diff --git a/modules/user/emacs/default.nix b/modules/user/emacs/default.nix
index 82fe1bd4..2d9e6bcd 100644
--- a/modules/user/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/modules/user/emacs/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ in {
   options = {
     userSettings.emacs = {
       enable = lib.mkEnableOption "Enable emacs";
+      opacity = lib.mkOption {
+        default = 85;
+        type = lib.types.number;
+        description = "Emacs' percentage opacity as a whole number";
+      };
     };
   };
 
@@ -70,6 +75,9 @@ in {
         template = builtins.readFile ./lib/doom-stylix-theme.el.mustache;
         extension = ".el";
     };
+    home.file.".config/emacs/sysvars.el".text = ''
+    (setq systemOpacity ${builtins.toString config.userSettings.emacs.opacity})
+'';
     wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.exec-once = lib.optionals config.wayland.windowManager.hyprland.enable [ "emacs --daemon" ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/user/emacs/init.el b/modules/user/emacs/init.el
index 1072c832..d28ad0ec 100644
--- a/modules/user/emacs/init.el
+++ b/modules/user/emacs/init.el
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 ;; organize everything with use-package
 (require 'use-package)
+(load (expand-file-name "~/.config/emacs/sysvars.el"))
 
 ;; use-package-ception
 (use-package use-package
@@ -28,9 +29,9 @@
   (setq inhibit-startup-message t)
   
   ;; Transparent background
-  (set-frame-parameter nil 'alpha-background 85)
-  (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha-background . 85))
-  (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(inhibit-double-buffering . t))
+  (set-frame-parameter nil 'alpha-background systemOpacity)
+  (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha-background . systemOpacity))
+  ;;(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(inhibit-double-buffering . t))
   
   ;; I want declarative config, no custom
   (setq custom-file "/dev/null")
diff --git a/modules/user/hyprland/default.nix b/modules/user/hyprland/default.nix
index 87207cd9..8a51d5eb 100644
--- a/modules/user/hyprland/default.nix
+++ b/modules/user/hyprland/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ let
   term = config.userSettings.terminal;
   spawnEditor = config.userSettings.spawnEditor;
   spawnBrowser = config.userSettings.spawnBrowser;
+  performance = config.userSettings.hyprland.performanceOptimizations;
 in
 {
   options = {
@@ -20,7 +21,10 @@ in
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
     userSettings.alacritty.enable = true;
+    programs.alacritty.settings.window.opacity = lib.mkOverride 40 (if performance then 1.0 else 0.85);
     userSettings.kitty.enable = true;
+    programs.kitty.settings.background_opacity = lib.mkOverride 40 (if performance then "1.0" else "0.85");
+    userSettings.emacs.opacity = lib.mkOverride 40 (if performance then 100 else 85);
     userSettings.dmenuScripts = {
       enable = true;
       dmenuCmd = "fuzzel -d";
@@ -450,8 +454,8 @@ in
         then
           nwggrid -client
         else
-          GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE=${pkgs.librsvg}/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache nwggrid-server -layer-shell-exclusive-zone -1 -g adw-gtk3 -o 0.55 -b ${config.lib.stylix.colors.base00}
-          sleep 0.5 && nwggrid -client
+          GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE=${pkgs.librsvg}/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache nwggrid-server -layer-shell-exclusive-zone -1 -g adw-gtk3 -o 0.55 -b ${config.lib.stylix.colors.base00} &
+          sleep 0.6 && nwggrid -client
         fi
       '')
       (pkgs.writeScriptBin "hyprgamemode" ''