diff --git a/editions/sway b/editions/sway
index 5da3d82567cc2502b434a1e6a54d67b9aa563265..e6806b6cc60d3f115c476added95e91ffc00c8b8 100644
--- a/editions/sway
+++ b/editions/sway
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ wqy-microhei #chinese
 # some interesting CLI tools
 bash-completion
 bat
-bpytop
+bottom
+box64
 chafa
 cmatrix
 cpu-temp-speed
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ onefetch
 ranger
 ripgrep
 rsync
+silicon
 silver
 tldr
 tlp
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ mtpfs
 ntfs-3g
 mpv
 ffmpeg
+sshfs
 usb_modeswitch
 
 # Optional dependencies file-roller
diff --git a/overlays/sway/etc/skel/.config/sway/config b/overlays/sway/etc/skel/.config/sway/config
index 97d64d9637d916ccd3f8ea2b7da56ac9d917ced5..56b84153883985a3d7a1ecd0224b420722adacdd 100644
--- a/overlays/sway/etc/skel/.config/sway/config
+++ b/overlays/sway/etc/skel/.config/sway/config
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ set $help $term_float_portrait mdcat -p $HOME/README.md
 set $calendar $term_float_portrait khal interactive
 
 # cpu / mem monitors
-set $cpu_mon bpytop
-set $mem_mon bpytop
+set $cpu_mon btm
+set $mem_mon btm
 
 # defines the custom menu in waybar
 set $app_menu yad --icons --read-dir=/usr/share/applications --sort-by-name --icon-size=48 --title='Applications' --term='$term -- %s' --no-buttons --close-on-unfocus