return {
  -- better vim.notify
  {
    "rcarriga/nvim-notify",
    config = {
      timeout = 3000,
      max_height = function()
        return math.floor(vim.o.lines * 0.75)
      end,
      max_width = function()
        return math.floor(vim.o.columns * 0.75)
      end,
    },
  },

  -- better vim.ui
  {
    "stevearc/dressing.nvim",
    init = function()
      ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: duplicate-set-field
      vim.ui.select = function(...)
        require("lazy").load({ plugins = { "dressing.nvim" } })
        return vim.ui.select(...)
      end
      ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: duplicate-set-field
      vim.ui.input = function(...)
        require("lazy").load({ plugins = { "dressing.nvim" } })
        return vim.ui.input(...)
      end
    end,
  },

  -- bufferline
  {
    "akinsho/nvim-bufferline.lua",
    event = "BufAdd",
    config = {
      options = {
        diagnostics = "nvim_lsp",
        always_show_bufferline = false,
        diagnostics_indicator = function(_, _, diag)
          local icons = require("lazyvim.config.icons").diagnostics
          local ret = (diag.error and icons.Error .. diag.error .. " " or "")
            .. (diag.warning and icons.Warn .. diag.warning or "")
          return vim.trim(ret)
        end,
        offsets = {
          {
            filetype = "neo-tree",
            text = "Neo-tree",
            highlight = "Directory",
            text_align = "left",
          },
        },
      },
    },
  },

  -- statusline
  {
    "nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim",
    event = "VeryLazy",
    config = {
      options = {
        globalstatus = true,
        disabled_filetypes = { statusline = { "lazy", "alpha" } },
      },
    },
  },

  -- indent guides for Neovim
  {
    "lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim",
    event = "BufReadPre",
    config = {
      char = "▏",
      filetype_exclude = { "help", "alpha", "dashboard", "neo-tree", "Trouble", "lazy" },
      show_trailing_blankline_indent = false,
      show_current_context = true,
    },
  },

  -- noicer ui
  {
    "folke/noice.nvim",
    event = "VeryLazy",
    config = {
      lsp = {
        override = {
          ["vim.lsp.util.convert_input_to_markdown_lines"] = true,
          ["vim.lsp.util.stylize_markdown"] = true,
        },
      },
      presets = {
        bottom_search = true,
        command_palette = true,
        long_message_to_split = true,
      },
    },
  },

  -- dashboard
  {
    "goolord/alpha-nvim",
    event = "VimEnter",
    config = function()
      local dashboard = require("alpha.themes.dashboard")
      local logo = [[
             ██╗      █████╗ ███████╗██╗   ██╗██╗   ██╗██╗███╗   ███╗          Z
             ██║     ██╔══██╗╚══███╔╝╚██╗ ██╔╝██║   ██║██║████╗ ████║      Z    
             ██║     ███████║  ███╔╝  ╚████╔╝ ██║   ██║██║██╔████╔██║   z       
             ██║     ██╔══██║ ███╔╝    ╚██╔╝  ╚██╗ ██╔╝██║██║╚██╔╝██║ z         
             ███████╗██║  ██║███████╗   ██║    ╚████╔╝ ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║
             ╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝   ╚═╝     ╚═══╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝
      ]]

      dashboard.section.header.val = vim.split(logo, "\n")
      dashboard.section.buttons.val = {
        dashboard.button("f", " " .. " Find file", ":Telescope find_files <CR>"),
        dashboard.button("n", " " .. " New file", ":ene <BAR> startinsert <CR>"),
        dashboard.button("r", " " .. " Recent files", ":Telescope oldfiles <CR>"),
        dashboard.button("g", " " .. " Find text", ":Telescope live_grep <CR>"),
        dashboard.button("c", " " .. " Config", ":e $MYVIMRC <CR>"),
        dashboard.button("l", "鈴" .. " Lazy", ":Lazy<CR>"),
        dashboard.button("q", " " .. " Quit", ":qa<CR>"),
      }
      for _, button in ipairs(dashboard.section.buttons.val) do
        button.opts.hl = "AlphaButtons"
        button.opts.hl_shortcut = "AlphaShortcut"
      end
      dashboard.section.footer.opts.hl = "Type"
      dashboard.section.header.opts.hl = "AlphaHeader"
      dashboard.section.buttons.opts.hl = "AlphaButtons"
      dashboard.opts.layout[1].val = 8

      local alpha = require("alpha")
      if vim.o.filetype == "lazy" then
        -- close and re-open Lazy after showing alpha
        vim.cmd.close()
        alpha.setup(dashboard.opts)
        require("lazy").show()
      else
        alpha.setup(dashboard.opts)
      end

      vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
        pattern = "LazyVimStarted",
        callback = function()
          local stats = require("lazy").stats()
          local ms = (math.floor(stats.startuptime * 100 + 0.5) / 100)
          dashboard.section.footer.val = "⚡ Neovim loaded " .. stats.count .. " plugins in " .. ms .. "ms"
          pcall(vim.cmd.AlphaRedraw)
        end,
      })
    end,
  },
}