diff --git a/modules/desktop/home/eww/configDir/bottomBar/workspaces.yuck b/modules/desktop/home/eww/configDir/bottomBar/workspaces.yuck
index 16215ff..6e2224f 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/home/eww/configDir/bottomBar/workspaces.yuck
+++ b/modules/desktop/home/eww/configDir/bottomBar/workspaces.yuck
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         :style "border-bottom: 4px solid ${workspace.color}${workspace.active ? "; background-color: #3c3836" : ""}"
         :class "${workspace.focused ? "focused" : ""}"
         :onclick "swaymsg workspace ${workspace.name}"
-        (label :text "${workspace.idx}")
+        (label :text "${workspace.icon ?: workspace.idx}")
       )
     )
   )
diff --git a/modules/desktop/home/eww/configDir/eww.css b/modules/desktop/home/eww/configDir/eww.css
index 90d015d..4b93d39 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/home/eww/configDir/eww.css
+++ b/modules/desktop/home/eww/configDir/eww.css
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ button {
 
 .workspaces button {
   border: 0px;
-  padding: 0 3px;
+  padding: 5px 4px 0 4px;
 }
 
 .workspaces button.focused {
diff --git a/modules/desktop/home/niri/binds.nix b/modules/desktop/home/niri/binds.nix
index 7b10064..1df47c0 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/home/niri/binds.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/home/niri/binds.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
     "Mod+Shift+E".action.quit = [ ];
     "Mod+Shift+Q".action.close-window = [ ];
-    "Mod+Shift+P".action.power-off-monitors = [ ];
+    "Mod+Ctrl+Shift+P".action.power-off-monitors = [ ];
 
     "Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Slash".action.toggle-keyboard-shortcuts-inhibit = [ ];
     "Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Slash".allow-inhibiting = false;
@@ -87,30 +87,6 @@
     "Mod+Shift+Ctrl+K".action.move-column-to-monitor-up = [ ];
     "Mod+Shift+Ctrl+L".action.move-column-to-monitor-right = [ ];
 
-    # workspace controls
-    "Mod+P".action.focus-workspace-up = [ ];
-    "Mod+N".action.focus-workspace-down = [ ];
-    "Mod+Ctrl+P".action.move-column-to-workspace-up = [ ];
-    "Mod+Ctrl+N".action.move-column-to-workspace-down = [ ];
-    "Mod+1".action.focus-workspace = 1;
-    "Mod+2".action.focus-workspace = 2;
-    "Mod+3".action.focus-workspace = 3;
-    "Mod+4".action.focus-workspace = 4;
-    "Mod+5".action.focus-workspace = 5;
-    "Mod+6".action.focus-workspace = 6;
-    "Mod+7".action.focus-workspace = 7;
-    "Mod+8".action.focus-workspace = 8;
-    "Mod+9".action.focus-workspace = 9;
-    "Mod+Ctrl+1".action.move-column-to-workspace = 1;
-    "Mod+Ctrl+2".action.move-column-to-workspace = 2;
-    "Mod+Ctrl+3".action.move-column-to-workspace = 3;
-    "Mod+Ctrl+4".action.move-column-to-workspace = 4;
-    "Mod+Ctrl+5".action.move-column-to-workspace = 5;
-    "Mod+Ctrl+6".action.move-column-to-workspace = 6;
-    "Mod+Ctrl+7".action.move-column-to-workspace = 7;
-    "Mod+Ctrl+8".action.move-column-to-workspace = 8;
-    "Mod+Ctrl+9".action.move-column-to-workspace = 9;
-
     # column editing stuffs
     "Mod+BracketLeft".action.consume-or-expel-window-left = [ ];
     "Mod+BracketRight".action.consume-or-expel-window-right = [ ];
@@ -120,7 +96,7 @@
     "Mod+Equal".action.set-column-width = "+5%";
     "Mod+Shift+Minus".action.set-window-height = "-10%";
     "Mod+Shift+Equal".action.set-window-height = "+10%";
-    "Mod+W".action.toggle-column-tabbed-display = [ ];
+    "Mod+Shift+W".action.toggle-column-tabbed-display = [ ];
 
     "Mod+Shift+F".action.expand-column-to-available-width = [ ];
     "Mod+Ctrl+F".action.fullscreen-window = [ ];
diff --git a/modules/desktop/home/niri/default.nix b/modules/desktop/home/niri/default.nix
index 779106f..98ec63f 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/home/niri/default.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/home/niri/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 { pkgs, ... }:
 {
   imports = [
-    ./xwayland-sat.nix
-    ./screenshot.nix
-    ./input.nix
     ./binds.nix
-    ./style.nix
+    ./input.nix
     ./privacy.nix
     ./quirks.nix
+    ./screenshot.nix
+    ./style.nix
+    ./workspaces.nix
+    ./xwayland-sat.nix
   ];
   programs.niri.settings = {
     outputs."eDP-1" = {
diff --git a/modules/desktop/home/niri/workspaces.nix b/modules/desktop/home/niri/workspaces.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9e6519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/desktop/home/niri/workspaces.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+# { ... }:
+{
+  programs.niri.settings =
+    let
+      social = "aaa social";
+      browser = "bbb browser";
+      notes = "ccc notes";
+    in
+    {
+      workspaces = {
+        "aaa social" = { };
+        "bbb browser" = { };
+        "ccc notes" = { };
+      };
+
+      spawn-at-startup = [
+        { command = [ "Discord" ]; }
+        { command = [ "element-desktop" ]; }
+        { command = [ "signal-desktop" ]; }
+        { command = [ ".evolution-wrapped_" ]; }
+
+        { command = [ "obsidian" ]; }
+        { command = [ "firefox" ]; }
+      ];
+
+      window-rules = [
+        {
+          matches = [
+            { app-id = "^signal|Element|org\.gnome\.Evolution$|discord"; }
+          ];
+          open-on-workspace = social;
+        }
+        {
+          matches = [
+            { app-id = "^firefox|Chromium-browser$"; }
+          ];
+          open-on-workspace = browser;
+        }
+        {
+          matches = [
+            { app-id = "obsidian"; }
+          ];
+          open-on-workspace = notes;
+        }
+      ];
+
+      # all workspace binds here,
+      binds = {
+        "Mod+P".action.focus-workspace-up = [ ];
+        "Mod+N".action.focus-workspace-down = [ ];
+        "Mod+Ctrl+P".action.move-workspace-up = [ ];
+        "Mod+Ctrl+N".action.move-workspace-down = [ ];
+        "Mod+Shift+P".action.move-column-to-workspace-up = [ ];
+        "Mod+Shift+N".action.move-column-to-workspace-down = [ ];
+
+        "Mod+Q".action.focus-workspace = social;
+        "Mod+W".action.focus-workspace = browser;
+        "Mod+E".action.focus-workspace = notes;
+        "Mod+Ctrl+Q".action.move-column-to-workspace = social;
+        "Mod+Ctrl+W".action.move-column-to-workspace = browser;
+        "Mod+Ctrl+E".action.move-column-to-workspace = notes;
+
+        "Mod+1".action.focus-workspace = 4;
+        "Mod+2".action.focus-workspace = 5;
+        "Mod+3".action.focus-workspace = 6;
+        "Mod+4".action.focus-workspace = 7;
+        "Mod+5".action.focus-workspace = 8;
+        "Mod+6".action.focus-workspace = 9;
+        "Mod+7".action.focus-workspace = 10;
+        "Mod+8".action.focus-workspace = 11;
+        "Mod+9".action.focus-workspace = 12;
+        "Mod+Ctrl+1".action.move-column-to-workspace = 4;
+        "Mod+Ctrl+2".action.move-column-to-workspace = 5;
+        "Mod+Ctrl+3".action.move-column-to-workspace = 6;
+        "Mod+Ctrl+4".action.move-column-to-workspace = 7;
+        "Mod+Ctrl+5".action.move-column-to-workspace = 8;
+        "Mod+Ctrl+6".action.move-column-to-workspace = 9;
+        "Mod+Ctrl+7".action.move-column-to-workspace = 10;
+        "Mod+Ctrl+8".action.move-column-to-workspace = 11;
+        "Mod+Ctrl+9".action.move-column-to-workspace = 12;
+      };
+    };
+}
diff --git a/programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs b/programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs
index 28165ab..090ca9b 100644
--- a/programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs
+++ b/programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
                          output,
                          is_active,
                          is_focused,
+                         name,
                          ..
                      }| WsData {
                         color: output_colors_lut[&output.clone().expect("unreachable")]
@@ -96,6 +97,12 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
                         idx: *idx,
                         focused: *is_focused,
                         active: *is_active,
+                        icon: name.as_ref().map(|name| match name.as_str() {
+                            "aaa social" => "󰭹",
+                            "bbb browser" => "󰈹",
+                            "ccc notes" => "󰎚",
+                            &_ => "!",
+                        }),
                     },
                 )
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>();
@@ -113,4 +120,5 @@ struct WsData {
     idx: u8,
     focused: bool,
     active: bool,
+    icon: Option<&'static str>,
 }