diff --git a/home-modules/core.nix b/home-modules/core.nix
index 1912a41..6a399b1 100644
--- a/home-modules/core.nix
+++ b/home-modules/core.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ config, inputs, ... }:
+{
+  config,
+  inputs,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
 
 {
   imports = [ inputs.zen-browser.homeModules.default ];
@@ -19,7 +24,14 @@
 
   gtk = {
     enable = true;
-    gtk4.theme = config.gtk.theme;
+    theme = {
+      name = "Adwaita-dark";
+      package = pkgs.gnome-themes-extra;
+    };
     gtk3.extraConfig.gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme = 1;
+    gtk4 = {
+      theme = config.gtk.theme;
+      extraConfig.gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme = 1;
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/home-modules/desktop.nix b/home-modules/desktop.nix
index 361af21..b4535c1 100644
--- a/home-modules/desktop.nix
+++ b/home-modules/desktop.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 { ... }:
 
 {
+  dconf.settings = {
+    "org/gnome/desktop/interface" = {
+      clock-format = "12h";
+      clock-show-weekday = true;
+      color-scheme = "prefer-dark";
+      enable-animations = false;
+    };
+    "org/gtk/gtk4/settings/file-chooser" = {
+      show-hidden = true;
+    };
+    "org/gtk/settings/file-chooser" = {
+      clock-format = "12h";
+      show-hidden = true;
+    };
+  };
+
   xdg.desktopEntries.extract-here = {
     name = "Extract Here";
     exec = "file-roller --extract-here %U";
diff --git a/home-modules/sway.nix b/home-modules/sway.nix
index 40b4c42..766b418 100644
--- a/home-modules/sway.nix
+++ b/home-modules/sway.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ let
   commonStartup = [
     "${homeLib.nasaApodWallpaper}/bin/nasa-apod-wallpaper"
     "${pkgs.waybar}/bin/waybar"
+    "${pkgs.mako}/bin/mako"
     "${pkgs.networkmanagerapplet}/bin/nm-applet --indicator"
     "${pkgs.blueman}/bin/blueman-applet"
     "${pkgs.polkit_gnome}/libexec/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1"