Open Terminal with a keyboard shortcut on Mac
Hold Control+Tab (⌃TAB), press t, and Manico opens Terminal. If Terminal is not running Manico launches it from its bundle identifier, and if it is already running Manico activates it instead. One key covers both cases.
The key assigned to Terminal can be any single key that types a character, and Manico stores it against the Terminal bundle identifier. Reinstalling or moving the app does not lose the assignment.
The app you came from stays pinned at the top of the switcher and activates on its own after 2 seconds, so a quick look at Terminal and a jump back is a single hotkey each way.
Manico does not hide, quit or minimise anything, does not switch browser tabs and shows no window thumbnails. Control+Tab then t opens Terminal, puts it in front of you, and gets out of the way.
How it works in Manico
- Hold Control+Tab (⌃TAB) to bring up the switcher.
- Press t, the key assigned to Terminal.
- Release. Terminal comes to the front, launched from its bundle identifier when it was not running.
Manico stores the assignment against the Terminal bundle identifier,
com.apple.Terminal.
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Frequently asked questions
How to open terminal window on mac?
Hold Control+Tab (⌃TAB) and press t. Manico launches Terminal from its bundle identifier when it is not running, and activates it when it is. Your previous app stays pinned at the top of the switcher and activates on its own after 2 seconds.
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