diff --git a/i3/layouts/left.json b/i3/layouts/left.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a339be1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3/layouts/left.json
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+{
+    // this is a manually added container to restore the vertical split
+    "layout": "splitv",
+    "percent": 0.5,
+    "type": "con",
+    "nodes": [
+        {
+            "border": "none",
+            "floating": "auto_off",
+            "layout": "tabbed",
+            "marks": [],
+            "percent": 0.5,
+            "type": "con",
+            "nodes": [
+                {
+                    "border": "none",
+                    "current_border_width": 0,
+                    "floating": "auto_off",
+                    "geometry": {
+                       "height": 600,
+                       "width": 800,
+                       "x": 0,
+                       "y": 0
+                    },
+                    "marks": [],
+                    "name": "Spotify",
+                    "percent": 0.5,
+                    "swallows": [
+                       {
+                        "class": "^Spotify$"
+                       }
+                    ],
+                    "type": "con"
+                },
+                {
+                    "border": "none",
+                    "current_border_width": 0,
+                    "floating": "auto_off",
+                    "geometry": {
+                       "height": 600,
+                       "width": 800,
+                       "x": 0,
+                       "y": 0
+                    },
+                    "marks": [],
+                    "name": "Keystore.kdbx - KeePassXC",
+                    "percent": 0.5,
+                    "swallows": [
+                       {
+                       "class": "^KeePassXC$"
+                       }
+                    ],
+                    "type": "con"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "border": "none",
+            "floating": "auto_off",
+            "layout": "tabbed",
+            "marks": [],
+            "percent": 0.5,
+            "type": "con",
+            "nodes": [
+                {
+                    "border": "none",
+                    "current_border_width": 0,
+                    "floating": "auto_off",
+                    "geometry": {
+                       "height": 600,
+                       "width": 800,
+                       "x": 0,
+                       "y": 0
+                    },
+                    "marks": [],
+                    "name": "btop",
+                    "percent": 0.5,
+                    "swallows": [
+                       {
+                       "class": "^Alacritty$",
+                       "title": "^btop$"
+                       }
+                    ],
+                    "type": "con"
+                },
+                {
+                    "border": "none",
+                    "current_border_width": 0,
+                    "floating": "auto_off",
+                    "geometry": {
+                       "height": 1408,
+                       "width": 3440,
+                       "x": 1080,
+                       "y": 32
+                    },
+                    "marks": [],
+                    "name": "Kalender – Evolution",
+                    "percent": 1,
+                    "swallows": [
+                       {
+                       "class": "^Evolution$"
+                       }
+                    ],
+                    "type": "con"
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/i3/scripts/spawn_left_wing.sh b/i3/scripts/spawn_left_wing.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b5119f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3/scripts/spawn_left_wing.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+exec &> /dev/null
+i3-msg "workspace F1; append_layout $HOME/.dotfiles/i3/layouts/left.json"
+
+alacritty -t "btop" -e "btop" &
+disown
+spotify &
+disown
+keepassxc &
+disown
+evolution &
+disown