diff --git a/modules/system/xdg/default.nix b/modules/system/xdg/default.nix
index 96c3a83..627b1b1 100644
--- a/modules/system/xdg/default.nix
+++ b/modules/system/xdg/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 {...}: {
   home-manager.users.joy.xdg = {
+  desktopEntries = {
+        hx = {
+          name = "Helix"; 
+          exec = "alacritty -e hx %F";  
+          icon = "Helix"; 
+          terminal = false; 
+          type = "Application";  
+          categories = ["Utility" "TextEditor"];  
+          mimeType = ["text/plain"];  
+        };
+      };
     mimeApps = {
       enable = true;
       defaultApplications = {