Terminalko - SSH Terminal
Remote server & shell client
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Your servers, one tap away. A clean, fast SSH terminal for iPhone and iPad with App Lock, auto reconnect, and zero tracking.
Terminalko is a fast, focused SSH terminal for iPhone and iPad. Connect to your VPS, your Raspberry Pi, or any Linux box, run a real shell, and get work done without a laptop nearby.
[ SSH, done right on iOS ]
Terminalko speaks to modern SSH servers using libssh2 with rsa-sha2-256/512 negotiation. Sessions run in a true xterm-256color PTY with ANSI colors, scrollback, and a keyboard-aware layout that adapts as you type. A real terminal emulator, not a toy.
[ Core features ]
- Saved servers: Store hosts with name, address, user, port, and a custom icon. Secrets live in the iOS Keychain; metadata stays on your device.
- Password or key auth: Use a password or an OpenSSH PEM private key with optional passphrase.
- Jump hosts: Reach servers behind a bastion in one hop.
- Command snippets: Save the commands you type daily and send them with a tap.
- Connection Keeper: Auto-reconnect retries dropped sessions up to 5 times, with a visible overlay and a cancel option. Locked your phone? With tmux keep-alive your session survives and re-attaches.
- Multiple sessions: Run several SSH sessions in parallel and switch with the session pill bar.
[ Privacy ]
Terminalko stores everything on-device. No analytics, no ads, no accounts, no telemetry. The app contacts only the servers you explicitly add.
[ Security first ]
- App Lock: Gate the app behind Face ID, Touch ID, Optic ID, or your device passcode.
- Lock screen masks content in the app switcher.
- Secrets stay in the iOS Keychain, never exported, never synced without your input.
- Generate Ed25519 or RSA keys on device. You get an OpenSSH private key plus a ready authorized_keys line. No more emailing keys around.
[ Built for iOS and iPadOS ]
- Native SwiftUI app, optimized layouts for iPhone and iPad.
- Landscape iPad layout: sidebar with saved servers and Quick Connect. A proper terminal app for iPad.
- Adjustable font size 8 to 28 pt; Dark, Auto, or Light theme; a Red terminal theme for fans of monochrome glow.
- URL detection: tap links in terminal output to open in Safari.
- Caps Lock as Control, Keep Screen On, full hardware keyboard support.
[ Who it is for ]
Developers, sysadmins, and homelab tinkerers. Check a server from the couch, SSH into a Raspberry Pi from your iPhone, restart a service on your VPS from the train. The best workdays are the ones where you never needed the laptop.
[ Requirements ]
iOS or iPadOS 17 or later. A modern SSH server. Face ID or Touch ID recommended for App Lock.
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Information
- Seller
- BEGRIP, s.r.o.
- Size
- 12.5 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
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