diff --git a/home/apps/emacs/default.el b/home/apps/emacs/default.el
index 422f10c..c307628 100644
--- a/home/apps/emacs/default.el
+++ b/home/apps/emacs/default.el
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 
 (use-package vertico :config (vertico-mode))
 (use-package marginalia :config (marginalia-mode))
+(use-package corfu :config (global-corfu-mode))
+(use-package orderless
+  :custom
+  (completion-styles '(orderless basic))
+  (completion-category-overrides '((file (styles basic partial-completion))))
+  (orderless-matching-styles '(orderless-flex orderless-regexp)))
 
 ;; i thought `nil` would work, but it doesnt. wonder why
 (use-package disable-mouse :config (global-disable-mouse-mode 0))
diff --git a/home/apps/emacs/default.nix b/home/apps/emacs/default.nix
index 33a275f..5d59258 100644
--- a/home/apps/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/home/apps/emacs/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
           epkgs.nix-mode
           epkgs.magit
           epkgs.envrc
+          epkgs.corfu
+          epkgs.orderless
           epkgs.org-modern
           epkgs.kotlin-mode
         ];