diff --git a/pkgs/development/nim-packages/bumpy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/bumpy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9579d87d9d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/bumpy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ fetchNimble }:
+
+fetchNimble {
+  pname = "bumpy";
+  version = "1.0.3";
+  hash = "sha256-mDmDlhOGoYYjKgF5j808oT2NqRlfcOdLSDE3WtdJFQ0=";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/nim-packages/chroma/default.nix b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/chroma/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..266cd0645f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/chroma/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ fetchNimble }:
+
+fetchNimble {
+  pname = "chroma";
+  version = "0.2.5";
+  hash = "sha256-6lNHpO2aMorgkaPfo6kRcOs9r5R6T/kislVmkeoulw8=";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/nim-packages/flatty/default.nix b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/flatty/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..241b59f8230f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/flatty/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ fetchNimble }:
+
+fetchNimble {
+  pname = "flatty";
+  version = "0.2.1";
+  hash = "sha256-TqNnRh2+i6n98ktLRVQxt9CVw17FGLNYq29rJoMus/0=";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/nim-packages/nimsimd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/nimsimd/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ccd96453572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/nimsimd/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ fetchNimble }:
+
+fetchNimble {
+  pname = "nimsimd";
+  version = "1.0.0";
+  hash = "sha256-kp61fylAJ6MSN9hLYLi7CU2lxVR/lbrNCvZTe0LJLGo=";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/nim-packages/pixie/default.nix b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/pixie/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2262ccf23721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/pixie/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ fetchNimble }:
+
+fetchNimble {
+  pname = "pixie";
+  version = "1.1.3";
+  hash = "sha256-xKIejVxOd19mblL1ZwpJH91dgKQS5g8U08EL8lGGelA=";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/nim-packages/sdl2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/sdl2/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ddcdf072c6b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/sdl2/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ lib, buildNimPackage, fetchNimble, SDL2 }:
+
+buildNimPackage rec {
+  pname = "sdl2";
+  version = "2.0.4";
+  src = fetchNimble {
+    inherit pname version;
+    hash = "sha256-Vtcj8goI4zZPQs2TbFoBFlcR5UqDtOldaXSH/+/xULk=";
+  };
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ SDL2 ];
+  doCheck = true;
+  meta = {
+    description = "Nim wrapper for SDL 2.x";
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux; # Problems with Darwin.
+    license = [ lib.licenses.mit ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/nim-packages/typography/default.nix b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/typography/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..59037cbd9dd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/typography/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ fetchNimble }:
+
+fetchNimble {
+  pname = "typography";
+  version = "0.7.9";
+  hash = "sha256-IYjw3PCp5XzVed2fGGCt9Hb60cxFeF0BUZ7L5PedTLU=";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/nim-packages/vmath/default.nix b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/vmath/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ca48c43d7f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/vmath/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ fetchNimble }:
+
+fetchNimble {
+  pname = "vmath";
+  version = "1.0.3";
+  hash = "sha256-zzSKXjuTZ46HTFUs0N47mxEKTKIdS3dwr+60sQYSdn0=";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/nim-packages/zippy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/zippy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..230892b68899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/nim-packages/zippy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ fetchNimble }:
+
+fetchNimble {
+  pname = "zippy";
+  version = "0.5.6";
+  hash = "sha256-axp4t9+8TFSpvnATlRKZyuOGLA0e/XKfvrVSwreXpC4=";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/hottext/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/hottext/default.nix
index ca0cbf9d1a09..6fe7a686c100 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/hottext/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/hottext/default.nix
@@ -1,81 +1,30 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchFromGitHub, nim, gentium, SDL2, makeDesktopItem }:
+{ lib, nimPackages, fetchurl, gentium, makeDesktopItem }:
 
-let
-  treeformLibs = lib.attrsets.mapAttrsToList (repo: args:
-    fetchFromGitHub ({
-      inherit repo;
-      owner = "treeform";
-    } // args)) {
-      bumpy = {
-        rev = "1.0.3";
-        sha256 = "sha256-mDmDlhOGoYYjKgF5j808oT2NqRlfcOdLSDE3WtdJFQ0=";
-      };
-      chroma = {
-        rev = "0.2.5";
-        sha256 = "sha256-6lNHpO2aMorgkaPfo6kRcOs9r5R6T/kislVmkeoulw8=";
-      };
-      flatty = {
-        rev = "0.2.1";
-        sha256 = "sha256-TqNnRh2+i6n98ktLRVQxt9CVw17FGLNYq29rJoMus/0=";
-      };
-      pixie = {
-        rev = "1.1.3";
-        sha256 = "sha256-xKIejVxOd19mblL1ZwpJH91dgKQS5g8U08EL8lGGelA=";
-      };
-      typography = {
-        rev = "0.7.9";
-        sha256 = "sha256-IYjw3PCp5XzVed2fGGCt9Hb60cxFeF0BUZ7L5PedTLU=";
-      };
-      vmath = {
-        rev = "1.0.3";
-        sha256 = "sha256-zzSKXjuTZ46HTFUs0N47mxEKTKIdS3dwr+60sQYSdn0=";
-      };
-    };
-
-  nimLibs = treeformLibs ++ [
-    (fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "nim-lang";
-      repo = "sdl2";
-      rev = "v2.0.2";
-      sha256 = "sha256-Ivx/gxDa2HVDjCVrJVu23i4d0pDzzv+ThmwqNjtkjsA=";
-    })
-    (fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "guzba";
-      repo = "nimsimd";
-      rev = "1.0.0";
-      sha256 = "sha256-kp61fylAJ6MSN9hLYLi7CU2lxVR/lbrNCvZTe0LJLGo=";
-    })
-    (fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "guzba";
-      repo = "zippy";
-      rev = "0.5.6";
-      sha256 = "sha256-axp4t9+8TFSpvnATlRKZyuOGLA0e/XKfvrVSwreXpC4=";
-    })
-  ];
-
-in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+nimPackages.buildNimPackage rec {
   pname = "hottext";
   version = "1.4";
 
+  nimBinOnly = true;
+
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://git.sr.ht/~ehmry/hottext/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
     sha256 = "sha256-hIUofi81zowSMbt1lUsxCnVzfJGN3FEiTtN8CEFpwzY=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ nim ];
-  buildInputs = [ SDL2 ];
-
-  nimFlags = [ "-d:release" ] ++ map (lib: "--path:${lib}/src") nimLibs;
+  buildInputs = with nimPackages; [
+    bumpy
+    chroma
+    flatty
+    nimsimd
+    pixie
+    sdl2
+    typography
+    vmath
+    zippy
+  ];
 
   HOTTEXT_FONT_PATH = "${gentium}/share/fonts/truetype/GentiumPlus-Regular.ttf";
 
-  buildPhase = ''
-    runHook preBuild
-    HOME=$TMPDIR
-    nim $nimFlags compile src/$pname
-    runHook postBuild
-  '';
-
   desktopItem = makeDesktopItem {
     categories = "Utility;";
     comment = meta.description;
@@ -84,11 +33,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     name = pname;
   };
 
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-    install -Dt $out/bin src/$pname
+  postInstall = ''
     cp -r $desktopItem/* $out
-    runHook postInstall
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/nim-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/nim-packages.nix
index f426870a6402..7c2fe8952a7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/nim-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/nim-packages.nix
@@ -9,4 +9,22 @@ lib.makeScope newScope (self:
       callPackage ../development/nim-packages/build-nim-package { };
     fetchNimble = callPackage ../development/nim-packages/fetch-nimble { };
 
+    bumpy = callPackage ../development/nim-packages/bumpy { };
+
+    chroma = callPackage ../development/nim-packages/chroma { };
+
+    flatty = callPackage ../development/nim-packages/flatty { };
+
+    nimsimd = callPackage ../development/nim-packages/nimsimd { };
+
+    pixie = callPackage ../development/nim-packages/pixie { };
+
+    sdl2 = callPackage ../development/nim-packages/sdl2 { };
+
+    typography = callPackage ../development/nim-packages/typography { };
+
+    vmath = callPackage ../development/nim-packages/vmath { };
+
+    zippy = callPackage ../development/nim-packages/zippy { };
+
   })