8Terminal

SSH · SFTP · Tunnels

An SSH client that needs no account.

Hosts, terminal, SFTP and port forwarding for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Everything you save lives in an encrypted vault on your own device. There is nothing to sign up for and no server of ours in between.

Get it on the App Store Questions 
$ ssh deploy@build-box
Unknown host key. Compare before trusting:
  ED25519  SHA256:q3Fh…T8  Trust and save
Sign in with this Mac's key (Touch ID)
deploy@build-box:~$ tmux new -A -s main
● attached main · 3 windows

What it does

Terminal

  • Tabs and split panes on the Mac
  • Reconnects and reattaches tmux or zellij
  • A notification when a coding agent waits for you
  • Paste a screenshot or file; its path lands at the prompt
  • Themes, a theme per host, Nerd Font symbols

Keys and sign-in

  • Passwords, Ed25519, ECDSA and RSA keys, two-factor prompts
  • SSH agent and Secure Enclave keys on the Mac
  • OpenSSH certificates from your CA
  • Agent forwarding that asks before every signature
  • Jump host chains and per-host environment

Files and tunnels

  • SFTP over the session you already opened
  • Folders, permissions, drag in from Finder
  • Transfers that resume after a dropped connection
  • Local, remote and SOCKS5 forwarding

Your vault

  • Unlock with Touch ID, Face ID or your master password
  • Several vaults; encrypted backup to your own iCloud Drive or Google Drive — free
  • Import from Termius, MobaXterm, PuTTY, Tabby and OpenSSH config
  • Readable JSON export without secrets

iPhone and iPad

  • A key row for Esc, Ctrl, Alt, arrows and F-keys
  • Live Activity with Return, Ctrl-C and Reconnect
  • Home Screen widget and Shortcuts
  • Hardware keyboard shortcuts on iPad

AI assistant, your key

  • Bring your own provider key; it stays on your device
  • By default you choose what it reads, and a suggested command runs only after you approve it, once
  • Optional Auto mode, off until you turn it on: it runs read-only checks on your Linux server by itself and asks before anything that changes the server
  • In Auto mode what those checks print is sent to your AI provider, and you agree before the first run

8Terminal Pro

Sync between your devices — $5.99 once

End-to-end encrypted vault sync between your Macs, iPhone and iPad, through your own cloud, and linking a new device with a verification code. One purchase covers every device on your Apple Account, and your Family Sharing group. No subscription.

Everything else in 8Terminal is free, on every device, with no time limit.