diff --git a/config/kitty/kitty.conf b/config/kitty/kitty.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1216e41c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+font_family      JetBrainsMono NF 
+italic_font      auto
+bold_font        auto
+bold_italic_font auto
+
+font_size 10.0
diff --git a/config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc b/config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc0e8113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+#
+# wm independent hotkeys
+#
+
+# terminal emulator
+super + Return
+  kitty	
+
+# program launcher
+super + @space
+	rofi -show-icons -show drun	
+
+# make sxhkd reload its configuration files:
+super + Escape
+	pkill -USR1 -x sxhkd
+
+#
+# bspwm hotkeys
+#
+
+# quit/restart bspwm
+super + alt + {q,r}
+	bspc {quit,wm -r}
+
+# close and kill
+super + {_,shift + }w
+	bspc node -{c,k}
+
+# alternate between the tiled and monocle layout
+super + m
+	bspc desktop -l next
+
+# send the newest marked node to the newest preselected node
+super + y
+	bspc node newest.marked.local -n newest.!automatic.local
+
+# swap the current node and the biggest window
+super + g
+	bspc node -s biggest.window
+
+#
+# state/flags
+#
+
+# set the window state
+super + {t,shift + t,s,f}
+	bspc node -t {tiled,pseudo_tiled,floating,fullscreen}
+
+# set the node flags
+super + ctrl + {m,x,y,z}
+	bspc node -g {marked,locked,sticky,private}
+
+#
+# focus/swap
+#
+
+# focus the node in the given direction
+super + {_,shift + }{h,j,k,l}
+	bspc node -{f,s} {west,south,north,east}
+
+# focus the node for the given path jump
+super + {p,b,comma,period}
+	bspc node -f @{parent,brother,first,second}
+
+# focus the next/previous window in the current desktop
+super + {_,shift + }c
+	bspc node -f {next,prev}.local.!hidden.window
+
+# focus the next/previous desktop in the current monitor
+super + bracket{left,right}
+	bspc desktop -f {prev,next}.local
+
+# focus the last node/desktop
+super + {grave,Tab}
+	bspc {node,desktop} -f last
+
+# focus the older or newer node in the focus history
+super + {o,i}
+	bspc wm -h off; \
+	bspc node {older,newer} -f; \
+	bspc wm -h on
+
+# focus or send to the given desktop
+super + {_,shift + }{1-9,0}
+	bspc {desktop -f,node -d} '^{1-9,10}'
+
+#
+# preselect
+#
+
+# preselect the direction
+super + ctrl + {h,j,k,l}
+	bspc node -p {west,south,north,east}
+
+# preselect the ratio
+super + ctrl + {1-9}
+	bspc node -o 0.{1-9}
+
+# cancel the preselection for the focused node
+super + ctrl + space
+	bspc node -p cancel
+
+# cancel the preselection for the focused desktop
+super + ctrl + shift + space
+	bspc query -N -d | xargs -I id -n 1 bspc node id -p cancel
+
+#
+# move/resize
+#
+
+# expand a window by moving one of its side outward
+super + alt + {h,j,k,l}
+	bspc node -z {left -20 0,bottom 0 20,top 0 -20,right 20 0}
+
+# contract a window by moving one of its side inward
+super + alt + shift + {h,j,k,l}
+	bspc node -z {right -20 0,top 0 20,bottom 0 -20,left 20 0}
+
+# move a floating window
+super + {Left,Down,Up,Right}
+	bspc node -v {-20 0,0 20,0 -20,20 0}
+
+#
+## audio and backlight
+#
+XF86AudioRaiseVolume
+	pactl set-sink-volume 0 +5%
+XF86AudioLowerVolume
+	pactl set-sink-volume 0 -5%
+XF86AudioMute
+	pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle
diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index fc9919e8..55e183c0 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
       dmenu
       rofi
       alacritty
+      kitty
       polybar
       steam
       winetricks
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@
   home-manager.users.sako = { pkgs, ...}: {
       # CHANGE THIS WHEN THE SYSTEM VERSION CHANGES TOO!!!
       home.stateVersion = "23.05";
-      home.packages = [ pkgs.kitty ];
+      home.packages = [];
       home.username = "sako";
       home.homeDirectory = "/home/sako";
       programs.bash.enable = true;
@@ -199,6 +200,12 @@
      	bspwm = {
         	source = config/bspwm;
      	};
+      sxhkd = {
+          source = config/sxhkd;
+      };
+      kitty = {
+          source = config/kitty;
+      };
     };
   };