Termux
An Android terminal emulator and Linux environment that installs packages with APT, without root.
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About Termux
Termux is an open-source terminal emulator and Linux environment for Android that works without rooting. It installs a minimal base system and adds further packages through APT, the package manager used by Debian and Ubuntu.
You can choose Bash, fish or Zsh, edit with nano, Emacs or Vim, connect to servers with OpenSSH, and run current Perl, Python, Ruby and Node.js. With a Bluetooth keyboard it works as a portable development and administration setup.
Strengths
- No root needed
- Large APT package collection
- Includes SSH, Git, Python, Node.js and common shells
- Same command-line tools as on Linux
Limitations
- Typing on a touchscreen is slow without a keyboard
- Android only
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The Termux contributors
- Platforms
- Android
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Running a Linux shell and SSH on an Android phone or tablet
- Categories
- Terminals, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Termux
Compare allSoftware that can replace Termux for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
ConnectBot
An open-source SSH client for Android for using a remote shell from a phone.
ConnectBot is an open-source Android SSH client for reaching remote shells, but it does not provide Termux's local Linux environment or APT package collection.
Termius
A cross-platform SSH client for desktop and mobile that syncs hosts, keys and snippets between devices.
Termius is a proprietary SSH client for Android and other platforms that syncs hosts and keys through the vendor's service, without a local package-based Linux environment.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Blink Shell
An SSH and Mosh terminal for iPhone and iPad with local Unix tools and SFTP support.
OpenSSH
The standard SSH client and server suite for encrypted remote login, file copying and tunnelling.
Mosh
A remote shell that replaces interactive SSH and survives roaming, sleep and dropped connections.
tmux
Keeps terminal sessions alive on a server after you disconnect, and splits one window into many.
Zsh
Interactive shell with powerful completion, globbing and prompt theming.
fish
A shell that autosuggests commands from your history, highlights syntax as you type and has tab completions that work without configuration.
