How to open TextEdit from Mac Terminal


If you are working on the Mac Terminal and want to open the TextEdit app via command, make use of the open command followed by the path of TextEdit app,


% open /System/Applications/TextEdit.app

Open TextEdit App from Mac Terminal

Once you run the command, it will open up the editor window.


Demostrated on:
macOS: Ventura 13.2.1
Chip: M1 Apple Silicon (ARM)

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