return {
    {
        "nvimdev/dashboard-nvim",
        event = "VimEnter",
        opts = function()
            local logo = [[
        ⠀⠀⠀⢠⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣤⣤⠀⣤⣤⡤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠
        ⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⡟
        ⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⢠⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⠃
        ⠀⠀⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⡟⢻⣿⣿⡆⢀⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⠃⢰⣿⣿⠋⢀⣿⣿⡆⢸⣿⣿⠃⠀⣿⣿⡟⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
        ⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⠀⠿⠿⠿⠀⢸⣿⣿⠃⣼⣿⣿⠁⣾⣿⡿⠀⣿⡿⠃⢀⣾⣿⣿⠁⣾⣿⡿⠀⢰⣿⣿⠃⠀⣼⣿⣿⠃⠀
        ⠀⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠛⠃⠀⣠⣤⣴⣴⣿⣿⡟⢠⣿⣿⡏⢰⣿⣿⠃⡸⠋⠀⠀⠚⠛⠛⡋⢰⣿⣿⠃⠀⣿⣿⡟⠀⢠⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀
        ⢰⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⡟⠉⣹⣿⣿⠁⣼⣿⣿⠁⣾⣿⡟⢠⣥⣤⣤⠄⠀⢀⣼⠁⣾⣿⡟⠀⣸⣿⣿⠃⠀⣼⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀
        ⣼⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠇⠀⣿⣿⡿⢠⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⠇⣸⣿⣿⡏⠀⢀⣿⡏⢸⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⡿⠀⢠⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀
        ⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣶⣾⣿⣿⠃⣼⣿⣿⠁⣾⣿⡿⠀⢿⣿⣿⠁⣰⣿⡿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⠃⠀⢸⣿⣿⣷⡆⠀⠀
        ⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠉⠀⠉⠉⠉⠀⠉⠉⠁⠀⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠉⢁⠞⠉⠁⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠀⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀
            ]]

            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,
                    tabline = true,
                    winbar = true
                },
                config = {
                    header = vim.split(logo, "\n"),
                    -- stylua: ignore
                    center = {
                        {
                            action = "Telescope find_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 = [[lua require("lazyvim.util").telescope.config_files()()]],
                            desc = " Config",
                            icon =
                            " ",
                            key =
                            "c"
                        },
                        {
                            action = 'lua require("persistence").load()',
                            desc = " Restore Session",
                            icon =
                            " ",
                            key =
                            "s"
                        },
                        {
                            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,
    }
}