diff --git a/dotfiles/ghostty/.config/ghostty/config b/dotfiles/ghostty/.config/ghostty/config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0746d2cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/ghostty/.config/ghostty/config
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+font-family = "SauceCodePro Nerd Font"
+font-size = 16.5
+theme = "Builtin Solarized Dark"
+
+mouse-hide-while-typing = true
+window-decoration = false
+window-theme = dark
+confirm-close-surface = false
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 4aa5b080..7f9c173c 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
     "devenv_5": {
       "inputs": {
         "cachix": "cachix_4",
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_8",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_9",
         "nix": "nix_6",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "sub",
@@ -446,6 +446,22 @@
       }
     },
     "flake-compat_4": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1696426674,
+        "narHash": "sha256-kvjfFW7WAETZlt09AgDn1MrtKzP7t90Vf7vypd3OL1U=",
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "rev": "0f9255e01c2351cc7d116c072cb317785dd33b33",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-compat_5": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1733328505,
@@ -461,7 +477,7 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "flake-compat_5": {
+    "flake-compat_6": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1696426674,
@@ -477,7 +493,7 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "flake-compat_6": {
+    "flake-compat_7": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1696426674,
@@ -493,7 +509,7 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "flake-compat_7": {
+    "flake-compat_8": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1673956053,
@@ -509,7 +525,7 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "flake-compat_8": {
+    "flake-compat_9": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1696426674,
@@ -646,6 +662,24 @@
       }
     },
     "flake-utils_3": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems_3"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1705309234,
+        "narHash": "sha256-uNRRNRKmJyCRC/8y1RqBkqWBLM034y4qN7EprSdmgyA=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "1ef2e671c3b0c19053962c07dbda38332dcebf26",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-utils_4": {
       "inputs": {
         "systems": [
           "stylix",
@@ -666,9 +700,9 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "flake-utils_4": {
+    "flake-utils_5": {
       "inputs": {
-        "systems": "systems_4"
+        "systems": "systems_5"
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1689068808,
@@ -684,9 +718,9 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "flake-utils_5": {
+    "flake-utils_6": {
       "inputs": {
-        "systems": "systems_5"
+        "systems": "systems_6"
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1710146030,
@@ -702,9 +736,9 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "flake-utils_6": {
+    "flake-utils_7": {
       "inputs": {
-        "systems": "systems_6"
+        "systems": "systems_7"
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1710146030,
@@ -736,6 +770,27 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "ghostty": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_4",
+        "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable_2",
+        "nixpkgs-unstable": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "zig": "zig"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1735362327,
+        "narHash": "sha256-kD49xAUMCWU60IRKoJiyJTaEUum7rk45OYjZfwWr3Ck=",
+        "owner": "ghostty-org",
+        "repo": "ghostty",
+        "rev": "6cbd69da7839260508466f9dfb2bc0c0fbb43991",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "ghostty-org",
+        "repo": "ghostty",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "git-hooks": {
       "inputs": {
         "flake-compat": [
@@ -766,7 +821,7 @@
     },
     "git-hooks_2": {
       "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_5",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_6",
         "gitignore": "gitignore_3",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "neovim-nightly",
@@ -995,7 +1050,7 @@
     },
     "neovim-nightly": {
       "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_4",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_5",
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts_3",
         "git-hooks": "git-hooks_2",
         "hercules-ci-effects": "hercules-ci-effects",
@@ -1233,7 +1288,7 @@
     },
     "nix_5": {
       "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_7",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_8",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "sub",
           "devenv",
@@ -1416,6 +1471,22 @@
       }
     },
     "nixpkgs-stable_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1733423277,
+        "narHash": "sha256-TxabjxEgkNbCGFRHgM/b9yZWlBj60gUOUnRT/wbVQR8=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "e36963a147267afc055f7cf65225958633e536bf",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "release-24.11",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-stable_3": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1710695816,
         "narHash": "sha256-3Eh7fhEID17pv9ZxrPwCLfqXnYP006RKzSs0JptsN84=",
@@ -1431,6 +1502,22 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nixpkgs-unstable": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1733229606,
+        "narHash": "sha256-FLYY5M0rpa5C2QAE3CKLYAM6TwbKicdRK6qNrSHlNrE=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "566e53c2ad750c84f6d31f9ccb9d00f823165550",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1717432640,
@@ -1573,7 +1660,7 @@
     },
     "poetry2nix_2": {
       "inputs": {
-        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_4",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_5",
         "nix-github-actions": "nix-github-actions_2",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "sub",
@@ -1673,14 +1760,14 @@
           "devenv",
           "flake-compat"
         ],
-        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_5",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_6",
         "gitignore": "gitignore_4",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "sub",
           "devenv",
           "nixpkgs"
         ],
-        "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable_2"
+        "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable_3"
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1713775815,
@@ -1700,13 +1787,14 @@
       "inputs": {
         "antr": "antr",
         "devenv": "devenv_4",
+        "ghostty": "ghostty",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
         "neovim-nightly": "neovim-nightly",
         "nix-darwin": "nix-darwin",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_7",
         "stylix": "stylix",
         "sub": "sub",
-        "systems": "systems_7"
+        "systems": "systems_8"
       }
     },
     "stylix": {
@@ -1715,14 +1803,14 @@
         "base16-fish": "base16-fish",
         "base16-helix": "base16-helix",
         "base16-vim": "base16-vim",
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_6",
-        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_3",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_7",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_4",
         "gnome-shell": "gnome-shell",
         "home-manager": "home-manager_2",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
         ],
-        "systems": "systems_3",
+        "systems": "systems_4",
         "tinted-foot": "tinted-foot",
         "tinted-kitty": "tinted-kitty",
         "tinted-tmux": "tinted-tmux"
@@ -1744,7 +1832,7 @@
     "sub": {
       "inputs": {
         "devenv": "devenv_5",
-        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_6",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_7",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
         ]
@@ -1868,6 +1956,21 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "systems_8": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "tinted-foot": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
@@ -1938,6 +2041,31 @@
         "repo": "treefmt-nix",
         "type": "github"
       }
+    },
+    "zig": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": [
+          "ghostty"
+        ],
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_3",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "ghostty",
+          "nixpkgs-stable"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1717848532,
+        "narHash": "sha256-d+xIUvSTreHl8pAmU1fnmkfDTGQYCn2Rb/zOwByxS2M=",
+        "owner": "mitchellh",
+        "repo": "zig-overlay",
+        "rev": "02fc5cc555fc14fda40c42d7c3250efa43812b43",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "mitchellh",
+        "repo": "zig-overlay",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
     }
   },
   "root": "root",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index bd30efda..9c7510f2 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
       url = "github:danth/stylix";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
+
+    ghostty = {
+      url = "github:ghostty-org/ghostty";
+    };
   };
 
   outputs = inputs@{ self, nixpkgs, nix-darwin, sub, systems, devenv, home-manager, ... }: {
diff --git a/nix/hosts/desktop/packages.nix b/nix/hosts/desktop/packages.nix
index 41781175..8078ebeb 100644
--- a/nix/hosts/desktop/packages.nix
+++ b/nix/hosts/desktop/packages.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
+{ pkgs, inputs, ... }:
 
 {
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@
     zapzap # whatsapp client
     xcolor
     zenity # displaying dialogs from shell scripts
-    # rofi
+
+    # launcher
     (
-      pkgs.rofi.override { plugins = [ pkgs.rofi-emoji ]; }
+      pkgs.rofi.override { plugins = [ pkgs.rofi-emoji ]; } # rofi
     )
 
+    # terminals
+    inputs.ghostty.packages.x86_64-linux.default # ghostty
+
     # coding
     go
     gopls
@@ -51,9 +55,10 @@
 
     # shell
     glow # markdown viewer
-    htop
-    hyperfine
-    jq
+    htop # process viewer
+    hyperfine # benchmarking tool
+    jq # json parser
+    yazi # file manager
 
     awscli2
     cmake