diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e36d0a6..81883b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ refresh:
 
 log:
   level: info
+
+skin: dracula
+terminal: ghostty
 ```
 
 Cache TTL, cleanup interval, and refresh interval are specified in **seconds**.
@@ -144,6 +147,19 @@ Custom skins can be placed in `~/.config/o7k/skins/` and selected by their filen
 skin: my-custom-theme
 ```
 
+### Terminal
+
+**o7k** supports launching external terminal applications for commands such as K9s or opening an SSH session. You can 
+specify your preferred terminal in `~/.config/o7k/config.yaml`:
+
+```yaml
+terminal: kitty
+```
+
+If the preferred terminal is unavailable or fails to launch, o7k automatically falls back to another supported terminal. 
+When the setting is omitted, **o7k** selects the first available terminal. Supported terminals include **GNOME Terminal, 
+Konsole, kitty, Alacritty, Ghostty** and **xterm** on Linux, and **Terminal** and **iTerm2** on macOS.
+
 ## Usage
 
 **o7k** uses the standard OpenStack `clouds.yaml` configuration and automatically discovers the 
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index eff4dd8..51a1e8e 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Refresh    Refresh `yaml:"refresh"`
 	Skin       string  `yaml:"skin"`
 	SkinColors Skin    `yaml:"-"`
+	Terminal   *string `yaml:"terminal"`
 }
 
 type Cache struct {
diff --git a/internal/resource/commands.go b/internal/resource/commands.go
index f3636be..70162ee 100644
--- a/internal/resource/commands.go
+++ b/internal/resource/commands.go
@@ -37,3 +37,8 @@ type CommandCompletedMsg struct {
 	LoadID              uint64
 	RefreshOnCompletion bool
 }
+
+type LaunchTerminalMsg struct {
+	Command string
+	Args    []string
+}
diff --git a/internal/resources/containers/coe/clusters/clusters.go b/internal/resources/containers/coe/clusters/clusters.go
index f5de7ba..7e344b2 100644
--- a/internal/resources/containers/coe/clusters/clusters.go
+++ b/internal/resources/containers/coe/clusters/clusters.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ func (r *Resource) Commands() []resource.Command {
 		{Key: "shift-n", Description: "Node Groups"},
 		{Key: "k", Description: "Kubeconfig"},
 		{Key: "ctrl+k", Description: "Get Kubeconfig", StatusLabel: "Downloading"},
+		{Key: "9", Description: "Open K9s", StatusLabel: "Launching"},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -103,6 +104,8 @@ func (r *Resource) Execute(command resource.Command, row resource.Row) tea.Cmd {
 		return r.kubeconfig(row.ID)
 	case "ctrl+k":
 		return r.getKubeconfig(row)
+	case "9":
+		return r.k9s(row)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/resources/containers/coe/clusters/commands.go b/internal/resources/containers/coe/clusters/commands.go
index 728f357..0f74663 100644
--- a/internal/resources/containers/coe/clusters/commands.go
+++ b/internal/resources/containers/coe/clusters/commands.go
@@ -219,3 +219,35 @@ func (r *Resource) getKubeconfig(row resource.Row) tea.Cmd {
 		return nil
 	}
 }
+
+func (r *Resource) k9s(row resource.Row) tea.Cmd {
+	return func() tea.Msg {
+		data, err := r.getKubeconfigData(context.Background(), row.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return resource.DetailsMsg{Err: err}
+		}
+
+		f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "o7k-generated_kubeconfig-*.yaml")
+		if err != nil {
+			return resource.DetailsMsg{Err: fmt.Errorf("creating temporary kubeconfig failed: %w", err)}
+		}
+
+		path := f.Name()
+
+		if _, err := f.Write(data); err != nil {
+			f.Close()
+			os.Remove(path)
+			return resource.DetailsMsg{Err: fmt.Errorf("writing temporary kubeconfig failed: %w", err)}
+		}
+
+		if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
+			os.Remove(path)
+			return resource.DetailsMsg{Err: fmt.Errorf("closing temporary kubeconfig failed: %w", err)}
+		}
+
+		return resource.LaunchTerminalMsg{
+			Command: "k9s",
+			Args:    []string{"--kubeconfig", path},
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/terminal/terminal.go b/internal/terminal/terminal.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3310b4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/terminal/terminal.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package terminal
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func Open(command string, args []string, preferred *string) error {
+	executable, err := exec.LookPath(command)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("executable %q not found: %w", command, err)
+	}
+
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "linux":
+		candidates := [][]string{
+			{"gnome-terminal", "--", executable},
+			{"konsole", "-e", executable},
+			{"kitty", "--", executable},
+			{"alacritty", "-e", executable},
+			{"xterm", "-e", executable},
+			{"ghostty", "-e", executable},
+		}
+
+		if preferred != nil {
+			for _, candidate := range candidates {
+				if candidate[0] == *preferred {
+					if _, err := exec.LookPath(candidate[0]); err != nil {
+						return fmt.Errorf("configured terminal %q not found: %w", *preferred, err)
+					}
+					return exec.Command(candidate[0], append(candidate[1:], args...)...).Start()
+				}
+			}
+			return fmt.Errorf("unsupported terminal %q on Linux", *preferred)
+		}
+
+		for _, candidate := range candidates {
+			if _, err := exec.LookPath(candidate[0]); err == nil {
+				return exec.Command(candidate[0], append(candidate[1:], args...)...).Start()
+			}
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("no supported terminal found")
+
+	case "darwin":
+		candidates := []string{"Terminal", "iTerm"}
+
+		if preferred != nil {
+			candidates = []string{*preferred}
+		}
+
+		for _, candidate := range candidates {
+			if candidate != "Terminal" && candidate != "iTerm" {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unsupported terminal %q on macOS", candidate)
+			}
+
+			if err := exec.Command("open", "-Ra", candidate).Run(); err != nil {
+				if preferred != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("configured terminal %q not found: %w", candidate, err)
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+
+			parts := append([]string{executable}, args...)
+			for i, part := range parts {
+				parts[i] = shellQuote(part)
+			}
+			command := strings.Join(parts, " ")
+
+			var script string
+
+			switch candidate {
+			case "Terminal":
+				script = `on run argv
+    tell application "Terminal"
+        activate
+        do script (item 1 of argv)
+    end tell
+end run`
+
+			case "iTerm":
+				script = `on run argv
+    tell application "iTerm"
+        activate
+        create window with default profile
+        tell current session of current window
+            write text (item 1 of argv)
+        end tell
+    end tell
+end run`
+			}
+
+			out, err := exec.Command("osascript", "-e", script, command).CombinedOutput()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("opening %s failed: %w: %s", candidate, err, strings.TrimSpace(string(out)))
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("no supported terminal found on macOS")
+
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported OS: %s", runtime.GOOS)
+	}
+}
+
+func shellQuote(s string) string {
+	return "'" + strings.ReplaceAll(s, "'", "'\\''") + "'"
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/app.go b/internal/ui/app.go
index f9bdd95..023e1b7 100644
--- a/internal/ui/app.go
+++ b/internal/ui/app.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/akyriako/o7k/internal/resource"
 	"github.com/akyriako/o7k/internal/resources/contexts"
 	pluginresource "github.com/akyriako/o7k/internal/resources/plugins"
+	"github.com/akyriako/o7k/internal/terminal"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/spinner"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/table"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/textinput"
@@ -26,8 +27,9 @@ import (
 const refreshInterval = 30 * time.Second
 
 type Model struct {
-	version string
-	skin    config.Skin
+	version  string
+	skin     config.Skin
+	terminal *string
 
 	registry     *resource.Registry
 	resource     resource.Resource
@@ -141,8 +143,9 @@ func New(registry *resource.Registry, openstackContext *openstack.Context, plugi
 	ttc := time.Duration(cfg.Cache.CleanupInterval) * time.Second
 
 	m := Model{
-		version: version,
-		skin:    cfg.SkinColors,
+		version:  version,
+		skin:     cfg.SkinColors,
+		terminal: cfg.Terminal,
 
 		registry: registry,
 		resource: r,
@@ -690,6 +693,14 @@ func (m *Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		)
 
 		return m, clearStatus(m.status)
+
+	case resource.LaunchTerminalMsg:
+		return m, func() tea.Msg {
+			if err := terminal.Open(msg.Command, msg.Args, m.terminal); err != nil {
+				return resource.ErrorMsg{Err: err}
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	var cmd tea.Cmd