Jump to Terminal

An Obsidian plugin that opens a system terminal at the directory of the current note — via right-click or the command palette.

Features

• Command palette: run Open terminal here from Ctrl/Cmd+P
• Right-click in file explorer: context menu item on any file or folder
• Right-click in editor: context menu item inside the note body
• Cross-platform: macOS, Linux, and Windows with popular terminal apps pre-configured
• Custom terminal: enter any command with {dir} as the directory placeholder

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins (recommended)

1. Open Settings → Community plugins
2. Search for "Jump to Terminal"
3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual

1. Download main.js and manifest.json from the latest release
2. Copy both files into <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/jump-to-terminal/
3. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins

Configuration

Open Settings → Jump to Terminal to choose your preferred terminal per platform.

Platform	Supported terminals
macOS	Terminal, iTerm2, Warp, Alacritty, kitty, Custom
Linux	GNOME Terminal, Konsole, Xfce Terminal, Alacritty, kitty, xterm, Custom
Windows	Windows Terminal, Command Prompt, PowerShell, PowerShell (legacy), Custom

For Custom, enter any shell command using {dir} as the placeholder:

myterm --workdir={dir}

Development

git clone https://github.com/maropark/obsidian-jump-to-terminal
cd obsidian-jump-to-terminal
npm install

# Watch mode (rebuilds on save)
npm run dev

# Production build
npm run build

Symlink into your vault for live testing:

ln -sf ~/Projects/obsidian-jump-to-terminal \
       ~/path/to/vault/.obsidian/plugins/jump-to-terminal

Then enable the plugin in Obsidian and use Ctrl+P → "Reload app without saving" after changes.

License

MIT