Thursday, July 14, 2011

OS X: Launch Terminal via a keyboard shortcut

Applications » Automator

  1. Choose “Services”
  2. On top-right: Service receives [no input] in [any application]
  3. Search for “Launch Application” on the left and drag it to the right
  4. On the right, select Terminal (in Other… » Utilities)
  5. File » Save and name it “Launch Terminal”

System Preferences

Keyboard » Keyboard Shortcuts

  1. On the left, select Services
  2. On the right, in General » Launch Terminal
  3. Double click on the right of the name (in the “invisible shortcut column”)
  4. Assign the key combinaison (I use Ctrl+Alt+Cmd+T)

Source in Mac Rumors’ Forum.