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1B TerminalSSH client for Android

Type less. Say the command.

1B Terminal is a fast, good-looking SSH client: your servers in groups, Ed25519 keys, tabs, snippets and a key bar made for thumbs. And when typing on glass gets old, dictate with your keyboard's microphone — 1B Terminal tidies up what you say, so “Ls.” reaches the server as ls.

  • Dictate commands
  • Ed25519 & RSA keys
  • Tabs & snippets
  • 5 colour themes
  • No account, no cloud

Early accessClosed testing on Google Play

Request an inviteOpen the test page

The test page works once your Google account is on our tester list.

Say it. It types it — properly.

Voice typing is made for messages, not for shells: it capitalises the first word and adds a full stop. 1B Terminal fixes both before anything reaches your server.

  1. Ls.lowercaseno full stop$ ls
  2. Sudo systemctl restart nginx.lowercaseno full stop$ sudo systemctl restart nginx
  3. Git status.lowercaseno full stop$ git status
  4. Docker ps -a.lowercaseno full stop$ docker ps -a

  • Lowercase first letter

    “Ls” becomes ls. Acronyms such as AWS are left alone.

  • No trailing full stop

    The “.” that dictation likes to add at the end is removed.

  • Enter by itself

    Send from the dictation bar and the command runs — or turn it off and press Enter yourself.

Your keyboard does the listening

Speech recognition is done by your keyboard app, such as Gboard. 1B Terminal never asks for the microphone — it doesn't even have the permission. All three fixes are on by default and can be switched off in Settings.

  • 5.6 MBthe whole app (APK)
  • 29extra keys, F1 to F12 included
  • 5colour themes
  • 5,000lines of scrollback

Size of the version 0.2.3 APK; the download from Google Play can differ slightly depending on your phone.

From zero to connected in a minute

  1. Add your server

    Fill in the host — or just type user@host:port in the search box and connect straight away.

  2. Check who answers

    The first time, you see the server's fingerprint. If it ever changes, you get a clear warning before anything else.

  3. Sign in with a key

    Generate an Ed25519 or RSA 4096 key on your phone and share the public part to paste into authorized_keys.

  4. Work in tabs

    Keep several sessions open; they stay connected in the background, with “Disconnect all” in the notification.

A key bar made for thumbs

Everything a terminal needs and a phone keyboard forgets, one tap above your keyboard.

  • ESC, TAB, CTRL, ALT, arrows, | / - ~, HOME, END, PGUP, PGDN, DEL and F1 to F12
  • Long-press CTRL or ALT to lock it for a whole key combination
  • Pinch to zoom the text from 8 to 32 sp, swipe to scroll back
  • Your snippets on the <> key, sent with Enter or left for you to edit
  • Keeps the screen on while you work; key vibration if you like it

Sign in with

  • Password
  • Public key
  • Key + password
  • Keyboard-interactive

Keys

  • Ed25519
  • RSA 4096
  • ECDSA (import)

Themes

  • 1Byte Systems
  • Dracula
  • Solarized Dark
  • Monokai
  • Light

Runs

  • htop
  • vim
  • nano
  • tmux
  • xterm-256color

Everything else a server deserves

  • Servers in groups

    Label, group and colour tag for every host, with search — and duplicate any host in a tap.

  • A command on connect

    Run something as soon as you're in — tmux attach, for instance.

  • One-tap snippets

    Save the commands you always type and send them with a single tap.

  • Known hosts

    Fingerprints are remembered, changes are flagged, and you can forget any entry.

  • Your keychain

    Generate keys or import Ed25519, RSA and ECDSA keys, passphrase included.

  • Tabs that stay alive

    Sessions keep running in the background while you check something else.

  • Your theme, your size

    Five colour themes and pinch-to-zoom text, on phones, tablets and foldables.

  • No account. No cloud. No ads.

    Hosts, passwords and keys stay on your phone, encrypted with the Android Keystore.

See it in action

  • 1B Terminal: Your servers, organized in groups

    Your servers, organized in groups

  • 1B Terminal: A fast, full-color SSH terminal

    A fast, full-color SSH terminal

  • 1B Terminal: Dictate commands with your voice

    Dictate commands with your voice

  • 1B Terminal: htop, vim, tmux and everything else

    htop, vim, tmux and everything else

  • 1B Terminal: Ed25519 and RSA keychain

    Ed25519 and RSA keychain

  • 1B Terminal: One-tap snippets

    One-tap snippets

  • 1B Terminal: Themes and settings

    Themes and settings

Your servers are waiting

1B Terminal is in closed testing on Google Play. Ask for an invite, then install it from the test page.

Request an inviteOpen the test page

The test page works once your Google account is on our tester list.
Public release on Google Play: coming soon

Privacy at a glance

  • Hosts, passwords and keys stay on your device; passwords and private keys are encrypted with the Android Keystore.
  • Connects only to the SSH servers you add.
  • Doesn't use the microphone: dictation is handled by your keyboard app.

Read the full privacy policy

Details

Early access
Closed testing on Google Play
Requires
Android 8.0 or later
Languages
21 languages
Price
Free download
Package
com.onebytesystems.terminal

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