diff --git a/modules/services/easyeffects.nix b/modules/services/easyeffects.nix
index efe224459..a56c332cb 100644
--- a/modules/services/easyeffects.nix
+++ b/modules/services/easyeffects.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ let
 
   presetOpts = lib.optionalString (cfg.preset != "") "--load-preset ${cfg.preset}";
 
+  olderThan8 = lib.versionOlder cfg.package.version "8.0.0"; # This version introduces breaking changes and this check is used to stay backwards compatible
+
   jsonFormat = pkgs.formats.json { };
 
   presetType =
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ let
     default = { };
     description = ''
       List of presets to import to easyeffects.
-      Presets are written to input and output folder in `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/easyeffects`.
+      Presets are written to input and output folder in `$XDG_DATA_HOME/easyeffects`.
       Top level block (input/output) determines the folder the file is written to.
 
       See community presets at:
@@ -97,15 +99,9 @@ in
       (lib.hm.assertions.assertPlatform "services.easyeffects" pkgs lib.platforms.linux)
     ];
 
-    # Running easyeffects will just attach itself to `gapplication` service
-    # at-spi2-core is to minimize `journalctl` noise of:
-    # "AT-SPI: Error retrieving accessibility bus address: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.a11y.Bus was not provided by any .service files"
-    home.packages = with pkgs; [
-      cfg.package
-      at-spi2-core
-    ];
+    home.packages = with pkgs; lib.optional olderThan8 at-spi2-core ++ [ cfg.package ]; # Only include if easyeffects version is below 8.0.0
 
-    xdg.configFile = lib.mkIf (cfg.extraPresets != { }) (
+    xdg.dataFile = lib.mkIf (cfg.extraPresets != { }) (
       lib.mapAttrs' (
         k: v:
         # Assuming only one of either input or output block is defined, having both in same file not seem to be supported by the application since it separates it by folder
@@ -126,15 +122,26 @@ in
       Install.WantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
 
       Service = {
-        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/easyeffects --gapplication-service ${presetOpts}";
+        ExecStart =
+          if olderThan8 then
+            "${cfg.package}/bin/easyeffects --gapplication-service ${presetOpts}"
+          else
+            "${cfg.package}/bin/easyeffects --hide-window --service-mode ${presetOpts}";
         ExecStop = "${cfg.package}/bin/easyeffects --quit";
-        Type = "dbus";
-        BusName = "com.github.wwmm.easyeffects";
         KillMode = "mixed";
         Restart = "on-failure";
         RestartSec = 5;
         TimeoutStopSec = 10;
-      };
+      }
+      // (
+        if olderThan8 then
+          {
+            Type = "dbus";
+            BusName = "com.github.wwmm.easyeffects";
+          }
+        else
+          { }
+      );
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/easyeffects/example-preset.nix b/tests/modules/services/easyeffects/example-preset.nix
index b435ff2a7..442386ada 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/easyeffects/example-preset.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/services/easyeffects/example-preset.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
 
   nmt.script = ''
     assertFileContent \
-      home-files/.config/easyeffects/input/example-preset.json "${./example-preset.json}"
+      home-files/.local/share/easyeffects/input/example-preset.json "${./example-preset.json}"
   '';
 }