return {
    {
      "folke/snacks.nvim",
      priority = 1000,
      lazy = false,
      ---@type snacks.Config
      opts = {
        -- your configuration comes here
        -- or leave it empty to use the default settings
        -- refer to the configuration section below
        explorer = {
            enabled = true,
            replace_netrw = true,
        },
        picker = {
            enabled = true,
        },
        matcher = {
            cwd_bonus = true,
            ignorecase = true, -- use ignorecase
            filename_bonus = true, -- give bonus for matching file names (last part of the path)
            frecency = true, -- frecency bonus
            history_bonus = true,
        },
      },
      init = function ()
        local snacks = require('snacks')
        vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>e', function ()
            snacks.picker.explorer()
        end, { noremap = true, silent = true })
        vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>f', snacks.picker.files, { noremap = true, silent = true })
        vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>g', snacks.picker.grep, { noremap = true, silent = true })
      end
    },
    {
        'romgrk/barbar.nvim',
        dependencies = {
          'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim', -- OPTIONAL: for git status
          'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons', -- OPTIONAL: for file icons
        },
        init = function() vim.g.barbar_auto_setup = false end,
        opts = {
          animation = true,
          sidebar_filetypes = {
            ['snacks_picker_list'] = true
	  }
        },
        version = '^1.0.0', -- optional: only update when a new 1.x version is released
    },
    {
        "voldikss/vim-floaterm",
        init = function ()
            vim.g.floaterm_giteditor = false
            vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>cw', '<cmd>:FloatermNew git commit<cr>', { noremap = true, silent = true })
        end
    },
    {
      "folke/tokyonight.nvim",
      lazy = false,
      priority = 1000,
      opts = {},
      init = function ()
        vim.cmd[[colorscheme tokyonight-night]]
        -- show column for character limit 80
        -- isn't directly related to colorscheme,
        -- but related to colorscheme colors
        vim.cmd[[hi ColorColumn ctermbg=lightgrey guibg=#20303b]]
        vim.cmd[[set colorcolumn=80]]
      end
    },
    {
      "folke/zen-mode.nvim",
      opts = {
        -- your configuration comes here
        -- or leave it empty to use the default settings
        -- refer to the configuration section below
        window = {
            backdrop = 0.65,
        },
      },
    },
    {
      "folke/twilight.nvim",
      opts = {
        -- your configuration comes here
        -- or leave it empty to use the default settings
        -- refer to the configuration section below
      }
    },
    -- {
    --     "ggandor/leap.nvim",
    --     opts = {},
    -- },
	--    {
	--        'smoka7/hop.nvim',
	--        version = "*",
	--        opts = {
	--            keys = 'etovxqpdygfblzhckisuran'
	--        },
	-- init = function ()
	--     vim.keymap.set('n', 'f', require('hop').hint_words, { noremap = true, silent = true })
	-- end
	--    },
    {
      "folke/flash.nvim",
      event = "VeryLazy",
      ---@type Flash.Config
      opts = {},
      -- stylua: ignore
      keys = {
        -- { "f", mode = { "n", "x", "o" }, function() require("flash").jump() end, desc = "Flash" },
        -- { "F", mode = { "n", "x", "o" }, function() require("flash").treesitter() end, desc = "Flash Treesitter" },
        -- { "r", mode = "n", function() require("flash").remote() end, desc = "Remote Flash" },
        -- { "R", mode = { "n", "x" }, function() require("flash").treesitter_search() end, desc = "Treesitter Search" },
        -- { "<c-s>", mode = { "c" }, function() require("flash").toggle() end, desc = "Toggle Flash Search" },
        { "r", mode = "n", function() require("flash").remote() end, desc = "Remote Flash" },
        { "R", mode = { "n", "x" }, function() require("flash").treesitter_search() end, desc = "Treesitter Search" },
      },
    }
}