macOS Terminal Shortcut

This setup uses WezTerm as the terminal app. You can open it from a shell command, from macOS Shortcuts, or through a custom alias.

Open WezTerm From A Command

Open WezTerm:

open -a WezTerm

Open WezTerm in the Desktop folder:

open -a WezTerm ~/Desktop

Open WezTerm from the current shell with an alias:

alias terminal='open -a WezTerm'

Create A Keyboard Shortcut

Use the macOS Shortcuts app to open WezTerm from anywhere:

1. Open the Shortcuts app.
2. Create a new shortcut.
3. Add the Open App action.
4. Select WezTerm.
5. Name the shortcut Open WezTerm.
6. Open the shortcut details.
7. Assign a keyboard shortcut.

Recommended shortcut:

Ctrl + Option + T

Why this shortcut

Ctrl + Option + T is memorable and usually avoids conflicts with common macOS and app-level shortcuts.

Store The Alias Safely

Add aliases to ~/.zshrc.local, not to the tracked zsh/.zshrc:

alias terminal='open -a WezTerm'

Reload the shell:

source ~/.zshrc

Then run:

terminal

Troubleshooting

Check that WezTerm is installed:

open -a WezTerm

If macOS says the app cannot be found, install it:

brew install --cask wezterm