diff --git a/images/translate-setup/audio.nix b/images/translate-setup/audio.nix
index 5d38c14..fce4297 100644
--- a/images/translate-setup/audio.nix
+++ b/images/translate-setup/audio.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { pkgs, lib, config, ... }: {
-  users.users.mainUser.extraGroups = [ "audio" ];
+  users.users.mainUser.extraGroups = [ "audio" "pipewire" ];
 
   hardware.pulseaudio = {
     enable = true;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/browser.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/browser.nix
index 5a61c96..e7e2958 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/browser.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/browser.nix
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ in
       isNormalUser = true;
       group = "users";
       # enable video usage
-      extraGroups = if config.gpu then [ "video" "audio" ] else [ "audio" ];
+      extraGroups = if config.gpu then [ "video" "audio" "pipewire" ] else [ "audio" "pipewire" ];
     });
 
     # add groups to mainUser
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/slack.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/slack.nix
index 0af2fce..8bdd09c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/slack.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/slack.nix
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ in
       isNormalUser = true;
       group = "users";
       # enable video usage
-      extraGroups = [ "video" "audio" ];
+      extraGroups = [ "video" "audio" "pipewire" ];
     };
 
     environment.systemPackages = [ bin backupScript desktopFile ];
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/steam.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/steam.nix
index 4a41c24..62caa9c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/steam.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/steam.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ in
       isNormalUser = true;
       home = "/home/steam";
       createHome = true;
-      extraGroups = [ "audio" "input" "video" ];
+      extraGroups = [ "audio" "input" "video" "pipewire" ];
     };
 
     # for steam
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/audio.nix b/nixos/modules/system/audio.nix
index 7f70540..2b65239 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/audio.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/audio.nix
@@ -85,28 +85,27 @@ in
     # ----------
 
     # because of systemWide ensure main user is in audio group
-    system.custom.mainUser.extraGroups = [ "audio" ];
+    system.custom.mainUser.extraGroups = [ "audio" "pipewire" ];
 
     #services.pipewire = {
     #  enable = true;
-    #  alsa.enable = true;
-    #  jack.enable = true;
-    #  media-session.enable = true;
+    #  systemWide = true;
+    #  media-session.enable = false;
     #  pulse.enable = true;
+    #  jack.enable = false;
+    #  alsa.enable = false;
     #};
+    #hardware.pulseaudio.enable = false;
 
+    # todo use pipewire for this
     hardware.pulseaudio = {
       enable = true;
       package = pkgs.pulseaudioFull;
-
       # all in audio group can do audio
       systemWide = true;
-
       extraConfig = ''
-
         # automatically switch to newly-connected devices
         load-module module-switch-on-connect
-
         # http://plugin.org.uk/ladspa-swh/docs/ladspa-swh.html
         # https://gavv.github.io/articles/pulseaudio-under-the-hood/#ladspa-plugin-sink
         ${builtins.toString (flip map cfg.sinks (sink: ''
diff --git a/nixos/system/all/packages.nix b/nixos/system/all/packages.nix
index 550d011..744ae4e 100644
--- a/nixos/system/all/packages.nix
+++ b/nixos/system/all/packages.nix
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ in
     # to browse logs better
     lnav
 
+    nixos-option
+
     storepath
 
     prefetch-git-rendered
diff --git a/nixos/system/desktop/home-manager/xmonad.nix b/nixos/system/desktop/home-manager/xmonad.nix
index 09a26f9..c323e30 100644
--- a/nixos/system/desktop/home-manager/xmonad.nix
+++ b/nixos/system/desktop/home-manager/xmonad.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ let
       ''
         module NixCommands where
 
-        nixStartIrc = "${pkgs.rxvt_unicode}/bin/urxvt -e irc"
+        nixStartChat = "${pkgs.element-desktop}/bin/element-desktop"
         nixStartAudacious = "${pkgs.audacious}/bin/audacious"
         nixStartFlameshot = "${pkgs.flameshot}/bin/flameshot gui -p /share/"
         nixInvertColors = "${pkgs.xcalib}/bin/xcalib -invert -alter"
diff --git a/nixos/system/desktop/home-manager/xmonad/Main.hs b/nixos/system/desktop/home-manager/xmonad/Main.hs
index e106648..9f8a9c8 100644
--- a/nixos/system/desktop/home-manager/xmonad/Main.hs
+++ b/nixos/system/desktop/home-manager/xmonad/Main.hs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ projects =
   [ Project
       { projectName = "chat"
       , projectDirectory = "~/"
-      , projectStartHook = Just $ spawn nixStartIrc
+      , projectStartHook = Just $ spawn nixStartChat
       }
   , Project
       { projectName = "audio"