Longterm

Longterm is an SSH client for Sailfish OS. Keep several servers open at once, jump between them, and get Ctrl, Esc and the arrow keys without digging through the on-screen keyboard.

Features

* Several connections open at the same time. Switch between them from the menu in the terminal or from the start page, and see all of them on the cover.
* A real terminal (xterm-256color, based on libvterm), so full-screen programs like vim and top work properly. 5000 lines of scrollback.
* Extra key row with Esc, Tab, sticky Ctrl, arrow keys and a few symbols that are awkward to reach on the Sailfish keyboard.
* Pinch to change the font size. Long press and drag to select, double tap to select a word, then copy or paste.
* Saved hosts with name, address, port, user and either a password or a key.
* Ed25519 key generation, or import of an existing OpenSSH private key (passphrase protected keys are decrypted on import). Private keys and remembered passwords are stored in the Sailfish Secrets keychain, not in plain files.
* Host keys are saved on first connect. If a server's key changes you get a warning with the new fingerprint and can choose to trust it.
* Dropped connections can be reconnected with one tap. Connections close by themselves when the shell exits.
* Color schemes: Default, Catppuccin Mocha and Dracula. Terminal font is Source Code Pro.

Requirements and permissions

Sailfish OS 5.1 or newer, aarch64 or armv7hl. The app runs in the Sailfish sandbox and asks for two permissions on first start: Internet (to connect) and Secrets (to store keys and passwords).

Not there yet

No SFTP, port forwarding or agent forwarding. The app only generates Ed25519 keys, but RSA and ECDSA keys can be imported. The armv7hl build has not been tested on a real 32-bit device, reports are welcome.

Source code and bug reports: https://github.com/klahr/longterm