diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2dbb0d49..d6ec6127 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -182,14 +182,7 @@ For [standalone installations](https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/inde
   ```nix
   {
     programs = {
-      cava.catppuccin.enable = false;
       gh-dash.catppuccin.enable = false;
-      imv.catppuccin.enable = false;
-      swaylock.catppuccin.enable = false;
-    };
-  
-    services = {
-      mako.catppuccin.enable = false;
     };
   }
   ```
diff --git a/docs/src/faq.md b/docs/src/faq.md
index 8f098491..d30206ee 100644
--- a/docs/src/faq.md
+++ b/docs/src/faq.md
@@ -20,14 +20,7 @@
   ```nix
   {
     programs = {
-      cava.catppuccin.enable = false;
       gh-dash.catppuccin.enable = false;
-      imv.catppuccin.enable = false;
-      swaylock.catppuccin.enable = false;
-    };
-  
-    services = {
-      mako.catppuccin.enable = false;
     };
   }
   ```
diff --git a/modules/home-manager/cava.nix b/modules/home-manager/cava.nix
index 80d63fe8..8acd8434 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/cava.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/cava.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ in
   };
 
   config.programs.cava = lib.mkIf enable {
-    settings = lib.ctp.fromINIRaw (sources.cava + "/themes/${flavor}.cava");
+    settings = lib.ctp.fromINI (builtins.readFile (sources.cava + "/themes/${flavor}.cava"));
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/home-manager/imv.nix b/modules/home-manager/imv.nix
index 515b954c..a987d6e8 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/imv.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/imv.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ in
   options.programs.imv.catppuccin = lib.ctp.mkCatppuccinOpt { name = "imv"; };
 
   config.programs.imv.settings = lib.mkIf enable (
-    lib.ctp.fromINI (sources.imv + "/themes/${cfg.flavor}.config")
+    lib.ctp.fromINI (builtins.readFile (sources.imv + "/themes/${cfg.flavor}.config"))
   );
 }
diff --git a/modules/home-manager/mako.nix b/modules/home-manager/mako.nix
index 68ec305a..8fde4275 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/mako.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/mako.nix
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ let
   inherit (config.catppuccin) sources;
   cfg = config.services.mako.catppuccin;
   enable = cfg.enable && config.services.mako.enable;
-  theme = lib.ctp.fromINI (
+  theme = lib.ctp.fromINI (builtins.readFile (
     sources.mako + "/themes/catppuccin-${cfg.flavor}/catppuccin-${cfg.flavor}-${cfg.accent}"
-  );
+  ));
 
   # Settings that need to be extracted and put in extraConfig
   extraConfigAttrs = lib.attrsets.getAttrs [ "urgency=high" ] theme;
diff --git a/modules/home-manager/swaylock.nix b/modules/home-manager/swaylock.nix
index 93e490bb..b299f69d 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/swaylock.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/swaylock.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ in
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
-    programs.swaylock.settings = lib.ctp.fromINI (sources.swaylock + "/themes/${cfg.flavor}.conf");
+    programs.swaylock.settings = lib.ctp.fromINI (builtins.readFile (sources.swaylock + "/themes/${cfg.flavor}.conf"));
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/lib/default.nix b/modules/lib/default.nix
index ec446745..c2d565db 100644
--- a/modules/lib/default.nix
+++ b/modules/lib/default.nix
@@ -75,35 +75,8 @@ in
     in
     builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile json);
 
-  # a -> path -> a
-  # fromJSON but for ini (and without readFile)
-  # a should be the local pkgs attrset
-  fromINI =
-    file:
-    let
-      # convert to json
-      json = pkgs.runCommand "converted.json" { } ''
-        ${lib.getExe pkgs.jc} --ini < ${file} > $out
-      '';
-    in
-    builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile json);
-
-  # a -> path -> a
-  # fromJSON but for raw ini (and without readFile)
-  # a should be the local pkgs attrset
-  fromINIRaw =
-    file:
-    let
-      inherit (builtins) fromJSON readFile;
-
-      # convert to json
-      json =
-        with pkgs;
-        runCommand "converted.json" { } ''
-          ${jc}/bin/jc --ini -r < ${file} > $out
-        '';
-    in
-    fromJSON (readFile json);
+  # string -> a
+  fromINI = import ./from-ini.nix lib;
 
   # string -> a
   # this creates a basic attrset only containing an
diff --git a/modules/lib/from-ini.nix b/modules/lib/from-ini.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a52590d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/lib/from-ini.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Simplifying assumptions:
+#
+# - ASCII
+# - line feed separated lines
+# - no multiline elements
+# - `=` surrounded by single space on both sides or not
+# - no subsections
+# - supported comment forms:
+#   - line that starts with `#`
+# - values are either not quoted or single quoted
+# - blank lines are supported
+# - otherwise no extra whitespace
+lib: ini:
+let
+  lines = lib.strings.splitString "\n" ini;
+  parsedLines = map parseLine lines;
+
+  parseLine = line:
+    if builtins.stringLength line == 0
+    then { type = "empty"; }
+    else if lib.hasPrefix "#" line
+    then { type = "comment"; }
+    else if lib.hasPrefix "[" line
+    then {
+      type = "section";
+      name = lib.pipe line [(lib.removePrefix "[") (lib.removeSuffix "]")];
+    }
+    else let
+      parts = lib.splitString "=" line;
+      key = lib.removeSuffix " " (lib.elemAt parts 0);
+      litVal = lib.removePrefix " " (lib.elemAt parts 1);
+    in {
+      type = "property";
+      inherit key;
+      val = lib.pipe litVal [(lib.removePrefix "'") (lib.removeSuffix "'")];
+    }
+  ;
+
+  endState = lib.foldl foldState { val = {}; currentSection = null; } parsedLines;
+
+  foldState = acc: line:
+    if line.type == "empty"
+    then acc
+    else if line.type == "comment"
+    then acc
+    else if line.type == "section"
+    then acc // { ${line.name} = {}; currentSection = line.name; }
+    else if line.type == "property"
+    then lib.updateManyAttrsByPath
+      [{
+        path = lib.flatten [
+          "val"
+          (lib.optional (builtins.isString acc.currentSection) acc.currentSection)
+          line.key
+        ];
+        update = _: line.val;
+      }]
+      acc
+    else throw "no such type ${line.type}"
+  ;
+in
+  endState.val
diff --git a/tests/default.nix b/tests/default.nix
index cc370e7a..830934da 100644
--- a/tests/default.nix
+++ b/tests/default.nix
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ lib.optionalAttrs nixpkgs.stdenv.isLinux {
     home-manager = home-manager-stable;
   };
 }
+// {
+  from-ini = assert import ./from-ini.nix lib; nixpkgs.hello;
+}
diff --git a/tests/from-ini.nix b/tests/from-ini.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d07d9a85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/from-ini.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+lib:
+let
+  subject = import ../modules/lib/from-ini.nix lib;
+
+  input = ''
+    k=v
+
+    [a]
+    k=v
+    #comment
+    kk='vv'
+
+    [aa]
+    k = v
+    #comment
+    kk = 'vv'
+  '';
+
+  expected = {
+    k = "v";
+    a = {
+      k = "v";
+      kk = "vv";
+    };
+    aa = {
+      k = "v";
+      kk = "vv";
+    };
+  };
+
+  actual = subject input;
+in
+  actual == expected