How to add Service to Finder Toolbar

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In the contextual menu (right click) on a folder or file object in the finder will give you the option to select "Services". I wonder if there is some way to move those services into a button on the toolbar. In particular I would like to add "New Terminal at Folder" to the toolbar. Anyone have any idea how to do this?

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You can create an application doing exactly this using ScriptEditor.app and then add it to Finder Toolbar.

First place this line inside your ~/.bash_profile file:

alias cdf="eval \"cd \\\"\\\`osascript -e 'tell app \\\\\\\"Finder\\\\\\\" to return the POSIX path of (target of window 1 as alias)'\\\`\\\"\""

This will change the active directory to the one of the topmost Finder window.

Then create an application in ScriptEditor.app like:

tell application "Terminal"
    do script "cdf"
    activate
end tell

Save this as an application and add it to the Toolbar with ⌘ CMD + Drag.

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        end tell
    end try
end tell

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If dragging and dropping while holding down Command nor dragging the folder out after selecting Configure Toolbar works you can:

Open ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
Go to NSToolbar Configuration Browser / TB Item Identifiers, identify the problematic folder. If it's the only folder in the toolbar, will be the only com.apple.finder.loc item. If not, identifying it is pretty straightforward.
Delete that item, log out and then log back in.

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