diff --git a/home/packages/common.nix b/home/packages/common.nix
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+{pkgs, ...}: {
+  home.packages = with pkgs; [
+    nnn # terminal file manager
+
+    # archives
+    zip
+    xz
+    unzip
+    p7zip
+
+    # utils
+    zellij
+    tmux
+    bat
+    lazygit
+    bottom
+    ripgrep
+    jq
+    yq-go
+    fzf
+    fh
+    aria2
+    yt-dlp
+    imv
+    xdg-utils
+    obsidian
+    vscode
+    weechat
+
+    # misc
+    cowsay
+    file
+    which
+    tree
+    gnutar
+    gnupg
+    nerdfonts
+    zoxide
+    babelfish
+
+    # language-specific package managers
+    nodejs
+    cargo
+    python3
+
+    # nix specific stuff
+    nixd
+    deadnix
+    alejandra
+    statix
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/home/packages/darwin.nix b/home/packages/darwin.nix
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+{
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: {
+  home.packages = lib.mkIf pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin (with pkgs; [
+    iterm2
+    discord
+    ollama
+  ]);
+}
diff --git a/home/packages/default.nix b/home/packages/default.nix
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+{
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: {
+  imports = [
+    ./common.nix
+    ./darwin.nix
+    ./linux.nix
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/home/packages/linux.nix b/home/packages/linux.nix
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+++ b/home/packages/linux.nix
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+{
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: {
+  home.packages = lib.mkIf pkgs.stdenv.isLinux (with pkgs; [
+    imv
+    betterdiscordctl
+    vesktop
+  ]);
+}