diff --git a/profiles/desktop/gnome/default.nix b/profiles/desktop/gnome/default.nix
index f27a1bf..03f7fa1 100644
--- a/profiles/desktop/gnome/default.nix
+++ b/profiles/desktop/gnome/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
     libheif # HEIF thumbnails
     gnomeExtensions.appindicator
 
+    loupe
+
     desktop-file-utils # update-desktop-database
   ];
 
@@ -46,10 +48,16 @@
     gnome-tour
     (pkgs.gedit or pkgs.gnome.gedit) # text editor (24.05 vs 23.11)
   ]) ++ (with pkgs.gnome; [
+    eog
     #cheese # webcam tool
+    simple-scan # scanning utility
+    yelp # Help
+    #baobab # Disk Usage Analyser
+    evince # Document Viewer
+    papers # Document Viewer (new)
     gnome-music
     gnome-terminal
-    #epiphany # web browser
+    epiphany # web browser
     geary # email reader
     totem # video player
     tali # poker game
diff --git a/todos.md b/todos.md
index cf6cbc6..fd4ede8 100644
--- a/todos.md
+++ b/todos.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# cleanup
+* deduplicate `users/pbsds/home/profiles/desktop.nix` and `users/pbsds/home/profiles/desktop/default.nix`
 # projects
 * [ ] https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware/tree/master/pine64/pinebook-pro
 * [ ] riscv
diff --git a/users/pbsds/home/profiles/desktop/default.nix b/users/pbsds/home/profiles/desktop/default.nix
index 79180ae..433f8ec 100644
--- a/users/pbsds/home/profiles/desktop/default.nix
+++ b/users/pbsds/home/profiles/desktop/default.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
     firefox
     zotero
     (pkgs.loupe or pkgs.gnome.eog)
+    evince
+    /* papers */
+
     gnome-connections
     scrcpy
     #spotify # use flathub version instead
diff --git a/users/pbsds/home/profiles/desktop/mime.nix b/users/pbsds/home/profiles/desktop/mime.nix
index 3248b0c..4c1cb4f 100644
--- a/users/pbsds/home/profiles/desktop/mime.nix
+++ b/users/pbsds/home/profiles/desktop/mime.nix
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ let
     audio = ["mpv.desktop"];
     video = ["mpv.desktop"];
     fonts = ["org.gnome.font-viewer.desktop"];
-    docs = ["org.gnome.Evince.desktop"];
-    /* docs = ["org.gnome.Papers.desktop"]; */
+    docs = ["org.gnome.Papers.desktop" "org.gnome.Evince.desktop"];
     web = ["firefox.desktop"];
     /* code = ["Pulsar.desktop"]; */
     /* code = ["micro.desktop"]; */