diff --git a/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart b/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart
index 9b4f501..83cf503 100755
--- a/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart
+++ b/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart
@@ -212,15 +212,18 @@ hc set focus_follows_mouse 1
 
 # panel
 hc detect_monitors
-ps aux | grep panel.sh | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}' | xargs kill
-panel=~/.config/herbstluftwm/panel/panel.sh
-for monitor in $(hc list_monitors | cut -d: -f1); do
-    "$panel" "$monitor" &
-done
+# ps aux | grep panel.sh | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}' | xargs kill
+# panel=~/.config/herbstluftwm/panel/panel.sh
+# for monitor in $(hc list_monitors | cut -d: -f1); do
+#     "$panel" "$monitor" &
+# done
 
 pidof dunst || dunst &
 pidof mpd || mpd &
 pidof flameshot || flameshot &
 pidof lxpolkit || lxpolkit &
+pidof picom || picom --experimental-backends &
 wal -R
 ~/.fehbg
+
+${HOME}/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
diff --git a/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh b/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9151edb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+polybar-msg cmd quit
+polybar main 2>&1 & disown
diff --git a/.config/herbstluftwm/panel/panel.sh b/.config/herbstluftwm/panel/panel.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 367a13d..0000000
--- a/.config/herbstluftwm/panel/panel.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,234 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-. "${HOME}/.cache/wal/colors.sh"
-
-quote() {
-	local q="$(printf '%q ' "$@")"
-	printf '%s' "${q% }"
-}
-
-hc_quoted="$(quote "${herbstclient_command[@]:-herbstclient}")"
-hc() { "${herbstclient_command[@]:-herbstclient}" "$@"; }
-monitor=${1:-0}
-geometry=($(hc monitor_rect "$monitor"))
-if [ -z "$geometry" ]; then
-	echo "Invalid monitor $monitor"
-	exit 1
-fi
-# geometry has the format W H X Y
-x=$((${geometry[0]} + 12))
-y=$((${geometry[1]} + 12))
-panel_width=$((${geometry[2]} - 24))
-panel_height=29
-font="*mono*"
-
-####
-# Try to find textwidth binary.
-# In e.g. Ubuntu, this is named dzen2-textwidth.
-if which textwidth &>/dev/null; then
-	textwidth="textwidth"
-elif which dzen2-textwidth &>/dev/null; then
-	textwidth="dzen2-textwidth"
-elif which xftwidth &>/dev/null; then # For guix
-	textwidth="xtfwidth"
-else
-	echo "This script requires the textwidth tool of the dzen2 project."
-	exit 1
-fi
-####
-# true if we are using the svn version of dzen2
-# depending on version/distribution, this seems to have version strings like
-# "dzen-" or "dzen-x.x.x-svn"
-if dzen2 -v 2>&1 | head -n 1 | grep -q '^dzen-\([^,]*-svn\|\),'; then
-	dzen2_svn="true"
-else
-	dzen2_svn=""
-fi
-
-if awk -Wv 2>/dev/null | head -1 | grep -q '^mawk'; then
-	mawk needs "-W interactive" to line-buffer stdout correctly
-	# http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=593504
-	uniq_linebuffered() {
-		awk -W interactive '$0 != l { print ; l=$0 ; fflush(); }' "$@"
-	}
-else
-	# other awk versions (e.g. gawk) issue a warning with "-W interactive", so
-	# we don't want to use it there.
-	uniq_linebuffered() {
-		awk '$0 != l { print ; l=$0 ; fflush(); }' "$@"
-	}
-fi
-
-# get the current pulseaudio volume, or state incase muted
-pulsegetvol() {
-	if [ $(pamixer --get-mute) == 1 ]; then
-		echo -ne "^fg($foreground)muted\n"
-	else
-		volume=$(pamixer --get-volume-human)
-		echo -n "^fg($foreground)$volume"
-	fi
-}
-
-# using pactl we can subscribe to pulseaudio and check for changes
-pulsesub() {
-	pactl subscribe | grep --line-buffered "change.*sink" | while read -r line; do
-	echo -ne "pulseaudio\t$(pulsegetvol)\n"
-done
-}
-
-# used when reloading / quitting, kills all event generators as they no longer have a use
-list_descendants() {
-	local children=$(ps -o pid= --ppid "$1")
-	for pid in $children; do
-		list_descendants "$pid"
-	done
-	echo "$children"
-}
-
-hc pad $monitor $(($panel_height + 12))
-
-{
-	### Event generator ###
-	# based on different input data (mpc, date, hlwm hooks, ...) this generates events, formed like this:
-	#   <eventname>\t<data> [...]
-	# e.g.
-	#   date    ^fg(#efefef)18:33^fg(#909090), 2013-10-^fg(#efefef)29
-
-	#mpc idleloop player &
-	pulsesub &
-	while true; do
-		# "date" output is checked once a second, but an event is only
-		# generated if the output changed compared to the previous run.
-		date +$"date	^fg($foreground)%a %b %d %H:%M"
-		sleep 1 || break
-	done > >(uniq_linebuffered) &
-	hc --idle
-} 2>/dev/null | {
-	IFS=$'\t' read -ra tags <<<"$(hc tag_status $monitor)"
-	visible=true
-	date=""
-	windowtitle=""
-	volume="$(pulsegetvol)"
-	while true; do
-
-		### Output ###
-		# This part prints dzen data based on the _previous_ data handling run,
-		# and then waits for the next event to happen.
-
-		separator="^bg()^fg($color8)|"
-		# draw tags
-		for i in "${tags[@]}"; do
-			case ${i:0:1} in
-
-
-				'.')
-					# the tag is empty
-					# TODO Add your formatting tags
-					echo -n "^bg()^fg($color8)"
-					;;
-				':')
-					# the tag is not empty
-					echo -n "^bg()^fg($foreground)"
-					;;
-				'+')
-					# the tag is viewed on the specified MONITOR, but this monitor is not focused.
-					echo -n "^bg($color1)^fg()"
-					;;
-				'#')
-					# the tag is viewed on the specified MONITOR and it is focused.
-					echo -n "^bg($color2)^fg()"
-					;;
-				'-')
-					# the tag is viewed on a different MONITOR, but this monitor is not focused.
-					echo -n "^bg($color1)^fg()"
-					;;
-				'%')
-					# the tag is viewed on a different MONITOR and it is focused.
-					echo -n "^bg($color2)^fg()"
-					;;
-				'!')
-					# the tag contains an urgent window
-					# TODO Add your formatting tags
-					echo -n "^bg($color6)^fg()"
-					;;
-				esac
-				if [ ! -z "$dzen2_svn" ]; then
-					# clickable tags if using SVN dzen
-					echo -n "^ca(1,$hc_quoted focus_monitor \"$monitor\" && "
-					echo -n "$hc_quoted use \"${i:1}\") ${i:1} ^ca()"
-				else
-					# non-clickable tags if using older dzen
-					echo -n " ${i:1} "
-					fi
-				done
-				echo -n "$separator"
-				echo -n "^bg()^fg() ${windowtitle//^/^^}"
-				# small adjustments
-				right="$volume $separator $date"
-				right_text_only=$(echo -n "$right" | sed 's.\^[^(]*([^)]*)..g')
-				# get width of right aligned text.. and add some space..
-				width=$($textwidth "$font" "$right_text_only    ")
-				echo -n "^pa($(($panel_width - $width)))$right"
-				echo
-
-		### Data handling ###
-		# This part handles the events generated in the event loop, and sets
-		# internal variables based on them. The event and its arguments are
-		# read into the array cmd, then action is taken depending on the event
-		# name.
-		# "Special" events (quit_panel/togglehidepanel/reload) are also handled
-		# here.
-
-		# wait for next event
-		IFS=$'\t' read -ra cmd || break
-		# find out event origin
-		case "${cmd[0]}" in
-			tag*)
-				#echo "resetting tags" >&2
-				IFS=$'\t' read -ra tags <<<"$(hc tag_status $monitor)"
-				;;
-			date)
-				#echo "resetting date" >&2
-				date="${cmd[@]:1}"
-				;;
-			quit_panel)
-				kill $(list_descendants $$)
-				exit
-				;;
-			togglehidepanel)
-				currentmonidx=$(hc list_monitors | sed -n '/\[FOCUS\]$/s/:.*//p')
-				if [ "${cmd[1]}" -ne "$monitor" ]; then
-					continue
-				fi
-				if [ "${cmd[1]}" = "current" ] && [ "$currentmonidx" -ne "$monitor" ]; then
-					continue
-				fi
-				echo "^togglehide()"
-				if $visible; then
-					visible=false
-					hc pad $monitor 0
-				else
-					visible=true
-					hc pad $monitor $(($panel_height + 12))
-				fi
-				;;
-			reload)
-				kill $(list_descendants $$)
-				exit
-				;;
-			focus_changed | window_title_changed)
-				windowtitle="${cmd[@]:2}"
-				;;
-			pulseaudio)
-				volume="${cmd[@]:1}"
-				;;
-		esac
-	done
-
-	### dzen2 ###
-	# After the data is gathered and processed, the output of the previous block
-	# gets piped to dzen2.
-
-} 2>/dev/null | dzen2 -w $panel_width -x $x -y $y -fn mononoki-15 -h $panel_height \
-	-e "button3=;button4=exec:$hc_quoted use_index -1;button5=exec:$hc_quoted use_index +1" \
-	-ta l -bg "$background" -fg "$foreground"