diff --git a/src/core/hle/applets/swkbd.cpp b/src/core/hle/applets/swkbd.cpp
index 0bc471a3a..f6c6c2f71 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/applets/swkbd.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/applets/swkbd.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "core/hle/service/gsp_gpu.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/hid/hid.h"
 #include "core/memory.h"
-
+using namespace std;
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 namespace HLE {
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ void SoftwareKeyboard::Update() {
     // TODO(Subv): Handle input using the touch events from the HID module
 
     // TODO(Subv): Remove this hardcoded text
-    std::u16string text = Common::UTF8ToUTF16("Citra");
+    string input = "Citra";
+    cout <<  "Type the text you want to send to the application:";
+    std::getline(std::cin, input);
+    std::u16string text = Common::UTF8ToUTF16(input);
     memcpy(text_memory->GetPointer(), text.c_str(), text.length() * sizeof(char16_t));
 
     // TODO(Subv): Ask for input and write it to the shared memory