diff --git a/modules/home-manager/kitty.nix b/modules/home-manager/kitty.nix
index 35eced51..f4f0d351 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/kitty.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/kitty.nix
@@ -1,71 +1,69 @@
-{ config, lib, ... }:
+{ config, lib, pkgs, sane-lib, ... }:
 
 lib.mkIf config.sane.home-manager.enable
 {
-  home-manager.users.colin.programs.kitty = {
-    enable = true;
+  sane.fs."/home/colin/.config/kitty/kitty.conf" = sane-lib.fs.wantedText ''
     # docs: https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/
-    settings = {
-      # disable terminal bell (when e.g. you backspace too many times)
-      enable_audio_bell = false;
-    };
-    keybindings = {
-      "ctrl+n" = "new_os_window_with_cwd";
-    };
-    # docs: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty-themes
-    # theme = "1984 Light";  # dislike: awful, harsh blues/teals
-    # theme = "Adventure Time";  # dislike: harsh (dark)
-    # theme = "Atom One Light";  # GOOD: light theme. all color combos readable. not a huge fan of the blue.
-    # theme = "Belafonte Day";  # dislike: too low contrast for text colors
-    # theme = "Belafonte Night";  # better: dark theme that's easy on the eyes. all combos readable. low contrast.
-    # theme = "Catppuccin";  # dislike: a bit pale/low-contrast (dark)
-    # theme = "Desert";  # mediocre: colors are harsh
-    # theme = "Earthsong";  # BEST: dark theme. readable, good contrast. unique, but decent colors.
-    # theme = "Espresso Libre";  # better: dark theme. readable, but meh colors
-    # theme = "Forest Night";  # decent: very pastel. it's workable, but unconventional and muted/flat.
-    # theme = "Gruvbox Material Light Hard";  # mediocre light theme.
-    # theme = "kanagawabones";  # better: dark theme. colors are too background-y
-    # theme = "Kaolin Dark";  # dislike: too dark
-    # theme = "Kaolin Breeze";  # mediocre: not-too-harsh light theme, but some parts are poor contrast
-    # theme = "Later This Evening";  # mediocre: not-too-harsh dark theme, but cursor is poor contrast
-    # theme = "Material"; # decent: light theme, few colors.
-    # theme = "Mayukai";  # decent: not-too-harsh dark theme. the teal is a bit straining
-    # theme = "Nord";  # mediocre: pale background, low contrast
-    # theme = "One Half Light";  # better: not-too-harsh light theme. contrast could be better
-    theme = "PaperColor Dark";  # BEST: dark theme, very readable still the colors are background-y
-    # theme = "Parasio Dark";  # dislike: too low contrast
-    # theme = "Pencil Light";  # better: not-too-harsh light theme. decent contrast.
-    # theme = "Pnevma";  # dislike: too low contrast
-    # theme = "Piatto Light";  # better: readable light theme. pleasing colors. powerline prompt is hard to read.
-    # theme = "Rosé Pine Dawn";  # GOOD: light theme. all color combinations are readable. it is very mild -- may need to manually tweak contrast. tasteful colors
-    # theme = "Rosé Pine Moon";  # GOOD: dark theme. tasteful colors. but background is a bit intense
-    # theme = "Sea Shells";  # mediocre. not all color combos are readable
-    # theme = "Solarized Light";  # mediocre: not-too-harsh light theme; GREAT background; but some colors are low contrast
-    # theme = "Solarized Dark Higher Contrast";  # better: dark theme, decent colors
-    # theme = "Sourcerer";  # mediocre: ugly colors
-    # theme = "Space Gray";  # mediocre: too muted
-    # theme = "Space Gray Eighties";  # better: all readable, decent colors
-    # theme = "Spacemacs";  # mediocre: too muted
-    # theme = "Spring";  # mediocre: readable light theme, but the teal is ugly.
-    # theme = "Srcery";  # better: highly readable. colors are ehhh
-    # theme = "Substrata";  # decent: nice colors, but a bit flat.
-    # theme = "Sundried";  # mediocre: the solar text makes me squint
-    # theme = "Symfonic";  # mediocre: the dark purple has low contrast to the black bg.
-    # theme = "Tango Light";  # dislike: teal is too grating
-    # theme = "Tokyo Night Day";  # medicore: too muted
-    # theme = "Tokyo Night";  # better: tasteful. a bit flat
-    # theme = "Tomorrow";  # GOOD: all color combinations are readable. contrast is slightly better than Rose. on the blander side
-    # theme = "Treehouse";  # dislike: the orange is harsh on my eyes.
-    # theme = "Urple";  # dislike: weird palette
-    # theme = "Warm Neon";  # decent: not-too-harsh dark theme. the green is a bit unattractive
-    # theme = "Wild Cherry";  # GOOD: dark theme: nice colors. a bit flat
-    # theme = "Xcodedark";  # dislike: bad palette
-    # theme = "citylights";  # decent: dark theme. some parts have just a bit low contrast
-    # theme = "neobones_light"; # better light theme. the background is maybe too muted
-    # theme = "vimbones";
-    # theme = "zenbones_dark";  # mediocre: readable, but meh colors
-    # theme = "zenbones_light";  # decent: light theme. all colors are readable. contrast is passable but not excellent. highlight color is BAD
-    # theme = "zenwritten_dark";  # mediocre: looks same as zenbones_dark
-    # extraConfig = "";
-  };
+    # disable terminal bell (when e.g. you backspace too many times)
+    enable_audio_bell no
+
+    map ctrl+n new_os_window_with_cwd
+
+    include ${pkgs.kitty-themes}/themes/PaperColor_dark.conf
+  '';
+  # THEME CHOICES:
+  #   docs: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty-themes
+  # theme = "1984 Light";  # dislike: awful, harsh blues/teals
+  # theme = "Adventure Time";  # dislike: harsh (dark)
+  # theme = "Atom One Light";  # GOOD: light theme. all color combos readable. not a huge fan of the blue.
+  # theme = "Belafonte Day";  # dislike: too low contrast for text colors
+  # theme = "Belafonte Night";  # better: dark theme that's easy on the eyes. all combos readable. low contrast.
+  # theme = "Catppuccin";  # dislike: a bit pale/low-contrast (dark)
+  # theme = "Desert";  # mediocre: colors are harsh
+  # theme = "Earthsong";  # BEST: dark theme. readable, good contrast. unique, but decent colors.
+  # theme = "Espresso Libre";  # better: dark theme. readable, but meh colors
+  # theme = "Forest Night";  # decent: very pastel. it's workable, but unconventional and muted/flat.
+  # theme = "Gruvbox Material Light Hard";  # mediocre light theme.
+  # theme = "kanagawabones";  # better: dark theme. colors are too background-y
+  # theme = "Kaolin Dark";  # dislike: too dark
+  # theme = "Kaolin Breeze";  # mediocre: not-too-harsh light theme, but some parts are poor contrast
+  # theme = "Later This Evening";  # mediocre: not-too-harsh dark theme, but cursor is poor contrast
+  # theme = "Material"; # decent: light theme, few colors.
+  # theme = "Mayukai";  # decent: not-too-harsh dark theme. the teal is a bit straining
+  # theme = "Nord";  # mediocre: pale background, low contrast
+  # theme = "One Half Light";  # better: not-too-harsh light theme. contrast could be better
+  # theme = "PaperColor Dark";  # BEST: dark theme, very readable still the colors are background-y
+  # theme = "Parasio Dark";  # dislike: too low contrast
+  # theme = "Pencil Light";  # better: not-too-harsh light theme. decent contrast.
+  # theme = "Pnevma";  # dislike: too low contrast
+  # theme = "Piatto Light";  # better: readable light theme. pleasing colors. powerline prompt is hard to read.
+  # theme = "Rosé Pine Dawn";  # GOOD: light theme. all color combinations are readable. it is very mild -- may need to manually tweak contrast. tasteful colors
+  # theme = "Rosé Pine Moon";  # GOOD: dark theme. tasteful colors. but background is a bit intense
+  # theme = "Sea Shells";  # mediocre. not all color combos are readable
+  # theme = "Solarized Light";  # mediocre: not-too-harsh light theme; GREAT background; but some colors are low contrast
+  # theme = "Solarized Dark Higher Contrast";  # better: dark theme, decent colors
+  # theme = "Sourcerer";  # mediocre: ugly colors
+  # theme = "Space Gray";  # mediocre: too muted
+  # theme = "Space Gray Eighties";  # better: all readable, decent colors
+  # theme = "Spacemacs";  # mediocre: too muted
+  # theme = "Spring";  # mediocre: readable light theme, but the teal is ugly.
+  # theme = "Srcery";  # better: highly readable. colors are ehhh
+  # theme = "Substrata";  # decent: nice colors, but a bit flat.
+  # theme = "Sundried";  # mediocre: the solar text makes me squint
+  # theme = "Symfonic";  # mediocre: the dark purple has low contrast to the black bg.
+  # theme = "Tango Light";  # dislike: teal is too grating
+  # theme = "Tokyo Night Day";  # medicore: too muted
+  # theme = "Tokyo Night";  # better: tasteful. a bit flat
+  # theme = "Tomorrow";  # GOOD: all color combinations are readable. contrast is slightly better than Rose. on the blander side
+  # theme = "Treehouse";  # dislike: the orange is harsh on my eyes.
+  # theme = "Urple";  # dislike: weird palette
+  # theme = "Warm Neon";  # decent: not-too-harsh dark theme. the green is a bit unattractive
+  # theme = "Wild Cherry";  # GOOD: dark theme: nice colors. a bit flat
+  # theme = "Xcodedark";  # dislike: bad palette
+  # theme = "citylights";  # decent: dark theme. some parts have just a bit low contrast
+  # theme = "neobones_light"; # better light theme. the background is maybe too muted
+  # theme = "vimbones";
+  # theme = "zenbones_dark";  # mediocre: readable, but meh colors
+  # theme = "zenbones_light";  # decent: light theme. all colors are readable. contrast is passable but not excellent. highlight color is BAD
+  # theme = "zenwritten_dark";  # mediocre: looks same as zenbones_dark
 }
diff --git a/modules/packages.nix b/modules/packages.nix
index 64027f0f..f9b0105e 100644
--- a/modules/packages.nix
+++ b/modules/packages.nix
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ let
 
     kdenlive
     kid3  # audio tagging
+    kitty
     krita
     libreoffice-fresh  # XXX colin: maybe don't want this on mobile
     lollypop