diff --git a/Frameworks/RSCore/RSCore.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Frameworks/RSCore/RSCore.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index e6522dba7..8829542f2 100755
--- a/Frameworks/RSCore/RSCore.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Frameworks/RSCore/RSCore.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
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+		84D5BA1E201E87E2009092BD /* URLPasteboardWriter.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 84D5BA1D201E87E2009092BD /* URLPasteboardWriter.swift */; };
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@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@
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@@ -464,6 +466,7 @@
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 				84C687371FBC028900345C9E /* LogItem.swift */,
 				8434D15B200BD6F400D6281E /* UserApp.swift */,
+				84D5BA1D201E87E2009092BD /* URLPasteboardWriter.swift */,
 				842DD7F91E1499FA00E061EB /* Views */,
 			);
 			name = AppKit;
@@ -755,6 +758,7 @@
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 				84C687381FBC028900345C9E /* LogItem.swift in Sources */,
 				8432B1861DACA0E90057D6DF /* NSResponder-Extensions.swift in Sources */,
+				84D5BA1E201E87E2009092BD /* URLPasteboardWriter.swift in Sources */,
 				849B08981BF7BCE30090CEE4 /* NSPasteboard+RSCore.m in Sources */,
 				842635571D7FA1C800196285 /* NSTableView+Extensions.swift in Sources */,
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diff --git a/Frameworks/RSCore/RSCore/AppKit/URLPasteboardWriter.swift b/Frameworks/RSCore/RSCore/AppKit/URLPasteboardWriter.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bf46bb6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Frameworks/RSCore/RSCore/AppKit/URLPasteboardWriter.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+//
+//  URLPasteboardWriter.swift
+//  RSCore
+//
+//  Created by Brent Simmons on 1/28/18.
+//  Copyright © 2018 Ranchero Software, LLC. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import AppKit
+
+// Takes a string, not a URL, but writes it as a URL (when possible) and as a String.
+
+@objc public final class URLPasteboardWriter: NSObject, NSPasteboardWriting {
+
+	let urlString: String
+
+	public init(urlString: String) {
+
+		self.urlString = urlString
+	}
+
+	public class func write(urlString: String, to pasteboard: NSPasteboard) {
+
+		pasteboard.clearContents()
+		let writer = URLPasteboardWriter(urlString: urlString)
+		pasteboard.writeObjects([writer])
+	}
+
+	// MARK: - NSPasteboardWriting
+
+	public func writableTypes(for pasteboard: NSPasteboard) -> [NSPasteboard.PasteboardType] {
+
+		if let _ = URL(string: urlString) {
+			return [.URL, .string]
+		}
+		return [.string]
+	}
+
+	public func pasteboardPropertyList(forType type: NSPasteboard.PasteboardType) -> Any? {
+
+		guard type == .string || type == .URL else {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return urlString
+	}
+}