diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index a3559d3..a1eb98c 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -43,3 +43,6 @@
 [submodule "harpoon"]
 	path = site/pack/qol/start/harpoon
 	url = https://github.com/ThePrimeagen/harpoon.git
+[submodule "site/pack/latex/opt/vimtex"]
+	path = site/pack/latex/opt/vimtex
+	url = https://github.com/lervag/vimtex.git
diff --git a/config/init.lua b/config/init.lua
index 850ca21..60ec9e4 100644
--- a/config/init.lua
+++ b/config/init.lua
@@ -67,3 +67,6 @@ vim.g.airline_powerline_fonts = 1
 vim.g.airline_symbols.linenr = ''
 vim.g.airline_symbols.maxlinenr = ''
 vim.g.airline_symbols.dirty = ''
+
+-- vimtex settings
+vim.g.vimtex_view_method = 'zathura'
diff --git a/site/after/ftplugin/tex.lua b/site/after/ftplugin/tex.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d005e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/after/ftplugin/tex.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- adding packages
+vim.cmd('packadd vimtex')
+
+-- latex plugin settings
+vim.g.vimtex_view_method = 'zathura'
diff --git a/site/pack/latex/opt/vimtex b/site/pack/latex/opt/vimtex
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..d3dfbf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/pack/latex/opt/vimtex
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit d3dfbf391ba8d8f08ab91ce8e54173cddc708b02