CLUSTER CREDENTIALS-DESKTOP-FORWARDING · 5 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-08-16

SSH port-forwarding desktop apps

These desktop and tray applications manage SSH port-forwarding tunnels with profiles, encrypted credentials, and local, remote, or SOCKS5 modes, storing secrets in OS keychains. The cluster's dated history is too thin to read a shape from — no entries have source dates before the index start. Among members with activity signals, ssh-tunnel leads with 1 star, while nexu-port-forwarding and wharf-tui-bin trail with 0 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

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Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 5 unlabelled

Operator · 3 hobby · 2 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 5 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01TunnelFlow7★14 days—Desktop application for managing SSH tunnels and port forwarding on macOS, Windows, and Linux with traffic monitoring and reconnection.
  2. 02tailtap3★15 days—hobbyDesktop and Android app that shares TCP services over encrypted tunnels and connects to them using connection cards, QR codes, and SSH port mapping.
  3. 03nexu-port-forwarding0★29 dayslivehobbyDesktop app that manages SSH port forwarding tunnels with profiles, encrypted credentials, and import from popular clients.
  4. 04ssh-tunnel1★1 moliveDesktop app that sets up SSH port-forwarding tunnels with local, remote, and SOCKS5 modes and stores credentials in the OS keychain.
  5. 05forward-in-tray0★2 mo—hobbyDesktop tray application that establishes and manages SSH-based port-forwarding tunnels with encrypted saved credentials and automatic reconnection on disconnect.