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Shell Assistant for Mac
•Great SSH server management tool •SSH Client •Terminal •SFTP File manager •View images and pdfs •Stream audio and video •Edit code on the server •Use selections in the terminal •Paste history •Terminal image and gradient overlays, themes,…
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Shell Assistant version 0.9.6Mac App Store · macOS 10.13 or later
General bug fixes and performance improvements. Adds revert option and improved saving of terminal and connection options dialogs. Adds reset buttons to shell and file manager. Improved memory performance for terminal background overlay images and terminal profiles. Better handling of ssh MaxSessions limit with error reporting and optimal session usage.
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Shell Assistant
•Great SSH server management tool •SSH Client •Terminal •SFTP File manager •View images and pdfs •Stream audio and video •Edit code on the server •Use selections in the terminal •Paste history •Terminal image and gradient overlays, themes, fonts & colors. •Custom tab or docking layouts •Save & organize sessions in workspaces •Connection, key & password management •Tunnel network ports •Free & ad-free •Respects your privacy
Connect to your servers over SSH, including AWS EC2, GCP, Azure, Linode, Digital Ocean, Raspberry Pi or local Linux Servers. Connect to local unix-like installations running Mac OS, Linux, MinGW, Cygwin, Git-bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux. A great tool for your toolbox if you work with Unix, Linux, WSL, Mac Command Line, Raspberry Pi or anything that uses a Command Line Interface.
Shell Terminal - A productive and customizable Shell Terminal with many innovative features. Prompt markers. Sidebar navigation. Custom image & gradient overlays. Use selection in bash/zsh. Build commands quickly with Paste history.
SFTP File manager - Manage files on remote and local systems, command-line style. View images, pdf and source files. Stream audio & video.
File Transfers - Drag & drop or Copy & Paste to transfer files between Unix hosts over SFTP. Generate command lines to copy files using rsync, sftp, mv, cp etc.
SFTP Code Editor - Develop code projects in the cloud. Edit source and configuration files. Many customization options. Code folding, quick find, bookmarks, tabs, multi-selections/cursors.
Tab and split layouts - drag Shells or File Managers to create custom tab and split window arrangements. Rearrange while you are working.
Workspaces - Create separate layouts to branch off on new tasks. Switch between them. Save to reload the next time you start.
Connection Management - Create or import configurations for many hosts for fast login. Drag and drop a connection to create a shell or file manager.
Key and password secret management for password-free logins. Use the authorized_keys editor to quickly authorize and manage your public keys.
Tunnels - Tunnel network connections to and from remote databases and servers over a secure connection.
What's New
General bug fixes and performance improvements. Adds revert option and improved saving of terminal and connection options dialogs. Adds reset buttons to shell and file manager. Improved memory performance for terminal background overlay images and terminal profiles. Better handling of ssh MaxSessions limit with error reporting and optimal session usage.
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