diff --git a/writer.sh b/writer.sh
index 300e411..b86274a 100755
--- a/writer.sh
+++ b/writer.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# writer 1.0 - @k@layer8.space - mit
+# writer 1.2 - @k@layer8.space - mit
+
+# Use the assigned editor, if any, else use nano
+[[ ${EDITOR:-"unset"} == "unset" ]] && EDITOR=nano
 
 nlog() {
     local ORANGE='\033[0;33m'
@@ -11,5 +14,5 @@ mkdir -p notes
 current_date=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
 nlog "opening note notes/$current_time.txt"
 filename="notes/${current_date}.txt"
-nano "$filename"
+$EDITOR "$filename"
 ./noter.sh