Termphin vs Prompt 3
Prompt 3 is Panic's polished, native terminal for Apple devices: one purchase covers Mac, iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro, with Mosh, Eternal Terminal and Panic Sync. Termphin is a free SSH client whose shell keeps running on the server when the connection drops.
Last reviewed , against the sources listed at the end of this page.
Which one is for you
Pick Termphin if you want
- Files and tunnels
Termphin has an SFTP browser with an editor and image preview, plus local and remote port forwarding. Neither is listed for Prompt.
- Persistence with nothing to install
Termphin uploads its own open-source agent over SSH and runs your shell under it, so the session is there after the app is closed.
- Free
No purchase, no subscription, nothing held back.
Pick Prompt 3 if you want
- Apple everywhere
One purchase gives you Prompt on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro, and Panic Sync keeps servers, keys and clips in step between them.
- Mosh and Eternal Terminal
Both protocols keep a terminal open through a bad connection, and Eternal Terminal keeps the full history. Each needs its server side installed on the host.
- Craft
Panic has made Prompt since 2011. A GPU-accelerated renderer, a configurable keyboard bar and Secure Enclave keys.
Moving from Prompt 3
- Keep Prompt for now
Nothing has to go. Try Termphin on the hosts you use most.
- Bring your key
Import your private key into Termphin, or generate a new Ed25519 key and add its public half to your servers.
- Recreate your clips
Clips become snippets. Termphin keeps the output of every run.
Sources
Every Prompt 3 fact on this page comes from these, checked on . Plans change - if something here is out of date, tell us at [email protected].