Open Terminal Here

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by ryofeeee

This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. Open a terminal at the current file's directory from the editor or file explorer context menu.

↓ 36 downloadsUpdated 7d agoMIT
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Open Terminal Here

An Obsidian plugin that opens your preferred terminal at the current file's directory — with a single right-click.

Features

  • Open a terminal at the directory of the file you are currently editing
  • Multiple ways to trigger (configurable in settings):
    • Editor right-click menu — right-click inside any note
    • File explorer right-click menu — right-click any file or folder
    • Command palette — always available as Open terminal here
    • Ribbon button — optional icon in the left sidebar
  • Supports any terminal: Terminal, iTerm, Warp, Ghostty, Alacritty, WezTerm (macOS), PowerShell, pwsh, Windows Terminal (wt), and more

Requirements

  • Windows or macOS (desktop app)
  • Obsidian 1.0.0 or later

Installation

Community plugins (recommended)

  1. Open Settings → Community plugins → Browse
  2. Search for Open Terminal Here
  3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual

  1. Download main.js and manifest.json from the latest release
  2. Copy them to <your vault>/.obsidian/plugins/open-terminal-here/
  3. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin under Settings → Community plugins

Settings

SettingDefaultDescription
Terminal commandTerminal (macOS) / powershell.exe (Windows)The terminal app to launch. macOS: Terminal, iTerm, Warp, Ghostty, Alacritty, WezTerm / Windows: powershell.exe, pwsh, wt
Editor right-click menuOnShow Open terminal here in the editor context menu
File explorer right-click menuOffShow Open terminal here in the file explorer context menu
Ribbon buttonOffShow a terminal icon in the left ribbon (requires plugin reload)

The Command palette entry (Open terminal here) is always registered. You can assign a hotkey to it via Settings → Hotkeys.

License

MIT

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