diff --git a/user/app/ranger/rifle.conf b/user/app/ranger/rifle.conf
index 4a18cad..afb02df 100644
--- a/user/app/ranger/rifle.conf
+++ b/user/app/ranger/rifle.conf
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ label wallpaper, number 14, mime ^image, has feh, X = feh --bg-fill "$1"
 label open, has xdg-open = xdg-open -- "$@"
 label open, has open     = open -- "$@"
 
+# default editor
+mime ^text, label editor, = ${VISUAL:-$EDITOR} -- "$@"
+
 # Define the editor for non-text files + pager as last action
               !mime ^text, !ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php  = ask
 label editor, !mime ^text, !ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php  = ${VISUAL:-$EDITOR} -- "$@"