diff --git a/modules/hyprland/screenshot.nix b/modules/hyprland/screenshot.nix
index 2a4c01c..46b1257 100644
--- a/modules/hyprland/screenshot.nix
+++ b/modules/hyprland/screenshot.nix
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ in
     wayfreeze
     grim
     slurp
+    killall
   ];
 }
diff --git a/modules/hyprland/settings.nix b/modules/hyprland/settings.nix
index b46d0cd..0592c27 100644
--- a/modules/hyprland/settings.nix
+++ b/modules/hyprland/settings.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
       };
 
       blur = {
-        enabled = false;
+        enabled = true;
+        passes = 1;
+        new_optimizations = true;
+        ignore_opacity = false;
       };
     };
     animations = {
diff --git a/modules/kitty/home.nix b/modules/kitty/home.nix
index d8bdde1..174f762 100644
--- a/modules/kitty/home.nix
+++ b/modules/kitty/home.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,22 @@ in
         name = "Google Sans Code Nerd Font";
         size = 11;
       };
+      settings = {
+        sync_to_monitor = "yes";
+        background_opacity = 0.5;
+        cursor_trail = 1;
+        ### Blur is handled in hyprland config ###
+        # enable_background_blur = "true";
+        # background_blur = 1;
+      };
     };
+    ## i could use picom but i just used hyprland blur lol
+    # services.picom = {
+    #   # for cool gpu accelerated kitty effiect like blurred bg
+    #   enable = true;
+    #   backend = "glx";
+    #   activeOpacity = 0.5;
+    # };
     wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings = {
       bind = [
         "$mainMod, q, exec, kitty"
diff --git a/modules/nixvim/home.nix b/modules/nixvim/home.nix
index 98ac014..ec10ff3 100644
--- a/modules/nixvim/home.nix
+++ b/modules/nixvim/home.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ in
     };
     plugins = {
       lsp-status.enable = true;
+      transparent.enable = true;
       lsp = {
         enable = true;
         servers = {