The terminal that treats
remote work as native work.
OrbiTerm is a fast, native SSH · Mosh · Telnet · Serial client for macOS — pure Swift, GPU-rendered, and built to stay out of your way.
➜ ~ orbiterm connect prod-web-01 Connected via SSH · ed25519 · zero telemetry icelion@prod-web-01:~$ tail -f /var/log/nginx/access.log 198.51.100.7 - - [03/Jul/2026:09:41:02] "GET /api/health HTTP/2" 200 203.0.113.24 - - [03/Jul/2026:09:41:04] "GET /api/health HTTP/2" 200 — your sessions, your servers, your data. Nothing phones home. —
Everything a serious session needs
Native macOS. No Electron, no telemetry, no accounts. A generous free tier, one honest Pro unlock.
>_ Four transports, one home
SSH (pure-Swift stack), Mosh for flaky links, Telnet for lab gear, and real serial-port support for consoles and embedded boards.
⚡ GPU-rendered terminal
A Metal-rendered grid on a battle-tested terminal core — smooth scrollback, true color, ligature-free clarity at any size.
⇅ SFTP built in
A window-level file sidebar with Quick Look previews, drag & drop transfers, remote editing, and ZModem when you're old-school.
⇄ Port forwarding
Local, remote and dynamic (SOCKS) tunnels with jump-host chains — set them up once, toggle them like light switches.
✦ AI command assist, on your terms
Describe what you want in plain language; get the command. Runs fully on-device with local models, or bring your own API key. Always opt-in.
☁ Private iCloud sync
Hosts, keys metadata and themes sync through your personal iCloud — end-to-end in your private database. We can't read any of it.
Help shape OrbiTerm
Development happens in the open — bugs and ideas are tracked publicly on GitHub.