diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 8a4edce..8e3790b 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from argparse import ArgumentParser, Namespace
 from threading import Thread
 
-from src import config, gui, trader
+from src import config, gui, trader, clipboard
 from src.data import compile_regex, log
 
 
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     log.debug('Compiling regex')
     compile_regex(conf)
     app = gui.Gui()
-    my_thread = Thread(target=trader.read_log, args=(conf['General']['log_file'], app))
+    reader_thread = Thread(target=trader.read_log, args=(conf['General']['log_file'], app))
     log.debug(f'Starting reader thread for "{conf["General"]["log_file"]}"')
-    my_thread.start()
+    reader_thread.start()
+    clipboard_thread = Thread(target=clipboard.clipboard_poll, args=())
+    clipboard_thread.start()
     app.mainloop()
diff --git a/src/clipboard.py b/src/clipboard.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e4e8cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/clipboard.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import tkinter as tk
+import time
+from .data import log
+
+def clipboard_poll() -> None:
+    log.info('clipboard thread started')
+    # data = None
+    # while True:
+    #     new_data = gui.clipboard_get()
+    #     if new_data != data:
+    #         log.info(new_data)
+    #         data = new_data
+    #     time.sleep(0.2)
+        
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