macOS Terminal Shortcut

This setup uses WezTerm as the terminal app.

Open WezTerm From A Command

Open WezTerm:

open -a WezTerm

Open WezTerm in the Desktop folder:

open -a WezTerm ~/Desktop

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

Optional Shell Alias

Add this to ~/.zshrc.local if you want a short shell command:

alias terminal='open -a WezTerm'

Reload the shell:

source ~/.zshrc

Then run:

terminal