{ pkgs, config, lib, ... }: {
  programs.niri = {
    enable = true;
    package = pkgs.niri; # follows nixpkgs version because i am lazy, probably more stable to use the flake one, TODO
    settings = {
      prefer-no-csd = true; # no client-side-decorations
      hotkey-overlay = {
        skip-at-startup = true;
      };
      input = {
        mod-key = "SUPER";
        focus-follows-mouse = {
          enable = true;
          max-scroll-amount = "95%";
        };
        warp-mouse-to-focus.enable = true;
        mouse.natural-scroll = false;
      };
      outputs = {
        "eDP-2" = {
          focus-at-startup = true;
          #name = "laptop_monitor";
          position = {
            x = 0;
            y = 0;
          };
        };
        "Lenovo Group Limited LEN G24-10 U5B4ZAM2" = {
          #name = "right_monitor";
          position = {
            x = 960;
            y = -1080;
          };
        };
        "Lenovo Group Limited LEN G24-10 U5B4KL78" = {
          #name = "left_monitor";
          position = {
            x = -960;
            y = -1080;
          };
        };
      };
      workspaces = {
        "main".open-on-output = "eDP-2";
        "comms".open-on-output = "Lenovo Group Limited LEN G24-10 U5B4KL78";
        "bg_noise".open-on-output = "Lenovo Group Limited LEN G24-10 U5B4ZAM2";
      };
      layout = {
        gaps = 5;
        struts = 
          let
            r = 5;
          in
          {
            left = r;
            right = r;
            bottom = r;
            top = r;
          };
        preset-column-widths = [
          { proportion = 1. / 2.; }
          { proportion = 1. / 1.; }
        ];
      };
      binds = with config.lib.niri.actions; {
        # keybinds for spawning apps
        "Mod+1".action = spawn "kitty";
        "Mod+F".action = spawn "librewolf";
        "Mod+D".action = spawn "vesktop";
        "Mod+Space".action = spawn "fuzzel";
        "Mod+Alt+L".action = spawn "hyprlock";
        "Print".action = screenshot;
        "Mod+2".action = show-hotkey-overlay;
        # window controls
        #"Mod".action = toggle-overview; # i really want this but i dont know how to make it work TODO
        "Mod+F11".action = fullscreen-window;
        "Mod+x".action = close-window;
        "Mod+Tab".action = toggle-window-floating;
        "Mod+h".action = focus-column-or-monitor-left;
        "Mod+j".action = focus-window-or-monitor-down;
        "Mod+k".action = focus-window-or-monitor-up;
        "Mod+l".action = focus-column-or-monitor-right;
        "Mod+Shift+h".action = move-column-left-or-to-monitor-left;
        "Mod+Shift+j".action = move-window-down;
        "Mod+Shift+k".action = move-window-up;
        "Mod+Shift+l".action = move-column-right-or-to-monitor-right;
        "Mod+Comma".action = consume-or-expel-window-left;
        "Mod+Period".action = consume-or-expel-window-right;
        "Mod+Return".action = switch-preset-column-width;

        "Mod+WheelScrollUp".action = focus-workspace-up;
        "Mod+WheelScrollDown".action = focus-workspace-down;
        "Mod+Up".action = focus-workspace-up;
        "Mod+Down".action = focus-workspace-down;
        # not sure how to do the "send window to workspace" keybinds from the hyprland config
      };
      window-rules = [
        {
          geometry-corner-radius =
            let
              r = 10.0;
            in
            {
              top-left = r;
              top-right = r;
              bottom-left = r;
              bottom-right = r;
            };
          clip-to-geometry = true;
        }
        {
          excludes = [
            {
              is-active = true;
            }
          ];
          opacity = 0.8;
          draw-border-with-background = false;
        }
      ];
      xwayland-satellite = {
        enable = true;
        path = lib.getExe pkgs.xwayland-satellite;
      };
    };
  };
  #  home.packages = with pkgs; [ 
  #    xwayland-satellite-unstable
  #  ];
}