diff --git a/source/script/standardLibrary.c b/source/script/standardLibrary.c
index 48b4f56..21fcc40 100644
--- a/source/script/standardLibrary.c
+++ b/source/script/standardLibrary.c
@@ -234,13 +234,8 @@ char *powNames[] = {
 	"volminus",
 };
 
-// Takes [int]. Returns dict[a,b,x,y,down,up,right,left,power,volplus,volminus,raw]. int: mask for hidWaitMask 
-ClassFunction(stdPauseMask){
+Variable_t *hidToVar(u32 raw){
 	Variable_t ret = {.variableType = DictionaryClass, .dictionary.vector = newVec(sizeof(Dict_t), 9)};
-	Input_t *i = hidWaitMask((u32)getIntValue(*args));
-	
-	u32 raw = i->buttons;
-
 	addIntToDict(&ret, "raw", raw);
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(abxyNames); i++){
@@ -265,6 +260,19 @@ ClassFunction(stdPauseMask){
 	return copyVariableToPtr(ret);
 }
 
+ClassFunction(stdRead){
+	Input_t *i = hidRead();
+	u32 raw = i->buttons;
+	return hidToVar(raw); 
+}
+
+// Takes [int]. Returns dict[a,b,x,y,down,up,right,left,power,volplus,volminus,raw]. int: mask for hidWaitMask 
+ClassFunction(stdPauseMask){
+	Input_t *i = hidWaitMask((u32)getIntValue(*args));
+	u32 raw = i->buttons;
+	return hidToVar(raw);
+}
+
 // Takes none. Returns dict (same as stdPauseMask). 
 ClassFunction(stdPause){
 	Variable_t a = {.integer.value = 0xFFFFFFFF};
@@ -541,6 +549,7 @@ ClassFunctionTableEntry_t standardFunctionDefenitions[] = {
 	{"timer", stdGetMs, 0, 0},
 	{"pause", stdPauseMask, 1, threeIntsStd},
 	{"pause", stdPause, 0, 0},
+	{"hidread", stdRead, 0, 0},
 	{"color", stdColor, 1, threeIntsStd},
 	{"menu", stdMenuFull, 3, menuArgsStd},
 	{"menu", stdMenuFull, 2, menuArgsStd},