diff --git a/nvim/lua/thomas/plugins-setup.lua b/nvim/lua/thomas/plugins-setup.lua
index a482521..3526979 100644
--- a/nvim/lua/thomas/plugins-setup.lua
+++ b/nvim/lua/thomas/plugins-setup.lua
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ return packer.startup(function(use)
 	use("hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp") -- for autocompletion
 	use({ "glepnir/lspsaga.nvim", branch = "main" })
 
+	use("jackguo380/vim-lsp-cxx-highlight")
 	use("jose-elias-alvarez/typescript.nvim") -- additional functionality for typescript server (e.g. rename file & update imports)
 	use("onsails/lspkind.nvim") -- vs-code like icons for autocompletion
 
diff --git a/nvim/lua/thomas/plugins/lsp/mason.lua b/nvim/lua/thomas/plugins/lsp/mason.lua
index c4d8bee..d621c66 100644
--- a/nvim/lua/thomas/plugins/lsp/mason.lua
+++ b/nvim/lua/thomas/plugins/lsp/mason.lua
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ mason.setup()
 mason_lspconfig.setup({
 	-- list of servers for mason to install
 	ensure_installed = {
+		"clangd",
 		"tsserver",
 		"html",
 		"cssls",
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ mason_lspconfig.setup({
 mason_null_ls.setup({
 	-- list of formatters & linters for mason to install
 	ensure_installed = {
+		"clang-format",
 		"prettier", -- ts/js formatter
 		"stylua", -- lua formatter
 		"eslint_d", -- ts/js linter
diff --git a/nvim/lua/thomas/plugins/treesitter.lua b/nvim/lua/thomas/plugins/treesitter.lua
index 6d2ee75..4c4ba17 100644
--- a/nvim/lua/thomas/plugins/treesitter.lua
+++ b/nvim/lua/thomas/plugins/treesitter.lua
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ treesitter.setup({
 	autotag = { enable = true },
 	-- ensure these language parsers are installed
 	ensure_installed = {
+		"c",
 		"json",
 		"javascript",
 		"typescript",