
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 18.3.0
v18.3.0
Build 1004
- Bookmark fixes when a location cannot be restored by the system and the URL is deemed invalid.
- Fixes a screen corruption on clear when using SSH or Mosh. When pressing ctrl-l or clearing the terminal some elements on the screen would persist. This seems to be a bug in WebKit. Fixes #2127. Thanks to @Sandyel89, @mtrolley and @selevko for the thorough debugging!
Ratings and Reviews
Applicazione utilissima
Il terminale che manca ad iPhone e iPad. SSH, mosh, integrazione con File. Ha permesso all’iPad di essere un degno sostituito del laptop in situazioni di emergenza nella gestione di server tramite cli.
Ottima app ma piuttosto che pagare un abbonamento non la voglio
Dovete mettervi in testa che i vostri clienti non vengono pagati in abbonamento per il lavoro svolto in passato. Ho già acquistato l’applicazione (a caro prezzo) e se volessi un ambiente di sviluppo di mio gradimento (non Microsoft) mi installo Linux piuttosto o uso altri dispositivi e non pago nulla.
Integrazione del 16 aprile 2025: per gradi sono arrivati dove volevano, non mi hanno trovato impreparato, la farsa può finire qui. Ora ho un terminale remoto che sposta pochissimi dati, posso usarlo da qualsiasi client e posso farlo da qualsiasi posto con una connessione a Internet.
Inoltre non produco software per iOS, non riuscirei a ottenerne alcun profitto, la realtà è che abbiamo disabituato gli utenti a pagare il nostro lavoro e persino io non tollero passare da un prodotto acquistato all’ennesimo abbonamento, dunque le nostre strade si separano qui, una telemetria è una presa per i fondelli in meno da tollerare.
Spettacolare
Applicazione eccezionale.
Il fatto di poter aprire in maniera semplice e immediata la versione web di Visual Studio Code e modificare direttamente progetti che si trovano su sistemi remoti è semplicemente fantastico.
Per chi si occupa di programmazione e/o gestisce macchine linux è un’app fondamentale.
App Privacy
The developer, Blink Shell, Inc, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
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
- 238.7 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+Build Basic 9,99 €
- Blink Plus 21,49 €
- Blink Shell Classic 0,00 €
- Blink+ 22,99 €
- Build Basic - 50 credits/month 9,99 €
Supports
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Family Sharing
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