How to add Ctrl + Alt + T keyboard shortcut similar to Linux to open Terminal on MacOS (⌃ + ⌘ + T 2025 how-to guide)
On macOS there is no global “open Terminal” shortcut out of the box.
- Option (⌥)+⌘+T is already used in Finder to show/hide the toolbar.
- Control (⌃)+⌘+T isn’t assigned system-wide (only in some apps for context-specific commands), so it’s free to grab for a global hot-key.
Below is a Linux-style setup using Automator + System Settings so that ⌃+⌘+T will launch Terminal no matter which app you’re in.