diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e4a571d..0dfe2c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ List of programs and tools I use.
 | Component         | Program    |
 |-------------------|------------|
 |🪟 Windows Manager | [hyprland](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland)  |
-|🖥️ Terminal        | [foot](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot) / [ghostty](https://ghostty.org/) (system updater) |
+|🖥️ Terminal        | [ghostty](https://ghostty.org/) / [foot](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot) (fallback) |
 |🐚 Shell           | [zsh](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Installing-ZSH) + oh-my-zsh / [oh-my-posh](https://ohmyposh.dev/) prompt (`.config/ohmyposh/zen.toml`) |
 |📁 File Manager    | [thunar](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Thunar)     |
 |📝 Editor          | [vs code](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode) / [neovim (changing to soon)](https://github.com/neovim/neovim)    |
diff --git a/dotfiles/.config/ghostty/config b/dotfiles/.config/ghostty/config
index 2afbc0e..447c51e 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.config/ghostty/config
+++ b/dotfiles/.config/ghostty/config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Ported from foot/foot.ini — same look and bindings, so the two can be
-# tried side by side. foot is still $term in Hyprland; launch this with
-# `ghostty`. Check edits with `ghostty +validate-config`.
+# tried side by side. Ghostty is now the default terminal ($term in
+# hypr/input/keybinds.lua). Check edits with `ghostty +validate-config`.
 
 # --- Font / window ---
 font-family = JetBrainsMono Nerd Font
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ window-padding-balance = true
 window-width = 135
 window-height = 31
 
-# No title bar / tabs strip from GTK — Hyprland draws the borders.
+# No title bar or tab strip — Hyprland draws the borders. (window-show-tab-bar
+# replaces the deprecated gtk-tabs-location = hidden.)
 window-decoration = none
-gtk-tabs-location = hidden
+window-show-tab-bar = never
 
 # --- Terminal type ---
 # foot forced TERM=xterm-256color everywhere so SSH'd hosts wouldn't lack
diff --git a/dotfiles/.config/hypr/core/env.lua b/dotfiles/.config/hypr/core/env.lua
index e33efd3..6e5d7ac 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.config/hypr/core/env.lua
+++ b/dotfiles/.config/hypr/core/env.lua
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ hl.env("HYPRCURSOR_SIZE", "24")
 hl.env("XCURSOR_THEME", "Bibata-Modern-Classic")
 hl.env("XCURSOR_SIZE", "24")
 
+-- Default terminal for anything that asks $TERMINAL (rofi-sensible-terminal, scripts)
+hl.env("TERMINAL", "ghostty")
+
 -- firefox
 hl.env("MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND", "1")
 
diff --git a/dotfiles/.config/hypr/input/keybinds.lua b/dotfiles/.config/hypr/input/keybinds.lua
index bb5f0dc..f62f22d 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.config/hypr/input/keybinds.lua
+++ b/dotfiles/.config/hypr/input/keybinds.lua
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ local userScripts = os.getenv("HOME") .. "/.config/hypr/UserScripts"
 local edit = os.getenv("EDITOR") or "nvim"
 
 -- These two are for UserKeybinds.conf & Waybar Modules
-local term  = "foot"    -- Terminal
+local term  = "ghostty" -- Terminal (foot is still installed as a fallback)
 local files = "thunar"  -- File Manager
 
 -- Default Search Engine for ROFI Search (SUPER S)
diff --git a/dotfiles/.config/xfce4/helpers.rc b/dotfiles/.config/xfce4/helpers.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94ac819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/.config/xfce4/helpers.rc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TerminalEmulator=ghostty
diff --git a/dotfiles/.local/share/xfce4/helpers/ghostty.desktop b/dotfiles/.local/share/xfce4/helpers/ghostty.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85af377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/.local/share/xfce4/helpers/ghostty.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+# exo helper so Thunar's "Open Terminal Here" (exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator)
+# opens Ghostty; selected by ~/.config/xfce4/helpers.rc
+NoDisplay=true
+Version=1.0
+Type=X-XFCE-Helper
+X-XFCE-Category=TerminalEmulator
+Name=Ghostty
+Icon=com.mitchellh.ghostty
+X-XFCE-Binaries=ghostty;
+X-XFCE-Commands=%B;
+X-XFCE-CommandsWithParameter=%B -e "%s";