diff --git a/.clang-tidy b/.clang-tidy
index b01d144..10a5a5f 100644
--- a/.clang-tidy
+++ b/.clang-tidy
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Checks: >
     -llvmlibc-*,
     -misc-non-private-member-variables-in-classes,
     -modernize-use-nullptr,
+    -readability-avoid-nested-conditional-operator,
     -readability-braces-around-statements,
     -readability-function-cognitive-complexity,
     -readability-implicit-bool-conversion,
diff --git a/_sources/generated.json b/_sources/generated.json
deleted file mode 100644
index b8988d2..0000000
--- a/_sources/generated.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "fmt": {
-        "cargoLocks": null,
-        "date": null,
-        "extract": null,
-        "name": "fmt",
-        "passthru": null,
-        "pinned": false,
-        "src": {
-            "deepClone": false,
-            "fetchSubmodules": false,
-            "leaveDotGit": false,
-            "name": null,
-            "owner": "fmtlib",
-            "repo": "fmt",
-            "rev": "11.1.4",
-            "sha256": "sha256-sUbxlYi/Aupaox3JjWFqXIjcaQa0LFjclQAOleT+FRA=",
-            "sparseCheckout": [],
-            "type": "github"
-        },
-        "version": "11.1.4"
-    },
-    "tomlplusplus": {
-        "cargoLocks": null,
-        "date": null,
-        "extract": null,
-        "name": "tomlplusplus",
-        "passthru": null,
-        "pinned": false,
-        "src": {
-            "deepClone": false,
-            "fetchSubmodules": false,
-            "leaveDotGit": false,
-            "name": null,
-            "owner": "marzer",
-            "repo": "tomlplusplus",
-            "rev": "v3.4.0",
-            "sha256": "sha256-h5tbO0Rv2tZezY58yUbyRVpsfRjY3i+5TPkkxr6La8M=",
-            "sparseCheckout": [],
-            "type": "github"
-        },
-        "version": "v3.4.0"
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_sources/generated.nix b/_sources/generated.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 5aed8d6..0000000
--- a/_sources/generated.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-# This file was generated by nvfetcher, please do not modify it manually.
-{ fetchgit, fetchurl, fetchFromGitHub, dockerTools }:
-{
-  fmt = {
-    pname = "fmt";
-    version = "11.1.4";
-    src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "fmtlib";
-      repo = "fmt";
-      rev = "11.1.4";
-      fetchSubmodules = false;
-      sha256 = "sha256-sUbxlYi/Aupaox3JjWFqXIjcaQa0LFjclQAOleT+FRA=";
-    };
-  };
-  tomlplusplus = {
-    pname = "tomlplusplus";
-    version = "v3.4.0";
-    src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "marzer";
-      repo = "tomlplusplus";
-      rev = "v3.4.0";
-      fetchSubmodules = false;
-      sha256 = "sha256-h5tbO0Rv2tZezY58yUbyRVpsfRjY3i+5TPkkxr6La8M=";
-    };
-  };
-}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index b389705..8d77be1 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -31,26 +31,12 @@
           )
           llvmPackages.stdenv;
 
-        sources = import ./_sources/generated.nix {
-          inherit (pkgs) fetchFromGitHub fetchgit fetchurl dockerTools;
-        };
-
-        fmt = pkgs.pkgsStatic.fmt.overrideAttrs (old: {
-          inherit (sources.fmt) pname version src;
-        });
-
-        tomlplusplus = pkgs.pkgsStatic.tomlplusplus.overrideAttrs {
-          inherit (sources.tomlplusplus) pname version src;
-          doCheck = false;
-        };
-
         deps = with pkgs;
           [
             (glaze.override {enableAvx2 = hostPlatform.isx86;})
           ]
           ++ (with pkgsStatic; [
             curl
-            fmt
             ftxui
             libiconv
             sqlitecpp
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b7edf3d..63aae2d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ sources = base_sources + files(platform_sources.get(host_system, []))
 #  Dependencies Config  #
 # --------------------- #
 common_deps = [
-  dependency('fmt', include_type: 'system', static: true),
   dependency('libcurl', include_type: 'system', static: true),
   dependency('tomlplusplus', include_type: 'system', static: true),
   dependency('openssl', include_type: 'system', static: true, required: false),
diff --git a/nvfetcher.toml b/nvfetcher.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index b7c89de..0000000
--- a/nvfetcher.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[fmt]
-src.github = "fmtlib/fmt"
-fetch.github = "fmtlib/fmt"
-
-[tomlplusplus]
-src.github = "marzer/tomlplusplus"
-fetch.github = "marzer/tomlplusplus"
diff --git a/src/config/config.cpp b/src/config/config.cpp
index bed2d87..c2862c6 100644
--- a/src/config/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config/config.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <fmt/core.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
diff --git a/src/config/weather.cpp b/src/config/weather.cpp
index 3ac3b94..07124e9 100644
--- a/src/config/weather.cpp
+++ b/src/config/weather.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include <curl/curl.h>
 #include <expected>
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <fmt/core.h>
 #include <fstream>
 
 #include "weather.h"
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ namespace {
     curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
 
     if (res != CURLE_OK)
-      return std::unexpected(fmt::format("cURL error: {}", curl_easy_strerror(res)));
+      return std::unexpected(std::format("cURL error: {}", curl_easy_strerror(res)));
 
     WeatherOutput output;
 
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ fn Weather::getWeatherInfo() const -> WeatherOutput {
     DEBUG_LOG("Requesting city: {}", escaped);
 
     const string apiUrl =
-      fmt::format("https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q={}&appid={}&units={}", escaped, api_key, units);
+      std::format("https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q={}&appid={}&units={}", escaped, api_key, units);
 
     curl_free(escaped);
     return handleApiResult(MakeApiRequest(apiUrl));
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ fn Weather::getWeatherInfo() const -> WeatherOutput {
   const auto& [lat, lon] = std::get<Coords>(location);
   DEBUG_LOG("Requesting coordinates: lat={:.3f}, lon={:.3f}", lat, lon);
 
-  const string apiUrl = fmt::format(
+  const string apiUrl = std::format(
     "https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?lat={:.3f}&lon={:.3f}&appid={}&units={}", lat, lon, api_key, units
   );
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index ace41e6..0025261 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <ctime>
+#include <chrono>
 #include <expected>
 #include <ftxui/dom/elements.hpp>
 #include <ftxui/screen/color.hpp>
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ namespace ui {
   using ftxui::Color;
 
   constexpr int MAX_PARAGRAPH_LENGTH = 30;
-  constexpr int PADDING              = 3;
 
   // Color themes
   struct Theme {
@@ -116,13 +115,15 @@ namespace {
 
     string month = std::format("{:%B}", ymd);
 
-    i32 day = static_cast<unsigned>(ymd.day());
+    u32 day = static_cast<u32>(ymd.day());
 
-    const char* suffix = (day >= 11 && day <= 13) ? "th"
-                         : (day % 10 == 1)        ? "st"
-                         : (day % 10 == 2)        ? "nd"
-                         : (day % 10 == 3)        ? "rd"
-                                                  : "th";
+    const char* suffix = static_cast<const char*>(
+      (day >= 11 && day <= 13) ? "th"
+      : (day % 10 == 1)        ? "st"
+      : (day % 10 == 2)        ? "nd"
+      : (day % 10 == 3)        ? "rd"
+                               : "th"
+    );
 
     return std::format("{} {}{}", month, day, suffix);
   }
@@ -145,15 +146,15 @@ namespace {
       SystemData data;
 
       // Single-threaded execution for core system info (faster on Windows)
-      data.date           = std::move(GetDate());
-      data.host           = std::move(GetHost());
-      data.kernel_version = std::move(GetKernelVersion());
-      data.os_version     = std::move(GetOSVersion());
-      data.mem_info       = std::move(GetMemInfo());
+      data.date           = GetDate();
+      data.host           = GetHost();
+      data.kernel_version = GetKernelVersion();
+      data.os_version     = GetOSVersion();
+      data.mem_info       = GetMemInfo();
 
       // Desktop environment info
-      data.desktop_environment = std::move(GetDesktopEnvironment());
-      data.window_manager      = std::move(GetWindowManager());
+      data.desktop_environment = GetDesktopEnvironment();
+      data.window_manager      = GetWindowManager();
 
       // Parallel execution for disk/shell only
       auto diskShell = std::async(std::launch::async, [] {
@@ -210,28 +211,21 @@ namespace {
 
     content.push_back(text(string(userIcon) + "Hello " + name + "! ") | bold | color(Color::Cyan));
     content.push_back(separator() | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.border));
-    content.push_back(hbox(
-      {
-        text(string(paletteIcon)) | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.icon),
-        CreateColorCircles(),
-      }
-    ));
+    content.push_back(hbox({
+      text(string(paletteIcon)) | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.icon),
+      CreateColorCircles(),
+    }));
     content.push_back(separator() | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.border));
 
     // Helper function for aligned rows
-    auto createRow = [&]<typename Icon, typename Label, typename Value>(Icon&& icon, Label&& label, Value&& value)
-      requires std::constructible_from<string, Icon> && std::constructible_from<string, Label> &&
-               std::constructible_from<string, Value>
-    {
-      return hbox(
-        {
-          text(string(std::forward<Icon>(icon))) | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.icon),
-          text(string(std::forward<Label>(label))) | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.label),
-          filler(),
-          text(string(std::forward<Value>(value))) | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.value),
-          text(" "),
-        }
-      );
+    fn createRow = [&](const auto& icon, const auto& label, const auto& value) {
+      return hbox({
+        text(string(icon)) | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.icon),
+        text(string(static_cast<const char*>(label))) | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.label),
+        filler(),
+        text(string(value)) | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.value),
+        text(" "),
+      });
     };
 
     // System info rows
@@ -242,39 +236,31 @@ namespace {
       const WeatherOutput& weatherInfo = data.weather_info.value();
 
       if (weather.show_town_name)
-        content.push_back(hbox(
-          {
-            text(string(weatherIcon)) | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.icon),
-            text("Weather") | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.label),
-            filler(),
+        content.push_back(hbox({
+          text(string(weatherIcon)) | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.icon),
+          text("Weather") | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.label),
+          filler(),
 
-            hbox(
-              {
-                text(std::format("{}°F ", std::lround(weatherInfo.main.temp))),
-                text("in "),
-                text(weatherInfo.name),
-                text(" "),
-              }
-            ) |
-              color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.value),
-          }
-        ));
+          hbox({
+            text(std::format("{}°F ", std::lround(weatherInfo.main.temp))),
+            text("in "),
+            text(weatherInfo.name),
+            text(" "),
+          }) |
+            color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.value),
+        }));
       else
-        content.push_back(hbox(
-          {
-            text(string(weatherIcon)) | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.icon),
-            text("Weather") | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.label),
-            filler(),
+        content.push_back(hbox({
+          text(string(weatherIcon)) | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.icon),
+          text("Weather") | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.label),
+          filler(),
 
-            hbox(
-              {
-                text(std::format("{}°F, {}", std::lround(weatherInfo.main.temp), weatherInfo.weather[0].description)),
-                text(" "),
-              }
-            ) |
-              color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.value),
-          }
-        ));
+          hbox({
+            text(std::format("{}°F, {}", std::lround(weatherInfo.main.temp), weatherInfo.weather[0].description)),
+            text(" "),
+          }) |
+            color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.value),
+        }));
     }
 
     content.push_back(separator() | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.border));
@@ -319,16 +305,14 @@ namespace {
         const std::string& npText = *nowPlayingResult;
 
         content.push_back(separator() | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.border));
-        content.push_back(hbox(
-          {
-            text(string(musicIcon)) | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.icon),
-            text("Playing") | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.label),
-            text(" "),
-            filler(),
-            paragraph(npText) | color(Color::Magenta) | size(WIDTH, LESS_THAN, 30),
-            text(" "),
-          }
-        ));
+        content.push_back(hbox({
+          text(string(musicIcon)) | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.icon),
+          text("Playing") | color(ui::DEFAULT_THEME.label),
+          text(" "),
+          filler(),
+          paragraph(npText) | color(Color::Magenta) | size(WIDTH, LESS_THAN, ui::MAX_PARAGRAPH_LENGTH),
+          text(" "),
+        }));
       } else {
         const NowPlayingError& error = nowPlayingResult.error();
 
diff --git a/src/util/macros.h b/src/util/macros.h
index 5033b8e..6c13c67 100644
--- a/src/util/macros.h
+++ b/src/util/macros.h
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 
 // probably stupid but it fixes the issue with windows.h defining ERROR
 #undef ERROR
-
+#include <chrono>
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <fmt/chrono.h>
-#include <fmt/color.h>
-#include <fmt/format.h>
+#include <format>
+#include <print>
 #include <source_location>
 #include <utility>
 
@@ -14,18 +13,117 @@
 
 #define fn auto // Rust-style function shorthand
 
+// Terminal color implementation to replace fmt::color
+namespace term {
+  // Text styles
+  enum class Emphasis : u8 { none = 0, bold = 1, italic = 2 };
+
+  constexpr fn operator|(Emphasis emphA, Emphasis emphB)->Emphasis {
+    return static_cast<Emphasis>(static_cast<int>(emphA) | static_cast<int>(emphB));
+  }
+
+  // Terminal colors
+  enum class Color : u8 {
+    black          = 30,
+    red            = 31,
+    green          = 32,
+    yellow         = 33,
+    blue           = 34,
+    magenta        = 35,
+    cyan           = 36,
+    white          = 37,
+    bright_black   = 90,
+    bright_red     = 91,
+    bright_green   = 92,
+    bright_yellow  = 93,
+    bright_blue    = 94,
+    bright_magenta = 95,
+    bright_cyan    = 96,
+    bright_white   = 97
+  };
+
+  // Style wrapper for foreground color
+  struct FgColor {
+    Color col;
+
+    constexpr explicit FgColor(Color color) : col(color) {}
+
+    [[nodiscard]] fn ansiCode() const -> std::string { return std::format("\033[{}m", static_cast<int>(col)); }
+  };
+
+  // Create a foreground color modifier
+  constexpr fn Fg(Color color) -> FgColor { return FgColor(color); }
+
+  // Combined style (emphasis + color)
+  struct Style {
+    Emphasis emph   = Emphasis::none;
+    FgColor  fg_col = FgColor(static_cast<Color>(-1)); // Invalid color
+
+    [[nodiscard]] fn ansiCode() const -> std::string {
+      std::string result;
+
+      if (emph != Emphasis::none) {
+        if ((static_cast<int>(emph) & static_cast<int>(Emphasis::bold)) != 0) {
+          result += "\033[1m";
+        }
+        if ((static_cast<int>(emph) & static_cast<int>(Emphasis::italic)) != 0) {
+          result += "\033[3m";
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (static_cast<int>(fg_col.col) != -1) {
+        result += fg_col.ansiCode();
+      }
+
+      return result;
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Combine emphasis and color
+  constexpr fn operator|(Emphasis emph, FgColor fgColor)->Style { return { .emph = emph, .fg_col = fgColor }; }
+
+  constexpr fn operator|(FgColor fgColor, Emphasis emph)->Style { return emph | fgColor; }
+
+  // Reset all styles
+  constexpr const char* reset = "\033[0m";
+
+  // Print with style
+  template <typename... Args>
+  fn Print(const Style& style, std::format_string<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) -> void {
+    std::print("{}{}{}", style.ansiCode(), std::format(fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...), reset);
+  }
+
+  // Print with foreground color only
+  template <typename... Args>
+  fn Print(const FgColor& fgColor, std::format_string<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) -> void {
+    std::print("{}{}{}", fgColor.ansiCode(), std::format(fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...), reset);
+  }
+
+  // Print with emphasis only
+  template <typename... Args>
+  fn Print(Emphasis emph, std::format_string<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) -> void {
+    Print({ .emph = emph }, fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+  }
+
+  // Print without styling (plain text)
+  template <typename... Args>
+  fn Print(std::format_string<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) -> void {
+    std::print(fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+  }
+}
+
 namespace log_colors {
-  using fmt::terminal_color;
-  constexpr auto debug = terminal_color::cyan, info = terminal_color::green, warn = terminal_color::yellow,
-                 error = terminal_color::red, timestamp = terminal_color::bright_white,
-                 file_info = terminal_color::bright_white;
+  using term::Color;
+  constexpr auto debug = Color::cyan, info = Color::green, warn = Color::yellow, error = Color::red,
+                 timestamp = Color::bright_white, file_info = Color::bright_white;
 }
 
 enum class LogLevel : u8 { DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR };
 
 template <typename... Args>
-void LogImpl(const LogLevel level, const std::source_location& loc, fmt::format_string<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) {
-  const time_t now             = std::time(nullptr);
+void LogImpl(const LogLevel level, const std::source_location& loc, std::format_string<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) {
+  const auto now = std::chrono::floor<std::chrono::seconds>(std::chrono::system_clock::now());
+
   const auto [color, levelStr] = [&] {
     switch (level) {
       case LogLevel::DEBUG:
@@ -43,32 +141,19 @@ void LogImpl(const LogLevel level, const std::source_location& loc, fmt::format_
 #pragma clang diagnostic pop
     }
   }();
-
   const string filename = std::filesystem::path(loc.file_name()).lexically_normal().string();
-  std::tm      time;
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  if (localtime_s(&time, &now) != 0)
-    throw std::runtime_error("localtime_s failed");
-#else
-  if (localtime_r(&now, &time) == nullptr)
-    throw std::runtime_error("localtime_r failed");
-#endif
-
-  // Timestamp and level
-  fmt::print(fg(log_colors::timestamp), "[{:%H:%M:%S}] ", time);
-  fmt::print(fmt::emphasis::bold | fg(color), "{} ", levelStr);
 
+  // Timestamp and level - using std::chrono with std::format
+  term::Print(term::Fg(log_colors::timestamp), "[{:%H:%M:%S}] ", now);
+  term::Print(term::Emphasis::bold | term::Fg(color), "{} ", levelStr);
   // Message
-  fmt::print(fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
-
+  term::Print(fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
   // File info (debug builds only)
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-  fmt::print(fg(log_colors::file_info), "\n{:>14} ", "╰──");
-  fmt::print(fmt::emphasis::italic | fg(log_colors::file_info), "{}:{}", filename, loc.line());
+  term::Print(term::Fg(log_colors::file_info), "\n{:>14} ", "╰──");
+  term::Print(term::Emphasis::italic | term::Fg(log_colors::file_info), "{}:{}", filename, loc.line());
 #endif
-
-  fmt::print("\n");
+  term::Print("\n");
 }
 
 #pragma clang diagnostic push
@@ -78,7 +163,6 @@ void LogImpl(const LogLevel level, const std::source_location& loc, fmt::format_
 #else
 #define DEBUG_LOG(...) LogImpl(LogLevel::DEBUG, std::source_location::current(), __VA_ARGS__)
 #endif
-
 #define INFO_LOG(...) LogImpl(LogLevel::INFO, std::source_location::current(), __VA_ARGS__)
 #define WARN_LOG(...) LogImpl(LogLevel::WARN, std::source_location::current(), __VA_ARGS__)
 #define ERROR_LOG(...) LogImpl(LogLevel::ERROR, std::source_location::current(), __VA_ARGS__)