return {
  { "mrjones2014/smart-splits.nvim" },
  lazy = false,
  config = function()
    local smart_splits = require("smart-splits")
    local keymap = vim.keymap
    -- recommended mappings
    -- resizing splits
    -- these keymaps will also accept a range,
    -- for example `10<A-h>` will `resize_left` by `(10 * config.default_amount)`
    keymap.set("n", "<A-h>", smart_splits.resize_left)
    keymap.set("n", "<A-j>", smart_splits.resize_down)
    keymap.set("n", "<A-k>", smart_splits.resize_up)
    keymap.set("n", "<A-l>", smart_splits.resize_right)
    -- moving between splits
    keymap.set("n", "<C-h>", smart_splits.move_cursor_left)
    keymap.set("n", "<C-j>", smart_splits.move_cursor_down)
    keymap.set("n", "<C-k>", smart_splits.move_cursor_up)
    keymap.set("n", "<C-l>", smart_splits.move_cursor_right)
    keymap.set("n", "<C-\\>", smart_splits.move_cursor_previous)
    -- swapping buffers between windows
    keymap.set("n", "<leader><leader>h", smart_splits.swap_buf_left)
    keymap.set("n", "<leader><leader>j", smart_splits.swap_buf_down)
    keymap.set("n", "<leader><leader>k", smart_splits.swap_buf_up)
    keymap.set("n", "<leader><leader>l", smart_splits.swap_buf_right)
  end,
}