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Desktop App

Termius

An SSH client with a free Starter plan.

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  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Works on

    Cross-Platform

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What is Termius?

Termius is an SSH client. The free Starter plan includes a local vault, SSH and SFTP, AI-powered autocomplete and port forwarding, and the plan is described as available for commercial use. The Pro plan adds a personal cloud vault, sync between mobile and desktop, session logs and snippets automation. Termius has pages for iPad, iPhone, Android, macOS, Windows and Linux.

Pros: what Termius does well

  • Free Starter plan with SSH and SFTP
  • Port forwarding and autocomplete
  • Available for iOS, Android and desktop

Cons: where it falls short

  • Cloud vault and sync are paid
  • Mainly useful for people who manage servers

Who Termius is for

Developers and sysadmins who connect to servers from several devices.

Who can skip it

People who never use SSH.

Termius alternatives

Not sold on Termius? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Workflows resources

tmux

Focus: sessions, multiplexer and open source. Shares terminal and ssh with Termius. Free (Termius: Freemium). Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Termius: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

navop

Focus: database, remote desktop and monitoring. Shares ssh and sftp with Termius. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFree planmacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

micro

Focus: text editor, nano alternative and open source. Shares terminal and ssh with Termius. Free (Termius: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Termius: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Tabby

Focus: serial, command line and open source. Shares terminal and ssh with Termius. Free (Termius: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Termius: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

handmux

Focus: tmux, mobile and claude code. Shares terminal with Termius. A mobile app, not a desktop app. Free (Termius: Freemium). Adds Android, iOS and Web. Rated 4.4 (Termius: 4.5).

Mobile AppFreeAndroid, iOS
4.4Visit

OBS Studio

Focus: screen recording, live streaming and open source. Also in Workflows and Remote Work, like Termius. Free (Termius: Freemium). Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Termius: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Termius

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Deskflow

Focus: keyboard and mouse sharing, software kvm and multi-computer. Also in Workflows and Remote Work, like Termius. Free (Termius: Freemium). Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Termius: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit

RustDesk

Focus: remote desktop, remote support and self-hosted. Also in Remote Work and Workflows, like Termius. Free (Termius: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Termius: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Browsh

Focus: text browser, low bandwidth and open source. Shares terminal and ssh with Termius. Free (Termius: Freemium). Rated 4.3 (Termius: 4.5).

OtherFreeCross-Platform
4.3Visit

Ghostty

Focus: emulator, gpu and zig. Shares terminal with Termius. Free (Termius: Freemium). Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.9 (Termius: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.9Visit

navi

Focus: cli, cheatsheet and fuzzy finder. Shares terminal with Termius. Free (Termius: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.8 (Termius: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit

Atuin

Focus: shell history, command line and sync. Shares terminal with Termius. Free (Termius: Freemium). Adds macOS, Linux and Windows. Rated 4.7 (Termius: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit
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