return {

  {
    'catppuccin/nvim',
    name = "catppuccin",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    config = function()
	    require'catppuccin'.setup({
        color_overrides = {
          macchiato = {
            text = "#feffe9", --"#b7d69b",
            subtext1 = "#a8c68f",
            subtext0 = "#98b381",
            overlay2 = "#879f72",
            overlay1 = "#758a63",
            overlay0 = "#647554",
            surface2 = "#526146",
            surface1 = "#414d37",
            surface0 = "#303828",
            base = "#262e1e",
            mantle = "#1d2417",
            crust = "#151a10",
          }
        }
      })
      vim.cmd([[colorscheme catppuccin-macchiato]])
    end
  },

	{ -- lualine
		'nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim',
		opts = function()
			--return require('plugins.configs.UI.lualine')
		end,
		config = true,
		event = 'VeryLazy',
		dependencies = {
			'nvim-web-devicons',
--			'sherlock5512/lualine-spell-status', -- custom lualine module
		},
	},

	{ -- neo-tree
		'nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim',
		version = '^3',
		init = function()
			vim.g.neo_tree_remove_legacy_commands = 1
		end,
		opts = function()
			return require('plugins.configs.UI.neo-tree')
		end,
		config = true,
		-- can't lazy load as the netrw replacement functionality
		-- requires hooking to be done early in the startup process
		lazy = false,
		dependencies = {
			'plenary.nvim',
			'nvim-web-devicons',
			'nui.nvim',
		},
		keys = {
			{
				'<leader>n',
				'<CMD>Neotree action=focus source=filesystem position=left toggle=true<CR>',
				desc = 'toggle neotree',
			},
		},
	},

	{ -- zen-mode
		'folke/zen-mode.nvim',
		opts = function()
			return require('plugins.configs.UI.zen')
		end,
		config = true,
		cmd = { 'ZenMode' },
		keys = {
			{
				'<leader>z',
				function()
					require('zen-mode').toggle()
				end,
				desc = 'zen-mode',
			},
		},
		dependencies = 'folke/twilight.nvim',
	},

	{ -- trouble.nvim
		'folke/trouble.nvim',
		dependencies = { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons' },
		cmd = {
			'Trouble',
			'TroubleClose',
			'TroubleToggle',
			'TroubleRefresh',
		},
		opts = {},
	},

	{ -- todo-comments

		'folke/todo-comments.nvim',
		dependencies = { 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim' },
		opts = {},
		cmd = {
			'TodoTrouble',
			'TodoTelescope',
		},
		event = {
			'BufEnter',
		},
	},

  {
    "nvim-telescope/telescope-file-browser.nvim",
    dependencies = {
      "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim",
      "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim"
    },
  },

}