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Mobile / remote · ConnectBot open-source project

ConnectBot

Long-running open-source Android SSH client under Apache-2.0, with port forwarding and SSH key or password login. Recent releases add per-host cryptographic policies; its README names SSH, SFTP and Telnet libraries.

Official site

~/facts

platforms
Android
price
FreeNo price on GitHub README or F-Droid page (seen 2026-10-20); Play listing returned HTTP 200 but price/IAP not read. Open-source app also published on F-Droid and GitHub Releases.
source
Open sourceLicence: Apache-2.0
github
connectbot/connectbot 3.5k stars, seen 2026-10-20

~/features

✓ documented · – absent or not in its feature list · ? not verified

+ strengths

  • Open source (Apache-2.0) with very recent activity: v1.11.1 on 2026-10-13 and repo pushes on 2026-10-20
  • Documents local, remote and dynamic forwarding guides plus key login with biometric protection on connectbot.org
  • Distributed through Google Play, F-Droid and GitHub, with a 'google' and an 'oss' build variant on GitHub

! weak points

  • Android only; no iOS, desktop or web client
  • Once upgraded through Google Play, the GitHub-release APK can no longer be installed over it (README note)
  • No jump host/ProxyJump, X11 or cloud sync statement found in the sources read; connectbot.org says Mosh needs compatible software on the server

~/who it is for

best for
Android users who want a free, open-source SSH client with port forwarding and no account.
look elsewhere if
Users who need documented jump-host chaining, team sharing, or cross-device sync of hosts.

~/sources

Checked 2026-10-20. Prices and features change; the vendor's page is the authority.

Not verified