return {
    {
        "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
        dependencies = {
            "williamboman/mason.nvim",
            "williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim",
            "j-hui/fidget.nvim",
            "folke/neodev.nvim",
        },
    },
    {
        "ray-x/lsp_signature.nvim",
        event = "BufRead",
        config = function() require "lsp_signature".setup() end,
    },
    {
        "hrsh7th/nvim-cmp",
        dependencies = {
            "hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp",
            "L3MON4D3/LuaSnip",
            "saadparwaiz1/cmp_luasnip",
            "hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lua",
            "hrsh7th/cmp-buffer",
            "hrsh7th/cmp-path",
            "rafamadriz/friendly-snippets"
        },
    },
    {
        "jay-babu/mason-null-ls.nvim",
        event = { "BufReadPre", "BufNewFile" },
        dependencies = {
            "williamboman/mason.nvim",
            "nvimtools/none-ls.nvim",
        },
        config = function()
        end,
    },
    {
        "nvimtools/none-ls.nvim"
    },
    {
        "OXY2DEV/markview.nvim",
        lazy = false,
    },

    -- syntax highlighting
    {
        "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
        build = ":TSUpdate"
    },
    'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter-context',
    {
        "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter-textobjects",
        dependencies = { "nvim-treesitter" },
    },

    -- fzf Telescope
    {
        "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim",
        branch = "0.1.x",
        dependencies = {
            "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim"
        }
    },
    {
        "nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim",
        build = "make",
    },

    -- debugging
    "mfussenegger/nvim-dap",
    "jay-babu/mason-nvim-dap.nvim",
    {
        "rcarriga/nvim-dap-ui",
        tag = "v4.0.0",
        dependencies = {
            "mfussenegger/nvim-dap",
            "nvim-neotest/nvim-nio"
        },
    },
    { "theHamsta/nvim-dap-virtual-text", opts = {} },
    "nvim-telescope/telescope-dap.nvim",

    -- git
    "lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim",

    "echasnovski/mini.nvim",
    { 'kazhala/close-buffers.nvim',      config = true },
    "editorconfig/editorconfig-vim",
    { "nacro90/numb.nvim",      opts = {} },
    { "kylechui/nvim-surround", opts = {} },
    {
        "phaazon/hop.nvim",
        event = "BufRead",
        opts = {}
    },
    {
        "ThePrimeagen/harpoon",
        branch = "harpoon2",
        dependencies = { "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim" },
        init = function()
            local harpoon = require("harpoon")
            harpoon:setup()
        end
    },

    -- misc editing
    "lambdalisue/suda.vim",
    "tpope/vim-sleuth",
    "mbbill/undotree",
    { "windwp/nvim-autopairs", opts = {} },
    {
        "mg979/vim-visual-multi",
        config = function()
            vim.cmd([[
                let g:VM_leader='<Space>m'
                let g:VM_maps['Find Under'] = '<C-m>'
            ]])
        end
    },

    {
        "windwp/nvim-ts-autotag",
        opts = {
            filetypes = { 'html', 'javascript', 'typescript', 'javascriptreact', 'typescriptreact', 'svelte', 'vue', 'tsx', 'jsx', 'rescript', 'xml', 'php', 'markdown', 'astro', 'glimmer', 'handlebars', 'hbs', "rust" },
        },
    },
    {
        "kevinhwang91/nvim-bqf",
        event = { "BufRead", "BufNew" },
        opts = {
            auto_enable = true,
            preview = {
                win_height = 12,
                win_vheight = 12,
                delay_syntax = 80,
                border_chars = { "┃", "┃", "━", "━", "┏", "┓", "┗", "┛", "█" },
            },
            func_map = {
                vsplit = "",
                ptogglemode = "z,",
                stoggleup = "",
            },
            filter = {
                fzf = {
                    action_for = { ["ctrl-s"] = "split" },
                    extra_opts = { "--bind", "ctrl-o:toggle-all", "--prompt", "> " },
                },
            },
        }
    },
    "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
    {
        "lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim",
        init = function()
            require("ibl").setup({
                indent = {
                    tab_char = "│",
                    char = "┊",
                },
            })
        end
    },
    {
        "folke/which-key.nvim",
        config = function()
            local wk = require("which-key")
            wk.setup {
                -- popup_mappings = {
                --     scroll_down = "<C-j>",
                --     scroll_up = "<C-k>",
                -- },
                -- window = {
                --     border = "single",
                -- },
            }
        end
    },
    "rebelot/heirline.nvim",
    {
        "akinsho/toggleterm.nvim",
        version = "*",
        opts = {
            direction = "float",
            float_opts = {
                border = "curved"
            },
        }
    },
    {
        "karb94/neoscroll.nvim",
        event = "WinScrolled",
        opts = {
            mappings = { "<C-u>", "<C-d>", "<C-b>", "<C-f>", "<C-y>", "<C-e>", "zt", "zz", "zb" },
            hide_cursor = true,
            stop_eof = true,
            use_local_scrolloff = false,
            respect_scrolloff = false,
            cursor_scrolls_alone = true,
            easing_function = nil,
            pre_hook = nil,
            post_hook = nil,
        }
    },
    {
        "folke/todo-comments.nvim",
        event = "BufRead",
    },
    { 'numToStr/Comment.nvim', opts = {} },
    {
        "SmiteshP/nvim-navbuddy",
        dependencies = {
            "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
            "SmiteshP/nvim-navic",
            "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
            "numToStr/Comment.nvim",
            "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim"
        },
        opts = {
            window = { border = "rounded", },
        }
    },
    {
        "gelguy/wilder.nvim",
        config = function()
            -- local wilder = require("wilder")
            -- wilder.setup({
            --     modes = {":", "/", "?"},
            -- })
            -- wilder.set_option("renderer", wilder.popupmenu_renderer({
            --     pumblend = 50,
            -- }))
            vim.cmd('call wilder#setup({"modes": [":", "/", "?"]})')
            vim.cmd(
                'call wilder#set_option("renderer", wilder#popupmenu_renderer({"highlighter": wilder#basic_highlighter(), "left": [ " ", wilder#popupmenu_devicons(), ], "right": [ " ", wilder#popupmenu_scrollbar(), ], "pumblend": 20}))')
            vim.cmd(
                'call wilder#set_option("renderer", wilder#popupmenu_renderer(wilder#popupmenu_border_theme({"highlighter": wilder#basic_highlighter(), "min_width": "100%", "min_height": "50%", "reverse": 0, "highlights": {"border": "Normal",},"border": "rounded"})))')
        end,
    },
    {
        "nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim",
        branch = "v2.x",
        dependencies = {
            "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
            "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
            "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
        },
    },

    -- lenguage specific
    -- scala
    {
        "scalameta/nvim-metals",
        dependencies = {
            "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
        },
        ft = { "scala", "sbt", "java" },
        opts = function()
            local metals_config = require("metals").bare_config()
            metals_config.on_attach = function(client, bufnr)
                -- your on_attach function
            end

            return metals_config
        end,
        config = function(self, metals_config)
            local nvim_metals_group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("nvim-metals", { clear = true })
            vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
                pattern = self.ft,
                callback = function()
                    require("metals").initialize_or_attach(metals_config)
                end,
                group = nvim_metals_group,
            })
        end
    },

    -- org
    {
        "nvim-orgmode/orgmode",
        lazy = false,
        dependencies = {
            "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
            "hrsh7th/nvim-cmp",
        },
        config = function()
            require("orgmode").setup({})
            require('nvim-treesitter.configs').setup({
                ensure_installed = 'all',
                ignore_install = { 'org' },
            })
        end
    },
    {
        "akinsho/org-bullets.nvim"
    },
    -- f#
    { "ionide/Ionide-vim" },
    -- go
    { "joerdav/templ.vim" },
    {
        "ray-x/go.nvim",
        dependencies = { -- optional packages
            "ray-x/guihua.lua",
            "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
            "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
        },
        config = function()
            require("go").setup()
        end,
        event = { "CmdlineEnter" },
        ft = { "go", 'gomod' },
        build = ':lua require("go.install").update_all_sync()' -- if you need to install/update all binaries
    },
    -- csv
    'cameron-wags/rainbow_csv.nvim',

    -- rust
    {
        "saecki/crates.nvim",
        tag = "v0.3.0",
        dependencies = {
            "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim"
        },
    },
    {
        'mrcjkb/rustaceanvim',
        version = '^5',
        lazy = false,
    },
    -- diff
    {
        "julienvincent/hunk.nvim",
        cmd = { "DiffEditor" },
        config = function()
            require("hunk").setup()
        end,
    },
    -- slint
    { "slint-ui/vim-slint" },

    -- zig
    "ziglang/zig.vim",

    -- glsl
    "tikhomirov/vim-glsl",

    -- java
    "mfussenegger/nvim-jdtls",

    -- latex
    "lervag/vimtex",
    "let-def/texpresso.vim",

    -- themes
    "xiyaowong/transparent.nvim",
    "savq/melange-nvim",
}