diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/TextBox.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/TextBox.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1fd20b4a7
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+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/TextBox.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,704 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using osu.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Drawables;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using OpenTK;
+using osu.Framework.Cached;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transformations;
+using OpenTK.Input;
+using osu.Framework.Input;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.MathUtils;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
+{
+    internal class TextBox : MaskingContainer
+    {
+        private readonly FlowContainer textFlow;
+        private Box background;
+        protected Box cursor;
+        protected Container TextContainer;
+
+        internal int? LengthLimit;
+        internal bool ResetTextOnEdit;
+        internal string textBeforeCommit;
+
+        internal virtual bool AllowClipboardExport => true;
+
+        protected virtual Color4 BackgroundCommit => new Color4(249, 90, 255, 200);
+        protected virtual Color4 BackgroundFocused => new Color4(100, 100, 100, 255);
+        protected virtual Color4 BackgroundUnfocused => new Color4(100, 100, 100, 120);
+
+        public bool ReadOnly;
+
+        //BackingTextBox backingTextbox;
+
+        internal delegate void OnCommitHandler(TextBox sender, bool newText);
+        internal event OnCommitHandler OnCommit;
+        public event OnCommitHandler OnChange;
+
+        internal float TextSize { get; private set; }
+
+        float length;
+
+        public TextBox(string text, float size, Vector2 pos, float length)
+        {
+            TextSize = size;
+            Position = pos;
+            this.length = length;
+
+            if (length == 0)
+            {
+                length = 1;
+                SizeMode = InheritMode.X;
+            }
+
+            Size = new Vector2(length, size);
+
+            Add(background = new Box()
+            {
+                Colour = BackgroundUnfocused,
+                SizeMode = InheritMode.XY,
+            });
+
+            Add(TextContainer = new Container() { SizeMode = InheritMode.XY });
+
+            textFlow = new FlowContainer()
+            {
+                Direction = FlowDirection.HorizontalOnly,
+                //Padding = new Vector2(-TextSize / 3, 0)
+            };
+
+            cursor = new Box()
+            {
+                Size = Vector2.One,
+                Colour = Color4.Transparent,
+                SizeMode = InheritMode.Y,
+                Alpha = 0
+            };
+            TextContainer.Add(cursor);
+
+            TextContainer.Add(textFlow);
+
+            Text = text;
+        }
+
+        private void resetSelection()
+        {
+            selectionStart = selectionEnd = text.Length;
+            cursorAndLayout.Invalidate();
+        }
+
+        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+        {
+            OnChange = null;
+            OnCommit = null;
+
+            UnbindTextbox();
+
+            base.Dispose(disposing);
+        }
+
+        private float textContainerPosX;
+        protected virtual float TextContainerIconOffset => 0;
+
+        protected string TextAtLastLayout = string.Empty;
+
+        protected override void UpdateLayout()
+        {
+            //have to run this after children flow
+            cursorAndLayout.Refresh(delegate
+            {
+                Vector2 cursorPos = Vector2.Zero;
+                if (text.Length > 0)
+                    cursorPos.X = getPositionAt(selectionLeft);
+
+                float cursorPosEnd = getPositionAt(selectionEnd);
+
+                float cursorWidth = 1;
+
+                if (selectionLength > 0)
+                    cursorWidth = getPositionAt(selectionRight) - cursorPos.X;
+
+                float cursorRelativePositionInBox = (cursorPosEnd - textContainerPosX) / Width;
+
+                //we only want to reposition the view when the cursor reaches near the extremities.
+                if (cursorRelativePositionInBox < 0.1 || cursorRelativePositionInBox > 0.9)
+                {
+                    textContainerPosX = cursorPosEnd - Width / 2;
+                }
+
+                textContainerPosX = MathHelper.Clamp(textContainerPosX, 0, Math.Max(0, textFlow.Width - Width));
+
+                TextContainer.MoveToX(TextContainerIconOffset - textContainerPosX, 300, EasingTypes.OutExpo);
+
+                if (HasFocus)
+                {
+                    cursor.ClearTransformations();
+                    cursor.MoveTo(cursorPos + new Vector2(2, 0), 60, EasingTypes.Out);
+                    cursor.ScaleTo(new Vector2(cursorWidth, 1), 60, EasingTypes.Out);
+
+                    if (selectionLength > 0)
+                    {
+                        cursor.FadeTo(0.5f, 200, EasingTypes.Out);
+                        cursor.FadeColour(new Color4(249, 90, 255, 255), 200, EasingTypes.Out);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        cursor.FadeTo(0.5f, 200, EasingTypes.Out);
+                        cursor.FadeColour(Color4.White, 200, EasingTypes.Out);
+                        cursor.Transformations.Add(new Transformation(TransformationType.Fade, 0.5f, 0.2f, Time + 200, Time + 200 + /*(OsuGame.Audio.BeatSyncing ? (int)OsuGame.Audio.BeatLength : */500)
+                        {
+                            Easing = EasingTypes.InOutSine,
+                            Loop = true
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+
+                OnChange?.Invoke(this, TextAtLastLayout != text);
+                TextAtLastLayout = text;
+
+                return cursorPos;
+            });
+        }
+
+        private float getPositionAt(int index)
+        {
+            if (index > 0)
+            {
+                if (index < text.Length)
+                    return textFlow.Children[index].Position.X + textFlow.Position.X;
+                else
+                    return textFlow.Children[index - 1].Position.X + textFlow.Children[index - 1].Size.X + textFlow.Padding.X + textFlow.Position.X;
+            }
+            else
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        private int getCharacterClosestTo(Vector2 pos)
+        {
+            pos = textFlow.GetLocalPosition(pos);
+
+            int i = 0;
+            foreach (Drawable d in textFlow.Children)
+            {
+                if (d.Position.X + d.Size.X / 2 > pos.X)
+                    break;
+                i++;
+            }
+
+            return i;
+        }
+
+        internal bool HandleLeftRightArrows = true;
+
+        int selectionStart;
+        int selectionEnd;
+
+        int selectionLength => Math.Abs(selectionEnd - selectionStart);
+
+        int selectionLeft => Math.Min(selectionStart, selectionEnd);
+        int selectionRight => Math.Max(selectionStart, selectionEnd);
+
+        Cached<Vector2> cursorAndLayout = new Cached<Vector2>();
+
+        private void moveSelection(int offset, bool expand)
+        {
+            //if (backingTextbox?.ImeActive == true) return;
+
+            int oldStart = selectionStart;
+            int oldEnd = selectionEnd;
+
+            if (expand)
+                selectionEnd = MathHelper.Clamp(selectionEnd + offset, 0, text.Length);
+            else
+            {
+                if (selectionLength > 0 && Math.Abs(offset) <= 1)
+                {
+                    //we don't want to move the location when "removing" an existing selection, just set the new location.
+                    if (offset > 0)
+                        selectionEnd = selectionStart = selectionRight;
+                    else
+                        selectionEnd = selectionStart = selectionLeft;
+                }
+                else
+                    selectionEnd = selectionStart = MathHelper.Clamp((offset > 0 ? selectionRight : selectionLeft) + offset, 0, text.Length);
+            }
+
+            if (oldStart != selectionStart || oldEnd != selectionEnd)
+            {
+                Game.Audio.Sample.GetSample(@"key-movement");
+                cursorAndLayout.Invalidate();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private bool removeCharacterOrSelection(bool sound = true)
+        {
+            if (text.Length == 0) return false;
+            if (selectionLength == 0 && selectionLeft == 0) return false;
+
+            int count = MathHelper.Clamp(selectionLength, 1, text.Length);
+            int start = MathHelper.Clamp(selectionLength > 0 ? selectionLeft : selectionLeft - 1, 0, text.Length - count);
+
+            if (count == 0) return false;
+
+            if (sound)
+                Game.Audio.Sample.GetSample(@"key-delete");
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            {
+                Drawable d = textFlow.Children[start];
+                textFlow.Remove(d);
+
+                TextContainer.Add(d);
+                d.FadeOut(200);
+                d.MoveToY(d.Size.Y, 200, EasingTypes.InExpo);
+                d.Expire();
+            }
+            text = text.Remove(start, count);
+
+            if (selectionLength > 0)
+                selectionStart = selectionEnd = selectionLeft;
+            else
+                selectionStart = selectionEnd = selectionLeft - 1;
+
+            cursorAndLayout.Invalidate();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        protected virtual Drawable AddCharacterToFlow(char c)
+        {
+            for (int i = selectionLeft; i < text.Length; i++)
+                textFlow.Children[i].Depth = i + 1;
+
+            Drawable ch;
+
+            if (char.IsWhiteSpace(c))
+            {
+                float width = TextSize / 2;
+
+                switch ((int)c)
+                {
+                    case 0x3000: //double-width space
+                        width = TextSize;
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                textFlow.Add(ch = new Container()
+                {
+                    SizeMode = InheritMode.None,
+                    Size = new Vector2(width, TextSize),
+                    Depth = selectionLeft
+                });
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                textFlow.Add(ch = new SpriteText()
+                {
+                    Text = c.ToString(),
+                    Depth = selectionLeft
+                });
+            }
+
+            return ch;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Insert an arbitrary string into the text at the current position.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="text"></param>
+        private void insertString(string text)
+        {
+            foreach (char c in text)
+            {
+                if (char.IsControl(c)) continue;
+                addCharacter(c);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private Drawable addCharacter(char c)
+        {
+            if (selectionLength > 0)
+                removeCharacterOrSelection();
+
+            if (text.Length + 1 > LengthLimit)
+            {
+                if (background.Alpha > 0)
+                    background.FlashColour(Color4.Red, 200);
+                else
+                    textFlow.FlashColour(Color4.Red, 200);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            Drawable ch = AddCharacterToFlow(c);
+
+            ch.Position = new Vector2(0, TextSize);
+            ch.MoveToY(0, 200, EasingTypes.OutExpo);
+
+            text = text.Insert(selectionLeft, c.ToString());
+            selectionStart = selectionEnd = selectionLeft + 1;
+
+            cursorAndLayout.Invalidate();
+
+            return ch;
+        }
+
+        private string text;
+        internal virtual string Text
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return text;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                if (value == text)
+                    return;
+
+                int startBefore = selectionStart;
+                selectionStart = selectionEnd = 0;
+                textFlow.Clear();
+                text = string.Empty;
+
+                foreach (char c in value)
+                    addCharacter(c);
+
+                selectionStart = MathHelper.Clamp(startBefore, 0, text.Length);
+
+                cursorAndLayout.Invalidate();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public string SelectedText => selectionLength > 0 ? Text.Substring(selectionLeft, selectionLength) : string.Empty;
+
+        protected override bool OnKeyDown(InputState state, KeyDownEventArgs args)
+        {
+            //if (!HasFocus)
+            //    return false;
+
+            //if (backingTextbox?.ImeActive == true) return true;
+
+            switch (args.Key)
+            {
+                case Key.Tab:
+                    return false;
+                case Key.End:
+                    moveSelection(text.Length, state.Keyboard.ShiftPressed);
+                    return true;
+                case Key.Home:
+                    moveSelection(-text.Length, state.Keyboard.ShiftPressed);
+                    return true;
+                case Key.Left:
+                    {
+                        if (!HandleLeftRightArrows) return false;
+
+                        if (selectionEnd == 0) return true;
+
+                        int amount = 1;
+                        if (state.Keyboard.ControlPressed)
+                        {
+                            int lastSpace = text.LastIndexOf(' ', Math.Max(0, selectionEnd - 2));
+                            if (lastSpace >= 0)
+                                amount = selectionEnd - lastSpace - 1;
+                            else
+                                amount = selectionEnd;
+                        }
+
+                        moveSelection(-amount, state.Keyboard.ShiftPressed);
+                    }
+                    return true;
+                case Key.Right:
+                    {
+                        if (!HandleLeftRightArrows) return false;
+
+                        if (selectionEnd == text.Length) return true;
+
+                        int amount = 1;
+                        if (state.Keyboard.ControlPressed)
+                        {
+                            int nextSpace = text.IndexOf(' ', selectionEnd + 1);
+                            if (nextSpace >= 0)
+                                amount = nextSpace - selectionEnd;
+                            else
+                                amount = text.Length - selectionEnd;
+                        }
+
+                        moveSelection(amount, state.Keyboard.ShiftPressed);
+                    }
+
+                    return true;
+                case Key.Enter:
+                    TriggerFocusLost(state);
+                    return true;
+                case Key.Delete:
+                    if (selectionLength == 0)
+                    {
+                        if (text.Length == selectionStart)
+                            return true;
+
+                        if (state.Keyboard.ControlPressed)
+                        {
+                            int spacePos = selectionStart;
+                            while (text[spacePos] == ' ' && spacePos < text.Length)
+                                spacePos++;
+
+                            spacePos = MathHelper.Clamp(text.IndexOf(' ', spacePos), 0, text.Length);
+                            selectionEnd = spacePos;
+
+                            if (selectionStart == 0 && spacePos == 0)
+                                selectionEnd = text.Length;
+
+                            if (selectionLength == 0)
+                                return true;
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            //we're deleting in front of the cursor, so move the cursor forward once first
+                            selectionStart = selectionEnd = selectionStart + 1;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    removeCharacterOrSelection();
+                    return true;
+                case Key.Back:
+                    if (selectionLength == 0 && state.Keyboard.ControlPressed)
+                    {
+                        int spacePos = selectionLeft >= 2 ? Math.Max(0, text.LastIndexOf(' ', selectionLeft - 2) + 1) : 0;
+                        selectionStart = spacePos;
+                    }
+
+                    removeCharacterOrSelection();
+                    return true;
+            }
+
+            if (state.Keyboard.ControlPressed)
+            {
+                //handling of function keys
+                switch (args.Key)
+                {
+                    case Key.A:
+                        selectionStart = 0;
+                        selectionEnd = text.Length;
+                        cursorAndLayout.Invalidate();
+                        return true;
+                    case Key.C:
+                        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(SelectedText) || !AllowClipboardExport) return true;
+                        //System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard.SetText(SelectedText);
+                        return true;
+                    case Key.X:
+                        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(SelectedText)) return true;
+
+                        //if (AllowClipboardExport)
+                        //    System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard.SetText(SelectedText);
+                        removeCharacterOrSelection();
+                        return true;
+                    case Key.V:
+                        //the text is pasted into the hidden textbox, so we don't need any direct clipboard interaction here.
+                        //insertString(backingTextbox.GetPendingText());
+                        return true;
+                }
+
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            string str = "A";// backingTextbox.GetPendingText();
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(str))
+            {
+                if (state.Keyboard.ShiftPressed)
+                    Game.Audio.Sample.GetSample(@"key-caps");
+                else
+                    Game.Audio.Sample.GetSample($@"key-press-{RNG.Next(1, 5)}");
+                insertString(str);
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        protected override bool OnDrag(InputState state)
+        {
+            //if (backingTextbox?.ImeActive == true) return true;
+
+            if (text.Length == 0) return true;
+
+            selectionEnd = getCharacterClosestTo(state.Mouse.Position);
+            if (selectionLength > 0)
+                TriggerFocus();
+
+            cursorAndLayout.Invalidate();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        protected override bool OnDragStart(InputState state)
+        {
+            //need to handle this so we get onDrag events.
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        protected override bool OnDoubleClick(InputState state)
+        {
+            //if (backingTextbox?.ImeActive == true) return true;
+
+            if (text.Length == 0) return true;
+
+            int hover = Math.Min(text.Length - 1, getCharacterClosestTo(state.Mouse.Position));
+
+            int lastSpace = text.LastIndexOf(' ', hover);
+            int nextSpace = text.IndexOf(' ', hover);
+
+            selectionStart = lastSpace >= 0 ? lastSpace + 1 : 0;
+            selectionEnd = nextSpace >= 0 ? nextSpace : text.Length;
+            cursorAndLayout.Invalidate();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        protected override bool OnMouseDown(InputState state, MouseDownEventArgs args)
+        {
+            //if (backingTextbox?.ImeActive == true) return true;
+
+            selectionStart = selectionEnd = getCharacterClosestTo(state.Mouse.Position);
+
+            cursorAndLayout.Invalidate();
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnFocusLost(InputState state)
+        {
+            UnbindTextbox();
+
+            cursor.ClearTransformations();
+            cursor.FadeOut(200);
+
+            if (state.Keyboard.Keys.Contains(Key.Enter))
+            {
+                background.Colour = BackgroundUnfocused;
+                background.ClearTransformations();
+                background.FlashColour(BackgroundCommit, 400);
+
+                Game.Audio.Sample.GetSample(@"key-confirm");
+                OnCommit?.Invoke(this, true);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                background.ClearTransformations();
+                background.FadeColour(BackgroundUnfocused, 200, EasingTypes.OutExpo);
+            }
+
+            cursorAndLayout.Invalidate();
+        }
+
+        protected override bool OnFocus(InputState state)
+        {
+            if (ReadOnly) return false;
+
+            //BindTextbox();
+
+            textBeforeCommit = Text;
+            if (ResetTextOnEdit)
+                Text = string.Empty;
+
+            background.ClearTransformations();
+            background.FadeColour(BackgroundFocused, 200, EasingTypes.Out);
+
+            cursorAndLayout.Invalidate();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        #region Native TextBox handling (winform specific)
+        protected void UnbindTextbox()
+        {
+            //backingTextbox?.Deactivate(OsuGame.Window.Form);
+        }
+
+        //protected void BindTextbox()
+        //{
+        //    if (backingTextbox == null)
+        //    {
+        //        backingTextbox = new BackingTextBox();
+        //        backingTextbox.OnNewImeComposition += onImeComposition;
+        //        backingTextbox.OnNewImeResult += onImeResult;
+        //    }
+
+        //    backingTextbox.Activate(OsuGame.Window.Form);
+        //}
+
+        //private void onImeResult(string s)
+        //{
+        //    //we only succeeded if there is pending data in the textbox
+        //    if (imeDrawables.Count > 0)
+        //    {
+        //        Game.Audio.Sample.GetSample($@"key-confirm");
+
+        //        foreach (Drawable d in imeDrawables)
+        //        {
+        //            d.Colour = Color4.White;
+        //            d.FadeTo(1, 200, EasingTypes.Out);
+        //        }
+        //    }
+
+        //    imeDrawables.Clear();
+        //}
+
+        List<Drawable> imeDrawables = new List<Drawable>();
+
+        private void onImeComposition(string s)
+        {
+            //search for unchanged characters..
+            int matchCount = 0;
+            bool matching = true;
+            bool didDelete = false;
+
+            int searchStart = text.Length - imeDrawables.Count;
+
+            //we want to keep processing to the end of the longest string (the current displayed or the new composition).
+            int maxLength = Math.Max(imeDrawables.Count, s.Length);
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < maxLength; i++)
+            {
+                if (matching && searchStart + i < text.Length && i < s.Length && text[searchStart + i] == s[i])
+                {
+                    matchCount = i + 1;
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                matching = false;
+
+                if (matchCount < imeDrawables.Count)
+                {
+                    //if we are no longer matching, we want to remove all further characters.
+                    removeCharacterOrSelection(false);
+                    imeDrawables.RemoveAt(matchCount);
+                    didDelete = true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (matchCount == s.Length)
+            {
+                //in the case of backspacing (or a NOP), we can exit early here.
+                if (didDelete)
+                    Game.Audio.Sample.GetSample($@"key-delete").Play();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            //add any new or changed characters
+            for (int i = matchCount; i < s.Length; i++)
+            {
+                Drawable dr = addCharacter(s[i]);
+                if (dr != null)
+                {
+                    dr.Colour = Color4.Aqua;
+                    dr.Alpha = 0.6f;
+                    imeDrawables.Add(dr);
+                }
+            }
+
+            Game.Audio.Sample.GetSample($@"key-press-{RNG.Next(1, 5)}");
+        }
+        #endregion
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index 0ce2220ef7..1bf9f9d655 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Graphics\Cursor\CursorContainer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\Processing\RatioAdjust.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\TextAwesome.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Graphics\UserInterface\TextBox.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Online\API\APIAccess.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Online\API\APIRequest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Online\API\OAuth.cs" />