Jump to Terminal

An Obsidian plugin that opens a system terminal at the directory of the current note — via right-click or the command palette.

Features

• Command palette: run Open terminal here from Ctrl/Cmd+P
• Right-click in file explorer: context menu item on any file or folder
• Right-click in editor: context menu item inside the note body
• Cross-platform: macOS, Linux, and Windows with popular terminal apps pre-configured
• Custom terminal: enter any command with {dir} as the directory placeholder

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins (recommended)

1. Open Settings → Community plugins
2. Search for "Jump to Terminal"
3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual

1. Download main.js and manifest.json from the latest release
2. Copy both files into <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/jump-to-terminal/
3. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins

Configuration

Open Settings → Jump to Terminal to choose your preferred terminal per platform.

For Custom, enter any shell command using {dir} as the placeholder:

myterm --workdir={dir}

Development

git clone https://github.com/maropark/obsidian-jump-to-terminal
cd obsidian-jump-to-terminal
npm install

# Watch mode (rebuilds on save)
npm run dev

# Production build
npm run build

Symlink into your vault for live testing:

ln -sf ~/Projects/obsidian-jump-to-terminal \
       ~/path/to/vault/.obsidian/plugins/jump-to-terminal

Then enable the plugin in Obsidian and use Ctrl+P → "Reload app without saving" after changes.

License

MIT