Tessera - SSH Terminal

mosh & tmux integration

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

A fast, keyboard-first SSH, Mosh, and tmux terminal for iPhone and iPad. Tessera is a fast, keyboard-first SSH, Mosh, and tmux terminal for iPhone and iPad. It connects directly to servers you own or control — no middleman, no account, no tracking. MOVE BETWEEN YOUR DEVICES • Hand off a live session: start on iPad, pick it up on iPhone, then double-tap to take back control. The session keeps running either way. • Your focused session appears in the App Switcher and Dock on your other devices. • Nearby Setup copies your hosts, keys, and preferences to a new device directly over the local network — you choose exactly what to copy, both devices confirm a matching code, and each grant needs Face ID. • Or don't sync at all: choose whether sessions follow you or stay on each device. STAY CONNECTED • First-class tmux integration: auto-attach on connect, so a dropped connection never loses your work. • Native tmux windows as tabs, with real panes. • Mosh keeps your session alive across Wi-Fi ↔ cellular roaming and sleep/wake — pick up exactly where you left off. • Session restore brings your saved hosts and layout back after relaunch. BUILT FOR TOUCH AND KEYBOARD • First-class hardware-keyboard support: shortcuts, a key legend (⌘ hold), and careful handling of modifier keys for real terminal work. • A configurable swipe pad puts arrows, Esc, Ctrl and your own macros in the thumb zone. • Mouse and trackpad support, including scrolling that works. • Find-in-terminal, themes, and adjustable fonts and appearance. • Optional on-device dictation straight into the terminal. FILES, PORTS, AND JUMP HOSTS • A remote file panel that tracks your shell's current directory, over SSH and mosh alike — with native iOS sharing to move files and images in and out. • Local port forwarding with a live tunnels overview. • Jump hosts for servers you can only reach through a bastion. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Tessera has no servers, no analytics, and collects no data. Connections go directly from your iOS devices to your machines. SECURITY YOU EXPECT • Keys are generated and stored in the iOS Keychain; Secure Enclave–backed keys never leave your device and can require Face ID to use. • Host-key verification with a persistent known-hosts store. • App lock with Face ID / passcode on launch, background return, and idle timeout. OPEN SOURCE • Tessera is free software (GPL-3.0). The full source code is available at github.com/bambouville/tessera. Tessera requires servers you provide — it is a client, not a hosting service. Mosh and tmux features require mosh/tmux installed on the server.

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    2 Ratings

Tessera 0.4.0 is a major update: a rebuilt Agent Center, a faster tmux workflow and sturdier mosh. AGENT CENTER (EXPERIMENTAL) • Follow the AI coding agents on your servers in one list, grouped by what needs you or by host. • Read full conversations, search all transcripts, and see context use and changed files. • Reply with photos, files or dictation, and answer an agent's questions without opening the terminal. • Start a new agent in a tmux window or split, optionally on a fresh git worktree. • Turn it on in Settings → Experimental. With your approval, it installs a small helper on each host. TMUX • ⌘K on iPad now lists tmux windows and panes. • Drag tabs to reorder windows; long-press a tab to split it in any direction. • ⌘9 jumps to the last window, and move-window shortcuts can be assigned. • Finger scrolling reaches a pane's full history; in split view, the pane under your finger scrolls. • Copying in tmux now reaches the iOS clipboard. PROGRAM STATUS • Scripts and tools can report "needs input", "finished" or "failed" (OSC 7501), shown on tabs, the session list and the switcher. PORT FORWARDING • Open a forwarded web page in a built-in browser. • The tunnel icon turns green when a service answers on the far end. SETUP & CONTINUITY • Pair by QR code to copy your setup to a device on another Apple Account, or continue your session there. Choose which hosts to copy; passwords and private keys never leave the device. TERMINAL & FILES • Ten terminal fonts to choose from. • Mosh sessions now show full color. • Shift works with arrow and function keys on a hardware keyboard. • Return and Ctrl-L keys for the iPhone accessory bar. • Faster SFTP transfers, and Markdown previews show local images. • The Share sheet matches the app and shows upload progress. • New option to hide content in the app switcher (Settings → Security). RELIABILITY • Mosh reconnects faster after sleep, recovers when the host has lost its server, and finds mosh-server installed by Homebrew or Nix. • Fixed the iPad app closing when reopened after a long time in the background. • Fixed tmux on the host crashing when a session ended while Tessera was in the background. • On a Mac, choosing a key file to import works again, and Save to Files from the Share menu no longer closes the app.

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    Seller
    Bambouville Inc.
    Size
    49.7 MB
    Category
    Productivity
    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.
    Languages
    English and 6 more
    • English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    Copyright
    © Bambouville Inc.