diff --git a/users/simon/modules/mpv/default.nix b/users/simon/modules/mpv/default.nix
index 05466fb..6633942 100644
--- a/users/simon/modules/mpv/default.nix
+++ b/users/simon/modules/mpv/default.nix
@@ -234,27 +234,35 @@ in
       };
   };
 
-  # mpv-gallery-view is not compatible with home-manager’s script injection meachanism
-  xdg.configFile."mpv/scripts/gallery-thumbgen-0.lua".source = "${gallery-view}/scripts/gallery-thumbgen.lua";
-  xdg.configFile."mpv/scripts/gallery-thumbgen-1.lua".source = "${gallery-view}/scripts/gallery-thumbgen.lua";
-  xdg.configFile."mpv/scripts/gallery-thumbgen-2.lua".source = "${gallery-view}/scripts/gallery-thumbgen.lua";
-  xdg.configFile."mpv/scripts/gallery-thumbgen-3.lua".source = "${gallery-view}/scripts/gallery-thumbgen.lua";
-  xdg.configFile."mpv/scripts/lib.disable/gallery.lua".source = "${gallery-view}/scripts/lib.disable/gallery.lua";
-  xdg.configFile."mpv/scripts/playlist-view.lua".source = "${gallery-view}/scripts/playlist-view.lua";
-  xdg.configFile."mpv/script-opts/playlist_view.conf".text = ''
-    thumbs_dir=${config.xdg.cacheHome}/thumbnails/mpv
-  '';
+  xdg.configFile = {
+    # scripts that are incompatible with home-manager’s mechanism
+    "mpv/scripts/lib.disable/gallery.lua".source = "${gallery-view}/scripts/lib.disable/gallery.lua";
+    "mpv/scripts/playlist-view.lua".source = "${gallery-view}/scripts/playlist-view.lua";
+
+    # script options
+    "mpv/script-opts/playlist_view.conf".text = ''
+      thumbs_dir=${config.xdg.cacheHome}/thumbnails/mpv
+    '';
+
+    # make ytdl-hook use yt-dlp
+    "mpv/script-opts/ytdl_hook.conf".text = ''
+      ytdl_path=${pkgs.unstable.yt-dlp}/bin/yt-dlp
+    '';
+
+    "mpv/script-opts/stats.conf".text = ''
+      font=${config.programs.mpv.config.osd-font}
+      font_mono=${config.programs.mpv.config.osd-font}
+      font_size=10
+      redraw_delay=0.25
+    '';
+    # mpv-gallery-view’s thumbnail generation mechanism supports multithreading by linking it multiple times
+  } // lib.listToAttrs
+    (map
+      (i: lib.nameValuePair
+        "mpv/scripts/gallery-thumbgen-${toString i}.lua"
+        { source = "${gallery-view}/scripts/gallery-thumbgen.lua"; })
+      (lib.range 1 16));
+
+  # dummy file
   home.file."${config.xdg.cacheHome}/thumbnails/mpv/.create".text = "";
-
-  # Make ytdl-hook use yt-dlp
-  xdg.configFile."mpv/script-opts/ytdl_hook.conf".text = ''
-    ytdl_path=${pkgs.unstable.yt-dlp}/bin/yt-dlp
-  '';
-
-  xdg.configFile."mpv/script-opts/stats.conf".text = ''
-    font=${config.programs.mpv.config.osd-font}
-    font_mono=${config.programs.mpv.config.osd-font}
-    font_size=10
-    redraw_delay=0.25
-  '';
 }