diff --git a/.config/i3/scripts/blur-lock b/.config/i3/scripts/blur-lock
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4ff7ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/scripts/blur-lock
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+PICTURE=/tmp/i3lock.png
+SCREENSHOT="scrot -z $PICTURE"
+
+BLUR="5x4"
+
+$SCREENSHOT
+convert $PICTURE -blur $BLUR $PICTURE
+i3lock -i $PICTURE
+rm $PICTURE
diff --git a/.config/i3/scripts/disk b/.config/i3/scripts/disk
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e18c7aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/scripts/disk
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Julien Bonjean <julien@bonjean.info>
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+DIR="${DIR:-$BLOCK_INSTANCE}"
+DIR="${DIR:-$HOME}"
+ALERT_LOW="${ALERT_LOW:-$1}"
+ALERT_LOW="${ALERT_LOW:-10}" # color will turn red under this value (default: 10%)
+
+LOCAL_FLAG="-l"
+if [ "$1" = "-n" ] || [ "$2" = "-n" ]; then
+    LOCAL_FLAG=""
+fi
+
+df -h -P $LOCAL_FLAG "$DIR" | awk -v label="$LABEL" -v alert_low=$ALERT_LOW '
+/\/.*/ {
+	# full text
+	print label $4
+
+	# short text
+	print label $4
+
+	use=$5
+
+	# no need to continue parsing
+	exit 0
+}
+
+END {
+	gsub(/%$/,"",use)
+	if (100 - use < alert_low) {
+		# color
+		print "#FF0000"
+	}
+}
+'
diff --git a/.config/i3/scripts/i3exit.sh b/.config/i3/scripts/i3exit.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a10bd9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/scripts/i3exit.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+
+case "$1" in
+    lock)
+        betterlockscreen -l dimblur -- --timestr="%H:%M"
+        ;;
+    logout)
+        i3-msg exit
+        ;;
+    suspend)
+        systemctl suspend
+        ;;
+    hibernate)
+        systemctl hibernate
+        ;;
+    reboot)
+        systemctl reboot
+        ;;
+    shutdown)
+        systemctl poweroff
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Usage: $0 {lock|logout|suspend|hibernate|reboot|shutdown}"
+        exit 2
+esac
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/.config/i3/scripts/keyhint b/.config/i3/scripts/keyhint
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8b8c3e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/scripts/keyhint
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+Main() {
+    source /usr/share/endeavouros/scripts/eos-script-lib-yad || return 1
+
+    local command=(
+        eos_yad --title="EndeavourOS i3-wm keybindings:" --no-buttons --geometry=400x345-15-400 --list
+        --column=key: --column=description: --column=command:
+        "ESC" "close this app" ""
+        "=" "modkey" "(set mod Mod4)"
+        "+enter" "open a terminal" ""
+        "+Shift+n" "new empty workspace" ""
+        "+w" "open Browser" ""
+        "+n" "open Filebrowser" ""
+        "+d" "app menu" ""
+        "+q" "close focused app" ""
+        "Print-key" "screenshot" ""
+        "+Shift+e" "logout menu" ""
+        "F1" "open keybinding helper" ""
+    )
+
+    "${command[@]}"
+}
+
+Main "$@"
diff --git a/.config/i3/scripts/memory b/.config/i3/scripts/memory
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e60be50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/scripts/memory
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Julien Bonjean <julien@bonjean.info>
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+TYPE="${BLOCK_INSTANCE:-mem}"
+
+awk -v type=$TYPE '
+/^MemTotal:/ {
+	mem_total=$2
+}
+/^MemFree:/ {
+	mem_free=$2
+}
+/^Buffers:/ {
+	mem_free+=$2
+}
+/^Cached:/ {
+	mem_free+=$2
+}
+/^SwapTotal:/ {
+	swap_total=$2
+}
+/^SwapFree:/ {
+	swap_free=$2
+}
+END {
+	if (type == "swap") {
+		free=swap_free/1024/1024
+		used=(swap_total-swap_free)/1024/1024
+		total=swap_total/1024/1024
+	} else {
+		free=mem_free/1024/1024
+		used=(mem_total-mem_free)/1024/1024
+		total=mem_total/1024/1024
+	}
+
+	pct=0
+	if (total > 0) {
+		pct=used/total*100
+	}
+
+	# full text
+	# printf("%.1fG/%.1fG (%.f%%)\n", used, total, pct)
+
+	# short text
+	printf("%02.f%%\n", pct)
+
+	# color
+	if (pct > 90) {
+		print("#FF0000")
+	} else if (pct > 80) {
+		print("#FFAE00")
+	} else if (pct > 70) {
+		print("#FFF600")
+	}
+}
+' /proc/meminfo
diff --git a/.config/i3/scripts/openweather-city b/.config/i3/scripts/openweather-city
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5f05eda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/scripts/openweather-city
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "Program 'jq' required but it is not installed.
+Aborting."; exit 1; }
+command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "Program 'wget' required but is not installed.
+Aborting."; exit 1; }
+
+# To use this script you need to create an API key here https://home.openweathermap.org
+# You need to put your Open Weather APIKEY here:
+APIKEY="0b4c4fbf6f9bbb8403a997c4cc861237"
+# find your City ID here: https://openweathermap.org/
+# search for your city and copy the ID from the URL inside the browser.
+# You need to put your Open Weather APIKEY here:
+APIKEY="0b4c4fbf6f9bbb8403a997c4cc861237"
+CITY_ID="3065617"
+URL="http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?id=${CITY_ID}&units=metric&APPID=${APIKEY}"
+
+WEATHER_RESPONSE=$(wget -qO- "${URL}")
+
+WEATHER_CONDITION=$(echo $WEATHER_RESPONSE | jq '.weather[0].main' | sed 's/"//g')
+WEATHER_TEMP=$(echo $WEATHER_RESPONSE | jq '.main.temp')
+WIND_DIR=$( echo "$WEATHER_RESPONSE" | jq '.wind.deg')
+WIND_SPEED=$( echo "$WEATHER_RESPONSE" | jq '.wind.speed')
+
+WIND_SPEED=$(awk "BEGIN {print 60*60*$WIND_SPEED/1000}")
+WIND_DIR=$(awk "BEGIN {print int(($WIND_DIR % 360)/22.5)}")
+DIR_ARRAY=( N NNE NE ENE E ESE SE SSE S SSW SW WSW W WNW NW NNW N )
+WIND_DIR=${DIR_ARRAY[WIND_DIR]}
+
+case $WEATHER_CONDITION in
+  'Clouds')
+    WEATHER_ICON=""
+    ;;
+  'Rain')
+    WEATHER_ICON=""
+    ;;
+  'Snow')
+    WEATHER_ICON=""
+    ;;
+  *)
+    WEATHER_ICON=""
+    ;;
+esac
+
+echo "${WEATHER_ICON}  ${WEATHER_TEMP}°C: ${WIND_SPEED} km/h ${WIND_DIR}"
diff --git a/.config/i3/scripts/openweather.sh b/.config/i3/scripts/openweather.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8e1b647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/scripts/openweather.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Edited by Andreas Lindlbauer <endeavouros.mousily@aleeas.com>
+
+temps=("#0600FF" "#0500FF" "#0400FF" "#0300FF" "#0200FF" "#0100FF" "#0000FF" "#0002FF" "#0012FF" "#0022FF" "#0032FF" "#0044FF" "#0054FF" "#0064FF" "#0074FF" "#0084FF" "#0094FF" "#00A4FF" "#00B4FF" "#00C4FF" "#00D4FF" "#00E4FF" "#00FFF4" "#00FFD0" "#00FFA8" "#00FF83" "#00FF5C" "#00FF36" "#00FF10" "#17FF00" "#3EFF00" "#65FF00" "#B0FF00" "#FDFF00" "#FFF000" "#FFDC00" "#FFC800" "#FFB400" "#FFA000" "#FF8C00" "#FF7800" "#FF6400" "#FF5000" "#FF3C00" "#FF2800" "#FF1400" "#FF0000")
+
+command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "Program 'jq' required but it is not installed.  
+Aborting."; exit 1; }
+command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "Program 'wget' required but is not installed.  
+Aborting."; exit 1; }
+
+# To use this script you need to create an API key here https://home.openweathermap.org
+# You need to put your Open Weather APIKEY here:
+APIKEY="0b4c4fbf6f9bbb8403a997c4cc861237"
+# And get your Latitute and Longitudes to put in here:
+LAT="50.1813"
+LON="12.6401"
+URL="http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/onecall?lat=${LAT}&lon=${LON}&units=metric&exclude=minutely,hourly,daily&APPID=${APIKEY}"
+WEATHER_RESPONSE=$(wget -qO- "${URL}")
+
+WEATHER_CONDITION=$(echo "$WEATHER_RESPONSE" | jq '.current.weather[0].main' | sed 's/"//g')
+WEATHER_TEMP=$(echo "$WEATHER_RESPONSE" | jq '.current.feels_like')
+WEATHER_INT=${WEATHER_TEMP%.*}
+
+TIME_NOW=$( echo "$WEATHER_RESPONSE" | jq '.current.dt')
+SUNRISE=$( echo "$WEATHER_RESPONSE" | jq '.current.sunrise')
+SUNSET=$( echo "$WEATHER_RESPONSE" | jq '.current.sunset')
+DESCRIPTION=$( echo "$WEATHER_RESPONSE" | jq '.current.weather[0].description' | sed 's/"//g')
+WEATHER_ALERT=$( echo "$WEATHER_RESPONSE" | jq '.alerts[0].event' | sed 's/"//g')
+DAYTIME="n"
+
+if [[ "$TIME_NOW" > "$SUNRISE" ]] && [[ "$TIME_NOW" < "$SUNSET" ]]; then
+    DAYTIME="d"
+fi
+
+case $WEATHER_CONDITION in
+  'Clouds')
+    if [ "$DAYTIME" == "d" ]; then
+        WEATHER_ICON=""
+    else
+        WEATHER_ICON=""
+    fi
+    ;;
+  'Rain')
+    WEATHER_ICON=""
+    ;;
+  'Drizzle')
+    if [ "$DAYTIME" == "d" ]; then
+        WEATHER_ICON="" 
+    else
+        WEATHER_ICON=""
+    fi
+    ;;
+  'Thunderstorm')
+    WEATHER_ICON=""
+    ;;
+  'Snow')
+    WEATHER_ICON=""
+    ;;
+  'Clear')
+    if [ "$DAYTIME" == "d" ]; then
+        WEATHER_ICON=""
+    else
+        WEATHER_ICON=""
+    fi
+    ;;
+  *)
+    WEATHER_ICON="🌫"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+WEATHER_COLOR="#FFFFFF"
+if [ "$WEATHER_INT" -lt "-11" ]; then
+    WEATHER_COLOR="#0000FF"
+elif [ "$WEATHER_INT" -gt 35 ]; then
+    WEATHER_COLOR="#FF0000"
+else
+    WEATHER_INT=$(( WEATHER_INT + 11 )) 
+    WEATHER_COLOR="${temps[$WEATHER_INT]}"
+fi
+
+full_text="${WEATHER_ICON}  ${WEATHER_TEMP}°C: ${DESCRIPTION} "
+if [ "$WEATHER_ALERT" != "null" ]; then
+    WARN_START=$(echo "$WEATHER_RESPONSE" | jq '.alerts[0].start')
+    WARN_END=$(echo "$WEATHER_RESPONSE" | jq '.alerts[0].end')
+    WARN_START=$(date -d @"$WARN_START" +%a_%k:%M)
+    WARN_END=$(date -d @"$WARN_END" +%a_%k:%M)
+    full_text="${WEATHER_ICON}  ${WEATHER_TEMP}°C: ${DESCRIPTION}  ${WEATHER_ALERT} from ${WARN_START} to ${WARN_END}  "
+fi
+
+
+echo "${full_text}"
+echo "${WEATHER_TEMP}°C "
+echo "${WEATHER_COLOR}"
diff --git a/.config/i3/scripts/powermenu b/.config/i3/scripts/powermenu
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..791a9e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/scripts/powermenu
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Use rofi/zenity to change system runstate thanks to systemd.
+#
+# Note: this currently relies on associative array support in the shell.
+#
+# Inspired from i3pystatus wiki:
+# https://github.com/enkore/i3pystatus/wiki/Shutdown-Menu
+#
+# Copyright 2015 Benjamin Chrétien <chretien at lirmm dot fr>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# modified to work with latest rofi update by joekamprad <joekamprad@endeavouros.com>
+
+#######################################################################
+#                            BEGIN CONFIG                             #
+#######################################################################
+
+# Use a custom lock script
+#LOCKSCRIPT="i3lock-extra -m pixelize"
+
+# Colors: FG (foreground), BG (background), HL (highlighted)
+FG_COLOR="#bbbbbb"
+BG_COLOR="#111111"
+HLFG_COLOR="#111111"
+HLBG_COLOR="#bbbbbb"
+BORDER_COLOR="#222222"
+
+# Options not related to colors (most rofi options do not work anymore)
+ROFI_OPTIONS=(-theme ~/.config/rofi/powermenu.rasi)
+# Zenity options
+ZENITY_TITLE="Power Menu"
+ZENITY_TEXT="Action:"
+ZENITY_OPTIONS=(--column= --hide-header)
+
+#######################################################################
+#                             END CONFIG                              #
+#######################################################################
+
+# Whether to ask for user's confirmation
+enable_confirmation=false
+
+# Preferred launcher if both are available
+preferred_launcher="rofi"
+
+usage="$(basename "$0") [-h] [-c] [-p name] -- display a menu for shutdown, reboot, lock etc.
+
+where:
+    -h  show this help text
+    -c  ask for user confirmation
+    -p  preferred launcher (rofi or zenity)
+
+This script depends on:
+  - systemd,
+  - i3,
+  - rofi or zenity."
+
+# Check whether the user-defined launcher is valid
+launcher_list=(rofi zenity)
+function check_launcher() {
+  if [[ ! "${launcher_list[@]}" =~ (^|[[:space:]])"$1"($|[[:space:]]) ]]; then
+    echo "Supported launchers: ${launcher_list[*]}"
+    exit 1
+  else
+    # Get array with unique elements and preferred launcher first
+    # Note: uniq expects a sorted list, so we cannot use it
+    i=1
+    launcher_list=($(for l in "$1" "${launcher_list[@]}"; do printf "%i %s\n" "$i" "$l"; let i+=1; done \
+      | sort -uk2 | sort -nk1 | cut -d' ' -f2- | tr '\n' ' '))
+  fi
+}
+
+# Parse CLI arguments
+while getopts "hcp:" option; do
+  case "${option}" in
+    h) echo "${usage}"
+       exit 0
+       ;;
+    c) enable_confirmation=true
+       ;;
+    p) preferred_launcher="${OPTARG}"
+       check_launcher "${preferred_launcher}"
+       ;;
+    *) exit 1
+       ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+# Check whether a command exists
+function command_exists() {
+  command -v "$1" &> /dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+# systemctl required
+if ! command_exists systemctl ; then
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# menu defined as an associative array
+typeset -A menu
+
+# Menu with keys/commands
+
+menu=(
+  [ Shutdown]="systemctl poweroff"
+  [ Reboot]="systemctl reboot"
+  [ Suspend]="systemctl suspend"
+  [ Hibernate]="systemctl hibernate"
+  [ Lock]="~/.config/i3/scripts/blur-lock"
+  [ Logout]="i3-msg exit"
+  [ Cancel]=""
+)
+
+menu_nrows=${#menu[@]}
+
+# Menu entries that may trigger a confirmation message
+menu_confirm="Shutdown Reboot Hibernate Suspend Halt Logout"
+
+launcher_exe=""
+launcher_options=""
+rofi_colors=""
+
+function prepare_launcher() {
+  if [[ "$1" == "rofi" ]]; then
+    rofi_colors=(-bc "${BORDER_COLOR}" -bg "${BG_COLOR}" -fg "${FG_COLOR}" \
+        -hlfg "${HLFG_COLOR}" -hlbg "${HLBG_COLOR}")
+    launcher_exe="rofi"
+    launcher_options=(-dmenu -i -lines "${menu_nrows}" -p "${ROFI_TEXT}" \
+        "${rofi_colors}" "${ROFI_OPTIONS[@]}")
+  elif [[ "$1" == "zenity" ]]; then
+    launcher_exe="zenity"
+    launcher_options=(--list --title="${ZENITY_TITLE}" --text="${ZENITY_TEXT}" \
+        "${ZENITY_OPTIONS[@]}")
+  fi
+}
+
+for l in "${launcher_list[@]}"; do
+  if command_exists "${l}" ; then
+    prepare_launcher "${l}"
+    break
+  fi
+done
+
+# No launcher available
+if [[ -z "${launcher_exe}" ]]; then
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+launcher=(${launcher_exe} "${launcher_options[@]}")
+selection="$(printf '%s\n' "${!menu[@]}" | sort | "${launcher[@]}")"
+
+function ask_confirmation() {
+  if [ "${launcher_exe}" == "rofi" ]; then
+    confirmed=$(echo -e "Yes\nNo" | rofi -dmenu -i -lines 2 -p "${selection}?" \
+      "${rofi_colors}" "${ROFI_OPTIONS[@]}")
+    [ "${confirmed}" == "Yes" ] && confirmed=0
+  elif [ "${launcher_exe}" == "zenity" ]; then
+    zenity --question --text "Are you sure you want to ${selection,,}?"
+    confirmed=$?
+  fi
+
+  if [ "${confirmed}" == 0 ]; then
+    i3-msg -q "exec --no-startup-id ${menu[${selection}]}"
+  fi
+}
+
+if [[ $? -eq 0 && ! -z ${selection} ]]; then
+  if [[ "${enable_confirmation}" = true && \
+        ${menu_confirm} =~ (^|[[:space:]])"${selection}"($|[[:space:]]) ]]; then
+    ask_confirmation
+  else
+    i3-msg -q "exec --no-startup-id ${menu[${selection}]}"
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/.config/i3/scripts/ppd-status b/.config/i3/scripts/ppd-status
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8e6eb7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/scripts/ppd-status
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# power-profiles-daemon implementation:
+# needs package power-profiles-daemon installed and the service running see here:
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CPU_frequency_scaling#power-profiles-daemon
+# used in i3-blocks: ~/.config/i3/i3blocks.conf together with: ~/.config/i3/scripts/power-profiles
+
+# script to show current power profile
+
+current_profile=$(/usr/bin/powerprofilesctl get)
+echo "$current_profile"
diff --git a/.config/i3/scripts/volume b/.config/i3/scripts/volume
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..39618e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/scripts/volume
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Julien Bonjean <julien@bonjean.info>
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Alexander Keller <github@nycroth.com>
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# original source: https://github.com/vivien/i3blocks-contrib/tree/master/volume
+# check the readme: https://github.com/vivien/i3blocks-contrib/blob/master/volume/README.md
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# The second parameter overrides the mixer selection
+# For PulseAudio users, eventually use "pulse"
+# For Jack/Jack2 users, use "jackplug"
+# For ALSA users, you may use "default" for your primary card
+# or you may use hw:# where # is the number of the card desired
+if [[ -z "$MIXER" ]] ; then
+    MIXER="default"
+    if command -v pulseaudio >/dev/null 2>&1 && pulseaudio --check ; then
+        # pulseaudio is running, but not all installations use "pulse"
+        if amixer -D pulse info >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+            MIXER="pulse"
+        fi
+    fi
+    [ -n "$(lsmod | grep jack)" ] && MIXER="jackplug"
+    MIXER="${2:-$MIXER}"
+fi
+
+# The instance option sets the control to report and configure
+# This defaults to the first control of your selected mixer
+# For a list of the available, use `amixer -D $Your_Mixer scontrols`
+if [[ -z "$SCONTROL" ]] ; then
+    SCONTROL="${BLOCK_INSTANCE:-$(amixer -D $MIXER scontrols |
+                      sed -n "s/Simple mixer control '\([^']*\)',0/\1/p" |
+                      head -n1
+                    )}"
+fi
+
+# The first parameter sets the step to change the volume by (and units to display)
+# This may be in in % or dB (eg. 5% or 3dB)
+if [[ -z "$STEP" ]] ; then
+    STEP="${1:-5%}"
+fi
+
+# AMIXER(1):
+# "Use the mapped volume for evaluating the percentage representation like alsamixer, to be
+# more natural for human ear."
+NATURAL_MAPPING=${NATURAL_MAPPING:-0}
+if [[ "$NATURAL_MAPPING" != "0" ]] ; then
+    AMIXER_PARAMS="-M"
+fi
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+capability() { # Return "Capture" if the device is a capture device
+  amixer $AMIXER_PARAMS -D $MIXER get $SCONTROL |
+    sed -n "s/  Capabilities:.*cvolume.*/Capture/p"
+}
+
+volume() {
+  amixer $AMIXER_PARAMS -D $MIXER get $SCONTROL $(capability)
+}
+
+format() {
+  
+  perl_filter='if (/.*\[(\d+%)\] (\[(-?\d+.\d+dB)\] )?\[(on|off)\]/)'
+  perl_filter+='{CORE::say $4 eq "off" ? "MUTE" : "'
+  # If dB was selected, print that instead
+  perl_filter+=$([[ $STEP = *dB ]] && echo '$3' || echo '$1')
+  perl_filter+='"; exit}'
+  output=$(perl -ne "$perl_filter")
+  echo "$LABEL$output"
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+case $BLOCK_BUTTON in
+  3) amixer $AMIXER_PARAMS -q -D $MIXER sset $SCONTROL $(capability) toggle ;;  # right click, mute/unmute
+  4) amixer $AMIXER_PARAMS -q -D $MIXER sset $SCONTROL $(capability) ${STEP}+ unmute ;; # scroll up, increase
+  5) amixer $AMIXER_PARAMS -q -D $MIXER sset $SCONTROL $(capability) ${STEP}- unmute ;; # scroll down, decrease
+esac
+
+volume | format
diff --git a/.config/i3/scripts/vpn b/.config/i3/scripts/vpn
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a348f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/scripts/vpn
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Andreas Lindlbauer
+# Licensed under the terms of EUPLv1.2.
+#
+# i3blocks blocklet script to monitor the (nord)vpn connection
+
+vpnstatus="📢"
+nordvpn_output=$(nordvpn status | cat -v | head -1 | sed -e 's/\^M-^M  ^M//g' )
+if [ "${nordvpn_output}" = "Status: Connected" ]; then
+    vpnstatus="🥸"
+elif [ "${nordvpn_output}" = "A new version of NordVPN is available! Please update the application." ]; then
+    nordvpn_output=$(nordvpn status | cat -v | head -2 | tail -1 | sed -e 's/\^M-^M  ^M//g' )
+    if [ "${nordvpn_output}" = "Status: Connected" ]; then
+        vpnstatus="🥴"
+    elif [ "${nordvpn_output}" = "Status: Disconnected" ]; then
+        vpnstatus="📢"
+    fi
+elif [ "${nordvpn_output}" = "Status: Disconnected" ]; then
+    vpnstatus="📢"
+elif [[ "$nordvpn_output" == *\/* ]] || [[ "$nordvpn_output" == *\\* ]]; then
+    vpnstatus="Something's very wrong"
+fi
+
+echo "$vpnstatus"