diff --git a/bin/rofile b/bin/rofile
index c2de4c8..482bcac 100755
--- a/bin/rofile
+++ b/bin/rofile
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 
 # check args
 prog="${0##*/}"
-usage="Usage: ${0##*/} PROFILE [ARGS]
+usage="Usage: ${0##*/} <profile> [args]
 
-    Run rofi with arguments taken from PROFILE's environment variables.
-    Any additional ARGS are passed to rofi as well.
+    Run rofi with arguments determined by <profile>. Any additional <args>
+    are also passed to rofi.
 
-    When invoked as '$prog foo bar baz', $prog runs
+    Profile arguments are taken from environment variables and from
+    ~/.config/rofi/profile.conf . When invoked as '$prog foo bar baz',
+    $prog runs
 
         rofi -theme-str \"\$ROFI_FOO_THEMESTR\" \$ROFI_FOO_ARGS bar baz
 "
@@ -24,6 +26,10 @@ fi
 profile="$1"
 shift
 
+# read config
+config="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-$HOME/.config}/rofi/profile.conf"
+[[ -f "$config" ]] && . "$config"
+
 # look up environment variables based on profile
 profile="${profile^^}"
 profile="${profile//[^A-Za-z0-9_]/_}"
diff --git a/doc/rofile.1 b/doc/rofile.1
index e7db0ac..9c04b8b 100644
--- a/doc/rofile.1
+++ b/doc/rofile.1
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 .\"     Title: rofile
 .\"    Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section]
 .\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.17
-.\"      Date: 2022-05-22
+.\"      Date: 2022-05-23
 .\"    Manual: \ \&
 .\"    Source: \ \&
 .\"  Language: English
 .\"
-.TH "ROFILE" "1" "2022-05-22" "\ \&" "\ \&"
+.TH "ROFILE" "1" "2022-05-23" "\ \&" "\ \&"
 .ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq
 .el       .ds Aq '
 .ss \n[.ss] 0
@@ -28,16 +28,18 @@
 .  LINKSTYLE blue R < >
 .\}
 .SH "NAME"
-rofile \- Use environment variables as rofi configuration.
+rofile \- Configurable rofi profiles.
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
 .sp
 \fIrofile\fP <profile> [args]
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .sp
-Runs rofi with arguments taken from \fIprofile\(cqs\fP environment variables.
+Runs rofi with arguments determined by \fIprofile\fP.
 Any additional \fIargs\fP are also passed to rofi.
 .sp
-When invoked as \fIrofile foo bar baz\fP, rofile runs
+Profile arguments are read from environment variables and from
+~/.config/rofi/profile.conf .
+When invoked as \fI$prog foo bar baz\fP, rofile runs
 .sp
 .if n .RS 4
 .nf
@@ -48,14 +50,13 @@ rofi \-theme\-str "$ROFI_FOO_THEMESTR" $ROFI_FOO_ARGS bar baz
 .if n .RE
 .SH "EXAMPLES"
 .sp
-If you have these environment variables:
+If you have these variables defined in ~/.config/rofi/profile.conf
 .sp
 .if n .RS 4
 .nf
 .fam C
-ROFI_BLEZZ_ARGS=\*(Aq\-show blezz \-modi blezz \-auto\-select \-matching normal \-blezz\-config\*(Aq
+ROFI_BLEZZ_ARGS=\*(Aq\-show blezz \-modi blezz \-auto\-select \-matching normal \-blezz\-directory\*(Aq
 ROFI_BLEZZ_THEMESTR=\*(Aqentry {placeholder:"Press hotkey";}\*(Aq
-export ROFI_BLEZZ_ARGS ROFI_BLEZZ_THEMESTR
 .fam
 .fi
 .if n .RE
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ Then this:
 .if n .RS 4
 .nf
 .fam C
-rofile blezz ~/.config/blezz/content
+rofile blezz Macro
 .fam
 .fi
 .if n .RE
@@ -76,8 +77,8 @@ is the same as this:
 .nf
 .fam C
 rofi \-theme\-str \*(Aqentry {placeholder:"Press hotkey";}\*(Aq \(rs
-     \-show blezz \-modi blezz \-auto\-select \-matching normal \-blezz\-config \(rs
-     ~/.config/blezz/content
+     \-show blezz \-modi blezz \-auto\-select \-matching normal \-blezz\-directory \(rs
+     Macro
 .fam
 .fi
 .if n .RE
diff --git a/doc/rofile.1.html b/doc/rofile.1.html
index 0937d3d..b049a9b 100644
--- a/doc/rofile.1.html
+++ b/doc/rofile.1.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ <h1>rofile(1)</h1>
 <div class="sect1">
 <h2 id="_name">Name</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
-<div class="paragraph"><p>rofile - Use environment variables as rofi configuration.</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>rofile - Configurable rofi profiles.</p></div>
 </div>
 </div>
 <div class="sect1">
@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@ <h2 id="_synopsis">Synopsis</h2>
 <div class="sect1">
 <h2 id="_description">Description</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
-<div class="paragraph"><p>Runs rofi with arguments taken from <em>profile&#8217;s</em> environment variables.
+<div class="paragraph"><p>Runs rofi with arguments determined by <em>profile</em>.
 Any additional <em>args</em> are also passed to rofi.</p></div>
-<div class="paragraph"><p>When invoked as <em>rofile foo bar baz</em>, rofile runs</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>Profile arguments are read from environment variables and from
+~/.config/rofi/profile.conf .
+When invoked as <em>$prog foo bar baz</em>, rofile runs</p></div>
 <div class="literalblock">
 <div class="content">
 <pre><code>rofi -theme-str "$ROFI_FOO_THEMESTR" $ROFI_FOO_ARGS bar baz</code></pre>
@@ -53,24 +55,23 @@ <h2 id="_description">Description</h2>
 <div class="sect1">
 <h2 id="_examples">Examples</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
-<div class="paragraph"><p>If you have these environment variables:</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>If you have these variables defined in ~/.config/rofi/profile.conf</p></div>
 <div class="literalblock">
 <div class="content">
-<pre><code>ROFI_BLEZZ_ARGS='-show blezz -modi blezz -auto-select -matching normal -blezz-config'
-ROFI_BLEZZ_THEMESTR='entry {placeholder:"Press hotkey";}'
-export ROFI_BLEZZ_ARGS ROFI_BLEZZ_THEMESTR</code></pre>
+<pre><code>ROFI_BLEZZ_ARGS='-show blezz -modi blezz -auto-select -matching normal -blezz-directory'
+ROFI_BLEZZ_THEMESTR='entry {placeholder:"Press hotkey";}'</code></pre>
 </div></div>
 <div class="paragraph"><p>Then this:</p></div>
 <div class="literalblock">
 <div class="content">
-<pre><code>rofile blezz ~/.config/blezz/content</code></pre>
+<pre><code>rofile blezz Macro</code></pre>
 </div></div>
 <div class="paragraph"><p>is the same as this:</p></div>
 <div class="literalblock">
 <div class="content">
 <pre><code>rofi -theme-str 'entry {placeholder:"Press hotkey";}' \
-     -show blezz -modi blezz -auto-select -matching normal -blezz-config \
-     ~/.config/blezz/content</code></pre>
+     -show blezz -modi blezz -auto-select -matching normal -blezz-directory \
+     Macro</code></pre>
 </div></div>
 </div>
 </div>
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ <h2 id="_distribution">Distribution</h2>
 <div id="footer">
 <div id="footer-text">
 Last updated
- 2022-05-22 13:42:19 CDT
+ 2022-05-23 19:18:09 CDT
 </div>
 </div>
 </body>
diff --git a/doc/rofile.1.txt b/doc/rofile.1.txt
index ceb4cc9..f27cddf 100644
--- a/doc/rofile.1.txt
+++ b/doc/rofile.1.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ rofile(1)
 Name
 ----
 
-rofile - Use environment variables as rofi configuration.
+rofile - Configurable rofi profiles.
 
 Synopsis
 --------
@@ -18,31 +18,32 @@ Synopsis
 
 Description
 -----------
-Runs rofi with arguments taken from 'profile's' environment variables.
+Runs rofi with arguments determined by 'profile'.
 Any additional 'args' are also passed to rofi.
 
-When invoked as 'rofile foo bar baz', rofile runs
+Profile arguments are read from environment variables and from
+~/.config/rofi/profile.conf .
+When invoked as '$prog foo bar baz', rofile runs
 
  rofi -theme-str "$ROFI_FOO_THEMESTR" $ROFI_FOO_ARGS bar baz
 
 Examples
 --------
 
-If you have these environment variables:
+If you have these variables defined in ~/.config/rofi/profile.conf
 
- ROFI_BLEZZ_ARGS='-show blezz -modi blezz -auto-select -matching normal -blezz-config'
+ ROFI_BLEZZ_ARGS='-show blezz -modi blezz -auto-select -matching normal -blezz-directory'
  ROFI_BLEZZ_THEMESTR='entry {placeholder:"Press hotkey";}'
- export ROFI_BLEZZ_ARGS ROFI_BLEZZ_THEMESTR
 
 Then this:
 
- rofile blezz ~/.config/blezz/content
+ rofile blezz Macro
 
 is the same as this:
 
  rofi -theme-str 'entry {placeholder:"Press hotkey";}' \
-      -show blezz -modi blezz -auto-select -matching normal -blezz-config \
-      ~/.config/blezz/content
+      -show blezz -modi blezz -auto-select -matching normal -blezz-directory \
+      Macro
 
 Authors
 -------