diff --git a/examples/open_window.rs b/examples/open_window.rs
index ae5a421..0d285ae 100644
--- a/examples/open_window.rs
+++ b/examples/open_window.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl WindowHandler for OpenWindowExample {
                 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
                 match e {
                     MouseEvent::ButtonPressed { button, modifiers } => {
-                        copy_to_clipboard("This is a test!".into())
+                        copy_to_clipboard(&"This is a test!")
                     }
                     _ => (),
                 }
diff --git a/src/clipboard.rs b/src/clipboard.rs
index 05ed9e2..c4f7bc4 100644
--- a/src/clipboard.rs
+++ b/src/clipboard.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ use crate::win as platform;
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 use crate::x11 as platform;
 
-pub fn copy_to_clipboard(data: String) {
+pub fn copy_to_clipboard(data: &str) {
     platform::copy_to_clipboard(data)
 }
diff --git a/src/macos/window.rs b/src/macos/window.rs
index 731e45e..54046dd 100644
--- a/src/macos/window.rs
+++ b/src/macos/window.rs
@@ -484,11 +484,11 @@ unsafe impl HasRawWindowHandle for Window {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn copy_to_clipboard(string: String) {
+pub fn copy_to_clipboard(string: &str) {
     unsafe {
         let pb = NSPasteboard::generalPasteboard(nil);
 
-        let ns_str = NSString::alloc(nil).init_str(&string);
+        let ns_str = NSString::alloc(nil).init_str(string);
 
         pb.clearContents();
         pb.setString_forType(ns_str, cocoa::appkit::NSPasteboardTypeString);
diff --git a/src/win/window.rs b/src/win/window.rs
index f725d58..2af1abe 100644
--- a/src/win/window.rs
+++ b/src/win/window.rs
@@ -764,6 +764,6 @@ unsafe impl HasRawWindowHandle for Window<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn copy_to_clipboard(data: String) {
+pub fn copy_to_clipboard(data: &str) {
     todo!()
 }
diff --git a/src/x11/window.rs b/src/x11/window.rs
index d45cbbf..fcd9083 100644
--- a/src/x11/window.rs
+++ b/src/x11/window.rs
@@ -705,6 +705,6 @@ fn mouse_id(id: u8) -> MouseButton {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn copy_to_clipboard(data: String) {
+pub fn copy_to_clipboard(data: &str) {
     todo!()
 }