diff --git a/home/common/desktop/waybar.nix b/home/common/desktop/waybar.nix
index 2e5f370..aacb0f3 100644
--- a/home/common/desktop/waybar.nix
+++ b/home/common/desktop/waybar.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-{
-  config, ...
-}: {
+{ config, pkgs, ... }: {
+  # additional deps for cava support
+  home.packages = with pkgs; [
+    iniparser
+    fftw
+  ];
+
   systemd.user.services.waybar = {
     Unit.StartLimitBurst = 30;
     # this fixes fonts for some reason
@@ -11,28 +15,60 @@
     systemd.enable = true;
     settings = {
       primary = {
-        height = 40;
+        height = 30;
         position = "top";
         margin-top = 10;
         margin-left = 20;
         margin-right = 20;
         modules-left = [
           "hyprland/workspaces"
-          "hyprland/submap"
+          "hyprland/language"
         ];
 
         modules-center = [
           "cpu"
-          "memory"
           "clock"
+          "memory"
         ];
 
         modules-right = [
-          "tray"
+          "mpris"
           "network"
           "pulseaudio"
           "battery"
+          "tray"
         ];
+
+        cpu = {
+          format = "CPU {usage}%";
+        };
+
+        memory = {
+          format = "MEM {}%";
+        };
+
+        tray = {
+          spacing = 10;
+        };
+
+        pulseaudio = {
+          format = "AUD {volume}%";
+        };
+
+        network = {
+          format = "NET {ipaddr}";
+          format-disconnected = "NET X";
+        };
+
+        mpris = {
+          format = "{dynamic}";
+        };
+
+        "hyprland/language" = {
+          format = "KBD {}";
+          format-en = "EN";
+          format-de = "DE";
+        };
       };
     };
 
@@ -41,7 +77,7 @@
     in ''
     * {
       font-family: ${config.fontProfiles.bitmap.family}, ${config.fontProfiles.monospace.family};
-      font-size: 12pt;
+      font-size: 11pt;
       padding: 0;
     }
 
@@ -54,11 +90,43 @@
       transition: background-color .5s, color .5s;
     }
 
+    #workspaces button {
+      padding: 0 6px;
+    }
+
     #workspaces button.active,
     #workspaces button.focused {
       background-color: ${withHashtag.base05};
       color: ${withHashtag.base00};
     }
+
+    #cpu,
+    #memory {
+      color: ${withHashtag.base04};
+    }
+
+    #mpris {
+      font-size: 10pt;
+      margin-right: 6px;
+    }
+
+    #tray {
+      padding: 0 5px;
+      background-color: ${withHashtag.base02};
+    }
+
+    #pulseaudio {
+      color: ${withHashtag.base0D};
+    }
+
+    #network {
+      color: ${withHashtag.base0C};
+    }
+
+    #language {
+      color: ${withHashtag.base02};
+      margin-left: 10px;
+    }
     '';
   };
 }