"Go to Finder folder" in a more native-feeling way

Feature Requests
1

This is a request for a very subtle feature regarding opening folders in Finder.

The native Finder menu bar "Go" commands allow us to switch folders very quickly in a way that replaces the currently active window's folder, which allows for convenient "browsing" of the various locations without spawning too many windows.

In BTT, it's obviously very easy to open a folder with a keyboard shortcut, but there's no way that I've found of that does not spawn a new window. It doesn't seem to be very possible to replicate the functionality of the "Go" menu items in this manner.

This is obviously a very subtle thing, but for keyboard-heavy Finder users this minor convenience does add up overtime, preventing window overload! Would be great if it could be added.

2

You can achieve this using a simple apple script that gets the active finder window and changes it's directory.

Here's an example to go to the Downloads folder:

tell application "Finder"
    activate
    
    -- Get the Downloads folder
    set downloadsFolder to path to downloads folder
    
    -- Change the active Finder window to Downloads
    if (count of Finder windows) > 0 then
        set target of front Finder window to downloadsFolder
    else
        open downloadsFolder
    end if
end tell