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8BitsTerm

A capture-first SSH terminal.

8BitsTerm is a native SSH terminal for iPhone and iPad, built around keeping the output that matters: record a session, search it later, and reuse what you found on any server you connect to.

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See it in action

A real SSH terminal, built for touch.

Screens from demo servers on iPhone and iPad: a build recorded and searched, a snippet ready for either connected server, tmux combos from the ⚡ key, and the keyboard and security settings that make it work.

Record a build, then find the error in the capture.

iPhone

  • Live SSH session on a build server with the 8BT keyboard.
  • Capture search highlighting a compiler error.
  • Snippet menu offering to paste into the Build Server or the Web Server.
  • Key Sequences for tmux and Vim under the lightning key.
  • The 8BT keyboard with its terminal key row.
  • Security settings with keys, port knocking, and trusted hosts.

iPad

  • Live SSH session on iPad with session tabs.
  • Capture search on iPad highlighting a compiler error.
  • Snippet menu on iPad pasting into two connected servers.
  • Key Sequences on iPad.
  • The full-width 8BT keyboard on iPad with a number pad.
  • Security settings on iPad.
01 / Record and find

Keep the output that matters.

Tap Record before a build, a deploy, or a log check, then search the capture later and jump straight to the line you need. Manual Copy selects text from the shell or tmux history and copies it to the iOS clipboard.

02 / Snippets and shortcuts

One snippet. Every server.

Save reusable text as Snippets and paste it into any connected session. Text Shortcuts paste at the prompt without running anything, and Key Sequences send tmux, Screen, Emacs, and Vim combos in one tap.

03 / The 8BT keyboard

A keyboard made for the shell.

A terminal key row with esc, tab, ctrl, alt, and an arrow joystick, plus one-tap Record, Manual Copy, and Paste. Wider screens add a number pad and symbols. Hardware keyboards work too.

04 / Connections

Port knocking is built in.

Save and color-code hosts, or use Quick Connect with user@host or a pasted ssh command. Keep several live sessions open, and run an optional TCP or UDP knock sequence before the SSH connection begins.

05 / Command Recall

Bring useful commands back quickly.

Optional and off by default. Search your remote bash, zsh, and fish history together with your Text Shortcuts; choosing a result fills the command line without running it. Recall history stays on your device.

06 / Security

Keys, trust, and privacy.

Passwords and Ed25519 keys live in Apple Keychain. Servers are remembered on first connection and changed host keys are held for review. App Lock adds an app password and Face ID; iCloud sync is optional and off by default.

Access

Free 7-day trial, then one App Store purchase. No subscription.