SSH Files – Secure ShellFish

SSH Files – Secure ShellFish

By Anders Borum

  • Category: Developer Tools
  • Release Date: 2019-06-28
  • Current Version: 2025.14
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 101.23 MB
  • Developer: Anders Borum
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 16.2 or later.
Score: 4.8
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From 1,013 Ratings

Description

Lightning fast SSH terminal with remote file access. No other app fuses your SSH servers and iOS devices as well as Secure ShellFish. Tap Get and see for yourself. Terminal supports standard text editing gestures for selection, scrolling and copy/paste as well as custom gestures to send arrow keys and tabulator making shell entry and full screen editing with vim or emacs delightful. Bar above the keyboard makes it easy to type special keys and insert snippets. Select and drag filenames out of the terminal as actual files and drag files from other apps into the terminal to upload. Use built-in tmux support to persist terminal sessions if you lose Internet access, pick existing sessions with thumbnails and Handoff sessions between devices. Server file system is available in the Files app and recently accessed files and directories are cached to make them available when offline. Use apps like Textastic and iA Writer for a native editing experience working on your remote server files. Upload files or entire directories from the share sheet with minimal friction as the last destination directory for each kind of file is remembered or automate file transfers in the Shortcuts app. Connect to your Mac, Synology NAS and any other SSH server or create new Digital Ocean droplets right from the app. Secure ShellFish is useful as a free app and paying pro users can disable ads in the terminal, upload through the Files app and configure unlimited number of servers.

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Reviews

  • Wow

    5
    By Mc2forlife
    It was so easy to connect
  • Wish it had tabbed terminals

    4
    By ntrop9
    Good app in general. iCloud sync is a plus. I am not a fan of every session opening in a new window. I would like to see an option to open new sessions in tabs in the main window. UPDATE: The developer’s response was helpful to clarify behavior. I would still personally prefer that the terminals open in the main window as tabs and not a separate window. Also, The option to customize and collapse the sidebar would be nice. I don’t need to see “Cloud Servers” in the sidebar if I am not going to use Digital Ocean. I don’t need to see the “Pro Unlock” option in the side bar when I have already purchased it. UPDATE: The developer’s response clarified how to hide the things that could be hidden. If the terminals would open in the main window, a collapsable sidebar would be a nice to have.
  • Ok/Cancel/Undo Options Not Available

    2
    By Matty-Bob
    Any changes to password, server names, etc. are automatically and instantly saved which includes any typo, accidental clearing of highlighted text, etc. Pretty solid otherwise, but this is a meaning flaw in the design.
  • This tool is great!

    5
    By redomi
    Great Great Great !!! Make SSH Great Again!
  • Must

    5
    By Yaroslav Ya
    Absolutely must app if you are tech nerd. There’s no such app that has more advanced integration with the system in the whole store.
  • turns the ipad into a productivity machine

    5
    By escapewindow
    I use this app all the time, to ssh to my machines. Even though I'd prefer if Apple ported XCode and the command line to iPadOS, this is the next best thing.
  • Rating review by webmaster

    5
    By Mark web coders
    Ratings 5 out of 5
  • Best Terminal

    5
    By Michèl Schummer
    I have used a couple of terminal apps in the past and this one is the best because it allows to easily mount drives from my firewalled Mac server at home. It also is the default for opening text documents, which is handy.
  • Great app

    5
    By bonedaddy4538
    App works great on Mac and iPhone. Definitely worth the price imo compared to something like terminus
  • So far so good!

    5
    By my name is your_name
    I used Windows variety of SSH clients for accessing Linux and Unix systems. Having a Mac now, it took a while to find a terminal client that was just right. ShellFish seems to do the trick. It is very intuitive and it just flows. It has everything I wanted and more! Thanks team!

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