(root, sel, self.allocator, self.metrics);
+                defer self.allocator.free(copy_text);
+                if (first) {
+                    first = false;
+                } else {
+                    try text.appendSlice(self.allocator, "\n");
+                }
+                try text.appendSlice(self.allocator, copy_text);
+            }
+        };
+        if (text.items.len > 0) {
+            if (text.items.len > 100) {
+                self.logger.print("copy:{f}...", .{std.ascii.hexEscape(text.items[0..100], .lower)});
+            } else {
+                self.logger.print("copy:{f}", .{std.ascii.hexEscape(text.items, .lower)});
+            }
+            self.set_clipboard_internal(try text.toOwnedSlice(self.allocator));
+        }
     }
     pub const copy_internal_vim_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Copy selection to internal clipboard (vim)" };
 
     pub fn copy_line_internal_vim(self: *Self, _: Context) Result {
         const primary = self.get_primary();
         const root = self.buf_root() catch return;
+        var first = true;
+        var text = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
+        defer text.deinit(self.allocator);
+        try text.appendSlice(self.allocator, "\n");
         if (primary.selection) |_| {} else {
             const sel = primary.enable_selection(root, self.metrics) catch return;
             try move_cursor_begin(root, &sel.begin, self.metrics);
             try move_cursor_end(root, &sel.end, self.metrics);
             try move_cursor_right(root, &sel.end, self.metrics);
         }
-        for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| if (cursel.selection) |sel|
-            tui.clipboard_add_chunk(try copy_selection(root, sel, tui.clipboard_allocator(), self.metrics));
+        for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
+            if (cursel.selection) |sel| {
+                const copy_text = try copy_selection(root, sel, self.allocator, self.metrics);
+                defer self.allocator.free(copy_text);
+                if (first) {
+                    first = false;
+                } else {
+                    try text.appendSlice(self.allocator, "\n");
+                }
+                try text.appendSlice(self.allocator, copy_text);
+            }
+        };
+        if (text.items.len > 0) {
+            if (text.items.len > 100) {
+                self.logger.print("copy:{f}...", .{std.ascii.hexEscape(text.items[0..100], .lower)});
+            } else {
+                self.logger.print("copy:{f}", .{std.ascii.hexEscape(text.items, .lower)});
+            }
+            self.set_clipboard_internal(try text.toOwnedSlice(self.allocator));
+        }
     }
     pub const copy_line_internal_vim_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Copy line to internal clipboard (vim)" };
 
     pub fn paste(self: *Self, ctx: Context) Result {
-        var text_: []const u8 = undefined;
-        const clipboard: []const []const u8 = if (ctx.args.buf.len > 0 and try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&text_)}))
-            &[_][]const u8{text_}
-        else
-            tui.clipboard_get_history() orelse return;
-
+        var text: []const u8 = undefined;
+        if (!(ctx.args.buf.len > 0 and try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&text)}))) {
+            if (tui.get_clipboard()) |text_| text = text_ else return;
+        }
+        self.logger.print("paste: {d} bytes", .{text.len});
         const b = try self.buf_for_update();
         var root = b.root;
-
-        var bytes: usize = 0;
-        var cursel_idx = self.cursels.items.len - 1;
-        var idx = clipboard.len - 1;
-        while (true) {
-            const cursel_ = &self.cursels.items[cursel_idx];
-            if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
-                const text = clipboard[idx];
-                root = try self.insert(root, cursel, text, b.allocator);
-                idx = if (idx == 0) clipboard.len - 1 else idx - 1;
-                bytes += text.len;
+        if (self.cursels.items.len == 1) {
+            const primary = self.get_primary();
+            root = try self.insert(root, primary, text, b.allocator);
+        } else {
+            if (std.mem.indexOfScalar(u8, text, '\n')) |_| {
+                var pos: usize = 0;
+                for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
+                    if (std.mem.indexOfScalarPos(u8, text, pos, '\n')) |next| {
+                        root = try self.insert(root, cursel, text[pos..next], b.allocator);
+                        pos = next + 1;
+                    } else {
+                        root = try self.insert(root, cursel, text[pos..], b.allocator);
+                        pos = 0;
+                    }
+                };
+            } else {
+                for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
+                    root = try self.insert(root, cursel, text, b.allocator);
+                };
             }
-            if (cursel_idx == 0) break;
-            cursel_idx -= 1;
         }
-        self.logger.print("paste: {d} bytes", .{bytes});
-
         try self.update_buf(root);
         self.clamp();
         self.need_render();
@@ -2838,30 +2964,43 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
     pub const paste_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Paste from internal clipboard" };
 
     pub fn paste_internal_vim(self: *Self, ctx: Context) Result {
-        var text_: []const u8 = undefined;
-        const clipboard: []const []const u8 = if (ctx.args.buf.len > 0 and try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&text_)}))
-            &[_][]const u8{text_}
-        else
-            tui.clipboard_get_history() orelse return;
+        var text: []const u8 = undefined;
+        if (!(ctx.args.buf.len > 0 and try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&text)}))) {
+            if (tui.get_clipboard()) |text_| text = text_ else return;
+        }
 
+        self.logger.print("paste: {d} bytes", .{text.len});
         const b = try self.buf_for_update();
         var root = b.root;
 
-        var bytes: usize = 0;
-        var cursel_idx = self.cursels.items.len - 1;
-        var idx = clipboard.len - 1;
-        while (true) {
-            const cursel_ = &self.cursels.items[cursel_idx];
-            if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
-                const text = clipboard[idx];
-                root = try self.insert_line_vim(root, cursel, text, b.allocator);
-                idx = if (idx == 0) clipboard.len - 1 else idx - 1;
-                bytes += text.len;
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, text[text.len - 1 ..], "\n")) text = text[0 .. text.len - 1];
+
+        if (std.mem.indexOfScalar(u8, text, '\n')) |idx| {
+            if (idx == 0) {
+                for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
+                    try move_cursor_end(root, &cursel.cursor, self.metrics);
+                    root = try self.insert(root, cursel, "\n", b.allocator);
+                };
+                text = text[1..];
+            }
+            if (self.cursels.items.len == 1) {
+                const primary = self.get_primary();
+                root = try self.insert_line_vim(root, primary, text, b.allocator);
+            } else {
+                for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
+                    root = try self.insert_line_vim(root, cursel, text, b.allocator);
+                };
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (self.cursels.items.len == 1) {
+                const primary = self.get_primary();
+                root = try self.insert(root, primary, text, b.allocator);
+            } else {
+                for (self.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
+                    root = try self.insert(root, cursel, text, b.allocator);
+                };
             }
-            if (cursel_idx == 0) break;
-            cursel_idx -= 1;
         }
-        self.logger.print("paste: {d} bytes", .{bytes});
 
         try self.update_buf(root);
         self.clamp();
@@ -2879,7 +3018,8 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
 
     pub fn cut_forward_internal(self: *Self, _: Context) Result {
         const b = try self.buf_for_update();
-        const root = try self.cut_to(move_cursor_right, b.root);
+        const text, const root = try self.cut_to(move_cursor_right, b.root, self.allocator);
+        self.set_clipboard_internal(text);
         try self.update_buf(root);
         self.clamp();
     }
@@ -2962,7 +3102,8 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
 
     pub fn cut_buffer_end(self: *Self, _: Context) Result {
         const b = try self.buf_for_update();
-        const root = try self.cut_to(move_cursor_buffer_end, b.root);
+        const text, const root = try self.cut_to(move_cursor_buffer_end, b.root, self.allocator);
+        self.set_clipboard_internal(text);
         try self.update_buf(root);
         self.clamp();
     }
@@ -2970,7 +3111,8 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
 
     pub fn cut_buffer_begin(self: *Self, _: Context) Result {
         const b = try self.buf_for_update();
-        const root = try self.cut_to(move_cursor_buffer_begin, b.root);
+        const text, const root = try self.cut_to(move_cursor_buffer_begin, b.root, self.allocator);
+        self.set_clipboard_internal(text);
         try self.update_buf(root);
         self.clamp();
     }
@@ -2978,7 +3120,8 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
 
     pub fn cut_word_left_vim(self: *Self, _: Context) Result {
         const b = try self.buf_for_update();
-        const root = try self.cut_to(move_cursor_word_left_vim, b.root);
+        const text, const root = try self.cut_to(move_cursor_word_left_vim, b.root, self.allocator);
+        self.set_clipboard_internal(text);
         try self.update_buf(root);
         self.clamp();
     }
@@ -2994,7 +3137,8 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
 
     pub fn cut_word_right_vim(self: *Self, _: Context) Result {
         const b = try self.buf_for_update();
-        const root = try self.cut_to(move_cursor_word_right_vim, b.root);
+        const text, const root = try self.cut_to(move_cursor_word_right_vim, b.root, self.allocator);
+        self.set_clipboard_internal(text);
         try self.update_buf(root);
         self.clamp();
     }
@@ -3018,7 +3162,8 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
 
     pub fn cut_to_end_vim(self: *Self, _: Context) Result {
         const b = try self.buf_for_update();
-        const root = try self.cut_to(move_cursor_end_vim, b.root);
+        const text, const root = try self.cut_to(move_cursor_end_vim, b.root, self.allocator);
+        self.set_clipboard_internal(text);
         try self.update_buf(root);
         self.clamp();
     }
diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index 9fe0104..2bb510e 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -1371,13 +1371,6 @@ pub fn write_restore_info(self: *Self) void {
         cbor.writeValue(writer, null) catch return;
     }
 
-    if (tui.clipboard_get_history()) |clipboard| {
-        cbor.writeArrayHeader(writer, clipboard.len) catch return;
-        for (clipboard) |item| cbor.writeValue(writer, item) catch return;
-    } else {
-        cbor.writeValue(writer, null) catch return;
-    }
-
     const buffer_manager = tui.get_buffer_manager() orelse @panic("tabs no buffer manager");
     buffer_manager.write_state(writer) catch return;
 
@@ -1404,16 +1397,6 @@ fn read_restore_info(self: *Self) !void {
     tp.trace(tp.channel.debug, .{ "mainview", "extract" });
     var editor_file_path: ?[]const u8 = undefined;
     if (!try cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&editor_file_path))) return error.Stop;
-
-    tui.clipboard_clear_all();
-    var len = try cbor.decodeArrayHeader(&iter);
-    const clipboard_allocator = tui.clipboard_allocator();
-    while (len > 0) : (len -= 1) {
-        var chunk: []const u8 = undefined;
-        if (!try cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&chunk))) return error.Stop;
-        tui.clipboard_add_chunk(try clipboard_allocator.dupe(u8, chunk));
-    }
-
     try self.buffer_manager.extract_state(&iter);
 
     if (self.widgets.get("tabs")) |tabs_widget|
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/helix.zig b/src/tui/mode/helix.zig
index 7915e95..8674d0b 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/helix.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/helix.zig
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ const cmds_ = struct {
         const mv = tui.mainview() orelse return;
         const ed = mv.get_active_editor() orelse return;
         const b = try ed.buf_for_update();
-        const root = try ed.cut_to(move_noop, b.root);
+        const text, const root = try ed.cut_to(move_noop, b.root, ed.allocator);
+        ed.set_clipboard_internal(text);
         try ed.update_buf(root);
         ed.clamp();
     }
@@ -391,9 +392,33 @@ const cmds_ = struct {
         const mv = tui.mainview() orelse return;
         const ed = mv.get_active_editor() orelse return;
         const root = ed.buf_root() catch return;
+        var first = true;
+        var buffer: std.Io.Writer.Allocating = .init(ed.allocator);
+        defer buffer.deinit();
+        const writer = &buffer.writer;
 
-        for (ed.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| if (cursel.selection) |sel|
-            tui.clipboard_add_chunk(try Editor.copy_selection(root, sel, tui.clipboard_allocator(), ed.metrics));
+        if (ed.get_primary().selection) |sel| if (sel.begin.col == 0 and sel.end.row > sel.begin.row) try writer.writeAll("\n");
+
+        for (ed.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
+            if (cursel.selection) |sel| {
+                const copy_text = try Editor.copy_selection(root, sel, ed.allocator, ed.metrics);
+                if (first) {
+                    first = false;
+                } else {
+                    try writer.writeAll("\n");
+                }
+                try writer.writeAll(copy_text);
+            }
+        };
+        const text = buffer.toOwnedSlice() catch &.{};
+        if (text.len > 0) {
+            if (text.len > 100) {
+                ed.logger.print("copy:{f}...", .{std.ascii.hexEscape(text[0..100], .lower)});
+            } else {
+                ed.logger.print("copy:{f}", .{std.ascii.hexEscape(text, .lower)});
+            }
+            ed.set_clipboard_internal(text);
+        }
     }
     pub const copy_helix_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Copy selection to clipboard (helix)" };
 
@@ -401,30 +426,26 @@ const cmds_ = struct {
         const mv = tui.mainview() orelse return;
         const ed = mv.get_active_editor() orelse return;
 
-        var text_: []const u8 = undefined;
-        const clipboard: []const []const u8 = if (ctx.args.buf.len > 0 and try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&text_)}))
-            &[_][]const u8{text_}
-        else
-            tui.clipboard_get_history() orelse return;
+        var text: []const u8 = undefined;
+        if (!(ctx.args.buf.len > 0 and try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&text)}))) {
+            if (tui.get_clipboard()) |text_| text = text_ else return;
+        }
 
+        ed.logger.print("paste: {d} bytes", .{text.len});
         const b = try ed.buf_for_update();
         var root = b.root;
 
-        var bytes: usize = 0;
-        var cursel_idx = ed.cursels.items.len - 1;
-        var idx = clipboard.len - 1;
-        while (true) {
-            const cursel_ = &ed.cursels.items[cursel_idx];
-            if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
-                const text = clipboard[idx];
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, text[text.len - 1 ..], "\n")) text = text[0 .. text.len - 1];
+
+        if (std.mem.indexOfScalar(u8, text, '\n') != null and text[0] == '\n') {
+            for (ed.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
+                root = try insert_line(ed, root, cursel, text, b.allocator);
+            };
+        } else {
+            for (ed.cursels.items) |*cursel_| if (cursel_.*) |*cursel| {
                 root = try insert(ed, root, cursel, text, b.allocator);
-                idx = if (idx == 0) clipboard.len - 1 else idx - 1;
-                bytes += text.len;
-            }
-            if (cursel_idx == 0) break;
-            cursel_idx -= 1;
+            };
         }
-        ed.logger.print("paste: {d} bytes", .{bytes});
 
         try ed.update_buf(root);
         ed.clamp();
@@ -476,6 +497,19 @@ fn insert(ed: *Editor, root: Buffer.Root, cursel: *CurSel, s: []const u8, alloca
     return root_;
 }
 
+fn insert_line(ed: *Editor, root: Buffer.Root, cursel: *CurSel, s: []const u8, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !Buffer.Root {
+    var root_ = root;
+    const cursor = &cursel.cursor;
+    cursel.disable_selection(root, ed.metrics);
+    cursel.cursor.move_end(root, ed.metrics);
+    var begin = cursel.cursor;
+    begin.move_right(root, ed.metrics) catch {};
+    cursor.row, cursor.col, root_ = try root_.insert_chars(cursor.row, cursor.col, s, allocator, ed.metrics);
+    cursor.target = cursor.col;
+    cursel.selection = Selection{ .begin = begin, .end = cursor.* };
+    return root_;
+}
+
 fn is_not_whitespace_or_eol(c: []const u8) bool {
     return !Editor.is_whitespace_or_eol(c);
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/clipboard_palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/clipboard_palette.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index c4b770e..0000000
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/clipboard_palette.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
-const cbor = @import("cbor");
-const tp = @import("thespian");
-const root = @import("soft_root").root;
-const command = @import("command");
-
-const tui = @import("../../tui.zig");
-pub const Type = @import("palette.zig").Create(@This());
-const module_name = @typeName(@This());
-
-pub const label = "Clipboard history";
-pub const name = " clipboard";
-pub const description = "clipboard";
-pub const icon = "  ";
-
-pub const Entry = struct {
-    label: []const u8,
-    idx: usize,
-};
-
-pub fn load_entries(palette: *Type) !usize {
-    const history = tui.clipboard_get_history() orelse &.{};
-
-    if (history.len > 0) {
-        var idx = history.len - 1;
-        while (true) : (idx -= 1) {
-            var label_ = history[idx];
-            while (label_.len > 0) switch (label_[0]) {
-                ' ', '\t', '\n' => label_ = label_[1..],
-                else => break,
-            };
-            (try palette.entries.addOne(palette.allocator)).* = .{
-                .label = label_,
-                .idx = idx,
-            };
-            if (idx == 0) break;
-        }
-    }
-    return if (palette.entries.items.len == 0) label.len + 3 else 10;
-}
-
-pub fn clear_entries(palette: *Type) void {
-    palette.entries.clearRetainingCapacity();
-}
-
-pub fn add_menu_entry(palette: *Type, entry: *Entry, matches: ?[]const usize) !void {
-    var value: std.Io.Writer.Allocating = .init(palette.allocator);
-    defer value.deinit();
-    const writer = &value.writer;
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, entry.label);
-
-    var hint: std.Io.Writer.Allocating = .init(palette.allocator);
-    defer hint.deinit();
-    const item = if (tui.clipboard_get_history()) |clipboard| clipboard[entry.idx] else &.{};
-    var line_count: usize = 1;
-    for (0..item.len) |i| if (item[i] == '\n') {
-        line_count += 1;
-    };
-    if (line_count > 1)
-        try hint.writer.print(" {d} lines", .{line_count})
-    else
-        try hint.writer.print(" {d} {s}", .{ item.len, if (item.len == 1) "byte " else "bytes" });
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, hint.written());
-
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, matches orelse &[_]usize{});
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, entry.idx);
-    try palette.menu.add_item_with_handler(value.written(), select);
-    palette.items += 1;
-}
-
-fn select(menu: **Type.MenuType, button: *Type.ButtonType, _: Type.Pos) void {
-    var unused: []const u8 = undefined;
-    var idx: usize = undefined;
-    var iter = button.opts.label;
-    if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &unused) catch false)) return;
-    if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &unused) catch false)) return;
-    var len = cbor.decodeArrayHeader(&iter) catch return;
-    while (len > 0) : (len -= 1)
-        cbor.skipValue(&iter) catch return;
-    if (!(cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&idx)) catch false)) return;
-    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err("navigate", e);
-
-    const history = tui.clipboard_get_history() orelse return;
-    if (history.len <= idx) return;
-    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "paste", .{history[idx]} }) catch {};
-}
-
-pub fn delete_item(menu: *Type.MenuType, button: *Type.ButtonType) bool {
-    var unused: []const u8 = undefined;
-    var idx: usize = undefined;
-    var iter = button.opts.label;
-    if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &unused) catch false)) return false;
-    if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &unused) catch false)) return false;
-    var len = cbor.decodeArrayHeader(&iter) catch return false;
-    while (len > 0) : (len -= 1)
-        cbor.skipValue(&iter) catch return false;
-    if (!(cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&idx)) catch false)) return false;
-    command.executeName("clipboard_delete", command.fmt(.{idx})) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
-    return true; //refresh list
-}
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index 18986ea..5ddf392 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ fontfaces_: std.ArrayListUnmanaged([]const u8) = .{},
 enable_mouse_idle_timer: bool = false,
 query_cache_: *syntax.QueryCache,
 frames_rendered_: usize = 0,
-clipboard: ?std.ArrayList([]const u8) = null,
+clipboard: ?[]const u8 = null,
 color_scheme: enum { dark, light } = .dark,
 color_scheme_locked: bool = false,
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
     self.logger.deinit();
     self.query_cache_.deinit();
     root.free_config(self.allocator, self.config_bufs);
-    self.clipboard_deinit();
+    if (self.clipboard) |text| self.allocator.free(text);
     self.allocator.destroy(self);
 }
 
@@ -1275,21 +1275,6 @@ const cmds = struct {
         @import("mode/helix.zig").deinit();
     }
     pub const exit_helix_mode_meta: Meta = .{};
-
-    pub fn clipboard_history(_: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
-        return try open_overlay(@import("mode/overlay/clipboard_palette.zig").Type);
-    }
-    pub const clipboard_history_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Paste from clipboard history" };
-
-    pub fn clipboard_delete(self: *Self, ctx: Ctx) Result {
-        var idx: usize = 0;
-        if (!try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&idx)}))
-            return error.InvalidClipboardDeleteArgument;
-        const clipboard = if (self.clipboard) |*clipboard| clipboard else return;
-        const removed = clipboard.orderedRemove(idx);
-        self.allocator.free(removed);
-    }
-    pub const clipboard_delete_meta: Meta = .{};
 };
 
 pub const MiniMode = struct {
@@ -1782,73 +1767,14 @@ fn widget_type_config_variable(widget_type: WidgetType) *ConfigWidgetStyle {
     };
 }
 
-fn clipboard_deinit(self: *Self) void {
-    if (self.clipboard) |*clipboard| {
-        for (clipboard.items) |chunk|
-            self.allocator.free(chunk);
-        clipboard.deinit(self.allocator);
-    }
-    self.clipboard = null;
-}
-
-pub fn clipboard_allocator() Allocator {
+pub fn get_clipboard() ?[]const u8 {
     const self = current();
-    return self.allocator;
+    return self.clipboard;
 }
 
-pub fn clipboard_get_history() ?[]const []const u8 {
+pub fn set_clipboard(text: []const u8) void {
     const self = current();
-    return if (self.clipboard) |clipboard| clipboard.items else null;
-}
-
-pub fn clipboard_peek_chunk() ?[]const u8 {
-    const self = current();
-    const clipboard = self.clipboard orelse return null;
-    return clipboard[clipboard.len - 1];
-}
-
-pub fn clipboard_clear_all() void {
-    const self = current();
-    self.clipboard_deinit();
-}
-
-pub fn clipboard_add_chunk(text: []const u8) void {
-    const self = current();
-    const clipboard = if (self.clipboard) |*clipboard| clipboard else blk: {
-        self.clipboard = .empty;
-        break :blk &self.clipboard.?;
-    };
-    const chunk = clipboard.addOne(self.allocator) catch @panic("OOM clipboard_add_chunk");
-    chunk.* = text;
-}
-
-pub fn clipboard_send_to_system(n_chunks: usize) error{ Stop, WriteFailed }!void {
-    const self = current();
-    var buffer: std.Io.Writer.Allocating = .init(self.allocator);
-    defer buffer.deinit();
-    const writer = &buffer.writer;
-    const clipboard = if (self.clipboard) |clipboard| clipboard.items else return error.Stop;
-    if (clipboard.len < n_chunks) return error.Stop;
-    if (n_chunks == 1) return self.clipboard_send_to_system_internal(clipboard[clipboard.len - 1]);
-    var first = true;
-    const chunks = clipboard[clipboard.len - n_chunks ..];
-    for (chunks) |chunk| {
-        if (first) first = false else try writer.writeByte('\n');
-        try writer.writeAll(chunk);
-    }
-}
-
-fn clipboard_send_to_system_internal(self: *Self, text: []const u8) void {
-    if (text.len > 0) {
-        if (text.len > 100)
-            self.logger.print("copy:{f}...", .{std.ascii.hexEscape(text[0..100], .lower)})
-        else
-            self.logger.print("copy:{f}", .{std.ascii.hexEscape(text, .lower)});
-    }
-    if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) {
-        @import("renderer").copy_to_windows_clipboard(text) catch |e|
-            self.logger.print_err("clipboard", "failed to set clipboard: {any}", .{e});
-    } else {
-        self.rdr_.copy_to_system_clipboard(text);
-    }
+    if (self.clipboard) |old|
+        self.allocator.free(old);
+    self.clipboard = text;
 }