diff --git a/home.nix b/home.nix
index 33bc6a5..1ceaf7e 100644
--- a/home.nix
+++ b/home.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ in {
       brightnessctl
       river-shifttags
       wlr-randr
+      mako
+      libnotify
       # dev tools
       gitu
       lnav
diff --git a/wm/river.nix b/wm/river.nix
index 72294a8..458a407 100644
--- a/wm/river.nix
+++ b/wm/river.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ in {
       rivertile -view-padding 0 -outer-padding 0 &
       pkill waybar
       waybar &
+      mako --height 700 --width 700 &
       wlr-randr --output DP-1 --pos 1280,0 --output HDMI-A-1 --pos 0,56 # void desktop double monitor setup
       wlr-randr --output DP-5 --pos 3840,1192 --output DP-4 --pos 5120,1136 --output eDP-1 --pos 5120,2216 # t470 triple monitor setup
       # audio volume control