diff --git a/src/core/text/build.rs b/src/core/text/build.rs
index 3611918..f69b389 100644
--- a/src/core/text/build.rs
+++ b/src/core/text/build.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ impl TextBuilderOutput for TextEditOutput {
         let mut text = TextEdit {
             view: TextView::new(buf, builder.attrs, builder.hint.get(ui)),
             selection: Default::default(),
+            history: Default::default(),
         };
         let font_system = &mut ui.data.text.font_system;
         text.buf
diff --git a/src/core/text/edit.rs b/src/core/text/edit.rs
index dc43712..ade69f2 100644
--- a/src/core/text/edit.rs
+++ b/src/core/text/edit.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use winit::{
 pub struct TextEdit {
     pub(super) view: TextView,
     pub(super) selection: TextSelection,
+    pub(super) history: Vec<(String, TextSelection)>,
 }
 
 impl TextEdit {
@@ -180,6 +181,13 @@ impl<'a> TextEditCtx<'a> {
         text
     }
 
+    pub fn set(&mut self, text: &str) {
+        self.text
+            .buf
+            .set_text(self.font_system, text, &Attrs::new(), SHAPING, None);
+        self.text.selection.clear();
+    }
+
     pub fn motion(&mut self, motion: Motion) {
         if let TextSelection::Pos(cursor) = self.text.selection
             && let Some(cursor) = self.buf_motion(cursor, motion)
@@ -372,6 +380,24 @@ impl<'a> TextEditCtx<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn apply_event(&mut self, event: &KeyEvent, modifiers: &Modifiers) -> TextInputResult {
+        let old = (self.text.content(), self.text.selection);
+        let mut undo = false;
+        let res = self.apply_event_inner(event, modifiers, &mut undo);
+        if undo && let Some((old, selection)) = self.text.history.pop() {
+            self.set(&old);
+            self.text.selection = selection;
+        } else if self.text.content() != old.0 {
+            self.text.history.push(old);
+        }
+        res
+    }
+
+    fn apply_event_inner(
+        &mut self,
+        event: &KeyEvent,
+        modifiers: &Modifiers,
+        undo: &mut bool,
+    ) -> TextInputResult {
         match &event.logical_key {
             Key::Named(named) => match named {
                 NamedKey::Backspace => self.backspace(modifiers.control),
@@ -429,6 +455,9 @@ impl<'a> TextEditCtx<'a> {
                                 };
                             }
                         }
+                        "z" => {
+                            *undo = true;
+                        }
                         _ => self.insert(text),
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -463,7 +492,7 @@ pub enum TextInputResult {
     Paste,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum TextSelection {
     #[default]
     None,
diff --git a/src/layout/id.rs b/src/layout/id.rs
index 1746bba..e0ff91c 100644
--- a/src/layout/id.rs
+++ b/src/layout/id.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    layout::{FnTag, Ui, Widget, WidgetLike, WidgetTag},
+    layout::{Ui, WidgetLike},
     util::{Id, RefCounter},
 };
 
@@ -141,49 +141,6 @@ pub struct IdFnTag;
 pub trait WidgetIdFn<W>: FnOnce(&mut Ui) -> WidgetId<W> {}
 impl<W, F: FnOnce(&mut Ui) -> WidgetId<W>> WidgetIdFn<W> for F {}
 
-/// TODO: does this ever make sense to use? it allows for invalid ids
-pub trait Idable<Tag> {
-    type Widget: Widget;
-    fn set(self, ui: &mut Ui, id: &WidgetId<Self::Widget>);
-    fn id(self, id: &WidgetId<Self::Widget>) -> impl WidgetIdFn<Self::Widget>
-    where
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
-        let id = id.clone();
-        move |ui| {
-            self.set(ui, &id);
-            id
-        }
-    }
-    fn id_static(self, id: StaticWidgetId<Self::Widget>) -> impl WidgetIdFn<Self::Widget>
-    where
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
-        move |ui| {
-            let id = id.id(&ui.send);
-            self.set(ui, &id);
-            id
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<W: Widget> Idable<WidgetTag> for W {
-    type Widget = W;
-
-    fn set(self, ui: &mut Ui, id: &WidgetId<Self::Widget>) {
-        ui.set(id, self);
-    }
-}
-
-impl<F: FnOnce(&mut Ui) -> W, W: Widget> Idable<FnTag> for F {
-    type Widget = W;
-
-    fn set(self, ui: &mut Ui, id: &WidgetId<Self::Widget>) {
-        let w = self(ui);
-        ui.set(id, w);
-    }
-}
-
 impl<W: 'static> WidgetLike<IdTag> for WidgetId<W> {
     type Widget = W;
     fn add(self, _: &mut Ui) -> WidgetId<W> {
diff --git a/src/layout/ui.rs b/src/layout/ui.rs
index 08b26e5..e3aad4f 100644
--- a/src/layout/ui.rs
+++ b/src/layout/ui.rs
@@ -52,15 +52,11 @@ impl Ui {
     }
 
     pub fn push<W: Widget>(&mut self, w: W) -> WidgetId<W> {
-        let id = self.id();
+        let id = self.new_id();
         self.data.widgets.insert(id.id, w);
         id
     }
 
-    pub fn set<W: Widget>(&mut self, id: &WidgetId<W>, w: W) {
-        self.data.widgets.insert(id.id, w);
-    }
-
     pub fn set_root<Tag>(&mut self, w: impl WidgetLike<Tag>) {
         self.root = Some(w.add(self).any());
         self.full_redraw = true;
@@ -78,7 +74,7 @@ impl Ui {
         self.data.widgets.get_mut(id)
     }
 
-    pub fn id<W: Widget>(&mut self) -> WidgetId<W> {
+    fn new_id<W: Widget>(&mut self) -> WidgetId<W> {
         WidgetId::new(
             self.data.widgets.reserve(),
             TypeId::of::<W>(),
@@ -87,11 +83,6 @@ impl Ui {
         )
     }
 
-    pub fn id_static<W: Widget>(&mut self) -> StaticWidgetId<W> {
-        let id = self.id();
-        id.into_static()
-    }
-
     pub fn add_texture(&mut self, image: DynamicImage) -> TextureHandle {
         self.data.textures.add(image)
     }