diff --git a/roles/subroles/dev.nix b/roles/subroles/dev.nix
index 2effd41..6e6efe0 100644
--- a/roles/subroles/dev.nix
+++ b/roles/subroles/dev.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 {
+  # emacs overlay
+  nixpkgs.overlays = [
+    (import (builtins.fetchTarball https://github.com/nix-community/emacs-overlay/archive/master.tar.gz))
+  ];
+
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     neovim
     vim
@@ -25,6 +30,10 @@
     rustup
 
     direnv
+
+    idea.idea-community
+
+    emacsUnstable # Installs Emacs 27
   ];
 
   services.lorri.enable = true;