Sail5250 (IBM i/AS400/iSeries connection)

Sail5250

The first stable release of Sail5250, a native TN5250 client for Sailfish OS for connecting to IBM i, iSeries and AS/400 systems.

Sail5250 provides a phone-friendly native interface while retaining traditional 5250 terminal behaviour.

Features:

Version 1.0 - 2026-09-15:

• Native TN5250 and TN5250/TLS connections
• 24×80 and optional 27×132 terminal modes
• Multiple IBM i connection profiles
• Secure password storage using Sailfish Secrets
• Saved credentials and guarded automatic sign-on
• Automatic reconnect after temporary network loss
• Selectable EBCDIC code pages, including Central European/Hungarian
• Built-in 5250 keyboard designed for portrait and landscape use
• F1–F24, PA1–PA3 and standard 5250 navigation/editing keys
• Sticky Ctrl, Shift and Caps Lock support
• Physical keyboard support
• Quick Keys / Macros with profile-specific command shortcuts
• Clipboard copy and paste
• Type-ahead support
• Clickable F-key hotspots
• Zoom, Fit and pinch-to-zoom
• Adaptive portrait/landscape terminal layout
• Persistent portrait/landscape orientation lock
• Configurable terminal colour themes
• Profile-specific display and connection settings
• TLS certificate and connection diagnostics
• Optional keep-display-on while connected
• Safe support-report generation without passwords or field contents

Version 1.0.0 also includes final UI polish for the Quick Keys / Macros page and clearer macro buttons on the built-in keyboard.

Passwords are never stored in plain application settings; saved credentials are handled through Sailfish Secrets.

Github: harbour-sail5250