diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index b8093491..a78b7522 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           cp ./LICENSE hyprland/
           cp build/Hyprland hyprland/
           cp build/hyprctl/hyprctl hyprland/
-          cp subprojects/wlroots/build/libwlroots.so.12032 hyprland/
+          cp subprojects/wlroots/build/libwlroots.so.13032 hyprland/
           cp build/Hyprland hyprland/
           cp -r example/ hyprland/
           cp -r assets/ hyprland/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nix-build.yml b/.github/workflows/nix-build.yml
index fb98f099..a1ea0f24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nix-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nix-build.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         package:
           - hyprland
-          - hyprland-nvidia
           - xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 01ed4242..c62f5b53 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [submodule "wlroots"]
 	path = subprojects/wlroots
-  url = https://github.com/DRAGONTOS/wlroots.git
-  branch = 0.17.0-dev
+	url = https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots.git
 [submodule "subprojects/hyprland-protocols"]
 	path = subprojects/hyprland-protocols
 	url = https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprland-protocols
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9cc941c2..6f52c554 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
     wlroots
     PREFIX ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/subprojects/wlroots
     SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/subprojects/wlroots
-    PATCH_COMMAND sed -E -i -e "s/(soversion = 12)([^032]|$$)/soversion = 12032/g" meson.build
+    PATCH_COMMAND sed -E -i -e "s/(soversion = 13)([^032]|$$)/soversion = 13032/g" meson.build
     CONFIGURE_COMMAND meson setup build --buildtype=${BUILDTYPE_LOWER} -Dwerror=false -Dexamples=false -Drenderers=gles2 $<IF:$<BOOL:${WITH_ASAN}>,-Db_sanitize=address,-Db_sanitize=none> && meson setup build --buildtype=${BUILDTYPE_LOWER} -Dwerror=false -Dexamples=false -Drenderers=gles2 $<IF:$<BOOL:${WITH_ASAN}>,-Db_sanitize=address,-Db_sanitize=none> --reconfigure
     BUILD_COMMAND ninja -C build
     BUILD_ALWAYS true
     BUILD_IN_SOURCE true
-    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/subprojects/wlroots/build/libwlroots.so.12032
+    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/subprojects/wlroots/build/libwlroots.so.13032
     INSTALL_COMMAND echo "wlroots: install not needed"
 )
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ function(protocol protoPath protoName external)
 endfunction()
 
 target_link_libraries(Hyprland
-        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/subprojects/wlroots/build/libwlroots.so.12032 # wlroots is provided by us
+        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/subprojects/wlroots/build/libwlroots.so.13032 # wlroots is provided by us
         OpenGL::EGL
         OpenGL::GL
         Threads::Threads
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dc7f7329..6213102e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ install:
 	install -m644 ./docs/*.1 ${PREFIX}/share/man/man1
 
 	mkdir -p ${PREFIX}/lib/
-	cp ./subprojects/wlroots/build/libwlroots.so.12032 ${PREFIX}/lib/
+	cp ./subprojects/wlroots/build/libwlroots.so.13032 ${PREFIX}/lib/
 
 	$(MAKE) installheaders
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ uninstall:
 	rm -f ${PREFIX}/share/wayland-sessions/hyprland.desktop
 	rm -f ${PREFIX}/bin/Hyprland
 	rm -f ${PREFIX}/bin/hyprctl
-	rm -f ${PREFIX}/lib/libwlroots.so.12032
+	rm -f ${PREFIX}/lib/libwlroots.so.13032
 	rm -rf ${PREFIX}/share/hyprland
 	rm -f ${PREFIX}/share/man/man1/Hyprland.1
 	rm -f ${PREFIX}/share/man/man1/hyprctl.1
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pluginenv:
 	@exit 1
 	
 installheaders:
-	@if [ ! -f ./build/Hyprland ]; then echo -en "You need to run $(MAKE) all first.\n" && exit 1; fi
+	@if [ ! -f ./src/version.h ]; then echo -en "You need to run $(MAKE) all first.\n" && exit 1; fi
 
 	mkdir -p ${PREFIX}/include/hyprland
 	mkdir -p ${PREFIX}/include/hyprland/protocols
diff --git a/example/hyprland.conf b/example/hyprland.conf
index 7560fefe..e6c2a641 100644
--- a/example/hyprland.conf
+++ b/example/hyprland.conf
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ monitor=,preferred,auto,auto
 # Source a file (multi-file configs)
 # source = ~/.config/hypr/myColors.conf
 
+# Set programs that you use
+$terminal = kitty
+$fileManager = dolphin
+$menu = wofi --show drun
 # Some default env vars.
 env = XCURSOR_SIZE,24
 
@@ -127,12 +131,12 @@ windowrulev2 = nomaximizerequest, class:.* # You'll probably like this.
 $mainMod = SUPER
 
 # Example binds, see https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Binds/ for more
-bind = $mainMod, Q, exec, kitty
+bind = $mainMod, Q, exec, $terminal
 bind = $mainMod, C, killactive,
 bind = $mainMod, M, exit,
-bind = $mainMod, E, exec, dolphin
+bind = $mainMod, E, exec, $fileManager
 bind = $mainMod, V, togglefloating,
-bind = $mainMod, R, exec, wofi --show drun
+bind = $mainMod, R, exec, $menu
 bind = $mainMod, P, pseudo, # dwindle
 bind = $mainMod, J, togglesplit, # dwindle
 
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index fcb03328..a7743fd0 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1698134075,
-        "narHash": "sha256-foCD+nuKzfh49bIoiCBur4+Fx1nozo+4C/6k8BYk4sg=",
+        "lastModified": 1700612854,
+        "narHash": "sha256-yrQ8osMD+vDLGFX7pcwsY/Qr5PUd6OmDMYJZzZi0+zc=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "8efd5d1e283604f75a808a20e6cde0ef313d07d4",
+        "rev": "19cbff58383a4ae384dea4d1d0c823d72b49d614",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -67,18 +67,18 @@
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
         "host": "gitlab.freedesktop.org",
-        "lastModified": 1699292815,
-        "narHash": "sha256-HXu98PyBMKEWLqiTb8viuLDznud/SdkdJsx5A5CWx7I=",
+        "lastModified": 1701368958,
+        "narHash": "sha256-7kvyoA91etzVEl9mkA/EJfB6z/PltxX7Xc4gcr7/xlo=",
         "owner": "wlroots",
         "repo": "wlroots",
-        "rev": "5de9e1a99d6642c2d09d589aa37ff0a8945dcee1",
+        "rev": "5d639394f3e83b01596dcd166a44a9a1a2583350",
         "type": "gitlab"
       },
       "original": {
         "host": "gitlab.freedesktop.org",
         "owner": "wlroots",
         "repo": "wlroots",
-        "rev": "5de9e1a99d6642c2d09d589aa37ff0a8945dcee1",
+        "rev": "5d639394f3e83b01596dcd166a44a9a1a2583350",
         "type": "gitlab"
       }
     },
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1697981233,
-        "narHash": "sha256-y8q4XUwx+gVK7i2eLjfR32lVo7TYvEslyzrmzYEaPZU=",
+        "lastModified": 1700508250,
+        "narHash": "sha256-X4o/mifI7Nhu0UKYlxx53wIC+gYDo3pVM9L2u3PE2bE=",
         "owner": "hyprwm",
         "repo": "xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland",
-        "rev": "22e7a65ff9633e1dedfa5317fdffc49f68de2ff2",
+        "rev": "eb120ff25265ecacd0fc13d7dab12131b60d0f47",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index f2602105..a6d723f2 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       host = "gitlab.freedesktop.org";
       owner = "wlroots";
       repo = "wlroots";
-      rev = "5de9e1a99d6642c2d09d589aa37ff0a8945dcee1";
+      rev = "5d639394f3e83b01596dcd166a44a9a1a2583350";
       flake = false;
     };
 
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
         hyprland
         hyprland-unwrapped
         hyprland-debug
-        hyprland-nvidia
         # hyprland-extras
         xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland
         # dependencies
diff --git a/hyprctl/main.cpp b/hyprctl/main.cpp
index d3eadb13..23c620f2 100644
--- a/hyprctl/main.cpp
+++ b/hyprctl/main.cpp
@@ -25,35 +25,64 @@
 
 const std::string USAGE = R"#(usage:  hyprctl [flags] [<command> [args]]
         hyprctl --batch {<command 1> [args] ; <command 2> [args] ; ...}
+commands:
 LISTING COMMANDS:
+    monitors
     monitors:           List outputs
+    workspaces
     workspaces:         List all workspaces
+    activeworkspace
     activeworkspace:    Get currently active workspace
+    workspacerules
     clients:            List clients (e.g. windows)
+    clients
     activewindow:       Get currently active window
+    activewindow
     layers:             List layers
+    layers
     animations:         List animations and bezier curves in use
+    devices
     devices:            List devices
+    binds
     binds:              List registered binds
+    dispatch
     instances:          List running Hyprland instances
+    keyword
     layouts:            List layouts
+    version
     globalshortcuts:    List global shortcuts
+    kill
     version:            Print hyprland version
+    splash
 CONFIGURATION COMMANDS:
+    hyprpaper
     keyword <keyword> [args]:   Execute a keyword
+    reload
     getoption <option>:         Get value of <option>
+    setcursor
     reload:                     Reload configurations
+    getoption
 PLUGIN:
+    cursorpos
     plugin list:            List loaded plugins
+    switchxkblayout
     plugin load <path>:     Load plugin from <path>
+    seterror
     plugin unload <path>:   Unload plugin at <path>
+    setprop
 THEMING:
+    plugin
     hyprpaper <keywords>        Issue hyprpaper keywords using IPC
+    notify
     splash:                     Prints the current random splash
+    globalshortcuts
     cursorpos:                  Get the current cursor position in global layout coordinates
+    instances
     setcursor <theme> <size>:   Set cursor theme and size, (except for GTK)
+    layouts
 ADDITIONAL COMMANDS:
     dispatch <name> [args]:     Run a dispatcher
+flags:
     kill:                       Enter kill mode, where you can kill an app by clicking on it,
                                 use ESCAPE to quit kill mode
     switchxkblayout <args>:     Sets the xkb layout index for a keyboard, see wiki for details
diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index 63ef838e..7ddeae94 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   lib,
+  fetchurl,
   stdenv,
   pkg-config,
   makeWrapper,
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@
   xcbutilwm,
   xwayland,
   debug ? false,
-  enableNvidiaPatches ? false,
   enableXWayland ? true,
   legacyRenderer ? false,
   withSystemd ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform systemd,
@@ -35,13 +35,25 @@
   version ? "git",
   commit,
   # deprecated flags
+  enableNvidiaPatches ? false,
   nvidiaPatches ? false,
   hidpiXWayland ? false,
 }:
-assert lib.assertMsg (!nvidiaPatches) "The option `nvidiaPatches` has been renamed `enableNvidiaPatches`";
+let
+  # NOTE: remove after https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/271096 reaches nixos-unstable
+  libdrm_2_4_118 = libdrm.overrideAttrs(attrs: rec {
+    version = "2.4.118";
+    src = fetchurl {
+      url = "https://dri.freedesktop.org/${attrs.pname}/${attrs.pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
+      hash = "sha256-p3e9hfK1/JxX+IbIIFgwBXgxfK/bx30Kdp1+mpVnq4g=";
+    };
+  });
+in
+assert lib.assertMsg (!nvidiaPatches) "The option `nvidiaPatches` has been removed.";
+assert lib.assertMsg (!enableNvidiaPatches) "The option `enableNvidiaPatches` has been removed.";
 assert lib.assertMsg (!hidpiXWayland) "The option `hidpiXWayland` has been removed. Please refer https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/XWayland";
   stdenv.mkDerivation {
-    pname = "hyprland${lib.optionalString enableNvidiaPatches "-nvidia"}${lib.optionalString debug "-debug"}";
+    pname = "hyprland${lib.optionalString debug "-debug"}";
     inherit version;
 
     src = lib.cleanSourceWith {
@@ -73,7 +85,7 @@ assert lib.assertMsg (!hidpiXWayland) "The option `hidpiXWayland` has been remov
         cairo
         hyprland-protocols
         libGL
-        libdrm
+        libdrm_2_4_118
         libinput
         libxkbcommon
         mesa
@@ -82,7 +94,7 @@ assert lib.assertMsg (!hidpiXWayland) "The option `hidpiXWayland` has been remov
         wayland
         wayland-protocols
         pciutils
-        (wlroots.override {inherit enableNvidiaPatches;})
+        wlroots
       ]
       ++ lib.optionals enableXWayland [libxcb xcbutilwm xwayland]
       ++ lib.optionals withSystemd [systemd];
diff --git a/nix/hm-module.nix b/nix/hm-module.nix
index 123bceb3..9b065e6f 100644
--- a/nix/hm-module.nix
+++ b/nix/hm-module.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ self: {
   cfg = config.wayland.windowManager.hyprland;
   defaultHyprlandPackage = self.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.default.override {
     enableXWayland = cfg.xwayland.enable;
-    inherit (cfg) enableNvidiaPatches;
   };
 in {
   disabledModules = ["services/window-managers/hyprland.nix"];
@@ -35,12 +34,10 @@ in {
       defaultText = lib.literalExpression ''
         hyprland.packages.''${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.default.override {
           enableXWayland = config.wayland.windowManager.hyprland.xwayland.enable;
-          inherit (config.wayland.windowManager.hyprland) enableNvidiaPatches;
         }
       '';
       description = lib.mdDoc ''
-        Hyprland package to use. Will override the 'xwayland' and
-        'enableNvidiaPatches' options.
+        Hyprland package to use. Will override the 'xwayland' option.
 
         Defaults to the one provided by the flake. Set it to
         {package}`pkgs.hyprland` to use the one provided by nixpkgs or
@@ -86,8 +83,6 @@ in {
 
     xwayland.enable = lib.mkEnableOption (lib.mdDoc "XWayland") // {default = true;};
 
-    enableNvidiaPatches = lib.mkEnableOption (lib.mdDoc "patching wlroots for better Nvidia support.");
-
     extraConfig = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.lines;
       default = "";
@@ -173,5 +168,7 @@ in {
   imports = [
     (lib.mkRemovedOptionModule ["wayland" "windowManager" "hyprland" "xwayland" "hidpi"]
       "Support for this option has been removed. Refer to https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/XWayland for more info")
+    (lib.mkRemovedOptionModule ["wayland" "windowManager" "hyprland" "xwayland" "enableNvidiaPatches"]
+      "Nvidia patches are no longer needed for Hyprland")
   ];
 }
diff --git a/nix/module.nix b/nix/module.nix
index fcb29837..1f1d2585 100644
--- a/nix/module.nix
+++ b/nix/module.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ in {
       readOnly = true;
       default = cfg.package.override {
         enableXWayland = cfg.xwayland.enable;
-        enableNvidiaPatches = cfg.enableNvidiaPatches;
       };
       defaultText =
         literalExpression
@@ -50,12 +49,6 @@ in {
     portalPackage = mkPackageOptionMD inputs.xdph.packages.${system} "xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland" {};
 
     xwayland.enable = mkEnableOption (mdDoc "support for XWayland") // {default = true;};
-
-    enableNvidiaPatches =
-      mkEnableOption null
-      // {
-        description = mdDoc "Whether to apply patches to wlroots for better Nvidia support.";
-      };
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
@@ -91,9 +84,14 @@ in {
       "XWayland patches are deprecated. Refer to https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/XWayland"
     )
     (
-      mkRenamedOptionModule
-      ["programs" "hyprland" "nvidiaPatches"]
+      mkRemovedOptionModule
       ["programs" "hyprland" "enableNvidiaPatches"]
+      "Nvidia patches are no longer needed"
+    )
+    (
+      mkRemovedOptionModule
+      ["programs" "hyprland" "nvidiaPatches"]
+      "Nvidia patches are no longer needed"
     )
   ];
 }
diff --git a/nix/overlays.nix b/nix/overlays.nix
index 3c38d740..9ad623fe 100644
--- a/nix/overlays.nix
+++ b/nix/overlays.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ in {
       };
       hyprland-unwrapped = final.hyprland.override {wrapRuntimeDeps = false;};
       hyprland-debug = final.hyprland.override {debug = true;};
-      hyprland-nvidia = final.hyprland.override {enableNvidiaPatches = true;};
+      hyprland-nvidia =
+        builtins.trace ''
+          hyprland-nvidia was removed. Please use the hyprland package.
+          Nvidia patches are no longer needed.
+        ''
+        final.hyprland;
       hyprland-hidpi =
         builtins.trace ''
           hyprland-hidpi was removed. Please use the hyprland package.
diff --git a/nix/patches/wlroots-nvidia.patch b/nix/patches/wlroots-nvidia.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 01bdd342..00000000
--- a/nix/patches/wlroots-nvidia.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/render/gles2/renderer.c b/render/gles2/renderer.c
-index 9fe934f7..9662d4ee 100644
---- a/render/gles2/renderer.c
-+++ b/render/gles2/renderer.c
-@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static bool gles2_bind_buffer(struct wlr_renderer *wlr_renderer,
- 		assert(wlr_egl_is_current(renderer->egl));
- 
- 		push_gles2_debug(renderer);
--		glFlush();
-+		glFinish();
- 		glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
- 		pop_gles2_debug(renderer);
- 
-diff --git a/types/output/render.c b/types/output/render.c
-index 2e38919a..97f78608 100644
---- a/types/output/render.c
-+++ b/types/output/render.c
-@@ -240,22 +240,7 @@ bool output_pick_format(struct wlr_output *output,
- }
- 
- uint32_t wlr_output_preferred_read_format(struct wlr_output *output) {
--	struct wlr_renderer *renderer = output->renderer;
--	assert(renderer != NULL);
--
--	if (!renderer->impl->preferred_read_format || !renderer->impl->read_pixels) {
--		return DRM_FORMAT_INVALID;
--	}
--
--	if (!wlr_output_attach_render(output, NULL)) {
--		return false;
--	}
--
--	uint32_t fmt = renderer->impl->preferred_read_format(renderer);
--
--	output_clear_back_buffer(output);
--
--	return fmt;
-+	return DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888;
- }
- 
- struct wlr_render_pass *wlr_output_begin_render_pass(struct wlr_output *output,
diff --git a/nix/wlroots.nix b/nix/wlroots.nix
index c1aa27de..0b9186e9 100644
--- a/nix/wlroots.nix
+++ b/nix/wlroots.nix
@@ -1,26 +1,31 @@
 {
-  lib,
+  fetchurl,
   version,
   src,
   wlroots,
   hwdata,
   libdisplay-info,
   libliftoff,
+  libdrm,
   enableXWayland ? true,
-  enableNvidiaPatches ? false,
 }:
+let
+  # NOTE: remove after https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/271096 reaches nixos-unstable
+  libdrm_2_4_118 = libdrm.overrideAttrs(old: rec {
+    version = "2.4.118";
+    src = fetchurl {
+      url = "https://dri.freedesktop.org/${old.pname}/${old.pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
+      hash = "sha256-p3e9hfK1/JxX+IbIIFgwBXgxfK/bx30Kdp1+mpVnq4g=";
+    };
+  });
+in
 wlroots.overrideAttrs (old: {
   inherit version src enableXWayland;
 
-  pname = "${old.pname}-hyprland${lib.optionalString enableNvidiaPatches "-nvidia"}";
+  pname = "${old.pname}-hyprland";
 
-  patches =
-    (old.patches or [])
-    ++ (lib.optionals enableNvidiaPatches [
-      ./patches/wlroots-nvidia.patch
-    ]);
-
-  buildInputs = old.buildInputs ++ [hwdata libliftoff libdisplay-info];
+  # HACK: libdrm_2_4_118 is placed at the head of list to take precedence over libdrm in `old.buildInputs`
+  buildInputs = [libdrm_2_4_118] ++ old.buildInputs ++ [hwdata libliftoff libdisplay-info];
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = toString [
     "-Wno-error=maybe-uninitialized"
diff --git a/props.json b/props.json
index 3068f9ca..36248fd8 100644
--- a/props.json
+++ b/props.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "version": "0.32.3"
+    "version": "0.33.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index f5e3c16d..98f51204 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void CCompositor::initServer() {
 
     m_sWLRGammaCtrlMgr = wlr_gamma_control_manager_v1_create(m_sWLDisplay);
 
-    m_sWLROutputLayout = wlr_output_layout_create();
+    m_sWLROutputLayout = wlr_output_layout_create(m_sWLDisplay);
 
     m_sWLROutputPowerMgr = wlr_output_power_manager_v1_create(m_sWLDisplay);
 
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ void CCompositor::initServer() {
 
     m_sWLROutputMgr = wlr_output_manager_v1_create(m_sWLDisplay);
 
-    m_sWLRInhibitMgr     = wlr_input_inhibit_manager_create(m_sWLDisplay);
     m_sWLRKbShInhibitMgr = wlr_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibit_v1_create(m_sWLDisplay);
 
     m_sWLRPointerConstraints = wlr_pointer_constraints_v1_create(m_sWLDisplay);
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@ void CCompositor::initServer() {
 
 void CCompositor::initAllSignals() {
     addWLSignal(&m_sWLRBackend->events.new_output, &Events::listen_newOutput, m_sWLRBackend, "Backend");
-    addWLSignal(&m_sWLRXDGShell->events.new_surface, &Events::listen_newXDGSurface, m_sWLRXDGShell, "XDG Shell");
+    addWLSignal(&m_sWLRXDGShell->events.new_toplevel, &Events::listen_newXDGToplevel, m_sWLRXDGShell, "XDG Shell");
     addWLSignal(&m_sWLRCursor->events.motion, &Events::listen_mouseMove, m_sWLRCursor, "WLRCursor");
     addWLSignal(&m_sWLRCursor->events.motion_absolute, &Events::listen_mouseMoveAbsolute, m_sWLRCursor, "WLRCursor");
     addWLSignal(&m_sWLRCursor->events.button, &Events::listen_mouseButton, m_sWLRCursor, "WLRCursor");
@@ -312,8 +311,6 @@ void CCompositor::initAllSignals() {
     addWLSignal(&m_sWLROutputLayout->events.change, &Events::listen_change, m_sWLROutputLayout, "OutputLayout");
     addWLSignal(&m_sWLROutputMgr->events.apply, &Events::listen_outputMgrApply, m_sWLROutputMgr, "OutputMgr");
     addWLSignal(&m_sWLROutputMgr->events.test, &Events::listen_outputMgrTest, m_sWLROutputMgr, "OutputMgr");
-    addWLSignal(&m_sWLRInhibitMgr->events.activate, &Events::listen_InhibitActivate, m_sWLRInhibitMgr, "InhibitMgr");
-    addWLSignal(&m_sWLRInhibitMgr->events.deactivate, &Events::listen_InhibitDeactivate, m_sWLRInhibitMgr, "InhibitMgr");
     addWLSignal(&m_sWLRPointerConstraints->events.new_constraint, &Events::listen_newConstraint, m_sWLRPointerConstraints, "PointerConstraints");
     addWLSignal(&m_sWLRXDGDecoMgr->events.new_toplevel_decoration, &Events::listen_NewXDGDeco, m_sWLRXDGDecoMgr, "XDGDecoMgr");
     addWLSignal(&m_sWLRVirtPtrMgr->events.new_virtual_pointer, &Events::listen_newVirtPtr, m_sWLRVirtPtrMgr, "VirtPtrMgr");
@@ -342,7 +339,8 @@ void CCompositor::cleanup() {
 
     removeLockFile();
 
-    m_bIsShuttingDown = true;
+    m_bIsShuttingDown   = true;
+    Debug::shuttingDown = true;
 
 #ifdef USES_SYSTEMD
     if (sd_booted() > 0)
@@ -519,14 +517,15 @@ void CCompositor::startCompositor() {
 
     signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 
-    if (m_sWLRSession /* Session-less Hyprland usually means a nest, don't update the env in that case */) {
-        const auto CMD =
+    if (m_sWLRSession /* Session-less Hyprland usually means a nest, don't update the env in that case */ && fork() == 0)
+        execl(
+            "/bin/sh", "/bin/sh", "-c",
 #ifdef USES_SYSTEMD
             "systemctl --user import-environment DISPLAY WAYLAND_DISPLAY HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP && hash dbus-update-activation-environment 2>/dev/null && "
 #endif
-            "dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE";
-        g_pKeybindManager->spawn(CMD);
-    }
+            "dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE",
+            nullptr);
+
     Debug::log(LOG, "Running on WAYLAND_DISPLAY: {}", m_szWLDisplaySocket);
 
     if (!wlr_backend_start(m_sWLRBackend)) {
@@ -576,7 +575,7 @@ CMonitor* CCompositor::getMonitorFromName(const std::string& name) {
 
 CMonitor* CCompositor::getMonitorFromDesc(const std::string& desc) {
     for (auto& m : m_vMonitors) {
-        if (m->output->description && std::string(m->output->description).starts_with(desc))
+        if (m->szDescription.starts_with(desc))
             return m.get();
     }
     return nullptr;
@@ -656,24 +655,6 @@ CWindow* CCompositor::vectorToWindowIdeal(const Vector2D& pos, CWindow* pIgnoreW
     static auto* const PBORDERGRABEXTEND = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("general:extend_border_grab_area")->intValue;
     const auto         BORDER_GRAB_AREA  = *PRESIZEONBORDER ? *PBORDERSIZE + *PBORDERGRABEXTEND : 0;
 
-    // special workspace
-    if (PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID) {
-        for (auto& w : m_vWindows | std::views::reverse) {
-            const auto BB  = w->getWindowInputBox();
-            CBox       box = {BB.x - BORDER_GRAB_AREA, BB.y - BORDER_GRAB_AREA, BB.width + 2 * BORDER_GRAB_AREA, BB.height + 2 * BORDER_GRAB_AREA};
-            if (w->m_bIsFloating && w->m_iWorkspaceID == PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID && w->m_bIsMapped && box.containsPoint(pos) && !w->isHidden() && !w->m_bX11ShouldntFocus &&
-                !w->m_bNoFocus)
-                return w.get();
-        }
-
-        for (auto& w : m_vWindows) {
-            CBox box = {w->m_vPosition.x, w->m_vPosition.y, w->m_vSize.x, w->m_vSize.y};
-            if (!w->m_bIsFloating && w->m_iWorkspaceID == PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID && w->m_bIsMapped && box.containsPoint(pos) && !w->isHidden() && !w->m_bX11ShouldntFocus &&
-                !w->m_bNoFocus)
-                return w.get();
-        }
-    }
-
     // pinned windows on top of floating regardless
     for (auto& w : m_vWindows | std::views::reverse) {
         const auto BB  = w->getWindowInputBox();
@@ -688,48 +669,75 @@ CWindow* CCompositor::vectorToWindowIdeal(const Vector2D& pos, CWindow* pIgnoreW
             }
         }
     }
+
+    auto windowForWorkspace = [&](bool special) -> CWindow* {
         // first loop over floating cuz they're above, m_lWindows should be sorted bottom->top, for tiled it doesn't matter.
-    for (auto& w : m_vWindows | std::views::reverse) {
-        const auto BB  = w->getWindowInputBox();
-        CBox       box = {BB.x - BORDER_GRAB_AREA, BB.y - BORDER_GRAB_AREA, BB.width + 2 * BORDER_GRAB_AREA, BB.height + 2 * BORDER_GRAB_AREA};
-        if (w->m_bIsFloating && w->m_bIsMapped && isWorkspaceVisible(w->m_iWorkspaceID) && !w->isHidden() && !w->m_bPinned && !w->m_bNoFocus) {
-            // OR windows should add focus to parent
-            if (w->m_bX11ShouldntFocus && w->m_iX11Type != 2)
+        for (auto& w : m_vWindows | std::views::reverse) {
+
+            if (special && !isWorkspaceSpecial(w->m_iWorkspaceID)) // because special floating may creep up into regular
                 continue;
 
-            if (box.containsPoint({m_sWLRCursor->x, m_sWLRCursor->y})) {
+            const auto BB  = w->getWindowInputBox();
+            CBox       box = {BB.x - BORDER_GRAB_AREA, BB.y - BORDER_GRAB_AREA, BB.width + 2 * BORDER_GRAB_AREA, BB.height + 2 * BORDER_GRAB_AREA};
+            if (w->m_bIsFloating && w->m_bIsMapped && isWorkspaceVisible(w->m_iWorkspaceID) && !w->isHidden() && !w->m_bPinned && !w->m_bNoFocus && w.get() != pIgnoreWindow) {
+                // OR windows should add focus to parent
+                if (w->m_bX11ShouldntFocus && w->m_iX11Type != 2)
+                    continue;
 
-                if (w->m_bIsX11 && w->m_iX11Type == 2 && !wlr_xwayland_or_surface_wants_focus(w->m_uSurface.xwayland)) {
-                    // Override Redirect
-                    return g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow; // we kinda trick everything here.
-                                                         // TODO: this is wrong, we should focus the parent, but idk how to get it considering it's nullptr in most cases.
+                if (box.containsPoint({m_sWLRCursor->x, m_sWLRCursor->y})) {
+
+                    if (w->m_bIsX11 && w->m_iX11Type == 2 && !wlr_xwayland_or_surface_wants_focus(w->m_uSurface.xwayland)) {
+                        // Override Redirect
+                        return g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow; // we kinda trick everything here.
+                                                             // TODO: this is wrong, we should focus the parent, but idk how to get it considering it's nullptr in most cases.
+                    }
+
+                    return w.get();
                 }
 
-                return w.get();
+                if (!w->m_bIsX11) {
+                    if (w->hasPopupAt(pos))
+                        return w.get();
+                }
             }
+        }
 
-            if (!w->m_bIsX11) {
+        const int64_t WORKSPACEID = special ? PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID : PMONITOR->activeWorkspace;
+        const auto    PWORKSPACE  = getWorkspaceByID(WORKSPACEID);
+
+        if (PWORKSPACE->m_bHasFullscreenWindow)
+            return getFullscreenWindowOnWorkspace(PWORKSPACE->m_iID);
+
+        // for windows, we need to check their extensions too, first.
+        for (auto& w : m_vWindows) {
+            if (special != isWorkspaceSpecial(w->m_iWorkspaceID))
+                continue;
+
+            if (!w->m_bIsX11 && !w->m_bIsFloating && w->m_bIsMapped && w->m_iWorkspaceID == WORKSPACEID && !w->isHidden() && !w->m_bX11ShouldntFocus && !w->m_bNoFocus &&
+                w.get() != pIgnoreWindow) {
                 if (w->hasPopupAt(pos))
                     return w.get();
             }
         }
-    }
 
-    // for windows, we need to check their extensions too, first.
-    for (auto& w : m_vWindows) {
-        if (!w->m_bIsX11 && !w->m_bIsFloating && w->m_bIsMapped && w->m_iWorkspaceID == PMONITOR->activeWorkspace && !w->isHidden() && !w->m_bX11ShouldntFocus && !w->m_bNoFocus) {
-            if ((w)->hasPopupAt(pos))
+        for (auto& w : m_vWindows) {
+            if (special != isWorkspaceSpecial(w->m_iWorkspaceID))
+                continue;
+
+            CBox box = {w->m_vPosition, w->m_vSize};
+            if (!w->m_bIsFloating && w->m_bIsMapped && box.containsPoint(pos) && w->m_iWorkspaceID == WORKSPACEID && !w->isHidden() && !w->m_bX11ShouldntFocus && !w->m_bNoFocus &&
+                w.get() != pIgnoreWindow)
                 return w.get();
         }
-    }
-    for (auto& w : m_vWindows) {
-        CBox box = {w->m_vPosition.x, w->m_vPosition.y, w->m_vSize.x, w->m_vSize.y};
-        if (!w->m_bIsFloating && w->m_bIsMapped && box.containsPoint(pos) && w->m_iWorkspaceID == PMONITOR->activeWorkspace && !w->isHidden() && !w->m_bX11ShouldntFocus &&
-            !w->m_bNoFocus)
-            return w.get();
-    }
 
-    return nullptr;
+        return nullptr;
+    };
+
+    // special workspace
+    if (PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID)
+        return windowForWorkspace(true);
+
+    return windowForWorkspace(false);
 }
 
 CWindow* CCompositor::windowFromCursor() {
@@ -1102,6 +1110,21 @@ wlr_surface* CCompositor::vectorToLayerSurface(const Vector2D& pos, std::vector<
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+SIMEPopup* CCompositor::vectorToIMEPopup(const Vector2D& pos, std::list<SIMEPopup>& popups) {
+    for (auto& popup : popups) {
+        auto surface = popup.pSurface->surface;
+        CBox box{
+            popup.realX,
+            popup.realY,
+            surface->current.width,
+            surface->current.height,
+        };
+        if (box.containsPoint(pos))
+            return &popup;
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
 CWindow* CCompositor::getWindowFromSurface(wlr_surface* pSurface) {
     for (auto& w : m_vWindows) {
         if (!w->m_bIsMapped || w->m_bFadingOut || !w->m_bMappedX11)
@@ -1124,21 +1147,6 @@ CWindow* CCompositor::getWindowFromHandle(uint32_t handle) {
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-SIMEPopup* CCompositor::vectorToIMEPopup(const Vector2D& pos, std::list<SIMEPopup>* popups) {
-    for (auto& popup : *popups) {
-        auto surface = popup.pSurface->surface;
-        CBox box{
-            popup.realX,
-            popup.realY,
-            surface->current.width,
-            surface->current.height,
-        };
-        if (box.containsPoint(pos))
-            return &popup;
-    }
-    return nullptr;
-}
-
 CWindow* CCompositor::getWindowFromZWLRHandle(wl_resource* handle) {
     for (auto& w : m_vWindows) {
         if (!w->m_bIsMapped || w->isHidden() || !w->m_phForeignToplevel)
@@ -1388,14 +1396,11 @@ void CCompositor::cleanupFadingOut(const int& monid) {
             if (valid && !w->m_bReadyToDelete)
                 continue;
 
-            std::erase_if(g_pHyprOpenGL->m_mWindowFramebuffers, [&](const auto& other) { return other.first == w; });
             w->m_bFadingOut = false;
             removeWindowFromVectorSafe(w);
             std::erase(m_vWindowsFadingOut, w);
 
             Debug::log(LOG, "Cleanup: destroyed a window");
-
-            glFlush(); // to free mem NOW.
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -1437,9 +1442,6 @@ void CCompositor::cleanupFadingOut(const int& monid) {
             g_pHyprOpenGL->markBlurDirtyForMonitor(getMonitorFromID(monid));
 
         if (ls->fadingOut && ls->readyToDelete && !ls->alpha.isBeingAnimated()) {
-            g_pHyprOpenGL->m_mLayerFramebuffers[ls].release();
-            g_pHyprOpenGL->m_mLayerFramebuffers.erase(ls);
-
             for (auto& m : m_vMonitors) {
                 for (auto& lsl : m->m_aLayerSurfaceLayers) {
                     if (!lsl.empty() && std::find_if(lsl.begin(), lsl.end(), [&](std::unique_ptr<SLayerSurface>& other) { return other.get() == ls; }) != lsl.end()) {
@@ -2055,7 +2057,7 @@ CMonitor* CCompositor::getMonitorFromString(const std::string& name) {
             if (!m->output)
                 continue;
 
-            if (m->output->description && std::string(m->output->description).starts_with(DESCRIPTION)) {
+            if (m->szDescription.starts_with(DESCRIPTION)) {
                 return m.get();
             }
         }
@@ -2534,6 +2536,8 @@ CWorkspace* CCompositor::createNewWorkspace(const int& id, const int& monid, con
     PWORKSPACE->m_iID        = id;
     PWORKSPACE->m_iMonitorID = monID;
 
+    PWORKSPACE->m_fAlpha.setValueAndWarp(0);
+
     return PWORKSPACE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Compositor.hpp b/src/Compositor.hpp
index 70559652..8ca43d84 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.hpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 #include "plugins/PluginSystem.hpp"
 #include "helpers/Watchdog.hpp"
 
-enum eManagersInitStage {
+enum eManagersInitStage
+{
     STAGE_PRIORITY = 0,
     STAGE_LATE
 };
@@ -61,7 +62,6 @@ class CCompositor {
     wlr_virtual_keyboard_manager_v1*           m_sWLRVKeyboardMgr;
     wlr_output_manager_v1*                     m_sWLROutputMgr;
     wlr_presentation*                          m_sWLRPresentation;
-    wlr_input_inhibit_manager*                 m_sWLRInhibitMgr;
     wlr_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibit_manager_v1* m_sWLRKbShInhibitMgr;
     wlr_egl*                                   m_sWLREGL;
     int                                        m_iDRMFD;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class CCompositor {
     CWindow*       vectorToWindowIdeal(const Vector2D&, CWindow* pIgnoreWindow = nullptr); // used only for finding a window to focus on, basically a "findFocusableWindow"
     CWindow*       vectorToWindowTiled(const Vector2D&);
     wlr_surface*   vectorToLayerSurface(const Vector2D&, std::vector<std::unique_ptr<SLayerSurface>>*, Vector2D*, SLayerSurface**);
-    SIMEPopup*     vectorToIMEPopup(const Vector2D& pos, std::list<SIMEPopup>* popups);
+    SIMEPopup*     vectorToIMEPopup(const Vector2D& pos, std::list<SIMEPopup>& popups);
     wlr_surface*   vectorWindowToSurface(const Vector2D&, CWindow*, Vector2D& sl);
     Vector2D       vectorToSurfaceLocal(const Vector2D&, CWindow*, wlr_surface*);
     CWindow*       windowFromCursor();
diff --git a/src/Window.cpp b/src/Window.cpp
index 7569c869..789882de 100644
--- a/src/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/Window.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ CWindow::~CWindow() {
         g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus  = nullptr;
         g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow = nullptr;
     }
+
+    if (!g_pHyprOpenGL)
+        return;
+
+    g_pHyprRenderer->makeEGLCurrent();
+    std::erase_if(g_pHyprOpenGL->m_mWindowFramebuffers, [&](const auto& other) { return other.first == this; });
 }
 
 SWindowDecorationExtents CWindow::getFullWindowExtents() {
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index d4a36808..41248d08 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "ConfigManager.hpp"
 #include "../managers/KeybindManager.hpp"
 
+#include "../render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.hpp"
+
 #include <string.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     configValues["group:groupbar:col.locked_active"].data   = std::make_shared<CGradientValueData>(0x66ff5500);
     configValues["group:groupbar:col.locked_inactive"].data = std::make_shared<CGradientValueData>(0x66775500);
 
+    Debug::log(LOG, "NOTE: further logs to stdout / logfile are disabled by default. Use debug:disable_logs and debug:enable_stdout_logs to override this.");
+
     setDefaultVars();
     setDefaultAnimationVars();
 
@@ -44,12 +48,11 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
 
 std::string CConfigManager::getConfigDir() {
     static const char* xdgConfigHome = getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME");
-    std::string        configPath;
-    if (!xdgConfigHome)
-        configPath = getenv("HOME") + std::string("/.config");
-    else
-        configPath = xdgConfigHome;
-    return configPath;
+
+    if (xdgConfigHome && std::filesystem::path(xdgConfigHome).is_absolute())
+        return xdgConfigHome;
+
+    return getenv("HOME") + std::string("/.config");
 }
 
 std::string CConfigManager::getMainConfigPath() {
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["general:no_border_on_floating"].intValue = 0;
     configValues["general:gaps_in"].intValue               = 5;
     configValues["general:gaps_out"].intValue              = 20;
-    configValues["general:gaps_workspaces"].intValue        = 0;
+    configValues["general:gaps_workspaces"].intValue       = 0;
     ((CGradientValueData*)configValues["general:col.active_border"].data.get())->reset(0xffffffff);
     ((CGradientValueData*)configValues["general:col.inactive_border"].data.get())->reset(0xff444444);
     ((CGradientValueData*)configValues["general:col.nogroup_border"].data.get())->reset(0xff444444);
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["dwindle:force_split"].intValue                  = 0;
     configValues["dwindle:permanent_direction_override"].intValue = 0;
     configValues["dwindle:preserve_split"].intValue               = 0;
-    configValues["dwindle:special_scale_factor"].floatValue       = 0.8f;
+    configValues["dwindle:special_scale_factor"].floatValue       = 1.f;
     configValues["dwindle:split_width_multiplier"].floatValue     = 1.0f;
     configValues["dwindle:no_gaps_when_only"].intValue            = 0;
     configValues["dwindle:use_active_for_splits"].intValue        = 1;
@@ -197,7 +200,7 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["dwindle:smart_split"].intValue                  = 0;
     configValues["dwindle:smart_resizing"].intValue               = 1;
 
-    configValues["master:special_scale_factor"].floatValue = 0.8f;
+    configValues["master:special_scale_factor"].floatValue = 1.f;
     configValues["master:mfact"].floatValue                = 0.55f;
     configValues["master:new_is_master"].intValue          = 1;
     configValues["master:always_center_master"].intValue   = 0;
@@ -272,7 +275,6 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
 
     configValues["xwayland:use_nearest_neighbor"].intValue = 1;
     configValues["xwayland:force_zero_scaling"].intValue   = 0;
-    configValues["xwayland:enabled"].intValue              = 1;
 
     configValues["autogenerated"].intValue = 0;
 }
@@ -1211,6 +1213,8 @@ void CConfigManager::handleWorkspaceRules(const std::string& command, const std:
             wsRule.isPersistent = configStringToInt(rule.substr(delim + 11));
         else if ((delim = rule.find(ruleOnCreatedEmtpy)) != std::string::npos)
             wsRule.onCreatedEmptyRunCmd = cleanCmdForWorkspace(name, rule.substr(delim + ruleOnCreatedEmtpyLen));
+        else if ((delim = rule.find("layoutopt:orientation:")) != std::string::npos)
+            wsRule.layoutopts["orientation"] = rule.substr(delim + 22);
     };
 
     size_t      pos = 0;
@@ -1258,7 +1262,12 @@ void CConfigManager::handleSource(const std::string& command, const std::string&
     for (size_t i = 0; i < glob_buf->gl_pathc; i++) {
         auto value = absolutePath(glob_buf->gl_pathv[i], configCurrentPath);
 
-        if (!std::filesystem::exists(value)) {
+        if (!std::filesystem::is_regular_file(value)) {
+            if (std::filesystem::exists(value)) {
+                Debug::log(WARN, "source= skipping non-file {}", value);
+                continue;
+            }
+
             Debug::log(ERR, "source= file doesnt exist");
             parseError = "source file " + value + " doesn't exist!";
             return;
@@ -1512,7 +1521,7 @@ void CConfigManager::parseLine(std::string& line) {
 
         const auto LASTSEP = currentCategory.find_last_of(':');
 
-        if (LASTSEP == std::string::npos || currentCategory.contains("device"))
+        if (LASTSEP == std::string::npos || currentCategory.starts_with("device"))
             currentCategory = "";
         else
             currentCategory = currentCategory.substr(0, LASTSEP);
@@ -1565,20 +1574,20 @@ void CConfigManager::loadConfigLoadVars() {
     std::string mainConfigPath = getMainConfigPath();
     Debug::log(LOG, "Using config: {}", mainConfigPath);
     configPaths.push_back(mainConfigPath);
-    std::string configPath = mainConfigPath.substr(0, mainConfigPath.find_last_of('/'));
-    // find_last_of never returns npos since main_config at least has /hypr/
 
-    if (!std::filesystem::is_directory(configPath)) {
-        Debug::log(WARN, "Creating config home directory");
-        try {
-            std::filesystem::create_directories(configPath);
-        } catch (...) {
-            parseError = "Broken config file! (Could not create config directory)";
-            return;
+    if (g_pCompositor->explicitConfigPath.empty() && !std::filesystem::exists(mainConfigPath)) {
+        std::string configPath = std::filesystem::path(mainConfigPath).parent_path();
+
+        if (!std::filesystem::is_directory(configPath)) {
+            Debug::log(WARN, "Creating config home directory");
+            try {
+                std::filesystem::create_directories(configPath);
+            } catch (...) {
+                parseError = "Broken config file! (Could not create config directory)";
+                return;
+            }
         }
-    }
 
-    if (!std::filesystem::exists(mainConfigPath)) {
         Debug::log(WARN, "No config file found; attempting to generate.");
         std::ofstream ofs;
         ofs.open(mainConfigPath, std::ios::trunc);
@@ -1670,6 +1679,9 @@ void CConfigManager::loadConfigLoadVars() {
         ensureVRR();
     }
 
+    if (!isFirstLaunch && !g_pCompositor->m_bUnsafeState)
+        refreshGroupBarGradients();
+
     // Updates dynamic window and workspace rules
     for (auto& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
         if (!w->m_bIsMapped)
@@ -2076,7 +2088,7 @@ void CConfigManager::performMonitorReload() {
         if (!m->output || m->isUnsafeFallback)
             continue;
 
-        auto rule = getMonitorRuleFor(m->szName, m->output->description ? m->output->description : "");
+        auto rule = getMonitorRuleFor(m->szName, m->szDescription);
 
         if (!g_pHyprRenderer->applyMonitorRule(m.get(), &rule)) {
             overAgain = true;
@@ -2157,7 +2169,7 @@ void CConfigManager::ensureMonitorStatus() {
         if (!rm->output || rm->isUnsafeFallback)
             continue;
 
-        auto rule = getMonitorRuleFor(rm->szName, rm->output->description ? rm->output->description : "");
+        auto rule = getMonitorRuleFor(rm->szName, rm->szDescription);
 
         if (rule.disabled == rm->m_bEnabled)
             g_pHyprRenderer->applyMonitorRule(rm.get(), &rule);
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index f89ae72c..8009100e 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -37,20 +37,21 @@ struct SConfigValue {
 };
 
 struct SWorkspaceRule {
-    std::string                monitor         = "";
-    std::string                workspaceString = "";
-    std::string                workspaceName   = "";
-    int                        workspaceId     = -1;
-    bool                       isDefault       = false;
-    bool                       isPersistent    = false;
-    std::optional<int64_t>     gapsIn;
-    std::optional<int64_t>     gapsOut;
-    std::optional<int64_t>     borderSize;
-    std::optional<int>         border;
-    std::optional<int>         rounding;
-    std::optional<int>         decorate;
-    std::optional<int>         shadow;
-    std::optional<std::string> onCreatedEmptyRunCmd;
+    std::string                     monitor         = "";
+    std::string                     workspaceString = "";
+    std::string                     workspaceName   = "";
+    int                             workspaceId     = -1;
+    bool                            isDefault       = false;
+    bool                            isPersistent    = false;
+    std::optional<int64_t>          gapsIn;
+    std::optional<int64_t>          gapsOut;
+    std::optional<int64_t>          borderSize;
+    std::optional<int>              border;
+    std::optional<int>              rounding;
+    std::optional<int>              decorate;
+    std::optional<int>              shadow;
+    std::optional<std::string>      onCreatedEmptyRunCmd;
+    std::map<std::string, std::any> layoutopts;
 };
 
 struct SMonitorAdditionalReservedArea {
diff --git a/src/config/defaultConfig.hpp b/src/config/defaultConfig.hpp
index 6a859220..22d3b332 100644
--- a/src/config/defaultConfig.hpp
+++ b/src/config/defaultConfig.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ monitor=,preferred,auto,auto
 # Source a file (multi-file configs)
 # source = ~/.config/hypr/myColors.conf
 
+# Set programs that you use
+$terminal = kitty
+$fileManager = dolphin
+$menu = wofi --show drun
+
 # Some default env vars.
 env = XCURSOR_SIZE,24
 
@@ -134,12 +139,12 @@ windowrulev2 = nomaximizerequest, class:.* # You'll probably like this.
 $mainMod = SUPER
 
 # Example binds, see https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Binds/ for more
-bind = $mainMod, Q, exec, kitty
+bind = $mainMod, Q, exec, $terminal
 bind = $mainMod, C, killactive, 
 bind = $mainMod, M, exit, 
-bind = $mainMod, E, exec, dolphin
+bind = $mainMod, E, exec, $fileManager
 bind = $mainMod, V, togglefloating, 
-bind = $mainMod, R, exec, wofi --show drun
+bind = $mainMod, R, exec, $menu
 bind = $mainMod, P, pseudo, # dwindle
 bind = $mainMod, J, togglesplit, # dwindle
 
diff --git a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
index b6c26918..91bbe264 100644
--- a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ std::string monitorsRequest(std::string request, HyprCtl::eHyprCtlOutputFormat f
     "vrr": {},
     "activelyTearing": {}
 }},)#",
-                m->ID, escapeJSONStrings(m->szName), escapeJSONStrings(m->output->description ? m->output->description : ""), (m->output->make ? m->output->make : ""),
+                m->ID, escapeJSONStrings(m->szName), escapeJSONStrings(m->szDescription), (m->output->make ? m->output->make : ""),
                 (m->output->model ? m->output->model : ""), (m->output->serial ? m->output->serial : ""), (int)m->vecPixelSize.x, (int)m->vecPixelSize.y, m->refreshRate,
                 (int)m->vecPosition.x, (int)m->vecPosition.y, m->activeWorkspace,
                 (m->activeWorkspace == -1 ? "" : escapeJSONStrings(g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(m->activeWorkspace)->m_szName)), m->specialWorkspaceID,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ std::string monitorsRequest(std::string request, HyprCtl::eHyprCtlOutputFormat f
                 "{} {} {}\n\tscale: {:.2f}\n\ttransform: "
                 "{}\n\tfocused: {}\n\tdpmsStatus: {}\n\tvrr: {}\n\tactivelyTearing: {}\n\n",
                 m->szName, m->ID, (int)m->vecPixelSize.x, (int)m->vecPixelSize.y, m->refreshRate, (int)m->vecPosition.x, (int)m->vecPosition.y,
-                (m->output->description ? m->output->description : ""), (m->output->make ? m->output->make : ""), (m->output->model ? m->output->model : ""),
+                m->szDescription, (m->output->make ? m->output->make : ""), (m->output->model ? m->output->model : ""),
                 (m->output->serial ? m->output->serial : ""), m->activeWorkspace, (m->activeWorkspace == -1 ? "" : g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(m->activeWorkspace)->m_szName),
                 m->specialWorkspaceID, getWorkspaceNameFromSpecialID(m->specialWorkspaceID), (int)m->vecReservedTopLeft.x, (int)m->vecReservedTopLeft.y,
                 (int)m->vecReservedBottomRight.x, (int)m->vecReservedBottomRight.y, m->scale, (int)m->transform, (m.get() == g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor ? "yes" : "no"),
@@ -754,7 +754,10 @@ std::string versionRequest(HyprCtl::eHyprCtlOutputFormat format) {
 #ifdef LEGACY_RENDERER
         result += "legacyrenderer\n";
 #endif
-#ifndef ISDEBUG
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        result += "debug\n";
+#endif
+#ifdef HYPRLAND_DEBUG
         result += "debug\n";
 #endif
 #ifdef NO_XWAYLAND
@@ -776,7 +779,10 @@ std::string versionRequest(HyprCtl::eHyprCtlOutputFormat format) {
 #ifdef LEGACY_RENDERER
         result += "\"legacyrenderer\",";
 #endif
-#ifndef ISDEBUG
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        result += "\"debug\",";
+#endif
+#ifdef HYPRLAND_DEBUG
         result += "\"debug\",";
 #endif
 #ifdef NO_XWAYLAND
diff --git a/src/debug/Log.hpp b/src/debug/Log.hpp
index 659e2db4..d9a7f6aa 100644
--- a/src/debug/Log.hpp
+++ b/src/debug/Log.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace Debug {
     inline int64_t*    disableTime   = nullptr;
     inline bool        disableStdout = false;
     inline bool        trace         = false;
+    inline bool        shuttingDown  = false;
 
     inline std::string rollingLog = ""; // rolling log contains the ROLLING_LOG_SIZE tail of the log
 
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ namespace Debug {
         if (level == TRACE && !trace)
             return;
 
+        if (shuttingDown)
+            return;
+
         std::string logMsg = "";
 
         switch (level) {
diff --git a/src/debug/TracyDefines.hpp b/src/debug/TracyDefines.hpp
index 767b1a20..49d296f6 100644
--- a/src/debug/TracyDefines.hpp
+++ b/src/debug/TracyDefines.hpp
@@ -13,15 +13,6 @@ inline PFNGLGETQUERYOBJECTUI64VEXTPROC glGetQueryObjectui64v;
 
 #include "../../subprojects/tracy/public/tracy/TracyOpenGL.hpp"
 
-inline void loadGLProc(void* pProc, const char* name) {
-    void* proc = (void*)eglGetProcAddress(name);
-    if (proc == NULL) {
-        Debug::log(CRIT, "[Tracy GPU Profiling] eglGetProcAddress({}) failed", name);
-        abort();
-    }
-    *(void**)pProc = proc;
-}
-
 #define TRACY_GPU_CONTEXT TracyGpuContext
 #define TRACY_GPU_ZONE(e) TracyGpuZone(e)
 #define TRACY_GPU_COLLECT TracyGpuCollect
diff --git a/src/events/Events.hpp b/src/events/Events.hpp
index 371586cc..777bdf9f 100644
--- a/src/events/Events.hpp
+++ b/src/events/Events.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Events {
     DYNLISTENFUNC(repositionPopupXDG);
 
     // Surface XDG (window)
-    LISTENER(newXDGSurface);
+    LISTENER(newXDGToplevel);
     LISTENER(activateXDG);
 
     // Window events
@@ -121,10 +121,6 @@ namespace Events {
     DYNLISTENFUNC(destroyDragIcon);
     DYNLISTENFUNC(commitDragIcon);
 
-    // Inhibit
-    LISTENER(InhibitActivate);
-    LISTENER(InhibitDeactivate);
-
     // Deco XDG
     LISTENER(NewXDGDeco);
 
diff --git a/src/events/Layers.cpp b/src/events/Layers.cpp
index 5f295408..a9d8b5d0 100644
--- a/src/events/Layers.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Layers.cpp
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ void Events::listener_unmapLayerSurface(void* owner, void* data) {
     geomFixed = {layersurface->geometry.x + (int)PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, layersurface->geometry.y + (int)PMONITOR->vecPosition.y,
                  (int)layersurface->layerSurface->surface->current.width, (int)layersurface->layerSurface->surface->current.height};
     g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&geomFixed);
+
+    g_pInputManager->simulateMouseMovement();
 }
 
 void Events::listener_commitLayerSurface(void* owner, void* data) {
diff --git a/src/events/Misc.cpp b/src/events/Misc.cpp
index 1df4be3a..91a0ebda 100644
--- a/src/events/Misc.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Misc.cpp
@@ -156,20 +156,6 @@ void Events::listener_commitDragIcon(void* owner, void* data) {
     Debug::log(LOG, "Drag icon committed.");
 }
 
-void Events::listener_InhibitActivate(wl_listener* listener, void* data) {
-    Debug::log(LOG, "Activated exclusive for {:x}.", (uintptr_t)g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.exclusiveClient);
-
-    g_pInputManager->refocus();
-    g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.exclusiveClient = g_pCompositor->m_sWLRInhibitMgr->active_client;
-}
-
-void Events::listener_InhibitDeactivate(wl_listener* listener, void* data) {
-    Debug::log(LOG, "Deactivated exclusive.");
-
-    g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.exclusiveClient = nullptr;
-    g_pInputManager->refocus();
-}
-
 void Events::listener_RendererDestroy(wl_listener* listener, void* data) {
     Debug::log(LOG, "!!Renderer destroyed!!");
 }
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 39678154..2ee70264 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -1169,14 +1169,12 @@ void Events::listener_surfaceXWayland(wl_listener* listener, void* data) {
     PNEWWINDOW->hyprListener_configureX11.initCallback(&XWSURFACE->events.request_configure, &Events::listener_configureX11, PNEWWINDOW, "XWayland Window");
 }
 
-void Events::listener_newXDGSurface(wl_listener* listener, void* data) {
+void Events::listener_newXDGToplevel(wl_listener* listener, void* data) {
     // A window got opened
-    const auto XDGSURFACE = (wlr_xdg_surface*)data;
+    const auto XDGTOPLEVEL = (wlr_xdg_toplevel*)data;
+    const auto XDGSURFACE  = XDGTOPLEVEL->base;
 
-    if (XDGSURFACE->role != WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_TOPLEVEL)
-        return;
-
-    Debug::log(LOG, "New XDG Surface created. (class: {})", XDGSURFACE->toplevel->app_id ? XDGSURFACE->toplevel->app_id : "null");
+    Debug::log(LOG, "New XDG Toplevel created. (class: {})", XDGSURFACE->toplevel->app_id ? XDGSURFACE->toplevel->app_id : "null");
 
     const auto PNEWWINDOW      = g_pCompositor->m_vWindows.emplace_back(std::make_unique<CWindow>()).get();
     PNEWWINDOW->m_uSurface.xdg = XDGSURFACE;
diff --git a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
index 71263748..16650e1b 100644
--- a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
@@ -781,4 +781,14 @@ uint32_t drmFormatToGL(uint32_t drm) {
     }
     UNREACHABLE();
     return GL_RGBA;
+}
+
+uint32_t glFormatToType(uint32_t gl) {
+    return gl != GL_RGBA ?
+#ifdef GLES2
+        GL_UNSIGNED_INT_2_10_10_10_REV_EXT :
+#else
+        GL_UNSIGNED_INT_2_10_10_10_REV :
+#endif
+        GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp
index 90479121..d8070c76 100644
--- a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ std::string                      replaceInString(std::string subject, const std:
 std::vector<SCallstackFrameInfo> getBacktrace();
 void                             throwError(const std::string& err);
 uint32_t                         drmFormatToGL(uint32_t drm);
+uint32_t                         glFormatToType(uint32_t gl);
 
 template <typename... Args>
 [[deprecated("use std::format instead")]] std::string getFormat(std::format_string<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) {
diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
index 20880d8d..c1ae3503 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
 
     szName = output->name;
 
+    szDescription = output->description ? output->description : "";
+    // remove comma character from description. This allow monitor specific rules to work on monitor with comma on their description
+    szDescription.erase(std::remove(szDescription.begin(), szDescription.end(), ','), szDescription.end());
+
     if (!wlr_backend_is_drm(output->backend))
         createdByUser = true; // should be true. WL, X11 and Headless backends should be addable / removable
 
@@ -643,3 +647,12 @@ void CMonitor::moveTo(const Vector2D& pos) {
 Vector2D CMonitor::middle() {
     return vecPosition + vecSize / 2.f;
 }
+
+void CMonitor::updateMatrix() {
+    wlr_matrix_identity(projMatrix.data());
+    if (transform != WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL) {
+        wlr_matrix_translate(projMatrix.data(), vecPixelSize.x / 2.0, vecPixelSize.y / 2.0);
+        wlr_matrix_transform(projMatrix.data(), transform);
+        wlr_matrix_translate(projMatrix.data(), -vecTransformedSize.x / 2.0, -vecTransformedSize.y / 2.0);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
index 2aa7e7eb..7621ac17 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class CMonitor {
     float           scale           = 1;
 
     std::string     szName = "";
+    std::string     szDescription = "";
 
     Vector2D        vecReservedTopLeft     = Vector2D(0, 0);
     Vector2D        vecReservedBottomRight = Vector2D(0, 0);
@@ -50,32 +51,33 @@ class CMonitor {
     drmModeModeInfo customDrmMode = {};
 
     // WLR stuff
-    wlr_damage_ring     damage;
-    wlr_output*         output          = nullptr;
-    float               refreshRate     = 60;
-    int                 framesToSkip    = 0;
-    int                 forceFullFrames = 0;
-    bool                noFrameSchedule = false;
-    bool                scheduledRecalc = false;
-    wl_output_transform transform       = WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL;
-    bool                gammaChanged    = false;
-    float               xwaylandScale   = 1.f;
+    wlr_damage_ring      damage;
+    wlr_output*          output          = nullptr;
+    float                refreshRate     = 60;
+    int                  framesToSkip    = 0;
+    int                  forceFullFrames = 0;
+    bool                 noFrameSchedule = false;
+    bool                 scheduledRecalc = false;
+    wl_output_transform  transform       = WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL;
+    bool                 gammaChanged    = false;
+    float                xwaylandScale   = 1.f;
+    std::array<float, 9> projMatrix      = {0};
 
-    bool                dpmsStatus       = true;
-    bool                vrrActive        = false; // this can be TRUE even if VRR is not active in the case that this display does not support it.
-    bool                enabled10bit     = false; // as above, this can be TRUE even if 10 bit failed.
-    bool                createdByUser    = false;
-    uint32_t            drmFormat        = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID;
-    bool                isUnsafeFallback = false;
+    bool                 dpmsStatus       = true;
+    bool                 vrrActive        = false; // this can be TRUE even if VRR is not active in the case that this display does not support it.
+    bool                 enabled10bit     = false; // as above, this can be TRUE even if 10 bit failed.
+    bool                 createdByUser    = false;
+    uint32_t             drmFormat        = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID;
+    bool                 isUnsafeFallback = false;
 
-    bool                pendingFrame    = false; // if we schedule a frame during rendering, reschedule it after
-    bool                renderingActive = false;
+    bool                 pendingFrame    = false; // if we schedule a frame during rendering, reschedule it after
+    bool                 renderingActive = false;
 
-    wl_event_source*    renderTimer  = nullptr; // for RAT
-    bool                RATScheduled = false;
-    CTimer              lastPresentationTimer;
+    wl_event_source*     renderTimer  = nullptr; // for RAT
+    bool                 RATScheduled = false;
+    CTimer               lastPresentationTimer;
 
-    SMonitorRule        activeMonitorRule;
+    SMonitorRule         activeMonitorRule;
 
     // mirroring
     CMonitor*              pMirrorOf = nullptr;
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ class CMonitor {
     void     setSpecialWorkspace(const int& id);
     void     moveTo(const Vector2D& pos);
     Vector2D middle();
+    void     updateMatrix();
 
     bool     m_bEnabled             = false;
     bool     m_bRenderingInitPassed = false;
diff --git a/src/helpers/Region.cpp b/src/helpers/Region.cpp
index 06b8536c..8f180416 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Region.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Region.cpp
@@ -88,11 +88,25 @@ CRegion& CRegion::invert(pixman_box32_t* box) {
     return *this;
 }
 
+CRegion& CRegion::invert(const CBox& box) {
+    pixman_box32 pixmanBox = {box.x, box.y, box.w + box.x, box.h + box.y};
+    return this->invert(&pixmanBox);
+}
+
 CRegion& CRegion::translate(const Vector2D& vec) {
     pixman_region32_translate(&m_rRegion, vec.x, vec.y);
     return *this;
 }
 
+CRegion& CRegion::transform(const wl_output_transform t, double w, double h) {
+    wlr_region_transform(&m_rRegion, &m_rRegion, t, w, h);
+    return *this;
+}
+
+CRegion CRegion::copy() const {
+    return CRegion(*this);
+}
+
 CRegion& CRegion::scale(float scale) {
     wlr_region_scale(&m_rRegion, &m_rRegion, scale);
     return *this;
diff --git a/src/helpers/Region.hpp b/src/helpers/Region.hpp
index 1c6923df..972a2ba7 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Region.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Region.hpp
@@ -45,12 +45,15 @@ class CRegion {
     CRegion&                    intersect(const CRegion& other);
     CRegion&                    intersect(double x, double y, double w, double h);
     CRegion&                    translate(const Vector2D& vec);
+    CRegion&                    transform(const wl_output_transform t, double w, double h);
     CRegion&                    invert(pixman_box32_t* box);
+    CRegion&                    invert(const CBox& box);
     CRegion&                    scale(float scale);
     CBox                        getExtents();
     bool                        containsPoint(const Vector2D& vec) const;
     bool                        empty() const;
     Vector2D                    closestPoint(const Vector2D& vec) const;
+    CRegion                     copy() const;
 
     std::vector<pixman_box32_t> getRects() const;
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/Splashes.hpp b/src/helpers/Splashes.hpp
index 1d989dfa..f5990506 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Splashes.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Splashes.hpp
@@ -49,13 +49,6 @@ inline const std::vector<std::string> SPLASHES = {
     "Ding ding pch n daa, bam-ba-ba-re-bam baram bom bom baba-bam-bam-bommm",
     "Súbeme la radio que esta es mi canción",
     "I'm beggin', beggin' you",
-    "Never Gonna Give You Up",
-    "People are strange, when you're a stranger",
-    "Sun is shining in the sky, there ain't a cloud in sight",
-    "Wham, bam, shang a lang",
-    "Did you think I'd die? Oh, no, not I, I will survive.",
-    "But I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more",
-    "COUNTRY ROADS, TAKE ME HOME!",
     "Never gonna let you down (I am trying!)",
     "\"I use Arch, btw\" - John Cena",
     "\"Hyper\".replace(\"e\", \"\")",
@@ -69,4 +62,4 @@ inline const std::vector<std::string> SPLASHES = {
     "The AUR packages always work, except for the times they don't.",
     "Funny animation compositor woo"
     // clang-format on
-};
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/helpers/WLClasses.cpp b/src/helpers/WLClasses.cpp
index 6923d6a5..960145b9 100644
--- a/src/helpers/WLClasses.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/WLClasses.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ SLayerSurface::SLayerSurface() {
     alpha.registerVar();
 }
 
+SLayerSurface::~SLayerSurface() {
+    if (!g_pHyprOpenGL)
+        return;
+
+    g_pHyprRenderer->makeEGLCurrent();
+    std::erase_if(g_pHyprOpenGL->m_mLayerFramebuffers, [&](const auto& other) { return other.first == this; });
+}
+
 void SLayerSurface::applyRules() {
     noAnimations     = false;
     forceBlur        = false;
diff --git a/src/helpers/WLClasses.hpp b/src/helpers/WLClasses.hpp
index f7efbe98..d381fa0d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/WLClasses.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/WLClasses.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct SLayerRule {
 
 struct SLayerSurface {
     SLayerSurface();
+    ~SLayerSurface();
 
     void                  applyRules();
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/WLSurface.cpp b/src/helpers/WLSurface.cpp
index 256c89b8..3528a72d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/WLSurface.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/WLSurface.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void CWLSurface::destroy() {
     if (g_pInputManager->m_pLastMouseSurface == m_pWLRSurface)
         g_pInputManager->m_pLastMouseSurface = nullptr;
     if (g_pHyprRenderer->m_sLastCursorData.surf == m_pWLRSurface)
-        g_pInputManager->setCursorImageOverride("left_ptr");
+        g_pHyprRenderer->m_sLastCursorData.surf.reset();
 
     m_pWLRSurface = nullptr;
 
diff --git a/src/includes.hpp b/src/includes.hpp
index a89f0950..611e4a5c 100644
--- a/src/includes.hpp
+++ b/src/includes.hpp
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_xdg_shell.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_subcompositor.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_damage_ring.h>
-#include <wlr/types/wlr_input_inhibitor.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibit_v1.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_virtual_pointer_v1.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_foreign_toplevel_management_v1.h>
@@ -106,6 +105,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_cursor_shape_v1.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_tearing_control_v1.h>
 #include <wlr/util/box.h>
+#include <wlr/util/transform.h>
+#include <wlr/render/swapchain.h>
+#include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 
 #include <libdrm/drm_fourcc.h>
 
diff --git a/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp b/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
index d355a7d3..3977d8f6 100644
--- a/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
@@ -42,13 +42,21 @@ SMasterWorkspaceData* CHyprMasterLayout::getMasterWorkspaceData(const int& ws) {
     const auto PWORKSPACEDATA   = &m_lMasterWorkspacesData.emplace_back();
     PWORKSPACEDATA->workspaceID = ws;
     const auto orientation      = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("master:orientation")->strValue;
-    if (*orientation == "top") {
+    const auto layoutoptsForWs  = g_pConfigManager->getWorkspaceRuleFor(g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(ws)).layoutopts;
+    auto       orientationForWs = *orientation;
+
+    try {
+        if (layoutoptsForWs.contains("orientation"))
+            orientationForWs = std::any_cast<std::string>(layoutoptsForWs.at("orientation"));
+    } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "Error from layoutopt rules: {}", e.what()); }
+
+    if (orientationForWs == "top") {
         PWORKSPACEDATA->orientation = ORIENTATION_TOP;
-    } else if (*orientation == "right") {
+    } else if (orientationForWs == "right") {
         PWORKSPACEDATA->orientation = ORIENTATION_RIGHT;
-    } else if (*orientation == "bottom") {
+    } else if (orientationForWs == "bottom") {
         PWORKSPACEDATA->orientation = ORIENTATION_BOTTOM;
-    } else if (*orientation == "left") {
+    } else if (orientationForWs == "left") {
         PWORKSPACEDATA->orientation = ORIENTATION_LEFT;
     } else {
         PWORKSPACEDATA->orientation = ORIENTATION_CENTER;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 6f4da0d9..935e5a6a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     setenv("QT_QPA_PLATFORM", "wayland", 1);
     setenv("SDL_VIDEODRIVER", "wayland", 1);
     setenv("OZONE_PLATFORM", "wayland", 1);
-    
+
     // parse some args
     std::string              configPath;
     bool                     ignoreSudo = false;
@@ -58,14 +58,17 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
             }
             std::string next_arg = std::next(it)->c_str();
 
-            if (!std::filesystem::exists(next_arg)) {
-                std::cerr << "[ ERROR ] Config path '" << next_arg << "' doesn't exist!\n";
+            if (std::filesystem::is_symlink(next_arg))
+                next_arg = std::filesystem::read_symlink(next_arg);
+
+            if (!std::filesystem::is_regular_file(next_arg)) {
+                std::cerr << "[ ERROR ] Config file '" << next_arg << "' doesn't exist!\n";
                 help();
 
                 return 1;
             }
 
-            configPath = next_arg;
+            configPath = std::filesystem::weakly_canonical(next_arg);
             Debug::log(LOG, "User-specified config location: '{}'", configPath);
 
             it++;
@@ -101,7 +104,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     g_pCompositor->initServer();
 
-    Init::gainRealTime();
+    if (!getenv("HYPRLAND_NO_RT") || configStringToInt(std::string(getenv("HYPRLAND_NO_RT"))) == 0)
+        Init::gainRealTime();
 
     Debug::log(LOG, "Hyprland init finished.");
 
diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index 8d31e681..c61ad82e 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ void CKeybindManager::toggleActiveFloating(std::string args) {
 
     if (args != "" && args != "active" && args.length() > 1)
         PWINDOW = g_pCompositor->getWindowByRegex(args);
-      else
+    else
         PWINDOW = g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow;
 
     if (!PWINDOW)
@@ -741,9 +741,6 @@ void CKeybindManager::toggleActiveFloating(std::string args) {
     // remove drag status
     g_pInputManager->currentlyDraggedWindow = nullptr;
 
-    if (g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceSpecial(PWINDOW->m_iWorkspaceID))
-        return;
-
     if (PWINDOW->m_sGroupData.pNextWindow && PWINDOW->m_sGroupData.pNextWindow != PWINDOW) {
 
         const auto PCURRENT     = PWINDOW->getGroupCurrent();
@@ -1476,7 +1473,7 @@ void CKeybindManager::forceRendererReload(std::string args) {
         if (!m->output)
             continue;
 
-        auto rule = g_pConfigManager->getMonitorRuleFor(m->szName, m->output->description ? m->output->description : "");
+        auto rule = g_pConfigManager->getMonitorRuleFor(m->szName, m->szDescription);
         if (!g_pHyprRenderer->applyMonitorRule(m.get(), &rule, true)) {
             overAgain = true;
             break;
@@ -1906,7 +1903,7 @@ void CKeybindManager::alterZOrder(std::string args) {
     else if (POSITION == "bottom")
         g_pCompositor->changeWindowZOrder(PWINDOW, 0);
     else {
-        Debug::log(ERR, "alterZOrder: bad position: %s", POSITION);
+        Debug::log(ERR, "alterZOrder: bad position: {}", POSITION);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -2058,7 +2055,7 @@ void CKeybindManager::moveWindowOrGroup(std::string args) {
     static auto* const PIGNOREGROUPLOCK = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("binds:ignore_group_lock")->intValue;
 
     if (!isDirection(args)) {
-        Debug::log(ERR, "Cannot move into group in direction %c, unsupported direction. Supported: l,r,u/t,d/b", arg);
+        Debug::log(ERR, "Cannot move into group in direction {}, unsupported direction. Supported: l,r,u/t,d/b", arg);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp b/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp
index 767e19f8..2883f205 100644
--- a/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 
 CHyprXWaylandManager::CHyprXWaylandManager() {
 #ifndef NO_XWAYLAND
-    static auto* const XWAYLANDENABLED = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("xwayland:enabled")->intValue;
-    if (!*XWAYLANDENABLED)
-        return;
-
     m_sWLRXWayland = wlr_xwayland_create(g_pCompositor->m_sWLDisplay, g_pCompositor->m_sWLRCompositor, 1);
 
     if (!m_sWLRXWayland) {
@@ -49,10 +45,11 @@ void CHyprXWaylandManager::activateSurface(wlr_surface* pSurface, bool activate)
             wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_activated(PSURF->toplevel, activate);
 
     } else if (wlr_xwayland_surface_try_from_wlr_surface(pSurface)) {
-        wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(wlr_xwayland_surface_try_from_wlr_surface(pSurface), activate);
+        const auto XSURF = wlr_xwayland_surface_try_from_wlr_surface(pSurface);
+        wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(XSURF, activate);
 
-        if (activate)
-            wlr_xwayland_surface_restack(wlr_xwayland_surface_try_from_wlr_surface(pSurface), nullptr, XCB_STACK_MODE_ABOVE);
+        if (activate && !XSURF->override_redirect)
+            wlr_xwayland_surface_restack(XSURF, nullptr, XCB_STACK_MODE_ABOVE);
     }
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +59,8 @@ void CHyprXWaylandManager::activateWindow(CWindow* pWindow, bool activate) {
 
         if (activate) {
             wlr_xwayland_surface_set_minimized(pWindow->m_uSurface.xwayland, false);
-            wlr_xwayland_surface_restack(pWindow->m_uSurface.xwayland, nullptr, XCB_STACK_MODE_ABOVE);
+            if (!pWindow->m_uSurface.xwayland->override_redirect)
+                wlr_xwayland_surface_restack(pWindow->m_uSurface.xwayland, nullptr, XCB_STACK_MODE_ABOVE);
         }
 
         wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(pWindow->m_uSurface.xwayland, activate);
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index 31788b5d..b3aadeed 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -233,13 +233,13 @@ void CInputManager::mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t time, bool refocus) {
         surfacePos   = PMONITOR->vecPosition;
     }
 
-    // overlay are above fullscreen
+    // overlays are above fullscreen
     if (!foundSurface)
         foundSurface = g_pCompositor->vectorToLayerSurface(mouseCoords, &PMONITOR->m_aLayerSurfaceLayers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_OVERLAY], &surfaceCoords, &pFoundLayerSurface);
 
     // also IME popups
     if (!foundSurface) {
-        auto popup = g_pCompositor->vectorToIMEPopup(mouseCoords, &m_sIMERelay.m_lIMEPopups);
+        auto popup = g_pCompositor->vectorToIMEPopup(mouseCoords, m_sIMERelay.m_lIMEPopups);
         if (popup) {
             foundSurface = popup->pSurface->surface;
             surfacePos   = Vector2D(popup->realX, popup->realY);
@@ -593,10 +593,13 @@ void CInputManager::setClickMode(eClickBehaviorMode mode) {
 void CInputManager::processMouseDownNormal(wlr_pointer_button_event* e) {
 
     // notify the keybind manager
-    static auto* const PPASSMOUSE      = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("binds:pass_mouse_when_bound")->intValue;
-    const auto         PASS            = g_pKeybindManager->onMouseEvent(e);
-    static auto* const PFOLLOWMOUSE    = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("input:follow_mouse")->intValue;
-    static auto* const PRESIZEONBORDER = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("general:resize_on_border")->intValue;
+    static auto* const PPASSMOUSE        = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("binds:pass_mouse_when_bound")->intValue;
+    const auto         PASS              = g_pKeybindManager->onMouseEvent(e);
+    static auto* const PFOLLOWMOUSE      = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("input:follow_mouse")->intValue;
+    static auto* const PRESIZEONBORDER   = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("general:resize_on_border")->intValue;
+    static auto* const PBORDERSIZE       = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("general:border_size")->intValue;
+    static auto* const PBORDERGRABEXTEND = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("general:extend_border_grab_area")->intValue;
+    const auto         BORDER_GRAB_AREA  = *PRESIZEONBORDER ? *PBORDERSIZE + *PBORDERGRABEXTEND : 0;
 
     if (!PASS && !*PPASSMOUSE)
         return;
@@ -621,7 +624,8 @@ void CInputManager::processMouseDownNormal(wlr_pointer_button_event* e) {
     if (*PRESIZEONBORDER && !m_bLastFocusOnLS) {
         if (w && !w->m_bIsFullscreen) {
             const CBox real = {w->m_vRealPosition.vec().x, w->m_vRealPosition.vec().y, w->m_vRealSize.vec().x, w->m_vRealSize.vec().y};
-            if ((!real.containsPoint(mouseCoords) || w->isInCurvedCorner(mouseCoords.x, mouseCoords.y)) && !w->hasPopupAt(mouseCoords)) {
+            const CBox grab = {real.x - BORDER_GRAB_AREA, real.y - BORDER_GRAB_AREA, real.width + 2 * BORDER_GRAB_AREA, real.height + 2 * BORDER_GRAB_AREA};
+            if ((grab.containsPoint(mouseCoords) && (!real.containsPoint(mouseCoords) || w->isInCurvedCorner(mouseCoords.x, mouseCoords.y))) && !w->hasPopupAt(mouseCoords)) {
                 g_pKeybindManager->resizeWithBorder(e);
                 return;
             }
@@ -688,10 +692,16 @@ void CInputManager::onMouseWheel(wlr_pointer_axis_event* e) {
 
     auto               factor = (*PSCROLLFACTOR <= 0.f || e->source != WLR_AXIS_SOURCE_FINGER ? 1.f : *PSCROLLFACTOR);
 
-    bool               passEvent = g_pKeybindManager->onAxisEvent(e);
+    const auto         EMAP = std::unordered_map<std::string, std::any>{{"event", e}};
+    EMIT_HOOK_EVENT_CANCELLABLE("mouseAxis", EMAP);
+
+    bool passEvent = g_pKeybindManager->onAxisEvent(e);
 
     g_pCompositor->notifyIdleActivity();
 
+    if (!passEvent)
+        return;
+
     const auto MOUSECOORDS = g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal();
     const auto pWindow     = g_pCompositor->vectorToWindowIdeal(MOUSECOORDS);
 
@@ -706,8 +716,7 @@ void CInputManager::onMouseWheel(wlr_pointer_axis_event* e) {
         }
     }
 
-    if (passEvent)
-        wlr_seat_pointer_notify_axis(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, e->time_msec, e->orientation, factor * e->delta, std::round(factor * e->delta_discrete), e->source);
+    wlr_seat_pointer_notify_axis(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, e->time_msec, e->orientation, factor * e->delta, std::round(factor * e->delta_discrete), e->source);
 }
 
 Vector2D CInputManager::getMouseCoordsInternal() {
@@ -892,7 +901,7 @@ void CInputManager::applyConfigToKeyboard(SKeyboard* pKeyboard) {
         pKeyboard->currentRules.model   = "";
         pKeyboard->currentRules.variant = "";
         pKeyboard->currentRules.options = "";
-        pKeyboard->currentRules.layout  = "";
+        pKeyboard->currentRules.layout  = "us";
 
         KEYMAP = xkb_keymap_new_from_names(CONTEXT, &rules, XKB_KEYMAP_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS);
     }
@@ -1152,6 +1161,9 @@ void CInputManager::onKeyboardKey(wlr_keyboard_key_event* e, SKeyboard* pKeyboar
     if (!pKeyboard->enabled)
         return;
 
+    const auto EMAP = std::unordered_map<std::string, std::any>{{"keyboard", pKeyboard}, {"event", e}};
+    EMIT_HOOK_EVENT_CANCELLABLE("keyPress", EMAP);
+
     static auto* const PDPMS = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:key_press_enables_dpms")->intValue;
     if (*PDPMS && !g_pCompositor->m_bDPMSStateON) {
         // enable dpms
diff --git a/src/managers/input/Touch.cpp b/src/managers/input/Touch.cpp
index 965eee86..600df302 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/Touch.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/Touch.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void CInputManager::onTouchMove(wlr_touch_motion_event* e) {
             local = local * m_sTouchData.touchFocusWindow->m_fX11SurfaceScaledBy;
 
         wlr_seat_touch_notify_motion(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, e->time_msec, e->touch_id, local.x, local.y);
-        wlr_seat_pointer_notify_motion(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, e->time_msec, local.x, local.y);
+        // wlr_seat_pointer_notify_motion(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, e->time_msec, local.x, local.y);
     } else if (m_sTouchData.touchFocusLS) {
         const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_sTouchData.touchFocusLS->monitorID);
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void CInputManager::onTouchMove(wlr_touch_motion_event* e) {
         const auto local = g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal() - m_sTouchData.touchSurfaceOrigin;
 
         wlr_seat_touch_notify_motion(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, e->time_msec, e->touch_id, local.x, local.y);
-        wlr_seat_pointer_notify_motion(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, e->time_msec, local.x, local.y);
+        // wlr_seat_pointer_notify_motion(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, e->time_msec, local.x, local.y);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/HookSystem.cpp b/src/plugins/HookSystem.cpp
index e6bd354b..d7a366f3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/HookSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/HookSystem.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "HookSystem.hpp"
+#include "../debug/Log.hpp"
 
 #define register
 #include <udis86.h>
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ size_t CFunctionHook::getInstructionLenAt(void* start) {
         // I don't have an assembler. I don't think udis provides one. Besides, variables might be tricky.
         if (((uint8_t*)start)[0] == 0xFF && ((uint8_t*)start)[1] == 0x15)
             m_vTrampolineRIPUses.emplace_back(std::make_pair<>((uint64_t)start - (uint64_t)m_pSource, ins));
+        else {
+            Debug::log(ERR, "[CFunctionHook] Cannot hook: unsupported %rip usage: {}", ins);
+            throw std::runtime_error("unsupported %rip usage");
+        }
     }
 
     return insSize;
@@ -90,7 +95,10 @@ bool CFunctionHook::hook() {
     static constexpr size_t  CALL_WITH_RAX_ADDRESS_OFFSET = 2;
 
     // get minimum size to overwrite
-    const auto HOOKSIZE = probeMinimumJumpSize(m_pSource, sizeof(ABSOLUTE_JMP_ADDRESS) + sizeof(PUSH_RAX) + sizeof(POP_RAX));
+    size_t HOOKSIZE = 0;
+    try {
+        HOOKSIZE = probeMinimumJumpSize(m_pSource, sizeof(ABSOLUTE_JMP_ADDRESS) + sizeof(PUSH_RAX) + sizeof(POP_RAX));
+    } catch (std::exception& e) { return false; }
 
     // alloc trampoline
     const auto TRAMPOLINE_SIZE = sizeof(ABSOLUTE_JMP_ADDRESS) + HOOKSIZE + sizeof(PUSH_RAX) + m_vTrampolineRIPUses.size() * (sizeof(CALL_WITH_RAX) - 6);
diff --git a/src/protocols/Screencopy.cpp b/src/protocols/Screencopy.cpp
index 12170595..18fe09f4 100644
--- a/src/protocols/Screencopy.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/Screencopy.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ void CScreencopyProtocolManager::captureOutput(wl_client* client, wl_resource* r
     PFRAME->client = PCLIENT;
     PCLIENT->ref++;
 
-    PFRAME->shmFormat = wlr_output_preferred_read_format(PFRAME->pMonitor->output);
+    g_pHyprRenderer->makeEGLCurrent();
+    PFRAME->shmFormat = g_pHyprOpenGL->getPreferredReadFormat(PFRAME->pMonitor);
     if (PFRAME->shmFormat == DRM_FORMAT_INVALID) {
         Debug::log(ERR, "No format supported by renderer in capture output");
         zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1_send_failed(PFRAME->resource);
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ void CScreencopyProtocolManager::captureOutput(wl_client* client, wl_resource* r
     wlr_output_effective_resolution(PFRAME->pMonitor->output, &ow, &oh);
     PFRAME->box.transform(PFRAME->pMonitor->transform, ow, oh).scale(PFRAME->pMonitor->scale).round();
 
-    PFRAME->shmStride = (PSHMINFO->bpp / 8) * PFRAME->box.width;
+    PFRAME->shmStride = pixel_format_info_min_stride(PSHMINFO, PFRAME->box.w);
 
     zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1_send_buffer(PFRAME->resource, convert_drm_format_to_wl_shm(PFRAME->shmFormat), PFRAME->box.width, PFRAME->box.height, PFRAME->shmStride);
 
@@ -424,23 +425,76 @@ void CScreencopyProtocolManager::sendFrameDamage(SScreencopyFrame* frame) {
 }
 
 bool CScreencopyProtocolManager::copyFrameShm(SScreencopyFrame* frame, timespec* now) {
+    wlr_texture* sourceTex = wlr_texture_from_buffer(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRRenderer, m_pLastMonitorBackBuffer);
+    if (!sourceTex)
+        return false;
+
     void*    data;
     uint32_t format;
     size_t   stride;
-    if (!wlr_buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(frame->buffer, WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_WRITE, &data, &format, &stride))
+    if (!wlr_buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(frame->buffer, WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_WRITE, &data, &format, &stride)) {
+        wlr_texture_destroy(sourceTex);
         return false;
+    }
 
-    if (!wlr_renderer_begin_with_buffer(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRRenderer, m_pLastMonitorBackBuffer)) {
-        Debug::log(ERR, "[sc] shm: Client requested a copy to a buffer that failed to pass wlr_renderer_begin_with_buffer");
+    CRegion fakeDamage = {0, 0, INT16_MAX, INT16_MAX};
+
+    g_pHyprRenderer->makeEGLCurrent();
+
+    CFramebuffer fb;
+    fb.alloc(frame->box.w, frame->box.h, g_pHyprRenderer->isNvidia() ? DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888 : frame->pMonitor->drmFormat);
+
+    if (!g_pHyprRenderer->beginRender(frame->pMonitor, fakeDamage, RENDER_MODE_FULL_FAKE, nullptr, &fb)) {
+        wlr_texture_destroy(sourceTex);
         wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(frame->buffer);
         return false;
     }
 
-    bool success = wlr_renderer_read_pixels(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRRenderer, format, stride, frame->box.width, frame->box.height, frame->box.x, frame->box.y, 0, 0, data);
-    wlr_renderer_end(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRRenderer);
-    wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(frame->buffer);
+    CBox monbox = CBox{0, 0, frame->pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.x, frame->pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.y}.translate({-frame->box.x, -frame->box.y});
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->setMonitorTransformEnabled(false);
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture(sourceTex, &monbox, 1);
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->setMonitorTransformEnabled(true);
 
-    return success;
+#ifndef GLES2
+    glBindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER, fb.m_iFb);
+#else
+    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, fb.m_iFb);
+#endif
+
+    const auto PFORMAT = g_pHyprOpenGL->getPixelFormatFromDRM(format);
+    if (!PFORMAT) {
+        g_pHyprRenderer->endRender();
+        wlr_texture_destroy(sourceTex);
+        wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(frame->buffer);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    g_pHyprRenderer->endRender();
+
+    g_pHyprRenderer->makeEGLCurrent();
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pMonitor = frame->pMonitor;
+    fb.bind();
+
+    glPixelStorei(GL_PACK_ALIGNMENT, 1);
+
+    const wlr_pixel_format_info* drmFmtWlr  = drm_get_pixel_format_info(format);
+    uint32_t                     packStride = pixel_format_info_min_stride(drmFmtWlr, frame->box.w);
+
+    if (packStride == stride) {
+        glReadPixels(0, 0, frame->box.w, frame->box.h, PFORMAT->glFormat, PFORMAT->glType, data);
+    } else {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < frame->box.h; ++i) {
+            uint32_t y = i;
+            glReadPixels(0, y, frame->box.w, 1, PFORMAT->glFormat, PFORMAT->glType, ((unsigned char*)data) + i * stride);
+        }
+    }
+
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pMonitor = nullptr;
+
+    wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(frame->buffer);
+    wlr_texture_destroy(sourceTex);
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool CScreencopyProtocolManager::copyFrameDmabuf(SScreencopyFrame* frame) {
@@ -448,25 +502,19 @@ bool CScreencopyProtocolManager::copyFrameDmabuf(SScreencopyFrame* frame) {
     if (!sourceTex)
         return false;
 
-    float glMatrix[9];
-    wlr_matrix_identity(glMatrix);
-    wlr_matrix_translate(glMatrix, -frame->box.x, -frame->box.y);
-    wlr_matrix_scale(glMatrix, frame->pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x, frame->pMonitor->vecPixelSize.y);
+    CRegion fakeDamage = {0, 0, frame->box.width, frame->box.height};
 
-    if (!wlr_renderer_begin_with_buffer(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRRenderer, frame->buffer)) {
-        Debug::log(ERR, "[sc] dmabuf: Client requested a copy to a buffer that failed to pass wlr_renderer_begin_with_buffer");
-        wlr_texture_destroy(sourceTex);
+    if (!g_pHyprRenderer->beginRender(frame->pMonitor, fakeDamage, RENDER_MODE_TO_BUFFER, frame->buffer))
         return false;
-    }
 
-    float color[] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
-    wlr_renderer_clear(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRRenderer, color);
-    // TODO: use hl render methods to use damage
-    wlr_render_texture_with_matrix(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRRenderer, sourceTex, glMatrix, 1.0f);
+    CBox monbox = CBox{0, 0, frame->pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x, frame->pMonitor->vecPixelSize.y}.translate({-frame->box.x, -frame->box.y});
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->setMonitorTransformEnabled(false);
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture(sourceTex, &monbox, 1);
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->setMonitorTransformEnabled(true);
+
+    g_pHyprRenderer->endRender();
 
     wlr_texture_destroy(sourceTex);
 
-    wlr_renderer_end(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRRenderer);
-
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/protocols/ToplevelExport.cpp b/src/protocols/ToplevelExport.cpp
index 3f442781..23ae996e 100644
--- a/src/protocols/ToplevelExport.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/ToplevelExport.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ void CToplevelExportProtocolManager::removeFrame(SScreencopyFrame* frame, bool f
     std::erase_if(m_vFramesAwaitingWrite, [&](const auto& other) { return other == frame; });
 
     wl_resource_set_user_data(frame->resource, nullptr);
-    wlr_buffer_unlock(frame->buffer);
+    if (frame->buffer && frame->buffer->n_locks > 0)
+        wlr_buffer_unlock(frame->buffer);
     removeClient(frame->client, force);
     m_lFrames.remove(*frame);
 }
@@ -176,7 +177,8 @@ void CToplevelExportProtocolManager::captureToplevel(wl_client* client, wl_resou
 
     const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(PFRAME->pWindow->m_iMonitorID);
 
-    PFRAME->shmFormat = wlr_output_preferred_read_format(PMONITOR->output);
+    g_pHyprRenderer->makeEGLCurrent();
+    PFRAME->shmFormat = g_pHyprOpenGL->getPreferredReadFormat(PMONITOR);
     if (PFRAME->shmFormat == DRM_FORMAT_INVALID) {
         Debug::log(ERR, "No format supported by renderer in capture toplevel");
         hyprland_toplevel_export_frame_v1_send_failed(resource);
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ void CToplevelExportProtocolManager::captureToplevel(wl_client* client, wl_resou
     wlr_output_effective_resolution(PMONITOR->output, &ow, &oh);
     PFRAME->box.transform(PMONITOR->transform, ow, oh).round();
 
-    PFRAME->shmStride = (PSHMINFO->bpp / 8) * PFRAME->box.width;
+    PFRAME->shmStride = pixel_format_info_min_stride(PSHMINFO, PFRAME->box.w);
 
     hyprland_toplevel_export_frame_v1_send_buffer(PFRAME->resource, convert_drm_format_to_wl_shm(PFRAME->shmFormat), PFRAME->box.width, PFRAME->box.height, PFRAME->shmStride);
 
@@ -362,18 +364,19 @@ bool CToplevelExportProtocolManager::copyFrameShm(SScreencopyFrame* frame, times
     const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(frame->pWindow->m_iMonitorID);
     CRegion    fakeDamage{0, 0, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.x * 10, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.y * 10};
 
-    if (frame->overlayCursor)
-        wlr_output_lock_software_cursors(PMONITOR->output, true);
+    g_pHyprRenderer->makeEGLCurrent();
 
-    if (!wlr_output_attach_render(PMONITOR->output, nullptr)) {
-        Debug::log(ERR, "[toplevel_export] Couldn't attach render");
+    CFramebuffer outFB;
+    outFB.alloc(PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.x, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.y, g_pHyprRenderer->isNvidia() ? DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888 : PMONITOR->drmFormat);
+
+    if (!g_pHyprRenderer->beginRender(PMONITOR, fakeDamage, RENDER_MODE_FULL_FAKE, nullptr, &outFB)) {
         wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(frame->buffer);
-        if (frame->overlayCursor)
-            wlr_output_lock_software_cursors(PMONITOR->output, false);
         return false;
     }
 
-    g_pHyprOpenGL->begin(PMONITOR, &fakeDamage, true);
+    if (frame->overlayCursor)
+        wlr_output_lock_software_cursors(PMONITOR->output, true);
+
     g_pHyprOpenGL->clear(CColor(0, 0, 0, 1.0));
 
     // render client at 0,0
@@ -381,46 +384,23 @@ bool CToplevelExportProtocolManager::copyFrameShm(SScreencopyFrame* frame, times
     g_pHyprRenderer->renderWindow(frame->pWindow, PMONITOR, now, false, RENDER_PASS_ALL, true, true);
     g_pHyprRenderer->m_bBlockSurfaceFeedback = false;
 
-    if (frame->overlayCursor && wlr_renderer_begin(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRRenderer, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.x, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.y)) {
-        // hack le massive
-        wlr_output_cursor* cursor;
-        const auto         OFFSET = frame->pWindow->m_vRealPosition.vec() - PMONITOR->vecPosition;
-        wl_list_for_each(cursor, &PMONITOR->output->cursors, link) {
-            if (!cursor->enabled || !cursor->visible || PMONITOR->output->hardware_cursor == cursor) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            cursor->x -= OFFSET.x;
-            cursor->y -= OFFSET.y;
-        }
-        wlr_output_render_software_cursors(PMONITOR->output, NULL);
-        wl_list_for_each(cursor, &PMONITOR->output->cursors, link) {
-            if (!cursor->enabled || !cursor->visible || PMONITOR->output->hardware_cursor == cursor) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            cursor->x += OFFSET.x;
-            cursor->y += OFFSET.y;
-        }
-        wlr_renderer_end(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRRenderer);
-    }
+    if (frame->overlayCursor)
+        g_pHyprRenderer->renderSoftwareCursors(PMONITOR, fakeDamage, g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal() - frame->pWindow->m_vRealPosition.vec());
 
-    // copy pixels
-    const auto PFORMAT = gles2FromDRM(format);
+    const auto PFORMAT = g_pHyprOpenGL->getPixelFormatFromDRM(format);
     if (!PFORMAT) {
-        Debug::log(ERR, "[toplevel_export] Cannot read pixels, unsupported format {:x}", (uintptr_t)PFORMAT);
-        g_pHyprOpenGL->end();
+        g_pHyprRenderer->endRender();
         wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(frame->buffer);
-        if (frame->overlayCursor)
-            wlr_output_lock_software_cursors(PMONITOR->output, false);
         return false;
     }
 
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.m_iFb);
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.mainFB->bind();
 
-    glReadPixels(0, 0, frame->box.width, frame->box.height, PFORMAT->gl_format, PFORMAT->gl_type, data);
+    glPixelStorei(GL_PACK_ALIGNMENT, 1);
 
-    g_pHyprOpenGL->end();
+    glReadPixels(0, 0, frame->box.width, frame->box.height, PFORMAT->glFormat, PFORMAT->glType, data);
 
-    wlr_output_rollback(PMONITOR->output);
+    g_pHyprRenderer->endRender();
 
     wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(frame->buffer);
 
@@ -431,14 +411,12 @@ bool CToplevelExportProtocolManager::copyFrameShm(SScreencopyFrame* frame, times
 }
 
 bool CToplevelExportProtocolManager::copyFrameDmabuf(SScreencopyFrame* frame, timespec* now) {
-    if (!wlr_renderer_begin_with_buffer(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRRenderer, frame->buffer))
-        return false;
-
     const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(frame->pWindow->m_iMonitorID);
 
     CRegion    fakeDamage{0, 0, INT16_MAX, INT16_MAX};
 
-    g_pHyprOpenGL->begin(PMONITOR, &fakeDamage, true);
+    if (!g_pHyprRenderer->beginRender(PMONITOR, fakeDamage, RENDER_MODE_TO_BUFFER, frame->buffer))
+        return false;
 
     g_pHyprOpenGL->clear(CColor(0, 0, 0, 1.0));
 
@@ -446,14 +424,10 @@ bool CToplevelExportProtocolManager::copyFrameDmabuf(SScreencopyFrame* frame, ti
     g_pHyprRenderer->renderWindow(frame->pWindow, PMONITOR, now, false, RENDER_PASS_ALL, true, true);
     g_pHyprRenderer->m_bBlockSurfaceFeedback = false;
 
-    g_pHyprOpenGL->bindWlrOutputFb();
+    if (frame->overlayCursor)
+        g_pHyprRenderer->renderSoftwareCursors(PMONITOR, fakeDamage, g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal() - frame->pWindow->m_vRealPosition.vec());
 
-    CBox monbox = {0, 0, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.x, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.y};
-    g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture(g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.m_cTex, &monbox, 1.f);
-
-    g_pHyprOpenGL->end();
-
-    wlr_renderer_end(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRRenderer);
+    g_pHyprRenderer->endRender();
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/protocols/ToplevelExportWlrFuncs.hpp b/src/protocols/ToplevelExportWlrFuncs.hpp
index b580d3f0..b6f387e8 100644
--- a/src/protocols/ToplevelExportWlrFuncs.hpp
+++ b/src/protocols/ToplevelExportWlrFuncs.hpp
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ struct wlr_pixel_format_info {
 	 */
     uint32_t opaque_substitute;
 
-    /* Bits per pixels */
-    uint32_t bpp;
+    /* Bytes per block (including padding) */
+    uint32_t bytes_per_block;
+    /* Size of a block in pixels (zero for 1×1) */
+    uint32_t block_width, block_height;
 
     /* True if the format has an alpha channel */
     bool has_alpha;
@@ -20,143 +22,171 @@ struct wlr_pixel_format_info {
 
 static const struct wlr_pixel_format_info pixel_format_info[] = {
     {
-        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888,
-        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID,
-        .bpp               = 32,
-        .has_alpha         = false,
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888,
+        .bytes_per_block = 4,
     },
     {
         .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888,
         .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888,
-        .bpp               = 32,
+        .bytes_per_block   = 4,
         .has_alpha         = true,
     },
     {
-        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888,
-        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID,
-        .bpp               = 32,
-        .has_alpha         = false,
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888,
+        .bytes_per_block = 4,
     },
     {
         .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888,
         .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888,
-        .bpp               = 32,
+        .bytes_per_block   = 4,
         .has_alpha         = true,
     },
     {
-        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888,
-        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID,
-        .bpp               = 32,
-        .has_alpha         = false,
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888,
+        .bytes_per_block = 4,
     },
     {
         .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_RGBA8888,
         .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888,
-        .bpp               = 32,
+        .bytes_per_block   = 4,
         .has_alpha         = true,
     },
     {
-        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_BGRX8888,
-        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID,
-        .bpp               = 32,
-        .has_alpha         = false,
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_BGRX8888,
+        .bytes_per_block = 4,
     },
     {
         .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_BGRA8888,
         .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_BGRX8888,
-        .bpp               = 32,
+        .bytes_per_block   = 4,
         .has_alpha         = true,
     },
     {
-        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_BGR888,
-        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID,
-        .bpp               = 24,
-        .has_alpha         = false,
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_R8,
+        .bytes_per_block = 1,
     },
     {
-        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX4444,
-        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID,
-        .bpp               = 16,
-        .has_alpha         = false,
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_GR88,
+        .bytes_per_block = 2,
+    },
+    {
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_RGB888,
+        .bytes_per_block = 3,
+    },
+    {
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_BGR888,
+        .bytes_per_block = 3,
+    },
+    {
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX4444,
+        .bytes_per_block = 2,
     },
     {
         .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_RGBA4444,
         .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX4444,
-        .bpp               = 16,
+        .bytes_per_block   = 2,
         .has_alpha         = true,
     },
     {
-        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX5551,
-        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID,
-        .bpp               = 16,
-        .has_alpha         = false,
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_BGRX4444,
+        .bytes_per_block = 2,
+    },
+    {
+        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_BGRA4444,
+        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_BGRX4444,
+        .bytes_per_block   = 2,
+        .has_alpha         = true,
+    },
+    {
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX5551,
+        .bytes_per_block = 2,
     },
     {
         .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_RGBA5551,
         .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX5551,
-        .bpp               = 16,
+        .bytes_per_block   = 2,
         .has_alpha         = true,
     },
     {
-        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_RGB565,
-        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID,
-        .bpp               = 16,
-        .has_alpha         = false,
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_BGRX5551,
+        .bytes_per_block = 2,
     },
     {
-        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_BGR565,
-        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID,
-        .bpp               = 16,
-        .has_alpha         = false,
+        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_BGRA5551,
+        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_BGRX5551,
+        .bytes_per_block   = 2,
+        .has_alpha         = true,
     },
     {
-        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_XRGB2101010,
-        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID,
-        .bpp               = 32,
-        .has_alpha         = false,
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_XRGB1555,
+        .bytes_per_block = 2,
+    },
+    {
+        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_ARGB1555,
+        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_XRGB1555,
+        .bytes_per_block   = 2,
+        .has_alpha         = true,
+    },
+    {
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_RGB565,
+        .bytes_per_block = 2,
+    },
+    {
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_BGR565,
+        .bytes_per_block = 2,
+    },
+    {
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_XRGB2101010,
+        .bytes_per_block = 4,
     },
     {
         .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_ARGB2101010,
         .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_XRGB2101010,
-        .bpp               = 32,
+        .bytes_per_block   = 4,
         .has_alpha         = true,
     },
     {
-        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR2101010,
-        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID,
-        .bpp               = 32,
-        .has_alpha         = false,
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR2101010,
+        .bytes_per_block = 4,
     },
     {
         .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR2101010,
         .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR2101010,
-        .bpp               = 32,
+        .bytes_per_block   = 4,
         .has_alpha         = true,
     },
     {
-        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616F,
-        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID,
-        .bpp               = 64,
-        .has_alpha         = false,
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616F,
+        .bytes_per_block = 8,
     },
     {
         .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR16161616F,
         .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616F,
-        .bpp               = 64,
+        .bytes_per_block   = 8,
         .has_alpha         = true,
     },
     {
-        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616,
-        .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID,
-        .bpp               = 64,
-        .has_alpha         = false,
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616,
+        .bytes_per_block = 8,
     },
     {
         .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR16161616,
         .opaque_substitute = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616,
-        .bpp               = 64,
+        .bytes_per_block   = 8,
         .has_alpha         = true,
     },
+    {
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_YVYU,
+        .bytes_per_block = 4,
+        .block_width     = 2,
+        .block_height    = 1,
+    },
+    {
+        .drm_format      = DRM_FORMAT_VYUY,
+        .bytes_per_block = 4,
+        .block_width     = 2,
+        .block_height    = 1,
+    },
 };
 
 static const size_t                        pixel_format_info_size = sizeof(pixel_format_info) / sizeof(pixel_format_info[0]);
@@ -187,124 +217,27 @@ static enum wl_shm_format convert_drm_format_to_wl_shm(uint32_t fmt) {
     }
 }
 
-struct wlr_gles2_pixel_format {
-    uint32_t drm_format;
-    // optional field, if empty then internalformat = format
-    GLint gl_internalformat;
-    GLint gl_format, gl_type;
-    bool  has_alpha;
-};
+static uint32_t pixel_format_info_pixels_per_block(const struct wlr_pixel_format_info* info) {
+    uint32_t pixels = info->block_width * info->block_height;
+    return pixels > 0 ? pixels : 1;
+}
 
-static const struct wlr_gles2_pixel_format formats[] = {
-    {
-        .drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888,
-        .gl_format  = GL_BGRA_EXT,
-        .gl_type    = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
-        .has_alpha  = true,
-    },
-    {
-        .drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888,
-        .gl_format  = GL_BGRA_EXT,
-        .gl_type    = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
-        .has_alpha  = false,
-    },
-    {
-        .drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888,
-        .gl_format  = GL_RGBA,
-        .gl_type    = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
-        .has_alpha  = false,
-    },
-    {
-        .drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888,
-        .gl_format  = GL_RGBA,
-        .gl_type    = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
-        .has_alpha  = true,
-    },
-    {
-        .drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_BGR888,
-        .gl_format  = GL_RGB,
-        .gl_type    = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
-        .has_alpha  = false,
-    },
-#if __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__
-    {
-        .drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX4444,
-        .gl_format  = GL_RGBA,
-        .gl_type    = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_4_4_4_4,
-        .has_alpha  = false,
-    },
-    {
-        .drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_RGBA4444,
-        .gl_format  = GL_RGBA,
-        .gl_type    = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_4_4_4_4,
-        .has_alpha  = true,
-    },
-    {
-        .drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX5551,
-        .gl_format  = GL_RGBA,
-        .gl_type    = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_5_5_1,
-        .has_alpha  = false,
-    },
-    {
-        .drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_RGBA5551,
-        .gl_format  = GL_RGBA,
-        .gl_type    = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_5_5_1,
-        .has_alpha  = true,
-    },
-    {
-        .drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_RGB565,
-        .gl_format  = GL_RGB,
-        .gl_type    = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_6_5,
-        .has_alpha  = false,
-    },
-    {
-        .drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR2101010,
-        .gl_format  = GL_RGBA,
-        .gl_type    = GL_UNSIGNED_INT_2_10_10_10_REV_EXT,
-        .has_alpha  = false,
-    },
-    {
-        .drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR2101010,
-        .gl_format  = GL_RGBA,
-        .gl_type    = GL_UNSIGNED_INT_2_10_10_10_REV_EXT,
-        .has_alpha  = true,
-    },
-    {
-        .drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616F,
-        .gl_format  = GL_RGBA,
-        .gl_type    = GL_HALF_FLOAT_OES,
-        .has_alpha  = false,
-    },
-    {
-        .drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR16161616F,
-        .gl_format  = GL_RGBA,
-        .gl_type    = GL_HALF_FLOAT_OES,
-        .has_alpha  = true,
-    },
-    {
-        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616,
-        .gl_internalformat = GL_RGBA16_EXT,
-        .gl_format         = GL_RGBA,
-        .gl_type           = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT,
-        .has_alpha         = false,
-    },
-    {
-        .drm_format        = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR16161616,
-        .gl_internalformat = GL_RGBA16_EXT,
-        .gl_format         = GL_RGBA,
-        .gl_type           = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT,
-        .has_alpha         = true,
-    },
-#endif
-};
-
-inline const struct wlr_gles2_pixel_format* gles2FromDRM(uint32_t fmt) {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(formats) / sizeof(*formats); ++i) {
-        if (formats[i].drm_format == fmt) {
-            return &formats[i];
-        }
+static int32_t div_round_up(int32_t dividend, int32_t divisor) {
+    int32_t quotient = dividend / divisor;
+    if (dividend % divisor != 0) {
+        quotient++;
     }
-    return NULL;
+    return quotient;
+}
+
+static int32_t pixel_format_info_min_stride(const wlr_pixel_format_info* fmt, int32_t width) {
+    int32_t pixels_per_block = (int32_t)pixel_format_info_pixels_per_block(fmt);
+    int32_t bytes_per_block  = (int32_t)fmt->bytes_per_block;
+    if (width > INT32_MAX / bytes_per_block) {
+        wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Invalid width %d (overflow)", width);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return div_round_up(width * bytes_per_block, pixels_per_block);
 }
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/render/Framebuffer.cpp b/src/render/Framebuffer.cpp
index 1ebbc585..d35e5119 100644
--- a/src/render/Framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Framebuffer.cpp
@@ -6,13 +6,7 @@ bool CFramebuffer::alloc(int w, int h, uint32_t drmFormat) {
     RASSERT((w > 1 && h > 1), "cannot alloc a FB with negative / zero size! (attempted {}x{})", w, h);
 
     uint32_t glFormat = drmFormatToGL(drmFormat);
-    uint32_t glType   = glFormat != GL_RGBA ?
-#ifdef GLES2
-        GL_UNSIGNED_INT_2_10_10_10_REV_EXT :
-#else
-        GL_UNSIGNED_INT_2_10_10_10_REV :
-#endif
-        GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
+    uint32_t glType   = glFormatToType(glFormat);
 
     if (m_iFb == (uint32_t)-1) {
         firstAlloc = true;
@@ -62,6 +56,24 @@ bool CFramebuffer::alloc(int w, int h, uint32_t drmFormat) {
     return true;
 }
 
+void CFramebuffer::addStencil() {
+    // TODO: Allow this with gles2
+#ifndef GLES2
+    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, m_pStencilTex->m_iTexID);
+    glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_DEPTH24_STENCIL8, m_vSize.x, m_vSize.y, 0, GL_DEPTH_STENCIL, GL_UNSIGNED_INT_24_8, 0);
+
+    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, m_iFb);
+
+    glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT, GL_TEXTURE_2D, m_pStencilTex->m_iTexID, 0);
+
+    auto status = glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
+    RASSERT((status == GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE), "Failed adding a stencil to fbo!", status);
+
+    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
+    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, g_pHyprOpenGL->m_iCurrentOutputFb);
+#endif
+}
+
 void CFramebuffer::bind() {
 #ifndef GLES2
     glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, m_iFb);
diff --git a/src/render/Framebuffer.hpp b/src/render/Framebuffer.hpp
index 73b70431..22809158 100644
--- a/src/render/Framebuffer.hpp
+++ b/src/render/Framebuffer.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class CFramebuffer {
     ~CFramebuffer();
 
     bool      alloc(int w, int h, uint32_t format = GL_RGBA);
+    void      addStencil();
     void      bind();
     void      release();
     void      reset();
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index d0d1f6be..fde04c5f 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@
 #include "Shaders.hpp"
 #include <random>
 
+inline void loadGLProc(void* pProc, const char* name) {
+    void* proc = (void*)eglGetProcAddress(name);
+    if (proc == NULL) {
+        Debug::log(CRIT, "[Tracy GPU Profiling] eglGetProcAddress({}) failed", name);
+        abort();
+    }
+    *(void**)pProc = proc;
+}
+
 CHyprOpenGLImpl::CHyprOpenGLImpl() {
     RASSERT(eglMakeCurrent(wlr_egl_get_display(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL), EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE, wlr_egl_get_context(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL)),
             "Couldn't unset current EGL!");
@@ -23,6 +32,11 @@ CHyprOpenGLImpl::CHyprOpenGLImpl() {
     Debug::log(LOG, "Renderer: {}", (char*)glGetString(GL_RENDERER));
     Debug::log(LOG, "Supported extensions size: {}", std::count(m_szExtensions.begin(), m_szExtensions.end(), ' '));
 
+    loadGLProc(&m_sProc.glEGLImageTargetRenderbufferStorageOES, "glEGLImageTargetRenderbufferStorageOES");
+    loadGLProc(&m_sProc.eglDestroyImageKHR, "eglDestroyImageKHR");
+
+    m_sExts.EXT_read_format_bgra = m_szExtensions.contains("GL_EXT_read_format_bgra");
+
 #ifdef USE_TRACY_GPU
 
     loadGLProc(&glQueryCounter, "glQueryCounterEXT");
@@ -103,36 +117,96 @@ GLuint CHyprOpenGLImpl::compileShader(const GLuint& type, std::string src, bool
     return shader;
 }
 
-void CHyprOpenGLImpl::begin(CMonitor* pMonitor, CRegion* pDamage, bool fake) {
+bool CHyprOpenGLImpl::passRequiresIntrospection(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
+    // passes requiring introspection are the ones that need to render blur.
+
+    static auto* const PBLUR        = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:blur:enabled")->intValue;
+    static auto* const PXRAY        = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:blur:xray")->intValue;
+    static auto* const POPTIM       = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:blur:new_optimizations")->intValue;
+    static auto* const PBLURSPECIAL = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:blur:special")->intValue;
+
+    if (m_RenderData.mouseZoomFactor != 1.0)
+        return true;
+
+    if (!pMonitor->mirrors.empty())
+        return true;
+
+    if (*PBLUR == 0)
+        return false;
+
+    if (m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->blurFBShouldRender)
+        return true;
+
+    if (pMonitor->solitaryClient)
+        return false;
+
+    for (auto& ls : pMonitor->m_aLayerSurfaceLayers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_OVERLAY]) {
+        const auto XRAYMODE = ls->xray == -1 ? *PXRAY : ls->xray;
+        if (ls->forceBlur && !XRAYMODE)
+            return true;
+    }
+
+    for (auto& ls : pMonitor->m_aLayerSurfaceLayers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_TOP]) {
+        const auto XRAYMODE = ls->xray == -1 ? *PXRAY : ls->xray;
+        if (ls->forceBlur && !XRAYMODE)
+            return true;
+    }
+
+    if (*PBLURSPECIAL) {
+        for (auto& ws : g_pCompositor->m_vWorkspaces) {
+            if (!ws->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace || ws->m_iMonitorID != pMonitor->ID)
+                continue;
+
+            if (ws->m_fAlpha.fl() == 0)
+                continue;
+
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (*PXRAY)
+        return false;
+
+    for (auto& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
+        if (!w->m_bIsMapped || w->isHidden() || (!w->m_bIsFloating && *POPTIM && !g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceSpecial(w->m_iWorkspaceID)))
+            continue;
+
+        if (!g_pHyprRenderer->shouldRenderWindow(w.get()))
+            continue;
+
+        if (w->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoBlur.toUnderlying() == true || w->m_sAdditionalConfigData.xray.toUnderlying() == true)
+            continue;
+
+        if (w->opaque())
+            continue;
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+void CHyprOpenGLImpl::begin(CMonitor* pMonitor, CRegion* pDamage, CFramebuffer* fb) {
     m_RenderData.pMonitor = pMonitor;
 
-    static auto* const PBLUR = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:blur:enabled")->intValue;
-
     TRACY_GPU_ZONE("RenderBegin");
 
-    if (eglGetCurrentContext() != wlr_egl_get_context(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL)) {
-        eglMakeCurrent(wlr_egl_get_display(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL), EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE, wlr_egl_get_context(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL));
-    }
-
     glViewport(0, 0, pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x, pMonitor->vecPixelSize.y);
 
     matrixProjection(m_RenderData.projection, pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x, pMonitor->vecPixelSize.y, WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL);
 
     m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData = &m_mMonitorRenderResources[pMonitor];
 
-    glGetIntegerv(GL_FRAMEBUFFER_BINDING, &m_iCurrentOutputFb);
-    m_iWLROutputFb = m_iCurrentOutputFb;
-
     // ensure a framebuffer for the monitor exists
-    if (!m_mMonitorRenderResources.contains(pMonitor) || m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.m_vSize != pMonitor->vecPixelSize) {
+    if (!m_mMonitorRenderResources.contains(pMonitor) || m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->offloadFB.m_vSize != pMonitor->vecPixelSize) {
         m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->stencilTex.allocate();
 
-        m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.m_pStencilTex    = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->stencilTex;
+        m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->offloadFB.m_pStencilTex    = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->stencilTex;
         m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->mirrorFB.m_pStencilTex     = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->stencilTex;
         m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->mirrorSwapFB.m_pStencilTex = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->stencilTex;
         m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->offMainFB.m_pStencilTex    = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->stencilTex;
 
-        m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.alloc(pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x, pMonitor->vecPixelSize.y, pMonitor->drmFormat);
+        m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->offloadFB.alloc(pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x, pMonitor->vecPixelSize.y, pMonitor->drmFormat);
         m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->mirrorFB.alloc(pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x, pMonitor->vecPixelSize.y, pMonitor->drmFormat);
         m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->mirrorSwapFB.alloc(pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x, pMonitor->vecPixelSize.y, pMonitor->drmFormat);
         m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->offMainFB.alloc(pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x, pMonitor->vecPixelSize.y, pMonitor->drmFormat);
@@ -146,19 +220,38 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::begin(CMonitor* pMonitor, CRegion* pDamage, bool fake) {
     if (!m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_bShadersInitialized)
         initShaders();
 
-    // bind the primary Hypr Framebuffer
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.bind();
-
     m_RenderData.damage.set(*pDamage);
 
-    m_bFakeFrame = fake;
-
-    m_RenderData.currentFB = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB;
+    m_bFakeFrame = fb;
 
     if (m_bReloadScreenShader) {
         m_bReloadScreenShader = false;
         applyScreenShader(g_pConfigManager->getString("decoration:screen_shader"));
     }
+
+    const auto PRBO         = g_pHyprRenderer->getCurrentRBO();
+    const bool FBPROPERSIZE = fb && fb->m_vSize == pMonitor->vecPixelSize;
+
+    if (!FBPROPERSIZE || m_sFinalScreenShader.program > 0 || (PRBO && pMonitor->vecPixelSize != PRBO->getFB()->m_vSize) || passRequiresIntrospection(pMonitor)) {
+        // we have to offload
+        // bind the offload Hypr Framebuffer
+        m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->offloadFB.bind();
+        m_RenderData.currentFB  = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->offloadFB;
+        m_bOffloadedFramebuffer = true;
+    } else {
+        // we can render to the rbo / fbo (fake) directly
+        const auto PFBO        = fb ? fb : PRBO->getFB();
+        m_RenderData.currentFB = PFBO;
+        if (PFBO->m_pStencilTex != &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->stencilTex) {
+            PFBO->m_pStencilTex = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->stencilTex;
+            PFBO->addStencil();
+        }
+        PFBO->bind();
+        m_bOffloadedFramebuffer = false;
+    }
+
+    m_RenderData.mainFB = m_RenderData.currentFB;
+    m_RenderData.outFB  = fb ? fb : PRBO->getFB();
 }
 
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::end() {
@@ -166,14 +259,15 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::end() {
 
     TRACY_GPU_ZONE("RenderEnd");
 
+    if (!m_RenderData.pMonitor->mirrors.empty() && !m_bFakeFrame)
+        saveBufferForMirror(); // save with original damage region
+
     // end the render, copy the data to the WLR framebuffer
-    if (!m_bFakeFrame) {
+    if (m_bOffloadedFramebuffer) {
         m_RenderData.damage = m_RenderData.pMonitor->lastFrameDamage;
 
-        if (!m_RenderData.pMonitor->mirrors.empty())
-            saveBufferForMirror(); // save with original damage region
+        m_RenderData.outFB->bind();
 
-        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, m_iWLROutputFb);
         CBox monbox = {0, 0, m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.x, m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.y};
 
         if (m_RenderData.mouseZoomFactor != 1.f) {
@@ -201,9 +295,9 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::end() {
         blend(false);
 
         if (m_sFinalScreenShader.program < 1)
-            renderTexturePrimitive(m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.m_cTex, &monbox);
+            renderTexturePrimitive(m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->offloadFB.m_cTex, &monbox);
         else
-            renderTexture(m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.m_cTex, &monbox, 1.f);
+            renderTexture(m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->offloadFB.m_cTex, &monbox, 1.f);
 
         blend(true);
 
@@ -214,15 +308,10 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::end() {
 
     // reset our data
     m_RenderData.pMonitor          = nullptr;
-    m_iWLROutputFb                 = 0;
     m_RenderData.mouseZoomFactor   = 1.f;
     m_RenderData.mouseZoomUseMouse = true;
 }
 
-void CHyprOpenGLImpl::bindWlrOutputFb() {
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, m_iWLROutputFb);
-}
-
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::initShaders() {
     GLuint prog                                      = createProgram(QUADVERTSRC, QUADFRAGSRC);
     m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shQUAD.program   = prog;
@@ -503,8 +592,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderRectWithBlur(CBox* box, const CColor& col, int round
 
     CFramebuffer* POUTFB = blurMainFramebufferWithDamage(blurA, &damage);
 
-    // bind primary
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.bind();
+    m_RenderData.currentFB->bind();
 
     // make a stencil for rounded corners to work with blur
     scissor((CBox*)nullptr); // allow the entire window and stencil to render
@@ -555,7 +643,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderRectWithDamage(CBox* box, const CColor& col, CRegion
 
     float matrix[9];
     wlr_matrix_project_box(matrix, box->pWlr(), wlr_output_transform_invert(!m_bEndFrame ? WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL : m_RenderData.pMonitor->transform), 0,
-                           m_RenderData.pMonitor->output->transform_matrix); // TODO: write own, don't use WLR here
+                           m_RenderData.pMonitor->projMatrix.data()); // TODO: write own, don't use WLR here
 
     float glMatrix[9];
     wlr_matrix_multiply(glMatrix, m_RenderData.projection, matrix);
@@ -642,7 +730,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTextureInternalWithDamage(const CTexture& tex, CBox*
     // get transform
     const auto TRANSFORM = wlr_output_transform_invert(!m_bEndFrame ? WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL : m_RenderData.pMonitor->transform);
     float      matrix[9];
-    wlr_matrix_project_box(matrix, newBox.pWlr(), TRANSFORM, 0, m_RenderData.pMonitor->output->transform_matrix);
+    wlr_matrix_project_box(matrix, newBox.pWlr(), TRANSFORM, 0, m_RenderData.pMonitor->projMatrix.data());
 
     float glMatrix[9];
     wlr_matrix_multiply(glMatrix, m_RenderData.projection, matrix);
@@ -803,7 +891,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTexturePrimitive(const CTexture& tex, CBox* pBox) {
     // get transform
     const auto TRANSFORM = wlr_output_transform_invert(!m_bEndFrame ? WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL : m_RenderData.pMonitor->transform);
     float      matrix[9];
-    wlr_matrix_project_box(matrix, newBox.pWlr(), TRANSFORM, 0, m_RenderData.pMonitor->output->transform_matrix);
+    wlr_matrix_project_box(matrix, newBox.pWlr(), TRANSFORM, 0, m_RenderData.pMonitor->projMatrix.data());
 
     float glMatrix[9];
     wlr_matrix_multiply(glMatrix, m_RenderData.projection, matrix);
@@ -857,7 +945,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTextureMatte(const CTexture& tex, CBox* pBox, CFrame
     // get transform
     const auto TRANSFORM = wlr_output_transform_invert(!m_bEndFrame ? WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL : m_RenderData.pMonitor->transform);
     float      matrix[9];
-    wlr_matrix_project_box(matrix, newBox.pWlr(), TRANSFORM, 0, m_RenderData.pMonitor->output->transform_matrix);
+    wlr_matrix_project_box(matrix, newBox.pWlr(), TRANSFORM, 0, m_RenderData.pMonitor->projMatrix.data());
 
     float glMatrix[9];
     wlr_matrix_multiply(glMatrix, m_RenderData.projection, matrix);
@@ -916,7 +1004,7 @@ CFramebuffer* CHyprOpenGLImpl::blurMainFramebufferWithDamage(float a, CRegion* o
     const auto TRANSFORM = wlr_output_transform_invert(m_RenderData.pMonitor->transform);
     float      matrix[9];
     CBox       MONITORBOX = {0, 0, m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.x, m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.y};
-    wlr_matrix_project_box(matrix, MONITORBOX.pWlr(), TRANSFORM, 0, m_RenderData.pMonitor->output->transform_matrix);
+    wlr_matrix_project_box(matrix, MONITORBOX.pWlr(), TRANSFORM, 0, m_RenderData.pMonitor->projMatrix.data());
 
     float glMatrix[9];
     wlr_matrix_multiply(glMatrix, m_RenderData.projection, matrix);
@@ -949,9 +1037,9 @@ CFramebuffer* CHyprOpenGLImpl::blurMainFramebufferWithDamage(float a, CRegion* o
 
         glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
 
-        glBindTexture(m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.m_cTex.m_iTarget, m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.m_cTex.m_iTexID);
+        glBindTexture(m_RenderData.currentFB->m_cTex.m_iTarget, m_RenderData.currentFB->m_cTex.m_iTexID);
 
-        glTexParameteri(m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.m_cTex.m_iTarget, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+        glTexParameteri(m_RenderData.currentFB->m_cTex.m_iTarget, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
 
         glUseProgram(m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shBLURPREPARE.program);
 
@@ -1119,13 +1207,6 @@ CFramebuffer* CHyprOpenGLImpl::blurMainFramebufferWithDamage(float a, CRegion* o
 }
 
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::markBlurDirtyForMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
-    const auto PWORKSPACE  = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(pMonitor->activeWorkspace);
-    const auto PFULLWINDOW = g_pCompositor->getFullscreenWindowOnWorkspace(pMonitor->activeWorkspace);
-
-    if (PWORKSPACE->m_bHasFullscreenWindow && PWORKSPACE->m_efFullscreenMode == FULLSCREEN_FULL && PFULLWINDOW && !PFULLWINDOW->m_vRealSize.isBeingAnimated() &&
-        PFULLWINDOW->opaque())
-        return;
-
     m_mMonitorRenderResources[pMonitor].blurFBDirty = true;
 }
 
@@ -1137,6 +1218,10 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::preRender(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     if (!*PBLURNEWOPTIMIZE || !m_mMonitorRenderResources[pMonitor].blurFBDirty || !*PBLUR)
         return;
 
+    // ignore if solitary present, nothing to blur
+    if (pMonitor->solitaryClient)
+        return;
+
     // check if we need to update the blur fb
     // if there are no windows that would benefit from it,
     // we will ignore that the blur FB is dirty.
@@ -1227,7 +1312,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::preBlurForCurrentMonitor() {
     renderTextureInternalWithDamage(POUTFB->m_cTex, &wholeMonitor, 1, &fakeDamage, 0, false, true, false);
     m_bEndFrame = false;
 
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.bind();
+    m_RenderData.currentFB->bind();
 
     m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->blurFBDirty = false;
 
@@ -1324,8 +1409,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTextureWithBlur(const CTexture& tex, CBox* pBox, flo
         POUTFB = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->blurFB;
     }
 
-    // bind primary
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.bind();
+    m_RenderData.currentFB->bind();
 
     // make a stencil for rounded corners to work with blur
     scissor((CBox*)nullptr); // allow the entire window and stencil to render
@@ -1407,7 +1491,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderBorder(CBox* box, const CGradientValueData& grad, in
 
     float matrix[9];
     wlr_matrix_project_box(matrix, box->pWlr(), wlr_output_transform_invert(!m_bEndFrame ? WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL : m_RenderData.pMonitor->transform), 0,
-                           m_RenderData.pMonitor->output->transform_matrix); // TODO: write own, don't use WLR here
+                           m_RenderData.pMonitor->projMatrix.data()); // TODO: write own, don't use WLR here
 
     float glMatrix[9];
     wlr_matrix_multiply(glMatrix, m_RenderData.projection, matrix);
@@ -1481,14 +1565,18 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::makeRawWindowSnapshot(CWindow* pWindow, CFramebuffer* pFra
     if (!PMONITOR || !PMONITOR->output || PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.x <= 0 || PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.y <= 0)
         return;
 
-    wlr_output_attach_render(PMONITOR->output, nullptr);
-
     // we need to "damage" the entire monitor
     // so that we render the entire window
     // this is temporary, doesnt mess with the actual wlr damage
     CRegion fakeDamage{0, 0, (int)PMONITOR->vecTransformedSize.x, (int)PMONITOR->vecTransformedSize.y};
 
-    begin(PMONITOR, &fakeDamage, true);
+    g_pHyprRenderer->makeEGLCurrent();
+
+    pFramebuffer->m_pStencilTex = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->stencilTex;
+
+    pFramebuffer->alloc(PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.x, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.y, PMONITOR->drmFormat);
+
+    g_pHyprRenderer->beginRender(PMONITOR, fakeDamage, RENDER_MODE_FULL_FAKE, nullptr, pFramebuffer);
 
     clear(CColor(0, 0, 0, 0)); // JIC
 
@@ -1506,12 +1594,6 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::makeRawWindowSnapshot(CWindow* pWindow, CFramebuffer* pFra
     // TODO: how can we make this the size of the window? setting it to window's size makes the entire screen render with the wrong res forever more. odd.
     glViewport(0, 0, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.x, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.y);
 
-    pFramebuffer->m_pStencilTex = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->stencilTex;
-
-    pFramebuffer->alloc(PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.x, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.y, PMONITOR->drmFormat);
-
-    pFramebuffer->bind();
-
     m_RenderData.currentFB = pFramebuffer;
 
     clear(CColor(0, 0, 0, 0)); // JIC
@@ -1520,15 +1602,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::makeRawWindowSnapshot(CWindow* pWindow, CFramebuffer* pFra
 
     g_pConfigManager->setInt("decoration:blur:enabled", BLURVAL);
 
-// restore original fb
-#ifndef GLES2
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, m_iCurrentOutputFb);
-#else
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, m_iCurrentOutputFb);
-#endif
-    end();
-
-    wlr_output_rollback(PMONITOR->output);
+    g_pHyprRenderer->endRender();
 }
 
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::makeWindowSnapshot(CWindow* pWindow) {
@@ -1541,14 +1615,18 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::makeWindowSnapshot(CWindow* pWindow) {
     if (!g_pHyprRenderer->shouldRenderWindow(pWindow))
         return; // ignore, window is not being rendered
 
-    wlr_output_attach_render(PMONITOR->output, nullptr);
-
     // we need to "damage" the entire monitor
     // so that we render the entire window
     // this is temporary, doesnt mess with the actual wlr damage
     CRegion fakeDamage{0, 0, (int)PMONITOR->vecTransformedSize.x, (int)PMONITOR->vecTransformedSize.y};
 
-    begin(PMONITOR, &fakeDamage, true);
+    g_pHyprRenderer->makeEGLCurrent();
+
+    const auto PFRAMEBUFFER = &m_mWindowFramebuffers[pWindow];
+
+    PFRAMEBUFFER->alloc(PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.x, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.y, PMONITOR->drmFormat);
+
+    g_pHyprRenderer->beginRender(PMONITOR, fakeDamage, RENDER_MODE_FULL_FAKE, nullptr, PFRAMEBUFFER);
 
     g_pHyprRenderer->m_bRenderingSnapshot = true;
 
@@ -1565,35 +1643,15 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::makeWindowSnapshot(CWindow* pWindow) {
     const auto BLURVAL = g_pConfigManager->getInt("decoration:blur:enabled");
     g_pConfigManager->setInt("decoration:blur:enabled", 0);
 
-    glViewport(0, 0, m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x, m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecPixelSize.y);
-
-    const auto PFRAMEBUFFER = &m_mWindowFramebuffers[pWindow];
-
-    PFRAMEBUFFER->m_pStencilTex = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->stencilTex;
-
-    PFRAMEBUFFER->alloc(PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.x, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.y, PMONITOR->drmFormat);
-
-    PFRAMEBUFFER->bind();
-
-    m_RenderData.currentFB = PFRAMEBUFFER;
-
     clear(CColor(0, 0, 0, 0)); // JIC
 
     g_pHyprRenderer->renderWindow(pWindow, PMONITOR, &now, !pWindow->m_bX11DoesntWantBorders, RENDER_PASS_ALL);
 
     g_pConfigManager->setInt("decoration:blur:enabled", BLURVAL);
 
-// restore original fb
-#ifndef GLES2
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, m_iCurrentOutputFb);
-#else
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, m_iCurrentOutputFb);
-#endif
-    end();
+    g_pHyprRenderer->endRender();
 
     g_pHyprRenderer->m_bRenderingSnapshot = false;
-
-    wlr_output_rollback(PMONITOR->output);
 }
 
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::makeLayerSnapshot(SLayerSurface* pLayer) {
@@ -1603,26 +1661,20 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::makeLayerSnapshot(SLayerSurface* pLayer) {
     if (!PMONITOR || !PMONITOR->output || PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.x <= 0 || PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.y <= 0)
         return;
 
-    wlr_output_attach_render(PMONITOR->output, nullptr);
-
     // we need to "damage" the entire monitor
     // so that we render the entire window
     // this is temporary, doesnt mess with the actual wlr damage
     CRegion fakeDamage{0, 0, (int)PMONITOR->vecTransformedSize.x, (int)PMONITOR->vecTransformedSize.y};
 
-    begin(PMONITOR, &fakeDamage, true);
-
-    g_pHyprRenderer->m_bRenderingSnapshot = true;
+    g_pHyprRenderer->makeEGLCurrent();
 
     const auto PFRAMEBUFFER = &m_mLayerFramebuffers[pLayer];
 
-    glViewport(0, 0, g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x, g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecPixelSize.y);
-
     PFRAMEBUFFER->alloc(PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.x, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.y, PMONITOR->drmFormat);
 
-    PFRAMEBUFFER->bind();
+    g_pHyprRenderer->beginRender(PMONITOR, fakeDamage, RENDER_MODE_FULL_FAKE, nullptr, PFRAMEBUFFER);
 
-    m_RenderData.currentFB = PFRAMEBUFFER;
+    g_pHyprRenderer->m_bRenderingSnapshot = true;
 
     clear(CColor(0, 0, 0, 0)); // JIC
 
@@ -1637,20 +1689,9 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::makeLayerSnapshot(SLayerSurface* pLayer) {
 
     pLayer->forceBlur = BLURLSSTATUS;
 
-    // TODO: WARN:
-    // revise if any stencil-requiring rendering is done to the layers.
-
-// restore original fb
-#ifndef GLES2
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, m_iCurrentOutputFb);
-#else
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, m_iCurrentOutputFb);
-#endif
-    end();
+    g_pHyprRenderer->endRender();
 
     g_pHyprRenderer->m_bRenderingSnapshot = false;
-
-    wlr_output_rollback(PMONITOR->output);
 }
 
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderSnapshot(CWindow** pWindow) {
@@ -1747,7 +1788,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderRoundedShadow(CBox* box, int round, int range, const
 
     float              matrix[9];
     wlr_matrix_project_box(matrix, box->pWlr(), wlr_output_transform_invert(!m_bEndFrame ? WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL : m_RenderData.pMonitor->transform), 0,
-                           m_RenderData.pMonitor->output->transform_matrix); // TODO: write own, don't use WLR here
+                           m_RenderData.pMonitor->projMatrix.data()); // TODO: write own, don't use WLR here
 
     float glMatrix[9];
     wlr_matrix_multiply(glMatrix, m_RenderData.projection, matrix);
@@ -1814,11 +1855,11 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::saveBufferForMirror() {
 
     blend(false);
 
-    renderTexture(m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.m_cTex, &monbox, 1.f, 0, false, false);
+    renderTexture(m_RenderData.currentFB->m_cTex, &monbox, 1.f, 0, false, false);
 
     blend(true);
 
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.bind();
+    m_RenderData.currentFB->bind();
 }
 
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderMirrored() {
@@ -1974,10 +2015,10 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::clearWithTex() {
 }
 
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::destroyMonitorResources(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
-    wlr_output_attach_render(pMonitor->output, nullptr);
+    g_pHyprRenderer->makeEGLCurrent();
 
     g_pHyprOpenGL->m_mMonitorRenderResources[pMonitor].mirrorFB.release();
-    g_pHyprOpenGL->m_mMonitorRenderResources[pMonitor].primaryFB.release();
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->m_mMonitorRenderResources[pMonitor].offloadFB.release();
     g_pHyprOpenGL->m_mMonitorRenderResources[pMonitor].mirrorSwapFB.release();
     g_pHyprOpenGL->m_mMonitorRenderResources[pMonitor].monitorMirrorFB.release();
     g_pHyprOpenGL->m_mMonitorRenderResources[pMonitor].blurFB.release();
@@ -1988,8 +2029,6 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::destroyMonitorResources(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     g_pHyprOpenGL->m_mMonitorBGTextures.erase(pMonitor);
 
     Debug::log(LOG, "Monitor {} -> destroyed all render data", pMonitor->szName);
-
-    wlr_output_rollback(pMonitor->output);
 }
 
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::saveMatrix() {
@@ -2017,10 +2056,144 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderOffToMain(CFramebuffer* off) {
 }
 
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::bindBackOnMain() {
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB.bind();
-    m_RenderData.currentFB = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->primaryFB;
+    m_RenderData.mainFB->bind();
+    m_RenderData.currentFB = m_RenderData.mainFB;
 }
 
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::setMonitorTransformEnabled(bool enabled) {
     m_bEndFrame = !enabled;
 }
+
+inline const SGLPixelFormat GLES2_FORMATS[] = {
+    {
+        .drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888,
+        .glFormat  = GL_BGRA_EXT,
+        .glType    = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
+        .withAlpha = true,
+    },
+    {
+        .drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888,
+        .glFormat  = GL_BGRA_EXT,
+        .glType    = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
+        .withAlpha = false,
+    },
+    {
+        .drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888,
+        .glFormat  = GL_RGBA,
+        .glType    = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
+        .withAlpha = false,
+    },
+    {
+        .drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888,
+        .glFormat  = GL_RGBA,
+        .glType    = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
+        .withAlpha = true,
+    },
+    {
+        .drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_BGR888,
+        .glFormat  = GL_RGB,
+        .glType    = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
+        .withAlpha = false,
+    },
+#if __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__
+    {
+        .drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX4444,
+        .glFormat  = GL_RGBA,
+        .glType    = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_4_4_4_4,
+        .withAlpha = false,
+    },
+    {
+        .drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_RGBA4444,
+        .glFormat  = GL_RGBA,
+        .glType    = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_4_4_4_4,
+        .withAlpha = true,
+    },
+    {
+        .drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX5551,
+        .glFormat  = GL_RGBA,
+        .glType    = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_5_5_1,
+        .withAlpha = false,
+    },
+    {
+        .drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_RGBA5551,
+        .glFormat  = GL_RGBA,
+        .glType    = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_5_5_1,
+        .withAlpha = true,
+    },
+    {
+        .drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_RGB565,
+        .glFormat  = GL_RGB,
+        .glType    = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_6_5,
+        .withAlpha = false,
+    },
+    {
+        .drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR2101010,
+        .glFormat  = GL_RGBA,
+        .glType    = GL_UNSIGNED_INT_2_10_10_10_REV_EXT,
+        .withAlpha = false,
+    },
+    {
+        .drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR2101010,
+        .glFormat  = GL_RGBA,
+        .glType    = GL_UNSIGNED_INT_2_10_10_10_REV_EXT,
+        .withAlpha = true,
+    },
+    {
+        .drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616F,
+        .glFormat  = GL_RGBA,
+        .glType    = GL_HALF_FLOAT_OES,
+        .withAlpha = false,
+    },
+    {
+        .drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR16161616F,
+        .glFormat  = GL_RGBA,
+        .glType    = GL_HALF_FLOAT_OES,
+        .withAlpha = true,
+    },
+    {
+        .drmFormat        = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR16161616,
+        .glInternalFormat = GL_RGBA16_EXT,
+        .glFormat         = GL_RGBA,
+        .glType           = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT,
+        .withAlpha        = false,
+    },
+    {
+        .drmFormat        = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR16161616,
+        .glInternalFormat = GL_RGBA16_EXT,
+        .glFormat         = GL_RGBA,
+        .glType           = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT,
+        .withAlpha        = true,
+    },
+#endif
+};
+
+uint32_t CHyprOpenGLImpl::getPreferredReadFormat(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
+    GLint glf = -1, glt = -1, as = -1;
+    glGetIntegerv(GL_IMPLEMENTATION_COLOR_READ_FORMAT, &glf);
+    glGetIntegerv(GL_IMPLEMENTATION_COLOR_READ_TYPE, &glt);
+    glGetIntegerv(GL_ALPHA_BITS, &as);
+
+    if (glf == 0 || glt == 0) {
+        glf = drmFormatToGL(pMonitor->drmFormat);
+        glt = glFormatToType(glf);
+    }
+
+    for (auto& fmt : GLES2_FORMATS) {
+        if (fmt.glFormat == glf && fmt.glType == glt && fmt.withAlpha == (as > 0))
+            return fmt.drmFormat;
+    }
+
+    if (m_sExts.EXT_read_format_bgra)
+        return DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888;
+
+    return DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888;
+}
+
+const SGLPixelFormat* CHyprOpenGLImpl::getPixelFormatFromDRM(uint32_t drmFormat) {
+    for (auto& fmt : GLES2_FORMATS) {
+        if (fmt.drmFormat == drmFormat)
+            return &fmt;
+    }
+
+    return nullptr;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.hpp b/src/render/OpenGL.hpp
index f93fe78a..efccaad4 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.hpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #include "Texture.hpp"
 #include "Framebuffer.hpp"
 #include "Transformer.hpp"
+#include "Renderbuffer.hpp"
+
+#include <GLES2/gl2ext.h>
 
 #include "../debug/TracyDefines.hpp"
 
@@ -27,7 +30,8 @@ inline const float fullVerts[] = {
 };
 inline const float fanVertsFull[] = {-1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f};
 
-enum eDiscardMode {
+enum eDiscardMode
+{
     DISCARD_OPAQUE = 1,
     DISCARD_ALPHA  = 1 << 1
 };
@@ -37,8 +41,16 @@ struct SRenderModifData {
     float    scale     = 1.f;
 };
 
+struct SGLPixelFormat {
+    uint32_t drmFormat        = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID;
+    GLint    glInternalFormat = 0;
+    GLint    glFormat         = 0;
+    GLint    glType           = 0;
+    bool     withAlpha        = false;
+};
+
 struct SMonitorRenderData {
-    CFramebuffer primaryFB;
+    CFramebuffer offloadFB;
     CFramebuffer mirrorFB;     // these are used for some effects,
     CFramebuffer mirrorSwapFB; // etc
     CFramebuffer offMainFB;
@@ -78,7 +90,9 @@ struct SCurrentRenderData {
     float               savedProjection[9];
 
     SMonitorRenderData* pCurrentMonData = nullptr;
-    CFramebuffer*       currentFB       = nullptr;
+    CFramebuffer*       currentFB       = nullptr; // current rendering to
+    CFramebuffer*       mainFB          = nullptr; // main to render to
+    CFramebuffer*       outFB           = nullptr; // out to render to (if offloaded, etc)
 
     CRegion             damage;
 
@@ -102,72 +116,82 @@ class CHyprOpenGLImpl {
   public:
     CHyprOpenGLImpl();
 
-    void               begin(CMonitor*, CRegion*, bool fake = false);
-    void               end();
-    void               bindWlrOutputFb();
+    void                  begin(CMonitor*, CRegion*, CFramebuffer* fb = nullptr /* if provided, it's not a real frame */);
+    void                  end();
 
-    void               renderRect(CBox*, const CColor&, int round = 0);
-    void               renderRectWithBlur(CBox*, const CColor&, int round = 0, float blurA = 1.f);
-    void               renderRectWithDamage(CBox*, const CColor&, CRegion* damage, int round = 0);
-    void               renderTexture(wlr_texture*, CBox*, float a, int round = 0, bool allowCustomUV = false);
-    void               renderTexture(const CTexture&, CBox*, float a, int round = 0, bool discardActive = false, bool allowCustomUV = false);
-    void               renderTextureWithBlur(const CTexture&, CBox*, float a, wlr_surface* pSurface, int round = 0, bool blockBlurOptimization = false, float blurA = 1.f);
-    void               renderRoundedShadow(CBox*, int round, int range, const CColor& color, float a = 1.0);
-    void               renderBorder(CBox*, const CGradientValueData&, int round, int borderSize, float a = 1.0, int outerRound = -1 /* use round */);
-    void               renderTextureMatte(const CTexture& tex, CBox* pBox, CFramebuffer& matte);
+    void                  renderRect(CBox*, const CColor&, int round = 0);
+    void                  renderRectWithBlur(CBox*, const CColor&, int round = 0, float blurA = 1.f);
+    void                  renderRectWithDamage(CBox*, const CColor&, CRegion* damage, int round = 0);
+    void                  renderTexture(wlr_texture*, CBox*, float a, int round = 0, bool allowCustomUV = false);
+    void                  renderTexture(const CTexture&, CBox*, float a, int round = 0, bool discardActive = false, bool allowCustomUV = false);
+    void                  renderTextureWithBlur(const CTexture&, CBox*, float a, wlr_surface* pSurface, int round = 0, bool blockBlurOptimization = false, float blurA = 1.f);
+    void                  renderRoundedShadow(CBox*, int round, int range, const CColor& color, float a = 1.0);
+    void                  renderBorder(CBox*, const CGradientValueData&, int round, int borderSize, float a = 1.0, int outerRound = -1 /* use round */);
+    void                  renderTextureMatte(const CTexture& tex, CBox* pBox, CFramebuffer& matte);
 
-    void               setMonitorTransformEnabled(bool enabled);
+    void                  setMonitorTransformEnabled(bool enabled);
 
-    void               saveMatrix();
-    void               setMatrixScaleTranslate(const Vector2D& translate, const float& scale);
-    void               restoreMatrix();
+    void                  saveMatrix();
+    void                  setMatrixScaleTranslate(const Vector2D& translate, const float& scale);
+    void                  restoreMatrix();
 
-    void               blend(bool enabled);
+    void                  blend(bool enabled);
 
-    void               makeWindowSnapshot(CWindow*);
-    void               makeRawWindowSnapshot(CWindow*, CFramebuffer*);
-    void               makeLayerSnapshot(SLayerSurface*);
-    void               renderSnapshot(CWindow**);
-    void               renderSnapshot(SLayerSurface**);
+    void                  makeWindowSnapshot(CWindow*);
+    void                  makeRawWindowSnapshot(CWindow*, CFramebuffer*);
+    void                  makeLayerSnapshot(SLayerSurface*);
+    void                  renderSnapshot(CWindow**);
+    void                  renderSnapshot(SLayerSurface**);
 
-    void               clear(const CColor&);
-    void               clearWithTex();
-    void               scissor(const CBox*, bool transform = true);
-    void               scissor(const pixman_box32*, bool transform = true);
-    void               scissor(const int x, const int y, const int w, const int h, bool transform = true);
+    void                  clear(const CColor&);
+    void                  clearWithTex();
+    void                  scissor(const CBox*, bool transform = true);
+    void                  scissor(const pixman_box32*, bool transform = true);
+    void                  scissor(const int x, const int y, const int w, const int h, bool transform = true);
 
-    void               destroyMonitorResources(CMonitor*);
+    void                  destroyMonitorResources(CMonitor*);
 
-    void               markBlurDirtyForMonitor(CMonitor*);
+    void                  markBlurDirtyForMonitor(CMonitor*);
 
-    void               preWindowPass();
-    bool               preBlurQueued();
-    void               preRender(CMonitor*);
+    void                  preWindowPass();
+    bool                  preBlurQueued();
+    void                  preRender(CMonitor*);
 
-    void               saveBufferForMirror();
-    void               renderMirrored();
+    void                  saveBufferForMirror();
+    void                  renderMirrored();
 
-    void               applyScreenShader(const std::string& path);
+    void                  applyScreenShader(const std::string& path);
 
-    void               bindOffMain();
-    void               renderOffToMain(CFramebuffer* off);
-    void               bindBackOnMain();
+    void                  bindOffMain();
+    void                  renderOffToMain(CFramebuffer* off);
+    void                  bindBackOnMain();
 
-    SCurrentRenderData m_RenderData;
+    uint32_t              getPreferredReadFormat(CMonitor* pMonitor);
+    const SGLPixelFormat* getPixelFormatFromDRM(uint32_t drmFormat);
 
-    GLint              m_iCurrentOutputFb = 0;
-    GLint              m_iWLROutputFb     = 0;
+    SCurrentRenderData    m_RenderData;
 
-    bool               m_bReloadScreenShader = true; // at launch it can be set
+    GLint                 m_iCurrentOutputFb = 0;
 
-    CWindow*           m_pCurrentWindow = nullptr; // hack to get the current rendered window
-    SLayerSurface*     m_pCurrentLayer  = nullptr; // hack to get the current rendered layer
+    bool                  m_bReloadScreenShader = true; // at launch it can be set
+
+    CWindow*              m_pCurrentWindow = nullptr; // hack to get the current rendered window
+    SLayerSurface*        m_pCurrentLayer  = nullptr; // hack to get the current rendered layer
 
     std::unordered_map<CWindow*, CFramebuffer>        m_mWindowFramebuffers;
     std::unordered_map<SLayerSurface*, CFramebuffer>  m_mLayerFramebuffers;
     std::unordered_map<CMonitor*, SMonitorRenderData> m_mMonitorRenderResources;
     std::unordered_map<CMonitor*, CTexture>           m_mMonitorBGTextures;
 
+    struct {
+        PFNGLEGLIMAGETARGETRENDERBUFFERSTORAGEOESPROC glEGLImageTargetRenderbufferStorageOES = nullptr;
+        PFNEGLDESTROYIMAGEKHRPROC                     eglDestroyImageKHR                     = nullptr;
+    } m_sProc;
+
+    struct {
+        bool EXT_read_format_bgra = false;
+    } m_sExts;
+
   private:
     std::list<GLuint> m_lBuffers;
     std::list<GLuint> m_lTextures;
@@ -175,10 +199,11 @@ class CHyprOpenGLImpl {
     int               m_iDRMFD;
     std::string       m_szExtensions;
 
-    bool              m_bFakeFrame        = false;
-    bool              m_bEndFrame         = false;
-    bool              m_bApplyFinalShader = false;
-    bool              m_bBlend            = false;
+    bool              m_bFakeFrame            = false;
+    bool              m_bEndFrame             = false;
+    bool              m_bApplyFinalShader     = false;
+    bool              m_bBlend                = false;
+    bool              m_bOffloadedFramebuffer = false;
 
     CShader           m_sFinalScreenShader;
     CTimer            m_tGlobalTimer;
@@ -200,6 +225,8 @@ class CHyprOpenGLImpl {
 
     bool          shouldUseNewBlurOptimizations(SLayerSurface* pLayer, CWindow* pWindow);
 
+    bool          passRequiresIntrospection(CMonitor* pMonitor);
+
     friend class CHyprRenderer;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/render/Renderbuffer.cpp b/src/render/Renderbuffer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9434c3f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/render/Renderbuffer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#include "Renderbuffer.hpp"
+#include "OpenGL.hpp"
+#include "../Compositor.hpp"
+
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+CRenderbuffer::~CRenderbuffer() {
+    if (!g_pCompositor)
+        return;
+
+    if (eglGetCurrentContext() != wlr_egl_get_context(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL))
+        eglMakeCurrent(wlr_egl_get_display(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL), EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE, wlr_egl_get_context(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL));
+
+    m_sFramebuffer.release();
+    glDeleteRenderbuffers(1, &m_iRBO);
+
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->m_sProc.eglDestroyImageKHR(wlr_egl_get_display(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL), m_iImage);
+}
+
+CRenderbuffer::CRenderbuffer(wlr_buffer* buffer, uint32_t format) : m_pWlrBuffer(buffer) {
+
+    // EVIL, but we can't include a hidden header because nixos is fucking special
+    static EGLImageKHR (*PWLREGLCREATEIMAGEFROMDMABUF)(wlr_egl*, wlr_dmabuf_attributes*, bool*);
+    static bool symbolFound = false;
+    if (!symbolFound) {
+        PWLREGLCREATEIMAGEFROMDMABUF = reinterpret_cast<EGLImageKHR (*)(wlr_egl*, wlr_dmabuf_attributes*, bool*)>(dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT, "wlr_egl_create_image_from_dmabuf"));
+
+        symbolFound = true;
+
+        RASSERT(PWLREGLCREATEIMAGEFROMDMABUF, "wlr_egl_create_image_from_dmabuf was not found in wlroots!");
+
+        Debug::log(LOG, "CRenderbuffer: wlr_egl_create_image_from_dmabuf found at {:x}", (uintptr_t)PWLREGLCREATEIMAGEFROMDMABUF);
+    }
+    // end evil hack
+
+    struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes dmabuf = {0};
+    if (!wlr_buffer_get_dmabuf(buffer, &dmabuf))
+        throw std::runtime_error("wlr_buffer_get_dmabuf failed");
+
+    bool externalOnly;
+    m_iImage = PWLREGLCREATEIMAGEFROMDMABUF(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL, &dmabuf, &externalOnly);
+    if (m_iImage == EGL_NO_IMAGE_KHR)
+        throw std::runtime_error("wlr_egl_create_image_from_dmabuf failed");
+
+    glGenRenderbuffers(1, &m_iRBO);
+    glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, m_iRBO);
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->m_sProc.glEGLImageTargetRenderbufferStorageOES(GL_RENDERBUFFER, (GLeglImageOES)m_iImage);
+    glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, 0);
+
+    glGenFramebuffers(1, &m_sFramebuffer.m_iFb);
+    m_sFramebuffer.m_vSize = {buffer->width, buffer->height};
+    m_sFramebuffer.bind();
+    glFramebufferRenderbuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_RENDERBUFFER, m_iRBO);
+
+    if (glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER) != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE)
+        throw std::runtime_error("rbo: glCheckFramebufferStatus failed");
+
+    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+
+    hyprListener_destroyBuffer.initCallback(
+        &buffer->events.destroy, [](void* owner, void* data) { g_pHyprRenderer->onRenderbufferDestroy((CRenderbuffer*)owner); }, this, "CRenderbuffer");
+}
+
+void CRenderbuffer::bind() {
+    glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, m_iRBO);
+    bindFB();
+}
+
+void CRenderbuffer::bindFB() {
+    m_sFramebuffer.bind();
+}
+
+void CRenderbuffer::unbind() {
+    glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, 0);
+#ifndef GLES2
+    glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+#else
+    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+#endif
+}
+
+CFramebuffer* CRenderbuffer::getFB() {
+    return &m_sFramebuffer;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/render/Renderbuffer.hpp b/src/render/Renderbuffer.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8df8ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/render/Renderbuffer.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Framebuffer.hpp"
+
+class CMonitor;
+
+class CRenderbuffer {
+  public:
+    CRenderbuffer(wlr_buffer* buffer, uint32_t format);
+    ~CRenderbuffer();
+
+    void          bind();
+    void          bindFB();
+    void          unbind();
+    CFramebuffer* getFB();
+
+    wlr_buffer*   m_pWlrBuffer = nullptr;
+
+    DYNLISTENER(destroyBuffer);
+
+  private:
+    EGLImageKHR  m_iImage = 0;
+    GLuint       m_iRBO   = 0;
+    CFramebuffer m_sFramebuffer;
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index dc45439b..8206dc2b 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -4,11 +4,51 @@
 #include "../helpers/Region.hpp"
 #include <algorithm>
 
+extern "C" {
+#include <xf86drm.h>
+}
+
 CHyprRenderer::CHyprRenderer() {
     const auto ENV = getenv("WLR_DRM_NO_ATOMIC");
 
     if (ENV && std::string(ENV) == "1")
         m_bTearingEnvSatisfied = true;
+
+    if (g_pCompositor->m_sWLRSession) {
+        wlr_device* dev;
+        wl_list_for_each(dev, &g_pCompositor->m_sWLRSession->devices, link) {
+            const auto  DRMV = drmGetVersion(dev->fd);
+
+            std::string name = std::string{DRMV->name, DRMV->name_len};
+            std::transform(name.begin(), name.end(), name.begin(), tolower);
+
+            if (name.contains("nvidia"))
+                m_bNvidia = true;
+
+            Debug::log(LOG, "DRM driver information: {} v{}.{}.{} from {} description {}", name, DRMV->version_major, DRMV->version_minor, DRMV->version_patchlevel,
+                       std::string{DRMV->date, DRMV->date_len}, std::string{DRMV->desc, DRMV->desc_len});
+
+            drmFreeVersion(DRMV);
+        }
+    } else {
+        Debug::log(LOG, "m_sWLRSession is null, omitting full DRM node checks");
+
+        const auto  DRMV = drmGetVersion(g_pCompositor->m_iDRMFD);
+
+        std::string name = std::string{DRMV->name, DRMV->name_len};
+        std::transform(name.begin(), name.end(), name.begin(), tolower);
+
+        if (name.contains("nvidia"))
+            m_bNvidia = true;
+
+        Debug::log(LOG, "Primary DRM driver information: {} v{}.{}.{} from {} description {}", name, DRMV->version_major, DRMV->version_minor, DRMV->version_patchlevel,
+                   std::string{DRMV->date, DRMV->date_len}, std::string{DRMV->desc, DRMV->desc_len});
+
+        drmFreeVersion(DRMV);
+    }
+
+    if (m_bNvidia)
+        Debug::log(WARN, "NVIDIA detected, please remember to follow nvidia instructions on the wiki");
 }
 
 void renderSurface(struct wlr_surface* surface, int x, int y, void* data) {
@@ -254,21 +294,6 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderWorkspaceWindowsFullscreen(CMonitor* pMonitor, CWorksp
 
         renderWindow(w.get(), pMonitor, time, true, RENDER_PASS_ALL);
     }
-
-    // pinned always above
-    for (auto& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
-        if (w->isHidden() && !w->m_bIsMapped && !w->m_bFadingOut)
-            continue;
-
-        if (!w->m_bPinned || !w->m_bIsFloating)
-            continue;
-
-        if (!shouldRenderWindow(w.get(), pMonitor, pWorkspace))
-            continue;
-
-        // render the bad boy
-        renderWindow(w.get(), pMonitor, time, true, RENDER_PASS_ALL);
-    }
 }
 
 void CHyprRenderer::renderWorkspaceWindows(CMonitor* pMonitor, CWorkspace* pWorkspace, timespec* time) {
@@ -283,14 +308,12 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderWorkspaceWindows(CMonitor* pMonitor, CWorkspace* pWork
 
         if (w->m_bIsFloating)
             continue; // floating are in the second pass
-                      //
-        if (g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceSpecial(w->m_iWorkspaceID))
-            continue; // special are in the third pass
 
         if (!shouldRenderWindow(w.get(), pMonitor, pWorkspace))
             continue;
 
         if (pWorkspace->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace != g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceSpecial(w->m_iWorkspaceID))
+            continue;
 
         // render active window after all others of this pass
         if (w.get() == g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow && w->m_iWorkspaceID == pWorkspace->m_iID) {
@@ -312,9 +335,6 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderWorkspaceWindows(CMonitor* pMonitor, CWorkspace* pWork
 
         if (w->m_bIsFloating)
             continue; // floating are in the second pass
-                      
-        if (g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceSpecial(w->m_iWorkspaceID))
-            continue; // special are in the third pass
 
         if (pWorkspace->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace != g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceSpecial(w->m_iWorkspaceID))
             continue;
@@ -443,7 +463,6 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderWindow(CWindow* pWindow, CMonitor* pMonitor, timespec*
     // if window is floating and we have a slide animation, clip it to its full bb
     if (!ignorePosition && pWindow->m_bIsFloating && !pWindow->m_bIsFullscreen && PWORKSPACE->m_vRenderOffset.isBeingAnimated()) {
         CRegion rg                          = pWindow->getFullWindowBoundingBox().translate(-pMonitor->vecPosition + PWORKSPACE->m_vRenderOffset.vec()).scale(pMonitor->scale);
-        rg.add(CBox{0, 0, pMonitor->vecSize.x, pMonitor->vecSize.y});
         g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.clipBox = rg.getExtents();
     }
 
@@ -631,9 +650,11 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderSessionLockSurface(SSessionLockSurface* pSurface, CMon
 }
 
 void CHyprRenderer::renderAllClientsForWorkspace(CMonitor* pMonitor, CWorkspace* pWorkspace, timespec* time, const Vector2D& translate, const float& scale) {
-    static auto* const     PDIMSPECIAL  = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:dim_special")->floatValue;
-    static auto* const     PBLURSPECIAL = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:blur:special")->intValue;
-    static auto* const     PBLUR        = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:blur:enabled")->intValue;
+    static auto* const     PDIMSPECIAL      = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:dim_special")->floatValue;
+    static auto* const     PBLURSPECIAL     = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:blur:special")->intValue;
+    static auto* const     PBLUR            = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:blur:enabled")->intValue;
+    static auto* const     PRENDERTEX       = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:disable_hyprland_logo")->intValue;
+    static auto* const     PBACKGROUNDCOLOR = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:background_color")->intValue;
 
     const SRenderModifData RENDERMODIFDATA = {translate, scale};
 
@@ -665,6 +686,15 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderAllClientsForWorkspace(CMonitor* pMonitor, CWorkspace*
         if (!g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->blurFBShouldRender)
             setOccludedForBackLayers(g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.damage, pWorkspace);
 
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->blend(false);
+        if (!canSkipBackBufferClear(pMonitor)) {
+            if (*PRENDERTEX /* inverted cfg flag */)
+                g_pHyprOpenGL->clear(CColor(*PBACKGROUNDCOLOR));
+            else
+                g_pHyprOpenGL->clearWithTex(); // will apply the hypr "wallpaper"
+        }
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->blend(true);
+
         for (auto& ls : pMonitor->m_aLayerSurfaceLayers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BACKGROUND]) {
             renderLayer(ls.get(), pMonitor, time);
         }
@@ -705,12 +735,18 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderAllClientsForWorkspace(CMonitor* pMonitor, CWorkspace*
         }
     }
 
+    // special
+    for (auto& ws : g_pCompositor->m_vWorkspaces) {
+        if (ws->m_iMonitorID == pMonitor->ID && ws->m_fAlpha.fl() > 0.f && ws->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace)
+            renderWorkspaceWindows(pMonitor, ws.get(), time);
+    }
 
+    // pinned always above
     for (auto& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
         if (w->isHidden() && !w->m_bIsMapped && !w->m_bFadingOut)
             continue;
 
-        if (!g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceSpecial(w->m_iWorkspaceID))
+        if (!w->m_bPinned || !w->m_bIsFloating)
             continue;
 
         if (!shouldRenderWindow(w.get(), pMonitor, pWorkspace))
@@ -879,8 +915,8 @@ bool CHyprRenderer::attemptDirectScanout(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
 }
 
 void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
-    static std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point startRender        = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
-    static std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point startRenderOverlay = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+    static std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point renderStart        = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+    static std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point renderStartOverlay = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
     static std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point endRenderOverlay   = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
 
     static auto* const                                    PDEBUGOVERLAY       = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("debug:overlay")->intValue;
@@ -889,8 +925,6 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     static auto* const                                    PNODIRECTSCANOUT    = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:no_direct_scanout")->intValue;
     static auto* const                                    PVFR                = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:vfr")->intValue;
     static auto* const                                    PZOOMFACTOR         = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:cursor_zoom_factor")->floatValue;
-    static auto* const                                    PRENDERTEX          = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:disable_hyprland_logo")->intValue;
-    static auto* const                                    PBACKGROUNDCOLOR    = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:background_color")->intValue;
     static auto* const                                    PANIMENABLED        = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("animations:enabled")->intValue;
     static auto* const                                    PFIRSTLAUNCHANIM    = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("animations:first_launch_animation")->intValue;
     static auto* const                                    PTEARINGENABLED     = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("general:allow_tearing")->intValue;
@@ -922,7 +956,7 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
         firstLaunchAnimActive = false;
     }
 
-    startRender = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+    renderStart = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
 
     if (*PDEBUGOVERLAY == 1) {
         g_pDebugOverlay->frameData(pMonitor);
@@ -1026,7 +1060,6 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     // check the damage
     CRegion damage;
     bool    hasChanged = pMonitor->output->needs_frame || pixman_region32_not_empty(&pMonitor->damage.current);
-    int     bufferAge;
 
     if (!hasChanged && *PDAMAGETRACKINGMODE != DAMAGE_TRACKING_NONE && pMonitor->forceFullFrames == 0 && damageBlinkCleanup == 0)
         return;
@@ -1042,16 +1075,7 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     if (UNLOCK_SC)
         wlr_output_lock_software_cursors(pMonitor->output, true);
 
-    if (!wlr_output_attach_render(pMonitor->output, &bufferAge)) {
-        Debug::log(ERR, "Couldn't attach render to display {} ???", pMonitor->szName);
-
-        if (UNLOCK_SC)
-            wlr_output_lock_software_cursors(pMonitor->output, false);
-
-        return;
-    }
-
-    wlr_damage_ring_get_buffer_damage(&pMonitor->damage, bufferAge, damage.pixman());
+    wlr_damage_ring_get_buffer_damage(&pMonitor->damage, m_iLastBufferAge, damage.pixman());
 
     pMonitor->renderingActive = true;
 
@@ -1097,7 +1121,25 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
 
     TRACY_GPU_ZONE("Render");
 
-    g_pHyprOpenGL->begin(pMonitor, &damage);
+    if (pMonitor == g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromCursor())
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.mouseZoomFactor = std::clamp(*PZOOMFACTOR, 1.f, INFINITY);
+    else
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.mouseZoomFactor = 1.f;
+
+    if (zoomInFactorFirstLaunch > 1.f) {
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.mouseZoomFactor    = zoomInFactorFirstLaunch;
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.mouseZoomUseMouse  = false;
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.useNearestNeighbor = false;
+    }
+
+    if (!beginRender(pMonitor, damage, RENDER_MODE_NORMAL)) {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "renderer: couldn't beginRender()!");
+
+        if (UNLOCK_SC)
+            wlr_output_lock_software_cursors(pMonitor->output, false);
+
+        return;
+    }
 
     EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("render", RENDER_BEGIN);
 
@@ -1111,15 +1153,6 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
             EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("render", RENDER_POST_MIRROR);
             renderCursor = false;
         } else {
-            g_pHyprOpenGL->blend(false);
-            if (!canSkipBackBufferClear(pMonitor)) {
-                if (*PRENDERTEX /* inverted cfg flag */)
-                    g_pHyprOpenGL->clear(CColor(*PBACKGROUNDCOLOR));
-                else
-                    g_pHyprOpenGL->clearWithTex(); // will apply the hypr "wallpaper"
-            }
-            g_pHyprOpenGL->blend(true);
-
             CBox renderBox = {0, 0, (int)pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x, (int)pMonitor->vecPixelSize.y};
             renderWorkspace(pMonitor, g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(pMonitor->activeWorkspace), &now, renderBox);
 
@@ -1132,7 +1165,7 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
 
             // for drawing the debug overlay
             if (pMonitor == g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.front().get() && *PDEBUGOVERLAY == 1) {
-                startRenderOverlay = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+                renderStartOverlay = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
                 g_pDebugOverlay->draw();
                 endRenderOverlay = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
             }
@@ -1153,35 +1186,22 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
 
     renderCursor = renderCursor && shouldRenderCursor();
 
-    if (renderCursor && wlr_renderer_begin(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRRenderer, pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x, pMonitor->vecPixelSize.y)) {
+    if (renderCursor) {
         TRACY_GPU_ZONE("RenderCursor");
 
         bool lockSoftware = pMonitor == g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromCursor() && *PZOOMFACTOR != 1.f;
 
         if (lockSoftware) {
             wlr_output_lock_software_cursors(pMonitor->output, true);
-            wlr_output_render_software_cursors(pMonitor->output, NULL);
+            g_pHyprRenderer->renderSoftwareCursors(pMonitor, g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.damage);
             wlr_output_lock_software_cursors(pMonitor->output, false);
         } else
-            wlr_output_render_software_cursors(pMonitor->output, NULL);
-
-        wlr_renderer_end(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRRenderer);
-    }
-
-    if (pMonitor == g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromCursor())
-        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.mouseZoomFactor = std::clamp(*PZOOMFACTOR, 1.f, INFINITY);
-    else
-        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.mouseZoomFactor = 1.f;
-
-    if (zoomInFactorFirstLaunch > 1.f) {
-        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.mouseZoomFactor    = zoomInFactorFirstLaunch;
-        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.mouseZoomUseMouse  = false;
-        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.useNearestNeighbor = false;
+            g_pHyprRenderer->renderSoftwareCursors(pMonitor, g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.damage);
     }
 
     EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("render", RENDER_LAST_MOMENT);
 
-    g_pHyprOpenGL->end();
+    endRender();
 
     TRACY_GPU_COLLECT;
 
@@ -1227,12 +1247,12 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
 
     pMonitor->pendingFrame = false;
 
-    const float µs = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - startRender).count() / 1000.f;
+    const float µs = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - renderStart).count() / 1000.f;
     g_pDebugOverlay->renderData(pMonitor, µs);
 
     if (*PDEBUGOVERLAY == 1) {
         if (pMonitor == g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.front().get()) {
-            const float µsNoOverlay = µs - std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(endRenderOverlay - startRenderOverlay).count() / 1000.f;
+            const float µsNoOverlay = µs - std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(endRenderOverlay - renderStartOverlay).count() / 1000.f;
             g_pDebugOverlay->renderDataNoOverlay(pMonitor, µsNoOverlay);
         } else {
             g_pDebugOverlay->renderDataNoOverlay(pMonitor, µs);
@@ -1992,6 +2012,8 @@ bool CHyprRenderer::applyMonitorRule(CMonitor* pMonitor, SMonitorRule* pMonitorR
         pMonitor->vecPixelSize = Vector2D(transformedBox.width, transformedBox.height);
     }
 
+    pMonitor->updateMatrix();
+
     // update renderer (here because it will call rollback, so we cannot do this before committing)
     g_pHyprOpenGL->destroyMonitorResources(pMonitor);
 
@@ -2165,7 +2187,12 @@ bool CHyprRenderer::canSkipBackBufferClear(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
             ls->geometry.height != pMonitor->vecSize.y)
             continue;
 
-        if (!ls->layerSurface->surface->opaque)
+        // TODO: cache maybe?
+        CRegion opaque = &ls->layerSurface->surface->opaque_region;
+        CBox    lsbox  = {0, 0, ls->layerSurface->surface->current.buffer_width, ls->layerSurface->surface->current.buffer_height};
+        opaque.invert(lsbox);
+
+        if (!opaque.empty())
             continue;
 
         return true;
@@ -2226,3 +2253,125 @@ void CHyprRenderer::recheckSolitaryForMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     // found one!
     pMonitor->solitaryClient = PCANDIDATE;
 }
+
+void CHyprRenderer::renderSoftwareCursors(CMonitor* pMonitor, const CRegion& damage, std::optional<Vector2D> overridePos) {
+    const auto         CURSORPOS = overridePos.value_or(g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal() - pMonitor->vecPosition) * pMonitor->scale;
+    wlr_output_cursor* cursor;
+    wl_list_for_each(cursor, &pMonitor->output->cursors, link) {
+        if (!cursor->enabled || !cursor->visible || pMonitor->output->hardware_cursor == cursor)
+            continue;
+
+        if (!cursor->texture)
+            continue;
+
+        CBox cursorBox = CBox{CURSORPOS.x, CURSORPOS.y, cursor->width, cursor->height}.translate({-cursor->hotspot_x, -cursor->hotspot_y});
+
+        // TODO: NVIDIA doesn't like if we use renderTexturePrimitive here. Why?
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture(cursor->texture, &cursorBox, 1.0);
+    }
+}
+
+CRenderbuffer* CHyprRenderer::getOrCreateRenderbuffer(wlr_buffer* buffer, uint32_t fmt) {
+    auto it = std::find_if(m_vRenderbuffers.begin(), m_vRenderbuffers.end(), [&](const auto& other) { return other->m_pWlrBuffer == buffer; });
+
+    if (it != m_vRenderbuffers.end())
+        return it->get();
+
+    return m_vRenderbuffers.emplace_back(std::make_unique<CRenderbuffer>(buffer, fmt)).get();
+}
+
+void CHyprRenderer::makeEGLCurrent() {
+    if (!g_pCompositor)
+        return;
+
+    if (eglGetCurrentContext() != wlr_egl_get_context(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL))
+        eglMakeCurrent(wlr_egl_get_display(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL), EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE, wlr_egl_get_context(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL));
+}
+
+void CHyprRenderer::unsetEGL() {
+    eglMakeCurrent(wlr_egl_get_display(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL), EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_CONTEXT);
+}
+
+bool CHyprRenderer::beginRender(CMonitor* pMonitor, CRegion& damage, eRenderMode mode, wlr_buffer* buffer, CFramebuffer* fb) {
+
+    makeEGLCurrent();
+
+    m_eRenderMode = mode;
+
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pMonitor = pMonitor; // has to be set cuz allocs
+
+    if (mode == RENDER_MODE_FULL_FAKE) {
+        RASSERT(fb, "Cannot render FULL_FAKE without a provided fb!");
+        fb->bind();
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->begin(pMonitor, &damage, fb);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (!buffer) {
+        if (!wlr_output_configure_primary_swapchain(pMonitor->output, &pMonitor->output->pending, &pMonitor->output->swapchain))
+            return false;
+
+        m_pCurrentWlrBuffer = wlr_swapchain_acquire(pMonitor->output->swapchain, &m_iLastBufferAge);
+        if (!m_pCurrentWlrBuffer)
+            return false;
+    } else {
+        m_pCurrentWlrBuffer = wlr_buffer_lock(buffer);
+    }
+
+    try {
+        m_pCurrentRenderbuffer = getOrCreateRenderbuffer(m_pCurrentWlrBuffer, pMonitor->drmFormat);
+    } catch (std::exception& e) {
+        wlr_buffer_unlock(m_pCurrentWlrBuffer);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    m_pCurrentRenderbuffer->bind();
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->begin(pMonitor, &damage);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+void CHyprRenderer::endRender() {
+    const auto PMONITOR = g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pMonitor;
+
+    if (m_eRenderMode != RENDER_MODE_TO_BUFFER_READ_ONLY)
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->end();
+    else {
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pMonitor          = nullptr;
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.mouseZoomFactor   = 1.f;
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.mouseZoomUseMouse = true;
+    }
+
+    if (m_eRenderMode == RENDER_MODE_FULL_FAKE)
+        return;
+
+    if (isNvidia())
+        glFinish();
+    else
+        glFlush();
+
+    if (m_eRenderMode == RENDER_MODE_NORMAL) {
+        wlr_output_state_set_buffer(&PMONITOR->output->pending, m_pCurrentWlrBuffer);
+        unsetEGL(); // flush the context
+    }
+
+    wlr_buffer_unlock(m_pCurrentWlrBuffer);
+
+    m_pCurrentRenderbuffer->unbind();
+
+    m_pCurrentRenderbuffer = nullptr;
+    m_pCurrentWlrBuffer    = nullptr;
+    m_iLastBufferAge       = 0;
+}
+
+void CHyprRenderer::onRenderbufferDestroy(CRenderbuffer* rb) {
+    std::erase_if(m_vRenderbuffers, [&](const auto& rbo) { return rbo.get() == rb; });
+}
+
+CRenderbuffer* CHyprRenderer::getCurrentRBO() {
+    return m_pCurrentRenderbuffer;
+}
+
+bool CHyprRenderer::isNvidia() {
+    return m_bNvidia;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.hpp b/src/render/Renderer.hpp
index f28600b4..aaafa257 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.hpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "../helpers/Workspace.hpp"
 #include "../Window.hpp"
 #include "OpenGL.hpp"
+#include "Renderbuffer.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/Timer.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/Region.hpp"
 
@@ -27,6 +28,14 @@ enum eRenderPassMode
     RENDER_PASS_POPUP
 };
 
+enum eRenderMode
+{
+    RENDER_MODE_NORMAL              = 0,
+    RENDER_MODE_FULL_FAKE           = 1,
+    RENDER_MODE_TO_BUFFER           = 2,
+    RENDER_MODE_TO_BUFFER_READ_ONLY = 3,
+};
+
 class CToplevelExportProtocolManager;
 class CInputManager;
 struct SSessionLockSurface;
@@ -58,15 +67,24 @@ class CHyprRenderer {
     void                            recheckSolitaryForMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor);
     void                            setCursorSurface(wlr_surface* surf, int hotspotX, int hotspotY);
     void                            setCursorFromName(const std::string& name);
+    void                            renderSoftwareCursors(CMonitor* pMonitor, const CRegion& damage, std::optional<Vector2D> overridePos = {});
+    void                            onRenderbufferDestroy(CRenderbuffer* rb);
+    CRenderbuffer*                  getCurrentRBO();
+    bool                            isNvidia();
+    void                            makeEGLCurrent();
+    void                            unsetEGL();
 
-    bool                            m_bWindowRequestedCursorHide = false;
-    bool                            m_bBlockSurfaceFeedback      = false;
-    bool                            m_bRenderingSnapshot         = false;
-    CWindow*                        m_pLastScanout               = nullptr;
-    CMonitor*                       m_pMostHzMonitor             = nullptr;
-    bool                            m_bDirectScanoutBlocked      = false;
-    bool                            m_bSoftwareCursorsLocked     = false;
-    bool                            m_bTearingEnvSatisfied       = false;
+    bool      beginRender(CMonitor* pMonitor, CRegion& damage, eRenderMode mode = RENDER_MODE_NORMAL, wlr_buffer* buffer = nullptr, CFramebuffer* fb = nullptr);
+    void      endRender();
+
+    bool      m_bWindowRequestedCursorHide = false;
+    bool      m_bBlockSurfaceFeedback      = false;
+    bool      m_bRenderingSnapshot         = false;
+    CWindow*  m_pLastScanout               = nullptr;
+    CMonitor* m_pMostHzMonitor             = nullptr;
+    bool      m_bDirectScanoutBlocked      = false;
+    bool      m_bSoftwareCursorsLocked     = false;
+    bool      m_bTearingEnvSatisfied       = false;
 
     DAMAGETRACKINGMODES
     damageTrackingModeFromStr(const std::string&);
@@ -89,19 +107,28 @@ class CHyprRenderer {
     } m_sLastCursorData;
 
   private:
-    void arrangeLayerArray(CMonitor*, const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<SLayerSurface>>&, bool, CBox*);
-    void renderWorkspaceWindowsFullscreen(CMonitor*, CWorkspace*, timespec*); // renders workspace windows (fullscreen) (tiled, floating, pinned, but no special)
-    void renderWorkspaceWindows(CMonitor*, CWorkspace*, timespec*);           // renders workspace windows (no fullscreen) (tiled, floating, pinned, but no special)
-    void renderWindow(CWindow*, CMonitor*, timespec*, bool, eRenderPassMode, bool ignorePosition = false, bool ignoreAllGeometry = false);
-    void renderLayer(SLayerSurface*, CMonitor*, timespec*);
-    void renderSessionLockSurface(SSessionLockSurface*, CMonitor*, timespec*);
-    void renderDragIcon(CMonitor*, timespec*);
-    void renderIMEPopup(SIMEPopup*, CMonitor*, timespec*);
-    void renderWorkspace(CMonitor* pMonitor, CWorkspace* pWorkspace, timespec* now, const CBox& geometry);
-    void renderAllClientsForWorkspace(CMonitor* pMonitor, CWorkspace* pWorkspace, timespec* now, const Vector2D& translate = {0, 0}, const float& scale = 1.f);
+    void           arrangeLayerArray(CMonitor*, const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<SLayerSurface>>&, bool, CBox*);
+    void           renderWorkspaceWindowsFullscreen(CMonitor*, CWorkspace*, timespec*); // renders workspace windows (fullscreen) (tiled, floating, pinned, but no special)
+    void           renderWorkspaceWindows(CMonitor*, CWorkspace*, timespec*);           // renders workspace windows (no fullscreen) (tiled, floating, pinned, but no special)
+    void           renderWindow(CWindow*, CMonitor*, timespec*, bool, eRenderPassMode, bool ignorePosition = false, bool ignoreAllGeometry = false);
+    void           renderLayer(SLayerSurface*, CMonitor*, timespec*);
+    void           renderSessionLockSurface(SSessionLockSurface*, CMonitor*, timespec*);
+    void           renderDragIcon(CMonitor*, timespec*);
+    void           renderIMEPopup(SIMEPopup*, CMonitor*, timespec*);
+    void           renderWorkspace(CMonitor* pMonitor, CWorkspace* pWorkspace, timespec* now, const CBox& geometry);
+    void           renderAllClientsForWorkspace(CMonitor* pMonitor, CWorkspace* pWorkspace, timespec* now, const Vector2D& translate = {0, 0}, const float& scale = 1.f);
 
-    bool m_bHasARenderedCursor = true;
-    bool m_bCursorHasSurface   = false;
+    bool           m_bHasARenderedCursor  = true;
+    bool           m_bCursorHasSurface    = false;
+    CRenderbuffer* m_pCurrentRenderbuffer = nullptr;
+    wlr_buffer*    m_pCurrentWlrBuffer    = nullptr;
+    eRenderMode    m_eRenderMode          = RENDER_MODE_NORMAL;
+    int            m_iLastBufferAge       = 0;
+
+    bool           m_bNvidia = false;
+
+    CRenderbuffer* getOrCreateRenderbuffer(wlr_buffer* buffer, uint32_t fmt);
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<CRenderbuffer>> m_vRenderbuffers;
 
     friend class CHyprOpenGLImpl;
     friend class CToplevelExportProtocolManager;
diff --git a/src/render/decorations/CHyprDropShadowDecoration.cpp b/src/render/decorations/CHyprDropShadowDecoration.cpp
index d8972376..bbf6def4 100644
--- a/src/render/decorations/CHyprDropShadowDecoration.cpp
+++ b/src/render/decorations/CHyprDropShadowDecoration.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ void CHyprDropShadowDecoration::draw(CMonitor* pMonitor, float a, const Vector2D
     // scale the box in relation to the center of the box
     fullBox.scaleFromCenter(SHADOWSCALE).translate(*PSHADOWOFFSET);
 
+    m_vLastWindowPos += WORKSPACEOFFSET;
     m_seExtents = {{m_vLastWindowPos.x - fullBox.x - pMonitor->vecPosition.x + 2, m_vLastWindowPos.y - fullBox.y - pMonitor->vecPosition.y + 2},
                    {fullBox.x + fullBox.width + pMonitor->vecPosition.x - m_vLastWindowPos.x - m_vLastWindowSize.x + 2,
                     fullBox.y + fullBox.height + pMonitor->vecPosition.y - m_vLastWindowPos.y - m_vLastWindowSize.y + 2}};
diff --git a/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp b/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp
index 7d2c84ee..ae1d76a7 100644
--- a/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp
+++ b/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 // shared things to conserve VRAM
 static CTexture m_tGradientActive;
 static CTexture m_tGradientInactive;
+static CTexture m_tGradientLockedActive;
+static CTexture m_tGradientLockedInactive;
+
 constexpr int   BAR_INDICATOR_HEIGHT   = 3;
 constexpr int   BAR_PADDING_OUTER_VERT = 2;
 constexpr int   BAR_TEXT_PAD           = 2;
@@ -13,6 +16,8 @@ constexpr int   BAR_HORIZONTAL_PADDING = 2;
 
 CHyprGroupBarDecoration::CHyprGroupBarDecoration(CWindow* pWindow) : IHyprWindowDecoration(pWindow) {
     m_pWindow = pWindow;
+    if (m_tGradientActive.m_iTexID == 0)
+        refreshGroupBarGradients();
 }
 
 CHyprGroupBarDecoration::~CHyprGroupBarDecoration() {}
@@ -130,10 +135,11 @@ void CHyprGroupBarDecoration::draw(CMonitor* pMonitor, float a, const Vector2D&
                                                                           Vector2D{m_fBarWidth * pMonitor->scale, (*PTITLEFONTSIZE + 2 * BAR_TEXT_PAD) * pMonitor->scale}))
                                 .get();
 
-            refreshGradients();
+            const auto& GRADIENTTEX = (m_dwGroupMembers[i] == g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow ? (GROUPLOCKED ? m_tGradientLockedActive : m_tGradientActive) :
+                                                                                             (GROUPLOCKED ? m_tGradientLockedInactive : m_tGradientInactive));
 
-            if (*PGRADIENTS)
-                g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture((m_dwGroupMembers[i] == g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow ? m_tGradientActive : m_tGradientInactive), &rect, 1.0);
+            if (*PGRADIENTS && GRADIENTTEX.m_iTexID != 0)
+                g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture(GRADIENTTEX, &rect, 1.0);
 
             rect.y += (ASSIGNEDBOX.h / 2.0 - (*PTITLEFONTSIZE + 2 * BAR_TEXT_PAD) / 2.0) * pMonitor->scale;
             rect.height = (*PTITLEFONTSIZE + 2 * BAR_TEXT_PAD) * pMonitor->scale;
@@ -232,6 +238,9 @@ CTitleTex::~CTitleTex() {
 
 void renderGradientTo(CTexture& tex, const CColor& grad) {
 
+    if (!g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor)
+        return;
+
     const Vector2D& bufferSize = g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor->vecPixelSize;
 
     const auto      CAIROSURFACE = cairo_image_surface_create(CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, bufferSize.x, bufferSize.y);
@@ -273,21 +282,23 @@ void renderGradientTo(CTexture& tex, const CColor& grad) {
     cairo_surface_destroy(CAIROSURFACE);
 }
 
-void CHyprGroupBarDecoration::refreshGradients() {
-    if (m_tGradientActive.m_iTexID > 0)
-        return;
-
+void refreshGroupBarGradients() {
     static auto* const PGROUPCOLACTIVE         = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("group:groupbar:col.active")->data;
     static auto* const PGROUPCOLINACTIVE       = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("group:groupbar:col.inactive")->data;
     static auto* const PGROUPCOLACTIVELOCKED   = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("group:groupbar:col.locked_active")->data;
     static auto* const PGROUPCOLINACTIVELOCKED = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("group:groupbar:col.locked_inactive")->data;
 
-    const bool         GROUPLOCKED  = m_pWindow->getGroupHead()->m_sGroupData.locked;
-    const auto* const  PCOLACTIVE   = GROUPLOCKED ? PGROUPCOLACTIVELOCKED : PGROUPCOLACTIVE;
-    const auto* const  PCOLINACTIVE = GROUPLOCKED ? PGROUPCOLINACTIVELOCKED : PGROUPCOLINACTIVE;
+    if (m_tGradientActive.m_iTexID != 0) {
+        m_tGradientActive.destroyTexture();
+        m_tGradientInactive.destroyTexture();
+        m_tGradientLockedActive.destroyTexture();
+        m_tGradientLockedInactive.destroyTexture();
+    }
 
-    renderGradientTo(m_tGradientActive, ((CGradientValueData*)PCOLACTIVE->get())->m_vColors[0]);
-    renderGradientTo(m_tGradientInactive, ((CGradientValueData*)PCOLINACTIVE->get())->m_vColors[0]);
+    renderGradientTo(m_tGradientActive, ((CGradientValueData*)PGROUPCOLACTIVE->get())->m_vColors[0]);
+    renderGradientTo(m_tGradientInactive, ((CGradientValueData*)PGROUPCOLINACTIVE->get())->m_vColors[0]);
+    renderGradientTo(m_tGradientLockedActive, ((CGradientValueData*)PGROUPCOLACTIVELOCKED->get())->m_vColors[0]);
+    renderGradientTo(m_tGradientLockedInactive, ((CGradientValueData*)PGROUPCOLINACTIVELOCKED->get())->m_vColors[0]);
 }
 
 bool CHyprGroupBarDecoration::onEndWindowDragOnDeco(CWindow* pDraggedWindow, const Vector2D& pos) {
diff --git a/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.hpp b/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.hpp
index 52439942..78edbeae 100644
--- a/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.hpp
+++ b/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class CTitleTex {
     CWindow*    pWindowOwner = nullptr;
 };
 
+void refreshGroupBarGradients();
+
 class CHyprGroupBarDecoration : public IHyprWindowDecoration {
   public:
     CHyprGroupBarDecoration(CWindow*);
@@ -57,8 +59,6 @@ class CHyprGroupBarDecoration : public IHyprWindowDecoration {
     CTitleTex*               textureFromTitle(const std::string&);
     void                     invalidateTextures();
 
-    void                     refreshGradients();
-
     CBox                     assignedBoxGlobal();
 
     struct STitleTexs {
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/wlroots-meson-build.patch b/subprojects/packagefiles/wlroots-meson-build.patch
index 6741fdc7..fd6f84db 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/wlroots-meson-build.patch
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/wlroots-meson-build.patch
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ index 29b103a..0b6e5a4 100644
  # necessary for bugfix releases. Increasing soversion is required because
  # wlroots never guarantees ABI stability -- only API stability is guaranteed
  # between minor releases.
--soversion = 12
-+soversion = 12032
+-soversion = 13
++soversion = 13032
  
  little_endian = target_machine.endian() == 'little'
  big_endian = target_machine.endian() == 'big'
diff --git a/subprojects/wlroots.wrap b/subprojects/wlroots.wrap
index 7df8166b..3624d5aa 100644
--- a/subprojects/wlroots.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/wlroots.wrap
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [wrap-git]
 directory = wlroots
 url = https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots.git
-revision = 5de9e1a99d6642c2d09d589aa37ff0a8945dcee1
+revision = 5d639394f3e83b01596dcd166a44a9a1a2583350
 depth = 1
 
 diff_files = wlroots-meson-build.patch