SSH client · MXterm
MXterm Pro made by us
Native desktop workspace that puts terminal panes, saved SSH hosts with SFTP, and a multi-agent Control Room in one window, with companion mobile apps for remote control.
~/facts
- platforms
- macOSWindowsLinuxmacOS 10.15+ (Apple Silicon and Intel). Windows 10/11 x64 only, no ARM64. Linux is listed as beta. Companion apps: iPhone/iPad (beta), Android, Apple Watch (beta).
- price
- FreemiumFree plan, no account (unlimited terminal panes, up to 5 SSH servers, 1 Control Room with 2 agents). Pro: lifetime licence from $29 for 3 devices for the first 100 licences, then from $8.9/month (seen 2026-10-20 on mxterm.net).
- source
- ProprietaryLicence: Proprietary. The public GitHub repository (mxtermpro/MxTerm) holds the README, docs and assets, not the app source (checked 2026-10-20)
- github
- mxtermpro/MxTerm
~/features
- ✓ yes SSH
- ✓ yes SFTP
- ✓ yes Tabs
- ✓ yes Split panes
- ✓ yes Port forwarding
- ? not verified Jump host
- ? not verified X11
- ? not verified Serial
- ? not verified Telnet
- ? not verified Mosh
- ? not verified Cloud sync
- ? not verified Team sharing
- ? not verified Scripting / API
- ✓ yes AI agents
- ? not verified MCP
- ? not verified Phone control
- ✓ yes Mobile app
✓ documented · – absent or not in its feature list · ? not verified
+ strengths
- Runs several AI coding agent CLIs side by side in a Control Room, optionally one git worktree per agent
- SSH hosts, an SFTP panel with an editor, and local terminal panes live in the same tabbed window
- Local-first: conversation records stay on your machine and provider keys sit in the OS keychain
- Free plan needs no account and has no pane limit
! weak points
- Windows installer is not code-signed, so SmartScreen warns on first run; no Windows ARM64 build
- Linux support is beta, and the Claude plan-quota Token Meter is macOS only
- Free plan caps saved SSH servers at 5 and Control Room at one room with two agents
- The vendor says it is not a two-pane SFTP sync tool or a fleet manager; X11, serial and RDP/VNC are not advertised
~/who it is for
- best for
- Developers who run AI coding agents and SSH sessions together and want one native window, plus phone access to those sessions.
- look elsewhere if
- Anyone who needs an X11 server, RDP/VNC, serial consoles or a hosted team vault today.
~/compare
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- > MXterm Pro vs Voltius
- > MXterm Pro vs Nexus Shell
- > MXterm Pro vs SSHive
- > MXterm Pro vs Tern
- > MXterm Pro vs AgentsRoom
- > MXterm Pro vs Orca
- > MXterm Pro vs Conductor
- > MXterm Pro vs Superset
- > MXterm Pro vs Herdr
- > MXterm Pro vs cmux
- > MXterm Pro vs Emdash
~/sources
Checked 2026-10-20. Prices and features change; the vendor's page is the authority.
- mxterm.net — platforms, pricing, free-plan limits, features, vendor's own comparison table (checked September 2026)
- mxterm.net/docs — docs index mentions SSH hosts, SFTP, port forwards and server stats
- github.com/mxtermpro/MxTerm — repository contents (README, docs, assets) and absence of a licence file
Not verified
- jump host, X11, serial, telnet, mosh, cloud sync and scripting API are not described on the pages we read
- pricing pages change; the first-100-licence counter moves