diff --git a/src/get_args.py b/src/get_args.py
index 3966759..a79f911 100644
--- a/src/get_args.py
+++ b/src/get_args.py
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
 from typing import Any
 
 try:
-    from curses import wrapper  # pyright: ignore
+    # from curses import wrapper  # pyright: ignore
+    from src.working_initscr import wrapper  # pyright: ignore
 
     _DEFAULT_TKINTER_GUI = False
 except ImportError:
 
-    def wrapper(_: Any) -> str:  # pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
+    def wrapper(_: Any, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:  # pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
+        _ = (args, kwargs)
         return _CHECKBOX_OPTIONS[1]
 
     _DEFAULT_TKINTER_GUI = True  # pyright: ignore[reportConstantRedefinition]
diff --git a/src/working_initscr.py b/src/working_initscr.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e83f1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/working_initscr.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+"""
+For some reason curses initscr doesn't work on python3.12,
+presumably due to a compilation bug or something. This
+module provides a functional workaround.
+
+Thanks to https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/windows-curses/issues/50
+for the inspiration.
+"""
+
+import curses
+from typing import Any, Callable
+
+import _curses
+
+
+def initscr() -> Any:
+    """Return a stdscr that should be properly initialized"""
+    stdscr = _curses.initscr()  # pyright: ignore
+    for key, value in _curses.__dict__.items():
+        if key[0:4] == "ACS_" or key in ("LINES", "COLS"):
+            setattr(curses, key, value)
+    return stdscr  # pyright: ignore
+
+
+def wrapper(func: Callable[..., Any], /, *args: Any, **kwds: Any) -> Any:
+    """
+    Wrapper function that initializes curses and calls another function,
+    restoring normal keyboard/screen behavior on error.
+    The callable object 'func' is then passed the main window 'stdscr'
+    as its first argument, followed by any other arguments passed to
+    wrapper().
+    """
+
+    try:
+        stdscr = initscr()
+
+        curses.noecho()
+        curses.cbreak()
+
+        stdscr.keypad(1)
+
+        _curses.start_color()  # pyright: ignore
+        if hasattr(_curses, 'COLORS'):
+            curses.COLORS = _curses.COLORS  # pyright: ignore
+        if hasattr(_curses, 'COLOR_PAIRS'):
+            curses.COLOR_PAIRS = _curses.COLOR_PAIRS  # pyright: ignore
+
+        return func(stdscr, *args, **kwds)
+    finally:
+        if 'stdscr' in locals():
+            stdscr.keypad(0)  # pyright: ignore
+            curses.echo()
+            curses.nocbreak()
+            curses.endwin()
diff --git a/todo.py b/todo.py
index 360e2bb..c6ead64 100755
--- a/todo.py
+++ b/todo.py
@@ -632,4 +632,6 @@ def main(stdscr: Any) -> int:
         print(f"{HEADER}:")
         print_todos(None, file_string_to_todos(read_file(FILENAME)), Cursor(0))
         sys_exit()
-    curses.wrapper(main)
+
+    from src.working_initscr import wrapper  # pylint: disable=ungrouped-imports
+    wrapper(main)
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 31dd26f..7b6b27a 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 -1 fix strikethrough
   -1 fix long lines (longer than width // 2 - 1)
   -1 fix moving down onto a toggled line
--3 make it work on windows
-  -3 appears to be a compatibility problem with python3.12
 -4 implement multiline todos
   -4 allow multiline paste
   -4 allow multiline print