diff --git a/modules/home-manager/sway.nix b/modules/home-manager/sway.nix
index da81fa7..254ab7b 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/sway.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/sway.nix
@@ -6,66 +6,65 @@
 }: let
   schema = "org.gnome.desktop.a11y.applications";
   key = "screen-keyboard-enabled";
-  squeekboard_toggle = pkgs.writeTextFile {
-    name = "squeekboard_toggle";
-    destination = "/bin/squeekboard_toggle";
-    executable = true;
-    text = ''
-      #!${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
-      if [ "$(gsettings get ${schema} ${key})" == "true" ]; then
-        gsettings set ${schema} ${key} false
-      else
-        gsettings set ${schema} ${key} true
-      fi
-    '';
-  };
-  squeekboard_format = pkgs.writeTextFile {
-    name = "squeekboard_format";
-    destination = "/bin/squeekboard_format";
-    executable = true;
-    text = ''
-      #!${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
-      if [ "$(gsettings get ${schema} ${key})" == "true" ]; then
-        echo '{ "text": "󰌌", "tooltip": "enabled", "percentage": 100 }'
-      else
-        echo '{ "text": "󰌐", "tooltip": "disabled", "percentage": 0 }'
-      fi
-    '';
-  };
-  rotate_lisgd = pkgs.writeTextFile {
-    name = "rotate_lisgd";
-    destination = "/bin/rotate_lisgd";
-    executable = true;
-    text = ''
-      #!${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
 
-      # PREV_ORIENTATION and ORIENTATION are given by rot8
+  squeekboard_toggle = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "squeekboard_toggle" ''
+    if [ "$(gsettings get ${schema} ${key})" == "true" ]; then
+      gsettings set ${schema} ${key} false
+    else
+      gsettings set ${schema} ${key} true
+    fi
+  '';
 
-      LISGD_INPUT=/dev/input/by-path/platform-AMDI0010:02-event
-      # open nwggrid (Meta+D) by swiping up from the bottom edge
-      LISGD_ACTIONS=("1,DU,B,*,R,${pkgs.ydotool}/bin/ydotool key 125:1 32:1 32:0 125:0")
-      # close window (Meta+Shift+Q) by swiping down with 3 fingers
-      LISGD_ACTIONS+=("3,UD,*,L,R,${pkgs.ydotool}/bin/ydotool key 125:1 42:1 16:1 16:0 42:0 125:0")
+  squeekboard_format = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "squeekboard_format" ''
+    if [ "$(gsettings get ${schema} ${key})" == "true" ]; then
+      echo '{ "text": "󰌌", "tooltip": "enabled", "percentage": 100 }'
+    else
+      echo '{ "text": "󰌐", "tooltip": "disabled", "percentage": 0 }'
+    fi
+  '';
 
-      # move window left (Meta+Shift+H) by swiping left with 2 fingers
-      LISGD_ACTIONS+=("2,UD,*,*,R,${pkgs.ydotool}/bin/ydotool key 125:1 42:1 35:1 35:0 42:0 125:0")
-      # move window down (Meta+Shift+J) by swiping down with 2 fingers
-      LISGD_ACTIONS+=("2,UD,*,*,R,${pkgs.ydotool}/bin/ydotool key 125:1 42:1 36:1 36:0 42:0 125:0")
-      # move window up (Meta+Shift+K) by swiping up with 2 fingers
-      LISGD_ACTIONS+=("2,UD,*,*,R,${pkgs.ydotool}/bin/ydotool key 125:1 42:1 37:1 37:0 42:0 125:0")
-      # move window right (Meta+Shift+L) by swiping right with 2 fingers
-      LISGD_ACTIONS+=("2,UD,*,*,R,${pkgs.ydotool}/bin/ydotool key 125:1 42:1 38:1 38:0 42:0 125:0")
+  rotate_lisgd = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "rotate_lisgd" ''
+    # PREV_ORIENTATION and ORIENTATION are given by rot8
 
-      LISGD_ACTION_OPTIONS=()
-      for str in "''${LISGD_ACTIONS[@]}"; do
-       LISGD_ACTION_OPTIONS+=("-g" "$str")
-      done
+    LISGD_INPUT=/dev/input/by-path/platform-AMDI0010:02-event
+    # open nwggrid (Meta+D) by swiping up from the bottom edge
+    LISGD_ACTIONS=("1,DU,B,*,R,${pkgs.ydotool}/bin/ydotool key 125:1 32:1 32:0 125:0")
+    # close window (Meta+Shift+Q) by swiping down with 3 fingers
+    LISGD_ACTIONS+=("3,UD,*,L,R,${pkgs.ydotool}/bin/ydotool key 125:1 42:1 16:1 16:0 42:0 125:0")
 
-      ${pkgs.killall}/bin/killall lisgd
+    # move window left (Meta+Shift+H) by swiping left with 2 fingers
+    LISGD_ACTIONS+=("2,UD,*,*,R,${pkgs.ydotool}/bin/ydotool key 125:1 42:1 35:1 35:0 42:0 125:0")
+    # move window down (Meta+Shift+J) by swiping down with 2 fingers
+    LISGD_ACTIONS+=("2,UD,*,*,R,${pkgs.ydotool}/bin/ydotool key 125:1 42:1 36:1 36:0 42:0 125:0")
+    # move window up (Meta+Shift+K) by swiping up with 2 fingers
+    LISGD_ACTIONS+=("2,UD,*,*,R,${pkgs.ydotool}/bin/ydotool key 125:1 42:1 37:1 37:0 42:0 125:0")
+    # move window right (Meta+Shift+L) by swiping right with 2 fingers
+    LISGD_ACTIONS+=("2,UD,*,*,R,${pkgs.ydotool}/bin/ydotool key 125:1 42:1 38:1 38:0 42:0 125:0")
 
-      ${pkgs.lisgd}/bin/lisgd -v -d "$LISGD_INPUT" "''${LISGD_ACTION_OPTIONS[@]}" &
-    '';
-  };
+    LISGD_ACTION_OPTIONS=()
+    for str in "''${LISGD_ACTIONS[@]}"; do
+     LISGD_ACTION_OPTIONS+=("-g" "$str")
+    done
+
+    ${pkgs.killall}/bin/killall lisgd
+
+    ${pkgs.lisgd}/bin/lisgd -v -d "$LISGD_INPUT" "''${LISGD_ACTION_OPTIONS[@]}" &
+  '';
+
+  # bash script to let dbus know about impotant env variables and
+  # propagate them to relevent services run at the end of sway config
+  dbus-sway-environment = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "dubs-sway-environment" ''
+    dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway
+    systemctl --user stop pipewire pipewire-media-session xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-wlr
+    systemctl --user start pipewire pipewire-media-session xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-wlr
+  '';
+
+  # currently, there is some friction between sway and gtk:
+  # https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/GTK-3-settings-on-Wayland
+  configure-gtk = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "configure-gtk" ''
+    gnome_schema=org.gnome.desktop.interface
+    gsettings set $gnome_schema gtk-theme 'Dracula'
+  '';
 in {
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
     waybar # status bar
@@ -186,8 +185,8 @@ in {
       };
 
       startup = [
-        {command = "dbus-sway-environment";}
-        {command = "configure-gtk";}
+        {command = "${dbus-sway-environment}/bin/dbus-sway-environment";}
+        {command = "${configure-gtk}/bin/configure-gtk";}
         {command = "${pkgs.squeekboard}/bin/squeekboard";}
         {command = "${pkgs.rot8}/bin/rot8 -n 10 -h ${rotate_lisgd}/bin/rotate_lisgd";}
         {command = "${rotate_lisgd}/bin/rotate_lisgd";}
diff --git a/modules/nixos/sway.nix b/modules/nixos/sway.nix
index 6b59a49..1c7af82 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/sway.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/sway.nix
@@ -3,39 +3,9 @@
   pkgs,
   lib,
   ...
-}: let
-  # bash script to let dbus know about impotant env variables and
-  # propagate them to relevent services run at the end of sway config
-  dbus-sway-environment = pkgs.writeTextFile {
-    name = "dubs-sway-environment";
-    destination = "/bin/dbus-sway-environment";
-    executable = true;
-    text = ''
-      dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway
-      systemctl --user stop pipewire pipewire-media-session xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-wlr
-      systemctl --user start pipewire pipewire-media-session xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-wlr
-    '';
-  };
-
-  # currently, there is some friction between sway and gtk:
-  # https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/GTK-3-settings-on-Wayland
-  configure-gtk = pkgs.writeTextFile {
-    name = "configure-gtk";
-    destination = "/bin/configure-gtk";
-    executable = true;
-    text = let
-      schema = pkgs.gsettings-desktop-schemas;
-      datadir = "${schema}/share/gsettings-schemas/${schema.name}";
-    in ''
-      gnome_schema=org.gnome.desktop.interface
-      gsettings set $gnome_schema gtk-theme 'Dracula'
-    '';
-  };
-in {
+}: {
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     dbus # make dbus-update-activation-environment available in the path
-    dbus-sway-environment
-    configure-gtk
     wayland
     xdg-utils # for opening default programs when clicking links
     glib # gsettings