JamesWare · iPhone terminal
PocketPTY
Your Mac terminal, from your iPhone.
Need an iPhone capture of a live session (and the host list, if you have it).
Problem
You want a real shell on the Mac that’s already on the desk — from the phone in your pocket. Not a cloud jump box. Not another Mac app to install.
What it does
Native iPhone SSH client. Same Wi-Fi, Remote Login on, trust the host key, get an interactive PTY. Traffic goes iPhone → Mac sshd. Nothing is relayed.
Why it exists
A terminal you already have, reachable from the device you already carry.
Capabilities
- Direct SSH to a Mac on the local network
- No PocketPTY / JamesWare cloud relay
- No Mac companion app — uses built-in Remote Login
- Host key trust; Ed25519 key lives on the iPhone
- One-time Mac password, then Allow — password is not saved
- Optional Face ID to unlock saved terminals
- Bonjour discovery of SSH hosts on the LAN
How it works
iPhone → SSH (swift-nio-ssh) → macOS sshd → PTY → your shell. Terminal
rendering is SwiftTerm. Keys stay on device. iOS 17+.
Current state
Native iPhone app, usable on a physical device on the same LAN as the Mac. Not App Store. Not TestFlight.
Get it
Sideload from Xcode for now. No public download yet.
