diff --git a/.config/kitty/kitty.conf b/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e1189f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+font_family         Hack Nerd Font Mono
+bold_font           auto
+bold_font           auto
+bold_italic_font    auto
+
+font_size           12.0
+
+# plastic color scheme
+background          #21252b
+foreground          #a9b2c3
+
+# black
+color0              #21252b
+color8              #a9b2c3
+
+# red
+color1              #e06c75
+color9              #ff3334
+
+# green
+color2              #b9ca4a
+color10             #9ec400
+
+# yellow
+color3              #e6c546
+color11             #e7c547
+
+# blue
+color4              #61afef
+color12             #7aa6da
+
+# magenta
+color5              #c397d8
+color13             #b77ee0
+
+# cyan
+color6              #70c0ba
+color14             #54ced6
+
+# white
+color7              #eaeaea
+color15             #ffffff
+
+
diff --git a/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc b/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
index 45ca8d8..523afdc 100644
--- a/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
+++ b/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ bpsc rule -a Emulator state=floating
 
 # terminal emulator
 super + Return
-	alacritty
+	kitty
 
 # show time
 super + F11
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ super + @space
 
 # File managers
 super + {e, shift + e}
-	{alacritty -e ranger, thunar}
+	{kitty -e ranger, thunar}
 
 # make sxhkd reload its configuration files:
 super + Escape