diff --git a/dots/.config/nvim/lua/core/autocmds.lua b/dots/.config/nvim/lua/core/autocmds.lua
index 2f3c0d9c..7e8b59f9 100644
--- a/dots/.config/nvim/lua/core/autocmds.lua
+++ b/dots/.config/nvim/lua/core/autocmds.lua
@@ -27,6 +27,103 @@ M.setup = function()
             vim.cmd.startinsert()
         end,
     })
+
+    -- NOTE: Launches a different program for a given filetype instead of opening it in Neovim
+    local intercept_file_open = true
+    vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("InterceptToggle", function()
+        intercept_file_open = not intercept_file_open
+        local intercept_state = "`Enabled`"
+        if not intercept_file_open then
+            intercept_state = "`Disabled`"
+        end
+        vim.notify("Intercept file open set to " .. intercept_state, vim.log.levels.INFO,
+            {
+                title = "Intercept File Open",
+                ---@param win integer The window handle
+                on_open = function(win)
+                    vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(
+                        vim.api.nvim_win_get_buf(win),
+                        "filetype",
+                        "markdown"
+                    )
+                end
+            })
+    end, { desc = "Toggles intercepting BufNew to open files in custom programs" })
+
+    -- NOTE: Add "BufReadPre" to the autocmd events to also intercept files given on the command line, e.g.
+    -- `nvim myfile.txt`
+    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "BufNew" }, {
+        group = augroup,
+        callback = function(args)
+            ---@type string
+            local path = args.match
+            ---@type integer
+            local bufnr = args.buf
+
+            ---@type string? The file extension if detected
+            local extension = vim.fn.fnamemodify(path, ":e")
+            ---@type string? The filename if detected
+            local filename = vim.fn.fnamemodify(path, ":t")
+
+            ---Open a given file path in a given program and remove the buffer for the file.
+            ---@param buf integer The buffer handle for the opening buffer
+            ---@param fpath string The file path given to the program
+            ---@param fname string The file name used in notifications
+            ---@param prog string The program to execute against the file path
+            local function open_in_prog(buf, fpath, fname, prog)
+                vim.notify(
+                    string.format("Opening `%s` in `%s`", fname, prog),
+                    vim.log.levels.INFO,
+                    {
+                        title = "Open File in External Program",
+                        ---@param win integer The window handle
+                        on_open = function(win)
+                            vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(
+                                vim.api.nvim_win_get_buf(win),
+                                "filetype",
+                                "markdown"
+                            )
+                        end
+                    }
+                )
+                vim.system({ prog, fpath }, { detach = true })
+                vim.api.nvim_buf_delete(buf, { force = true })
+            end
+
+            local extension_callbacks = {
+                ["pdf"] = function(buf, fpath, fname)
+                    open_in_prog(buf, fpath, fname, "zathura")
+                end,
+                ["png"] = function(buf, fpath, fname)
+                    open_in_prog(buf, fpath, fname, "feh")
+                end,
+                ["jpg"] = "png",
+                ["mp4"] = function(buf, fpath, fname)
+                    open_in_prog(buf, fpath, fname, "mpv")
+                end,
+                ["gif"] = "mp4"
+            }
+
+            ---Get the extension callback for a given extension. Will do a recursive lookup if an extension callback is actually
+            ---of type string to get the correct extension
+            ---@param ext string A file extension. Example: `png`.
+            ---@return fun(bufnr: integer, path: string, filename: string?) extension_callback The extension callback to invoke, expects a buffer handle, file path, and filename.
+            local function extension_lookup(ext)
+                local callback = extension_callbacks[ext]
+                if type(callback) == "string" then
+                    callback = extension_lookup(callback)
+                end
+                return callback
+            end
+
+            if extension ~= nil and not extension:match("^%s*$") and intercept_file_open then
+                local callback = extension_lookup(extension)
+                if type(callback) == "function" then
+                    callback(bufnr, path, filename)
+                end
+            end
+        end
+    })
 end
 
 return M