Termphin vs Secure ShellFish
Secure ShellFish puts your servers into the Files app on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with a terminal that keeps sessions through tmux. Termphin is a free SSH client whose shell keeps running on the server through its own agent.
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Which one is for you
Pick Termphin if you want
- Free without limits
No ads in the terminal and no cap on servers. Termphin has no paid tier.
- Persistence without tmux
Termphin's open-source agent keeps the shell alive without tmux on the server. You reattach to the same session with its scrollback.
- Tunnels and jump hosts
Local and remote port forwarding and jump hosts, neither of which ShellFish lists.
Pick Secure ShellFish if you want
- Your servers as folders
Server directories show up in the Files app and Finder, so any editor can open a remote file. Drag files into the terminal to upload them.
- Apple integration
Shortcuts automation, widgets, Live Activity, Handoff between devices and iCloud sync for hosts, keys and snippets.
- Hardware-backed keys
Keys in the Secure Enclave, security keys and short-lived SSH certificates.
Moving from Secure ShellFish
- Keep ShellFish for now
Nothing has to go. Try Termphin on the hosts you use most.
- Bring your key
Import a private key file into Termphin, or generate a new Ed25519 key. Keys kept in the Secure Enclave cannot be exported.
- Add your hosts
Each host is a profile with address, user and key.
Sources
Every Secure ShellFish fact on this page comes from these, checked on . Plans change - if something here is out of date, tell us at [email protected].