diff --git a/_setup.sh b/_setup.sh
index d335da8..7db9bb2 100755
--- a/_setup.sh
+++ b/_setup.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ ln -s $PATH_PREFIX/fzf.zsh ~/.fzf.zsh
 rm -r ~/.config/lf
 ln -s $PATH_PREFIX/config/lf ~/.config/lf
 
+# get tmux plugin manager going if needed
+if [[ ! -d ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm ]]; then
+    mkdir -p ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
+    git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
+fi
+
 # get asdf going if needed
 if [[ ! -d ~/.asdf ]]; then
     git clone https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf.git ~/.asdf
@@ -34,5 +40,6 @@ if [[ ! -d ~/.asdf ]]; then
     cd $PATH_PREFIX
 fi
 
-echo "install 'exa fd bat tmux htop nano most ripgrep emacs zsh lf restic rclone' if needed"
+echo "exa fd bat tmux htop nano most ripgrep emacs zsh lf restic rclone"
 echo "copy restic.sh if desired/needed"
+echo "run tmux and do <prefix>-I to install plugins and finish setup"
diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index 846a954..4c32b46 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ set -g history-limit 100000
 set -g renumber-windows on
 set -g clock-mode-style 24
 set -g status-interval 5
+set -g display-time 3000
+set -g status-keys emacs
+setw -g aggressive-resize on
 
 # Enable RGB colour if running in xterm(1)
 set-option -sa terminal-overrides ",xterm*:Tc" 
@@ -35,3 +38,18 @@ set -g status-bg yellow
 # Status line/bar
 set -g status-right " #{?client_prefix,#[reverse]<Prefix>#[noreverse] ,} %H:%M %Y-%m-%d"
 set -g window-status-current-style "underscore"
+
+# plugins
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
+set -g @plugin 'laktak/extrakto'
+set -g @plugin 'jaclu/tmux-menus'
+
+# Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
+run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
+
+# plugin config
+# clipboard related
+set -g @extrakto_clip_tool 'tmux loadb -'
+if 'command -v termux-clipboard-set' {
+    set -g @extrakto_clip_tool termux-clipboard-set
+}