diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 17dffc90..89a88a0f 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -43,6 +43,77 @@ P.S. You can delete this when you're done too. It's your config now :)
 --  NOTE: Must happen before plugins are required (otherwise wrong leader will be used)
 vim.g.mapleader = ' '
 vim.g.maplocalleader = ' '
+-- remaps from remap.lua
+vim.g.mapleader = " "
+local keymap = vim.keymap
+
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>pv", vim.cmd.Ex)
+
+vim.keymap.set("v", "J", ":m '>+1<CR>gv=gv")
+vim.keymap.set("v", "K", ":m '<-2<CR>gv)gv")
+
+-- move half page up and down
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-d>", "<C-d>zz")
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-u>", "<C-u>zz")
+
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>nh", ":nohl<CR>")
+vim.keymap.set("n", "x", '"_x')
+
+--increment / decrement numbers in normal mode
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>+", "<C-a>")
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>-", "<C-x>")
+
+vim.keymap.set("n", "n", "nzzzv")
+vim.keymap.set("n", "n", "Nzzzv")
+
+--split like a king
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>sd", "<C-w>v")        -- vertically
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>s<leader>", "<C-w>s") -- horizontally
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>se", "<C-w>=")        -- split w/ equal width
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>ss", ":close<CR>")    -- split w/ equal width
+
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>to", ":tabnew<CR>")   -- open new tab
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>tt", ":tabclose<CR>") -- close current tab
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>t.", ":tabn<CR>")     -- go to next tab
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>t,", ":tabp<CR>")     -- go to previous tab
+
+
+vim.keymap.set("x", "<leader>p", "\"_dP")
+
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>y", "\"+y")
+vim.keymap.set("v", "<leader>y", "\"+y")
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>Y", "\"+Y")
+
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader><BS>", "\"+d")
+vim.keymap.set("v", "<leader><BS>", "\"+d")
+
+-- vim-maximizer
+
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>sm", ":MaximizerToggle<CR>")
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>e", ":NvimTreeToggle<CR>")
+
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-f>", "<cmd>silent !tmux neww tmux-sessionizer<CR>"
+)
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>f", function()
+  vim.lsp.buf.format()
+end)
+
+vim.keymap.set("i", "<C-c>", "<Esc>")
+
+function save()
+  vim.cmd("write")
+end
+
+vim.keymap.set("i", "<C-w>", "<Esc>:lua save()<CR>", { noremap = true })
+vim.keymap.set("i", "jk", "<Esc>:lua save()<CR>", { noremap = true })
+
+-- Telescope
+
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>ff", "<cmd>Telescope find_files<cr>")
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>fs", "<cmd>Telescope live_grep<cr>")
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>fc", "<cmd>Telescope grep_string<cr>")
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>fb", "<cmd>Telescope buffers<cr>")
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>fh", "<cmd>Telescope help_tags<cr>")
 
 -- set config from set.lua
 vim.opt.guicursor = ""