SwiftyTerminal: Terminal Shell
Learn Linux Commands & Ping
USD 0.99 · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Learn Linux commands on your iPhone or iPad. SwiftyTerminal is a pocket shell where you can practise ls, grep, sed, awk, pipes and redirects, plus ping, nslookup and SSH. When you get stuck, ask the Command Copilot in plain English: describe what you want to do and get a real command you can run.
Type ? followed by a task, like "? show hidden files", and the answer lands in the input line, ready to run or edit. Type explain before any command line and it is broken down piece by piece, so you learn as you go. On devices with Apple Intelligence the copilot runs on the on-device model. Everywhere else it answers from a built-in offline guide. Nothing you type leaves your device.
COMMAND COPILOT
- Plain English to a runnable command, checked against the commands this app actually has
- Type explain before a command to decode pipes, options and redirects
- Commands that delete or overwrite data are never run for you: they wait in the input line
- Recent answers are saved so you can run them again
- A searchable reference of every built-in command, with examples
ASK FROM ANYWHERE
- Shortcuts: Explain a Terminal Command, Suggest a Terminal Command, Run in Terminal, Open Command Copilot
- Say "Explain grep in SwiftyTerminal" or "Ask SwiftyTerminal for a command"
- Every command is searchable from Spotlight
FILES AND TEXT
List, create, copy, move and delete files and folders with ls, cd, mkdir, touch, cp, mv, rm and cat. Inspect with file, wc, head and tail. Search and process text with find, grep (-i -v -n -c), sort, uniq, sed and awk, plus pipes, redirects and glob patterns.
NETWORK TOOLS
ping, nslookup, curl, netcat and port scans for hosts you own, plus SSH sessions with remote commands and file transfer.
SYSTEM AND SCRIPTING
date, cal, uptime, df, uname, environment variables, aliases and history. A built-in mini Python and Lua interpreter for quick maths and variables.
A FRESH LOOK
A hand-drawn design with living "thinking orb" animations, a Liquid Glass input bar, four terminal themes and adjustable text size. Reduce Motion calms every animation.
SwiftyTerminal is a simulated terminal that runs entirely inside the app sandbox. It does not download or run external code.
Who it's for: developers, students learning the command line, IT and network folks, and anyone curious about Unix commands.
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Now free to download. The local terminal, Python, Lua, tabs and the Copilot stay free. A one-time Pro unlock adds SSH and SCP, the Matrix and Ocean themes and a choice of terminal fonts. Bought SwiftyTerminal before? Pro is already unlocked for you.
The developer, Hemal Modi, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Hemal Modi
- Size
- 6.6 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pro Unlock USD 2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 hemal modi