Is there an easy way to open a terminal at the current directory in Finder?

On Ventura 13.3.1 (a), and in Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Services panel > Files and Folders, there are two services that need to be enabled, if not already:

Once that is done, right-click on your random depth folder in the Finder and from the secondary Services menu, you will see both of the above services available to you.

on run {input, parameters}
	
	tell application "Finder" to set folderPath to POSIX path of (target of the front window as alias)
	
	tell application "Terminal" to open folderPath
end run

You have to set it to receive Files & Folders as input since selecting nothing in the window won't bring up the Quick Actions in the contextual menu. You could create a shortcut for the action and run it with that.

Something that might be easier is if you have the Path Bar showing in the Finder, you can just right click on the last folder in the path and select "New Terminal at Folder" from Services.

kodiakcreativity wrote:

I found an option to open a terminal in a directory via the services feature, but you can only activate it from the parent directory of the directory where you want the terminal.

Maybe I'm missing something. If I choose a folder nested deep within other folders the Terminal opens in that folder using Services. For example, if I choose ~/Library/Application Support/Acorn from Services, The Terminal opens there: *****@iMac-5K Acorn %

dialabrain wrote:

Maybe I'm missing something. If I choose a folder nested deep within other folders the Terminal opens in that folder using Services. For example, if I choose ~/Library/Application Support/Acorn from Services, The Terminal opens there: *****@iMac-5K Acorn %

Apple must have added this functionality at some point over the years. I'm glad I didn't waste any more time on it.

I'm not aware of a way to do that directly but you can however, right click a folder then press the option key and select copy as a pathname. Then open Terminal and type cd then command + v to paste the path.

Open Keyboard System Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts > Services and enable it.

However, as I understand the question, the kodiakcreativity wants to open the current folder in the shell. That Service opens the selected folder in the shell. You must have a folder selected to see that Service as it is designed to take a folder as input.

That might be possible by getting the frontmost window's target with an AppleScript action, then passing that to Terminal or run a shell script.

I'd totally forgotten about this but I have PathFinder installed and it has an ability to open folders with terminal.

I was now able to create a workflow that uses Automator when you right click a folder and choose 'Create Workflow'. Then named it 'Open in Terminal'. It shows up under Quick Actions when you right click a folder. Wasn't sure how to make it a Service but I'm sure someone here could show us.

I had to toggle the above 2 entries for them to appear as Finder Services.

That is to say, initially they were not there, but I did have 2 similar items for iTerm2. After unchecking them, then re-checking them, in

System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts (tab) -> Service (item in the left column)

they appeared when I did a Right-Click (Control-Click) on a Folder in a Finder window.

NOTE: If you do not have these items in your System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts, then I'll assume I installed something years ago that has been following me around, because I've been a hardcore real terminal and terminal emulator users since the '70's, so who knows what I've picked up along the way.

I do not know if that helps or hinders the mystery.

Thanks Bob, I tried your example but it didn't work for me. I toggled 2-3 times and even rebooted but the options still never showed up under a right click services menu on a folder within Finder.

That said, as I mentioned above, people can add one quite easily using Automator from the service menu called create workflow and then create a quick action. It works fine on top level folders and deeply imbedded folders with huge paths just as well. That solves the problem for me. Hope it helps others as well. It is sort of handy to use when a path is extremely long.

PS - I am using a 2021 M1 iMac with Ventura 13.3.1 (a)

You’ll need an app for that. I wrote one a long time ago. I think there are a half-dozen now.

No. Plus I've tried three different Macs including one running Monterey. This one is from my M1 MBA running Ventura. I suppose it's possible something I have installed added it. Although I can't imagine what.

I tried to create a quick action using the 'Create Service' and the 'Create Workflow' options under Services but was not successful. Maybe one of the other developer types here will chime in. Thanks for presenting this as a possible option for everyone.

How do you explain that I also have two computers that neither one has that as an option. I agree that something you had installed perhaps created the service for you. That said, hopefully the original poster here will see they can create one. Me Out!