ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal

ShadowTerm is a full-featured SSH and Mosh terminal built natively for iPhone and iPad. Manage servers, debug code, and keep tmux & herdr sessions alive across networks with a desktop-quality terminal and a keyboard built for the work.

KEY FEATURES

Connections that survive

• SSH with passwords, SSH keys, and certificate authentication
• Mosh for roaming connections that survive network drops, app backgrounding, and device sleep
• Smart port forwarding (local and remote) for secure tunneling
• Auto-connect on launch and geofence-based auto-connection
• Background connection monitoring with notifications and Live Activities

Terminal experience

• Native SwiftTerm with xterm-256 color compatibility
• First-class tmux, GNU screen, and Herdr support with automatic detection
• Full mouse-mode support for mouse-driven TUIs: tap to left-click, long-press to right-click, and scroll to navigate
• Multi-window on iPadOS: open Terminal, Files, Monitor, Markdown, or Text Editor in their own windows
• Five terminal themes: Midnight, Oceanic, Solar, Neon, Classic
• Pinch-to-zoom font sizing and live cursor-tracked scrolling

Custom keyboards built for terminals

• 15 built-in layouts: Tmux, Herdr, Screen, Files, OpenCode, Productivity, DevOps, Git, Kubernetes, Python, Node.js, macOS, Database, Security, Terminal Classic
• Fully editable: drag-and-drop keys, custom snippets, sticky modifiers
• Adjustable double-tap window for Ctrl/Alt locking, with an interactive test pad in Settings
• Mic input bar for voice-to-text command entry
• Smart keyboard switching when tmux or Herdr is detected

SFTP and files

• Full SFTP browser with multi-select and bulk copy/move/delete
• Paste-to-upload: paste a screenshot, image, or file into the input bar to SFTP it straight to your server
• Built-in text editor with syntax highlighting and undo/redo
• Live Markdown preview
• Transfer progress HUD with tap-to-copy destination paths
• Per-host startup snippets that auto-run on connect

AI command helper

• OpenAI (GPT-4o Mini), Anthropic (Claude 3.5 Haiku), Google Gemini (2.0 Flash), Ollama (local), OpenRouter
• Inline AI assistant in the text editor with chat-style refinement
• Safety validator blocks fork bombs, rm -rf /, and similar dangerous patterns before they ever leave your device

Claude Code and AI control

• ntfy.sh-based notification polling for Claude Code permission requests
• Approve or deny remote Claude Code actions from your iPhone or iPad
• Session templates for repeatable workflows
• Built-in MCP server: let Claude Code and other MCP clients open sessions, run commands, read output, and check host status ... with every risky command approval-gated, plus per-host always-allow for machines you trust
• AI can even author and edit your custom keyboards over MCP

Live server monitoring

• CPU, memory, network, filesystem, disk I/O
• Nvidia GPU monitoring when available
• Reads /proc directly for accurate, low-overhead metrics
• Background updates with optional notifications

Productivity

• Snippet library with batch execution
• Recent connections with one-tap reconnect
• Quick Actions on the app icon
• iOS widgets for server status and recent hosts
• Searchable Settings with auto-expand and live-tunable preferences
• Universal clipboard sync

iCloud and privacy

• CloudKit sync across devices for machines, identities, snippets, port forwards, keyboard layouts, and settings
• Encrypted credential storage in iOS Keychain
• All AI requests use your own API keys, or run fully local with Ollama
• No telemetry, no analytics, no data collection

ShadowTerm is built by a developer who lives in tmux on iPad. Every keyboard layout, every gesture, every detail comes from real terminal use. If you've fought with mobile SSH apps that disconnect, lose your prompt, or feel cramped on small screens, this one will feel different.

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Privacy Policy: https://shadowterm.app/privacy