diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/nvim/lua/plugins/ui.lua b/home/private_dot_config/nvim/lua/plugins/ui.lua
index b0ddb1b..f65ecf9 100644
--- a/home/private_dot_config/nvim/lua/plugins/ui.lua
+++ b/home/private_dot_config/nvim/lua/plugins/ui.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 return {
   {
-    "nvimdev/dashboard-nvim",
-    opts = function(_, opts)
-      local logo = [[
+    "folke/snacks.nvim",
+    opts = {
+      dashboard = {
+        preset = {
+          header = [[
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⡤⠴⠶⠶⠶⠶⠦⢤⣤⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⠶⠛⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠶⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠞⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
@@ -22,21 +24,24 @@ return {
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡴⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡴⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠶⣤⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⠶⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠓⠲⠶⠶⠶⠶⠖⠚⠛⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀]]
-
-      -- TODO::
-      -- originally used to set highlight group to change header color in alpha
-      -- now would need to maybe use an AutoCmd to change DashboardHeader
-
-      -- math.randomseed(os.time())
-      -- local function pick_color()
-      --   local colors = { "String", "Identifier", "Keyword", "Number" }
-      --   return colors[math.random(#colors)]
-      -- end
-      --
-      opts.config.header = vim.split(logo, "\n")
-      return opts
-    end,
+  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠓⠲⠶⠶⠶⠶⠖⠚⠛⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+  ]],
+        -- stylua: ignore
+        ---@type snacks.dashboard.Item[]
+        keys = {
+          { icon = " ", key = "f", desc = "Find File", action = ":lua Snacks.dashboard.pick('files')" },
+          { icon = " ", key = "n", desc = "New File", action = ":ene | startinsert" },
+          { icon = " ", key = "g", desc = "Find Text", action = ":lua Snacks.dashboard.pick('live_grep')" },
+          { icon = " ", key = "r", desc = "Recent Files", action = ":lua Snacks.dashboard.pick('oldfiles')" },
+          { icon = " ", key = "c", desc = "Config", action = ":lua Snacks.dashboard.pick('files', {cwd = vim.fn.stdpath('config')})" },
+          { icon = " ", key = "s", desc = "Restore Session", section = "session" },
+          { icon = " ", key = "x", desc = "Lazy Extras", action = ":LazyExtras" },
+          { icon = "󰒲 ", key = "l", desc = "Lazy", action = ":Lazy" },
+          { icon = " ", key = "q", desc = "Quit", action = ":qa" },
+        },
+        },
+      },
+    },
   },
   {
     "folke/edgy.nvim",