diff --git a/src/config.zig b/src/config.zig
index 9cbb98c..bb12d9a 100644
--- a/src/config.zig
+++ b/src/config.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const builtin = @import("builtin");
 
 frame_rate: usize = 60,
 theme: []const u8 = "default",
-light_theme: []const u8 = "default-light",
 input_mode: []const u8 = "flow",
 gutter_line_numbers_mode: ?LineNumberMode = null,
 gutter_line_numbers_style: DigitStyle = .ascii,
diff --git a/src/keybind/builtin/helix.json b/src/keybind/builtin/helix.json
index fd35500..c9226cd 100644
--- a/src/keybind/builtin/helix.json
+++ b/src/keybind/builtin/helix.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
             ["ctrl+f", "move_scroll_page_down"],
             ["ctrl+u", "move_scroll_half_page_up"],
             ["ctrl+d", "move_scroll_half_page_down"],
-            ["z z", "scroll_view_center"],
             ["ctrl+c", "toggle_comment"],
             ["ctrl+i", "jump_forward"],
             ["ctrl+o", "jump_back"],
@@ -192,7 +191,6 @@
             ["u", "undo"],
 
             ["y", ["enable_selection"], ["copy_helix"], ["enter_mode", "normal"]],
-            ["%", "select_all"],
             ["p", "paste_after"],
 
             ["q", "record_macro"],
@@ -215,7 +213,7 @@
             ["space R", "replace_selections_with_clipboard"],
             ["space ?", "open_command_palette"],
             ["space f", "find_file"],
-            ["space b", "switch_buffers"],
+            ["space b", "buffer_picker"],
             ["space j", "jumplist_picker"],
             ["space s", "symbol_picker"],
             ["space d", "diagnostics_picker"],
@@ -223,7 +221,7 @@
             ["space '", "last_picker"],
             ["space y", "copy"],
             ["space p", "system_paste_after"],
-            ["space /", "find_in_files"],
+            ["space /", "find_in_file"],
             ["space k", "hover"],
             ["space r", "rename_symbol"],
             ["space h", "select_references_to_symbol_under_cursor"],
@@ -267,7 +265,6 @@
             ["ctrl+f", "select_page_down"],
             ["ctrl+u", "select_half_page_up"],
             ["ctrl+d", "select_half_page_down"],
-            ["z z", "scroll_view_center"],
 
             ["ctrl+c", "toggle_comment"],
 
@@ -393,7 +390,6 @@
             ["kp_down", "select_down"],
             ["kp_up", "select_up"],
             ["kp_right", "select_right"],
-            ["%", "select_all"],
 
             ["t", "extend_till_char"],
             ["f", "move_to_char", "select_to_char_right_helix"],
@@ -501,8 +497,8 @@
             ["space R", "replace_selections_with_clipboard"],
             ["space ?", "open_command_palette"],
 
-            ["space f", "find_file"],
-            ["space b", "switch_buffers"],
+            ["space f", "file_picker"],
+            ["space b", "buffer_picker"],
             ["space j", "jumplist_picker"],
             ["space s", "symbol_picker"],
             ["space d", "diagnostics_picker"],
@@ -510,7 +506,7 @@
             ["space '", "last_picker"],
             ["space y", "copy"],
             ["space p", "system_paste_after"],
-            ["space /", "find_in_files"],
+            ["space /", "find_in_file"],
             ["space k", "hover"],
             ["space r", "rename_symbol"],
             ["space h", "select_references_to_symbol_under_cursor"],
diff --git a/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig b/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
index 5c583bc..21a7901 100644
--- a/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
@@ -353,9 +353,7 @@ pub fn process_renderer_event(self: *Self, msg: []const u8) Error!void {
             if (self.dispatch_event) |f| f(self.handler_ctx, try self.fmtmsg(.{ "system_clipboard", text }));
         },
         .color_report => {},
-        .color_scheme => |scheme| {
-            if (self.dispatch_event) |f| f(self.handler_ctx, try self.fmtmsg(.{ "color_scheme", scheme }));
-        },
+        .color_scheme => {},
         .winsize => |ws| {
             if (!self.vx.state.in_band_resize) {
                 self.vx.state.in_band_resize = true;
@@ -391,11 +389,8 @@ pub fn process_renderer_event(self: *Self, msg: []const u8) Error!void {
             self.logger.print("rgb capability detected", .{});
             self.vx.caps.rgb = true;
         },
-        .cap_color_scheme_updates => {
-            self.logger.print("color scheme updates capability detected", .{});
-            self.vx.caps.color_scheme_updates = true;
-            self.vx.subscribeToColorSchemeUpdates(self.tty.writer()) catch return error.TtyWriteError;
-        },
+        .cap_color_scheme_updates => {},
+
         .cap_multi_cursor => {
             self.logger.print("multi cursor capability detected", .{});
             self.vx.caps.multi_cursor = true;
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/helix.zig b/src/tui/mode/helix.zig
index 3eb23d9..cef4cf4 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/helix.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/helix.zig
@@ -45,26 +45,11 @@ const cmds_ = struct {
     }
     pub const @"q!_meta": Meta = .{ .description = "q! (quit without saving)" };
 
-    pub fn @"qa!"(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
-        try cmd("quit_without_saving", .{});
-    }
-    pub const @"qa!_meta": Meta = .{ .description = "qa! (quit without saving)" };
-
     pub fn wq(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
         try cmd("save_file", command.fmt(.{ "then", .{ "quit", .{} } }));
     }
     pub const wq_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "wq (write/save file and quit)" };
 
-    pub fn x(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
-        try cmd("save_file", command.fmt(.{ "then", .{ "quit", .{} } }));
-    }
-    pub const x_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "x (write/save file and quit)" };
-
-    pub fn rl(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
-        try cmd("reload_file", .{});
-    }
-    pub const rl_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "rl (force reload current file)" };
-
     pub fn o(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
         try cmd("open_file", .{});
     }
@@ -76,26 +61,6 @@ const cmds_ = struct {
     }
     pub const @"wq!_meta": Meta = .{ .description = "wq! (write/save file and quit without saving)" };
 
-    pub fn n(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
-        try cmd("create_new_file", .{});
-    }
-    pub const n_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "n (Create new buffer/tab)" };
-
-    pub fn bn(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
-        try cmd("next_tab", .{});
-    }
-    pub const bn_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "bn (Next buffer/tab)" };
-
-    pub fn bp(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
-        try cmd("previous_tab", .{});
-    }
-    pub const bp_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "bp (Previous buffer/tab)" };
-
-    pub fn bc(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
-        try cmd("delete_buffer", .{});
-    }
-    pub const bc_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "bc (Close buffer/tab)" };
-
     pub fn save_selection(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
         const logger = log.logger("helix-mode");
         defer logger.deinit();
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index ecf3d3e..297014f 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -47,10 +47,8 @@ last_hover_y: c_int = -1,
 commands: Commands = undefined,
 logger: log.Logger,
 drag_source: ?*Widget = null,
-dark_theme: Widget.Theme,
-dark_parsed_theme: ?std.json.Parsed(Widget.Theme),
-light_theme: Widget.Theme,
-light_parsed_theme: ?std.json.Parsed(Widget.Theme),
+theme_: Widget.Theme,
+parsed_theme: ?std.json.Parsed(Widget.Theme),
 idle_frame_count: usize = 0,
 unrendered_input_events_count: usize = 0,
 init_timer: ?tp.timeout,
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@ enable_mouse_idle_timer: bool = false,
 query_cache_: *syntax.QueryCache,
 frames_rendered_: usize = 0,
 clipboard: ?[]const u8 = null,
-color_scheme: enum { dark, light } = .dark,
 
 const keepalive = std.time.us_per_day * 365; // one year
 const idle_frames = 0;
@@ -115,10 +112,8 @@ fn init(allocator: Allocator) InitError!*Self {
     if (@hasDecl(renderer, "install_crash_handler") and conf.start_debugger_on_crash)
         renderer.jit_debugger_enabled = true;
 
-    const dark_theme, const dark_parsed_theme = get_theme_by_name(allocator, conf.theme) orelse get_theme_by_name(allocator, "dark_modern") orelse return error.UnknownTheme;
-    conf.theme = dark_theme.name;
-    const light_theme, const light_parsed_theme = get_theme_by_name(allocator, conf.light_theme) orelse get_theme_by_name(allocator, "default-light") orelse return error.UnknownTheme;
-    conf.light_theme = light_theme.name;
+    const theme_, const parsed_theme = get_theme_by_name(allocator, conf.theme) orelse get_theme_by_name(allocator, "dark_modern") orelse return error.UnknownTheme;
+    conf.theme = theme_.name;
     if (build_options.gui) conf.enable_terminal_cursor = false;
 
     const frame_rate: usize = @intCast(tp.env.get().num("frame-rate"));
@@ -151,12 +146,10 @@ fn init(allocator: Allocator) InitError!*Self {
         .init_timer = if (build_options.gui) null else try tp.timeout.init_ms(init_delay, tp.message.fmt(
             .{"init"},
         )),
+        .theme_ = theme_,
         .no_sleep = tp.env.get().is("no-sleep"),
         .query_cache_ = try syntax.QueryCache.create(allocator, .{}),
-        .dark_theme = dark_theme,
-        .light_theme = light_theme,
-        .dark_parsed_theme = dark_parsed_theme,
-        .light_parsed_theme = light_parsed_theme,
+        .parsed_theme = parsed_theme,
     };
     instance_ = self;
     defer instance_ = null;
@@ -457,16 +450,6 @@ fn receive_safe(self: *Self, from: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) !void {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (try m.match(.{ "color_scheme", "dark" })) {
-        self.color_scheme = .dark;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (try m.match(.{ "color_scheme", "light" })) {
-        self.color_scheme = .light;
-        return;
-    }
-
     return tp.unexpected(m);
 }
 
@@ -494,7 +477,7 @@ fn render(self: *Self) void {
         const frame = tracy.initZone(@src(), .{ .name = "tui render" });
         defer frame.deinit();
         self.rdr_.stdplane().erase();
-        break :ret if (self.mainview_) |mv| mv.render(self.current_theme()) else false;
+        break :ret if (self.mainview_) |mv| mv.render(&self.theme_) else false;
     };
 
     {
@@ -753,46 +736,23 @@ fn refresh_input_mode(self: *Self) command.Result {
 }
 
 fn set_theme_by_name(self: *Self, name: []const u8, action: enum { none, store }) !void {
-    const old = switch (self.color_scheme) {
-        .dark => self.dark_parsed_theme,
-        .light => self.light_parsed_theme,
-    };
+    const old = self.parsed_theme;
     defer if (old) |p| p.deinit();
-    const theme_, const parsed_theme = get_theme_by_name(self.allocator, name) orelse {
+    self.theme_, self.parsed_theme = get_theme_by_name(self.allocator, name) orelse {
         self.logger.print("theme not found: {s}", .{name});
         return;
     };
-    switch (self.color_scheme) {
-        .dark => {
-            self.dark_theme = theme_;
-            self.dark_parsed_theme = parsed_theme;
-        },
-        .light => {
-            self.light_theme = theme_;
-            self.light_parsed_theme = parsed_theme;
-        },
-    }
     self.set_terminal_style();
-    self.logger.print("theme: {s}", .{theme_.description});
+    self.logger.print("theme: {s}", .{self.theme_.description});
     switch (action) {
         .none => {},
         .store => {
-            switch (self.color_scheme) {
-                .dark => self.config_.theme = self.dark_theme.name,
-                .light => self.config_.light_theme = self.light_theme.name,
-            }
+            self.config_.theme = self.theme_.name;
             try save_config();
         },
     }
 }
 
-fn current_theme(self: *const Self) *const Widget.Theme {
-    return switch (self.color_scheme) {
-        .dark => &self.dark_theme,
-        .light => &self.light_theme,
-    };
-}
-
 const cmds = struct {
     pub const Target = Self;
     const Ctx = command.Context;
@@ -866,13 +826,13 @@ const cmds = struct {
     pub const set_theme_meta: Meta = .{ .arguments = &.{.string} };
 
     pub fn theme_next(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
-        const name = get_next_theme_by_name(self.current_theme().name);
+        const name = get_next_theme_by_name(self.theme_.name);
         return self.set_theme_by_name(name, .store);
     }
     pub const theme_next_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Next color theme" };
 
     pub fn theme_prev(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
-        const name = get_prev_theme_by_name(self.current_theme().name);
+        const name = get_prev_theme_by_name(self.theme_.name);
         return self.set_theme_by_name(name, .store);
     }
     pub const theme_prev_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Previous color theme" };
@@ -1384,7 +1344,7 @@ pub fn fontfaces(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) error{OutOfMemory}![][]const u8 {
 }
 
 pub fn theme() *const Widget.Theme {
-    return current().current_theme();
+    return &current().theme_;
 }
 
 pub fn get_theme_by_name(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, name: []const u8) ?struct { Widget.Theme, ?std.json.Parsed(Widget.Theme) } {
@@ -1508,10 +1468,10 @@ pub const fallbacks: []const FallBack = &[_]FallBack{
 
 fn set_terminal_style(self: *Self) void {
     if (build_options.gui or self.config_.enable_terminal_color_scheme) {
-        self.rdr_.set_terminal_style(self.current_theme().editor);
-        self.rdr_.set_terminal_cursor_color(self.current_theme().editor_cursor.bg.?);
+        self.rdr_.set_terminal_style(self.theme_.editor);
+        self.rdr_.set_terminal_cursor_color(self.theme_.editor_cursor.bg.?);
         if (self.rdr_.vx.caps.multi_cursor)
-            self.rdr_.set_terminal_secondary_cursor_color(self.current_theme().editor_cursor_secondary.bg orelse self.current_theme().editor_cursor.bg.?);
+            self.rdr_.set_terminal_secondary_cursor_color(self.theme_.editor_cursor_secondary.bg orelse self.theme_.editor_cursor.bg.?);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1648,14 +1608,14 @@ pub fn render_file_item_cbor(self: *renderer.Plane, file_item_cbor: []const u8,
 }
 
 fn get_or_create_theme_file(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) ![]const u8 {
-    const theme_name = self.current_theme().name;
+    const theme_name = self.theme_.name;
     if (root.read_theme(allocator, theme_name)) |content| {
         allocator.free(content);
     } else {
         var buf: std.Io.Writer.Allocating = .init(self.allocator);
         defer buf.deinit();
         var s: std.json.Stringify = .{ .writer = &buf.writer, .options = .{ .whitespace = .indent_2 } };
-        try s.write(self.current_theme().*);
+        try s.write(self.theme_);
         try root.write_theme(
             theme_name,
             buf.written(),