return {
  "nvimdev/dashboard-nvim",
  event = "VimEnter",
  opts = function()
    -- local logo = [[
    --      ██╗      █████╗ ███████╗██╗   ██╗██╗   ██╗██╗███╗   ███╗          Z
    --      ██║     ██╔══██╗╚══███╔╝╚██╗ ██╔╝██║   ██║██║████╗ ████║      Z    
    --      ██║     ███████║  ███╔╝  ╚████╔╝ ██║   ██║██║██╔████╔██║   z       
    --      ██║     ██╔══██║ ███╔╝    ╚██╔╝  ╚██╗ ██╔╝██║██║╚██╔╝██║  x        
    --      ███████╗██║  ██║███████╗   ██║    ╚████╔╝ ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║           
    --      ╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝   ╚═╝     ╚═══╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝           
    -- ]]
    --      󰄕
    local logo = [[

         ██████╗  ██████╗  ██╗ ███╗   ██╗    ███╗   ██╗ ██╗   ██╗ ██╗ ███╗   ███╗           󰄕   
        ██╔════╝ ██╔═══██╗ ██║ ████╗  ██║    ████╗  ██║ ██║   ██║ ██║ ████╗ ████║     󰠓  󰄕      
        ██║      ██║   ██║ ██║ ██╔██╗ ██║    ██╔██╗ ██║ ██║   ██║ ██║ ██╔████╔██║          󰠓    
        ██║      ██║   ██║ ██║ ██║╚██╗██║    ██║╚██╗██║ ╚██╗ ██╔╝ ██║ ██║╚██╔╝██║     󰄕        
        ╚██████╗ ╚██████╔╝ ██║ ██║ ╚████║    ██║ ╚████║  ╚████╔╝  ██║ ██║ ╚═╝ ██║    󰠓         
         ╚═════╝  ╚═════╝  ╚═╝ ╚═╝  ╚═══╝    ╚═╝  ╚═══╝   ╚═══╝   ╚═╝ ╚═╝     ╚═╝         󰠓    


        @ Design by coin
    ]]

    logo = string.rep("\n", 8) .. logo .. "\n\n"

    local opts = {
      theme = "doom",
      hide = {
        -- this is taken care of by lualine
        -- enabling this messes up the actual laststatus setting after loading a file
        statusline = false,
      },
      config = {
        header = vim.split(logo, "\n"),
        -- stylua: ignore
        center = {
          { action = LazyVim.telescope("files"),                                    desc = " Find File",       icon = " ", key = "f" },
          { action = "ene | startinsert",                                        desc = " New File",        icon = " ", key = "n" },
          { action = "Telescope oldfiles",                                       desc = " Recent Files",    icon = " ", key = "r" },
          { action = "Telescope live_grep",                                      desc = " Find Text",       icon = " ", key = "g" },
          { action = [[lua LazyVim.telescope.config_files()()]], desc = " Config",          icon = " ", key = "c" },
          { action = 'lua require("persistence").load()',                        desc = " Restore Session", icon = " ", key = "s" },
          { action = "LazyExtras",                                               desc = " Lazy Extras",     icon = " ", key = "x" },
          { action = "Lazy",                                                     desc = " Lazy",            icon = "󰒲 ", key = "l" },
          { action = "qa",                                                       desc = " Quit",            icon = " ", key = "q" },
        },
        footer = function()
          local stats = require("lazy").stats()
          local ms = (math.floor(stats.startuptime * 100 + 0.5) / 100)
          return { "⚡ Neovim loaded " .. stats.loaded .. "/" .. stats.count .. " plugins in " .. ms .. "ms" }
        end,
      },
    }

    for _, button in ipairs(opts.config.center) do
      button.desc = button.desc .. string.rep(" ", 43 - #button.desc)
      button.key_format = "  %s"
    end

    -- close Lazy and re-open when the dashboard is ready
    if vim.o.filetype == "lazy" then
      vim.cmd.close()
      vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
        pattern = "DashboardLoaded",
        callback = function()
          require("lazy").show()
        end,
      })
    end

    return opts
  end,
}