diff --git a/files/config/zsh/alias b/files/config/zsh/alias
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f342f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/config/zsh/alias
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+alias ls="ls --color"
+alias vim=nvim
+alias ssh='TERM="xterm-256color" ssh'
+alias -s pdf="zathura"
+alias -s jpg="imv-wayland"
diff --git a/files/zsh/.zshrc b/files/zsh/.zshrc
index 5fda44d..a01e70c 100755
--- a/files/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/files/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -55,3 +55,7 @@ if [ -f ~/.dir_colors ]; then
   eval `dircolors ~/.dir_colors`
 fi
 
+# imports Aliases
+if [ -f "${XDG_CONFIG_DIR:-"${HOME}/.config"}/zsh/alias" ]; then
+    source "${XDG_CONFIG_DIR:-"${HOME}/.config"}/zsh/alias"
+fi