diff --git a/home/core.nix b/home/core.nix
index a37efb2..0bd970c 100644
--- a/home/core.nix
+++ b/home/core.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
     p7zip
 
     # utils
+    bat # a batter cat
+    lazygit # a git tui that's easy to use
+    bottom # a better top
     ripgrep # recursively searches directories for a regex pattern
     jq # A lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor
     yq-go # yaml processer https://github.com/mikefarah/yq