diff --git a/aliases.sh b/aliases.sh
index 742e09ff8..e00fefeeb 100644
--- a/aliases.sh
+++ b/aliases.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-alias ll="ls -l"
 alias c="clear"
 alias dir='find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -regex "\.\/[^.].+"'
 
@@ -18,6 +17,19 @@ command -v tmux >/dev/null && alias tls='tmux list-sessions' || \
         echo "Missing dependency (tmux). Failed to alias tls -> tmux list-sessions"
 
 
+# exa-specific aliases
+command -v exa >/dev/null && alias ls='exa' || \
+        echo 'Missing dependency (exa). Failed to alias ls -> exa'
+command -v exa >/dev/null && alias ll='exa -l' || \
+        echo 'Missing dependency (exa). Failed to alias ll -> exa -l' && \
+        alias ll='ls -l' # fallback to ls -l
+command -v exa >/dev/null && alias la='exa -la' || \
+        echo 'Missing dependency (exa). Failed to alias la -> exa -la' && \
+        alias la='ls -la' # fallback to ls -la
+command -v exa >/dev/null && alias lt='exa --tree' || \
+        echo 'Missing dependency (exa). Failed to alias lt -> exa --tree'
+
+
 if command -v kubectl >/dev/null; then
   # kubernetes aliases
   alias kpods='kubectl get pods'