Terminalko - SSH Terminal

Terminal from your pocket. Free without ads. SSH, Telnet + Mosh that shrugs off WiFi drops and locks. Secure-Enclave keys, Face ID lock, zero tracking. No laptop needed.

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.