diff --git a/demilich/packages.nix b/demilich/packages.nix
index 85c8c62..2b525ea 100644
--- a/demilich/packages.nix
+++ b/demilich/packages.nix
@@ -20,14 +20,27 @@
     systemd-language-server
     yaml-language-server
 
+    # tool replacements
+    bat # instead of cat
+    delta # instead of diff
+    drill # instead of dig
+    duf # instead of df
+    dust # instead of du
+    eza # instead of ls
+    fd # instead of find
+    ripgrep # instead of grep
+    sd # instead of sed
+    tealdeer # instead of man/tldr
+    uv # to manage python stuff
+    xh # instead of curl
+    zoxide # instead of cd
+
     # system wide applications
     bitwarden-cli
     bitwarden-desktop
     btop
     curl
     direnv
-    eza
-    fd
     firefox
     fuzzel
     fzf
@@ -42,7 +55,6 @@
     neohtop
     nixfmt
     restic
-    ripgrep
     rsync
     seafile-client
     sqlite
@@ -56,7 +68,6 @@
     wl-clipboard
     xwayland-satellite
     yazi
-    zoxide
   ];
 
   fonts.packages = with pkgs; [