diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37bbc61..43c5391 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,3 +51,10 @@ generates and deploys my polybar configuration with color parameters. significan
 dependencies:
  - [launch_polybar.sh](https://github.com/fybalaban/scripts#launch_polybarsh)
  - [polybar](https://github.com/polybar/polybar) (I mean how can you use this config without polybar?)
+
+### launch_compton.sh
+
+restarting i3 using $mod+shift+r causes multiple instances of compton to be created :) i noticed that when the CPU temperature hit 85 degrees :) never doing that again :)
+
+dependencies:
+ - [compton](https://github.com/chjj/compton)
diff --git a/launch_compton.sh b/launch_compton.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8000d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launch_compton.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Terminate all running instances of compton
+killall -q compton
+
+# Launch compton
+compton -b