return {
    --# plenary, handles multitasking and program effeciency
    "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
    --# telescope, open a windows to fuzzy find in for files or strings in files
    {
        'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',
        tag = '0.1.8',
        dependencies = { 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim' }
    },
    --# treesitter, uses language parsers for highlighting
    'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter',
    --# lualine, creates nice looking status bar
    'nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim',
    --# web-devicons, generates icons for nerd font
    {
        "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
        opts = {} 
    },
    --# nvim-tree, a filebrowser
    {
        "nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua",
        version = "*",
        lazy = false,
        dependencies = {
            "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
        },
    },
    --# gruvbox, a style
    'morhetz/gruvbox',
    --# fugitive, a git wrapper
    'tpope/vim-fugitive',
    --# tagbar, opens a view to see properties and methods of file
    'majutsushi/tagbar',
    --# gitgutter, shows git info in gutter
    'airblade/vim-gitgutter',
    --# deadcolumn, shows line limit when coming close
    'Bekaboo/deadcolumn.nvim',
    --# colorizer, show hex and other colors e.g: #ADADBF
    'NiklasV1/nvim-colorizer.lua',
    --# SyntaxAttr, display syntax highlighting
    'vim-scripts/SyntaxAttr.vim',
    --# rainbow-delimiters, colors braces etc
    'HiPhish/rainbow-delimiters.nvim',
    --# marks, shows where marks are placed in gutter
    'chentoast/marks.nvim',
    --# indentwise, helps with indentation formatting
    "jeetsukumaran/vim-indentwise",
    --# local ai, needs llama.cpp which should be built using CUDA, see https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp
    {
        'ggml-org/llama.vim',
        init = function()
            vim.g.llama_config = {
                keymap_accept_line = "<Tab>",
                keymap_accept_full = "<S-Tab>",
            }
        end,
    },
    --# indent-blankline, shows indentation
    {
        "lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim",
        main = "ibl",
        commit = "29be0919b91fb59eca9e90690d76014233392bef",
    },
    --# lsp, the lazy way
    {
        "dundalek/lazy-lsp.nvim",
        dependencies = { "neovim/nvim-lspconfig" },
        config = function()
            require("lazy-lsp").setup {}
        end
    },
    -- Add scrollbar
    'petertriho/nvim-scrollbar',
    -- Show shortcut keys
    {
        "folke/which-key.nvim",
        event = "VeryLazy",
        opts = {
            -- your configuration comes here
            -- or leave it empty to use the default settings
            -- refer to the configuration section below
        },
        keys = {
            {
                "<leader>?",
                function()
                    require("which-key").show({ global = false })
                end,
                desc = "Buffer Local Keymaps (which-key)",
            },
        },
    },
    -- formatting!
    {
        "stevearc/conform.nvim",
        opts = {
            formatters_by_ft = { lua = { "stylua" } },
        },
    },
    -- context menu
    {
        "nvzone/volt",
        lazy = true
    },
    {
        "nvzone/menu",
        lazy = true
    },
    -- color picker
    {
        "nvzone/minty",
        cmd = { "Shades", "Huefy" },
    },
    -- undo tree
    {
        "jiaoshijie/undotree",
        dependencies = { "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim" },
        ---@module 'undotree.collector'
        ---@type UndoTreeCollector.Opts
        opts = {
            -- your options
        },
        keys = { -- load the plugin only when using it's keybinding:
            { "<leader>u", "<cmd>lua require('undotree').toggle()<cr>" },
        },
    },
    {
        'nvimdev/lspsaga.nvim',
        config = function()
            require('lspsaga').setup({})
        end,
        dependencies = {
            'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter', -- optional
            'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons',     -- optional
        }
    },
    -- mini icons
    {
        'nvim-mini/mini.nvim',
        version = '*'
    },
    -- custom welcome screen
    {
        "goolord/alpha-nvim",
        config = function ()
            require'alpha'.setup(require'alpha.themes.dashboard'.config)
        end,
    },
}
--"williamboman/mason.nvim",
--"williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim",
--"neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
    --# neo-tree, a filebrowser
    --{
    --    "nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim",
    --    keys = {
    --        { "<leader>ft", "<cmd>Neotree toggle<cr>", desc = "NeoTree" },
    --    },
    --    opts = {},
    --},
    ---- ui plugin is a collection of many UI modules like statusline, tabline, cheatsheet, nvdash and much more!
    --"nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
    --{
    --    "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
    --    lazy = true
    --},
    --{
    --    "nvchad/ui",
    --    config = function()
    --        require "nvchad"
    --    end
    --},
    --{
    --    "nvchad/base46",
    --    lazy = true,
    --    build = function()
    --        require("base46").load_all_highlights()
    --    end,
    --},
    --{
    --    "dundalek/lazy-lsp.nvim",
    --    commit="0ccc0238be37351d53e64c2f6c7f9e106e2bdb68",
    --    dependencies = {
    --        "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
    --        {"VonHeikemen/lsp-zero.nvim", branch = "v3.x"},
    --        "hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp",
    --        "hrsh7th/nvim-cmp",
    --    },
    --    config = function()
    --        local lsp_zero = require("lsp-zero")

    --        lsp_zero.on_attach(function(client, bufnr)
    --            -- see :help lsp-zero-keybindings to learn the available actions
    --            lsp_zero.default_keymaps({
    --                buffer = bufnr,
    --                preserve_mappings = false
    --            })
    --        end)

    --        require("lazy-lsp").setup {}
    --    end,
    --},