diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 57d080e..e5dd03e 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -10,16 +10,17 @@ static mimetype mimetype_default_cmd[] = {
 
 static binding key_binding[] = {
 	/*key	action */
-	{ 'q',	quit_program		},
-	{ 'h',	move_right		},
-	{ 't',	move_down		},
-	{ 'n',	move_up			},
-	{ 's',	move_left		},
+	{ "q",	quit_program		},
+	{ "h",	move_right		}, /* moves one dir up */
+	{ "t",	move_down		},
+	{ "n",	move_up			},
+	{ "s",	move_left		}, /* if a dir is hovered, cd into it, if a file is selected, see mimetype_default_cmd */
+	{ "\n", open_with		}, /* enter/return/new line/whatever you call it */
 
-	{ 'g',	jump_top		},
-	{ 'G',	jump_bottom		},
+	{ "gg",	jump_top		},
+	{ "G",	jump_bottom		},
 
-	{ 'a',	toggle_hidden_files	},
+	{ "a",	toggle_hidden_files	},
 };
 static unsigned long binding_count = sizeof(key_binding) / sizeof(binding);
 static unsigned long mimetype_default_count = sizeof(mimetype_default_cmd) / sizeof(mimetype);
diff --git a/defines.h b/defines.h
index c6de271..70b06c0 100644
--- a/defines.h
+++ b/defines.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RESIZE 16
 #define STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL 32
 #define STATUS_USER_ROOT 64
+#define STATUS_OPEN_WITH 128
 
 #define SETTINGS_HAS_COLOR 1
 
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@
 #define FILE_TYPE_ORPHAN COLOR_ORPHAN
 #define FILE_TYPE_OPEN_FILE 128 /* this is only used in rgt_content to print a file preview, not the dir */
 
-
 #ifndef STRUCT_GUARD
 #define STRUCT_GUARD
 /* complex types are good actually */
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ typedef struct Mimetype {
 	char *command; 
 } mimetype;
 typedef struct Binding {
-	char key;
+	char* key;
 	void (*func)();
 } binding;
 	
diff --git a/interactions.c b/interactions.c
index 1b4c5d3..df67ac6 100644
--- a/interactions.c
+++ b/interactions.c
@@ -19,16 +19,21 @@ extern file *lft_content;
 extern file *rgt_content;
 extern file file_current;
 
+
 extern char *rgt_buffer;
 extern char *btm_buffer;
 
 extern unsigned int status;
+void open_with_pass_2();
 
-void user_interactions(char *input) {
+void user_interactions(char *input, WINDOW *win_b) {
 	void (*func_ptr)();
 	unsigned long i = 0;
+	if (status & STATUS_OPEN_WITH) {
+		open_with_pass_2(win_b);
+	}
 	for (i = 0; i < binding_count; i++) {
-		if (*input == key_binding[i].key) {
+		if (*input == key_binding[i].key[0]) {
 			func_ptr = key_binding[i].func;
 			func_ptr();
 		}
@@ -100,3 +105,41 @@ void jump_top(){
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
 }
 
+void open_with(){
+	echo();
+	btm_buffer = concat("open \"", file_current.file_name);
+	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "\" with:");
+	status |= (STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0 | STATUS_OPEN_WITH);
+
+}
+void open_with_pass_2(WINDOW *win_b){
+
+	unsigned long local_width;
+	unsigned long local_height;
+	getmaxyx(win_b, local_height, local_width);
+
+	echo();
+	curs_set(1);
+
+	char *str = malloc(50);
+	timeout(-1); /* negative numbers block until enter is pressed */
+	mvwgetstr(win_b, local_height-1, 0, str);
+	timeout(10); 
+
+	
+	char *cmd = concat(str, " ./\"");
+	cmd = concat(cmd, file_current.file_name);
+	cmd = concat(cmd, "\"");
+
+	system(cmd);
+
+	noecho();
+	curs_set(0);
+	status &= ~(STATUS_OPEN_WITH);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
+
+	free(btm_buffer);
+	btm_buffer = cmd;
+
+	free(str);
+}
diff --git a/interactions.h b/interactions.h
index d995ae0..f9b49ff 100644
--- a/interactions.h
+++ b/interactions.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #endif
 
 
-void user_interactions(char *input);
+void user_interactions(char *input, WINDOW *win_b);
 void quit_program();
 void move_right();
 void move_up();
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ void move_left();
 void jump_bottom();
 void jump_top();
 void toggle_hidden_files();
+void open_with();
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index aae0d36..d4eb23b 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int main(){
 			}
 		}
 		if ((input = getch())) {
-			user_interactions(&input);
+			user_interactions(&input, win_b);
 			timeout_time = 5;
 		} else {
 			timeout_time += 10;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int main(){
 
 void render_pass(WINDOW *win_t, WINDOW *win_b, WINDOW *win_l, WINDOW *win_m, WINDOW *win_r){
 	
-	if ((status & STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK) & STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RESIZE) {
+	if (status & (STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RESIZE | STATUS_OPEN_WITH)) {
 		if (status & STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL) {
 			clear();
 			status &= ~STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL;
@@ -127,16 +127,25 @@ void render_pass(WINDOW *win_t, WINDOW *win_b, WINDOW *win_l, WINDOW *win_m, WIN
 		werase(win_r);
 
 		wresize(win_t, 1, terminal_width);
-		wresize(win_b, terminal_height, terminal_width/3);
 		wresize(win_l, terminal_height-2, terminal_width/8);
 		wresize(win_m, terminal_height-2, (terminal_width/2)-(terminal_width/8));
 		wresize(win_r, terminal_height-2, terminal_width/2);
+		if(status & STATUS_OPEN_WITH) {
+			wresize(win_b, 5, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
+		} else {
+			wresize(win_b, 1, terminal_width);
+		}
+
 
 		mvwin(win_t, 0, 0);
-                mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-1, 0);
                 mvwin(win_l, 1, 0);
                 mvwin(win_m, 1, (terminal_width/8));
                 mvwin(win_r, 1, ((terminal_width/2)));
+		if(status & STATUS_OPEN_WITH) {
+			mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
+		} else {
+			mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-1, 0);
+		}
 
 
 		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
@@ -145,15 +154,15 @@ void render_pass(WINDOW *win_t, WINDOW *win_b, WINDOW *win_l, WINDOW *win_m, WIN
 	if (status & STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK) {
 		status &= ~(STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
 		window_top(win_t);
-		window_btm(win_b);
 		window_lft(win_l);
 		window_mid(win_m);
 		window_rgt(win_r);
+		window_btm(win_b);
 		wrefresh(win_t);
-		wrefresh(win_b);
 		wrefresh(win_l);
 		wrefresh(win_m);
 		wrefresh(win_r);
+		wrefresh(win_b);
 	}
 }
 /*this function exists for things done at startup (initialization, reading config, etc)*/