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Kerminal – modern terminal emulator and SSH manager

Kerminal is a modern, high-performance terminal emulator that combines the power of a full-featured local terminal with advanced SSH connection management.

Built with security-first architecture using Tauri (Rust) for native performance and Vue 3 for a responsive UI, Kerminal offers everything from basic terminal operations to complex SSH workflows with encrypted profile management, tunneling, and multi-device synchronization—all in a beautiful native desktop application.

It’s targeted at developers, DevOps engineers, system administrators, and anyone who lives in the terminal and values security, organization, and productivity.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

  • Terminal Emulator:
    • Multiple tabs and split panes, native shell integration (bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell, etc.)
    • WebGL-accelerated rendering with Unicode 11 support
    • Search, clickable links, clipboard integration
  • SSH Management & Tunneling:
    • Profile organization with groups, colors, and descriptions
    • Authentication: password and keys (certificate, Kerberos, PKCS11, agent coming soon)
    • SSH key manager with import/export, connection testing, proxy support (HTTP, SOCKS4/5)
    • Port forwarding (Local/Remote/Dynamic) with auto-start and status monitoring
  • Saved Commands & Session Recording:
    • Command library with groups, usage tracking, favorites, and variable substitution
    • Record sessions in asciicast format with playback controls and export capabilities
  • Multi-Device Sync & Security:
    • Sync via MySQL/PostgreSQL/MongoDB with AES-256-GCM encryption
    • Conflict resolution strategies, device management, auto-sync
    • Master password protection, device-specific keys, keychain integration, auto-lock sessions
  • User Interface:
    • Modern dark theme, keyboard shortcuts, customizable colors, real-time status indicators

Website: github.com/klpod221/kerminal
Support:
Developer: Bùi Thanh Xuân
License: MIT License

Kerminal in action

Kerminal is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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