Kerminal combines a local terminal emulator with graphical SSH connection management. It uses a native Tauri backend with a Vue-based interface, allowing local shells and remote SSH sessions to be handled from the same desktop application.
The program is aimed at users who regularly switch between local terminal work and remote administration. Connection profiles can be organised and secured inside the application, while more complicated SSH arrangements such as proxies, bastion hosts and tunnels can be configured without assembling long command lines for every session.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Local terminal emulator with multiple tabs, split panes, searchable terminal output, clickable links, and accelerated rendering.
- Organise SSH profiles into groups and attach colours and descriptions to make larger collections easier to navigate.
- Authenticate using passwords or SSH keys and manage key files from the integrated SSH key manager.
- Connect through HTTP and SOCKS proxies as well as chains of SSH jump hosts.
- Configure local, remote and dynamic port forwarding with automatic startup and tunnel status monitoring.
- SFTP integration provides file transfer facilities alongside terminal sessions.
- Saved command library supports groups, favourites, usage tracking and variable substitution for commonly executed commands.
- Record terminal sessions in asciicast format and replay or export recorded sessions later.
- Synchronise application data between devices using supported SQL or MongoDB databases, with data encrypted before synchronisation.
- Protect sensitive information with a master password, device-specific keys, platform keychain integration and automatic locking.
- Supports custom terminal colour schemes, fonts, keyboard shortcuts and Sixel graphics.
Website: github.com/klpod221/kerminal
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Developer: Bùi Thanh Xuân
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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