CLUSTER EMULATOR-TERMINAL-REMOTE · 7 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2017-05-12

Terminal emulators with remote session management

This cluster consists of terminal emulators that manage remote connections via multiple protocols, integrate SSH managers, and support session reconnection with client and server components. Entries are dated sporadically from May 2017 through December 2025, with a gap between 2021 and 2024 and two entries in late 2025. Among the three members with traction signals, terminus leads with 3 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAY 2017: 1MAR 2021: 1JAN 2024: 1SEP 2025: 1DEC 2025: 1SEP 2026: 1OCT 2026: 1
MAY 2017OCT 2026

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 hand-coded · 6 unlabelled

Operator · 1 commercial · 5 open source · 1 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 7 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01terminus3★20 days—Terminal emulator for SSH and SFTP sessions with snippets, command history, and cross-device sync.
  2. 02banchoxterm0★17 daysliveopen sourceTerminal emulator that connects to remote systems over multiple protocols and manages sessions from one interface.
  3. 03eternalterminal0★3 moliveopen sourceTerminal emulator that supports reconnecting to sessions, with both client and server components.
  4. 04kerminal0★6 mostaleliveopen sourceTerminal emulator with integrated SSH manager for remote connections.
  5. 05zashterminal0★4 moliveopen sourceDesktop terminal emulator offering session management, SSH connection handling, and built-in security safeguards for terminal users.
  6. 06Prompt 30★12 dayslivecommercialTerminal emulator for Apple platforms that connects to servers over SSH, Mosh, and Telnet.
  7. 07wistty0★4 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceCommand-line tool that configures remote terminal parameters on a Wi-Se hardware device.