diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index dd12a4b..c2700d2 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
       email = "folosp2@gmail.com";
       groups = ["networkmanager" "wheel"];
       browser = "firefox"; # any of firefox, none
-      
+      terminal = "ghostty";
     };
   in {
     nixosConfigurations = {
diff --git a/user/ghostty.nix b/user/ghostty.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f463452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user/ghostty.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{pkgs, ...}: {
+  home.packages = [pkgs.ghostty];
+}
diff --git a/user/home.nix b/user/home.nix
index fd4f781..77119ae 100644
--- a/user/home.nix
+++ b/user/home.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {systemSettings, userSettings, ...}: {
   imports = [
     ./${userSettings.browser}.nix
+    ./${userSettings.terminal}.nix
     ./${systemSettings.desktop}.nix
     ./discord.nix
     ./git.nix
diff --git a/user/hyprland.nix b/user/hyprland.nix
index 0ee92e9..022dd82 100644
--- a/user/hyprland.nix
+++ b/user/hyprland.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-{pkgs, ...}: {
-  home.packages = [pkgs.alacritty pkgs.rofi-wayland]; # temporary
+{pkgs, userSettings, ...}: {
+  home.packages = with pkgs; [
+    rofi-wayland
+  ];
 
   services.hyprpaper.enable = true;
 
@@ -7,9 +9,8 @@
     enable = true;
     systemd.enable = false;
     settings = {
-
       exec-once = [
-        "$HOME/pick_random_wallpapers.sh"
+        "$HOME/pick_random_wallpaper.sh"
       ];
 
       monitor = [
@@ -22,14 +23,14 @@
       bind =
         [
           "$mod, B, exec, firefox"
-          "$mod SHIFT, Return, exec, alacritty"
+          "$mod SHIFT, Return, exec, ${userSettings.terminal}"
           "$mod, V, exec, code"
           "$mod SHIFT, Q, killactive"
           "$mod SHIFT, E, exit"
           "$mod, P, exec, rofi -show drun"
           "$mod, O, exec, $HOME/pick_random_wallpaper.sh"
         ]
-        ++ ( 
+        ++ (
           # i just took this from the hyprland wiki and it works so i guess??
           # ok i think i understand this code now
           builtins.concatLists (builtins.genList (