Welcome to La Terminal, your mobile command center for AI coding agents.
Connect to OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, or OpenClaw from anywhere, with full SSH and Mosh support for resilient, always-on sessions.
More than just a simple command-line shell, La Terminal provides a fully-native, first-class touch experience for command-line hackers on iPhone and iPad.
Built on Open Source:
From the original developer of Midnight Commander, the open source visual file manager for Linux, La Terminal provides a comprehensive Xterm/DEC VT terminal emulator experience based on the popular open source SwiftTerm library with powerful client amenities for serious command-line aficionados.
Command Search:
Use Command Search to quickly find the command you are looking for. Search your own command history and our comprehensive workflow gallery to find and execute commands. Create and edit your own workflows for a variety of tasks, including running frequently used commands, automating a series of commands, or just tracking down a complex command that might be difficult to recall.
AI-powered assistant:
Get help writing Linux, Mac, or Windows terminal commands using plain English, such as “extract the name property inside the article element from a json file” or “list the most CPU consuming Kubernetes pods”.
Eye candy:
La Terminal sports a fully themeable experience accented with beautifully captivating live-effect backgrounds powered by Metal Performance Shaders.
Secure Enclave:
Your private keys are stored in the secure enclave so your private key can never be found in plain text.
Powerful status visualizations:
La Terminal’s resource monitoring tools put powerful CPU and memory use visualizations, as well as a native process explorer, right at your fingertips. Resource monitoring visualizations are accessible from the top of any connected terminal, and process explorer tools provide multiple views into CPU, memory, and disk utilization. Thumbnail snapshots show previews of connected hosts along with system load over time in the active Terminals view. Network monitoring plots data traffic on a world map to help you understand the sources and targets of connections to and from your connected hosts.
iCloud for everyone:
La Terminal makes it easy to switch between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac by syncing your settings and keys over iCloud - like magic!
Host platform aware:
Whether you’re managing a dozen Linux VMs on AWS or Azure, logging into zsh on your Mac desktop, or configuring your latest IoT Raspberry Pi project via bash, La Terminal provides the most productive experience possible on a mobile device. La Terminal is even Windows-aware to ensure PowerShell power users can enjoy a delightful ssh experience, too.
International support:
La Terminal delivers extensive support for international terminals, including rendering internationalized output as well as support for internationalized input methods from native iOS dictation and international keyboards.
La Terminal Pro features
- Complete SFTP File Manager
- Upload, download and navigate remote filesystems with our native SFTP client.
- Files can be uploaded or downloaded to the local device via the iOS Files app, or copied between remote hosts.
- Files app support
- Access files on any configured La Terminal host using Apple’s Files app and other File Provider-enabled apps.
- SSH Agent Forwarding
- Use locally configured keys to authorize connections when SSHing between remote hosts.
- All Live Backgrounds
- Choose from our full library of GPU-accelerated Live Backgrounds to customize your terminal experience.
Terms of Service: https://la-terminal.net/la-terminal/terms-of-service
Privacy Policy: https://la-terminal.net/privacy-policy
One of the best SSH clients on iOS, file feature would be killed but doesn’t work
Furahi
I’ve tried many ssh clients for iOS. I used iTerminal for a while and Prompt for years. The keyboard is just better with LaTerminalTheir home grown session keep alive technology is nice; though it stopped working well, perhaps because my Ubuntu version is in extended supportThe real killer feature was supposed to be files, but it never works correctly. I try to upload pictures to a server and 99 times out of 100 they come out corruptEven within the app, you can browse files, but if you as much as go to antihero app and come back, the connection silently dies and the app doesn’t realize, but starts showing all folders as empty. Really disappointing Support is non existent, even as a paid user. Apparently there used to be a feedback part in the app, but it was replaced with some AI page or somethingDespite all of that, I’m not using a prompt anymore and am still using this, it’s that slick
Now working on Vision Pro!
T1Jason
First, I'm happy to update this review once things start working.I can't get anything to connect using the Vision Pro. I have no problem using this app successfully with my iPad or iPhone. With the Vision Pro I see ".waiting ... PolicyDenied" for every host I try connecting to (macOS and Linux). I tried enabling additional diagnostics in settings, but I didn't get any more info. Nicely designed app, however.I **really** want a setup with the Vision Pro where I can use my paired keyboard and a terminal. And I was hoping this would be it...*** UPDATE 1 *** I was able to get La Terminal working on Vision Pro by going into Settings -> Apps -> La Terminal, then turn OFF "Local Network Access", then turn ON "Local Network Access". I don't know why network access seemed to not be granted when visionOS prompted me to allow when I first started the app? Anyway, now that everything is working I can give this a proper test drive.*** UPDATE 2 *** This app really makes the Vision Pro a usable work device for me. It is super cool to have a terminal open, a browser open, music playing, while being immersed on top of a cliff with clouds rolling by.La Terminal is a bit glitchy, so thank the gods for tmux. The "native" session persistence doesn't seem to do anything. Also, the "tmux" option in the menu is no good because it starts a new session when reconnecting instead of attaching to the existing session. Running tmux is REQUIRED because La Terminal does not seem to handle network glitches gracefully. I will literally be typing in my editor and I get a popup about a network disconnect — this seems specific to La Terminal; I don't see these frequent network interruptions with a-Shell (also I can't run the helix editor with a-Shell, but it renders beautifully with La Terminal).
This is what I purchased AVP for.
12343557643321
As a linux admin/devops engineer. This is my “killer app” for the AVP. This app makes it possible for me to work effectively on remote clients without relying on my macbook. Other terminal apps work, but this is the first one I’ve used where I immediately knew that I could confidently get work done. I never leave app reviews, but this one definitely deserved it. Hats off to the team behind this!
Best iOS and iPadOS Terminal Client
vcsjones
It's a Terminal client that works. I feel like most terminal apps are "90% complete" but this one definitely has me feeling like this is a full featured app.The monitoring is neat, though I wish it had some level of customization like excluding or hiding some mount points that I don't care about.I am an AI skeptic but I don't deny the fact that it is very good at helping me get over some bash syntax hurdles quickly. I don't use it a ton, but it's thoughtfully added and if you don't care about it, it doesn't get in the way.I'm super happy with this app!
* Mosh protocol improvements
Version 2.0.2
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Information
Seller
Xibbon, Inc
Size
79.1 MB
Category
Developer Tools
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
