diff --git a/scripts/debian/alacritty.toml b/scripts/debian/alacritty.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e928be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/debian/alacritty.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+[font]
+  size = 11
+  normal = { family = "SFMono Nerd Font" }
+
+[terminal]
+  osc52 = "CopyPaste"
+
+[window]
+padding = { x = 8, y = 5 }
+opacity = 0.97
+decorations = "None"
+
+[shell]
+  program = "/usr/bin/zsh"
+
+# Dracula theme for Alacritty
+# https://draculatheme.com/alacritty
+#
+# Color palette
+# https://spec.draculatheme.com
+#
+# Instructions
+# https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty/blob/master/extra/man/alacritty.5.scd
+
+[colors.primary]
+
+background = "#282a36"
+foreground = "#f8f8f2"
+bright_foreground = "#ffffff"
+
+[colors.cursor]
+
+text = "#282a36"
+cursor = "#f8f8f2"
+
+[colors.vi_mode_cursor]
+
+text = "CellBackground"
+cursor = "CellForeground"
+
+[colors.selection]
+
+text = "CellForeground"
+background = "#44475a"
+
+[colors.normal]
+
+black = "#21222c"
+red = "#ff5555"
+green = "#50fa7b"
+yellow = "#f1fa8c"
+blue = "#bd93f9"
+magenta = "#ff79c6"
+cyan = "#8be9fd"
+white = "#f8f8f2"
+
+[colors.bright]
+
+black = "#6272a4"
+red = "#ff6e6e"
+green = "#69ff94"
+yellow = "#ffffa5"
+blue = "#d6acff"
+magenta = "#ff92df"
+cyan = "#a4ffff"
+white = "#ffffff"
+
+[colors.search.matches]
+
+foreground = "#44475a"
+background = "#50fa7b"
+
+[colors.search.focused_match]
+
+foreground = "#44475a"
+background = "#ffb86c"
+
+[colors.footer_bar]
+
+background = "#282a36"
+foreground = "#f8f8f2"
+
+[colors.hints.start]
+
+foreground = "#282a36"
+background = "#f1fa8c"
+
+[colors.hints.end]
+
+foreground = "#f1fa8c"
+background = "#282a36"
diff --git a/scripts/debian/install.sh b/scripts/debian/install.sh
index a5b3046..b0c2d25 100755
--- a/scripts/debian/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/debian/install.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ set -e
 set -x
 
 SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
-ROOT_DIR=$(realpath "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../..")
+
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/common.sh"
 
 # Initialize a flag
 optional_provided=false
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ function setup_open_any_terminal() {
   if [ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" != "ubuntu" ]; then
     return
   fi
-  # to open from nautilus with wezterm
+  # to open from nautilus with default terminal
   # if /home/jorbik/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions/nautilus_open_any_terminal.py does not exist
   if [ ! -f ~/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions/nautilus_open_any_terminal.py ]; then
     cwd=$(pwd)
@@ -69,13 +70,26 @@ function setup_open_any_terminal() {
     make
 
     make install schema # User install
-    gsettings set com.github.stunkymonkey.nautilus-open-any-terminal terminal wezterm
+    gsettings set com.github.stunkymonkey.nautilus-open-any-terminal terminal alacritty
     sudo apt install python3-nautilus -y
-    echo "To make the 'Open with Wezterm' work restart nautilus: 'nautilus -q'"
+    echo "To make the 'Open with <terminal>' work restart nautilus: 'nautilus -q'"
     cd "$cwd"
   fi
 }
 
+function setup_trdop() {
+  cwd=$(pwd)
+  mkdir -p ~/.local/bin/
+  cd ~/.local/bin/
+  git clone https://github.com/noctuid/tdrop.git
+  echo "Add custom hotkey in Ubuntu to activate terminal with tdrop"
+  echo "Command is: '$HOME/.local/bin/tdrop/tdrop -mta -h 100% <terminal_name>'"
+  echo "This will work work with nvidia drivers on the latest Ubuntu"
+  # installing tdrop dependencies
+  sudo apt install xdotool gawk -y
+  cd "$cwd"
+}
+
 function setup_wezterm() {
   curl -fsSL https://apt.fury.io/wez/gpg.key | sudo gpg --yes --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/wezterm-fury.gpg
   echo 'deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/wezterm-fury.gpg] https://apt.fury.io/wez/ * *' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wezterm.list
@@ -84,16 +98,57 @@ function setup_wezterm() {
 
   if [ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" == "ubuntu" ] && [[ ! -e "$HOME/.local/bin/tdrop/tdrop" ]]; then
     # ubuntu specific - set up tdrop for wezterm activation with hotkey
-    cwd=$(pwd)
-    mkdir -p ~/.local/bin/
-    cd ~/.local/bin/
-    git clone https://github.com/noctuid/tdrop.git
-    echo "Add custom hotkey in Ubuntu to activate wezterm with tdrop"
-    echo "Command is: '$HOME/.local/bin/tdrop/tdrop -mta -h 100% wezterm'"
-    echo "This will work work with nvidia drivers on the latest Ubuntu"
-    # installing tdrop dependencies
-    sudo apt install xdotool gawk -y
-    cd "$cwd"
+    setup_trdop
+  fi
+}
+
+function setup_alacritty_source() {
+  sudo apt install cmake pkg-config libfreetype6-dev libfontconfig1-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev libxkbcommon-dev python3 gzip scdoc -y
+  # install from source
+  install_rust
+  rustup override set stable
+  rustup update stable
+  cd /tmp
+  rm -rf alacritty
+  git clone https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty.git
+  cd alacritty
+
+  highest_tag=$(get_highest_tag_version)
+  git checkout "$highest_tag"
+
+  cargo build --release
+  # terminfo
+  infocmp alacritty || sudo tic -xe alacritty,alacritty-direct extra/alacritty.info
+  # desktop entry
+  sudo cp target/release/alacritty /usr/local/bin # or anywhere else in $PATH
+  sudo cp extra/logo/alacritty-term.svg /usr/share/pixmaps/Alacritty.svg
+  sudo desktop-file-install extra/linux/Alacritty.desktop
+  sudo update-desktop-database
+  # manual page
+  sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/share/man/man1
+  sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/share/man/man5
+  scdoc < extra/man/alacritty.1.scd | gzip -c | sudo tee /usr/local/share/man/man1/alacritty.1.gz > /dev/null
+  scdoc < extra/man/alacritty-msg.1.scd | gzip -c | sudo tee /usr/local/share/man/man1/alacritty-msg.1.gz > /dev/null
+  scdoc < extra/man/alacritty.5.scd | gzip -c | sudo tee /usr/local/share/man/man5/alacritty.5.gz > /dev/null
+  scdoc < extra/man/alacritty-bindings.5.scd | gzip -c | sudo tee /usr/local/share/man/man5/alacritty-bindings.5.gz > /dev/null
+  # completion
+  mkdir -p ~/.zsh_functions
+  grep -qxF 'fpath+=~/.zsh_functions' "$HOME"/.zshrc || echo 'fpath+=~/.zsh_functions' >>"$HOME"/.zshrc
+  cp extra/completions/_alacritty ${ZDOTDIR:-~}/.zsh_functions/_alacritty
+}
+
+function setup_alacritty() {
+  if ! [ -x "$(command -v alacritty)" ]; then
+    sudo apt install alacritty -y || setup_alacritty_source
+  fi
+  if [ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" == "ubuntu" ]; then
+    # ubuntu specific - set up tdrop for wezterm activation with hotkey
+    if [[ ! -e "$HOME/.local/bin/tdrop/tdrop" ]]; then
+      setup_trdop
+    fi
+    echo "Consider running these to set the default terminal"
+    echo "sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator x-terminal-emulator /usr/bin/alacritty 50"
+    echo "sudo update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator"
   fi
 }
 
@@ -103,6 +158,7 @@ setup_sublimetext
 setup_wezterm
 setup_open_any_terminal
 sudo apt install copyq -y
+setup_alacritty
 
 if [ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" == "ubuntu" ]; then
   # disable meta+number key bindings - it interferes with wezterm
diff --git a/scripts/debian/install_min.sh b/scripts/debian/install_min.sh
index a12f9c1..196421e 100755
--- a/scripts/debian/install_min.sh
+++ b/scripts/debian/install_min.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ set -x
 
 SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)
 
-function get_highest_tag_version() {
-  git tag | sort -V | tail -n 1
-}
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/common.sh"
 
 function command_exists() {
   command -v "$1" &>/dev/null
@@ -127,14 +125,6 @@ function update_git() {
   fi
 }
 
-function install_rust() {
-  if ! [ -x "$(command -v cargo)" ]; then
-    curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
-    grep -qxF 'source "$HOME/.cargo/env"' $HOME/.zshrc || echo 'source "$HOME/.cargo/env"' >>$HOME/.zshrc
-    echo "Please source ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc"
-  fi
-}
-
 function install_rust_tree_sitter() {
   install_rust
   $HOME/.cargo/bin/cargo install tree-sitter-cli
diff --git a/scripts/macos/alacritty.toml b/scripts/macos/alacritty.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2787f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/macos/alacritty.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+[font]
+  size = 13
+  normal = { family = "Monaco Nerd Font" }
+
+[terminal]
+  osc52 = "CopyPaste"
+
+[window]
+padding = { x = 8, y = 5 }
+opacity = 0.97
+
+# Dracula theme for Alacritty
+# https://draculatheme.com/alacritty
+#
+# Color palette
+# https://spec.draculatheme.com
+#
+# Instructions
+# https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty/blob/master/extra/man/alacritty.5.scd
+
+[colors.primary]
+
+background = "#282a36"
+foreground = "#f8f8f2"
+bright_foreground = "#ffffff"
+
+[colors.cursor]
+
+text = "#282a36"
+cursor = "#f8f8f2"
+
+[colors.vi_mode_cursor]
+
+text = "CellBackground"
+cursor = "CellForeground"
+
+[colors.selection]
+
+text = "CellForeground"
+background = "#44475a"
+
+[colors.normal]
+
+black = "#21222c"
+red = "#ff5555"
+green = "#50fa7b"
+yellow = "#f1fa8c"
+blue = "#bd93f9"
+magenta = "#ff79c6"
+cyan = "#8be9fd"
+white = "#f8f8f2"
+
+[colors.bright]
+
+black = "#6272a4"
+red = "#ff6e6e"
+green = "#69ff94"
+yellow = "#ffffa5"
+blue = "#d6acff"
+magenta = "#ff92df"
+cyan = "#a4ffff"
+white = "#ffffff"
+
+[colors.search.matches]
+
+foreground = "#44475a"
+background = "#50fa7b"
+
+[colors.search.focused_match]
+
+foreground = "#44475a"
+background = "#ffb86c"
+
+[colors.footer_bar]
+
+background = "#282a36"
+foreground = "#f8f8f2"
+
+[colors.hints.start]
+
+foreground = "#282a36"
+background = "#f1fa8c"
+
+[colors.hints.end]
+
+foreground = "#f1fa8c"
+background = "#282a36"
diff --git a/scripts/set_up_common.sh b/scripts/set_up_common.sh
index 148596c..76a9cbe 100755
--- a/scripts/set_up_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/set_up_common.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 set -e
 set -x
 
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)
+
 if [ -d ~/.oh-my-zsh ]; then
   echo "oh-my-zsh is installed"
 else
@@ -40,3 +42,17 @@ mkdir -p ~/.config/direnv
 echo '[global]
 load_dotenv = true
 strict_env = true' >"$HOME"/.config/direnv/direnv.toml
+
+alacritty_path="$HOME/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml"
+if [ ! -e "$alacritty_path" ]; then
+  mkdir -p ~/.config/alacritty
+  if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
+    cp "${SCRIPT_DIR}/debian/alacritty.toml" "$alacritty_path"
+  elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    cp "${SCRIPT_DIR}/macos/alacritty.toml" "$alacritty_path"
+  else
+    echo "Unsupported OS"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  cp
+fi