return {
	-- not deps
	--{ "xiyaowong/transparent.nvim" },
	-- { "olimorris/onedarkpro.nvim" },
	{
		"neanias/everforest-nvim",
		lazy = false,
		priority = 1000,
		name = "everforest",
		opts = {
			on_highlights = function(hl, palette)
				hl.MiniCursorword = { underdotted = true }
				hl.MiniCursorwordCurrent = {} -- just needs to be mentioned to override color theme default and clone MiniCursorword
			end,
		},
	},
	{
		"alex-popov-tech/store.nvim",
		cmd = "Store",
		opts = {},
	},
	{
		"folke/noice.nvim",
		lazy = true,
		opts = {
			-- cmdline = {
			-- 	view = "cmdline",
			-- },
			routes = {
				{
					filter = {
						event = "msg_show",
						kind = "",
						find = "written",
					},
					opts = { skip = true },
				},
			},
		},
		dependencies = {},
	},
	{ "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim", lazy = true }, -- dep of noice.nvim
	{ "rcarriga/nvim-notify", lazy = true }, -- dep of noice.nvim
	{
		"nvim-mini/mini.nvim",
		event = { "UIEnter" },
		version = false,
	},
	{
		"gelguy/wilder.nvim",
		lazy = true,
		event = { "CmdlineEnter" },
		opts = {
			modes = { ":", "/", "?" },
		},
	},
	-- {
	-- 	"OXY2DEV/markview.nvim",
	-- 	lazy = true,
	-- 	ft = "Markdown",
	-- 	-- keys = { "<leader>M", mode = { "n" }, "<cmd>Markview toggle<cr>", desc = "Toggle Markdown render" },
	-- 	cmd = "Markview",
	-- 	event = { "BufRead *.md" },
	-- },
	{
		"MeanderingProgrammer/render-markdown.nvim",
		dependencies = { "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter", "nvim-mini/mini.nvim" }, -- if you use the mini.nvim suite
		-- dependencies = { 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter', 'nvim-mini/mini.icons' },        -- if you use standalone mini plugins
		-- dependencies = { 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter', 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons' }, -- if you prefer nvim-web-devicons
		---@module 'render-markdown'
		---@type render.md.UserConfig
		opts = {
			checkbox = {
				enabled = true,
				render_modes = true,
				position = "inline",
				unchecked = { icon = "󰄱 ", highlight = "RenderMarkdownUnchecked" },
				checked = { icon = "󰱒 ", highlight = "RenderMarkdownChecked" },
				custom = {
					todo = { raw = "[-]", rendered = "󰗡 Todo", highlight = "RenderMarkdownTodo" },
				},
			},
		},
		event = { "BufEnter *.md" },
	},
	{
		-- filetypes for mermaid:
		-- .mmd
		-- .mermaid
		"kevalin/mermaid.nvim",
		dependencies = {
			"nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
		},
		opts = {
			format = {
				shift_width = 4, -- Indentation size (spaces)
			},
			lint = {
				enabled = true, -- Enable diagnostics via mmdc
				command = "mmdc", -- Path to mermaid-cli executable
			},
			preview = {
				renderer = "mermaid.js", -- "mermaid.js" or "beautiful-mermaid"
				theme = "dark", -- Theme name (renderer-specific)
			},
		},
		config = {
			vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
				pattern = "mermaid",
				callback = function()
					local buf = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
					vim.keymap.set(
						"n",
						"<leader>mp",
						"<cmd>MermaidPreview<CR>",
						{ buffer = buf, desc = "Mermaid Preview" }
					)
					vim.keymap.set(
						"n",
						"<leader>mf",
						"<cmd>MermaidFormat<CR>",
						{ buffer = buf, desc = "Mermaid Format" }
					)
					vim.keymap.set(
						"n",
						"<leader>mr",
						"<cmd>MermaidRender<CR>",
						{ buffer = buf, desc = "Mermaid Render" }
					)
					vim.keymap.set(
						"n",
						"<leader>mc",
						"<cmd>MermaidCopyURL<CR>",
						{ buffer = buf, desc = "Mermaid Copy URL" }
					)
					vim.keymap.set(
						"n",
						"<leader>mx",
						"<cmd>MermaidPreviewStop<CR>",
						{ buffer = buf, desc = "Mermaid Stop Preview" }
					)
				end,
			}),
		},

		-- config = function()
		-- 	require("mermaid").setup()
		-- 	-- Install the Tree-sitter parser:
		-- 	-- :TSInstall mermaid
		-- end
	},
	{
		"norcalli/nvim-colorizer.lua",
		lazy = true,
		event = { "BufReadPost" },
		opts = {
			"*",
			css = { rgb_fn = true, hsl_fn = true },
			scss = { rgb_fn = true, hsl_fn = true },
			"javascript",
			"html",
		},
		mode = "background",
	},
	{
		"ziontee113/color-picker.nvim",
		lazy = true,
		keys = {
			{ "<C-c>", mode = { "n" }, "<cmd>PickColorInsert<cr>", desc = "open color widget" },
			{ "<C-c>", mode = { "i" }, "<cmd>PickColor<cr>", desc = "open color widget" },
		},
		cmd = { "PickColor", "PickColorInsert" },
		opts = {
			["icons"] = { "ﱢ", "" },
			-- ["icons"] = { "ﮊ", "" },
			-- ["icons"] = { "", "ﰕ" },
			-- ["icons"] = { "", "" },
			-- ["icons"] = { "", "" },
			["border"] = "rounded", -- none | single | double | rounded | solid | shadow
			["keymap"] = { -- mapping example:
				["U"] = "<Plug>ColorPickerSlider5Decrease",
				["O"] = "<Plug>ColorPickerSlider5Increase",
			},
			["background_highlight_group"] = "Normal", -- default
			["border_highlight_group"] = "FloatBorder", -- default ["text_highlight_group"] = "Normal", --default })
			vim.cmd([[hi FloatBorder guibg=NONE]]), -- if you don't want weird border background colors around the popup.
		},
		-- },
		-- config = {
		-- 	vim.cmd([[hi FloatBorder guibg=NONE]]), -- if you don't want weird border background colors around the popup.
		-- },
	},
	{
		"jiaoshijie/undotree",
		dependencies = "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
		config = true,
		keys = {
			{ "<leader>u", function() require("undotree").toggle() end, desc = "toggle undotree" },
		},
	},
	-- {
	-- 	"neovim/undotree",
	-- 	keys = {
	-- 		{ "<leader>u", function() require("undotree").toggle() end, desc = "toggle undotree" }
	-- 	},
	-- },
	{
		"saecki/crates.nvim",
		lazy = true,
		event = { "BufReadPost Cargo.toml" },
		opts = {},
		-- config = function() require("crates").setup() end,
	},
	{
		"folke/trouble.nvim",
		opts = { use_diagnostic_signs = true },
		cmd = "Trouble",
		lazy = true,
		keys = { "<leader>x" },
	},
	{
		"nvzone/typr",
		dependencies = "nvzone/volt",
		opts = {},
		lazy = true,
		cmd = { "Typr", "TyprStats" },
	},
	{
		"ibhagwan/fzf-lua",
		opts = {},
		event = "VeryLazy",
		config = {
			fzf_colors = true,
			borderless,
			skim,
			telescope,
		},
		-- keys = { "<c-l>", mode = { "n" }, "<cmd>FzfLua<cr>", desc = "FzfLua" },
	},
}