diff --git a/common/_global.el b/common/_global.el
index 52d86a7..5c3ec4a 100644
--- a/common/_global.el
+++ b/common/_global.el
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t) ; this goes in chemacs2 init -- DO NOT UNCOMMENT
 (package-initialize) ; this goes in chemacs2 init -- DO NOT UNCOMMENT
 (add-to-list 'package-selected-packages
-             '(helpful ido-completing-read+ dired-rainbow dired-rainbow-listing dired-single dash s origami diminish persp-mode modus-themes transpose-frame use-package)
+             '(helpful helm dired-rainbow dired-rainbow-listing dired-single dash s origami diminish persp-mode modus-themes transpose-frame use-package)
 )
 (require 'use-package)
 
@@ -239,14 +239,6 @@ e                         "meta" "unity" "tres" "tscn" "import" "godot"))
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; Set some global config
 (setq inhibit-splash-screen t) ; why do you need to tell me things i know by default
-; Turn on ido mode (useful for buffer swaps and find file completion)
-(require 'ido-completing-read+)
-(ido-ubiquitous-mode 1)
-(setq ido-enable-flex-matching t)
-(setq ido-everywhere t)
-(ido-mode 1)
-(defun ido-kill-emacs-hook ()
-      (ignore-errors (ido-save-history)))
 (setq-default tab-width 4) ; sanity!
 (electric-indent-mode 0) ; return should NOT fuck with the indentation of the previous line
 
@@ -334,6 +326,26 @@ e                         "meta" "unity" "tres" "tscn" "import" "godot"))
   (setq persp-autokill-buffer-on-remove 'kill-weak)
   (add-hook 'window-setup-hook #'(lambda () (persp-mode 1))))
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+; helm
+(setq completion-styles '(flex))
+(require 'helm-config)
+(helm-mode 1)
+; helm-browse-project
+; helm-ls-git
+; helm-dabbrev
+; helm-imenu and helm-imenu-in-all-buffers: provide imenus for current or all buffers
+(define-key global-map [remap find-file] 'helm-find-files)
+(define-key global-map [remap occur] 'helm-occur)
+(define-key global-map [remap list-buffers] 'helm-buffers-list)
+(define-key global-map [remap dabbrev-expand] 'helm-dabbrev)
+(define-key global-map [remap execute-extended-command] 'helm-M-x)
+(define-key global-map [remap apropos-command] 'helm-apropos)
+(unless (boundp 'completion-in-region-function)
+  (define-key lisp-interaction-mode-map [remap completion-at-point] 'helm-lisp-completion-at-point)
+  (define-key emacs-lisp-mode-map       [remap completion-at-point] 'helm-lisp-completion-at-point))
+(add-hook 'kill-emacs-hook #'(lambda () (and (file-exists-p "$CONF_FILE") (delete-file "$CONF_FILE"))))
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; flyspell
 ;(require 'flyspell)
diff --git a/emacs.md b/emacs.md
index a379193..7f5396a 100644
--- a/emacs.md
+++ b/emacs.md
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ git clone https://github.com/beancount/beancount-mode.git
 cd [profile_path]
 git clone https://github.com/mnewt/dired-rainbow-listing
 
+install hunspell + dictionaries choco install hunspell.portable / https://github.com/wooorm/dictionaries
+
 open scratch buffer. paste below into it as the contents then do `M-x ev-b RET`
 
 ``` elisp
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ open scratch buffer. paste below into it as the contents then do `M-x ev-b RET`
           diminish
           dash
           transpose-frame
+		  helm
           s
           f
           oragami