diff --git a/modules/shell.nix b/modules/shell.nix
index f404fe2..a768124 100644
--- a/modules/shell.nix
+++ b/modules/shell.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     ripgrep
     wget
     unzip
+    bat
 
     gcc # needed for nvim for some reason.
 
diff --git a/stow/.zshrc b/stow/.zshrc
index a8c385a..2572151 100644
--- a/stow/.zshrc
+++ b/stow/.zshrc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ setopt hist_ignore_space
 alias ls="ls -h --color=auto"
 alias la="ls -ah --color=auto"
 alias ll="ls -ahl --color=auto"
+alias cat="bat"
 
 alias tmux="tmux -f $HOME/.config/tmux/tmux.conf" # needed for osx systems for some reason