OpenInTerminal is a Finder toolbar app for macOS that opens the current directory in a terminal emulator or text editor of your choice.
The tool solves the friction of navigating to a folder in Finder and then launching a terminal or editor there. It adds a toolbar button to Finder that, when clicked, immediately opens the current directory in your preferred application. The approach is straightforward: the app integrates directly into Finder's interface and handles the context switching for you.
OpenInTerminal suits developers and power users who frequently move between Finder and command-line work. It supports a wide range of terminal emulators including Terminal, iTerm, Hyper, Alacritty, kitty, Warp, WezTerm, Tabby, Ghostty, and cmux, as well as numerous text editors from TextEdit and Xcode to Visual Studio Code, JetBrains IDEs, Sublime Text, and Neovim. The full version offers GUI preferences and keyboard shortcut support, while a lighter variant called OpenInTerminal-Lite provides faster one-click access at the cost of fewer configuration options. The README notes that unsigned binaries require manual trust or self-signing before use, particularly on macOS 15 and above.
Development activity shows consistent maintenance with regular updates addressing compatibility across multiple terminal emulators and editors. The project maintains documentation in multiple languages and provides detailed configuration guidance for users encountering platform-specific issues. Bug fixes and feature additions continue to be integrated, indicating active stewardship of the codebase.
