diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 79f7c11..b3c4458 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-ciede2000 v0.0.0-20170301095244-782e8c62fec3 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-ps v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.11.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.12.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.10.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.11.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.10.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.11.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4bc4997..1e1690e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ golang.org/x/image v0.9.0 h1:QrzfX26snvCM20hIhBwuHI/ThTg18b/+kcKdXHvnR+g=
 golang.org/x/image v0.9.0/go.mod h1:jtrku+n79PfroUbvDdeUWMAI+heR786BofxrbiSF+J0=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4/go.mod h1:jJ57K6gSWd91VN4djpZkiMVwK6gcyfeH4XE8wZrZaV4=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.8.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.11.0 h1:bUO06HqtnRcc/7l71XBe4WcqTZ+3AH1J59zWDDwLKgU=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0 h1:rmsUpXtvNzj340zd98LZ4KntptpfRHwpFOHG188oHXc=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210226172049-e18ecbb05110/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220722155237-a158d28d115b/go.mod h1:XRhObCWvk6IyKnWLug+ECip1KBveYUHfp+8e9klMJ9c=
 golang.org/x/net v0.6.0/go.mod h1:2Tu9+aMcznHK/AK1HMvgo6xiTLG5rD5rZLDS+rp2Bjs=
-golang.org/x/net v0.11.0 h1:Gi2tvZIJyBtO9SDr1q9h5hEQCp/4L2RQ+ar0qjx2oNU=
-golang.org/x/net v0.11.0/go.mod h1:2L/ixqYpgIVXmeoSA/4Lu7BzTG4KIyPIryS4IsOd1oQ=
+golang.org/x/net v0.12.0 h1:cfawfvKITfUsFCeJIHJrbSxpeu/E81khclypR0GVT50=
+golang.org/x/net v0.12.0/go.mod h1:zEVYFnQC7m/vmpQFELhcD1EWkZlX69l4oqgmer6hfKA=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220722155255-886fb9371eb4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGm
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191119224855-298f0cb1881e/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12/go.mod h1:hNGJHUnrk76NpqgfD5Aqm5Crs+Hm0VOH/i9J2+nxYbc=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Xwgl3UAJ/d3gWutnCtw505GrjyAbvKui8lOU390QaIU=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.10.0 h1:tvDr/iQoUqNdohiYm0LmmKcBk+q86lb9EprIUFhHHGg=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.10.0/go.mod h1:UJwyiVBsOA2uwvK/e5OY3GTpDUJriEd+/YlqAwLPmyM=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.11.0 h1:EMCa6U9S2LtZXLAMoWiR/R8dAQFRqbAitmbJ2UKhoi8=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.11.0/go.mod h1:anzJrxPjNtfgiYQYirP2CPGzGLxrH2u2QBhn6Bf3qY8=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.0 h1:w43yiav+6bVFTBQFZX0r7ipe9JQ1QsbMgHwbBziscLw=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
diff --git a/internal/cmd/root.go b/internal/cmd/root.go
index 7acd45b..d97e448 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/root.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/root.go
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ import (
 // version string will be injected by automation
 var version string
 
+// saveToClipboard function will be implemented by OS specific code
+var saveToClipboard func(img.Scaffold) error
+
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   fmt.Sprintf("%s [%s flags] [--] command [command flags] [command arguments] [...]", executableName(), executableName()),
 	Short: "Creates a screenshot of terminal command output",
@@ -118,8 +121,16 @@ window including all terminal colors and text decorations.
 			return err
 		}
 
-		filename, runErr := cmd.Flags().GetString("filename")
-		if filename == "" || runErr != nil {
+		// save image to clipboard
+		//
+		if toClipboard, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("clipboard"); err == nil && toClipboard {
+			return saveToClipboard(scaffold)
+		}
+
+		// save image to file
+		//
+		filename, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("filename")
+		if filename == "" || err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to read filename from command-line, defaulting to out.png")
 			filename = "out.png"
 		}
@@ -128,7 +139,13 @@ window including all terminal colors and text decorations.
 			return fmt.Errorf("file extension %q of filename %q is not supported, only png is supported", extension, filename)
 		}
 
-		return scaffold.SavePNG(filename)
+		file, err := os.Create(filename)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create file: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		defer file.Close()
+		return scaffold.Write(file)
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/cmd/root_darwin.go b/internal/cmd/root_darwin.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a9ece7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cmd/root_darwin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// Copyright © 2023 The Homeport Team
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+
+	"github.com/homeport/termshot/internal/img"
+)
+
+const osascript = "/usr/bin/osascript"
+
+// hasOsascript checks if /usr/bin/osascript exists and is executable
+func hasOsascript() bool {
+	if fi, err := os.Stat(osascript); err == nil {
+		return fi.Mode()&0111 != 0
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func init() {
+	if hasOsascript() {
+		// register tool flag to enable clipboard option
+		rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("clipboard", "b", false, "copy termshot to clipboard, overrules filename option")
+
+		// register function to copy image into the clipboard
+		saveToClipboard = func(scaffold img.Scaffold) error {
+			var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+			if _, err := buf.WriteString("set the clipboard to «data PICT"); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if err := scaffold.Write(hex.NewEncoder(&buf)); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if _, err := buf.WriteString("»"); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			cmd := exec.Command(osascript, "-e", buf.String())
+			out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, string(out))
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/img/output.go b/internal/img/output.go
index 82a5be7..b124e0b 100644
--- a/internal/img/output.go
+++ b/internal/img/output.go
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
 package img
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"image"
 	"image/color"
+	"image/png"
 	"io"
 	"math"
 	"strings"
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ func (s *Scaffold) measureContent() (width float64, height float64) {
 	return width, height
 }
 
-func (s *Scaffold) SavePNG(path string) error {
+func (s *Scaffold) image() (image.Image, error) {
 	var f = func(value float64) float64 { return s.factor * value }
 
 	var (
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@ func (s *Scaffold) SavePNG(path string) error {
 
 		shadow, err := stackblur.Process(bc.Image(), uint32(s.shadowRadius))
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		dc.DrawImage(shadow, 0, 0)
@@ -294,5 +297,23 @@ func (s *Scaffold) SavePNG(path string) error {
 		x += w
 	}
 
-	return dc.SavePNG(path)
+	return dc.Image(), nil
+}
+
+func (s *Scaffold) Write(w io.Writer) error {
+	image, err := s.image()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return png.Encode(w, image)
+}
+
+func (s *Scaffold) Bytes() ([]byte, error) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := s.Write(&buf); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return buf.Bytes(), nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/img/output_test.go b/internal/img/output_test.go
index b801b7d..fcefa25 100644
--- a/internal/img/output_test.go
+++ b/internal/img/output_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package img_test
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Creating images", func() {
 				err := scaffold.AddContent(strings.NewReader("foobar"))
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
-				err = scaffold.SavePNG(name)
+				err = scaffold.Write(io.Discard)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			})
 		})
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Creating images", func() {
 				err := scaffold.AddContent(&buf)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
-				err = scaffold.SavePNG(name)
+				err = scaffold.Write(io.Discard)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			})
 		})