Multi-tab terminal, SFTP, port forwarding, snippets, audit-bridge. Servers, keys and jump hosts sync from the platform — open the client on a new laptop, sign in, your whole fleet is already there. Free for personal and commercial use.
A terminal emulator with an SSH command tacked on isn't the same tool as a desktop client built around how operations engineers actually work — many hosts, many tabs, many days at a time.
systemctl … && tail -f … incantation once. Run it on any host with two keystrokes. Synced across every machine you sign in on.Every entry below is something you can do the first time you open the client. No plugins, no config-file editing.
{{host}}, {{user}}, {{date}}. Synced across devices, two-keystroke recall..cast recording per session. Replay later, share with your team, or upload to the platform timeline.~/.ssh/config — Host blocks, ProxyJump chains, IdentityFile references, all preserved.Signed builds for every supported OS. Auto-update enabled by default, pinnable per machine. Same version, every platform.
flatpak install flathub app.hostatlas.SshClientSigned builds · SHA-256 sums in the download header · auto-update on by default, pinnable per machine.
Yes — drop in your ~/.ssh/config and connect. Platform-sync, cross-device snippets, and the audit-bridge are the bonuses you get with a HostAtlas account.
In your OS keychain (macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager, libsecret). The client reads at connect time and never copies them anywhere.
Yubikey + FIDO2 / WebAuthn supported for SSH cert challenges, including OpenSSH sk-ssh-ed25519. PIV smartcard support in beta.
Imported from your ssh_config ProxyJump or synced from the platform. Chains of 3+ hops handled. UI surfaces the active jump path per tab.
The client itself is closed-source — the protocol it speaks (OpenSSH, SFTP) is the open standard. The HostAtlas Agent is Apache 2.0 if you need an auditable component on the host side.
Signed delta updates. Pin a version with a config flag if you don't want auto-updates on production laptops.
Off by default. When on, it reports crash signatures and an anonymous version counter — nothing about your hosts, keys, or sessions.
Free for personal + commercial use. Platform-sync available on every HostAtlas plan, including free.