electerm
A terminal and remote access client covering SSH, SFTP, FTP, Telnet, serial ports, RDP, and VNC.GetMIT
tern
Native SSH client for macOS with saved hosts, SFTP, split panes and snippets, and passwords from your password manager.
GPL-3.0 · Free download · Downloads from github.com
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- your-moon
- Verified
- 2026
About tern
tern is a native SSH client for macOS, written in Rust on Zed's GPUI. It keeps saved hosts, opens SFTP browsers, splits panes, runs snippets and sets up port forwards. A shortcut types a sudo password only when you ask, taking it from your SSH key or a password-manager command. Hosts and settings sync through a private Git repository you own, encrypted on your Mac first. It suits people who manage servers in Termius or Tabby and want a small app with no account.
The DMG is an Apple silicon (arm64) build. It is signed with a Developer ID and notarized, so it opens without a Gatekeeper warning, and its bundle declares macOS 11.0 or later. The README says the Windows and Linux builds are previews that have not yet been run on a real desktop.
Information
- Source code
- your-moon/tern
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Website
- tern.carrot-soft.tech
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Developer tools
- Alternative to
- Termius
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- Tags
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Sources and image credits
- github.com/your-moon/tern
- github.com/your-moon/tern/blob/main/LICENSE
- github.com/your-moon/tern/releases/download/v0.1.3/tern-0.1.3-macos-arm64.dmg
- tern.carrot-soft.tech
- icon.png: tern contributors. Apache-2.0 (Material Design Icons bird glyph, Pictogrammers); trademarks retained.
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