Shell Drop AlternativesTerminal Emulators & SSH Clients like Shell Drop

Apps similar to Shell Drop include Termux, which is free and open source. Other options are Termius, Muxly, Prompt and a-Shell. You can choose from more than 10 Terminal Emulators like Shell Drop for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android and Windows.

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  1. Termux icon
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    Experience a powerful Unix terminal on Android without the need for rooting. Customize with packages via Apt, run command-line tools, SSH, and program in C, Python, and more. Enjoy a full Unix environment with bash, zsh, mouse support, and external display compatibility.

    156 Termux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
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  2. Termius icon
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    Termius is more than a mere SSH client – it’s a complete command-line solution that’s redefining remote access for sysadmins and network engineers. Securely access Linux or IoT devices and quickly fix issues from the comfort of your couch via laptop or phone.

    109 Termius alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Flathub
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  3. Muxly icon
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    Muxly is an SSH terminal for iPhone and iPad built around tmux control mode. It presents tmux windows as native tabs, and panes through a pane picker on iPhone and following their tmux layout on iPad. tmux stays the source of truth.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  4. Prompt icon
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    Prompt is the terminal that goes where you do, whether you're on the road or at your desk. With Panic Sync, your servers are available on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. With Mosh and Eternal Terminal support, you can stay connected even on the most unstable networks.

    46 Prompt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • US flagUnited States
    Prompt screenshot 1
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  5. a-Shell icon
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    a-Shell is a complete local terminal emulator, allowing to run most Unix commands on you iOS device. You can transfer files using scp and curl, edit them with vim and ed, process them using grep, awk and sed. You can work with git repositories using lg2. 

    3 a-Shell alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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  7. iSH icon
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    A project to get a Linux shell running on iOS, using usermode x86 emulation and syscall translation.

    10 iSH alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • US flagUnited States
    iSH screenshot 1
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  8. Blink Shell icon
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    Blink Shell is the professional, desktop-grade terminal emulator for iOS. It's a full-featured and highly configurable open-source terminal that can be compiled from the source at GitHub or purchased as a pre-compiled app from the App Store to support the developers.

    115 Blink Shell alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  9. LibTerm icon
     Like

    LibTerm is a command line interface for iPhone and iPad. Includes what you need for coding C programs!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  10. More than a simple SSH client, La Terminal provides a fully-native, first-class touch experience for command-line hackers on iPhone and iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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