diff --git a/.changes/clipboard.md b/.changes/clipboard.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80fd9accf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/clipboard.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"tao": "minor"
+---
+
+**Breaking change**: Removed clipboard implementation. Use `arboard` crate instead.
diff --git a/src/clipboard.rs b/src/clipboard.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e45e9fdc5..000000000
--- a/src/clipboard.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2014-2021 The winit contributors
-// Copyright 2021-2023 Tauri Programme within The Commons Conservancy
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-//! The `Clipboard` struct and associated types.
-//!
-//! ## Platform-specific
-//!
-//! - **Android / iOS:** Unsupported
-//!
-//! ```rust,ignore
-//! let mut cliboard = Clipboard::new();
-//! cliboard.write_text("This is injected from tao!!!")
-//! let content = cliboard.read_text();
-//! ```
-//!
-
-use crate::platform_impl::Clipboard as ClipboardPlatform;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
-/// Object that allows you to access the `Clipboard` instance.
-pub struct Clipboard(ClipboardPlatform);
-
-impl Clipboard {
-  /// Creates a new `Clipboard` instance.
-  ///
-  /// ## Platform-specific
-  ///
-  /// - **Android / iOS:** Unsupported
-  pub fn new() -> Self {
-    Self::default()
-  }
-
-  /// Writes the text into the clipboard as plain text.
-  ///
-  /// ## Platform-specific
-  ///
-  /// - **Android / iOS:** Unsupported
-  pub fn write_text(&mut self, s: impl AsRef<str>) {
-    self.0.write_text(s);
-  }
-
-  /// The content in the clipboard as plain text.
-  ///
-  /// ## Platform-specific
-  ///
-  /// - **Android / iOS:** Unsupported
-  pub fn read_text(&self) -> Option<String> {
-    self.0.read_text()
-  }
-}
-
-/// Identifier of a clipboard format.
-pub(crate) type FormatId = &'static str;
-
-/// Object that allows you to access the `ClipboardFormat`.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-pub(crate) struct ClipboardFormat {
-  pub(crate) identifier: FormatId,
-  pub(crate) data: Vec<u8>,
-}
-
-// todo add more formats
-impl ClipboardFormat {
-  #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "ios"))]
-  pub const TEXT: &'static str = "public.utf8-plain-text";
-  #[cfg(any(target_os = "windows", target_os = "android"))]
-  pub const TEXT: &'static str = "text/plain";
-  #[cfg(any(
-    target_os = "linux",
-    target_os = "dragonfly",
-    target_os = "freebsd",
-    target_os = "netbsd",
-    target_os = "openbsd"
-  ))]
-  pub const TEXT: &'static str = "UTF8_STRING";
-}
-
-impl ClipboardFormat {
-  pub fn new(identifier: FormatId, data: impl Into<Vec<u8>>) -> Self {
-    let data = data.into();
-    ClipboardFormat { identifier, data }
-  }
-}
-
-impl From<String> for ClipboardFormat {
-  fn from(src: String) -> ClipboardFormat {
-    let data = src.into_bytes();
-    ClipboardFormat::new(ClipboardFormat::TEXT, data)
-  }
-}
-
-impl From<&str> for ClipboardFormat {
-  fn from(src: &str) -> ClipboardFormat {
-    src.to_string().into()
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9da97b748..dfa702d3d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ extern crate bitflags;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate objc;
 
-pub mod clipboard;
 pub mod dpi;
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod error;
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/android/clipboard.rs b/src/platform_impl/android/clipboard.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6dde41922..000000000
--- a/src/platform_impl/android/clipboard.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2014-2021 The winit contributors
-// Copyright 2021-2023 Tauri Programme within The Commons Conservancy
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
-pub struct Clipboard;
-impl Clipboard {
-  pub(crate) fn write_text(&mut self, _s: impl AsRef<str>) {}
-  pub(crate) fn read_text(&self) -> Option<String> {
-    None
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/android/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/android/mod.rs
index 9e264ee22..6bd64dc67 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/android/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/android/mod.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ use std::{
   time::{Duration, Instant},
 };
 
-mod clipboard;
-pub use clipboard::Clipboard;
 pub mod ndk_glue;
 use ndk_glue::{Event, Rect};
 
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/ios/clipboard.rs b/src/platform_impl/ios/clipboard.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6dde41922..000000000
--- a/src/platform_impl/ios/clipboard.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2014-2021 The winit contributors
-// Copyright 2021-2023 Tauri Programme within The Commons Conservancy
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
-pub struct Clipboard;
-impl Clipboard {
-  pub(crate) fn write_text(&mut self, _s: impl AsRef<str>) {}
-  pub(crate) fn read_text(&self) -> Option<String> {
-    None
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/ios/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/ios/mod.rs
index 93820ca59..1e5565a2b 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/ios/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/ios/mod.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ macro_rules! assert_main_thread {
 }
 
 mod app_state;
-mod clipboard;
 mod event_loop;
 mod ffi;
 mod keycode;
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ use std::fmt;
 
 pub(crate) use self::event_loop::PlatformSpecificEventLoopAttributes;
 pub use self::{
-  clipboard::Clipboard,
   event_loop::{EventLoop, EventLoopProxy, EventLoopWindowTarget},
   keycode::{keycode_from_scancode, keycode_to_scancode},
   monitor::{MonitorHandle, VideoMode},
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/clipboard.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/clipboard.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index f55e0865b..000000000
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/clipboard.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2014-2021 The winit contributors
-// Copyright 2021-2023 Tauri Programme within The Commons Conservancy
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use gdk::Atom;
-use gtk::{TargetEntry, TargetFlags};
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
-pub struct Clipboard;
-
-const CLIPBOARD_TARGETS: [&str; 5] = [
-  "UTF8_STRING",
-  "TEXT",
-  "STRING",
-  "text/plain;charset=utf-8",
-  "text/plain",
-];
-
-impl Clipboard {
-  pub(crate) fn write_text(&mut self, string: impl AsRef<str>) {
-    let string = string.as_ref().to_string();
-
-    let display = gdk::Display::default().unwrap();
-    let clipboard = gtk::Clipboard::default(&display).unwrap();
-
-    let targets: Vec<TargetEntry> = CLIPBOARD_TARGETS
-      .iter()
-      .enumerate()
-      .map(|(i, target)| TargetEntry::new(target, TargetFlags::all(), i as u32))
-      .collect();
-
-    clipboard.set_with_data(&targets, move |_, selection, _| {
-      selection.set(&selection.target(), 8i32, string.as_bytes());
-    });
-  }
-
-  pub(crate) fn read_text(&self) -> Option<String> {
-    let display = gdk::Display::default().unwrap();
-    let clipboard = gtk::Clipboard::default(&display).unwrap();
-
-    for target in &CLIPBOARD_TARGETS {
-      let atom = Atom::intern(target);
-      if let Some(selection) = clipboard.wait_for_contents(&atom) {
-        return String::from_utf8(selection.data()).ok();
-      }
-    }
-
-    None
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/mod.rs
index 850c74b14..da3b2e386 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
   target_os = "openbsd"
 ))]
 
-mod clipboard;
 mod device;
 mod event_loop;
 mod icon;
@@ -23,10 +22,7 @@ mod window;
 pub mod taskbar;
 pub mod x11;
 
-pub use self::{
-  clipboard::Clipboard,
-  keycode::{keycode_from_scancode, keycode_to_scancode},
-};
+pub use self::keycode::{keycode_from_scancode, keycode_to_scancode};
 pub(crate) use event_loop::PlatformSpecificEventLoopAttributes;
 pub use event_loop::{EventLoop, EventLoopProxy, EventLoopWindowTarget};
 pub use icon::PlatformIcon;
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/clipboard.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/clipboard.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 967b91edb..000000000
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/clipboard.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2014-2021 The winit contributors
-// Copyright 2021-2023 Tauri Programme within The Commons Conservancy
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use cocoa::{
-  appkit::NSPasteboardTypeString,
-  base::{id, nil, BOOL, YES},
-  foundation::{NSInteger, NSString},
-};
-use objc::{class, msg_send, sel, sel_impl};
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
-pub struct Clipboard;
-
-impl Clipboard {
-  pub(crate) fn write_text(&mut self, s: impl AsRef<str>) {
-    let s = s.as_ref();
-    unsafe {
-      let nsstring = NSString::alloc(nil).init_str(s);
-      let pasteboard: id = msg_send![class!(NSPasteboard), generalPasteboard];
-      let _: NSInteger = msg_send![pasteboard, clearContents];
-      let result: BOOL = msg_send![pasteboard, setString: nsstring forType: NSPasteboardTypeString];
-      if result != YES {
-        #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-        println!("failed to set clipboard");
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  pub(crate) fn read_text(&self) -> Option<String> {
-    unsafe {
-      let pasteboard: id = msg_send![class!(NSPasteboard), generalPasteboard];
-      let contents: id = msg_send![pasteboard, stringForType: NSPasteboardTypeString];
-      if contents.is_null() {
-        None
-      } else {
-        let slice = std::slice::from_raw_parts(contents.UTF8String() as *const _, contents.len());
-        let result = std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(slice);
-        Some(result.to_string())
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/mod.rs
index 2637324a6..5eada728d 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 mod app;
 mod app_delegate;
 mod app_state;
-mod clipboard;
 mod event;
 mod event_loop;
 mod ffi;
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ use std::{fmt, ops::Deref, sync::Arc};
 pub(crate) use self::event_loop::PlatformSpecificEventLoopAttributes;
 pub use self::{
   app_delegate::{get_aux_state_mut, AuxDelegateState},
-  clipboard::Clipboard,
   event::KeyEventExtra,
   event_loop::{EventLoop, EventLoopWindowTarget, Proxy as EventLoopProxy},
   keycode::{keycode_from_scancode, keycode_to_scancode},
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/clipboard.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/clipboard.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b1295211..000000000
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/clipboard.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2014-2021 The winit contributors
-// Copyright 2021-2023 Tauri Programme within The Commons Conservancy
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use super::util;
-use crate::clipboard::{ClipboardFormat, FormatId};
-use std::{ffi::OsStr, os::windows::ffi::OsStrExt, ptr};
-use windows::{
-  core::{PCWSTR, PWSTR},
-  Win32::{
-    Foundation::{HANDLE, HGLOBAL, HWND},
-    System::{
-      DataExchange::{
-        CloseClipboard, EmptyClipboard, GetClipboardData, OpenClipboard, RegisterClipboardFormatW,
-        SetClipboardData,
-      },
-      Memory::{GlobalAlloc, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, GMEM_MOVEABLE},
-      Ole::CF_UNICODETEXT,
-    },
-  },
-};
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
-pub struct Clipboard;
-
-impl Clipboard {
-  pub fn write_text(&mut self, s: impl AsRef<str>) {
-    let s = s.as_ref();
-    let format: ClipboardFormat = s.into();
-    self.put_formats(&[format])
-  }
-
-  pub(crate) fn read_text(&self) -> Option<String> {
-    with_clipboard(|| unsafe {
-      let handle = GetClipboardData(CF_UNICODETEXT.0 as _).unwrap_or_default();
-      if handle.is_invalid() {
-        None
-      } else {
-        let unic_str = PWSTR::from_raw(GlobalLock(HGLOBAL(handle.0)) as *mut _);
-        let mut len = 0;
-        while *unic_str.0.offset(len) != 0 {
-          len += 1;
-        }
-        let utf16_slice = std::slice::from_raw_parts(unic_str.0, len as usize);
-        let result = String::from_utf16(utf16_slice);
-        if let Ok(result) = result {
-          GlobalUnlock(HGLOBAL(handle.0));
-          return Some(result);
-        }
-
-        None
-      }
-    })
-    .flatten()
-  }
-
-  pub(crate) fn put_formats(&mut self, formats: &[ClipboardFormat]) {
-    with_clipboard(|| unsafe {
-      EmptyClipboard();
-
-      for format in formats {
-        let handle = make_handle(format);
-        let format_id = match get_format_id(format.identifier) {
-          Some(id) => id,
-          None => {
-            #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-            println!("failed to register clipboard format {}", &format.identifier);
-            continue;
-          }
-        };
-        if let Err(err) = SetClipboardData(format_id, handle) {
-          #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-          println!(
-            "failed to set clipboard for fmt {}, error: {}",
-            &format.identifier, err
-          );
-        }
-      }
-    });
-  }
-}
-
-fn get_format_id(format: FormatId) -> Option<u32> {
-  if let Some((id, _)) = STANDARD_FORMATS.iter().find(|(_, s)| s == &format) {
-    return Some(*id);
-  }
-  match format {
-    ClipboardFormat::TEXT => Some(CF_UNICODETEXT.0 as _),
-    other => register_identifier(other),
-  }
-}
-
-fn register_identifier(ident: &str) -> Option<u32> {
-  unsafe {
-    let clipboard_format = util::encode_wide(ident);
-
-    let pb_format = RegisterClipboardFormatW(PCWSTR::from_raw(clipboard_format.as_ptr()));
-    if pb_format == 0 {
-      #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-      println!(
-        "failed to register clipboard format '{}'; error {}.",
-        ident,
-        windows::core::Error::from_win32().code().0
-      );
-      return None;
-    }
-    Some(pb_format)
-  }
-}
-
-unsafe fn make_handle(format: &ClipboardFormat) -> HANDLE {
-  HANDLE(if format.identifier == ClipboardFormat::TEXT {
-    let s: &OsStr = std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(&format.data).as_ref();
-    let wstr: Vec<u16> = s.encode_wide().chain(Some(0)).collect();
-    let handle = GlobalAlloc(GMEM_MOVEABLE, wstr.len() * std::mem::size_of::<u16>()).unwrap();
-    let locked = GlobalLock(HGLOBAL(handle.0)) as *mut _;
-    ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(wstr.as_ptr(), locked, wstr.len());
-    GlobalUnlock(handle);
-    handle.0
-  } else {
-    let handle = GlobalAlloc(GMEM_MOVEABLE, format.data.len() * std::mem::size_of::<u8>()).unwrap();
-    let locked = GlobalLock(HGLOBAL(handle.0)) as *mut _;
-    ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(format.data.as_ptr(), locked, format.data.len());
-    GlobalUnlock(HGLOBAL(handle.0));
-    handle.0
-  })
-}
-
-fn with_clipboard<V>(f: impl FnOnce() -> V) -> Option<V> {
-  unsafe {
-    if !OpenClipboard(HWND::default()).as_bool() {
-      return None;
-    }
-
-    let result = f();
-
-    CloseClipboard();
-
-    Some(result)
-  }
-}
-
-// https://docs.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/win32/dataxchg/standard-clipboard-formats
-static STANDARD_FORMATS: &[(u32, &str)] = &[
-  (1, "CF_TEXT"),
-  (2, "CF_BITMAP"),
-  (3, "CF_METAFILEPICT"),
-  (4, "CF_SYLK"),
-  (5, "CF_DIF"),
-  (6, "CF_TIFF"),
-  (7, "CF_OEMTEXT"),
-  (8, "CF_DIB"),
-  (9, "CF_PALETTE"),
-  (10, "CF_PENDATA"),
-  (11, "CF_RIFF"),
-  (12, "CF_WAVE"),
-  (13, "CF_UNICODETEXT"),
-  (14, "CF_ENHMETAFILE"),
-  (15, "CF_HDROP"),
-  (16, "CF_LOCALE"),
-  (17, "CF_DIBV5"),
-  (0x0080, "CF_OWNERDISPLAY"),
-  (0x0081, "CF_DSPTEXT"),
-  (0x0082, "CF_DSPBITMAP"),
-  (0x0083, "CF_DSPMETAFILEPICT"),
-  (0x008E, "CF_DSPENHMETAFILE"),
-  (0x0200, "CF_PRIVATEFIRST"),
-  (0x02FF, "CF_PRIVATELAST"),
-  (0x0300, "CF_GDIOBJFIRST"),
-  (0x03FF, "CF_GDIOBJLAST"),
-];
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
index b2b7c500a..695f4672f 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use windows::Win32::{
 };
 
 pub(crate) use self::{
-  clipboard::Clipboard,
   event_loop::{
     EventLoop, EventLoopProxy, EventLoopWindowTarget, PlatformSpecificEventLoopAttributes,
   },
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ impl WindowId {
 
 #[macro_use]
 mod util;
-mod clipboard;
 mod dark_mode;
 mod dpi;
 mod drop_handler;