How to Open a Terminal Window on Mac

Today's TipsMake will show you how to open the Terminal utility on a Mac computer, where Mac users will be able to access and adjust operating system settings based on text commands.

Use Finder

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Click the Finder icon in the dock. The app has a square shape with half of the smiley face in light blue and the other half in dark blue.

Or, you can just click on the desktop.

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Click Go in the menu bar at the top of the screen.

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Click Utilities .

Or, you can press ⇧ Shift+ + U.

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Scroll down and double-click Terminal in the Utilities window. The command line window will open.

Use Spotlight

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Click the magnifying glass Spotlight icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.

Or, you can press + space.

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Type terminalin the search field. The Terminal icon will appear.

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Double-click Terminal . The command line window will appear.

Update 25 June 2024
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