diff --git a/modules/desktop.nix b/modules/desktop.nix
index de19389..5409b02 100644
--- a/modules/desktop.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ let
   window-screenshot = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "window-screenshot.sh" (builtins.readFile ../scripts/desktop/window-screenshot.sh);
   # desktop-ctl = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "desktop-ctl.sh" (builtins.readFile ../scripts/desktop/desktop-ctl.sh);
   desktop-ctl = import ../scripts/desktop/desktopctl.nix { pkgs = pkgs; };
-  permaclip = import ../scripts/desktop/permaclip { pkgs = pkgs; };
+  # permaclip
+  pc-get = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "pc-get.sh" (builtins.readFile ../scripts/desktop/permaclip/pc-get.sh);
+  pc-set = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "pc-set.sh" (builtins.readFile ../scripts/desktop/permaclip/pc-set.sh);
   em-record = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "em-record.sh" (builtins.readFile ../scripts/desktop/macros/record.sh);
   em-play = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "em-play.sh" (builtins.readFile ../scripts/desktop/macros/play.sh);
   em-play-loop = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "em-play-loop.sh" (builtins.readFile ../scripts/desktop/macros/play-loop.sh);
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ in with lib; {
         libqalculate # needed by menu-qalc
         # custom scripts
         window-screenshot desktop-ctl em-record em-play em-play-loop ocr-screenshot menu-qalc
-        permaclip
+        pc-get pc-set
 
         # themes
         gruvbox-dark-gtk gruvbox-dark-icons-gtk
@@ -139,8 +141,8 @@ in with lib; {
               "${mod}+Shift+p" = "exec em-play-loop.sh";
 
               # permaclip
-              "${mod}+c" = "rofi -show permaclip -modes \"permaclip:${permaclip.outPath}/bin/pc-set\" -theme gruvbox-dark";
-              "${mod}+v" = "rofi -show permaclip -modes \"permaclip:${permaclip.outPath}/bin/pc-get\" -theme gruvbox-dark";
+              "${mod}+c" = "rofi -show permaclip -modes \"permaclip:${pc-set.outPath}/bin/pc-set.sh\" -theme gruvbox-dark";
+              "${mod}+v" = "rofi -show permaclip -modes \"permaclip:${pc-get.outPath}/bin/pc-get.sh\" -theme gruvbox-dark";
             };
             # }}}
             # Visuals {{{
diff --git a/scripts/desktop/permaclip/default.nix b/scripts/desktop/permaclip/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index db2e02e..0000000
--- a/scripts/desktop/permaclip/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
-pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "pc-set" ''
-  # create ~/permaclip if it doesnt exist already
-  mkdir -p $HOME/permaclip
-
-  tr_name=$(echo $@ | xargs)
-  if [ x"$tr_name" != x"" ]; then 
-      tr_name="''${tr_name% (*}"
-      clipdata=$(xclip -selection c -o)
-      echo $clipdata > $HOME/permaclip/$tr_name
-  fi
-
-  echo -e "\0markup-rows\x1ftrue"
-
-  for reg in $(ls ~/permaclip); do
-      content=$(cat ~/permaclip/$reg)
-      echo -e "$reg (<i>''${content:0:30}</i>)"
-  done
-'';
-
-pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "pc-get" ''
-  # create ~/permaclip if it doesnt exist already
-  mkdir -p $HOME/permaclip
-
-  tr_name=$(echo ''${@% (*} | xargs)
-  if [ x"$tr_name" != x"" ]; then
-      xclip -selection c -i $HOME/permaclip/''${tr_name% (*} &> /dev/null
-      exit 0
-  fi
-
-  echo -e "\0markup-rows\x1ftrue"
-
-  for reg in $(ls ~/permaclip); do
-      content=$(cat ~/permaclip/$reg)
-      echo -e "$reg (<i>''${content:0:50}...</i>)"
-  done
-'';
diff --git a/scripts/desktop/permaclip/pc-get.sh b/scripts/desktop/permaclip/pc-get.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfda40f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/desktop/permaclip/pc-get.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# create ~/permaclip if it doesnt exist already
+mkdir -p $HOME/permaclip
+
+tr_name=$(echo ''${@% (*} | xargs)
+if [ x"$tr_name" != x"" ]; then
+  xclip -selection c -i $HOME/permaclip/''${tr_name% (*} &> /dev/null
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+echo -e "\0markup-rows\x1ftrue"
+
+for reg in $(ls ~/permaclip); do
+  content=$(cat ~/permaclip/$reg)
+  echo -e "$reg (<i>''${content:0:50}...</i>)"
+done
diff --git a/scripts/desktop/permaclip/pc-set.sh b/scripts/desktop/permaclip/pc-set.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcadffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/desktop/permaclip/pc-set.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# create ~/permaclip if it doesnt exist already
+mkdir -p $HOME/permaclip
+
+tr_name=$(echo $@ | xargs)
+if [ x"$tr_name" != x"" ]; then 
+  tr_name="''${tr_name% (*}"
+  clipdata=$(xclip -selection c -o)
+  echo $clipdata > $HOME/permaclip/$tr_name
+fi
+
+echo -e "\0markup-rows\x1ftrue"
+
+for reg in $(ls ~/permaclip); do
+  content=$(cat ~/permaclip/$reg)
+  echo -e "$reg (<i>''${content:0:30}</i>)"
+done