You are asked to set the default terminal to open after first launch.
The selection box will not appear after you have set the default terminal. If you want to reset the default terminal, please enter the following command in the terminal. Then just run the application again.
For version 0.3.0 and above:
defaults remove wang.jianing.OpenInTerminal-Lite OIT_TerminalBundleIdentifier
For version 0.2.0:
defaults remove wang.jianing.OpenInTerminal OIT_TerminalBundleIdentifier
Set Alacritty as the default terminal:
defaults write wang.jianing.OpenInTerminal-Lite OIT_TerminalBundleIdentifier io.alacritty
When you are using Terminal and iTerm, you can set a default to open a new tab or window. The default is to open a new window.
For Terminal:
# Open a new Tab
defaults write wang.jianing.OpenInTerminal-Lite OIT_TerminalNewOption "tab"
# Open a new Window
defaults write wang.jianing.OpenInTerminal-Lite OIT_TerminalNewOption "window"
For iTerm:
# Open a new Tab
defaults write wang.jianing.OpenInTerminal-Lite OIT_iTermNewOption "tab"
# Open a new Window
defaults write wang.jianing.OpenInTerminal-Lite OIT_iTermNewOption "window"
For Hyper users, it is more recommended to open a new tab.
For Alacritty users, it is only supported to open a new window now.
Because updates are frequent, it is recommended to manually download the latest version.
- Download from release.
- Move the app into
/Applications. - Hold down the
Cmdkey and drag the app into Finder Toolbar. - Done.
-
Run the following command
brew cask install openinterminal-lite -
In
/Applicationsfolder, hold down theCmdkey and drag the app into Finder Toolbar. -
Done
⚠️ macOS will ask your permissions to access Finder and Terminal (iTerm or Hyper) when you run the app for the first time. Please give the application permissions.
I provided several icons along with the app in the release. You can right click on the app and select Get Info. Drag the icon to cover the default icon.
- Drop down menu in
FinderSync Extension✅ By Camji55 Preferencespanel which can allow users to set up to open new windows or new tabs. ✅- Open in
VSCode/Atom/Sublime? (This needs discussion) - Supporting keyboard shortcuts
If you have a good idea, feel welcome to open a new issue.
1. I accidentally clicked on the Don't Allow button.
You can run the following command in the terminal. This will reset the permissions in the System Preferences.
tccutil reset AppleEvents
2. Special characters in the path.
Please do not use backslash \ and double quotes " in the path
version 0.4.1
- Support
Alacritty
version 0.4.0
- You can set a default to open a new tab or window when using
TerminalandHyper.
version 0.3.0
- Change name to
OpenInTerminal-Lite(OpenInTerminalwill come as a more powerful version in the future.) - Fix a bug that some special characters in the path would crash the program when opening Hyper.
old version
version 0.2.0
- Add terminal selector
- Cancel running
clearcommand when opening iTerm
version 0.1.1
- Support
Hyper - Give priority to creating a new tab when opening iTerm
version 0.1.0
- First release




