Open in Terminal

Start your next command in the right folder.

Open Apple Terminal at the Finder location you are working in, without copying paths or typing your way there.

Coming Soon

Included with MenuSmith · macOS 14 or later

Less navigation, more doing

Your files are here. Your terminal can be too.

Go from browsing a project to running a command with the folder context already taken care of.

Open a folder directly

Right-click a folder to open Terminal there. Your next command starts in that location.

Start beside a selected file

Use a file as your starting point and Terminal opens in its containing folder. No need to find and copy the parent path.

Use the folder you are viewing

Right-click empty space inside a Finder folder to open Terminal in that folder.

One useful command. No settings to fine-tune.

Add Open in Terminal to your Finder menu. The target location comes from the file, folder, or folder background you use it on.

  • Opens Apple Terminal
  • Uses your current Finder context
  • No manual path copying
Starter configurations, customization & availability
Starter configurations
Open in Terminal
Each starter becomes an independent Action that you can customize.
In the Inspector

No Action-specific Inspector settings are needed.

Available for
Selected files and folders, or empty space inside a Finder folder.
Good to know

The first use may require setup of the MenuSmith script runner and macOS permission to control Terminal.

Go straight to the command line.

Open Terminal where your work already is.

Coming Soon