diff --git a/gui/basic.sh b/gui/basic.sh
index 63780d4..87654da 100755
--- a/gui/basic.sh
+++ b/gui/basic.sh
@@ -86,12 +86,14 @@ case "$UNAMEA" in
         if is_laptop; then
             sudo pacman -S --noconfirm --needed \
                 arandr autorandr \
+                xf86-input-synaptics \
                 acpi light python-pip
             yay -S --needed --noconfirm auto-cpufreq-git
             sudo mkdir -p /etc/runit/sv/auto-cpufreq
             sudo cp $DIR/auto-cpufreq/auto-cpufreq-runit /etc/runit/sv/auto-cpufreq/run
             sudo chmod +x /etc/runit/sv/auto-cpufreq/run
             sudo ln -sf /etc/runit/sv/auto-cpufreq/ /run/runit/service/
+            sudo cp $DIR/x11/70-synaptics.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/
         fi
         ;;
 esac
diff --git a/gui/x11/70-synaptics.conf b/gui/x11/70-synaptics.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcfcff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/x11/70-synaptics.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Example xorg.conf.d snippet that assigns the touchpad driver
+# to all touchpads. See xorg.conf.d(5) for more information on
+# InputClass.
+# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE, your distribution will likely overwrite
+# it when updating. Copy (and rename) this file into
+# /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d first.
+# Additional options may be added in the form of
+#   Option "OptionName" "value"
+#
+Section "InputClass"
+        Identifier "touchpad catchall"
+        Driver "synaptics"
+        MatchIsTouchpad "on"
+# This option is recommend on all Linux systems using evdev, but cannot be
+# enabled by default. See the following link for details:
+# http://who-t.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-ignore-configuration-errors.html
+#       MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
+#       # tap to click
+        Option "TapButton1" "1"
+	# two finger tap to right click
+	Option "TapButton2" "3"
+        # for natural scrolling
+        Option "VertScrollDelta"  "-111"
+        Option "HorizScrollDelta" "-111"
+EndSection
+
+Section "InputClass"
+        Identifier "touchpad ignore duplicates"
+        MatchIsTouchpad "on"
+        MatchOS "Linux"
+        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/mouse*"
+        Option "Ignore" "on"
+EndSection
+
+# This option enables the bottom right corner to be a right button on clickpads
+# and the right and middle top areas to be right / middle buttons on clickpads
+# with a top button area.
+# This option is only interpreted by clickpads.
+Section "InputClass"
+        Identifier "Default clickpad buttons"
+        MatchDriver "synaptics"
+        Option "SoftButtonAreas" "50% 0 82% 0 0 0 0 0"
+        Option "SecondarySoftButtonAreas" "58% 0 0 15% 42% 58% 0 15%"
+EndSection
+
+# This option disables software buttons on Apple touchpads.
+# This option is only interpreted by clickpads.
+Section "InputClass"
+        Identifier "Disable clickpad buttons on Apple touchpads"
+        MatchProduct "Apple|bcm5974"
+        MatchDriver "synaptics"
+        Option "SoftButtonAreas" "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0"
+EndSection