diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 7fd9c54f..73edbca2 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ require('lazy').setup({
 -- See `:help vim.o`
 
 -- Set highlight on search
-vim.o.hlsearch = false
+vim.o.hlsearch = true
 
 -- Make line numbers default
 vim.wo.number = true
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/autopairs.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/autopairs.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4082bd88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/autopairs.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+return {
+  "windwp/nvim-autopairs",
+  config = function()
+    require("nvim-autopairs").setup {}
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/filetree.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/filetree.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55580ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/filetree.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-- Unless you are still migrating, remove the deprecated commands from v1.x
+vim.cmd([[ let g:neo_tree_remove_legacy_commands = 1 ]])
+
+return {
+  "nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim",
+  version = "*",
+  dependencies = {
+    "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
+    "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons", -- not strictly required, but recommended
+    "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
+  },
+  config = function ()
+    require('neo-tree').setup {}
+  end,
+}