diff --git a/common/home/default.nix b/common/home/default.nix
index ac81d96..87c049b 100644
--- a/common/home/default.nix
+++ b/common/home/default.nix
@@ -100,16 +100,16 @@ in
         tmux
       ];
 
-    # I set my cursor here, the one I fetched above
-    pointerCursor = lib.mkIf enableGraphical {
-      gtk.enable = true;
-      name = cursor_name;
-      size = 32;
-      package = pkgs.runCommandNoCC "${cursor_name}" { } ''
-        mkdir -p $out/share/icons
-        ln -s ${cursor_src} $out/share/icons/${cursor_name}
-      '';
-    };
+    # # I set my cursor here, the one I fetched above
+    # pointerCursor = lib.mkIf enableGraphical {
+    #   gtk.enable = true;
+    #   name = cursor_name;
+    #   size = 32;
+    #   package = pkgs.runCommandNoCC "${cursor_name}" { } ''
+    #     mkdir -p $out/share/icons
+    #     ln -s ${cursor_src} $out/share/icons/${cursor_name}
+    #   '';
+    # };
     # make stuff use .config etc (ask nicely at least)
     preferXdgDirectories = true;
 
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ in
               let
                 display-shader = pkgs.substituteAll {
                   src = ../../modules/automapaper/display-with_vars.glsl;
-                  background = inputs.nix-colors.lib.conversions.hexToGLSLVec "0a000a";
-                  foreground = inputs.nix-colors.lib.conversions.hexToGLSLVec "192291";
+                  background = inputs.nix-colors.lib.conversions.hexToGLSLVec config.lib.stylix.colors.base00;
+                  foreground = inputs.nix-colors.lib.conversions.hexToGLSLVec config.lib.stylix.colors.base01;
                 };
                 state-shader = ../../modules/automapaper/state-game_of_life.glsl;
                 init-shader = ../../modules/automapaper/init.glsl;
@@ -345,14 +345,7 @@ in
   };
 
   #attempt at styling...., mostly just trying to not get flashbanged
-  dconf = {
-    enable = enableGraphical;
-    settings = {
-      "org/gnome/desktop/interface" = {
-        color-scheme = "prefer-dark";
-      };
-    };
-  };
+  dconf.enable = enableGraphical;
 
   # same here
   gtk = {
@@ -369,10 +362,6 @@ in
       '';
       configLocation = "${config.xdg.configHome}/gtk-2.0/gtkrc";
     };
-    theme = {
-      name = "Adwaita-dark";
-      package = pkgs.gnome-themes-extra;
-    };
   };
 
   programs = {
@@ -380,7 +369,6 @@ in
     btop = {
       enable = true;
       settings = {
-        color_theme = "ayu";
         theme_background = false;
         truecolor = true;
         vim_keys = true;
@@ -419,10 +407,6 @@ in
           radius = 15;
           width = 3;
         };
-        colors = {
-          background = "${config.colorScheme.palette.base00}80";
-          selection = "${config.colorScheme.palette.base01}80";
-        };
       };
     };
     # FIX: gpg should be declarative, but is more work than I have time for rn
@@ -477,13 +461,6 @@ in
     };
   };
 
-  # and MORE styling options and settings
-  qt = {
-    enable = enableGraphical;
-    platformTheme.name = "adwaita";
-    style.name = "adwaita-dark";
-  };
-
   services = {
     # to make my yubikey and git signing do things correctly
     gpg-agent = {
@@ -495,10 +472,8 @@ in
     # notification daemon, I think it looks better than dunst
     mako = {
       enable = true;
-      backgroundColor = "#000000AA";
       # make notifications time out after 30 sec by default
       defaultTimeout = 30000;
-      borderColor = "#${config.colorScheme.palette.base00}FF";
     };
     playerctld.enable = true;
     swayidle = {
@@ -516,4 +491,42 @@ in
       enable = true;
     };
   };
+
+  stylix = {
+    base16Scheme = "${pkgs.base16-schemes}/share/themes/dracula.yaml";
+    cursor = {
+      name = cursor_name;
+      package = cursor_src;
+      size = 32;
+    };
+    enable = true;
+    fonts = {
+      emoji = config.stylix.fonts.monospace;
+      monospace = {
+        name = "Maple Mono NF";
+        package = pkgs.maple-mono.NF;
+      };
+      sansSerif = config.stylix.fonts.monospace;
+      serif = config.stylix.fonts.monospace;
+    };
+    opacity = {
+      terminal = 0.2;
+      popups = 0.66;
+    };
+    override = {
+      # I liked my background colors from before, make it in more spots
+      base00 = "0a000a";
+      base01 = "192291";
+    };
+    targets = {
+      neovim.enable = false;
+      waybar.enable = false;
+      swaylock.enable = true;
+      firefox.profileNames = [ "profile_0" ];
+      qt = {
+        enable = true;
+        platform = "qtct";
+      };
+    };
+  };
 }
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 99b4171..68b2446 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -105,6 +105,56 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "base16": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "fromYaml": "fromYaml"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1732200724,
+        "narHash": "sha256-+R1BH5wHhfnycySb7Sy5KbYEaTJZWm1h+LW1OtyhiTs=",
+        "owner": "SenchoPens",
+        "repo": "base16.nix",
+        "rev": "153d52373b0fb2d343592871009a286ec8837aec",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "SenchoPens",
+        "repo": "base16.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "base16-fish": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1622559957,
+        "narHash": "sha256-PebymhVYbL8trDVVXxCvZgc0S5VxI7I1Hv4RMSquTpA=",
+        "owner": "tomyun",
+        "repo": "base16-fish",
+        "rev": "2f6dd973a9075dabccd26f1cded09508180bf5fe",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "tomyun",
+        "repo": "base16-fish",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "base16-helix": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1736852337,
+        "narHash": "sha256-esD42YdgLlEh7koBrSqcT7p2fsMctPAcGl/+2sYJa2o=",
+        "owner": "tinted-theming",
+        "repo": "base16-helix",
+        "rev": "03860521c40b0b9c04818f2218d9cc9efc21e7a5",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "tinted-theming",
+        "repo": "base16-helix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "base16-schemes": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
@@ -121,6 +171,23 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "base16-vim": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1732806396,
+        "narHash": "sha256-e0bpPySdJf0F68Ndanwm+KWHgQiZ0s7liLhvJSWDNsA=",
+        "owner": "tinted-theming",
+        "repo": "base16-vim",
+        "rev": "577fe8125d74ff456cf942c733a85d769afe58b7",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "tinted-theming",
+        "repo": "base16-vim",
+        "rev": "577fe8125d74ff456cf942c733a85d769afe58b7",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "blobs": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
@@ -374,6 +441,22 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "firefox-gnome-theme": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1741628778,
+        "narHash": "sha256-RsvHGNTmO2e/eVfgYK7g+eYEdwwh7SbZa+gZkT24MEA=",
+        "owner": "rafaelmardojai",
+        "repo": "firefox-gnome-theme",
+        "rev": "5a81d390bb64afd4e81221749ec4bffcbeb5fa80",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "rafaelmardojai",
+        "repo": "firefox-gnome-theme",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "flake-compat": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
@@ -436,6 +519,21 @@
         "url": "https://flakehub.com/f/edolstra/flake-compat/1.tar.gz"
       }
     },
+    "flake-compat_5": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1733328505,
+        "narHash": "sha256-NeCCThCEP3eCl2l/+27kNNK7QrwZB1IJCrXfrbv5oqU=",
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "rev": "ff81ac966bb2cae68946d5ed5fc4994f96d0ffec",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "flake-parts": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs-lib": [
@@ -458,6 +556,28 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "flake-parts_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": [
+          "stylix",
+          "nur",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1733312601,
+        "narHash": "sha256-4pDvzqnegAfRkPwO3wmwBhVi/Sye1mzps0zHWYnP88c=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "rev": "205b12d8b7cd4802fbcb8e8ef6a0f1408781a4f9",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "flake-utils": {
       "inputs": {
         "systems": "systems_2"
@@ -550,7 +670,28 @@
     },
     "flake-utils_6": {
       "inputs": {
-        "systems": "systems_8"
+        "systems": [
+          "stylix",
+          "systems"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1731533236,
+        "narHash": "sha256-l0KFg5HjrsfsO/JpG+r7fRrqm12kzFHyUHqHCVpMMbI=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "11707dc2f618dd54ca8739b309ec4fc024de578b",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-utils_7": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems_9"
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1731533236,
@@ -606,6 +747,48 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "fromYaml": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1731966426,
+        "narHash": "sha256-lq95WydhbUTWig/JpqiB7oViTcHFP8Lv41IGtayokA8=",
+        "owner": "SenchoPens",
+        "repo": "fromYaml",
+        "rev": "106af9e2f715e2d828df706c386a685698f3223b",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "SenchoPens",
+        "repo": "fromYaml",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "git-hooks": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": [
+          "stylix",
+          "flake-compat"
+        ],
+        "gitignore": "gitignore_2",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "stylix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1741379162,
+        "narHash": "sha256-srpAbmJapkaqGRE3ytf3bj4XshspVR5964OX5LfjDWc=",
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
+        "rev": "b5a62751225b2f62ff3147d0a334055ebadcd5cc",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "gitignore": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -629,6 +812,45 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "gitignore_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "stylix",
+          "git-hooks",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1709087332,
+        "narHash": "sha256-HG2cCnktfHsKV0s4XW83gU3F57gaTljL9KNSuG6bnQs=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
+        "rev": "637db329424fd7e46cf4185293b9cc8c88c95394",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "gnome-shell": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1732369855,
+        "narHash": "sha256-JhUWbcYPjHO3Xs3x9/Z9RuqXbcp5yhPluGjwsdE2GMg=",
+        "owner": "GNOME",
+        "repo": "gnome-shell",
+        "rev": "dadd58f630eeea41d645ee225a63f719390829dc",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "GNOME",
+        "ref": "47.2",
+        "repo": "gnome-shell",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "hardware": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1743420942,
@@ -707,6 +929,27 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "home-manager_4": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "stylix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1741635347,
+        "narHash": "sha256-2aYfV44h18alHXopyfL4D9GsnpE5XlSVkp4MGe586VU=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "rev": "7fb8678716c158642ac42f9ff7a18c0800fea551",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "lanzaboote": {
       "inputs": {
         "crane": "crane_4",
@@ -1109,6 +1352,45 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nixpkgs_9": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1741513245,
+        "narHash": "sha256-7rTAMNTY1xoBwz0h7ZMtEcd8LELk9R5TzBPoHuhNSCk=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "e3e32b642a31e6714ec1b712de8c91a3352ce7e1",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nur": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-parts": "flake-parts_2",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "stylix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "treefmt-nix": "treefmt-nix_2"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1741693509,
+        "narHash": "sha256-emkxnsZstiJWmGACimyAYqIKz2Qz5We5h1oBVDyQjLw=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "NUR",
+        "rev": "5479646b2574837f1899da78bdf9a48b75a9fb27",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "NUR",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "oxalica": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -1191,6 +1473,7 @@
         "nixcord": "nixcord",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_8",
         "oxalica": "oxalica",
+        "stylix": "stylix",
         "tsunami": "tsunami_2"
       }
     },
@@ -1237,6 +1520,41 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "stylix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "base16": "base16",
+        "base16-fish": "base16-fish",
+        "base16-helix": "base16-helix",
+        "base16-vim": "base16-vim",
+        "firefox-gnome-theme": "firefox-gnome-theme",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_5",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_6",
+        "git-hooks": "git-hooks",
+        "gnome-shell": "gnome-shell",
+        "home-manager": "home-manager_4",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_9",
+        "nur": "nur",
+        "systems": "systems_8",
+        "tinted-foot": "tinted-foot",
+        "tinted-kitty": "tinted-kitty",
+        "tinted-schemes": "tinted-schemes",
+        "tinted-tmux": "tinted-tmux",
+        "tinted-zed": "tinted-zed"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1743451752,
+        "narHash": "sha256-PXHHMhGea0b4CNKXkcAPHT9AlFOrptaVwlcMjPE/MVk=",
+        "owner": "danth",
+        "repo": "stylix",
+        "rev": "b45eb498944ffeae47aba8d1e42b8449fd07ca08",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "danth",
+        "repo": "stylix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "systems": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1681028828,
@@ -1356,6 +1674,103 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "systems_9": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "tinted-foot": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1726913040,
+        "narHash": "sha256-+eDZPkw7efMNUf3/Pv0EmsidqdwNJ1TaOum6k7lngDQ=",
+        "owner": "tinted-theming",
+        "repo": "tinted-foot",
+        "rev": "fd1b924b6c45c3e4465e8a849e67ea82933fcbe4",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "tinted-theming",
+        "repo": "tinted-foot",
+        "rev": "fd1b924b6c45c3e4465e8a849e67ea82933fcbe4",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "tinted-kitty": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1716423189,
+        "narHash": "sha256-2xF3sH7UIwegn+2gKzMpFi3pk5DlIlM18+vj17Uf82U=",
+        "owner": "tinted-theming",
+        "repo": "tinted-kitty",
+        "rev": "eb39e141db14baef052893285df9f266df041ff8",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "tinted-theming",
+        "repo": "tinted-kitty",
+        "rev": "eb39e141db14baef052893285df9f266df041ff8",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "tinted-schemes": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1741468895,
+        "narHash": "sha256-YKM1RJbL68Yp2vESBqeZQBjTETXo8mCTTzLZyckCfZk=",
+        "owner": "tinted-theming",
+        "repo": "schemes",
+        "rev": "47c8c7726e98069cade5827e5fb2bfee02ce6991",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "tinted-theming",
+        "repo": "schemes",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "tinted-tmux": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1740877430,
+        "narHash": "sha256-zWcCXgdC4/owfH/eEXx26y5BLzTrefjtSLFHWVD5KxU=",
+        "owner": "tinted-theming",
+        "repo": "tinted-tmux",
+        "rev": "d48ee86394cbe45b112ba23ab63e33656090edb4",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "tinted-theming",
+        "repo": "tinted-tmux",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "tinted-zed": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1725758778,
+        "narHash": "sha256-8P1b6mJWyYcu36WRlSVbuj575QWIFZALZMTg5ID/sM4=",
+        "owner": "tinted-theming",
+        "repo": "base16-zed",
+        "rev": "122c9e5c0e6f27211361a04fae92df97940eccf9",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "tinted-theming",
+        "repo": "base16-zed",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "treefmt-nix": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -1377,6 +1792,28 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "treefmt-nix_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "stylix",
+          "nur",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1733222881,
+        "narHash": "sha256-JIPcz1PrpXUCbaccEnrcUS8jjEb/1vJbZz5KkobyFdM=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "treefmt-nix",
+        "rev": "49717b5af6f80172275d47a418c9719a31a78b53",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "treefmt-nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "tsunami": {
       "inputs": {
         "advisory-db": "advisory-db_3",
@@ -1404,7 +1841,7 @@
         "advisory-db": "advisory-db_4",
         "crane": "crane_5",
         "fenix": "fenix_4",
-        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_6",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_7",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
         ]
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 90d8517..1f11903 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@
     disqalculate = {
       url = "github:itepastra/disqalculate";
     };
+
+    stylix = {
+      url = "github:danth/stylix";
+    };
   };
 
   outputs =
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@
           };
           modules = [
             ./hosts/lambdaos/configuration.nix
+            inputs.stylix.nixosModules.stylix
             inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.default
             inputs.agenix.nixosModules.default
             inputs.lix-module.nixosModules.default
@@ -118,6 +123,7 @@
           };
           modules = [
             disko.nixosModules.disko
+            inputs.stylix.nixosModules.stylix
             inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.default
             inputs.hardware.nixosModules.framework-11th-gen-intel
             ./hosts/muos/configuration.nix
@@ -129,6 +135,7 @@
           };
           modules = [
             inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.default
+            inputs.stylix.nixosModules.stylix
             ./hosts/zelden/configuration.nix
           ];
         };
diff --git a/modules/applications/firefox.nix b/modules/applications/firefox.nix
index 4dc3b85..38c2eb2 100644
--- a/modules/applications/firefox.nix
+++ b/modules/applications/firefox.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ in
       enable = true;
       # TODO: add some default firefox settings
       package = (pkgs.firefox.override { nativeMessagingHosts = [ pkgs.passff-host ]; });
+      profiles = {
+        profile_0 = {
+          id = 0;
+          name = "profile_0";
+          isDefault = true;
+          settings = {
+            # TODO: add firefox settings of choice
+          };
+        };
+      };
     };
 
     home.packages = [
diff --git a/modules/applications/kitty.nix b/modules/applications/kitty.nix
index 0fc6eeb..26a8fc0 100644
--- a/modules/applications/kitty.nix
+++ b/modules/applications/kitty.nix
@@ -18,16 +18,11 @@ in
       settings = {
         confirm_os_window_close = 0;
         scrollback_lines = 5000;
-        background_opacity = 0.2;
       };
       shellIntegration = {
         enableZshIntegration = true;
         enableBashIntegration = true;
       };
-      font = {
-        name = "Maple Mono NF";
-        package = pkgs.maple-mono.NF;
-      };
     };
   };
 }