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About Prompt
Prompt 3 is a native terminal emulator from Panic that runs local shells on the Mac and connects to remote machines over SSH, Mosh and Eternal Terminal. Panic reworked its text engine for faster scrolling and terminal emulation, and GPU acceleration is available as an option.
One purchase covers macOS, iPhone, iPad and visionOS, with no extra charge for the visionOS version. It suits Apple users who manage servers from several devices and want the same client on each.
Strengths
- SSH, Mosh and Eternal Terminal connections
- Native app on Mac, iPhone, iPad and visionOS
- One purchase covers all platforms
- Optional GPU acceleration
Limitations
- Apple platforms only
- Paid and closed source
Details
- Pricing
- PaidPaid app; one purchase covers all supported Apple platforms.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Panic
- Platforms
- macOS, iOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Apple users who connect to servers from a Mac, iPhone or iPad
- Categories
- Terminals
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Prompt
Compare allSoftware that can replace Prompt for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Termius
A cross-platform SSH client for desktop and mobile that syncs hosts, keys and snippets between devices.
Termius is a freemium proprietary SSH client that extends beyond Apple devices to Windows, Linux and Android, syncing hosts, keys and snippets through the vendor's service.
Secure ShellFish
An SSH terminal and SFTP file access app for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Secure ShellFish is a freemium SSH client for iPhone, iPad and Mac that adds server folders in Files and Finder and Shortcuts automation, with some features behind a pro unlock.
Blink Shell
An SSH and Mosh terminal for iPhone and iPad with local Unix tools and SFTP support.
Blink Shell is an iPhone and iPad SSH and Mosh terminal with published source code and SFTP, but it has no Mac app and uses an annual subscription.
SecureCRT
A commercial SSH and Telnet client with session management and scripting for Windows, macOS and Linux.
SecureCRT is a paid, closed-source SSH and Telnet client for Windows, macOS and Linux with session management and scripting, but it has no iPhone or iPad app.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Mosh
A remote shell that replaces interactive SSH and survives roaming, sleep and dropped connections.
Eternal Terminal
A remote shell that reconnects automatically after network drops without interrupting the session.
OpenSSH
The standard SSH client and server suite for encrypted remote login, file copying and tunnelling.
iTerm2
macOS terminal replacement with split panes, search and session restore.
