Shelly - SSH Client

About this app

SSH client designed for usability and performance. RELIABLE AND FAST • Hardware accelerated text rendering. • Robust terminal emulation based on the PuTTY engine. • Works great with programs such as 'screen' and 'irssi'. CONTROL WITH GESTURES • Default gestures optimized for irssi. Just swipe to switch channels or to scroll up and down. • Fully customizable. Any keypress or action can be attached to any gesture. EASY CONNECTING • Save user credentials and configure a remote command such as ‘screen -rd’ to connect with one tap. • 3D touch support. Connect directly from the iOS home screen. CUSTOMIZABLE KEYBOARD • Easily bind custom actions to buttons on the keyboard toolbar. • Works with custom iOS keyboards such as SwiftKey. OPEN LINKS AND SELECT TEXT • Familiar iOS text selection experience. Long-press on text to show the selection controls. • Copy and paste text. • Select a URL to easily open it in the web browser. OTHER FEATURES • iCloud sync support. • Terminal color themes. Choose your favorite from the several themes included or make your own. • Key file authentication support. Import an existing private key, or create a new key and export the public key. • Host key verification and management. • Agent forwarding (OpenSSH servers only). • Keep connections alive while the app is in the background. • Connection history with optional realtime location data. • Plenty of other configuration options. Please note that some features require a paid upgrade. You can try all features for free for a limited time.

New in 1.4.6: • Fixed an issue with restoring in-app purchases on another device. • Fixed an issue where after deleting a key file, it remained loaded until app restart. New in 1.4.5: • Fixed right-swipe navigation gesture conflicting with terminal gestures. New in 1.4.4: • Updated Nerd Fonts. • Shift+Enter is now mapped to \n when using an external hardware keyboard in order to enter newlines in agentic CLI tools. • Shift+Tab and Shift+Enter key combinations can now be added to the on-screen keyboard toolbar. • Fixed various UI layout issues and bugs.

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1. First observed Aug 13, 2026 · 2:21 AM Free