diff --git a/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml b/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19bcc71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+env:
+  TERM: xterm-256color
+window:
+  padding:
+    x: 5
+    y: 7
+  opacity: 1.0
+#font:
+colors:
+  # Default colors
+  primary:
+    background: '0x272822'
+    foreground: '0xf8f8f2'
+
+  # Normal colors
+  normal:
+    black:   '0x272822'
+    red:     '0xf92672'
+    green:   '0xa6e22e'
+    yellow:  '0xf4bf75'
+    blue:    '0x66d9ef'
+    magenta: '0xae81ff'
+    cyan:    '0xa1efe4'
+    white:   '0xf8f8f2'
+
+  # Bright colors
+  bright:
+    black:   '0x75715e'
+    red:     '0xf92672'
+    green:   '0xa6e22e'
+    yellow:  '0xf4bf75'
+    blue:    '0x66d9ef'
+    magenta: '0xae81ff'
+    cyan:    '0xa1efe4'
+    white:   '0xf9f8f5'
diff --git a/.config/i3/config b/.config/i3/config
index 8dac758..1ec2bb1 100644
--- a/.config/i3/config
+++ b/.config/i3/config
@@ -154,10 +154,12 @@ exec --no-startup-id /usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1
 # DESKTOP STUFF
 # set background picture
 exec --no-startup-id nitrogen --set-zoom-fill $HOME/.config/i3/bg.png 
+
 # try to start tray tools / applets manually
 exec --no-startup-id nm-applet 
 # --sm-disable
 exec --no-startup-id blueman-applet
 exec --no-startup-id pamac-tray
 exec --no-startup-id xfce4-power-manager
+exec --no-startup-id volumeicon
 
diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index 8cc22f1..c160d96 100644
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export GTK2_RC_FILES="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gtk-2.0/gtkrc-2.0"
 # default applications
 export EDITOR=/usr/bin/nvim
 export BROWSER=/usr/bin/firefox
-export TERMINAL=/usr/bin/kitty
+export TERMINAL=/usr/bin/alacritty
 export EXPLORER=/usr/bin/thunar
 export MAILCLIENT=/usr/bin/neomutt
 export LAUNCHER=dmenu_run