diff --git a/modules/home-manager/sway.nix b/modules/home-manager/sway.nix
index efcbdbd..31ef4b9 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/sway.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/sway.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@
         modifier = config.wayland.windowManager.sway.config.modifier;
       in
         lib.mkOptionDefault {
+          # special workspaces
+          "${modifier}+1" = "workspace main";
+          "${modifier}+2" = "workspace term";
+          "${modifier}+3" = "workspace msg";
+          "${modifier}+4" = "workspace music";
+          "${modifier}+Shift+1" = "move container to workspace main";
+          "${modifier}+Shift+2" = "move container to workspace term";
+          "${modifier}+Shift+3" = "move container to workspace msg";
+          "${modifier}+Shift+4" = "move container to workspace music";
+
           # brightness
           "XF86MonBrightnessDown" = "exec ${pkgs.light}/bin/light -U 5";
           "XF86MonBrightnessUp" = "exec ${pkgs.light}/bin/light -A 5";
@@ -55,8 +65,8 @@
       # use foot as default terminal
       terminal = "foot";
       assigns = {
-        "1" = [{app_id = "firefox";}];
-        "2" = [{app_id = "foot";}];
+        "main" = [{app_id = "firefox";}];
+        "term" = [{app_id = "foot-startup";}];
       };
       bars = [];
       menu = "${pkgs.tofi}/bin/tofi-drun | ${pkgs.findutils}/bin/xargs swaymsg exec --";
@@ -79,7 +89,31 @@
         {command = "configure-gtk";}
         {command = "${pkgs.keepassxc}/bin/keepassxc";}
         {command = "${pkgs.waybar}/bin/waybar";}
-        {command = "${pkgs.foot}/bin/foot";}
+        {command = "${pkgs.foot}/bin/foot -a foot-startup";}
+      ];
+      defaultWorkspace = "main";
+      workspaceAutoBackAndForth = true;
+      workspaceOutputAssign = [
+        {
+          workspace = "main";
+          output = ["DP-4" "HDMI-A-1" "eDP-1"];
+        }
+        {
+          workspace = "term";
+          output = ["DP-5" "eDP-1"];
+        }
+        {
+          workspace = "msg";
+          output = ["eDP-1"];
+        }
+        {
+          workspace = "music";
+          output = ["eDP-1"];
+        }
+        {
+          workspace = "number 5";
+          output = ["DP-4" "HDMI-A-1" "eDP-1"];
+        }
       ];
     };
   };