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Open-sourced terminal/ssh/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/sftp client(linux, mac, win).

For experienced developers, you may try the web app version running in browser(including mobile device): electerm-web

Online demo: https://electerm-demo.html5beta.com

Features

  • Works as a terminal/file manager or ssh/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/sftp client
  • Global hotkey to toggle window visibility (similar to guake, default is ctrl 2)
  • Multi platform(linux, mac, win)
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  • Double click to directly edit (small) remote files.
  • Auth with publicKey password.
  • Support Zmodem(rz, sz).
  • Support ssh tunnel.
  • Support Trzsz(trz/tsz), similar to rz/sz, and compatible with tmux.
  • Transparent window(Mac, win).
  • Terminal background image.
  • Global/session proxy.
  • Quick commands
  • UI/terminal theme
  • Sync bookmarks/themes/quick commands to github/gitee secret gist
  • Quick input to one or all terminals.
  • Command line usage: check wiki
  • Deep link support: check wiki

Download

Install

  • For Mac user: brew install --cask electerm
  • With snap: sudo snap install electerm --classic
  • For some Linux distribution, you can find it from OS default App store(Ubuntu, Deepin, Mint...).
  • For some linux OS, the rpm, deb, or snap release may not work, you can try the tar.gz release.
  • For Windows users, you can install it from windows store, command-line installer winget and scoop is also recommended:
# winget https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli
winget install electerm

# scoop https://github.com/lukesampson/scoop
scoop bucket add dorado https://github.com/chawyehsu/dorado
scoop install dorado/electerm
  • Install from npm
npm i -g electerm

# After installation, it will immediately open for windows and linux,
# For macOS, it will open the drag to install panel

Upgrade

  • Auto upgrade: When a new version is released, you will get an upgrade notification after you start electerm again. You can then click the upgrade button to upgrade.
  • Download: Just download the latest edition, reinstall.
  • Npm: If you install from npm, just run npm i -g electerm again.
  • If use Snap or some other distribution system, these systems may provide upgrades.

Themes

Known issues

https://github.com/electerm/electerm/wiki/Know-issues

Troubleshoot

https://github.com/electerm/electerm/wiki/Troubleshoot

Discussion

Discussion board

electerm-wechat-group-qr.jpg

Support

Would love to hear from you, please tell me what you think, submit an issue, Start a new discussion, create/fix language files or create pull requests, all welcome.

Sponsor this project

github sponsor

https://github.com/sponsors/electerm

kofi

https://ko-fi.com/zhaoxudong

wechat donate

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Dev

# tested in ubuntu16.04 /mac os 10.13  only
# needs nodejs/npm, suggest using nvm to install nodejs/npm
# https://github.com/creationix/nvm
# with nodejs 18.x

git clone [email protected]:electerm/electerm.git
cd electerm
npm i

# start webpack dev server, requires port 5570
npm start

# in a separate terminal session run app
npm run app

# code format check
npm run lint

# code format fix
npm run fix

Test

npm run prepare-build
npm run prepare-test
cp .sample.env .env

# edit .env, fill your test host/username/password, may only works in mac OS
npm run test

Test build

# Tested only in ubuntu 16.04 x64 
# Install yarn first(to do yarn autoclean)
# See https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install

# Build linux only with -l
npm i
npm run prepare-build
./node_modules/.bin/electron-builder --linux tar.gz
# or replace tar.gz to rpm/deb/AppImage
# check dist/ folder

# build for linux arm/
./node_modules/.bin/electron-builder --linux --arm64

Use

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License

MIT