return {
    --# plenary, handles multitasking and program effeciency
    "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
    --# telescope, open a windows to fuzzy find in for files or strings in files
    {
        'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',
        tag = '0.1.8',
        dependencies = { 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim' }
    },
    --# treesitter, uses language parsers for highlighting
    'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter',
    --# lualine, creates nice looking status bar
    'nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim',
    --# web-devicons, generates icons for nerd font
    {
        "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
        opts = {} 
    },
    --# nvim-tree, a filebrowser
    {
        "nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua",
        version = "*",
        lazy = false,
        dependencies = {
            "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
        },
    },
    --# neo-tree, a filebrowser
    {
        "nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim",
        keys = {
            { "<leader>ft", "<cmd>Neotree toggle<cr>", desc = "NeoTree" },
        },
        opts = {},
    },
    --# gruvbox, a style
    'morhetz/gruvbox',
    --# catppuccin, a style
    {
        "catppuccin/nvim",
        name = "catppuccin",
        priority = 1000 
    },
    --# fugitive, a git wrapper
    'tpope/vim-fugitive',
    --# tagbar, opens a view to see properties and methods of file
    'majutsushi/tagbar',
    --# gitgutter, shows git info in gutter
    'airblade/vim-gitgutter',
    --# deadcolumn, shows line limit when coming close
    'Bekaboo/deadcolumn.nvim',
    --# colorizer, show hex and other colors e.g: #ADADBF
    'norcalli/nvim-colorizer.lua',
    --# SyntaxAttr, display syntax highlighting
    'vim-scripts/SyntaxAttr.vim',
    --# rainbow-delimiters, colors braces etc
    'HiPhish/rainbow-delimiters.nvim',
    --# marks, shows where marks are placed in gutter
    'chentoast/marks.nvim',
    --# indentwise, helps with indentation formatting
    "jeetsukumaran/vim-indentwise",
    --# local ai, needs llama.cpp which should be built using CUDA, see https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp
    {
        'ggml-org/llama.vim',
        init = function()
            vim.g.llama_config = {
                keymap_accept_line = "<Tab>",
                keymap_accept_full = "<S-Tab>",
            }
        end,
    },
    --# indent-blankline, shows indentation
    {
        "lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim",
        main = "ibl",
        commit = "29be0919b91fb59eca9e90690d76014233392bef",
    },
    --# lsp, the lazy way
    {
        "dundalek/lazy-lsp.nvim",
        commit="0ccc0238be37351d53e64c2f6c7f9e106e2bdb68",
        dependencies = {
            "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
            {"VonHeikemen/lsp-zero.nvim", branch = "v3.x"},
            "hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp",
            "hrsh7th/nvim-cmp",
        },
        config = function()
            local lsp_zero = require("lsp-zero")

            lsp_zero.on_attach(function(client, bufnr)
                -- see :help lsp-zero-keybindings to learn the available actions
                lsp_zero.default_keymaps({
                    buffer = bufnr,
                    preserve_mappings = false
                })
            end)

            require("lazy-lsp").setup {}
        end,
    },
    -- Add scrollbar
    'petertriho/nvim-scrollbar',
}
--"williamboman/mason.nvim",
--"williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim",
--"neovim/nvim-lspconfig",