return {
	"goolord/alpha-nvim",
	dependencies = {
		"nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
		"nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
	},
	config = function()
		local alpha = require("alpha")
		local dashboard = require("alpha.themes.dashboard")

		dashboard.section.header.val = {
			"                                                                                ",
			"                                                                                ",
			"                                                                                ",
			"                                                                                ",
			[[ ________     _______     ________    ___      ___   ___    _____ ______      ]],
			[[|\   ___  \  |\  ___ \   |\   __  \  |\  \    /  /| |\  \  |\   _ \  _   \    ]],
			[[\ \  \\ \  \ \ \   __/|  \ \  \|\  \ \ \  \  /  / / \ \  \ \ \  \\\__\ \  \   ]],
			[[ \ \  \\ \  \ \ \  \_|/__ \ \  \\\  \ \ \  \/  / /   \ \  \ \ \  \\|__| \  \  ]],
			[[  \ \  \\ \  \ \ \  \_|\ \ \ \  \\\  \ \ \    / /     \ \  \ \ \  \    \ \  \ ]],
			[[   \ \__\\ \__\ \ \_______\ \ \_______\ \ \__/ /       \ \__\ \ \__\    \ \__\]],
			[[    \|__| \|__|  \|_______|  \|_______|  \|__|/         \|__|  \|__|     \|__|]],
		}

		-- set menu items
		dashboard.section.buttons.val = {
			dashboard.button("n", "  > New file", ":ene <BAR> startinsert <CR>"),
			dashboard.button("f", "  > Find files", ":Telescope find_files<CR>"),
			dashboard.button("w", "󰷾  > Find Word", ":Telescope live_grep <CR>"),
			dashboard.button("r", "  > Recent", ":Telescope oldfiles<CR>"),
			dashboard.button("q", "  > Quit", ":qa<CR>"),
		}

		alpha.setup(dashboard.opts)
	end,
}

