diff --git a/home/modules/default.nix b/home/modules/default.nix
index ff1ad56..c9a4816 100644
--- a/home/modules/default.nix
+++ b/home/modules/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   ...
 }: {
   imports = [
-    ./terminal
+    ./terminal.nix
     ./neovim.nix
     ./baseline.nix
     ./gaming.nix
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
     ./zsh
     ./defaultDesktopPack.nix
     ./mapping.nix
+    ./zed.nix
   ];
 }
diff --git a/home/modules/gui/default.nix b/home/modules/gui/default.nix
index 3b505a5..110a835 100644
--- a/home/modules/gui/default.nix
+++ b/home/modules/gui/default.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ in {
         enable = true;
         defaultApplications = {
           "application/pdf" = with pkgs; ["qpdfview"];
-          "x-scheme-handler/file" = with pkgs; ["kitty"];
+          "x-scheme-handler/file" = with pkgs; ["foot"];
         };
       };
     };
diff --git a/home/modules/gui/sway.nix b/home/modules/gui/sway.nix
index 7f92cf2..90e0109 100644
--- a/home/modules/gui/sway.nix
+++ b/home/modules/gui/sway.nix
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ in {
         colors = {
           background = "#141414";
           focused = {
-            border = "#1c1c1c";
+            border = "#444444";
             background = "#000000";
             text = "#eaeaea";
             indicator = "#000000";
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ in {
             "${mod}+c" = "focus child";
             "${mod}+d" = "exec ${bemenuCommand}";
             "${mod}+l" = "exec ${getExe pkgs.gtklock} -d";
-            "${mod}+Return" = "exec ${lib.getExe pkgs.kitty} ${lib.getExe pkgs.tmux}";
+            "${mod}+Return" = "exec ${lib.getExe pkgs.foot} ${lib.getExe pkgs.tmux}";
             "${mod}+Shift+s" = "exec ${grimshot} copy area";
             "${mod}+Shift+a" = "exec ${grimshot} copy output";
             "${mod}+Tab" = "focus right";
diff --git a/home/modules/terminal.nix b/home/modules/terminal.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc6b553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/modules/terminal.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+with lib; let
+  cfg = config.local.apps.terminal;
+in {
+  options.local.apps.terminal.enable = mkEnableOption "terminal emulator settings";
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    programs = {
+      foot = {
+        enable = true;
+        settings = {
+          main = {
+            term = "xterm-256color";
+            font = "JetBrains Mono:style=Medium:size=15";
+            font-bold = "JetBrains Mono:style=Bold:size=15";
+            font-italic = "JetBrains Mono:style=Italic:size=15";
+            font-bold-italic = "JetBrains Mono:style=Bold Italic:size=15";
+            dpi-aware = "yes";
+            initial-window-size-pixels = "1200x600";
+          };
+
+          cursor = {
+            style = "block";
+            blink = "yes";
+          };
+
+          colors = {
+            background = "000000";
+            regular0 = "616161";
+            regular1 = "ff4d51";
+            regular2 = "35d450";
+            regular3 = "e9e836";
+            regular4 = "5dc5f8";
+            regular5 = "feabf2";
+            regular6 = "24dfc4";
+            regular7 = "ffffff";
+          };
+
+          bell = {
+            system = "no";
+            urgent = "no";
+            notify = "no";
+            visual = "no";
+            command-focused = "no";
+          };
+
+          mouse = {
+            hide-when-typing = "no";
+          };
+
+          key-bindings = {
+            clipboard-copy = "Control+Shift+c";
+            clipboard-paste = "Control+Shift+v";
+            font-increase = "Control+Shift+equal";
+            font-decrease = "Control+Shift+minus";
+            font-reset = "Control+Shift+BackSpace";
+          };
+
+          mouse-bindings = {
+            scrollback-up-mouse = "BTN_WHEEL_BACK";
+            scrollback-down-mouse = "BTN_WHEEL_FORWARD";
+            font-increase = "Control+BTN_WHEEL_BACK";
+            font-decrease = "Control+BTN_WHEEL_FORWARD";
+            select-begin = "BTN_LEFT";
+            select-begin-block = "Control+BTN_LEFT";
+            select-extend = "BTN_RIGHT";
+            select-extend-character-wise = "Control+BTN_RIGHT";
+            select-word = "BTN_LEFT-2";
+            select-word-whitespace = "Control+BTN_LEFT-2";
+            select-quote = " BTN_LEFT-3";
+            select-row = "BTN_LEFT-4";
+          };
+        };
+      };
+
+      tmux = {
+        enable = true;
+        aggressiveResize = true;
+        clock24 = true;
+        escapeTime = 10;
+        terminal = "xterm-256color";
+        keyMode = "emacs";
+        mouse = true;
+
+        extraConfig = ''
+          set -ga update-environment " LIFT_PID"
+          set -g set-titles on
+          set -g renumber-windows on
+          set -sa terminal-overrides ',xterm-termite:RGB'
+
+          set -g status-style bg=default,fg=colour250
+          set -g pane-border-style fg=colour236
+          set -g pane-active-border-style fg=colour240
+          set -g window-status-format " #I:#W "
+          set -g window-status-style bg=default,fg=colour244
+          set -g window-status-current-format " #I:#W "
+          set -g window-status-current-style bg=colour236,fg=white,bold
+          set -g status-position bottom
+          set -g status-left-length 20
+          set -g status-right-length 60
+          set -g status-left ""
+          set -g window-status-separator ""
+          set -g status-justify left
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+    home = {
+      sessionVariables = {
+        "TERMINAL" = "foot";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/home/modules/terminal/default.nix b/home/modules/terminal/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index adc9b93..0000000
--- a/home/modules/terminal/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-{
-  config,
-  lib,
-  pkgs,
-  ...
-}:
-with lib; let
-  cfg = config.local.apps.terminal;
-in {
-  options.local.apps.terminal.enable = mkEnableOption "terminal emulator settings";
-  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-    programs = {
-      kitty = {
-        enable = true;
-        extraConfig = import ./kitty.conf.nix;
-      };
-
-      tmux = {
-        enable = true;
-        aggressiveResize = true;
-        clock24 = true;
-        escapeTime = 10;
-        terminal = "xterm-256color";
-        keyMode = "emacs";
-        mouse = true;
-
-        extraConfig = ''
-          set -ga update-environment " LIFT_PID"
-          set -g set-titles on
-          set -g renumber-windows on
-          set -sa terminal-overrides ',xterm-termite:RGB'
-
-          set -g status-style bg=default,fg=colour250
-          set -g pane-border-style fg=colour236
-          set -g pane-active-border-style fg=colour240
-          set -g window-status-format " #I:#W "
-          set -g window-status-style bg=default,fg=colour244
-          set -g window-status-current-format " #I:#W "
-          set -g window-status-current-style bg=colour236,fg=white,bold
-          set -g status-position bottom
-          set -g status-left-length 20
-          set -g status-right-length 60
-          set -g status-left ""
-          set -g window-status-separator ""
-          set -g status-justify left
-        '';
-      };
-    };
-    home = {
-      sessionVariables = {
-        "TERMINAL" = "kitty";
-      };
-    };
-  };
-}
diff --git a/home/modules/terminal/kitty.conf.nix b/home/modules/terminal/kitty.conf.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 21f5a60..0000000
--- a/home/modules/terminal/kitty.conf.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-''
-  # Fonts
-  font_family      JetBrains Mono Medium
-  bold_font        JetBrains Mono Bold
-  italic_font      JetBrains Mono Italic
-  bold_italic_font JetBrains Mono Bold Italic
-
-  font_size 10
-  disable_ligatures cursor
-
-  initial_window_width  1200
-  initial_window_height 600
-
-  # Cursor
-  cursor_shape beam
-  cursor_beam_thickness 1.9
-  cursor_stop_blinking_after 0
-
-  # Audio
-  enable_audio_bell no
-
-  # Tabs
-  tab_bar_style separator
-  tab_separator " | "
-  tab_title_template "{index}: {title}"
-
-  # Color
-  # special
-  foreground       #ffffff
-  foreground_bold  #ffffff
-  cursor           #ffffff
-  background       #000000
-  background_opacity 1
-
-  # Shortcuts
-  map ctrl+shift+c copy_to_clipboard
-  map ctrl+shift+v paste_from_clipboard
-  map ctrl+shift+s paste_from_selection
-  map shift+insert paste_from_selection
-
-  map ctrl+shift+up scroll_line_up
-  map ctrl+shift+down scroll_line_down
-  map ctrl+shift+page_up scroll_page_up
-  map ctrl+shift+page_down scroll_page_down
-  map ctrl+shift+home scroll_home
-  map ctrl+shift+end scroll_end
-
-  map ctrl+shift+enter new_window
-  map ctrl+alt+enter    launch --cwd=current
-  map ctrl+shift+w close_window
-  map ctrl+shift+] next_window
-  map ctrl+shift+[ previous_window
-  map ctrl+shift+1 first_window
-  map ctrl+shift+2 second_window
-  map ctrl+shift+3 third_window
-  map ctrl+shift+4 fourth_window
-  map ctrl+shift+5 fifth_window
-  map ctrl+shift+6 sixth_window
-  map ctrl+shift+7 seventh_window
-  map ctrl+shift+8 eighth_window
-  map ctrl+shift+9 ninth_window
-  map ctrl+shift+0 tenth_window
-
-  map ctrl+shift+right next_tab
-  map ctrl+shift+left previous_tab
-  map ctrl+shift+t new_tab
-  map ctrl+shift+q close_tab
-  map ctrl+shift+. move_tab_forward
-  map ctrl+shift+, move_tab_backward
-  map ctrl+shift+alt+t set_tab_title
-  map ctrl+alt+1 goto_tab 1
-  map ctrl+alt+2 goto_tab 2
-  map ctrl+alt+3 goto_tab 3
-  map ctrl+alt+4 goto_tab 4
-  map ctrl+alt+5 goto_tab 5
-  map ctrl+alt+6 goto_tab 6
-  map ctrl+alt+7 goto_tab 7
-  map ctrl+alt+8 goto_tab 8
-  map ctrl+alt+9 goto_tab 9
-  map ctrl+alt+0 goto_tab 10
-
-  map ctrl+shift+equal change_font_size all +1.0
-  map ctrl+shift+minus change_font_size all -1.0
-  map ctrl+shift+backspace change_font_size all 0
-
-  map ctrl+shift+delete clear_terminal reset active
-''
diff --git a/home/modules/zed.nix b/home/modules/zed.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b79e2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/modules/zed.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+with lib; let
+  cfg = config.local.apps.zed;
+in {
+  options.local.apps.zed.enable = mkEnableOption "zed editor settings";
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    programs.zed-editor = {
+      enable = true;
+      extensions = [
+        "nix"
+        "codebook"
+        "vscode-dark-high-contrast"
+        "catppuccin-icons"
+      ];
+      extraPackages = with pkgs; [
+        nixd
+      ];
+      userSettings = {
+        disable_ai = true;
+        theme = {
+          dark = "VSCode Dark High Contrast";
+          light = "VSCode Dark High Contrast";
+        };
+        icon_theme = {
+          dark = "Catppuccin Latte";
+          light = "Catppuccin Latte";
+        };
+        file_icons = true;
+        rulers = [80 120];
+        preferred_line_length = 120;
+        scroll_past_end = true;
+        cursor = {
+          blink_interval = 600;
+          smooth_scroll = true;
+        };
+        autosave = "on_focus_change";
+        auto_update = false;
+        buffer_font_family = "JetBrains Mono";
+        buffer_font_size = 22;
+        hide_mouse = "never";
+        minimap.show = "auto";
+        tabs = {
+          file_icons = true;
+          git_status = true;
+          activate_on_close = "neighbour";
+          show_close_button = "always";
+        };
+        toolbar = {
+          breadcrumbs = true;
+          quick_actions = true;
+          selections_menu = true;
+          agent_review = false;
+          code_actions = false;
+        };
+        format_on_save = "off";
+        use_autoclose = false;
+        git = {
+          git_gutter = "tracked_files";
+          inline_blame = {
+            enabled = true;
+            delay_ms = 5000;
+          };
+        };
+        indent_guides = {
+          enabled = true;
+          line_width = 1;
+          active_line_width = 1;
+          coloring = "fixed";
+          background_coloring = "disabled";
+        };
+        hour_format = "hour24";
+        remove_trailing_whitespace_on_save = false;
+        use_smartcase_search = true;
+        soft_wrap = "editor_width";
+        tab_size = 2;
+        telemetry = {
+          diagnostics = false;
+          metrics = false;
+        };
+        auto_fold_dirs = false;
+        scrollbar = {
+          show = "always";
+        };
+        unnecessary_code_fade = 0.0;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/home/platforms/chem@yuki/default.nix b/home/platforms/chem@yuki/default.nix
index c51f8ae..a9096ea 100644
--- a/home/platforms/chem@yuki/default.nix
+++ b/home/platforms/chem@yuki/default.nix
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@
     };
 
     apps = {
+      #todo move some of this to defaultDesktop pack?
       terminal.enable = true;
       neovim.enable = true;
       gaming.enable = true;
       defaultDesktopPack.enable = true;
       firefox.enable = true;
       mapping.enable = true;
+      zed.enable = true;
     };
 
     gui = {