diff --git a/modules/applications/sway/scripts/brightness.nix b/modules/applications/sway/scripts/brightness.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..885ce27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/applications/sway/scripts/brightness.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+let
+in pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "brightness.sh" ''
+  #! ${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
+  function notify {
+    val="$(light | cut -d '.' -f 1)"
+    str="$val     $(seq -s "▒" "$(($val / 5 ))" | sed 's/[0-9]//g' )"
+    icon=/etc/profiles/per-user/james/share/icons/kora/actions/16/contrast.svg
+    echo "$str"
+    notify-send "$str" -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:brightness -i $icon -t 1500
+  }
+
+  case $1 in
+    up)
+      ${pkgs.light}/bin/light -A 5 ; notify ;;
+    down)
+      ${pkgs.light}/bin/light -U 5 ; notify ;;
+    *)
+      echo "invalid command"
+      ;;
+  esac
+''
diff --git a/modules/applications/sway/scripts/sway-entry.nix b/modules/applications/sway/scripts/sway-entry.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d66ecb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/applications/sway/scripts/sway-entry.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+let
+in pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "sway-entry" ''
+  #! ${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
+
+  # first import environment variables from the login manager
+  # function is currently deprecated. It should be rolled back in the future
+  systemctl --user import-environment
+
+  # then start the service
+  exec systemctl --user start sway.service
+''
diff --git a/modules/applications/sway/scripts/volume.nix b/modules/applications/sway/scripts/volume.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc4c0be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/applications/sway/scripts/volume.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+let
+in pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "volume.sh" ''
+  #! ${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
+  function get_volume {
+    amixer get Master | grep '%' | head -n 1 | cut -d '[' -f 2 | cut -d '%' -f 1
+    }
+
+  function is_mute {
+    amixer get Master | grep '%' | grep -oE '[^ ]+$' | grep off > /dev/null
+  }
+
+  function notify {
+    vol=$(get_volume)
+    str="$vol     $(seq -s "▒" "$(($vol / 5 ))" | sed 's/[0-9]//g' )"
+    if is_mute ; then
+      icon=/etc/profiles/per-user/james/share/icons/kora/actions/16/audio-volume-muted.svg
+    else
+      if (( "$vol" == "0" ))  ; then
+        icon=/etc/profiles/per-user/james/share/icons/kora/actions/16/audio-volume-off.svg
+      elif (( "$vol" < "30"  )) ; then
+        icon=/etc/profiles/per-user/james/share/icons/kora/actions/16/audio-volume-low.svg
+      elif (( "$vol" < "60"  )) ; then
+        icon=/etc/profiles/per-user/james/share/icons/kora/actions/16/audio-volume-medium.svg
+      else
+        icon=/etc/profiles/per-user/james/share/icons/kora/actions/16/audio-volume-high.svg
+      fi
+    fi
+    echo "$str"
+    notify-send "$str" -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:volume -i $icon -t 1500
+  }
+
+  case $1 in
+    up)
+      pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5% ; notify ;;
+    down)
+      pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5% ; notify ;;
+    mute)
+      amixer set Master toggle > /dev/null ; notify ;;
+    *)
+      echo "invalid command"
+      ;;
+  esac
+  $(is_mute) ; echo $?
+''
diff --git a/modules/applications/sway/sway.nix b/modules/applications/sway/sway.nix
index e95a703..38d5927 100644
--- a/modules/applications/sway/sway.nix
+++ b/modules/applications/sway/sway.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ let
       "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/catppuccin/wallpapers/main/landscapes/evening-sky.png";
     sha256 = "sha256-fYMzoY3un4qGOSR4DMqVUAFmGGil+wUze31rLLrjcAc=";
   };
+
+  brightness-sh = pkgs.callPackage ./scripts/brightness.nix { inherit pkgs; };
+  sway-entry = pkgs.callPackage ./scripts/sway-entry.nix { inherit pkgs; };
+  volume-sh = pkgs.callPackage ./scripts/volume.nix { inherit pkgs; };
+  scripts = [ brightness-sh sway-entry volume-sh ];
 in with lib; {
   options = {
     this.application.sway = {
@@ -80,47 +85,48 @@ in with lib; {
             outer = 2;
           };
           # And import and scripts as scene here would be good.
+          keybindings = mkOptionDefault {
+            XF86AudioMute = "exec ${volume-sh}/bin/volume.sh mute";
+            XF86AudioRaiseVolume = "exec ${volume-sh}/bin/volume.sh up";
+            XF86AudioLowerVolume = "exec ${volume-sh}/bin/volume.sh down";
+            XF86AudioPlay = "exec ${pkgs.playerctl}/bin/playerctl play";
+            XF86AudioPause = "exec ${pkgs.playerctl}/bin/playerctl pause";
+            XF86MonBrightnessUp = "exec ${brightness-sh}/bin/brightness.sh up";
+            XF86MonBrightnessDown =
+              "exec ${brightness-sh}/bin/brightness.sh down";
+          };
           # https://github.com/gytis-ivaskevicius/nixfiles/blob/master/home-manager/i3-sway.nix
-          keybindings = mkOptionDefault { "Mod4+d" = ""; };
           modifier = "Mod4";
           output = { "eDP-1" = { bg = "${wallpaper} fill"; }; };
           terminal = "${pkgs.kitty}/bin/kitty";
           # https://rycee.gitlab.io/home-manager/options.html#opt-wayland.windowManager.sway.config.window.commands
-          window = { };
+          # window = { };
+          startup = [{ command = "${pkgs.autotiling}/bin/autotiling"; }];
         };
       };
 
-      home.packages = with pkgs; [
-        autotiling
-        dmenu
-        grim
-        imagemagick
-        slurp
-        gammastep
-        swayidle
-        swaylock
-        playerctl
-        wl-clipboard
-        wofi
-        (writeTextFile {
-          name = "sway-entry";
-          destination = "/bin/sway-entry";
-          executable = true;
-          text = ''
-            #! ${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
-
-            # first import environment variables from the login manager
-            # function is currently deprecated. It should be rolled back in the future
-            systemctl --user import-environment
-
-            # then start the service
-            exec systemctl --user start sway.service
-          '';
-        })
-      ];
+      home.packages = with pkgs;
+        [
+          autotiling
+          batsignal
+          dmenu
+          grim
+          imagemagick
+          slurp
+          gammastep
+          swayidle
+          swaylock
+          playerctl
+          wl-clipboard
+          wofi
+        ] ++ scripts;
     };
 
     programs.light.enable = true;
+    programs.sway = {
+      enable = true;
+      wrapperFeatures.gtk = true;
+    };
 
     systemd.user.targets.sway-session = {
       description = "Sway compositor session";