How to set the default width, height, and position of the Mac terminal app

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How can I set the default width and height of my Mac terminal window so that it always opens the way I'd like it to. Currently, every time I launch the terminal app, I need to resize it.

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Best Answer

One way to do it is

  1. Set your window how you would like it,

  2. Go to Window > Save Windows as Group...

screenshot of the save windows as group dialog box

  1. Enter a name next to Save As:

  2. Check "Use window group when Terminal starts"

  3. Click Save

However, after you have launched Terminal, if you chose Terminal > New Window you will still have to resize the window. This is most useful if you want to have multiple terminal windows open at launch.

If you go to Terminal > Preferences > Profiles you can create a (or edit an existing) profile for a terminal window by column and row size which is available at the end of the terminal window title bar (Your screenshot shows a window 80 columns wide and 24 rows tall)

You can then set that profile to the default by pushing the default button (if the default button is ghosted out that group is already the default):

profiles page screenshot with default circled

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