diff --git a/home/.config/zsh/03-aliases.zsh b/home/.config/zsh/03-aliases.zsh
index 4e50065..0e8a40f 100644
--- a/home/.config/zsh/03-aliases.zsh
+++ b/home/.config/zsh/03-aliases.zsh
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ _fzf_compgen_path() {
 	_skim_compgen_path
 }
 
+# Modern replacements for cat and ls
+alias cat='bat'
+alias ls='exa'
+
 {%@@ if profile != "mko-laptop" @@%}
 # Command not found handler
 # source https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Zsh#pacman_-F_%22command_not_found%22_handler
@@ -224,9 +228,6 @@ tether() { adb shell su -c "service call connectivity 33 i32 1 s16 me" > /dev/nu
 # update arch mirrorlist
 alias reflect='sudo reflector --latest 200 --threads 8 --verbose --protocol http --protocol https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist'
 
-# better ls
-alias ls='ls_extended -Ih'
-
 # default icon for notify-send
 alias notify-send='notify-send --icon=alarm'