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rootshell: Local Terminal, SSH

Rootshell LLC

Category: Developer Tools

Price and ratings

Price
Free
Rating
5.0 out of 5
Ratings
3Australia

Versions

Released
19 Apr 20265 months ago
Last update
5 days agoVersion 1.0.13
Requires
iOS 18.0 or later

Details

Size
382.1 MB
Languages
25

rootshell is a desktop-class terminal emulator built on libghostty — the GPU-accelerated engine behind the Ghostty desktop terminal. A local shell on every platform, Mac screen sharing, native SSH, mosh-compatible roaming, tssh, system-wide VPN, native git, and Metal rendering in a single app. NEW: SCREEN SHARING Reach your Mac's screen, not just its shell, from your iPhone or iPad. High Performance mode streams up to 4K at 60 FPS, fully encrypted. Match Client sizing spins up a virtual…

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Best rank now#80Australia Free · Developer Tools
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Store listing

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What's new

Version 1.0.13 · 5 Oct 2026 · 5 days ago

Tailscale & VPN - Built-in Tailscale connects to tailnet devices, MagicDNS names and subnet routes. Route selected traffic through SSH or tssh with domain, IP and CIDR rules. - Settings > VPN adds quick reconnect and automatic recovery after a restart or app update. Manage VPN profiles with the new local-shell vpn command. HTTP & HTTPS Capture - Inspect HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2 and WebSocket traffic through an SSH/tssh VPN, Tailscale or Local Capture without a remote server. Open from Settings > VPN, the keyboard toolbar or Ctrl-Cmd-H. - Search requests; inspect headers, cookies, timing and bodies, including JSON, XML, plists and images. Copy as cURL, export HAR or ZIP, record packets for Wireshark, and add header or body rewrite rules. - HTTPS decryption requires a trusted capture certificate and selected hosts; it is off by default. Cloud Storage & Files - Browse S3-compatible storage alongside local and SFTP folders, including Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Akamai, Google Cloud Storage and custom endpoints. Add accounts in Settings > Connections > Storage Providers; providers and keys sync through iCloud Keychain. - Transfer and manage files, create buckets, edit metadata and generate expiring share links. Compatible copies run on the server. The rf file browser also supports S3 providers. - Faster folder transfers and SFTP browsing. Paste files, images and PDFs into the file manager. New upload defaults control the destination, inserted path format and confirmation prompts. - On iPad, Files and HTTP Capture support resizable overlays and a Full Size view. On-Device Dictation - Dictate commands and coding-agent prompts with downloadable Parakeet or SenseVoice models. Supports 25 European languages, plus Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese and Korean. Audio stays on your device. - Preview text, insert phrases live, or use Hands-Free to submit each phrase. Choose Command, Prose or Agent Prompt formatting, with custom vocabulary and Parakeet vocabulary boosting. - Enable in Settings > Terminal > Dictation. Swipe left on the terminal keyboard or press Option-Cmd-R to open it. Keyboard & Appearance - Swipe vertically on the terminal keyboard to change height, including Extra Small. Hold the Apple Keyboard key to choose a style. - Improved fast typing accuracy, haptics and toolbar alignment. Character Preview can now be disabled. - Optional Tint by Host gives each SSH destination a consistent background shade that follows your theme. - Look up IP addresses and locations with Shift-Cmd-I. Sessions & Remote Tools - Detach and resume tmux, zellij, herdr and zmx sessions with a Reconnect banner that preserves the session target. Reopening an attached session focuses its existing tab. - Option-Cmd-S opens a numbered picker to swap tmux control-mode panes. Added optional confirmation before closing a tab. - SSH/tssh sessions process output and notifications during the limited background time iOS grants. Enable Keep TCP SSH Alive in Background. - Remote programs can open web links in your device's browser using the rootshell-open helpers. Enable Settings > Terminal > Program Links. AI Agent - ChatGPT sign-in now supports multiple saved accounts and workspaces. Sign in again after updating via Settings > AI Agent > OpenAI > Continue with ChatGPT. - Added usage-management links, refreshed model choices and improved multi-step Claude tool conversations, including Sonnet 5.5 support. Performance & Reliability - Faster large pastes, terminal output and navigation with many tabs; lower memory use and improved stability in large multiplexer sessions. - Fixed SSH login hangs with early server banners, delayed Mosh updates after idle periods, and crashes when undocking a Magic Keyboard with Terminal Keyboard enabled. - Reduced app size. Helix retains Git support through libgit2; use git instead of the removed gix command. Bundled SQL and Kotlin syntax grammars were removed.

Current rankings

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rootshell: Local Terminal, SSH chart positions
ChartRank24 h7 daysBestDays on chart
Australia· Free · Developer Tools#80Up 4 placesChange unknown#702

Rank history

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Australia · Free · Developer Tools: best #70, latest #80, over 6 snapshots since 8 Oct. No snapshots from 8 Oct to 9 Oct, on 9 Oct, and on 10 Oct; the line joins the snapshots on either side.

Australia · Free · Developer Tools: best #70, latest #80, over 6 snapshots since 8 Oct. No snapshots from 8 Oct to 9 Oct, on 9 Oct, and on 10 Oct; the line joins the snapshots on either side.

Ranking events

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  1. Entered the Free · Developer Tools chart at #84Australia