- Open Automator
- Create a new Service
- Set “Service receives selected” to
files or foldersinany application - Add a
Run Shell Scriptaction - Set the script action to
/usr/local/bin/atom -n "$@" - Set “Pass input” to
as arguments - Save as
Open in Atom
Let's repeat the steps above for a second entry, this time to add files or folders to an existing Atom window
- Open Automator
- Create a new Service
- Add a
Run Shell Scriptaction - Set “Service receives selected” to
files or foldersinany application - Set the script action to
/usr/local/bin/atom -a "$@" - Set “Pass input” to
as arguments - Save as
Add to Atom
You can assign a global shortcut to run the services we just created
- Open “System Preferences”
- Select “Keyboard” then the “Shortcuts” tab
- In the left pane, click on “Services”
- In the right pane, scroll to “Files and Folders”
- Select “Open in Atom” (or “Add to Atom”) and click “add shortcut”
- Select a shortcut
You might want to rename or edit the items we just created
- Activate Finder
- Click on “Finder” in the Apple menu, select “Services” then “Services Preferences”
- In the right pane, scroll to “Files and Folders” and scroll to the item you want to edit
- Right click the item and select “Open in Automator”
- Edit and save
Alternatively, you can edit the workflow (e.g. ~/Library/Services/Open in Atom.workflow) in your preferred text editor
Cool guide, thanks! One issue though: this doesn't work quite right if your filename has spaces. This is fixed by putting quotes around
$@in the script action (i.e./usr/local/bin/atom -n "$@").And, just a personal preference: I find that having to manually decide whether I want to "Open" or "Add" is tedious (especially since it means I have two keyboard shortcuts instead of one). If you change the script action to
/usr/local/bin/atom "$@"(no-aor-nflag), then Atom will intelligently decide whether to open a tab or window based on whether or not you already have a window open in this folder.