diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 41b1dd8e..54c1f313 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -67,3 +67,14 @@ link "fontconfig" ".config/fontconfig"
 # konsole
 link "konsolerc" ".config/konsolerc"
 link "konsole" ".local/share/konsole"
+
+# check for executables
+if ! which qt5ct &> /dev/null; then
+	echo ":: Warning: qt5ct is not in your PATH."
+fi
+if ! which qt6ct &> /dev/null; then
+	echo ":: Warning: qt6ct is not in your PATH."
+fi
+if ! which nwg-look &> /dev/null; then
+	echo ":: Warning: nwg-look is not in your PATH."
+fi