diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index a4792e10f8..f0363aebb4 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -2441,6 +2441,8 @@ COND_TOOLKIT_OSX_COCOA_BASE_OSX_HDR =  \
 	wx/osx/core/colour.h \
 	wx/osx/carbon/region.h \
 	wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h \
+	wx/osx/core/cfarray.h \
+	wx/osx/core/cftype.h \
 	wx/unix/app.h \
 	wx/unix/apptbase.h \
 	wx/unix/apptrait.h \
@@ -2474,7 +2476,9 @@ COND_TOOLKIT_COCOA_BASE_OSX_HDR =  \
 	wx/osx/core/private.h \
 	wx/osx/core/colour.h \
 	wx/osx/carbon/region.h \
-	wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h
+	wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h \
+	wx/osx/core/cfarray.h \
+	wx/osx/core/cftype.h
 @COND_TOOLKIT_COCOA@BASE_OSX_HDR = $(COND_TOOLKIT_COCOA_BASE_OSX_HDR)
 COND_TOOLKIT_GTK_BASE_OSX_HDR =  \
 	wx/unix/app.h \
@@ -2497,7 +2501,9 @@ COND_TOOLKIT_GTK_BASE_OSX_HDR =  \
 	wx/osx/core/private.h \
 	wx/osx/core/colour.h \
 	wx/osx/carbon/region.h \
-	wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h
+	wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h \
+	wx/osx/core/cfarray.h \
+	wx/osx/core/cftype.h
 @COND_TOOLKIT_GTK@BASE_OSX_HDR = $(COND_TOOLKIT_GTK_BASE_OSX_HDR)
 COND_TOOLKIT_X11_BASE_OSX_HDR =  \
 	wx/unix/app.h \
@@ -2520,7 +2526,9 @@ COND_TOOLKIT_X11_BASE_OSX_HDR =  \
 	wx/osx/core/private.h \
 	wx/osx/core/colour.h \
 	wx/osx/carbon/region.h \
-	wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h
+	wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h \
+	wx/osx/core/cfarray.h \
+	wx/osx/core/cftype.h
 @COND_TOOLKIT_X11@BASE_OSX_HDR = $(COND_TOOLKIT_X11_BASE_OSX_HDR)
 COND_TOOLKIT_MOTIF_BASE_OSX_HDR =  \
 	wx/unix/app.h \
@@ -2543,7 +2551,9 @@ COND_TOOLKIT_MOTIF_BASE_OSX_HDR =  \
 	wx/osx/core/private.h \
 	wx/osx/core/colour.h \
 	wx/osx/carbon/region.h \
-	wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h
+	wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h \
+	wx/osx/core/cfarray.h \
+	wx/osx/core/cftype.h
 @COND_TOOLKIT_MOTIF@BASE_OSX_HDR = $(COND_TOOLKIT_MOTIF_BASE_OSX_HDR)
 COND_TOOLKIT__BASE_OSX_HDR =  \
 	wx/unix/app.h \
@@ -2566,7 +2576,9 @@ COND_TOOLKIT__BASE_OSX_HDR =  \
 	wx/osx/core/private.h \
 	wx/osx/core/colour.h \
 	wx/osx/carbon/region.h \
-	wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h
+	wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h \
+	wx/osx/core/cfarray.h \
+	wx/osx/core/cftype.h
 @COND_TOOLKIT_@BASE_OSX_HDR = $(COND_TOOLKIT__BASE_OSX_HDR)
 @COND_PLATFORM_MACOSX_1@BASE_PLATFORM_HDR = $(BASE_OSX_HDR)
 COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_BASE_PLATFORM_HDR =  \
diff --git a/build/bakefiles/files.bkl b/build/bakefiles/files.bkl
index c464f898f0..ea64e2d1d6 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/files.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/files.bkl
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ IMPORTANT: please read docs/tech/tn0016.txt before modifying this file!
     wx/osx/core/colour.h
     wx/osx/carbon/region.h
     wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h
+    wx/osx/core/cfarray.h
+    wx/osx/core/cftype.h
 </set>
 
 <!-- Base files used by OS X ports (not Carbon) -->
diff --git a/build/cmake/files.cmake b/build/cmake/files.cmake
index e503ef5777..c8edde689c 100644
--- a/build/cmake/files.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/files.cmake
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ set(BASE_COREFOUNDATION_HDR
     wx/osx/core/objcid.h
     wx/osx/core/private.h
     wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h
+    wx/osx/core/cfarray.h
+    wx/osx/core/cftype.h
 )
 
 set(BASE_OSX_SHARED_SRC
diff --git a/build/files b/build/files
index 396ed5075a..9f7f68c0b5 100644
--- a/build/files
+++ b/build/files
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ BASE_COREFOUNDATION_SRC =
 BASE_COREFOUNDATION_HDR =
     wx/osx/carbon/region.h
     wx/osx/core/cfdataref.h
+    wx/osx/core/cfarray.h
     wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h
+    wx/osx/core/cftype.h
     wx/osx/core/cfref.h
     wx/osx/core/cfstring.h
     wx/osx/core/colour.h
diff --git a/include/wx/osx/core/cfarray.h b/include/wx/osx/core/cfarray.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b16c075625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/wx/osx/core/cfarray.h
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Name:        wx/osx/core/cfarrayref.h
+// Purpose:     wxCFArrayRef class
+// Author:      Stefan Csomor
+// Modified by:
+// Created:     2018/07/27
+// Copyright:   (c) 2018 Stefan Csomor
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/*! @header     wx/osx/core/cfarrayref.h
+ @abstract   wxCFArrayRef class
+ */
+
+#ifndef _WX_OSX_COREFOUNDATION_CFARRAYREF_H__
+#define _WX_OSX_COREFOUNDATION_CFARRAYREF_H__
+
+#include "wx/osx/core/cfref.h"
+#include "wx/osx/core/cftype.h"
+
+#include <CoreFoundation/CFArray.h>
+
+template <typename T, typename E>
+class wxCFArrayRefCommon : public wxCFRef<T>
+{
+public:
+    typedef wxCFRef<T> super_type;
+    typedef size_t size_type;
+
+    wxCFArrayRefCommon(T r)
+        : super_type(r)
+    {
+    }
+
+    wxCFArrayRefCommon(const wxCFArrayRefCommon& otherRef)
+        : super_type(otherRef)
+    {
+    }
+
+    size_type size() const
+    {
+        return (size_type)CFArrayGetCount(this->m_ptr);
+    }
+
+    bool empty() const
+    {
+        return size() == 0;
+    }
+
+    wxCFRef<E> at(size_type idx)
+    {
+        wxASSERT(idx < size());
+
+        CFTypeRef val = CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(this->m_ptr, idx);
+        if (val)
+            ::CFRetain(val);
+        return wxCFRefFromGet<E>(val);
+    }
+
+    wxCFRef<E> operator[](size_type idx) { return at(idx); }
+    wxCFRef<E> front() { return at(0); }
+    wxCFRef<E> back() { return at(size() - 1); }
+};
+
+
+template <typename E>
+class wxCFArrayRef : public wxCFArrayRefCommon<CFArrayRef, E>
+{
+public:
+    wxCFArrayRef(CFArrayRef r)
+        : wxCFArrayRefCommon<CFArrayRef, E>(r)
+    {
+    }
+
+    wxCFArrayRef(const wxCFArrayRef& otherRef)
+        : wxCFArrayRefCommon<CFArrayRef, E>(otherRef)
+    {
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename E>
+class wxCFMutableArrayRef : public wxCFArrayRefCommon<CFMutableArrayRef, E>
+{
+public:
+    wxCFMutableArrayRef()
+        : wxCFArrayRefCommon<CFMutableArrayRef, E>(CFArrayCreateMutable(kCFAllocatorDefault, 0, &kCFTypeArrayCallBacks))
+    {
+    }
+
+    wxCFMutableArrayRef(CFMutableArrayRef r)
+        : wxCFArrayRefCommon<CFMutableArrayRef, E>(r)
+    {
+    }
+
+    wxCFMutableArrayRef(const wxCFMutableArrayRef& otherRef)
+        : wxCFArrayRefCommon<CFMutableArrayRef, E>(otherRef)
+    {
+    }
+
+    void push_back(E v)
+    {
+        CFArrayAppendValue(this->m_ptr, v);
+    }
+
+    void clear()
+    {
+        CFArrayRemoveAllValues(this->m_ptr);
+    }
+};
+
+#endif //ifndef _WX_OSX_COREFOUNDATION_CFARRAYREF_H__
diff --git a/include/wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h b/include/wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h
index e3aeec32bb..2088450060 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h
@@ -11,134 +11,29 @@
  @abstract   wxCFDictionaryRef class
  */
 
-#ifndef _WX_OSX_COREFOUNDATION_CFICTIONARYREF_H__
-#define _WX_OSX_COREFOUNDATION_CFICTIONARYREF_H__
+#ifndef _WX_OSX_COREFOUNDATION_CFDICTIONARYREF_H__
+#define _WX_OSX_COREFOUNDATION_CFDICTIONARYREF_H__
 
 #include "wx/osx/core/cfref.h"
 #include "wx/osx/core/cfstring.h"
+#include "wx/osx/core/cftype.h"
 
 #include <CoreFoundation/CFDictionary.h>
 
-#ifndef WX_PRECOMP
-#include "wx/string.h"
-#endif
-
-class wxCFTypeRef : public wxCFRef<CFTypeRef>
-{
-public:
-    typedef wxCFRef<CFTypeRef> super_type;
-
-    wxCFTypeRef(CFTypeRef d)
-        : super_type(d)
-    {
-    }
-
-    template <typename V>
-    bool GetValue(V* ptr) const;
-
-    template <typename V>
-    bool GetValue(V* ptr, V defaultValue) const
-    {
-        bool hasKey = GetValue(ptr);
-
-        if (!hasKey)
-            *ptr = defaultValue;
-
-        return hasKey;
-    }
-
-    template <typename V>
-    bool GetValue(V& ref) const
-    {
-        return GetValue(&ref);
-    }
-
-    template <typename V>
-    bool GetValue(V& ref, V defaultValue) const
-    {
-        bool hasKey = GetValue(ref);
-
-        if (!hasKey)
-            ref = defaultValue;
-
-        return hasKey;
-    }
-
-    // spezialization through overload
-    
-    bool GetValue(CGFloat* ptr) const
-    {
-        if ( m_ptr )
-            CFNumberGetValue((CFNumberRef)m_ptr, kCFNumberCGFloatType, ptr);
-        
-        return m_ptr;
-    }
-
-    bool GetValue(int32_t* ptr) const
-    {
-        if ( m_ptr )
-            CFNumberGetValue((CFNumberRef)m_ptr, kCFNumberSInt32Type, ptr);
-        
-        return m_ptr;
-    }
-    
-    bool GetValue(uint32_t* ptr) const
-    {
-        if ( m_ptr )
-            CFNumberGetValue((CFNumberRef)m_ptr, kCFNumberSInt32Type, ptr);
-        
-        return m_ptr;
-    }
-    
-    bool GetValue(int64_t* ptr) const
-    {
-        if ( m_ptr )
-            CFNumberGetValue((CFNumberRef)m_ptr, kCFNumberSInt64Type, ptr);
-        
-        return m_ptr;
-    }
-    
-    bool GetValue(uint64_t* ptr) const
-    {
-        if ( m_ptr )
-            CFNumberGetValue((CFNumberRef)m_ptr, kCFNumberSInt64Type, ptr);
-        
-        return m_ptr;
-    }
-
-    bool GetValue(wxString *s) const
-    {
-        if ( m_ptr )
-            *s = wxCFStringRef::AsString((CFStringRef)m_ptr);
-        
-        return m_ptr;
-        
-    }
-
-};
-
-class wxCFNumberRef : public wxCFTypeRef
-{
-public:
-    wxCFNumberRef(CGFloat v)
-    : wxCFTypeRef(CFNumberCreate( NULL, kCFNumberCGFloatType, &v))
-    {
-    }
-    
-    wxCFNumberRef(int v)
-    : wxCFTypeRef(CFNumberCreate( NULL, kCFNumberIntType, &v))
-    {
-    }
-};
-
 /*! @class wxCFDictionaryRef
  @discussion Properly retains/releases reference to CoreFoundation data objects
  */
-template<typename T> class wxCFDictionaryRefCommon : public wxCFRef< T >
+template <typename T>
+class wxCFDictionaryRefCommon : public wxCFRef<T>
 {
 public:
     typedef wxCFRef<T> super_type;
 
+    explicit wxCFDictionaryRefCommon()
+        : super_type()
+    {
+    }
+
     /*! @method     wxCFDictionaryRef
      @abstract   Assumes ownership of r and creates a reference to it.
      @param r        The dictionary reference to assume ownership of.  May be NULL.
@@ -151,8 +46,9 @@ public:
      using an operator refType() in a different ref-holding class type.
      */
     explicit wxCFDictionaryRefCommon(T r)
-    :   super_type(r)
-    {}
+        : super_type(r)
+    {
+    }
 
     /*! @method     wxCFDictionaryRef
      @abstract   Copies a ref holder of the same type
@@ -161,47 +57,69 @@ public:
      the object will be explicitly retained by this new ref.
      */
     wxCFDictionaryRefCommon(const wxCFDictionaryRefCommon& otherRef)
-    :  super_type( otherRef )
-    {}
-
-    wxCFTypeRef GetValue(const void *key)
+        : super_type(otherRef)
     {
-        CFTypeRef val = CFDictionaryGetValue( this->m_ptr, key);
-        if ( val )
+    }
+
+    wxCFTypeRef GetValue(const void* key)
+    {
+        CFTypeRef val = CFDictionaryGetValue(this->m_ptr, key);
+        if (val)
             ::CFRetain(val);
         return val;
     }
 };
 
-class wxCFDictionaryRef : public wxCFDictionaryRefCommon< CFDictionaryRef >
+class wxCFMutableDictionaryRef;
+
+class wxCFDictionaryRef : public wxCFDictionaryRefCommon<CFDictionaryRef>
 {
 public:
+    wxCFDictionaryRef()
+    {
+    }
+
     explicit wxCFDictionaryRef(CFDictionaryRef r)
-    :   wxCFDictionaryRefCommon(r)
-    {}
+        : wxCFDictionaryRefCommon(r)
+    {
+    }
+
+    wxCFDictionaryRef& operator=(const wxCFMutableDictionaryRef& other);
 };
 
-class wxCFMutableDictionaryRef : public wxCFDictionaryRefCommon< CFMutableDictionaryRef >
+class wxCFMutableDictionaryRef : public wxCFDictionaryRefCommon<CFMutableDictionaryRef>
 {
 public:
-    wxCFMutableDictionaryRef() : wxCFDictionaryRefCommon(CFDictionaryCreateMutable(kCFAllocatorDefault, 0,&kCFTypeDictionaryKeyCallBacks, &kCFTypeDictionaryValueCallBacks))
+    wxCFMutableDictionaryRef()
+        : wxCFDictionaryRefCommon(CFDictionaryCreateMutable(kCFAllocatorDefault, 0, &kCFTypeDictionaryKeyCallBacks, &kCFTypeDictionaryValueCallBacks))
     {
     }
 
     explicit wxCFMutableDictionaryRef(CFMutableDictionaryRef r)
-    :   wxCFDictionaryRefCommon(r)
-    {}
+        : wxCFDictionaryRefCommon(r)
+    {
+    }
 
-    void SetValue(const void *key, const void *data)
+    void SetValue(const void* key, const void* data)
     {
-        CFDictionarySetValue( this->m_ptr, key, data);
+        CFDictionarySetValue(this->m_ptr, key, data);
     }
-    
-    void SetValue(const void*key, CGFloat v)
+
+    void SetValue(const void* key, CGFloat v)
     {
-        SetValue( key, wxCFNumberRef(v));
+        SetValue(key, wxCFNumberRef(v));
     }
+
+    friend class wxCFDictionaryRef;
 };
 
-#endif //ifndef _WX_OSX_COREFOUNDATION_CFICTIONARYREF_H__
+inline wxCFDictionaryRef& wxCFDictionaryRef::operator=(const wxCFMutableDictionaryRef& otherRef)
+{
+    wxCFRetain(otherRef.m_ptr);
+    wxCFRelease(m_ptr);
+    m_ptr = (CFDictionaryRef)otherRef.m_ptr;
 
+    return *this;
+}
+
+#endif //ifndef _WX_OSX_COREFOUNDATION_CFDICTIONARYREF_H__
diff --git a/include/wx/osx/core/cfref.h b/include/wx/osx/core/cfref.h
index c4a6b3c17a..54580da695 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/core/cfref.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/core/cfref.h
@@ -165,6 +165,19 @@ public:
     :   m_ptr(NULL)
     {}
 
+    /*! @method     wxCFRef
+        @abstract   Assumes ownership of p and creates a reference to it.
+     @param p        The raw core foundation reference to assume ownership of.  May be NULL.
+     @discussion Like shared_ptr, it is assumed that the caller has a strong reference to p and intends
+     to transfer ownership of that reference to this ref holder.  If the object comes from
+     a Create or Copy method then this is the correct behaviour.  If the object comes from
+     a Get method then you must CFRetain it yourself before passing it to this constructor.
+     A handy way to do this is to use the non-member wxCFRefFromGet factory funcion.
+     */
+    wxCFRef(refType p) : m_ptr(p)
+    {
+        
+    }
     /*! @method     wxCFRef
         @abstract   Assumes ownership of p and creates a reference to it.
         @templatefield otherType    Any type.
@@ -177,6 +190,7 @@ public:
                     This method is templated and takes an otherType *p.  This prevents implicit conversion
                     using an operator refType() in a different ref-holding class type.
     */
+    
     template <class otherType>
     explicit wxCFRef(otherType *p)
     :   m_ptr(p) // Implicit conversion from otherType* to refType should occur.
diff --git a/include/wx/osx/core/cftype.h b/include/wx/osx/core/cftype.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b6fbc4c2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/wx/osx/core/cftype.h
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Name:        wx/osx/core/cftype.h
+// Purpose:     wxCFDictionaryRef class
+// Author:      Stefan Csomor
+// Modified by:
+// Created:     2018/07/27
+// Copyright:   (c) 2018 Stefan Csomor
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/*! @header     wx/osx/core/cftype.h
+ @abstract   wxCFTypeRef class and derived classes
+ */
+
+#ifndef _WX_OSX_COREFOUNDATION_CFTYPEREF_H__
+#define _WX_OSX_COREFOUNDATION_CFTYPEREF_H__
+
+#include "wx/osx/core/cfref.h"
+#include "wx/osx/core/cfstring.h"
+
+#ifndef WX_PRECOMP
+#include "wx/string.h"
+#endif
+
+class wxCFTypeRef : public wxCFRef<CFTypeRef>
+{
+public:
+    typedef wxCFRef<CFTypeRef> super_type;
+
+    wxCFTypeRef(CFTypeRef d)
+        : super_type(d)
+    {
+    }
+
+    template <typename V>
+    bool GetValue(V* ptr) const;
+
+    template <typename V>
+    bool GetValue(V* ptr, V defaultValue) const
+    {
+        bool hasKey = GetValue(ptr);
+
+        if (!hasKey)
+            *ptr = defaultValue;
+
+        return hasKey;
+    }
+
+    template <typename V>
+    bool GetValue(V& ref) const
+    {
+        return GetValue(&ref);
+    }
+
+    template <typename V>
+    bool GetValue(V& ref, V defaultValue) const
+    {
+        bool hasKey = GetValue(ref);
+
+        if (!hasKey)
+            ref = defaultValue;
+
+        return hasKey;
+    }
+
+    // spezialization through overload
+
+    bool GetValue(CGFloat* ptr) const
+    {
+        if (m_ptr)
+            CFNumberGetValue((CFNumberRef)m_ptr, kCFNumberCGFloatType, ptr);
+
+        return m_ptr;
+    }
+
+    bool GetValue(int32_t* ptr) const
+    {
+        if (m_ptr)
+            CFNumberGetValue((CFNumberRef)m_ptr, kCFNumberSInt32Type, ptr);
+
+        return m_ptr;
+    }
+
+    bool GetValue(uint32_t* ptr) const
+    {
+        if (m_ptr)
+            CFNumberGetValue((CFNumberRef)m_ptr, kCFNumberSInt32Type, ptr);
+
+        return m_ptr;
+    }
+
+    bool GetValue(int64_t* ptr) const
+    {
+        if (m_ptr)
+            CFNumberGetValue((CFNumberRef)m_ptr, kCFNumberSInt64Type, ptr);
+
+        return m_ptr;
+    }
+
+    bool GetValue(uint64_t* ptr) const
+    {
+        if (m_ptr)
+            CFNumberGetValue((CFNumberRef)m_ptr, kCFNumberSInt64Type, ptr);
+
+        return m_ptr;
+    }
+
+    bool GetValue(wxString* s) const
+    {
+        if (m_ptr)
+            *s = wxCFStringRef::AsString((CFStringRef)m_ptr);
+
+        return m_ptr;
+    }
+};
+
+class wxCFNumberRef : public wxCFTypeRef
+{
+public:
+    wxCFNumberRef(CGFloat v)
+        : wxCFTypeRef(CFNumberCreate(NULL, kCFNumberCGFloatType, &v))
+    {
+    }
+
+    wxCFNumberRef(int v)
+        : wxCFTypeRef(CFNumberCreate(NULL, kCFNumberIntType, &v))
+    {
+    }
+};
+
+#endif //ifndef _WX_OSX_COREFOUNDATION_CFTYPEREF_H__
diff --git a/include/wx/osx/core/private.h b/include/wx/osx/core/private.h
index 3175109d38..d5acfa3e13 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/core/private.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/core/private.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "wx/osx/core/cfstring.h"
 #include "wx/osx/core/cfdataref.h"
+#include "wx/osx/core/cfarray.h"
 #include "wx/osx/core/cfdictionary.h"
 
 // platform specific Clang analyzer support