DEPRECATED Secure Shell App

DEPRECATED Secure Shell App

(DEPRECATED: USE THE EXTENSION) Terminal emulator and SSH and SFTP client.

What is DEPRECATED Secure Shell App?
The DEPRECATED Secure Shell App was a widely-used terminal emulator and stand-alone SSH client which allowed direct connection to ssh servers without needing external proxies. It included a SFTP command line client, had SFTP mounts in ChromeOS, and was compatible with the Files app. While it's no longer updated, users can switch to the extension version for continued support.
Stats
Users: 300,000+
Version: 0.40 (Last updated: 2023-09-02)
Creation date: 2020-05-21
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • clipboardRead
  • clipboardWrite
  • idle
  • notifications
  • storage
  • terminalPrivate
  • unlimitedStorage
  • fileSystemProvider
  • accessibilityFeatures.read
  • crashReportPrivate
  • See more
Size: 4.41M
URLs: Website
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This Chrome App version has been deprecated and is no longer receiving updates. All users (including on ChromeOS) should migrate to the extension version at their earliest possible convenience: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/iodihamcpbpeioajjeobimgagajmlibd


Secure Shell is an xterm-compatible terminal emulator and stand-alone ssh client for Chrome. It uses Native-Client to connect directly to ssh servers without the need for external proxies.

A SFTP command line client is included. On ChromeOS, you can create SFTP mounts and access them from the Files app!

It has been well tested for a couple of years.

Please read the FAQ, available here: https://hterm.org/x/ssh/faq. You can also exchange feedback in the chromium-hterm mailing list, available here: https://hterm.org/x/ssh/contact.

The changelog is available here: https://hterm.org/x/ssh/changelog

User reviews
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Pros
  • Fits inside a Chrome tab, convenient for browser use
  • Synchronization of connection profiles through Google account enhances productivity
  • Native SSH tunneling support, reduces need for additional software
Cons
  • Issues with exporting/importing backups, which can be unreliable and cause loss of saved hosts and terminal options
  • Some users experience connection issues, like 'connection refused' errors
  • Lacks features such as easy organization of saved hosts and the ability to export the public key in ChromeOS without rooting
Most mentioned
  • Convenient for keeping everything within the browser
  • Issues with new updates, such as problems after Chrome OS updates
  • Missing or requested features like SFTP integration, and rz/sz upload/download functionality
Recent reviews
Great work guys...this extension is just brilliant! So convenient having it auto deploy and sync the config to each of my computers. This is now a must have extension for me and I am finding myself using putty less and less.
by Joshua Niland Joshua Niland, 2019-04-08

Super convenient
by A Google user, 2019-07-31

Loved It. Thanks to google.
by Nagarjuna G Nagarjuna G, 2021-01-25
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Safety
Risk impact

DEPRECATED Secure Shell App is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

DEPRECATED Secure Shell App has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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