return {
	{ "SethBarberee/challenger-deep.nvim" },
	--                                    ╭───────────────╮
	--                                    │ common themes │
	--                                    ╰───────────────╯
	-- ╭──────────────────╮
	-- │ tokyonight/-dark │
	-- ╰──────────────────╯
	-- { "folke/tokyonight.nvim" },
	{
		"tiagovla/tokyodark.nvim",
		opts = {
			terminal_colors = true, -- enable terminal colors
			transparent_background = false, -- set background to transparent
			gamma = 0.90, -- adjust the brightness of the theme
			styles = {
				comments = { italic = false }, -- style for comments
				keywords = { italic = true }, -- style for keywords
				identifiers = { italic = true }, -- style for identifiers
				variables = { bold = true, underline = false }, -- style for variables
				functions = {}, -- style for functions
			},
			custom_highlights = {} or function(highlights, palette)
				return {}
			end, -- extend highlights
			custom_palette = {} or function(palette)
				return {}
			end, -- extend palette
		},
	},

	-- ╭────────────╮
	-- │ catppuccin │
	-- ╰────────────╯
	-- { "catppuccin/nvim", name = "catppuccin" },
	-- INFO:
	-- Catppuccin muted variant
	-- {
	-- 	"catppuccin/nvim",
	-- 	name = "catppuccin",
	-- 	opts = {
	-- 		term_colors = true,
	-- 		transparent_background = false,
	-- 		styles = {
	-- 			comments = {},
	-- 			conditionals = {},
	-- 			loops = {},
	-- 			functions = {},
	-- 			keywords = {},
	-- 			strings = {},
	-- 			variables = {},
	-- 			numbers = {},
	-- 			booleans = {},
	-- 			properties = {},
	-- 			types = {},
	-- 		},
	-- 		-- color_overrides = {
	-- 		-- 	mocha = {
	-- 		-- 		base = "#101010",
	-- 		-- 		mantle = "#101010",
	-- 		-- 		crust = "#202020",
	-- 		-- 	},
	-- 		-- },
	-- 		integrations = {
	-- 			telescope = {
	-- 				enabled = true,
	-- 				-- style = "nvchad",
	-- 			},
	-- 			dropbar = {
	-- 				enabled = true,
	-- 				color_mode = true,
	-- 			},
	-- 		},
	-- 	},
	-- },
	-- INFO:
	-- GruvBox Variant <3
	{
		"catppuccin/nvim",
		name = "catppuccin",
		lazy = false,
		config = function()
			require("catppuccin").setup({
				background = {
					light = "latte",
					dark = "mocha",
				},
				color_overrides = {
					latte = {
						rosewater = "#c14a4a",
						flamingo = "#c14a4a",
						red = "#c14a4a",
						maroon = "#c14a4a",
						pink = "#945e80",
						mauve = "#945e80",
						peach = "#c35e0a",
						yellow = "#b47109",
						green = "#6c782e",
						teal = "#4c7a5d",
						sky = "#4c7a5d",
						sapphire = "#4c7a5d",
						blue = "#45707a",
						lavender = "#45707a",
						text = "#654735",
						subtext1 = "#73503c",
						subtext0 = "#805942",
						overlay2 = "#8c6249",
						overlay1 = "#8c856d",
						overlay0 = "#a69d81",
						surface2 = "#bfb695",
						surface1 = "#d1c7a3",
						surface0 = "#e3dec3",
						base = "#f9f5d7",
						mantle = "#f0ebce",
						crust = "#e8e3c8",
					},
					mocha = {
						rosewater = "#ea6962",
						flamingo = "#ea6962",
						red = "#ea6962",
						maroon = "#ea6962",
						pink = "#d3869b",
						mauve = "#d3869b",
						peach = "#e78a4e",
						yellow = "#d8a657",
						green = "#a9b665",
						teal = "#89b482",
						sky = "#89b482",
						sapphire = "#89b482",
						blue = "#7daea3",
						lavender = "#7daea3",
						text = "#ebdbb2",
						subtext1 = "#d5c4a1",
						subtext0 = "#bdae93",
						overlay2 = "#a89984",
						overlay1 = "#928374",
						overlay0 = "#595959",
						surface2 = "#4d4d4d",
						surface1 = "#404040",
						surface0 = "#292929",
						base = "#1d2021",
						mantle = "#191b1c",
						crust = "#141617",
					},
				},
				transparent_background = false,
				show_end_of_buffer = false,
				integration_default = false,
				integrations = {
					barbecue = { dim_dirname = true, bold_basename = true, dim_context = false, alt_background = false },
					cmp = true,
					gitsigns = true,
					hop = true,
					illuminate = { enabled = true },
					native_lsp = { enabled = true, inlay_hints = { background = true } },
					neogit = true,
					neotree = true,
					semantic_tokens = true,
					treesitter = true,
					treesitter_context = true,
					vimwiki = true,
					which_key = true,
				},
				highlight_overrides = {
					all = function(colors)
						return {
							CmpItemMenu = { fg = colors.surface2 },
							CursorLineNr = { fg = colors.text },
							FloatBorder = { bg = colors.base, fg = colors.surface0 },
							GitSignsChange = { fg = colors.peach },
							LineNr = { fg = colors.overlay0 },
							LspInfoBorder = { link = "FloatBorder" },
							NeoTreeDirectoryIcon = { fg = colors.subtext1 },
							NeoTreeDirectoryName = { fg = colors.subtext1 },
							NeoTreeFloatBorder = { link = "TelescopeResultsBorder" },
							NeoTreeGitConflict = { fg = colors.red },
							NeoTreeGitDeleted = { fg = colors.red },
							NeoTreeGitIgnored = { fg = colors.overlay0 },
							NeoTreeGitModified = { fg = colors.peach },
							NeoTreeGitStaged = { fg = colors.green },
							NeoTreeGitUnstaged = { fg = colors.red },
							NeoTreeGitUntracked = { fg = colors.green },
							NeoTreeIndent = { fg = colors.surface1 },
							NeoTreeNormal = { bg = colors.mantle },
							NeoTreeNormalNC = { bg = colors.mantle },
							NeoTreeRootName = { fg = colors.subtext1, style = { "bold" } },
							NeoTreeTabActive = { fg = colors.text, bg = colors.mantle },
							NeoTreeTabInactive = { fg = colors.surface2, bg = colors.crust },
							NeoTreeTabSeparatorActive = { fg = colors.mantle, bg = colors.mantle },
							NeoTreeTabSeparatorInactive = { fg = colors.crust, bg = colors.crust },
							NeoTreeWinSeparator = { fg = colors.base, bg = colors.base },
							NormalFloat = { bg = colors.base },
							Pmenu = { bg = colors.mantle, fg = "" },
							PmenuSel = { bg = colors.surface0, fg = "" },
							TelescopePreviewBorder = { bg = colors.crust, fg = colors.crust },
							TelescopePreviewNormal = { bg = colors.crust },
							TelescopePreviewTitle = { fg = colors.crust, bg = colors.crust },
							TelescopePromptBorder = { bg = colors.surface0, fg = colors.surface0 },
							TelescopePromptCounter = { fg = colors.mauve, style = { "bold" } },
							TelescopePromptNormal = { bg = colors.surface0 },
							TelescopePromptPrefix = { bg = colors.surface0 },
							TelescopePromptTitle = { fg = colors.surface0, bg = colors.surface0 },
							TelescopeResultsBorder = { bg = colors.mantle, fg = colors.mantle },
							TelescopeResultsNormal = { bg = colors.mantle },
							TelescopeResultsTitle = { fg = colors.mantle, bg = colors.mantle },
							TelescopeSelection = { bg = colors.surface0 },
							VertSplit = { bg = colors.base, fg = colors.surface0 },
							WhichKeyFloat = { bg = colors.mantle },
							YankHighlight = { bg = colors.surface2 },
							FidgetTask = { fg = colors.subtext2 },
							FidgetTitle = { fg = colors.peach },

							IblIndent = { fg = colors.surface0 },
							IblScope = { fg = colors.overlay0 },

							Boolean = { fg = colors.mauve },
							Number = { fg = colors.mauve },
							Float = { fg = colors.mauve },

							PreProc = { fg = colors.mauve },
							PreCondit = { fg = colors.mauve },
							Include = { fg = colors.mauve },
							Define = { fg = colors.mauve },
							Conditional = { fg = colors.red },
							Repeat = { fg = colors.red },
							Keyword = { fg = colors.red },
							Typedef = { fg = colors.red },
							Exception = { fg = colors.red },
							Statement = { fg = colors.red },

							Error = { fg = colors.red },
							StorageClass = { fg = colors.peach },
							Tag = { fg = colors.peach },
							Label = { fg = colors.peach },
							Structure = { fg = colors.peach },
							Operator = { fg = colors.peach },
							Title = { fg = colors.peach },
							Special = { fg = colors.yellow },
							SpecialChar = { fg = colors.yellow },
							Type = { fg = colors.yellow, style = { "bold" } },
							Function = { fg = colors.green, style = { "bold" } },
							Delimiter = { fg = colors.subtext2 },
							Ignore = { fg = colors.subtext2 },
							Macro = { fg = colors.teal },

							TSAnnotation = { fg = colors.mauve },
							TSAttribute = { fg = colors.mauve },
							TSBoolean = { fg = colors.mauve },
							TSCharacter = { fg = colors.teal },
							TSCharacterSpecial = { link = "SpecialChar" },
							TSComment = { link = "Comment" },
							TSConditional = { fg = colors.red },
							TSConstBuiltin = { fg = colors.mauve },
							TSConstMacro = { fg = colors.mauve },
							TSConstant = { fg = colors.text },
							TSConstructor = { fg = colors.green },
							TSDebug = { link = "Debug" },
							TSDefine = { link = "Define" },
							TSEnvironment = { link = "Macro" },
							TSEnvironmentName = { link = "Type" },
							TSError = { link = "Error" },
							TSException = { fg = colors.red },
							TSField = { fg = colors.blue },
							TSFloat = { fg = colors.mauve },
							TSFuncBuiltin = { fg = colors.green },
							TSFuncMacro = { fg = colors.green },
							TSFunction = { fg = colors.green },
							TSFunctionCall = { fg = colors.green },
							TSInclude = { fg = colors.red },
							TSKeyword = { fg = colors.red },
							TSKeywordFunction = { fg = colors.red },
							TSKeywordOperator = { fg = colors.peach },
							TSKeywordReturn = { fg = colors.red },
							TSLabel = { fg = colors.peach },
							TSLiteral = { link = "String" },
							TSMath = { fg = colors.blue },
							TSMethod = { fg = colors.green },
							TSMethodCall = { fg = colors.green },
							TSNamespace = { fg = colors.yellow },
							TSNone = { fg = colors.text },
							TSNumber = { fg = colors.mauve },
							TSOperator = { fg = colors.peach },
							TSParameter = { fg = colors.text },
							TSParameterReference = { fg = colors.text },
							TSPreProc = { link = "PreProc" },
							TSProperty = { fg = colors.blue },
							TSPunctBracket = { fg = colors.text },
							TSPunctDelimiter = { link = "Delimiter" },
							TSPunctSpecial = { fg = colors.blue },
							TSRepeat = { fg = colors.red },
							TSStorageClass = { fg = colors.peach },
							TSStorageClassLifetime = { fg = colors.peach },
							TSStrike = { fg = colors.subtext2 },
							TSString = { fg = colors.teal },
							TSStringEscape = { fg = colors.green },
							TSStringRegex = { fg = colors.green },
							TSStringSpecial = { link = "SpecialChar" },
							TSSymbol = { fg = colors.text },
							TSTag = { fg = colors.peach },
							TSTagAttribute = { fg = colors.green },
							TSTagDelimiter = { fg = colors.green },
							TSText = { fg = colors.green },
							TSTextReference = { link = "Constant" },
							TSTitle = { link = "Title" },
							TSTodo = { link = "Todo" },
							TSType = { fg = colors.yellow, style = { "bold" } },
							TSTypeBuiltin = { fg = colors.yellow, style = { "bold" } },
							TSTypeDefinition = { fg = colors.yellow, style = { "bold" } },
							TSTypeQualifier = { fg = colors.peach, style = { "bold" } },
							TSURI = { fg = colors.blue },
							TSVariable = { fg = colors.text },
							TSVariableBuiltin = { fg = colors.mauve },

							["@annotation"] = { link = "TSAnnotation" },
							["@attribute"] = { link = "TSAttribute" },
							["@boolean"] = { link = "TSBoolean" },
							["@character"] = { link = "TSCharacter" },
							["@character.special"] = { link = "TSCharacterSpecial" },
							["@comment"] = { link = "TSComment" },
							["@conceal"] = { link = "Grey" },
							["@conditional"] = { link = "TSConditional" },
							["@constant"] = { link = "TSConstant" },
							["@constant.builtin"] = { link = "TSConstBuiltin" },
							["@constant.macro"] = { link = "TSConstMacro" },
							["@constructor"] = { link = "TSConstructor" },
							["@debug"] = { link = "TSDebug" },
							["@define"] = { link = "TSDefine" },
							["@error"] = { link = "TSError" },
							["@exception"] = { link = "TSException" },
							["@field"] = { link = "TSField" },
							["@float"] = { link = "TSFloat" },
							["@function"] = { link = "TSFunction" },
							["@function.builtin"] = { link = "TSFuncBuiltin" },
							["@function.call"] = { link = "TSFunctionCall" },
							["@function.macro"] = { link = "TSFuncMacro" },
							["@include"] = { link = "TSInclude" },
							["@keyword"] = { link = "TSKeyword" },
							["@keyword.function"] = { link = "TSKeywordFunction" },
							["@keyword.operator"] = { link = "TSKeywordOperator" },
							["@keyword.return"] = { link = "TSKeywordReturn" },
							["@label"] = { link = "TSLabel" },
							["@math"] = { link = "TSMath" },
							["@method"] = { link = "TSMethod" },
							["@method.call"] = { link = "TSMethodCall" },
							["@namespace"] = { link = "TSNamespace" },
							["@none"] = { link = "TSNone" },
							["@number"] = { link = "TSNumber" },
							["@operator"] = { link = "TSOperator" },
							["@parameter"] = { link = "TSParameter" },
							["@parameter.reference"] = { link = "TSParameterReference" },
							["@preproc"] = { link = "TSPreProc" },
							["@property"] = { link = "TSProperty" },
							["@punctuation.bracket"] = { link = "TSPunctBracket" },
							["@punctuation.delimiter"] = { link = "TSPunctDelimiter" },
							["@punctuation.special"] = { link = "TSPunctSpecial" },
							["@repeat"] = { link = "TSRepeat" },
							["@storageclass"] = { link = "TSStorageClass" },
							["@storageclass.lifetime"] = { link = "TSStorageClassLifetime" },
							["@strike"] = { link = "TSStrike" },
							["@string"] = { link = "TSString" },
							["@string.escape"] = { link = "TSStringEscape" },
							["@string.regex"] = { link = "TSStringRegex" },
							["@string.special"] = { link = "TSStringSpecial" },
							["@symbol"] = { link = "TSSymbol" },
							["@tag"] = { link = "TSTag" },
							["@tag.attribute"] = { link = "TSTagAttribute" },
							["@tag.delimiter"] = { link = "TSTagDelimiter" },
							["@text"] = { link = "TSText" },
							["@text.danger"] = { link = "TSDanger" },
							["@text.diff.add"] = { link = "diffAdded" },
							["@text.diff.delete"] = { link = "diffRemoved" },
							["@text.emphasis"] = { link = "TSEmphasis" },
							["@text.environment"] = { link = "TSEnvironment" },
							["@text.environment.name"] = { link = "TSEnvironmentName" },
							["@text.literal"] = { link = "TSLiteral" },
							["@text.math"] = { link = "TSMath" },
							["@text.note"] = { link = "TSNote" },
							["@text.reference"] = { link = "TSTextReference" },
							["@text.strike"] = { link = "TSStrike" },
							["@text.strong"] = { link = "TSStrong" },
							["@text.title"] = { link = "TSTitle" },
							["@text.todo"] = { link = "TSTodo" },
							["@text.todo.checked"] = { link = "Green" },
							["@text.todo.unchecked"] = { link = "Ignore" },
							["@text.underline"] = { link = "TSUnderline" },
							["@text.uri"] = { link = "TSURI" },
							["@text.warning"] = { link = "TSWarning" },
							["@todo"] = { link = "TSTodo" },
							["@type"] = { link = "TSType" },
							["@type.builtin"] = { link = "TSTypeBuiltin" },
							["@type.definition"] = { link = "TSTypeDefinition" },
							["@type.qualifier"] = { link = "TSTypeQualifier" },
							["@uri"] = { link = "TSURI" },
							["@variable"] = { link = "TSVariable" },
							["@variable.builtin"] = { link = "TSVariableBuiltin" },

							["@lsp.type.class"] = { link = "TSType" },
							["@lsp.type.comment"] = { link = "TSComment" },
							["@lsp.type.decorator"] = { link = "TSFunction" },
							["@lsp.type.enum"] = { link = "TSType" },
							["@lsp.type.enumMember"] = { link = "TSProperty" },
							["@lsp.type.events"] = { link = "TSLabel" },
							["@lsp.type.function"] = { link = "TSFunction" },
							["@lsp.type.interface"] = { link = "TSType" },
							["@lsp.type.keyword"] = { link = "TSKeyword" },
							["@lsp.type.macro"] = { link = "TSConstMacro" },
							["@lsp.type.method"] = { link = "TSMethod" },
							["@lsp.type.modifier"] = { link = "TSTypeQualifier" },
							["@lsp.type.namespace"] = { link = "TSNamespace" },
							["@lsp.type.number"] = { link = "TSNumber" },
							["@lsp.type.operator"] = { link = "TSOperator" },
							["@lsp.type.parameter"] = { link = "TSParameter" },
							["@lsp.type.property"] = { link = "TSProperty" },
							["@lsp.type.regexp"] = { link = "TSStringRegex" },
							["@lsp.type.string"] = { link = "TSString" },
							["@lsp.type.struct"] = { link = "TSType" },
							["@lsp.type.type"] = { link = "TSType" },
							["@lsp.type.typeParameter"] = { link = "TSTypeDefinition" },
							["@lsp.type.variable"] = { link = "TSVariable" },
						}
					end,
					latte = function(colors)
						return {
							IblIndent = { fg = colors.mantle },
							IblScope = { fg = colors.surface1 },

							LineNr = { fg = colors.surface1 },
						}
					end,
				},
			})

			vim.api.nvim_command("colorscheme catppuccin")
		end,
	},

	-- ╭───────────╮
	-- │ rose-pine │
	-- ╰───────────╯
	{
		"rose-pine/neovim",
		name = "rose-pine",
		opts = {
			variant = "moon", -- auto, main, moon, or dawn
			dark_variant = "moon", -- main, moon, or dawn
			dim_inactive_windows = false,
			extend_background_behind_borders = true,

			enable = {
				terminal = true,
				legacy_highlights = true, -- Improve compatibility for previous versions of Neovim
				migrations = true, -- Handle deprecated options automatically
			},

			styles = {
				bold = true,
				italic = true,
				transparency = false,
			},

			groups = {
				border = "muted",
				link = "iris",
				panel = "surface",

				error = "love",
				hint = "iris",
				info = "foam",
				note = "pine",
				todo = "rose",
				warn = "gold",

				git_add = "foam",
				git_change = "rose",
				git_delete = "love",
				git_dirty = "rose",
				git_ignore = "muted",
				git_merge = "iris",
				git_rename = "pine",
				git_stage = "iris",
				git_text = "rose",
				git_untracked = "subtle",

				h1 = "iris",
				h2 = "foam",
				h3 = "rose",
				h4 = "gold",
				h5 = "pine",
				h6 = "foam",
			},

			palette = {
				-- Override the builtin palette per variant
				-- moon = {
				--     base = '#18191a',
				--     overlay = '#363738',
				-- },
			},

			-- NOTE: Highlight groups are extended (merged) by default. Disable this
			-- per group via `inherit = false`
			highlight_groups = {
				-- INFO:
				-- leafy search
				CurSearch = { fg = "base", bg = "leaf", inherit = false },
				Search = { fg = "text", bg = "leaf", blend = 20, inherit = false },
			},

			before_highlight = function(group, highlight, palette)
				-- Disable all undercurls
				-- if highlight.undercurl then
				--     highlight.undercurl = false
				-- end
				--
				-- Change palette colour
				-- if highlight.fg == palette.pine then
				--     highlight.fg = palette.foam
				-- end
			end,
		},
	},

	-- ╭───────────────────────────╮
	-- │ nordic (monet is similar) │
	-- ╰───────────────────────────╯
	-- { "AlexvZyl/nordic.nvim" },
	{ "fynnfluegge/monet.nvim", name = "monet" },

	-- { "eldritch-theme/eldritch.nvim" },
	{
		"scottmckendry/cyberdream.nvim",
		name = "cyberdream",
		lazy = false,
		opts = {
			transparent = false,
			hide_fillchars = true,
			terminal_colors = true,
		},
	},

	-- ╭───────────────────────────╮
	-- │ nice dark oldschool theme │
	-- ╰───────────────────────────╯
	{ "L-Colombo/oldschool.nvim", config = true },

	--                                     ╭────────────╮
	--                                     │ theme sets │
	--                                     ╰────────────╯
	{ "EdenEast/nightfox.nvim" },

	-- ╭─────────────────────╮
	-- │ gruvbox alternative │
	-- ╰─────────────────────╯
	{
		"ribru17/bamboo.nvim",
		opts = {
			-- ────────────────────────────< optional configuration here >─────────────────────────
			code_style = {
				comments = { italic = false, bold = true },
				conditionals = { italic = true },
				keywords = { bold = true },
				functions = {},
				namespaces = { italic = true },
				parameters = { italic = true },
				strings = {},
				variables = { bold = true },
			},
			-- ─< Custom Highlights -- >────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
			colors = {}, -- Override default colors
			highlights = { -- Override highlight groups
				["@comment"] = { fg = "#555653" },
			},
		},
	},
}