diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index a630079..d4c75d6 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
 
     # ----- USER SETTINGS ----- #
     userSettings = rec {
+      #enable if you want to use a tiling wm on macos
+      darwinTiling = true;
+
       username = "nmarks"; # username
       name = "Natalie"; # name/identifier
       email = "nmarks413@gmail.com"; # email (used for certain configurations)
diff --git a/hosts/laptop/configuration.nix b/hosts/laptop/configuration.nix
index bed5bba..63e34a4 100644
--- a/hosts/laptop/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/laptop/configuration.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-{pkgs, ...}: {
+{
+  pkgs,
+  userSettings,
+  ...
+}: {
   imports = [
     ../../modules/macos
   ];
diff --git a/lib/mkSystem.nix b/lib/mkSystem.nix
index 10ced2c..d1302fc 100644
--- a/lib/mkSystem.nix
+++ b/lib/mkSystem.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ in
     systemFunc rec {
       inherit system;
 
+      #gross and ugly hack do NOT like
+      specialArgs = {
+        inherit (userSettings) darwinTiling;
+      };
+
       modules =
         [
           # Apply our overlays. Overlays are keyed by system type so we have
diff --git a/modules/macos/default.nix b/modules/macos/default.nix
index 6296980..8001529 100644
--- a/modules/macos/default.nix
+++ b/modules/macos/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-{pkgs, ...}: {
-  imports = [
-    ./homebrew.nix
-    ./system.nix
-    # ./tiling
-  ];
+{
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  darwinTiling,
+  ...
+}: {
+  imports =
+    [
+      ./homebrew.nix
+      ./system.nix
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals darwinTiling [./tiling];
 }
diff --git a/modules/macos/tiling/default.nix b/modules/macos/tiling/default.nix
index b817a6a..0e55ef2 100644
--- a/modules/macos/tiling/default.nix
+++ b/modules/macos/tiling/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {pkgs, ...}: {
   imports = [
     ./aerospace.nix
+    ./sketchybar.nix
   ];
 }
diff --git a/modules/macos/tiling/sketchybar.nix b/modules/macos/tiling/sketchybar.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e63acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/macos/tiling/sketchybar.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+{pkgs, ...}: {
+  services.sketchybar = {
+    enable = true;
+    config = ''
+      # This is a demo config to showcase some of the most important commands.
+      # It is meant to be changed and configured, as it is intentionally kept sparse.
+      # For a (much) more advanced configuration example see my dotfiles:
+      # https://github.com/FelixKratz/dotfiles
+
+      PLUGIN_DIR="$CONFIG_DIR/plugins"
+
+      ##### Bar Appearance #####
+      # Configuring the general appearance of the bar.
+      # These are only some of the options available. For all options see:
+      # https://felixkratz.github.io/SketchyBar/config/bar
+      # If you are looking for other colors, see the color picker:
+      # https://felixkratz.github.io/SketchyBar/config/tricks#color-picker
+
+      sketchybar --bar position=top height=40 blur_radius=30 color=0x04313244
+
+      # Colours
+      SURFACE=0xff313244
+
+      ##### Changing Defaults #####
+      # We now change some default values, which are applied to all further items.
+      # For a full list of all available item properties see:
+      # https://felixkratz.github.io/SketchyBar/config/items
+
+      default=(
+        padding_left=5
+        padding_right=5
+        icon.font="Hack Nerd Font:Bold:17.0"
+        label.font="Hack Nerd Font:Bold:14.0"
+        icon.color=0xffcdd6f4
+        label.color=0xffcdd6f4
+        icon.padding_left=8
+        icon.padding_right=4
+        label.padding_left=4
+        label.padding_right=8
+        background.padding_left=2
+        background.padding_right=2
+        background.color=$SURFACE \
+        background.corner_radius=10 \
+        background.height=30 \
+        background.border_width=1 \
+      )
+      sketchybar --default "$\{default[@]}"
+
+      sketchybar --add event aerospace_workspace_change
+
+      for sid in $(aerospace list-workspaces --all); do
+          sketchybar --add item space.$sid left \
+              --subscribe space.$sid aerospace_workspace_change \
+              --set space.$sid \
+              background.border_width=1 \
+              background.border_color=0xffb4befe \
+              background.corner_radius=5 \
+              background.height=20 \
+              icon.padding_left=0 \
+              icon.padding_right=0 \
+              label.padding_right=6 \
+              label="$sid" \
+              click_script="aerospace workspace $sid" \
+              script="$CONFIG_DIR/plugins/aerospace.sh $sid"
+      done
+
+      ##### Adding Left Items #####
+      # We add some regular items to the left side of the bar, where
+      # only the properties deviating from the current defaults need to be set
+
+      sketchybar --add item chevron left \
+                 --set chevron icon= label.drawing=off background.drawing=off \
+                 icon.color=0xfff5e0dc \
+                 --add item front_app left \
+                 --set front_app icon.drawing=off script="$PLUGIN_DIR/front_app.sh" \
+                 label.color=0xff94e2d5 \
+                 label.padding_left=8 \
+                 background.border_color=0xff94e2d5 \
+                 --subscribe front_app front_app_switched
+
+      ##### Adding Right Items #####
+      # In the same way as the left items we can add items to the right side.
+      # Additional position (e.g. center) are available, see:
+      # https://felixkratz.github.io/SketchyBar/config/items#adding-items-to-sketchybar
+
+      # Some items refresh on a fixed cycle, e.g. the clock runs its script once
+      # every 10s. Other items respond to events they subscribe to, e.g. the
+      # volume.sh script is only executed once an actual change in system audio
+      # volume is registered. More info about the event system can be found here:
+      # https://felixkratz.github.io/SketchyBar/config/events
+
+      sketchybar --add item clock right \
+                 --set clock update_freq=10 icon=󰃰 script="$PLUGIN_DIR/clock.sh" \
+                 icon.color=0xfffab387 \
+                 label.color=0xffcdd6f4 \
+                 background.color=$SURFACE \
+                 background.corner_radius=10 \
+                 background.height=30 \
+                 --add item volume right \
+                 --set volume script="$PLUGIN_DIR/volume.sh" \
+                 label.color=0xffcdd6f4 \
+                 background.color=$SURFACE \
+                 background.corner_radius=10 \
+                 background.height=30 \
+                 --subscribe volume volume_change \
+                 --add item battery right \
+                 --set battery update_freq=120 script="$PLUGIN_DIR/battery.sh" \
+                 label.color=0xffcdd6f4 \
+                 background.color=$SURFACE \
+                 background.corner_radius=10 \
+                 background.height=30 \
+                 --subscribe battery system_woke power_source_change
+
+      sketchybar -m --add item mullvad right \
+                 --set mullvad icon= \
+                 icon.color=0xfff38ba8 \
+                 background.color=$SURFACE \
+                 background.corner_radius=10 \
+                 background.height=30 \
+                 background.border_width=1 \
+                 background.border_color=0xfff38ba8 \
+                 label.padding_left=0 \
+                 label.padding_right=0 \
+                 icon.padding_left=6 \
+                 update_freq=5 \
+                 script="$PLUGIN_DIR/mullvad.sh"
+
+      # Add event
+                 sketchybar -m --add event song_update com.apple.iTunes.playerInfo
+
+      # Add Music Item
+                 sketchybar -m --add item music right \
+                     --set music script="$PLUGIN_DIR/music.sh" \
+                     click_script="$PLUGIN_DIR/music_click.sh" \
+                     label.padding_right=10 \
+                     label.color=0xffcdd6f4 \
+                     background.color=$SURFACE \
+                     background.corner_radius=10 \
+                     background.height=30 \
+                     background.border_width=1 \
+                     background.border_color=0xfff38ba8 \
+                     drawing=off \
+                     --subscribe music song_update
+
+      ##### Force all scripts to run the first time (never do this in a script) #####
+                     sketchybar --update
+
+    '';
+  };
+}