diff --git a/nixos/home/apps/cli_tools.nix b/nixos/home/apps/cli_tools.nix
index 93c8e95..732e29f 100644
--- a/nixos/home/apps/cli_tools.nix
+++ b/nixos/home/apps/cli_tools.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
         curl
         fzf
         tldr
-        ranger
         unzip
         fd
         imagemagick # convert images from formats like jpg, png, etc.
diff --git a/nixos/home/packages/tools/ranger.nix b/nixos/home/packages/tools/ranger.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55944fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/home/packages/tools/ranger.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  config,
+  ...
+}: {
+  options = {
+    program.ranger.enable =
+      lib.mkEnableOption "Enable ranger";
+  }
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.program.ranger.enable {
+    programs.ranger = {
+      enable = true;
+      extraConfig = ''
+        set preview_images true
+        set preview_images_method kitty
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+}
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