diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 13074cc..c3b8f13 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "espanso-clipboard",
  "espanso-config",
  "espanso-detect",
+ "espanso-info",
  "espanso-inject",
  "espanso-match",
  "espanso-ui",
@@ -281,6 +282,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "widestring",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "espanso-info"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "cc",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "lazycell",
+ "log",
+ "thiserror",
+ "widestring",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "espanso-inject"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a8e3bce..e7db66c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ members = [
   "espanso-match",
   "espanso-clipboard",
   "espanso-render",
+  "espanso-info",
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/espanso-info/Cargo.toml b/espanso-info/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56aa979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/espanso-info/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+[package]
+name = "espanso-info"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Federico Terzi <federico-terzi@users.noreply.github.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+build="build.rs"
+
+[features]
+# If the wayland feature is enabled, all X11 dependencies will be dropped
+wayland = []
+
+[dependencies]
+log = "0.4.14"
+lazycell = "1.3.0"
+anyhow = "1.0.38"
+thiserror = "1.0.23"
+lazy_static = "1.4.0"
+
+[target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
+widestring = "0.4.3"
+
+[build-dependencies]
+cc = "1.0.66"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/espanso-info/build.rs b/espanso-info/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28a331e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/espanso-info/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of espanso.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Federico Terzi
+ *
+ * espanso is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * espanso is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with espanso.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+fn cc_config() {
+  println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/win32/native.cpp");
+  println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/win32/native.h");
+  cc::Build::new()
+    .cpp(true)
+    .include("src/win32/native.h")
+    .file("src/win32/native.cpp")
+    .compile("espansoclipboard");
+
+  println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=static=espansoclipboard");
+  println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=user32");
+  #[cfg(target_env = "gnu")]
+  println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=stdc++");
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+fn cc_config() {
+  if cfg!(not(feature = "wayland")) {
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/x11/native.h");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/x11/native.c");
+    cc::Build::new()
+      .cpp(true)
+      .include("src/x11/native.h")
+      .file("src/x11/native.cpp")
+      .compile("espansoinfo");
+
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=native=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=static=espansoinfo");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=stdc++");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=X11");
+  } else {
+    // Nothing to compile on wayland
+  }
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn cc_config() {
+  println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/cocoa/native.mm");
+  println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/cocoa/native.h");
+  cc::Build::new()
+    .cpp(true)
+    .include("src/cocoa/native.h")
+    .file("src/cocoa/native.mm")
+    .compile("espansoclipboard");
+  println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=c++");
+  println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=static=espansoclipboard");
+  println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=framework=Cocoa");
+}
+
+fn main() {
+  cc_config();
+}
diff --git a/espanso-info/src/lib.rs b/espanso-info/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f94cac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/espanso-info/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of espanso.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Federico Terzi
+ *
+ * espanso is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * espanso is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with espanso.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use log::info;
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+mod win32;
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[cfg(not(feature = "wayland"))]
+mod x11;
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[cfg(feature = "wayland")]
+mod wayland;
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+mod cocoa;
+
+pub trait AppInfoProvider {
+  fn get_info(&self) -> AppInfo;
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct AppInfo {
+  pub title: Option<String>,
+  pub exec: Option<String>,
+  pub class: Option<String>,  
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+pub fn get_clipboard(_: ClipboardOptions) -> Result<Box<dyn Clipboard>> {
+  info!("using Win32Clipboard");
+  Ok(Box::new(win32::Win32Clipboard::new()?))
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+pub fn get_clipboard(_: ClipboardOptions) -> Result<Box<dyn Clipboard>> {
+  info!("using CocoaClipboard");
+  Ok(Box::new(cocoa::CocoaClipboard::new()?))
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[cfg(not(feature = "wayland"))]
+pub fn get_provider() -> Result<Box<dyn AppInfoProvider>> {
+  info!("using X11AppInfoProvider");
+  Ok(Box::new(x11::X11AppInfoProvider::new()))
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[cfg(feature = "wayland")]
+pub fn get_provider() -> Result<Box<dyn AppInfoProvider>> {
+  info!("using WaylandAppInfoProvider");
+  Ok(Box::new(wayland::WaylandAppInfoProvider::new()))
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/espanso-info/src/wayland/mod.rs b/espanso-info/src/wayland/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84c2dbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/espanso-info/src/wayland/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of espanso.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Federico Terzi
+ *
+ * espanso is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * espanso is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with espanso.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+use crate::{AppInfoProvider, AppInfo};
+
+pub(crate) struct WaylandAppInfoProvider {}
+
+impl WaylandAppInfoProvider {
+  pub fn new() -> Self {
+    Self {}
+  }
+}
+
+impl AppInfoProvider for WaylandAppInfoProvider {
+  // TODO: can we read these info on Wayland?
+  fn get_info(&self) -> AppInfo {
+    AppInfo {
+      title: None,
+      exec: None,
+      class: None,
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/espanso-info/src/x11/ffi.rs b/espanso-info/src/x11/ffi.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a94f7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/espanso-info/src/x11/ffi.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of espanso.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Federico Terzi
+ *
+ * espanso is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * espanso is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with espanso.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+use std::os::raw::c_char;
+
+#[link(name = "espansoinfo", kind = "static")]
+extern "C" {
+  pub fn info_get_title(buffer: *mut c_char, buffer_size: i32) -> i32;
+  pub fn info_get_exec(buffer: *mut c_char, buffer_size: i32) -> i32;
+  pub fn info_get_class(buffer: *mut c_char, buffer_size: i32) -> i32;
+}
diff --git a/espanso-info/src/x11/mod.rs b/espanso-info/src/x11/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6649940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/espanso-info/src/x11/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of espanso.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Federico Terzi
+ *
+ * espanso is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * espanso is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with espanso.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+use std::{ffi::CStr, os::raw::c_char};
+
+use crate::{AppInfo, AppInfoProvider};
+
+use self::ffi::{info_get_class, info_get_exec, info_get_title};
+
+mod ffi;
+
+pub struct X11AppInfoProvider {}
+
+impl X11AppInfoProvider {
+  pub fn new() -> Self {
+    Self {}
+  }
+}
+
+impl AppInfoProvider for X11AppInfoProvider {
+  fn get_info(&self) -> AppInfo {
+    AppInfo {
+      title: self.get_title(),
+      class: self.get_class(),
+      exec: self.get_exec(),
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+impl X11AppInfoProvider {
+  fn get_exec(&self) -> Option<String> {
+    let mut buffer: [c_char; 2048] = [0; 2048];
+    if unsafe { info_get_exec(buffer.as_mut_ptr(), (buffer.len() - 1) as i32) } > 0 {
+      let string = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(buffer.as_ptr()) };
+      let string = string.to_string_lossy();
+      if !string.is_empty() {
+        Some(string.to_string())
+      } else {
+        None
+      }
+    } else {
+      None
+    }
+  }
+
+  fn get_class(&self) -> Option<String> {
+    let mut buffer: [c_char; 2048] = [0; 2048];
+    if unsafe { info_get_class(buffer.as_mut_ptr(), (buffer.len() - 1) as i32) } > 0 {
+      let string = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(buffer.as_ptr()) };
+      let string = string.to_string_lossy();
+      if !string.is_empty() {
+        Some(string.to_string())
+      } else {
+        None
+      }
+    } else {
+      None
+    }
+  }
+
+  fn get_title(&self) -> Option<String> {
+    let mut buffer: [c_char; 2048] = [0; 2048];
+    if unsafe { info_get_title(buffer.as_mut_ptr(), (buffer.len() - 1) as i32) } > 0 {
+      let string = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(buffer.as_ptr()) };
+      let string = string.to_string_lossy();
+      if !string.is_empty() {
+        Some(string.to_string())
+      } else {
+        None
+      }
+    } else {
+      None
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/espanso-info/src/x11/native.cpp b/espanso-info/src/x11/native.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a28cab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/espanso-info/src/x11/native.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of espanso.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Federico Terzi
+ *
+ * espanso is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * espanso is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with espanso.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "native.h"
+#include <X11/Xlibint.h>
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xutil.h>
+#include <X11/cursorfont.h>
+#include <X11/keysymdef.h>
+#include <X11/keysym.h>
+#include <X11/XKBlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xatom.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+// Function taken from the wmlib tool source code
+char *get_property(Display *disp, Window win,
+                   Atom xa_prop_type, char *prop_name, unsigned long *size)
+{
+  unsigned long ret_nitems, ret_bytes_after, tmp_size;
+  Atom xa_prop_name, xa_ret_type;
+  unsigned char *ret_prop;
+  int ret_format;
+  char *ret;
+  int size_in_byte;
+
+  xa_prop_name = XInternAtom(disp, prop_name, False);
+
+  if (XGetWindowProperty(disp, win, xa_prop_name, 0, 4096 / 4, False,
+                         xa_prop_type, &xa_ret_type, &ret_format, &ret_nitems,
+                         &ret_bytes_after, &ret_prop) != Success)
+    return NULL;
+
+  if (xa_ret_type != xa_prop_type)
+  {
+    XFree(ret_prop);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  switch (ret_format)
+  {
+  case 8:
+    size_in_byte = sizeof(char);
+    break;
+  case 16:
+    size_in_byte = sizeof(short);
+    break;
+  case 32:
+    size_in_byte = sizeof(long);
+    break;
+  }
+
+  tmp_size = size_in_byte * ret_nitems;
+  ret = (char *)malloc(tmp_size + 1);
+  memcpy(ret, ret_prop, tmp_size);
+  ret[tmp_size] = '\0';
+
+  if (size)
+    *size = tmp_size;
+
+  XFree(ret_prop);
+  return ret;
+}
+
+// Function taken from Window Management Library for Ruby
+char *xwm_get_win_title(Display *disp, Window win)
+{
+  char *wname = (char *)get_property(disp, win, XA_STRING, "WM_NAME", NULL);
+  char *nwname = (char *)get_property(disp, win, XInternAtom(disp, "UTF8_STRING", False), "_NET_WM_NAME", NULL);
+
+  return nwname ? nwname : (wname ? wname : NULL);
+}
+
+int32_t info_get_title(char *buffer, int32_t buffer_size)
+{
+  Display *display = XOpenDisplay(0);
+
+  if (!display)
+  {
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  Window focused;
+  int revert_to;
+  int ret = XGetInputFocus(display, &focused, &revert_to);
+
+  int result = 1;
+  if (!ret)
+  {
+    fprintf(stderr, "xdo_get_active_window reported an error\n");
+    result = -2;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    char *title = xwm_get_win_title(display, focused);
+
+    snprintf(buffer, buffer_size, "%s", title);
+
+    XFree(title);
+  }
+
+  XCloseDisplay(display);
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+int32_t info_get_exec(char *buffer, int32_t buffer_size)
+{
+  Display *display = XOpenDisplay(0);
+
+  if (!display)
+  {
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  Window focused;
+  int revert_to;
+  int ret = XGetInputFocus(display, &focused, &revert_to);
+
+  int result = 1;
+  if (!ret)
+  {
+    fprintf(stderr, "xdo_get_active_window reported an error\n");
+    result = -2;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    // Get the window process PID
+    char *pid_raw = (char *)get_property(display, focused, XA_CARDINAL, "_NET_WM_PID", NULL);
+    if (pid_raw == NULL)
+    {
+      result = -3;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      int pid = pid_raw[0] | pid_raw[1] << 8 | pid_raw[2] << 16 | pid_raw[3] << 24;
+
+      // Get the executable path from it
+      char proc_path[250];
+      snprintf(proc_path, 250, "/proc/%d/exe", pid);
+
+      readlink(proc_path, buffer, buffer_size);
+
+      XFree(pid_raw);
+    }
+  }
+
+  XCloseDisplay(display);
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+int32_t info_get_class(char *buffer, int32_t buffer_size)
+{
+  Display *display = XOpenDisplay(0);
+
+  if (!display)
+  {
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  Window focused;
+  int revert_to;
+  int ret = XGetInputFocus(display, &focused, &revert_to);
+
+  int result = 1;
+  if (!ret)
+  {
+    fprintf(stderr, "xdo_get_active_window reported an error\n");
+    result = -2;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    XClassHint hint;
+
+    if (XGetClassHint(display, focused, &hint))
+    {
+      snprintf(buffer, buffer_size, "%s", hint.res_class);
+      XFree(hint.res_name);
+      XFree(hint.res_class);
+    }
+  }
+
+  XCloseDisplay(display);
+
+  return result;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/espanso-info/src/x11/native.h b/espanso-info/src/x11/native.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..027299a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/espanso-info/src/x11/native.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of espanso.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Federico Terzi
+ *
+ * espanso is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * espanso is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with espanso.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ESPANSO_INFO_H
+#define ESPANSO_INFO_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+extern "C" int32_t info_get_title(char * buffer, int32_t buffer_size);
+extern "C" int32_t info_get_exec(char * buffer, int32_t buffer_size);
+extern "C" int32_t info_get_class(char * buffer, int32_t buffer_size);
+
+#endif //ESPANSO_INFO_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/espanso/Cargo.toml b/espanso/Cargo.toml
index cf83027..f372498 100644
--- a/espanso/Cargo.toml
+++ b/espanso/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 [features]
 # If the wayland feature is enabled, all X11 dependencies will be dropped
 # and only methods suitable for Wayland will be used
-wayland = ["espanso-detect/wayland", "espanso-inject/wayland", "espanso-clipboard/wayland"]
+wayland = ["espanso-detect/wayland", "espanso-inject/wayland", "espanso-clipboard/wayland", "espanso-info/wayland"]
 
 [dependencies]
 espanso-detect = { path = "../espanso-detect" } 
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ espanso-inject = { path = "../espanso-inject" }
 espanso-config = { path = "../espanso-config" } 
 espanso-match = { path = "../espanso-match" } 
 espanso-clipboard = { path = "../espanso-clipboard" } 
+espanso-info = { path = "../espanso-info" } 
 maplit = "1.0.2"
 simplelog = "0.9.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/espanso/src/main.rs b/espanso/src/main.rs
index 6bf296c..0b9c01d 100644
--- a/espanso/src/main.rs
+++ b/espanso/src/main.rs
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ fn main() {
   ])
   .unwrap();
 
-  let clipboard = espanso_clipboard::get_clipboard(Default::default()).unwrap();
-  println!("clipboard: {:?}", clipboard.get_text());
-
   // let icon_paths = vec![
   //   (
   //     espanso_ui::icons::TrayIcon::Normal,
@@ -80,6 +77,7 @@ fn main() {
     })
     .unwrap();
     let clipboard = espanso_clipboard::get_clipboard(Default::default()).unwrap();
+    let provider = espanso_info::get_provider().unwrap();
     source.initialize().unwrap();
     source
       .eventloop(Box::new(move |event: InputEvent| {
@@ -96,6 +94,9 @@ fn main() {
               //std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(2));
               //injector.send_key_combination(&[keys::Key::Control, keys::Key::V], Default::default()).unwrap();
             }
+            if evt.key == espanso_detect::event::Key::Shift && evt.status == Status::Released {
+              println!("info {:?}", provider.get_info());
+            }
           }
           InputEvent::HotKey(hotkey) => {
             if hotkey.hotkey_id == 2 {