Set Default App Mac Terminal

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Terminal User Guide

Use General preferences in Terminal to change the default window settings and the type of shell that’s used when a new window is opened in Terminal.

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To change these preferences in the Terminal app on your Mac, choose Terminal > Preferences, then click General.

Option

Description

On startup, open

Choose the initial window configuration.

  • New window with profile: Select “New window with profile,” click the pop-up menu, then choose a profile.

  • Window group: Select “Window group,” click the pop-up menu, then choose a group.

Shells open with

Choose the shell that’s used when a new window opens.

  • Default login shell: The login shell set up for your user account. The default login shell is zsh.

  • Command (complete path): To use a different shell, enter the path to the shell.

New windows open with

Choose the profile and working directory for new windows.

  • Default Profile: Opens a window with the default profile.

  • Same Profile: Opens a window with the profile used by the active window.

  • Default Working Directory: Opens a window with the home directory set up for your user account.

  • Same Working Directory: Opens a window with the working directory used by the active window.

New tabs open with

Choose the profile and working directory for new tabs.

  • Default Profile: Opens a tab with the default profile.

  • Same Profile: Opens a tab with the profile used by the active tab.

  • Default Working Directory: Opens a tab with the home directory set up for your user account.

  • Same Working Directory: Opens a tab with the working directory used by the active tab.

Use ⌘-1 through ⌘-9 to switch tabs

Use keyboard shortcuts to select one of the first nine tabs in the tab bar.

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See alsoApple Support article: Use zsh as the default shell on your MacSpecify default and startup Terminal window profiles on MacUse window groups in Terminal on MacChange the default shell in Terminal on MacOpen new Terminal windows and tabs on Mac