diff --git a/cmd/ide.go b/cmd/ide.go
index a70b9b1..946eb8a 100644
--- a/cmd/ide.go
+++ b/cmd/ide.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
-	"os/exec"
-
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"github.com/peterbourgon/ff/v3/ffcli"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 )
 
 func (h *Handler) IDE() *ffcli.Command {
@@ -38,7 +38,26 @@ func (h *Handler) IDE() *ffcli.Command {
 			}
 
 			path := h.Config.WorkspaceBranch(branch)
-			return exec.Command("hx", path).Start()
+			cmd := exec.Command(getIDE(), path)
+			cmd.Dir = path
+			cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+			cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+			cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+			return cmd.Run()
 		},
 	}
 }
+
+func getIDE() string {
+	for _, ide := range []string{
+		"hx",
+		"nvim",
+		"goland",
+		"vi",
+	} {
+		if i, err := exec.LookPath(ide); err == nil {
+			return i
+		}
+	}
+	return os.Getenv("EDITOR")
+}