return require("packer").startup {
    function(use)
        use "wbthomason/packer.nvim"

        -- Tpope general improvements
        use "tpope/vim-sensible" -- Sane defaults
        use "tpope/vim-endwise" -- Add closing statements automatically for if, function etc
        use "tpope/vim-surround" -- Surround with ', ", etc
        use "tpope/vim-fugitive" -- Git integration
        use "tpope/vim-vinegar" -- Netrw improvements
        use "tpope/vim-obsession" -- Session.vim management
        use "tpope/vim-dadbod" -- Database access
        use "kristijanhusak/vim-dadbod-ui" -- UI For Dadbod
        use "tpope/vim-speeddating" -- <C-A> and <C-X> for dates
        use "tpope/vim-dispatch" -- Dispatch command
        use "tpope/vim-projectionist" -- Project config file!
        use "tpope/vim-unimpaired" -- Additional [ and ] mappings
        use "tpope/vim-repeat" -- Better . repeat
        use "tpope/vim-commentary" -- Commenting motion
        use "tpope/vim-sleuth" -- Intendation heuristics

        -- General improvements
        use "airblade/vim-gitgutter" -- Git signs
        use "godlygeek/tabular" -- Tabular command for alignment
        use "vim-scripts/utl.vim" -- Universal text linking
        use {
            "mbbill/undotree",
            cmd = "UndotreeToggle"
        } -- Undos in a tree for easy access
        use "mhinz/vim-grepper" -- Grepper command - improved grepping throughout project
        use "radenling/vim-dispatch-neovim" -- vim-dispatch for neovim - uses terminal
        use "wellle/targets.vim" -- Additional targets for inside and around motions
        use "flazz/vim-colorschemes" -- All popular colorschemes
        use "romainl/vim-qf" -- Quickfix list upgrades
        use "romainl/vim-devdocs" -- Quick DevDocs.io search using :DD
        use "gpanders/editorconfig.nvim" -- .editorconfig support
        use "lewis6991/impatient.nvim" -- Caching lua modules for faster startup

        -- Tools
        use "direnv/direnv.vim" -- Integration with Direnv
        use "vim-test/vim-test" -- Running tests from vim
        use "dense-analysis/ale" -- Asynchronous Lint Engine - used for linting, not for LSP
        use "nathunsmitty/nvim-ale-diagnostic" -- Neovim LSP + ALE integration
        use "mfussenegger/nvim-dap" -- Debug Adapter Protocol
        use "rcarriga/nvim-dap-ui" -- UI components for DAP
        use "theHamsta/nvim-dap-virtual-text" -- Virtual text display for DAP
        use "diepm/vim-rest-console" -- REST console for vim
        use "jamestthompson3/nvim-remote-containers" -- devcontainer.json support
        use "jbyuki/one-small-step-for-vimkind" -- Debugger for Nvim-Lua

        -- Snippets
        if vim.g.loaded_python3_provider ~= 0 then
            use "SirVer/ultisnips" -- Snippets in python format
            use "honza/vim-snippets" -- Collection of snippets for UltiSnips
        end

        -- Language support
        use "tpope/vim-rails" -- Enables all rails command through vim and integrates with projectionist
        use "c-brenn/phoenix.vim" -- Similar to vim-rails, but for phoenix
        use "tpope/vim-salve" -- Clojure integration with projectionist
        use "tpope/vim-fireplace" -- Clojure REPL and integration
        use "vimwiki/vimwiki" -- Vimwiki - personal wiki in vim
        use "esensar/vimwiki-reviews-lua" -- Vimwiki extension for periodic reviews
        use "ledger/vim-ledger" -- Support for ledger-cli format
        use "tandrewnichols/vim-docile" -- Support for vim doc.txt format
        use "habamax/vim-godot" -- Godot engine (and script) support
        use "guns/vim-sexp" -- Precision editing for S-expressions
        use("tpope/vim-sexp-mappings-for-regular-people") -- Simpler keymaps for vim-sexp
        use "tridactyl/vim-tridactyl" -- Tridactyl config file support
        use "aklt/plantuml-syntax" -- PlantUML support
        use "cdelledonne/vim-cmake" -- CMake integration

        -- Treesitter
        use {
            "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
            run = ":TSUpdate"
        } -- Treesitter integration
        use "nvim-treesitter/playground" -- TSPlaygroundToggle - access treesitter data

        -- LSP
        use "neovim/nvim-lspconfig" -- Easy LSP Config
        use "alexaandru/nvim-lspupdate" -- Easy install and update for many LSP servers
        use "hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp" -- LSP source for cmp
        use "hrsh7th/cmp-buffer" -- Buffer source for nvim-cmp
        use "hrsh7th/cmp-path" -- Path source for nvim-cmp
        use "hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lua" -- Nvim-Lua source for nvim-cmp
        use "quangnguyen30192/cmp-nvim-ultisnips" -- Ultisnips source for nvim-cmp
        use "hrsh7th/nvim-cmp" -- completion integration
        use "nvim-lua/lsp_extensions.nvim" -- LSP extensions (like closing labels for Dart)

        -- LSP language specific
        use "tjdevries/nlua.nvim" -- Built-in Lua integration with LSP
        use "akinsho/flutter-tools.nvim" -- Additional flutter integrations
        use "mfussenegger/nvim-jdtls" -- Additional java integrations

        -- Lua support
        use "nvim-lua/popup.nvim" -- Popup API integration - needed for some plugins
        use "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim" -- Lua helpers

        -- Telescope
        use "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim" -- Fuzzy searcher
        use "nvim-telescope/telescope-dap.nvim" -- DAP integration for Telescope
    end
}