
SSH Client - Secure ShellFish
Terminal, Files & Finder
Free · In-App Purchases
Lightning fast SSH terminal with remote file access. No other app fuses your SSH servers and iOS devices as well as Secure ShellFish. Tap Get and see for yourself.
Terminal supports standard text editing gestures for selection, scrolling and copy/paste as well as custom gestures to send arrow keys and tabulator making shell entry and full screen editing with vim or emacs delightful. Bar above the keyboard makes it easy to type special keys and insert snippets.
Select and drag filenames out of the terminal as actual files and drag files from other apps into the terminal to upload. Use built-in tmux support to persist terminal sessions if you lose Internet access, pick existing sessions with thumbnails and Handoff sessions between devices.
Server file system is available in the Files app and recently accessed files and directories are cached to make them available when offline. Use apps like Textastic and iA Writer for a native editing experience working on your remote server files.
Upload files or entire directories from the share sheet with minimal friction as the last destination directory for each kind of file is remembered or automate file transfers in the Shortcuts app.
Connect to your Mac, Synology NAS and any other SSH server or create new Digital Ocean droplets right from the app.
Secure ShellFish is useful as a free app and paying pro users can disable ads in the terminal, upload through the Files app and configure unlimited number of servers.
Ratings & Reviews
Last update had improvements to handling of .ts.net hostnames allowing the Tailscale on-demand VPN time to start, but would also sometimes introduce a delay for .ts.net hostname if the VPN was already started. This has been improved to avoid delays.
New setting to allow manual certificate import on SSH keys which was removed when I added support for CAs. This is accessible from the gear menu when adding a new Certificate Authority and enabled by default if the app detects previous manual certificates.
In-App Purchases
The developer, Anders Borum, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Anders Borum
- Size
- 110 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.4 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.4 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.1 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 9.0 or later.
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it is not open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- ShellFish Monthly subscription USD 2.99
- ShellFish Lifetime Pro Unlock USD 29.99
- ShellFish Annual subscription USD 14.99
- Copyright
- © 2019-2025 Anders Borum
