diff --git a/home-config/nvim/lua/menu.lua b/home-config/nvim/lua/menu.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff8e1e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home-config/nvim/lua/menu.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+local path_ok, plenary_path = pcall(require, "plenary.path")
+if not path_ok then
+    return
+end
+
+local dashboard = require("alpha.themes.dashboard")
+local cdir = vim.fn.getcwd()
+local if_nil = vim.F.if_nil
+
+local nvim_web_devicons = {
+    enabled = true,
+    highlight = true,
+}
+
+local function get_extension(fn)
+    local match = fn:match("^.+(%..+)$")
+    local ext = ""
+    if match ~= nil then
+        ext = match:sub(2)
+    end
+    return ext
+end
+
+local function icon(fn)
+    local nwd = require("nvim-web-devicons")
+    local ext = get_extension(fn)
+    return nwd.get_icon(fn, ext, { default = true })
+end
+
+local function file_button(fn, sc, short_fn,autocd)
+    short_fn = short_fn or fn
+    local ico_txt
+    local fb_hl = {}
+
+    if nvim_web_devicons.enabled then
+        local ico, hl = icon(fn)
+        local hl_option_type = type(nvim_web_devicons.highlight)
+        if hl_option_type == "boolean" then
+            if hl and nvim_web_devicons.highlight then
+                table.insert(fb_hl, { hl, 0, #ico })
+            end
+        end
+        if hl_option_type == "string" then
+            table.insert(fb_hl, { nvim_web_devicons.highlight, 0, #ico })
+        end
+        ico_txt = ico .. "  "
+    else
+        ico_txt = ""
+    end
+    local cd_cmd = (autocd and " | cd %:p:h" or "")
+    local file_button_el = dashboard.button(sc, ico_txt .. short_fn, "<cmd>e " .. vim.fn.fnameescape(fn) .. cd_cmd .." <CR>")
+    local fn_start = short_fn:match(".*[/\\]")
+    if fn_start ~= nil then
+        table.insert(fb_hl, { "Comment", #ico_txt - 2, #fn_start + #ico_txt })
+    end
+    file_button_el.opts.hl = fb_hl
+    return file_button_el
+end
+
+local default_mru_ignore = { "gitcommit" }
+
+local mru_opts = {
+    ignore = function(path, ext)
+        return (string.find(path, "COMMIT_EDITMSG")) or (vim.tbl_contains(default_mru_ignore, ext))
+    end,
+    autocd = false
+}
+
+--- @param start number
+--- @param cwd string? optional
+--- @param items_number number? optional number of items to generate, default = 10
+local function mru(start, cwd, items_number, opts)
+    opts = opts or mru_opts
+    items_number = if_nil(items_number, 10)
+
+    local oldfiles = {}
+    for _, v in pairs(vim.v.oldfiles) do
+        if #oldfiles == items_number then
+            break
+        end
+        local cwd_cond
+        if not cwd then
+            cwd_cond = true
+        else
+            cwd_cond = vim.startswith(v, cwd)
+        end
+        local ignore = (opts.ignore and opts.ignore(v, get_extension(v))) or false
+        if (vim.fn.filereadable(v) == 1) and cwd_cond and not ignore then
+            oldfiles[#oldfiles + 1] = v
+        end
+    end
+    local target_width = 35
+
+    local tbl = {}
+    for i, fn in ipairs(oldfiles) do
+        local short_fn
+        if cwd then
+            short_fn = vim.fn.fnamemodify(fn, ":.")
+        else
+            short_fn = vim.fn.fnamemodify(fn, ":~")
+        end
+
+        if #short_fn > target_width then
+            short_fn = plenary_path.new(short_fn):shorten(1, { -2, -1 })
+            if #short_fn > target_width then
+                short_fn = plenary_path.new(short_fn):shorten(1, { -1 })
+            end
+        end
+
+        local shortcut = tostring(i + start - 1)
+
+        local file_button_el = file_button(fn, shortcut, short_fn,opts.autocd)
+        tbl[i] = file_button_el
+    end
+    return {
+        type = "group",
+        val = tbl,
+        opts = {},
+    }
+end
+
+local cats = {
+	{
+		[[	,-.       _,---._ __  / \]],
+		[[ /  )    .-'       `./ /   \]],
+		[[(  (   ,'            `/    /|]],
+		[[ \  `-"             \'\   / |]],
+		[[  `.              ,  \ \ /  |]],
+		[[   /`.          ,'-`----Y   |]],
+		[[  (            ;        |   ']],
+		[[  |  ,-.    ,-'         |  /]],
+		[[  |  | (   |        hjw | /]],
+		[[  )  |  \  `.___________|/]],
+		[[  `--'   `--']],
+	},
+	{
+		[[		 _]],
+		[[       \`*-.     ]],
+		[[        )  _`-.     ]],
+		[[       .  : `. .       ]],
+		[[       : _   '  \         ]],
+		[[       ; *` _.   `*-._       ]],
+		[[       `-.-'          `-.       ]],
+		[[         ;       `       `.     ]],
+		[[         :.       .        \    ]],
+		[[         . \  .   :   .-'   .   ]],
+		[[         '  `+.;  ;  '      :   ]],
+		[[         :  '  |    ;       ;-. ]],
+		[[         ; '   : :`-:     _.`* ;]],
+		[[[bug] .*' /  .*' ; .*`- +'  `*' ]],
+		[[      `*-*   `*-*  `*-*']],
+  },
+  {
+		[[                   .-o=o-.]],
+		[[               ,  /=o=o=o=\ .--.]],
+		[[              _|\|=o=O=o=O=|    \]],
+		[[          __.'  a`\=o=o=o=(`\   /]],
+		[[          '.   a 4/`|.-""'`\ \ ;'`)   .---.]],
+		[[            \   .'  /   .--'  |_.'   / .-._)]],
+		[[             `)  _.'   /     /`-.__.' /]],
+		[[          jgs `'-.____;     /'-.___.-']],
+		[[                       `"""`]],
+  },
+  {
+		[[      (`.]],
+		[[        ) )]],
+ 		[[       ( (]],
+ 		[[        \ \]],
+ 		[[         \ \]],
+ 		[[       .-'  `-.]],
+ 		[[      /        `.]],
+ 		[[     (      )    `-._ ,    _]],
+ 		[[      )   ,'         (.\--'(]],
+ 		[[      \  (         ) /      \]],
+ 		[[       \  \_(     / (   <0 (0]],
+ 		[[        \_)))\   (   `._ ::Y)__]],
+ 		[[         '''  \   `-._.'`---^_)))]],
+ 		[[               `-._ )))       ```]],
+ 		[[                    ```           hjw]],
+  }
+}
+
+math.randomseed(os.time())
+local header = {
+    type = "text",
+	val = cats[math.random(1, #cats)],
+    opts = {
+        position = "center",
+        hl = "Type",
+    },
+}
+
+local section_mru = {
+    type = "group",
+    val = {
+        {
+            type = "text",
+            val = "Recent files",
+            opts = {
+                hl = "SpecialComment",
+                shrink_margin = false,
+                position = "center",
+            },
+        },
+        { type = "padding", val = 1 },
+        {
+            type = "group",
+            val = function()
+                return { mru(0, cdir) }
+            end,
+            opts = { shrink_margin = false },
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+local buttons = {
+    type = "group",
+    val = {
+        { type = "text", val = "Quick links", opts = { hl = "SpecialComment", position = "center" } },
+        { type = "padding", val = 1 },
+        dashboard.button("e", "  New file", "<cmd>ene<CR>"),
+        dashboard.button("SPC f f", "󰈞  Find file"),
+        dashboard.button("SPC f g", "󰊄  Live grep"),
+        dashboard.button("SPC p", "  Update plugins", "<cmd>PlugUpdate<CR>"),
+        dashboard.button("c", "  Configuration", "<cmd>cd ~/.config/nvim/ <CR>"),
+        dashboard.button("q", "󰅚  Quit", "<cmd>qa<CR>"),
+    },
+    position = "center",
+}
+
+local config = {
+    layout = {
+        { type = "padding", val = 2 },
+        header,
+        { type = "padding", val = 2 },
+        section_mru,
+        { type = "padding", val = 2 },
+        buttons,
+    },
+    opts = {
+        margin = 5,
+        setup = function()
+            vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('DirChanged', {
+                pattern = '*',
+                group = "alpha_temp",
+                callback = function () require('alpha').redraw() end,
+            })
+        end,
+    },
+}
+
+return {
+    header = header,
+    buttons = buttons,
+    mru = mru,
+    config = config,
+    -- theme specific config
+    mru_opts = mru_opts,
+    leader = dashboard.leader,
+    nvim_web_devicons = nvim_web_devicons,
+}
diff --git a/home-config/nvim/lua/plugin.lua b/home-config/nvim/lua/plugin.lua
index bc3af68..335ba01 100644
--- a/home-config/nvim/lua/plugin.lua
+++ b/home-config/nvim/lua/plugin.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Plug('ryanoasis/vim-devicons')
 Plug('SirVer/ultisnips')
 Plug('honza/vim-snippets')
 Plug('preservim/nerdcommenter')
-Plug('mhinz/vim-startify')
 Plug('neoclide/coc.nvim', { branch = 'release' })
 Plug('nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim', { tag = '0.1.3' })
 Plug('nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter', { run = ':TSUpdate' })
@@ -34,5 +33,6 @@ Plug('rcarriga/nvim-notify')
 Plug('folke/trouble.nvim')
 Plug('kylechui/nvim-surround')
 Plug('akinsho/toggleterm.nvim', {tag = '*'})
+Plug('goolord/alpha-nvim')
 
 vim.call('plug#end')
diff --git a/home-config/nvim/lua/theme.lua b/home-config/nvim/lua/theme.lua
index 5d58a18..7c7e0a7 100644
--- a/home-config/nvim/lua/theme.lua
+++ b/home-config/nvim/lua/theme.lua
@@ -53,3 +53,6 @@ require("fidget").setup {
         blend = 0,
     },
 }
+
+local theme = require('menu')
+require('alpha').setup(theme.config)