diff --git a/home/vinzenz/default.nix b/home/vinzenz/default.nix
index 5d68bfc..227ed06 100644
--- a/home/vinzenz/default.nix
+++ b/home/vinzenz/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
       ./gnome.nix
       ./niri.nix
       ./ssh.nix
+      ./swaylock.nix
       ./vscode.nix
       ./waybar.nix
       ./zsh.nix
diff --git a/home/vinzenz/niri.nix b/home/vinzenz/niri.nix
index b801c6b..fa3d008 100644
--- a/home/vinzenz/niri.nix
+++ b/home/vinzenz/niri.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
       xwayland-satellite
       alacritty
       fuzzel
-      swaylock
     ];
 
     qt.style = {
diff --git a/home/vinzenz/swaylock.nix b/home/vinzenz/swaylock.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a4bc2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/vinzenz/swaylock.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# based on https://codeberg.org/kiara/cfg/src/commit/b9c472acd78c9c08dfe8b6a643c5c82cc5828433/home-manager/kiara/swaylock.nix#
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  programs.swaylock = {
+    enable = true;
+    package = pkgs.swaylock-effects;
+    # https://github.com/jirutka/swaylock-effects/blob/master/swaylock.1.scd
+    settings = {
+      screenshot = true;
+      effect-blur = "9x9";
+      effect-vignette = "0.5:0.5";
+      fade-in = 0.5;
+      font-size = 75;
+      indicator-caps-lock = true;
+      clock = true;
+      indicator-radius = 400;
+      show-failed-attempts = true;
+      ignore-empty-password = true;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/home/vinzenz/waybar.nix b/home/vinzenz/waybar.nix
index 145e15a..22e608d 100644
--- a/home/vinzenz/waybar.nix
+++ b/home/vinzenz/waybar.nix
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
     waybar
     playerctl
+    cava
   ];
 
-  programs.cava.enable = true;
-
   programs.waybar = {
     enable = true;
     settings = {
diff --git a/modules/globalinstalls.nix b/modules/globalinstalls.nix
index 9afad7d..c4c21d2 100644
--- a/modules/globalinstalls.nix
+++ b/modules/globalinstalls.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
         tldr
         neofetch
+
+        nix-output-monitor
       ];
     };