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 'Pocco81/DAPInstall.nvim'                  -- Easy DAP configuration
      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(                                           -- Simpler keymaps for vim-sexp
         'tpope/vim-sexp-mappings-for-regular-people'
      )                                              
      use 'tridactyl/vim-tridactyl'                  -- Tridactyl config file support

      -- 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 'tjdevries/astronauta.nvim'                -- Support for lua ftplugins and plugins
      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
}