If you open Spotlight and type in the path of a specific folder and hit return that folder will open on your desktop in Finder. Put the full pathname but don't put open in the Spotlight search window. Example: To open my python folder I type the following in the Spotlite window. /User/myname/python . Now when I hit the return key the folder opens. [![enter image description here][1]][1] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/1wEfz.jpg