diff --git a/elisp/extras.el b/elisp/extras.el
index 3b2a995..bd2906f 100644
--- a/elisp/extras.el
+++ b/elisp/extras.el
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
   :hook
   (after-init . doom-modeline-mode))
 
-;(use-package dashboard
-;  :straight t
-;  :config
-;  (dashboard-setup-startup-hook))
+(use-package dashboard
+  :straight t
+  :config
+  (dashboard-setup-startup-hook))
 
 ;; Multimedia
 ;(use-package emms
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
   (setq mu4e-alert-interesting-mail-query "flag:unread maildir:/posteo/INBOX")
   :hook
   (after-init . mu4e-alert-enable-mode-line-display))
+;; dashboard for mu4e
+;(use-package mu4e-dashboard
+;  :straight
+;  (mu4e-dashboard :type git :host github :repo "rougier/mu4e-dashboard"))
 
 ;; Orthodox file browser
 (use-package sunrise-commander)
@@ -77,7 +81,13 @@
 ;; Read feeds
 (use-package elfeed)
 ;; elfeed dashboard
-(straight-use-package '(elfeed-dashboard :type git :host github :repo "Manoj321/elfeed-dashboard"))
+(use-package elfeed-dashboard
+  :straight
+  (elfeed-dashboard :type git :host github :repo "Manoj321/elfeed-dashboard")
+  :config
+  (setq elfeed-dashboard-file "~/.emacs.d/elfeed-dashboard.org")
+  ;; update feed counts on elfeed-quit
+  (advice-add 'elfeed-search-quit-window :after #'elfeed-dashboard-update-links))
 
 ;; Write gemtext
 (use-package gemini-mode)
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index c6c9e94..ddcdd1e 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/elisp/")
 ;; load debian mu4e package
 (add-to-list 'load-path "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/mu4e")
+;(load "~/.emacs.d/elisp/mu4e-setup.el")
 
 (load "~/.emacs.d/elisp/settings.el")
 (load "~/.emacs.d/elisp/extras.el")