diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index aa79eea..0c53fd5 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -33,3 +33,6 @@ alias sl='ls'
 alias myip="wget -qO- ifconfig.me/ip"
 alias memoryhog="ps aux | sort -nk +4 | tail"
 alias stripext="ls -1 | sed 's/\(.*\)\..*/\1/'"
+
+#default apps
+export EDITOR="vim"