diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index eee233a..c2a8760 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ clap = { version = "3.0", features = ["derive"] }
 isatty = "0.1"
 libc-stdhandle = "0.1.0"
 yaml-rust = "0.4"
-clipboard = "0.5"
+clipboard = { version = "0.5", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 indoc = "1.0"
+
+[features]
+default = ["clipboard"]
+clipboard = ["dep:clipboard"]
+
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 8b0c98b..2d4b8ab 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+#[cfg(feature = "clipboard")]
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::io;
 use std::io::Write;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "clipboard")]
 use clipboard::{ClipboardContext, ClipboardProvider};
 use rustyline::error::ReadlineError;
 use rustyline::Editor;
@@ -13,12 +15,15 @@ use termion::screen::{ToAlternateScreen, ToMainScreen};
 use crate::flatjson;
 use crate::input::TuiEvent;
 use crate::input::TuiEvent::{KeyEvent, MouseEvent, WinChEvent};
+#[cfg(feature = "clipboard")]
 use crate::lineprinter::JS_IDENTIFIER;
 use crate::options::{DataFormat, Opt};
 use crate::screenwriter::{MessageSeverity, ScreenWriter};
 use crate::search::{JumpDirection, SearchDirection, SearchState};
 use crate::types::TTYDimensions;
-use crate::viewer::{Action, JsonViewer, Mode};
+use crate::viewer::{Action, JsonViewer};
+#[cfg(feature = "clipboard")]
+use crate::viewer::Mode;
 
 pub struct App {
     viewer: JsonViewer,
@@ -28,6 +33,7 @@ pub struct App {
     input_filename: String,
     search_state: SearchState,
     message: Option<(String, MessageSeverity)>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "clipboard")]
     clipboard_context: Result<ClipboardContext, Box<dyn Error>>,
 }
 
@@ -43,11 +49,13 @@ pub struct App {
 #[derive(PartialEq)]
 enum InputState {
     Default,
+    #[cfg(feature = "clipboard")]
     PendingYCommand,
     PendingZCommand,
 }
 
 // Various things that can be copied
+#[cfg(feature = "clipboard")]
 enum CopyTarget {
     PrettyPrintedValue,
     OneLineValue,
@@ -96,6 +104,7 @@ impl App {
             input_filename,
             search_state: SearchState::empty(),
             message: None,
+            #[cfg(feature = "clipboard")]
             clipboard_context: ClipboardProvider::new(),
         })
     }
@@ -152,6 +161,7 @@ impl App {
                 }
                 // Handle special input states:
                 // y commands:
+                #[cfg(feature = "clipboard")]
                 event if self.input_state == InputState::PendingYCommand => {
                     let copy_target = match event {
                         KeyEvent(Key::Char('y')) => Some(CopyTarget::PrettyPrintedValue),
@@ -207,6 +217,7 @@ impl App {
                         None
                     }
                 }
+                #[cfg(feature = "clipboard")]
                 KeyEvent(Key::Char('y')) => {
                     match &self.clipboard_context {
                         Ok(_) => {
@@ -622,6 +633,7 @@ impl App {
         let _ = write!(self.screen_writer.stdout, "{}", ToAlternateScreen);
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "clipboard")]
     fn copy_content(&mut self, copy_target: CopyTarget) {
         // Checked when the user first hits 'y'.
         let clipboard = self.clipboard_context.as_mut().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/flatjson.rs b/src/flatjson.rs
index 506ed0e..c234776 100644
--- a/src/flatjson.rs
+++ b/src/flatjson.rs
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ impl FlatJson {
     // there are some subtle enough differences, and the code isn't that
     // complicated, that I don't think it's worth it to try to have them
     // share an implementation.
+    #[cfg(feature = "clipboard")]
     pub fn pretty_printed_value(&self, value_index: Index) -> Result<String, std::fmt::Error> {
         if self[value_index].is_primitive() {
             return Ok(self.1[self[value_index].range.clone()].to_string());