diff --git a/rumps/__init__.py b/rumps/__init__.py
index 5be784f..9659456 100644
--- a/rumps/__init__.py
+++ b/rumps/__init__.py
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2017 Jared Suttles'
 
 from .rumps import (separator, debug_mode, alert, notification, application_support, timers, quit_application, timer,
-                    clicked, notifications, MenuItem, Timer, Window, App)
+                    clicked, notifications, MenuItem, Timer, Window, App, Preferences)
diff --git a/rumps/rumps.py b/rumps/rumps.py
index f14a003..0500d8d 100644
--- a/rumps/rumps.py
+++ b/rumps/rumps.py
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@
 
 import inspect
 import os
-import pickle
 import sys
 import traceback
 import weakref
 
+try:
+    import cPickle as pickle
+except ImportError:
+    import pickle as pickle
+
 from collections import Mapping, Iterable
 from .utils import ListDict
 from .compat import text_type, string_types, iteritems
@@ -212,6 +216,13 @@ def application_support(name):
     return app_support_path
 
 
+def preferences_path(name):
+    home_dir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), name)
+    if not os.path.exists(home_dir):
+        os.makedirs(home_dir)
+    return os.path.join(home_dir, "{}.prefs".format(name.lower().replace(" ", "").strip()))
+
+
 def timers():
     """Return a list of all :class:`rumps.Timer` objects. These can be active or inactive."""
     return list(_TIMERS)
@@ -1026,6 +1037,29 @@ def callback_(cls, nsmenuitem):
             _log(traceback.format_exc())
 
 
+class Preferences(object):
+    """
+    Provides access to a folder in the user's home directory, as well as a pickled key-value file.
+    :param name: the name of the application.
+    :param path: a path to the folder being used to store the preferences file.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, name, path=None):
+        self._path = path if path else preferences_path(name)
+        self._preferences = {}
+        if os.path.exists(self._path):
+            with open(self._path, "rb") as file:
+                self._preferences = pickle.load(file)
+
+    def get(self, key, default=None):
+        return self._preferences.get(key, default)
+
+    def set(self, key, value):
+        self._preferences[key] = value
+        with open(self._path, "wb") as file:
+            pickle.dump(self._preferences, file, 2)
+        print("Set preference %s to %s" % (key, repr(value)))
+
 class App(object):
     """Represents the statusbar application.
 
@@ -1064,6 +1098,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, title=None, icon=None, template=None, menu=None, quit_b
         if menu is not None:
             self.menu = menu
         self._application_support = application_support(self._name)
+        self.preferences = Preferences(self._name)
 
     # Properties
     #- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -