diff --git a/examples/app/main.go b/examples/app/main.go
index d21e5a8..d74c56c 100644
--- a/examples/app/main.go
+++ b/examples/app/main.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.wow.st/gmp/nswrap/examples/app/ns"
 )
 
-func nsmgr() {
+func app() {
 	//Lock OS thread because Cocoa uses thread-local storage
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
 	a := ns.NSApplicationSharedApplication()
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func nsmgr() {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	go nsmgr()
+	go ns.Autorelease(app)
 	select { }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/app/nswrap.yaml b/examples/app/nswrap.yaml
index 68504b9..f05d0aa 100644
--- a/examples/app/nswrap.yaml
+++ b/examples/app/nswrap.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ inputfiles:
     - /System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Headers/AppKit.h
 
 classes:
-    - NSArray"
+    - NSAutoreleasePool
+    - NSArray
     - NSMutableArray
     - NSDictionary
     - NSEnumerator
diff --git a/examples/foundation/nswrap.yaml b/examples/foundation/nswrap.yaml
index 7f4b802..b1f2a67 100644
--- a/examples/foundation/nswrap.yaml
+++ b/examples/foundation/nswrap.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 inputfiles:
     - /System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Headers/Foundation.h
 classes:
+    - NSAutoreleasePool
     - NSArray
     - NSMutableArray
     - NSDictionary
diff --git a/wrap/main.go b/wrap/main.go
index c33ed22..66fad60 100644
--- a/wrap/main.go
+++ b/wrap/main.go
@@ -562,6 +562,9 @@ func (w *Wrapper) processType(tp *types.Type) {
 	if gt == "SEL" {
 		w.SelectorHelpers()
 	}
+	if gt == "NSAutoreleasePool" {
+		w.AutoreleaseHelpers()
+	}
 	if bt.IsFunction() || bt.IsFunctionPtr() {
 		return
 	}
@@ -576,6 +579,9 @@ func (w *Wrapper) processType(tp *types.Type) {
 
 func (w *Wrapper) ObjectHelpers() {
 	w.goHelpers.WriteString(`
+func (o *Id) Retain() {
+	C.retain(unsafe.Pointer(o))
+}
 func (o *Id) Release() {
 	C.release(unsafe.Pointer(o))
 }
@@ -585,6 +591,10 @@ func (o *Id) Autorelease() {
 `)
 	w.cCode.WriteString(`
 void
+retain(void* obj) {
+	[(NSObject*)obj retain];
+}
+void
 release(void* obj) {
 	[(NSObject*)obj release];
 }
@@ -621,6 +631,27 @@ func (e *NSEnumerator) ForIn(f func(*Id) bool) {
 `)
 }
 
+func (w *Wrapper) AutoreleaseHelpers() {
+	//not sure why this is not coming up automatically...
+	w.cCode.WriteString(`
+void* _Nonnull
+NSAutoreleasePool_init(void* o) {
+	return [(NSAutoreleasePool*)o init];
+}
+`)
+	w.goHelpers.WriteString(`
+func (o *NSAutoreleasePool) Init() *NSAutoreleasePool {
+	return (*NSAutoreleasePool)(unsafe.Pointer(C.NSAutoreleasePool_init(o.Ptr())))
+}
+
+func Autorelease(f func()) {
+	pool := NSAutoreleasePoolAlloc().Init()
+	f()
+	pool.Drain()
+}
+`)
+}
+
 func (w *Wrapper) SelectorHelpers() {
 	w.cCode.WriteString(`
 void*