Version 2.7.0 is upcoming. Version 2.6.0 remains the current App Store release.
Version 2.7.0·Upcoming
Stable terminal input, Mosh rendering and tmux navigation.
Keep terminal selections in place during output and handle pasted text, URLs and files without breaking bracketed-paste mode.
Keep Mosh text, status rows and cursor position consistent through resizing, reconnects and rapid output.
Keep tmux switching and window creation responsive during background polling. Window names follow pane titles without replacing names set by the user.
Version 2.6.0·
More reliable Add Host forms and tmux status-bar rendering.
Prevent an active terminal from taking keyboard focus from the Add Host form.
Keep the tmux status bar anchored to the bottom during terminal size changes.
Version 2.5.6·
A clearer App Store gallery for iPhone and iPad workflows.
Add framed iPhone and iPad screenshots with concise workflow callouts.
Lead with terminal, remote-file, saved-host and host-trust workflows.
All releases
What changed across SSHELL versions.
Entries cover the upcoming update and confirmed public releases across protocols, terminal behaviour, remote files, security controls and iPad workflows.
Version 2.7.0·Upcoming
Stable terminal input, Mosh rendering and tmux navigation.
Keep terminal selections in place during output and handle pasted text, URLs and files without breaking bracketed-paste mode.
Keep Mosh text, status rows and cursor position consistent through resizing, reconnects and rapid output.
Keep tmux switching and window creation responsive during background polling. Window names follow pane titles without replacing names set by the user.
Improve SSH, Mosh and Telnet recovery across background, foreground, multiwindow and Picture in Picture transitions.
Keep the terminal accessory bar aligned through rotation, window resizing and keyboard changes.
Reorganise global and host settings, add connection tag management and confirm before removing iCloud or connection history data.
Version 2.6.0·
More reliable Add Host forms and tmux status-bar rendering.
Prevent an active terminal from taking keyboard focus from the Add Host form.
Keep the tmux status bar anchored to the bottom during terminal size changes.
Version 2.5.6·
A clearer App Store gallery for iPhone and iPad workflows.
Add framed iPhone and iPad screenshots with concise workflow callouts.
Lead with terminal, remote-file, saved-host and host-trust workflows.
Version 2.5.5·
More reliable tmux controls during Mosh recovery.
Prevent repeated Mosh recovery attempts from accumulating stale tmux clients.
Keep live terminal connection status separate from tmux control-channel failures.
Clean up each workspace's owned tmux client when its terminal disconnects.
Version 2.5.4·
Improved app-switcher and background terminal monitoring behaviour.
Keep SSHELL from pulling forward while the iOS app switcher remains open.
Preserve automatic terminal Picture in Picture when the app enters the background.
Distinguish transient inactive states from genuine background transitions.
Version 2.5.3·
Improved terminal fonts, tmux renaming and lifetime-access checks.
Show one regular entry per terminal font family while retaining styled faces for output.
Render bold, italic and bold-italic terminal text from the selected family.
Keep keyboard focus in the rename field while renaming tmux windows.
Keep confirmed lifetime access during temporary StoreKit outages and close active sessions after access expires.
Version 2.3.1·
Rebuilt runtime ordering, recovery and keyboard styling.
Keep reconnect and shutdown work ordered across scene changes.
Bound terminal output and recover the renderer without replaying stale bytes.
Serialise tmux and remote-file actions across cancellation and batch work.
Repair saved data from safe copies and preserve the current iPad presentation.
Adapt keyboard accessory styling across light, dark and accessibility appearances.
Version 2.3.0·
Improved terminal sessions, remote files and keyboard accessories.
Adapt keyboard accessory colours and contrast across light, dark and accessibility appearances.
Add remote file-browser shortcuts, per-window iPad sizing and a visible transfer queue.
Let completed downloads be shared, previewed, exported or kept, and keep upload batches moving through file conflicts.
Make Mosh reconnects and prediction steadier while keeping the interface responsive during output bursts.
Improve Unicode rendering, selection, credential updates and recovery from damaged sync data.
Version 2.1.10·
Improved purchase restoration.
Restore confirmed lifetime unlocks and grandfathered paid access immediately on launch.
Recheck StoreKit periodically so cached permanent access stays current.
Version 2.1.9·
Improved purchase restoration.
Restore confirmed lifetime unlocks and grandfathered paid access immediately on launch.
Recheck StoreKit periodically so cached permanent access stays current.
Version 2.1.8·
Improved tmux and Mosh session handling.
Check remote tmux windows before reopening Mosh tmux targets.
Remove stale missing-window placeholders after successful tmux refreshes.
Show clearer messages when a tmux target no longer exists.
Version 2.1.7·
Improved terminal scrolling, tmux gestures and keyboard controls.
Stabilise the terminal cursor and scroll position while moving through scrollback.
Make tmux window switching and swipe scrolling more reliable.
Improve terminal accessory keyboard handling and add fallbacks for terminal control signals.
Prevent temporary window sizes from collapsing the terminal grid.
Version 2.1.6·
Improved Mosh cursor stability.
Keep the predicted cursor steadier during remote Mosh repaints.
Reduce distracting caret flicker to the end of the console or status area.
Keep Mosh typing responsive while the local prediction overlay settles.
Version 2.1.5·
Improved tmux switching, Mosh redraws and remote file actions.
Make tmux window switching reliable and wait for its control connection before reading remote state.
Stabilise Mosh repaints while commands update the screen.
Improve remote file actions and connected-host preferences.
Add Nerd Font symbol support for glyph-heavy prompts and terminal tools.
Version 2.1.4·
Improved Mosh input, terminal resizing and connected-host settings.
Reduce Mosh predictive-echo lag, typing jitter and stale cursor overlays.
Stabilise terminal resizing and browser scrolling, including an undocked iPad file browser.
Keep the terminal steady while editing settings for a connected host.
Reduce settings and sync delays during active sessions.
Version 2.1.3·
Expanded remote files, authentication and terminal controls.
Add remote file multi-select, drag-and-drop upload, Quick Look, Files export and clearer conflict handling.
Add keyboard-interactive authentication prompts and OpenSSH key export.
Improve terminal swipe scrolling, tmux gestures and touch mouse reporting.
Make optional iCloud sync local-first and clarify credential and connection-history controls.
Version 2.1.2·
Improved Mosh predictive echo accuracy.
Made predictive echo more conservative around terminal state boundaries.
Kept Mosh typing responsive while preserving alignment with the real session state.
Reduced unnecessary full viewport redraws when prediction overlays change.
Version 2.1.0·
Added trial access and a lifetime unlock.
Added a 7-day free trial for full SSHELL access.
Added a one-time £2.99 lifetime unlock.
Grandfathered previous paid-upfront App Store customers into full access.
Version 2.0.2·
Improved terminal accessory keys and paste reliability.
Add accessory Shift and Return keys for Shift-Tab and Shift-Enter input.
Make the Paste key more reliable in the terminal accessory row.
Version 2.0.1·
Improved terminal keyboard capital letter input.
Leading capital letters from the software keyboard are now preserved in terminal input.
Improved Shift and Caps Lock handling at the start of a new terminal row.
Version 2.0.0·
Added multi-session hosts and tmux window awareness.
Saved hosts now act as stable containers for multiple terminal workspaces.
tmux-enabled hosts can show and open windows from the configured tmux session.
New tmux Window creates a window inside the configured session instead of duplicating saved hosts.
Multiple docked and detached terminals can target distinct sessions or tmux windows on the same saved host.
Improved reconnect, file browser, upload, dock/undock, Picture in Picture, and terminal switching identity.
Version 1.1.1·
Added Mosh predictive echo.
Show local Mosh input before the server response arrives on higher-latency connections.
Allow predictive echo to be disabled for individual hosts.
Improve Mosh connection reliability.
Version 1.0.13·
Improved keyboard layout recovery and iPhone rotation stability.
Refresh terminal keyboard and safe-area layout after keyboard, rotation and window-size changes settle.
Reduce iPhone rotation hangs by keeping the terminal accessory outside the keyboard window.
Keep iPhone in standard portrait orientation for stable terminal input.
Version 1.0.11·
Improved the iPad host toolbar and iPhone Paste key.
Animate the sort and filter control with the host list when hiding or showing hosts on iPad.
Fix the terminal Paste key on iPhone.
Version 1.0.10·
Improved Picture in Picture and launch reliability.
Make terminal snapshots more reliable during Picture in Picture monitoring.
Improve iPad task-switcher behaviour and iPhone launch stability.
Version 1.0.9·
Improved iOS keyboard input reliability in terminal sessions.
Fixed a software keyboard path that could enter duplicate characters.
Improved marked-text handling for iOS keyboard input.
Version 1.0.8·Earlier release
Terminal rendering now stutters less during busy sessions, and settings changes reach active sessions with fewer missed updates.
Improved terminal smoothness while commands are producing lots of output.
Reduced visible stutter in active terminal sessions.
Open sessions now receive global settings changes with fewer missed updates.
Version 1.0.7·Earlier release
Improved terminal drawing performance during active shell work.
Made terminal screen updates more efficient.
Reduced unnecessary refreshes while working in active sessions.
Improved stability around terminal workspaces and resized windows.
Version 1.0.5·Earlier release
Improved keyboard shortcuts, resizing and background monitoring.
Add Shift-arrow selection and Cmd-C/Cmd-V shortcuts for hardware keyboards.
Make terminal resizing smoother in Split View and multiwindow layouts.
