diff --git a/config/hosts/imxyy-nix/home.nix b/config/hosts/imxyy-nix/home.nix
index 4e52d50..d495a29 100644
--- a/config/hosts/imxyy-nix/home.nix
+++ b/config/hosts/imxyy-nix/home.nix
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
       enable = true;
       defaultApplications =
         let
-          browser = [ "chromium-browser.desktop" ];
+          browser = [ "zen-beta.desktop" ];
           editor = [ "codium.desktop" ];
           imageviewer = [ "org.gnome.Shotwell-Viewer.desktop" ];
         in
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@
         ".config/dconf"
         ".config/gh"
         ".config/pulse"
-        ".config/chromium"
         ".config/go-musicfox/db"
         ".config/tmux/plugins"
         ".config/pip"
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index d1eb6d0..2c62cf5 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -557,6 +557,27 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "home-manager_3": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "zen",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1743604125,
+        "narHash": "sha256-ZD61DNbsBt1mQbinAaaEqKaJk2RFo9R/j+eYWeGMx7A=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "rev": "180fd43eea296e62ae68e079fcf56aba268b9a1a",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "impermanence": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1737831083,
@@ -1006,7 +1027,8 @@
         "omz": "omz",
         "quickshell": "quickshell",
         "sops-nix": "sops-nix",
-        "stylix": "stylix"
+        "stylix": "stylix",
+        "zen": "zen"
       }
     },
     "rust-analyzer-src": {
@@ -1284,6 +1306,27 @@
         "repo": "xwayland-satellite",
         "type": "github"
       }
+    },
+    "zen": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "home-manager": "home-manager_3",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1748749284,
+        "narHash": "sha256-g5+9fY/6tDj7tUiRXuQJRPA/AB/aKguxN2B+nMGQh4A=",
+        "owner": "0xc000022070",
+        "repo": "zen-browser-flake",
+        "rev": "ad1b6dcc9916993179a287fc06c3dc32c995a24f",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "0xc000022070",
+        "repo": "zen-browser-flake",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
     }
   },
   "root": "root",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index e32593f..791373f 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
     # NUR
     nur.url = "github:nix-community/NUR";
 
-    # NeoVim nightly
-    # neovim-nightly.url = "github:nix-community/neovim-nightly-overlay";
-    # neovim-nightly.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
-
     # OMZ
     omz.url = "github:imxyy1soope1/omz/master";
     omz.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
@@ -56,6 +52,9 @@
     fenix.url = "github:nix-community/fenix";
     fenix.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
 
+    zen.url = "github:0xc000022070/zen-browser-flake";
+    zen.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+
     infuse.url = "git+https://codeberg.org/amjoseph/infuse.nix";
     infuse.flake = false;
   };
@@ -145,6 +144,7 @@
                 inputs.sops-nix.homeManagerModules.sops
                 inputs.impermanence.nixosModules.home-manager.impermanence
                 inputs.stylix.homeModules.stylix
+                inputs.zen.homeModules.beta
                 # workaround for annoying stylix
                 (
                   { lib, ... }:
diff --git a/modules/desktop/browser/all.nix b/modules/desktop/browser/all.nix
index 642207b..791b6b9 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/browser/all.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/browser/all.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ lib.my.makeSwitch {
       firefox.enable = true;
       librewolf.enable = true;
       chromium.enable = true;
+      zen.enable = true;
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/desktop/browser/chromium.nix b/modules/desktop/browser/chromium.nix
index 44a5b55..6a148a0 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/browser/chromium.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/browser/chromium.nix
@@ -50,5 +50,8 @@ lib.my.makeHomeProgramConfig {
         "--wayland-text-input-version=3"
       ];
     };
+    my.persist.homeDirs = [
+      ".config/chromium"
+    ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/desktop/browser/default.nix b/modules/desktop/browser/default.nix
index b4037dd..f625f73 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/browser/default.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/browser/default.nix
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
     ./firefox.nix
     ./librewolf.nix
     ./chromium.nix
+    ./zen.nix
   ];
 }
diff --git a/modules/desktop/browser/zen.nix b/modules/desktop/browser/zen.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ebc729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/desktop/browser/zen.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+lib.my.makeHomeProgramConfig {
+  inherit config;
+  programName = "zen-browser";
+  optionPath = [
+    "desktop"
+    "browser"
+    "zen"
+  ];
+  extraConfig = {
+    my.home.programs.zen-browser = {
+      enable = true;
+      nativeMessagingHosts = [ pkgs.firefoxpwa ];
+      policies = {
+        # find more options here: https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/
+        DisableAppUpdate = true;
+        DisableTelemetry = true;
+      };
+    };
+    my.persist.homeDirs = [
+      ".zen"
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/desktop/wm/niri/config.nix b/modules/desktop/wm/niri/config.nix
index 34db20d..37c78cd 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/wm/niri/config.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/wm/niri/config.nix
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         draw-border-with-background = false;
       }
       {
-        matches = [ { app-id = "kitty|foot|Alacritty|ghostty|chromium-browser|wofi"; } ];
+        matches = [ { app-id = "kitty|foot|Alacritty|ghostty|chromium-browser|zen-beta|wofi"; } ];
         opacity = 0.8;
       }
       {
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
           "kitty"
           "-1"
         ];
-        "Mod+G".action.spawn = [ "chromium" ];
+        "Mod+G".action.spawn = [ "zen-beta" ];
         "Mod+E".action.spawn = [ "nemo" ];
         "Mod+R".action.spawn = [
           "sh"
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
           action.spawn = [
             "playerctl"
             "-i"
-            "firefox,chromium"
+            "firefox,chromium,zen"
             "play-pause"
           ];
         };
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
           action.spawn = [
             "playerctl"
             "-i"
-            "firefox,chromium"
+            "firefox,chromium,zen"
             "next"
           ];
         };
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
           action.spawn = [
             "playerctl"
             "-i"
-            "firefox,chromium"
+            "firefox,chromium,zen"
             "previous"
           ];
         };