diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 772bcc1..ab39d6b 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -77,3 +77,18 @@
 [submodule "device-battery"]
 	path = src/device-battery
 	url = https://git.keegandeppe.com/kdeppe/device-battery.git
+[submodule "editors/nvim/site/pack/filebroswer/start/nvim-tree"]
+	path = editors/nvim/site/pack/filebroswer/start/nvim-tree
+	url = https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua
+[submodule "editors/nvim/site/pack/markdown/opt/vim-markdown"]
+	path = editors/nvim/site/pack/markdown/opt/vim-markdown
+	url = https://github.com/preservim/vim-markdown
+[submodule "editors/nvim/site/pack/markdown/opt/vimwiki"]
+	path = editors/nvim/site/pack/markdown/opt/vimwiki
+	url = https://github.com/vimwiki/vimwiki.git
+[submodule "editors/nvim/site/pack/golang/opt/vim-go"]
+	path = editors/nvim/site/pack/golang/opt/vim-go
+	url = https://github.com/fatih/vim-go.git
+[submodule "editors/nvim/site/pack/statusbar/start/vim-airline"]
+	path = editors/nvim/site/pack/statusbar/start/vim-airline
+	url = https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline.git
diff --git a/editors/nvim/site/pack/filebroswer/start/nvim-tree b/editors/nvim/site/pack/filebroswer/start/nvim-tree
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..bbb6d48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/nvim/site/pack/filebroswer/start/nvim-tree
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit bbb6d4891009de7dab05ad8fc2d39f272d7a751c
diff --git a/editors/nvim/site/pack/golang/opt/vim-go b/editors/nvim/site/pack/golang/opt/vim-go
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..23cc4bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/nvim/site/pack/golang/opt/vim-go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 23cc4bca2f586c8c2f7d2cb78bbbfec4b7361763
diff --git a/editors/nvim/site/pack/markdown/opt/vim-markdown b/editors/nvim/site/pack/markdown/opt/vim-markdown
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..5d3d1b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/nvim/site/pack/markdown/opt/vim-markdown
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 5d3d1b6cbdc4be0b4c6105c1ab1f769d76d3c68f
diff --git a/editors/nvim/site/pack/markdown/opt/vimwiki b/editors/nvim/site/pack/markdown/opt/vimwiki
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..fea8bee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/nvim/site/pack/markdown/opt/vimwiki
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit fea8bee382b2051b0137fd2cacf0862823ee69b3
diff --git a/editors/nvim/site/pack/statusbar/start/vim-airline b/editors/nvim/site/pack/statusbar/start/vim-airline
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..038e3a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/nvim/site/pack/statusbar/start/vim-airline
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 038e3a6ca59f11b3bb6a94087c1792322d1a1d5c
diff --git a/shells/zsh/zprofile b/shells/zsh/zprofile
index 0ce2f80..8acfdb8 100644
--- a/shells/zsh/zprofile
+++ b/shells/zsh/zprofile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$HOME/go/bin
 export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.config/rofi/bin
 
 # editor
-export VISUAL=vim
+export VISUAL=nvim
 export EDITOR="$VISUAL"
 
 # add local paths
diff --git a/shells/zsh/zshrc b/shells/zsh/zshrc
index 0480da1..defd3a5 100644
--- a/shells/zsh/zshrc
+++ b/shells/zsh/zshrc
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS='--layout=reverse --border'
 
 
 # vim  wiki alias
-alias vimwiki="vim $HOME/vimwiki/index.md"
+alias vimwiki="nvim $HOME/vimwiki/index.md"
 
 # yt-dlp alias for simplicity
 alias yt-vid="yt-dlp -P $HOME/media/video"