diff --git a/src/widgets/workspaces/WorkspaceIPC.qml b/src/widgets/workspaces/WorkspaceIPC.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98ba798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/widgets/workspaces/WorkspaceIPC.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import QtQuick
+import Quickshell.Io
+
+Item {
+    property int active: 1 // currently active workspace
+    property int amount: 10 // amount of workspaces
+    property string name: "" // name of the current desktop
+
+    Process {
+        property string name: ""
+
+        command: ["env"]
+        running: true
+
+        stdout: SplitParser {
+            onRead: data => {
+                if (data.startsWith("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP="))
+                    name = data.slice(20);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Process {
+        command: ["swaymsg", "-mtsubscribe", "[\"workspace\"]"]
+        running: name === "sway"
+
+        stdout: SplitParser {
+            onRead: data => {
+                const parsed = JSON.parse(data);
+                if (parsed.change == "focus") {
+                    active = parsed.current.num;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/widgets/workspaces/Workspaces.qml b/src/widgets/workspaces/Workspaces.qml
index 73bb1c1..5dd644c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/workspaces/Workspaces.qml
+++ b/src/widgets/workspaces/Workspaces.qml
@@ -5,42 +5,27 @@ import Quickshell.Io // for Process
 import "root:base"
 
 BRectangle {
-    id: workspaces
-    property int workspaceN: 10
-    property int activeN: 1
-    height: 100 + col.spacing * (workspaceN - 1)
+    height: 100 + layout.spacing * (workspace.amount - 1)
+
+    WorkspaceIPC {
+        id: workspace
+    }
 
     ColumnLayout {
-        id: col
+        id: layout
         anchors.fill: parent
         anchors.topMargin: 5
         anchors.bottomMargin: 5
         Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
         spacing: 1
 
-        Process {
-            id: getwork
-            command: ["swaymsg", "-mtsubscribe", "[\"workspace\"]"]
-            running: true
-
-            stdout: SplitParser {
-                splitMarker: "\n"
-                onRead: data => {
-                    const parsed = JSON.parse(data);
-                    if (parsed.change == "focus") {
-                        workspaces.activeN = parsed.current.num;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         Repeater {
-            model: workspaceN
+            model: workspace.amount
 
             WorkspaceElem {
                 required property int modelData
                 wnum: modelData + 1
-                focused: activeN === (modelData + 1)
+                focused: workspace.active === (modelData + 1)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/widgets/workspaces/WorkspacesHyprland.qml b/src/widgets/workspaces/WorkspacesHyprland.qml
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/src/widgets/workspaces/WorkspacesSway.qml b/src/widgets/workspaces/WorkspacesSway.qml
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000