diff --git a/.config/sway/config b/.config/sway/config
index 8be71ed..3a3edb4 100644
--- a/.config/sway/config
+++ b/.config/sway/config
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ set $right l
 set $term alacritty 
 # Your preferred application launcher
 # Note: it's recommended that you pass the final command to sway
-set $menu bemenu-run | xargs swaymsg exec --
+#set $menu bemenu-run | xargs swaymsg exec --
+set $menu rofi -theme base16-nord -show run | xargs swaymsg exec --
 
 ### Output configuration
 #
diff --git a/.local/bin/bemenu b/.local/bin/bemenu
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6a095cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.local/bin/bemenu
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#using this because I'm too lazy to change all the scripts that use bemenu right now
+rofi -theme base16-nord -dmenu "$@"
diff --git a/.local/installers/artix/artix-install.sh b/.local/installers/artix/artix-install.sh
index 98b2c49..5f272ae 100755
--- a/.local/installers/artix/artix-install.sh
+++ b/.local/installers/artix/artix-install.sh
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ base() {
     #setup local git repos defined in $GIT_REPOS to $GIT_REPOS_DIR
     sh ~/.local/scripts/install.sh add-repos ./pkgs/repos.list
 
+    #link rofi themes directory so that theming works
+    mkdir -p "$HOME"/.local/share/rofi/
+    ln -s "$HOME"/.local/src/base16-rofi/themes/ "$HOME"/.local/share/rofi/themes
+
     #runit configuration
     runit_setup
 
diff --git a/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/aur.list b/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/aur.list
index a7493fc..2e4f53d 100644
--- a/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/aur.list
+++ b/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/aur.list
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ yt-watch
 yt-dlp-drop-in
 udiskie
 waylogout-git
+ani-cli-git
+rofi-lbonn-wayland-git
diff --git a/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/base.list b/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/base.list
index 8d6d439..3888e27 100644
--- a/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/base.list
+++ b/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/base.list
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ swaybg
 swayidle
 swaylock
 waybar
-bemenu-wayland
 mako
 wl-clipboard
 grim
@@ -83,3 +82,4 @@ cronie-runit
 chrony-runit
 connman-runit
 openssh
+aria2
diff --git a/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/repos.list b/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/repos.list
index 5bac35a..2bdf5c6 100644
--- a/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/repos.list
+++ b/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/repos.list
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 https://github.com/aarowill/base16-alacritty.git
 https://github.com/rkubosz/base16-sway.git
+https://gitlab.com/jordiorlando/base16-rofi.git