return {
  -- gruvbox material
  -- https://github.com/sainnhe/gruvbox-material
  {
    "sainnhe/gruvbox-material",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    config = function()
      vim.g.gruvbox_material_transparent_background = 2
    end,
  },

  {
    "sainnhe/everforest",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    config = function()
      vim.g.everforest_transparent_background = 2
    end,
  },

  {
    "webhooked/kanso.nvim",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    opts = {
      transparent = true,
    },
  },

  {
    "vague2k/vague.nvim",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    opts = {
      transparent = true,
    },
  },

  {
    "AlexvZyl/nordic.nvim",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    opts = {
      transparent = {
        bg = true,
        float = true,
      },
    },
  },

  {
    "catppuccin/nvim",
    name = "catppuccin",
    priority = 1000,
    opts = {
      transparent_background = true,
      float = {
        transparent = true,
      },
      color_overrides = {
        frappe = {
          -- colors from https://primer.style/product/getting-started/foundations/color-usage/
          -- see https://primer.style/primitives/storybook/?path=/story/color-base-scales--all-scales&globals=theme%3Adark_high_contrast
          rosewater = "#91cbff",
          flamingo = "#addcff",
          pink = "#addcff",
          mauve = "#ff9492",
          red = "#ff9492",
          maroon = "#ffffff",
          peach = "#addcff",
          yellow = "#f0b72f",
          green = "#addcff",
          teal = "#91cbff",
          sky = "#91cbff",
          sapphire = "#91cbff",
          blue = "#dbb7ff",
          lavender = "#ffffff",
          text = "#ffffff",
          subtext1 = "#d1d7e0",
          subtext0 = "#b7bdc8",
          overlay2 = "#9198a1",
          overlay1 = "#656c76",
          overlay0 = "#3d444d",
          surface2 = "#3d444d",
          surface1 = "#2f3742",
          surface0 = "#2a313c",
          base = "#000000",
          mantle = "#000000",
          crust = "#000000",
        },
      },
      no_italic = true,
    },
  },

  {
    "rose-pine/neovim",
    name = "rose-pine",
    priority = 1000,
    opts = {
      styles = {
        transparency = true,
      },
    },
  },

  {
    "sainnhe/sonokai",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    config = function()
      vim.g.sonokai_transparent_background = 2
    end,
  },

  {
    "sainnhe/edge",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    config = function()
      vim.g.edge_transparent_background = 2
    end,
  },

  {
    "projekt0n/github-nvim-theme",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    config = function()
      require("github-theme").setup({
        options = {
          transparent = true,
        },
      })
    end,
  },

  {
    "bluz71/vim-moonfly-colors",
    name = "moonfly",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    config = function()
      vim.g.moonflyTransparent = true
    end,
  },

  {
    "miikanissi/modus-themes.nvim",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    opts = {
      transparent = true,
      line_nr_column_background = false,
    },
  },

  {
    "scottmckendry/cyberdream.nvim",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    opts = {
      transparent = true,
    },
  },

  {
    "folke/tokyonight.nvim",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    opts = {
      transparent = true,
    },
  },

  {
    "Mofiqul/vscode.nvim",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    opts = {
      transparent = true,
    },
  },

  {
    "EdenEast/nightfox.nvim",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    opts = {
      options = {
        transparent = true,
      },
    },
  },

  {
    "nyoom-engineering/oxocarbon.nvim",
    name = "oxocarbon",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    config = function()
      vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "Normal", { bg = "none" })
      vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "NormalFloat", { bg = "none" })
      vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "NormalNC", { bg = "none" })
    end,
  },

  {
    "wtfox/jellybeans.nvim",
    lazy = false,
    priority = 1000,
    opts = {
      transparent = true,
      italics = false,
      bold = false,
      flat_ui = true, -- toggles "flat UI" for pickers
    },
  },

  {
    "LazyVim/LazyVim",
    opts = {
      colorscheme = "jellybeans-default",
    },
  },
}