CLUSTER TERMINAL-SESSIONS-WEB-2 · 14 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-09-05

Persistent web terminal apps

These are self-hosted web terminals that keep persistent shell sessions accessible from browsers, with features like tabs, clipboard sync, and session management. The cluster's dated history is too thin to read a shape from, as only two dated entries exist before the index start. hydra-local leads traction with 14 stars, followed by sshtty (3) and shared-browser-tabs (1).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

JUL 2025: 1MAR 2026: 1AUG 2026: 1SEP 2026: 7OCT 2026: 4
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Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 2 hand-coded · 12 unlabelled

Operator · 9 hobby · 2 open source · 3 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 14 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01hydra-local14★24 daysliveTerminal that manages agent sessions, keeping them alive and accessible from a browser.
  2. 02sshtty7★2 dayslivehobbyWeb-based terminal that provides persistent shell sessions in the browser, with tabs and groups for managing multiple servers.
  3. 03webmosh4★1 day—hobbyWeb app that runs a resilient Mosh terminal in a browser tab so users can keep SSH sessions alive from any device.
  4. 04shared-browser-tabs1★20 days—Self-hosted web app that lets multiple users share a single persistent browser session with individually controlled authenticated views.
  5. 05shell-gate1★5 days—hand-codedhobbySelf-hosted web application that provides secure browser-based terminal access with password and passkey login, persistent tabs, for remote system administration.
  6. 06codex-terminal-hub0★10 days—hobbySelf-hosted web terminal that exposes persistent terminal sessions to mobile and desktop browsers, with frozen history, clipboard sync, and session management.
  7. 07webterm0★10 days—hand-codedhobbyWeb-based terminal app that opens a live interactive shell in the browser, self-hosted with no login, and supports mobile keyboards and copy-paste.
  8. 08dot-terminal0★24 days—Persistent terminal workspace that keeps shell sessions alive across devices and lets users or agents transfer control from desktop and mobile.
  9. 09termium0★24 days—hobbyBrowser extension that adds a persistent real terminal to Chrome DevTools, with tabs, splits, search, and sessions that survive closing DevTools.
  10. 10cmdimpact0★1 mo—hobbySelf-hosted web terminal that keeps live command-line sessions running and lets users reconnect from any browser or device.
  11. 11window0★1 mo—hobbyPersonal web terminal that runs local shell sessions in browser tabs with persistent screens and copy-paste support.
  12. 12faiden0★1 mo—hobbyLocal-first macOS terminal that organizes shell sessions into durable threads with notes, handoffs, and agent session support.
  13. 13alden0★5 moliveopen sourceTerminal tool that lets users detach from terminal sessions and reattach later without losing scrollback.
  14. 14atch0★6 mostaleliveopen sourceTerminal utility that lets users attach to and detach from terminal sessions for persistent work.