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Open in Editor
An Alfred Workflow to open file/folder in editor with one hotkey.
Defaults comes with VSCode, IDEA, Vim(in Terminal), Emacs, you can change it easily.
Installation
- Download Open in Editor.alfredworkflow.
- Double click
Open in Editor.alfredworkflowto install. - Click
ImportButton. - Double click
Hotkeyand set your shortcut.(I'm using fn + e for Emacs)
how to use fn + e as hotkey trigger.
Features & Usage
Change Code Editor
- Open Alfred Preferences -> Workflows -> Open in Editor.
- Double click
Run Script, replaceVisual Studio CodewithYOUR APPLICATION NAME. - Make sure the app name surrounds with double quote
"".
General Text Editor
alt + c, default with Visual Studio Code.
- Launch Editor if Editor isn't active.
- Bring Editor to the front window if Editor is active.
- Open selected file/folder from Finder or Alfred File Browser.
1. Enable Quick Search Mode in Features -> File Action.
2. Launch Alfred and press spacebar or input a single quote.
3. Move the highlight block to the destination folder.
4. Notice: if you enabled Advanced -> History and browse file with it, you should use tab or ← or → to avoid Alfred's default selection.
5. Press fn + c or your own shortcut.
IDE
fn + i, default with IntelliJ IDEA
- If there is
*.xcodeprojin the folder(first level), it opens the folder with Xcode. - Other features work same as General Text Editor.
Emacs GUI Support
- Add the code below to your
init.elor.emacslisp ;; Enable server for opening file/folder from emacsclient (server-start) - Set the shortcut to launch Emacs.
- Try it!
Vim CLI Support
- It default with
vim, if you're usingnvim, open theRun Scriptand changevimtonvim. - It default with
Terminal, if you're usingiTerm2or something else, open theRun Scriptand changeTerminaltoYOUR APPLICATION NAME. - Set the shortcut to launch vim.
- Try it!
Contribution
Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
Credits
Icon made by https://www.flaticon.com/authors/freepik
