return {
	"Lauchmelder23/vim-sussify",
	"rstacruz/vim-closer",
	"jeffkreeftmeijer/vim-numbertoggle",
	"prabirshrestha/asyncomplete.vim",
	"prabirshrestha/asyncomplete-lsp.vim",
	"karb94/neoscroll.nvim",
	"APZelos/blamer.nvim",
	"junegunn/fzf",
	"junegunn/fzf.vim",
	"petertriho/nvim-scrollbar",
	"puremourning/vimspector",
	"folke/tokyonight.nvim",
	"rebelot/kanagawa.nvim",
	"andweeb/presence.nvim",
	"nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter-context",
	"sindrets/diffview.nvim",
	"romgrk/barbar.nvim",
	"vimsence/vimsence",
	'hiphish/rainbow-delimiters.nvim',
	{
		'numToStr/Comment.nvim',
		opts={},
		lazy = false,
	},
	{
		"nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua", 
		dependencies = {"nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons"}
	},
	-- {
	-- 	"neoclide/coc.nvim",
	-- 	branch = "release"
	-- },
	{
		"neovim/nvim-lspconfig"
	},
	{
		"williamboman/mason.nvim"
	},
	{
		"williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim"
	},
	{
		"rmagatti/goto-preview",
		dependencies = { "rmagatti/logger.nvim" },
		event = "BufEnter",
		config = true, -- necessary as per https://github.com/rmagatti/goto-preview/issues/88
	},
	{
		"nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim",
	},
	{
		"nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim",
		build = "make"
	},
	{
		"tpope/vim-dispatch",
		lazy = true,
		cmd = { "Dispatch", "Make", "Focus", "Start" }
	},
	{
		"andymass/vim-matchup",
		event = "VimEnter"
	},
	{
		"w0rp/ale"
	},
	{
		"nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
		build = ":TSUpdate"
	},
	-- {
	-- 	"glacambre/firenvim",
	-- 	lazy = not vim.g.started_by_firenvim,
	-- 	build = function()
	-- 		vim.fn["firenvim#install"](0)
	-- 	end
	-- },
	{
		"lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim", 
		config = function() 
			require("gitsigns").setup() 
		end
	},
	{
		"kylechui/nvim-surround",
		version = "*",
		event = "VeryLazy",
		config = function()
			require("nvim-surround").setup({
				
			})
		end
	},
	{
		"nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim",
		dependencies = { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons" }
	},
	{
		"lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim",
		main = "ibl",
		opts = {}
	},
	{
		"iamcco/markdown-preview.nvim",
		cmd = { "MarkdownPreviewToggle", "MarkdownPreview", "MarkdownPreviewStop" },
		ft = { "markdown" },
		build = function() vim.fn["mkdp#util#install"]() end,
	},
	{
		"lervag/vimtex",
		lazy = false,     -- we don't want to lazy load VimTeX
		-- tag = "v2.15", -- uncomment to pin to a specific release
		init = function()
		-- VimTeX configuration goes here
		end
	},
	{
		"NMAC427/guess-indent.nvim",
		lazy = false,
		init = function()
			require("guess-indent").setup{
				buftype_exclude = {
					"help",
					"nofile",
					"terminal",
					"prompt"
				}
			}
		end
	},
	{
		"folke/todo-comments.nvim",
		opts = {}
	},
	{
		"hedyhli/outline.nvim",
		lazy = true,
		cmd = { "Outline" },
		opts = {
			preview_window = {
				auto_preview = true,
				auto_close = true
			}
		}
	},
	{
		"nvim-orgmode/orgmode",
		event = "VeryLazy",
		ft = { 'org' },
		config = function()
			require('orgmode').setup({
				org_agenda_files = '~/orgfiles/**/*',
				org_default_notes_file = '~/orgfiles/refile.org'
			})
		end
	},
	{
		'https://codeberg.org/esensar/nvim-dev-container',
		dependencies = 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter'
	}
}