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https://github.com/electerm/electerm

📻Terminal/ssh/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/sftp client(linux, mac, win)
https://github.com/electerm/electerm

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# electerm [![Tweet](https://img.shields.io/twitter/url/http/shields.io.svg?style=social)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Open%20sourced%20terminal%2Fssh%2Fsftp%20client(linux%2C%20mac%2C%20win)&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Felecterm%2Felecterm&hashtags=electerm,ssh,terminal,sftp)



[![GitHub version](https://img.shields.io/github/release/electerm/electerm/all.svg)](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases)

[![Build Status](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/actions/workflows/mac-test-1.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/actions)

[![license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/electerm/electerm.svg)](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/blob/master/LICENSE)

[![JavaScript Style Guide](https://img.shields.io/badge/code_style-standard-brightgreen.svg)](https://standardjs.com)

[![Get it from the Snap Store](https://img.shields.io/badge/Snap-Store-green)](https://snapcraft.io/electerm)

[![Get it from the Microsoft Store](https://img.shields.io/badge/Microsoft-Store-blue)](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9NCN7272GTFF)

[![GitHub Sponsors](https://img.shields.io/github/sponsors/electerm?label=Sponsors)](https://github.com/sponsors/electerm)



Open-sourced terminal/ssh/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/sftp client(linux, mac, win).



Powered by [manate](https://github.com/tylerlong/manate)



For experienced developers, you may try the web app version running in browser(including mobile device): [electerm-web](https://github.com/electerm/electerm-web) or [docker image for electerm-web](https://github.com/electerm/electerm-web-docker)



Online demo: [https://electerm-demo.html5beta.com](https://electerm-demo.html5beta.com)





  




## Features



- Works as a terminal/file manager or ssh/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/sftp client

- Global hotkey to toggle window visibility (similar to guake, default is `ctrl + 2`)

- Multi platform(linux, mac, win)

- 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇧🇷 🇷🇺 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇹🇷 🇭🇰 🇯🇵 🇸🇦 🇩🇪 🇰🇷 Multi-language support([electerm-locales](https://github.com/electerm/electerm-locales), contributions/fixes welcome)

- Double click to directly edit (small) remote files.

- Auth with publicKey + password.

- Support Zmodem(rz, sz).

- Support ssh tunnel.

- Support [Trzsz](https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz)(trz/tsz), similar to rz/sz, and compatible with tmux.

- Transparent window(Mac, win).

- Terminal background image.

- Global/session proxy.

- Quick commands

- UI/terminal theme

- Sync bookmarks/themes/quick commands to github/gitee secret gist

- Quick input to one or all terminals.

- AI assistant integration (supporting [DeepSeek](https://www.deepseek.com), OpenAI, and other AI APIs) to help with command suggestions, script writing, and explaining selected terminal content

- Command line usage: check [wiki](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/wiki/Command-line-usage)

- Deep link support: check [wiki](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/wiki/Deep-link-support)



## Download



- [Homepage](https://electerm.html5beta.com)

- [sourceforge](https://sourceforge.net/projects/electerm.mirror/files/)

- [github releases](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases)



## Install



- For Mac user: `brew install --cask electerm`

- With snap: `sudo snap install electerm --classic`

- For some Linux distribution, you can find it from OS default App store(Ubuntu, Deepin, Mint...).

- For some linux OS, the `rpm`, `deb`, or `snap` release may not work, you can try the `tar.gz` release.

- For Windows users, you can install it from [windows store](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9NCN7272GTFF), command-line installer [winget](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli) and [scoop](https://github.com/lukesampson/scoop) is also recommended:



```powershell

# winget https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli

winget install electerm



# scoop https://github.com/lukesampson/scoop

scoop bucket add dorado https://github.com/chawyehsu/dorado

scoop install dorado/electerm

```



- Install from npm



```bash

npm i -g electerm



# After installation, it will immediately open for windows and linux,

# For macOS, it will open the drag to install panel



```



## Upgrade



- Auto upgrade: When a new version is released, you will get an upgrade notification after you start electerm again. You can then click the upgrade button to upgrade.

- Download: Just download the latest edition, reinstall.

- Npm: If you install from npm, just run `npm i -g electerm` again.

- If use Snap or some other distribution system, these systems may provide upgrades.



## Themes



- https://github.com/mbadolato/iTerm2-Color-Schemes/tree/master/electerm

- https://github.com/Hope-IT-Works/electerm-theme-termius



## Known issues



[https://github.com/electerm/electerm/wiki/Know-issues](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/wiki/Know-issues)



## Troubleshoot



[https://github.com/electerm/electerm/wiki/Troubleshoot](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/wiki/Troubleshoot)



## Discussion



[Discussion board](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/discussions)



![electerm-wechat-group-qr.jpg](https://electerm.html5beta.com/electerm-wechat-group-qr.jpg)



## Support



Would love to hear from you, please tell me what you think, [submit an issue](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/issues), [Start a new discussion](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/discussions/new), [create/fix language files](https://github.com/electerm/electerm-locales) or create pull requests, all welcome.



## Sponsor this project



github sponsor



[https://github.com/sponsors/electerm](https://github.com/sponsors/electerm)



kofi



[https://ko-fi.com/zhaoxudong](https://ko-fi.com/zhaoxudong)



wechat donate



[![wechat donate](https://electerm.html5beta.com/electerm-wechat-donate.png)](https://github.com/electerm)



## Dev



```bash

# tested in ubuntu16.04+/mac os 10.13+ only

# needs nodejs/npm, suggest using nvm to install nodejs/npm

# https://github.com/creationix/nvm

# with nodejs 18.x



git clone [email protected]:electerm/electerm.git

cd electerm

npm i



# start webpack dev server, requires port 5570

npm start



# in a separate terminal session run app

npm run app



# code format check

npm run lint



# code format fix

npm run fix

```



## Test



```bash

npm run prepare-build

npm run prepare-test

cp .sample.env .env



# edit .env, fill your test host/username/password, may only works in mac OS

npm run test

```



## Test build



```bash

# Tested only in ubuntu 16.04 x64+

# Install yarn first(to do yarn autoclean)

# See https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install



# Build linux only with -l

npm i

npm run prepare-build

./node_modules/.bin/electron-builder --linux tar.gz

# or replace tar.gz to rpm/deb/AppImage

# check dist/ folder



# build for linux arm/

./node_modules/.bin/electron-builder --linux --arm64

```



## Use



- [Set autorun when login to os](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/wiki/Autorun-electerm-when-login-to-os)



## Change log



Visit [Releases](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases).



## License



MIT