Free · Open source · macOS 15+

Open your workspace, right from Finder.

One click, one shortcut. Send any folder or file to your favorite terminal or editor — Terminal, Ghostty, iTerm, VS Code, Cursor, Zed and more.

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Native Swift app · Apple silicon & Intel

Everything Finder was missing

Small, fast and native. It stays out of your way until you need it.

Toolbar & context menu

A button in the Finder toolbar opens your default terminal instantly. Right-click any item for the full list.

Terminals and editors

Terminal, iTerm, Ghostty, Warp, WezTerm, kitty, Alacritty, VS Code, Cursor, Zed, Xcode, Sublime Text and more.

Keyboard shortcut

Press ⇧⌘O in Finder. Make it global or Finder-only, and record any combination you like.

Copy path, the right way

POSIX, shell-escaped or relative — spaces, quotes and emoji handled correctly.

Your apps, your menu

Choose what appears in the context menu and the toolbar, reorder it, and add any app you want.

Private and safe

No analytics, no accounts. Paths are never run through a shell, so odd folder names can’t execute anything.

Works with the tools you already use

Anything installed is detected automatically. Add other apps in Settings.

Terminals

  • Terminal
  • iTerm
  • Ghostty
  • Warp
  • WezTerm
  • kitty
  • Alacritty
  • Tabby
  • Hyper

Editors

  • Visual Studio Code
  • Cursor
  • Zed
  • Xcode
  • Sublime Text

And yours

Add any app, with a standard “Open With” or explicit arguments.

How it works

  1. 1

    Select

    Pick a folder or file in Finder — or just stay in the folder you’re viewing.

  2. 2

    Open Here

    Click the toolbar button, use the context menu, or press your shortcut.

  3. 3

    Work

    Your terminal or editor opens right there, in that folder.

Install in a minute

Free download. Requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later.

  1. 1

    Download

    Get the latest DMG from GitHub Releases and drag OpenHere to Applications.

    Download latest release
  2. 2

    Allow it to open

    OpenHere isn’t notarized by Apple. Run this once in Terminal (or right-click the app and choose Open):

    xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/OpenHere.app
  3. 3

    Enable the extension

    Follow the welcome guide, turn on the Finder extension, then drag “Open Here” into the Finder toolbar (View › Customize Toolbar…).

Built to be trusted

Open source

MIT licensed. Read every line on GitHub.

Signed updates

Updates are verified with an EdDSA signature before they’re installed.

No tracking

The only network request is the update check, and you can turn it off.

Questions

Why isn’t the app notarized?

Notarization requires a paid Apple Developer account. OpenHere is open source and its updates are signed with its own key instead. You only need to allow it once.

Does it collect any data?

No. There is no analytics or telemetry. The app only contacts GitHub to check for updates, which you can disable in Settings.

How do I update?

OpenHere checks for updates automatically and installs them with one click. You can also use Settings › General › Check Now.

The menu doesn’t appear in Finder.

Enable the extension in System Settings › General › Login Items & Extensions › Finder. OpenHere’s onboarding opens that screen for you.

How do I uninstall it?

Quit OpenHere, then move it from Applications to the Trash. Disable the extension first if you like.