Terminalko - SSH Terminal

Terminalko is an SSH terminal for iPhone and iPad. Connect to your VPS, your Raspberry Pi, or any Linux box, run a real shell, and get work done without a laptop nearby.

[ A real terminal on iOS ]

Terminalko connects to modern SSH servers. Sessions run in a true xterm-256color PTY with ANSI colors, scrollback, and a keyboard-aware layout that adapts as you type. A real terminal, not a toy.

[ Core features ]

- Saved servers: Store hosts with name, address, user, port, and a custom icon. Secrets live in the iOS Keychain; metadata stays on your device.

- Password or key auth: Use a password or an OpenSSH PEM private key with optional passphrase.

- Jump hosts: Reach servers behind a bastion in one hop.

- Command snippets: Save the commands you type daily and send them with a tap.

- Connection Keeper: Auto-reconnect retries dropped sessions up to 5 times, with a visible overlay and a cancel option. Locked your phone? With tmux keep-alive your session survives and re-attaches.

- Multiple sessions: Run several SSH sessions in parallel and switch with the session pill bar.

[ Privacy ]

Terminalko stores everything on-device. No analytics, no ads, no accounts, no telemetry. The app contacts only the servers you explicitly add.

[ Security ]

- App Lock: Gate the app behind Face ID, Touch ID, Optic ID, or your device passcode.

- Lock screen masks content in the app switcher.

- Secrets stay in the iOS Keychain, never exported, never synced without your input.

- Generate Ed25519 or RSA keys on device. You get an OpenSSH private key plus a ready authorized_keys line. No more emailing keys around.

[ Built for iOS and iPadOS ]

- Native SwiftUI app, optimized layouts for iPhone and iPad.

- Landscape iPad layout: sidebar with saved servers and Quick Connect.

- Adjustable font size 8 to 28 pt; Dark, Auto, or Light theme; a Red terminal theme for fans of monochrome glow.

- URL detection: tap links in terminal output to open in Safari.

- Caps Lock as Control, Keep Screen On, full hardware keyboard support.

[ Who it is for ]

Developers, sysadmins, and homelab tinkerers. Check a server from the couch, SSH into a Raspberry Pi from your iPhone, restart a service on your VPS from the train.

[ Requirements ]

iOS or iPadOS 17 or later.