diff --git a/modules/Battery.qml b/modules/Battery.qml
index 6cfb19b..df60c3e 100644
--- a/modules/Battery.qml
+++ b/modules/Battery.qml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ M.BarSection {
         NumberAnimation {
             target: root
             property: "_blinkOpacity"
-            to: 0.45
+            to: 0.2
             duration: 400
             easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
         }
diff --git a/modules/Cpu.qml b/modules/Cpu.qml
index cfe49c1..db88749 100644
--- a/modules/Cpu.qml
+++ b/modules/Cpu.qml
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ M.BarSection {
     readonly property bool _anyHover: root._hovered || hoverPanel.panelHovered
     readonly property bool _showPanel: _anyHover || _pinned
 
-    property M.ProcessList _procs: M.ProcessList {
-        sortBy: "cpu"
-        active: root._showPanel
-    }
-
     on_AnyHoverChanged: {
         if (_anyHover)
             _unpinTimer.stop();
@@ -263,7 +258,7 @@ M.BarSection {
 
         // Top processes by CPU
         Repeater {
-            model: root._procs.processes
+            model: M.ProcessList.byCpu
 
             delegate: Item {
                 required property var modelData
diff --git a/modules/Memory.qml b/modules/Memory.qml
index 9df3491..56df098 100644
--- a/modules/Memory.qml
+++ b/modules/Memory.qml
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ M.BarSection {
     readonly property bool _anyHover: root._hovered || hoverPanel.panelHovered
     readonly property bool _showPanel: _anyHover || _pinned
 
-    property M.ProcessList _procs: M.ProcessList {
-        sortBy: "mem"
-        active: root._showPanel
-    }
-
     on_AnyHoverChanged: {
         if (_anyHover)
             _unpinTimer.stop();
@@ -228,7 +223,7 @@ M.BarSection {
 
         // Top processes by memory
         Repeater {
-            model: root._procs.processes
+            model: M.ProcessList.byMem
 
             delegate: Item {
                 required property var modelData
diff --git a/modules/NiriIpc.qml b/modules/NiriIpc.qml
index b64fbb3..504888d 100644
--- a/modules/NiriIpc.qml
+++ b/modules/NiriIpc.qml
@@ -11,29 +11,6 @@ QtObject {
     signal windowFocusChanged(var windowId)
     signal windowOpenedOrChanged(var window)
 
-    property string focusedTitle: ""
-    property string focusedAppId: ""
-    property bool overviewOpen: false
-
-    property var _focusedProc: Process {
-        running: true
-        command: ["niri", "msg", "--json", "focused-window"]
-        stdout: StdioCollector {
-            onStreamFinished: {
-                try {
-                    const w = JSON.parse(text);
-                    if (w) {
-                        root.focusedTitle = w.title || "";
-                        root.focusedAppId = w.app_id || "";
-                    } else {
-                        root.focusedTitle = "";
-                        root.focusedAppId = "";
-                    }
-                } catch (e) {}
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     property var _eventStream: Process {
         running: true
         command: ["niri", "msg", "--json", "event-stream"]
@@ -46,24 +23,10 @@ QtObject {
                         root.workspacesChanged(ev.WorkspacesChanged.workspaces);
                     else if (ev.WorkspaceActivated !== undefined)
                         root.workspaceActivated(ev.WorkspaceActivated.id, ev.WorkspaceActivated.focused);
-                    else if (ev.WindowFocusChanged !== undefined) {
+                    else if (ev.WindowFocusChanged !== undefined)
                         root.windowFocusChanged(ev.WindowFocusChanged.id);
-                        if (ev.WindowFocusChanged.id !== null)
-                            root._focusedProc.running = true;
-                        else {
-                            root.focusedTitle = "";
-                            root.focusedAppId = "";
-                        }
-                    } else if (ev.OverviewOpenedOrClosed !== undefined) {
-                        root.overviewOpen = ev.OverviewOpenedOrClosed.is_open;
-                    } else if (ev.WindowOpenedOrChanged !== undefined) {
+                    else if (ev.WindowOpenedOrChanged !== undefined)
                         root.windowOpenedOrChanged(ev.WindowOpenedOrChanged.window);
-                        const w = ev.WindowOpenedOrChanged.window;
-                        if (w.is_focused) {
-                            root.focusedTitle = w.title || "";
-                            root.focusedAppId = w.app_id || "";
-                        }
-                    }
                 } catch (e) {}
             }
         }
diff --git a/modules/OverviewBackdrop.qml b/modules/OverviewBackdrop.qml
index c9652a6..05d098f 100644
--- a/modules/OverviewBackdrop.qml
+++ b/modules/OverviewBackdrop.qml
@@ -37,18 +37,10 @@ PanelWindow {
         property color uC1: M.Theme.base0E
         property color uC2: M.Theme.base09
 
-        Connections {
-            target: M.NiriIpc
-            function onOverviewOpenChanged() {
-                if (!M.NiriIpc.overviewOpen)
-                    fx.uWavePhase = -200;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Wave animation: 6s sweep + 8s pause, only while overview is open
+        // Wave animation: 6s sweep + 8s pause
         SequentialAnimation on uWavePhase {
             loops: Animation.Infinite
-            running: M.NiriIpc.overviewOpen
+            running: true
             NumberAnimation {
                 from: -200
                 to: fx.width + 200
diff --git a/modules/ProcessList.qml b/modules/ProcessList.qml
index 6678ab0..b5bfbb9 100644
--- a/modules/ProcessList.qml
+++ b/modules/ProcessList.qml
@@ -1,43 +1,48 @@
+pragma Singleton
+
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell.Io
+import "." as M
 
 QtObject {
     id: root
 
-    property string sortBy: "cpu"   // "cpu" or "mem"
+    property var byCpu: []
+    property var byMem: []
     property int maxItems: 8
-    property bool active: false
-
-    property var processes: []
 
     property Process _proc: Process {
-        command: ["sh", "-c", "ps --no-headers -eo pid,pcpu,pmem,comm --sort=-%" + root.sortBy + " | head -" + root.maxItems]
+        id: proc
+        running: true
+        command: ["sh", "-c", "ps aux --sort=-%cpu 2>/dev/null | awk 'NR>1 && NR<=50 {cmd=$11; for(i=12;i<=NF&&i<=13;i++) cmd=cmd\" \"$i; print $1\"|\"$2\"|\"$3\"|\"$4\"|\"cmd}'"]
         stdout: StdioCollector {
             onStreamFinished: {
                 const rows = [];
                 for (const line of text.trim().split("\n")) {
                     if (!line)
                         continue;
-                    const p = line.trim().split(/\s+/);
-                    if (p.length < 4)
+                    const p = line.split("|");
+                    if (p.length < 5)
                         continue;
+                    const cmd = p[4].replace(/^.*\//, "");
                     rows.push({
-                        "pid": parseInt(p[0]),
-                        "cpu": parseFloat(p[1]),
-                        "mem": parseFloat(p[2]),
-                        "cmd": p.slice(3).join(" ")
+                        "user": p[0],
+                        "pid": parseInt(p[1]),
+                        "cpu": parseFloat(p[2]),
+                        "mem": parseFloat(p[3]),
+                        "cmd": cmd || p[4]
                     });
                 }
-                root.processes = rows;
+                root.byCpu = rows.slice().sort((a, b) => b.cpu - a.cpu).slice(0, root.maxItems);
+                root.byMem = rows.slice().sort((a, b) => b.mem - a.mem).slice(0, root.maxItems);
             }
         }
     }
 
     property Timer _timer: Timer {
         interval: 2000
-        running: root.active
+        running: true
         repeat: true
-        triggeredOnStart: true
-        onTriggered: root._proc.running = true
+        onTriggered: proc.running = true
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/WindowTitle.qml b/modules/WindowTitle.qml
index 8fdd0ad..6d48e6e 100644
--- a/modules/WindowTitle.qml
+++ b/modules/WindowTitle.qml
@@ -1,23 +1,63 @@
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Effects
 import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Io
 import Quickshell.Widgets
 import "." as M
 
 M.BarSection {
     id: root
     spacing: M.Theme.moduleSpacing
-    visible: M.Modules.windowTitle.enable && M.NiriIpc.focusedTitle !== ""
+    visible: M.Modules.windowTitle.enable && root._title !== ""
 
-    tooltip: M.NiriIpc.focusedAppId ? M.NiriIpc.focusedAppId + "\n" + M.NiriIpc.focusedTitle : M.NiriIpc.focusedTitle
+    tooltip: root._appId ? root._appId + "\n" + root._title : root._title
 
+    property string _title: ""
+    property string _appId: ""
     readonly property string _iconSource: {
-        if (!M.NiriIpc.focusedAppId)
+        if (!root._appId)
             return "";
-        const entry = DesktopEntries.heuristicLookup(M.NiriIpc.focusedAppId);
+        const entry = DesktopEntries.heuristicLookup(root._appId);
         return entry ? Quickshell.iconPath(entry.icon) : "";
     }
 
+    // Initial state — niri event-stream doesn't replay current focus
+    Process {
+        id: initProc
+        running: true
+        command: ["niri", "msg", "--json", "focused-window"]
+        stdout: StdioCollector {
+            onStreamFinished: {
+                try {
+                    const w = JSON.parse(text);
+                    if (w) {
+                        root._title = w.title || "";
+                        root._appId = w.app_id || "";
+                    }
+                } catch (e) {}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Live updates via shared NiriIpc singleton
+    Connections {
+        target: M.NiriIpc
+        function onWindowFocusChanged(windowId) {
+            if (windowId !== null)
+                initProc.running = true;
+            else {
+                root._title = "";
+                root._appId = "";
+            }
+        }
+        function onWindowOpenedOrChanged(window) {
+            if (window.is_focused) {
+                root._title = window.title || "";
+                root._appId = window.app_id || "";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     IconImage {
         visible: root._iconSource !== ""
         source: root._iconSource
@@ -31,7 +71,7 @@ M.BarSection {
     }
 
     M.BarLabel {
-        label: M.NiriIpc.focusedTitle
+        label: root._title
         color: root.accentColor
         elide: Text.ElideRight
         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
diff --git a/modules/qmldir b/modules/qmldir
index 705bf23..327123f 100644
--- a/modules/qmldir
+++ b/modules/qmldir
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ IdleInhibitor 1.0 IdleInhibitor.qml
 Notifications 1.0 Notifications.qml
 singleton NiriIpc 1.0 NiriIpc.qml
 singleton SystemStats 1.0 SystemStats.qml
-ProcessList 1.0 ProcessList.qml
+singleton ProcessList 1.0 ProcessList.qml
 singleton NotifService 1.0 NotifService.qml
 NotifItem 1.0 NotifItem.qml
 NotifPopup 1.0 NotifPopup.qml