HyperShell: an open-source SSH + serial terminal with integrated SFTP for Windows, macOS, and Linux

HyperShell, a desktop terminal app for people who spend a lot of time in SSH sessions, serial consoles, and remote file transfers.

GitHub: https://github.com/tomertec/HyperShell
Latest release: https://github.com/tomertec/HyperShell/releases/latest

What HyperShell does

HyperShell is a cross-platform desktop app for:

• SSH connections
• Serial terminal sessions
• Integrated SFTP file browsing and transfers
• Local / remote / dynamic port forwarding
• Host management and quick reconnect workflows

It currently ships builds for:

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

Features

Terminal

• SSH via the system ssh binary, so existing agent/config/proxy workflows keep working
• Serial terminal with configurable baud, parity, and flow control
• Tabs, split panes, and broadcast mode
• Terminal search, session logging, and keyboard shortcuts
• 1Password Integration

SFTP file browser

• Dual-pane commander-style file browser
• Transfer queue
• Recursive folder transfers
• Remote file editing in a dedicated editor window
• Bookmarks and sync support

Host and network workflows

• Host CRUD with groups, color tags, and drag-and-drop reorder
• SSH config import from ~/.ssh/config
• PuTTY session import on Windows
• Per-host jump host (ProxyJump), keep-alive, and auto-reconnect settings
• Local, remote, and dynamic tunnels with a visual tunnel manager
• Host key verification for SFTP
• Keyboard-interactive auth / 2FA support

Extra quality-of-life features

• Snippets manager
• Session recovery
• Workspace save/restore
• Database backup/restore
• System tray integration
• Host status monitoring

Screenshots

Stack

HyperShell is built with:

• Electron
• React
• TypeScript
• xterm.js
• ssh2
• serialport
• SQLite
• Tailwind CSS
• Zustand
• Zod

Try it

Repo:
https://github.com/tomertec/HyperShell

Releases:
https://github.com/tomertec/HyperShell/releases/latest