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Termphin vs iTerm2

iTerm2 is a terminal emulator for macOS, and much of what people do in it is SSH to other machines. Termphin is an SSH client for your phone that reaches those same machines, with sessions that keep running when you disconnect.

TermphinFree
iTerm2Free, open source
What it is
Where it runs
Your phone
macOS only
Local shell
No
Yes
SSH
Built in
Runs the ssh command
In the terminal
Split panes and tabs
Tabs and split view
Yes
Autocomplete
From your history and the server's shell
Yes
Triggers and shell integration
No
Yes
Snippets
With run history
In the toolbelt
Away from the desk
Session survives a dropped connection
Agent on the server keeps the shell, on by default
With tmux on the server
SFTP browser
Browser with code editor and image preview
No
Price
Price
Free, nothing to buy
Free
Open source
Server agent and terminal renderer
GPLv2
Included Partly, or on a paid plan Not available Soon In progress

Last reviewed , against the sources listed at the end of this page.

Which one is for you

Pick Termphin if you want

  • Away from the Mac

    Reach the same servers from your phone, with keys and profiles saved in the app.

  • Sessions that survive

    Termphin's open-source agent keeps the shell running when your phone loses signal, without tmux.

  • Built for touch

    A key toolbar, snippets and an SFTP browser with a code editor.

Pick iTerm2 if you want

  • At your Mac

    Split panes, a hotkey window, triggers and shell integration. Nothing on a phone replaces it there.

  • Local work

    It is a full local terminal, not only a way to reach servers.

  • Open source

    GPLv2, free.

Using both

  1. iTerm2 at the desk

    Keep iTerm2 on the Mac.

  2. Termphin on the go

    Add the servers you SSH to as profiles in Termphin.

  3. Reach the Mac too

    Turn on Remote Login in macOS and connect to the Mac itself from Termphin.

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A free SSH client whose sessions survive a dropped connection.

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Sources

Every iTerm2 fact on this page comes from these, checked on . Plans change - if something here is out of date, tell us at [email protected].