
Blink Shell, Build & Code 4+
The Pro tool for developers
Blink Shell, Inc
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Do Blink! Transform your iOS device into a pro-grade terminal. Blink is the first professional, desktop-grade terminal for iOS that leverages the support of Mosh and SSH. Thus, we can guarantee stable connections, crazy-fast speeds, and full configurations. It can and should be your all-day-long tool.
**Start your 14-day free trial now!**
But, Blink is much more. Now with Blink Code and Blink Build**, your entire development workflow fits in your pocket.
What the Blink community is saying:
“In some ways, I prefer my iPad / Blink / Digital Ocean setup to coding on my Mac“ - TheVerge
"I have tried a number of terminals on iOS and this is really The One." - Twit.tv
“Connections still come up when I get back to a client project after a weekend off.“ - The Sweet Setup
“The way to use VS Code on the iPad” - programminglife.io
What our users love the most from Blink Shell:
- Mosh connections that even survive a device reboot.
- Most complete SSH implementation on iOS.
- Code command for VS Code integration.
- Blazingly fast terminal and SFTP transfers.
- Includes Pragmata Pro with ligatures.
Blink Shell has a fully loaded SSH toolset:
- SSH with PKI support: DSA, RSA, ECDSA & ED25519 keys.
- Support for Secure Enclave Keys and Certificates.
- Port forwarding with local, remote & dynamic tunnel support.
- SOCKS5 proxy for a private VPN.
- Agent Forwarding.
- Complete SSH Config file support.
- ControlMaster and pooled connections.
- Files.app integration for SFTP remote hosts.
- SFTP with copy-on-change.
Blink has been the leading developer tool in the AppStore for +5 years, so there is a lot more:
- External Display support.
- Legendary Hardware Keyboard support, even remap shortcuts and keyboard codes.
- Local & iCloud Blink Shell folders for Files.app access across devices.
- Host sync over iCloud.
- Link-files from other applications and work with them in Blink.
- Cool themes and fonts, and install your own!
- Smart Keys on SW Keyboard to navigate with touch.
- FaceCam command to create tutorials and streams.
- Bell notifications.
- Supports multiple windows and multiple tabs.
- Network & UNIX CLI tools, check our docs for more information.
Blink Code integrates with VS Code:
- Code on local projects, or seamlessly on remote machines.
- Fully-loaded code editor.
- A coding experience fitted to your device, that connects to VS Code for web, GitHub Codespaces, GitPod or your own VS Code server.
Blink Build (Requires a $7.99/month subscription)
Creates remote runtimes that can be accessed on all your devices. You can use Build in your day-to-day workflows whether you need to do development, DevOps or just play around with new tooling.
Participate in our community, and don’t forget to leave us your feedback and your feature(s) requests. Enjoy!
http://blink.sh
http://twitter.com/blinkshell
http://GitHub.com/blinksh
Terms of Use: https://blink.sh/blink-gpl
Privacy Policy: https://blink.sh/pp
* Blink Code is not affiliated nor endorsed by Microsoft.
** Blink Build requires a separate subscription to make use of our Virtual Machines.
What’s New
Version 18.3.1
v18.3.1 build 1006
This release fixes a security bug pointed by David Leadbeater! You can read all about it here: https://dgl.cx/2025/06/blink-at-a-url-handler.
When calling SSH URLs, Blink will use the URL given by the system. The URL percentage encoded components at the Host or User may contain special control characters. Although those characters may not be allowed on host or user, the decoded characters can make it down to the shell. Blink will warn the user before executing links, but a malicious link may hide this behavior within markdown or even a QR code.
This fixes the issue by rejecting sequences containing control characters before sending them to the terminal. Additionally, we are supporting proper SSH URI forms to connect additional parameters later on.
Special thanks again to David Leadbeater for the help!
Ratings and Reviews
Upgrade
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App Privacy
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Information
- Provider
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Blink Shell, Inc has identified itself as a trader for this app and confirmed that this product or service complies with European Union law.
- DUNS Number
- 117571842
- Address
- 131 Continental Dr Newark Delaware 19713 United States
- Phone Number
- +1 9082519753
- hello@blink.sh
- Size
- 239.1 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.3 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease battery life.
- Copyright
- © 2016-2025 Blink Shell Inc
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Blink+ 179,00 kr
- Blink Shell Classic 0,00 kr
- Blink Plus 165,00 kr
- Blink+Build Basic 89,00 kr
- Build Basic - 50 credits/month 69,00 kr
Supports
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Family Sharing
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