diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eef9a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uwufetch_man.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7fd13db..c90a1f1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@ NAME			= uwufetch
 FILES			= uwufetch.c
 CFLAGS			= -O3
 CFLAGS_DEBUG	= -Wall -Wextra
+LIBS			= -ljson-c
 PREFIX			= /usr/bin
 CC				= cc
 MAN_COMPILER	= pandoc
 
 build: $(FILES)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(NAME) $(FILES)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LIBS) -o $(NAME) $(FILES)
 	$(MAN_COMPILER) $(NAME)_man.md -st man -o $(NAME).1
 	@gzip $(NAME).1
 
 debug:
 	@clear
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS_DEBUG) -o $(NAME) $(FILES)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS_DEBUG) $(LIBS) -o $(NAME) $(FILES)
 	./uwufetch
 
 install:
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ termux_uninstall:
 	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)/data/data/com.termux/files$(PREFIX)/$(NAME)
 	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/uwufetch/
 
-man_debug: build
+man_debug:
+	$(MAN_COMPILER) $(NAME)_man.md -st man -o $(NAME).1
 	@clear
 	@man -P cat ./uwufetch.1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f3d95ca..cb25a7b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ endeavOwO, KDE NeOwOn, nixOwOs, Swackwawe, sOwOlus; Plus FweeBSD, OwOpenBSD and
 
 [lshw](https://github.com/lyonel/lshw) to get gpu info.
 
+[json-c](https://github.com/json-c/json-c) to parse the json config.
+
 ##### Via package manager
 
 Right now, the package is only available on the AUR:
diff --git a/uwufetch.c b/uwufetch.c
index 0d17b63..b14a40e 100644
--- a/uwufetch.c
+++ b/uwufetch.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
+#include <json-c/json.h>
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #include <time.h>
@@ -68,14 +69,11 @@ struct utsname sys_var;
 struct sysinfo sys;
 #endif
 struct winsize win;
-int ram_total, ram_used = 0;
 // initialise the variables to store data, gpu array can hold up to 8 gpus
-int pkgs, target_width = 0;
+int target_width = 0, screen_width = 0, screen_height = 0, ram_total, ram_used = 0, pkgs = 0;
 long uptime = 0;
 // all flags available
 int ascii_image_flag = 0,
-	screen_width = 0,
-	screen_height = 0,
 	show_user_info = 1,
 	show_os = 1,
 	show_kernel = 1,
@@ -93,6 +91,7 @@ char user[32], host[256], shell[64], kernel[256], version_name[64], cpu_model[25
 
 // functions definitions, to use them in main()
 int pkgman();
+void parse_json();
 void parse_config();
 void get_info();
 void list();
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	parse_config();
+	parse_json();
 	if ((argc == 1 && ascii_image_flag == 0) || (argc > 1 && ascii_image_flag == 0))
 		print_ascii();
 	else if (ascii_image_flag)
@@ -156,49 +155,59 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	print_info();
 }
 
-void parse_config()
-{
-	char line[256];
+void parse_json()
+{ // using json-c library to parse the config
+	// allocating all necessary variables
+	char buffer[1024];
 	char *homedir = getenv("HOME");
-	char *temp_buffer = "";
-	FILE *config;
+	config_directory = "./test.json";
+	struct json_object *parsed_json, *distributon, *image, *ascii, *user, *os, *kernel, *cpu, *gpu, *ram, *resolution, *shell, *pkgs, *uptime, *colors;
 
+	// opening and reading the config file
+	FILE *config;
 	if (config_directory == NULL)
 		config = fopen(strcat(homedir, "/.config/uwufetch/config"), "r");
 	else
 		config = fopen(config_directory, "r");
 	if (config == NULL)
 		return;
-	while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), config))
-	{
-		if (line[0] == '#')
-			continue;
-		if (strlen(image_name) < 1 && ascii_image_flag == 0)
-			ascii_image_flag = sscanf(line, "image=%s", image_name);
-		sscanf(line, "distro=%s", version_name);
-		if (sscanf(line, "nouser%s", temp_buffer))
-			show_user_info = 0;
-		if (sscanf(line, "noos%s", temp_buffer))
-			show_os = 0;
-		if (sscanf(line, "nokernel%s", temp_buffer))
-			show_kernel = 0;
-		if (sscanf(line, "nocpu%s", temp_buffer))
-			show_cpu = 0;
-		if (sscanf(line, "nogpu%s", temp_buffer))
-			show_gpu = 0;
-		if (sscanf(line, "noram%s", temp_buffer))
-			show_ram = 0;
-		if (sscanf(line, "noresolution%s", temp_buffer))
-			show_resolution = 0;
-		if (sscanf(line, "noshell%s", temp_buffer))
-			show_shell = 0;
-		if (sscanf(line, "nopkgs%s", temp_buffer))
-			show_pkgs = 0;
-		if (sscanf(line, "nouptime%s", temp_buffer))
-			show_uptime = 0;
-		if (sscanf(line, "nocolors%s", temp_buffer))
-			show_colors = 0;
-	}
+	fread(buffer, 1024, 1, config);
+	fclose(config);
+
+	// parsing json data
+	parsed_json = json_tokener_parse(buffer);
+	json_object_object_get_ex(parsed_json, "distribution", &distributon);
+	json_object_object_get_ex(parsed_json, "image", &image);
+	json_object_object_get_ex(parsed_json, "ascii", &ascii);
+	json_object_object_get_ex(parsed_json, "user", &user);
+	json_object_object_get_ex(parsed_json, "os", &os);
+	json_object_object_get_ex(parsed_json, "kernel", &kernel);
+	json_object_object_get_ex(parsed_json, "cpu", &cpu);
+	json_object_object_get_ex(parsed_json, "gpu", &gpu);
+	json_object_object_get_ex(parsed_json, "ram", &ram);
+	json_object_object_get_ex(parsed_json, "resolution", &resolution);
+	json_object_object_get_ex(parsed_json, "shell", &shell);
+	json_object_object_get_ex(parsed_json, "pkgs", &pkgs);
+	json_object_object_get_ex(parsed_json, "uptime", &uptime);
+	json_object_object_get_ex(parsed_json, "colors", &colors);
+
+	sprintf(version_name, "%s", json_object_get_string(distributon));
+	if (sprintf(image_name, "%s", json_object_get_string(image)) == 0)
+		ascii_image_flag = 1;
+	else // reset image_name var to avoid errors
+		sprintf(image_name, "");
+	ascii_image_flag = !json_object_get_boolean(ascii);
+	show_user_info = json_object_get_boolean(user);
+	show_os = json_object_get_boolean(os);
+	show_kernel = json_object_get_boolean(kernel);
+	show_cpu = json_object_get_boolean(cpu);
+	show_gpu = json_object_get_boolean(gpu);
+	show_ram = json_object_get_boolean(ram);
+	show_resolution = json_object_get_boolean(resolution);
+	show_shell = json_object_get_boolean(shell);
+	show_pkgs = json_object_get_boolean(pkgs);
+	show_uptime = json_object_get_boolean(uptime);
+	show_colors = json_object_get_boolean(colors);
 }
 
 int pkgman()
@@ -294,17 +303,19 @@ void print_info()
 		printf("\033[18C%s%sPKGS        %s%s%d %s\n",
 			   NORMAL, BOLD, NORMAL, NORMAL, pkgs, pkgman_name);
 	if (show_uptime)
-        #ifdef __APPLE__
-            uptime = uptime_mac();
-        #else
-	        uptime = sys.uptime;
-        #endif
+	{
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+		uptime = uptime_mac();
+#else
+		uptime = sys.uptime;
+#endif
 		if (uptime / 3600 < 24)
 			printf("\033[18C%s%sUWUPTIME    %s%lih, %lim\n",
 				   NORMAL, BOLD, NORMAL, uptime / 3600, uptime / 60 % 60);
 		else
 			printf("\033[18C%s%sUWUPTIME    %s%lid, %lih, %lim\n",
 				   NORMAL, BOLD, NORMAL, uptime / 86400, uptime / 3600 % 24, uptime / 60 % 60);
+	}
 	if (show_colors)
 		printf("\033[18C%s%s\u2587\u2587%s\u2587\u2587%s\u2587\u2587%s\u2587\u2587%s\u2587\u2587%s\u2587\u2587%s\u2587\u2587%s\u2587\u2587%s\n",
 			   BOLD, BLACK, RED, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE, MAGENTA, CYAN, WHITE, NORMAL);
diff --git a/uwufetch_man.md b/uwufetch_man.md
index 7d689f7..81420d5 100644
--- a/uwufetch_man.md
+++ b/uwufetch_man.md
@@ -41,51 +41,57 @@ prints a list of all supported distributions
 
 The config file is located in $HOME/.config/uwufetch/config (you need to create it), but you can change the path by using the `--config` option.
 
-## OPTIONS
+## EXAMPLE
+```json
+{
+	"distribution": "debian",
+	"image": "/home/user/Pictures/debian.png",
+	"ascii": false,
+	"user": true,
+	"os": true,
+	"kernel": true,
+	"cpu": true,
+	"gpu": true,
+	"ram": true,
+	"resolution": true,
+	"shell": true,
+	"pkgs": true,
+	"uptime": true,
+	"colors": true
+}
+```
 
-distribution=name\ \ \ \ \ # use it to change displayed distribution\
-image=/path/to/image\ \ \ # enable images (leave blank), or use custom image path\
-nouser\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ # disable username and hostname\
-noos\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ # disable os\
-nokernel\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ # disable kernel\
-nocpu\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ # disable cpu\
-nogpu\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ # disable gpu\
-noram\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ # disable ram\
-noshell\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ # disable shell\
-nopkgs\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ # disable pkgs\
-nouptime\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ # disable uptime\
-nocolors\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ # disable colors
 
 # SUPPORTED DISTRIBUTIONS
 
-Distribution name\ \ \ \ \ -d option
+Distribution name\	\	\	\	\ -d option
 
-Nyalpine\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ alpine\
-Nyarch Linuwu\ \ \ \ \ \ \ arch\
-Nyartix Linuwu\ \ \ \ \ \ \ artix\
-Debinyan\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ debian\
-Fedowa\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ fedora\
-GentOwO\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ gentoo\
-GnUwU gUwUix\ \ \ \ \ \ \ guix\
-Miwint\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ linuxmint\
-Myanjawo\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ manjaro\
-Myanjawo AWM\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\"manjaro-arm\\"\
-OwOpenSUSE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\"opensuse-leap\\"\
-Pop OwOs\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ pop\
-RaspNyan\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ raspbian\
-UwUntu\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ubuntu\
-OwOid\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\"void\\"\
-Nyandroid\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ android\
-Unknown (tux logo)\ \ \ \ \ unknown
+Nyalpine\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	alpine\
+Nyarch Linuwu\	\	\	\	\	\	\ arch\
+Nyartix Linuwu\	\	\	\	\	\	\ artix\
+Debinyan\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	debian\
+Fedowa\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\ fedora\
+GentOwO\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\ gentoo\
+GnUwU gUwUix\	\	\	\	\	\	\	guix\
+Miwint\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\ linuxmint\
+Myanjawo\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	manjaro\
+Myanjawo AWM\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\\"manjaro-arm\\"\
+OwOpenSUSE\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\ \\"opensuse-leap\\"\
+Pop OwOs\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	pop\
+RaspNyan\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	raspbian\
+UwUntu\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\ ubuntu\
+OwOid\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\ \\"void\\"\
+Nyandroid\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\ android\
+Unknown (tux logo)\	\	\	\	\ unknown
 
 --image/ascii only distributions--\
-endeavOwO\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ endeavour\
-KDE NeOwOn\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ neon\
-nixOwOs\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ nixos\
-Swackwawe\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ slackware\
-sOwOlus\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ solus\
-FweeBSD\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ freebsd\
-OwOpenBSD\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ openbsd
+endeavOwO\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\ endeavour\
+KDE NeOwOn\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\ neon\
+nixOwOs\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\ nixos\
+Swackwawe\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\ slackware\
+sOwOlus\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\ solus\
+FweeBSD\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\ freebsd\
+OwOpenBSD\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\ openbsd
 
 # DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -94,18 +100,20 @@ and prints them in the terminal in an UwU way, with and UwU ascii logo or image.
 
 # EXAMPLES
 
-uwufetch -d arch\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ # prints arch logo\
-uwufetch -\-custom some_image.png\ \ # prints custom image (does not need full path)\
-ueufetch -i -d artix\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ # prints artix image
+uwufetch -d arch\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	# prints arch logo\
+uwufetch -\-custom some_image.png\	\	# prints custom image (does not need full path)\
+ueufetch -i -d artix\	\	\	\	\	\	\	\	# prints artix image
 
 # DEPENDANCES
 
-lshw\ \ better gpu info\
-viu\ \ \ print images instead of ascii logo\
-kitty\ \ better image viewing
+json-c\	\	\ to parse the config file\
+lshw\	\	\	better gpu info\
+viu\	\	\	\ print images instead of ascii logo\
+kitty\	\	\ better image viewing
 
 All of this are optional, there is no necessary dependancy.
 
 # LICENSE AND COPYRIGTH
 
-uwufetch is provided under the GPL3 license, for copyright info read https://github.com/TheDarkBug/uwufetch/tree/main/res/COPYRIGHT.md.
+uwufetch is provided under the GPL3 license, for copyright info read\
+https://github.com/TheDarkBug/uwufetch/tree/main/res/COPYRIGHT.md.