# Glink — Terminal Emulator

> Terminal Emulator (iPhone/iPad app by Gallagher & Robertson AS.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/glink/id522390099 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Gallagher & Robertson AS](https://appshunter.io/developer/520476450)
- Category: Utilities, Business
- Price: $37.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 47 MB
- Released: 2012-07-24
- Data updated: 2026-05-15
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/glink/id522390099/reviews.md

## What is Glink?

Glink for iOS is a terminal emulator application that runs on iPad, iPhone and Mac's with M1/M2 chip. It is a port of our immensely successful and popular Glink for Windows product that has been chosen by more than 600,000 people world wide for connection to legacy host applications.

Glink is used to access applications running on Bull, IBM, DEC, UNIX and Linux host systems. Glink has emulations for the IBM 3270 and 5250 terminals, Bull Questar DKU7102, DKU7107 and DKU7211 terminals, Bull VIP7800, VIP7760 and VIP7700 terminals, and DEC VT420, VT320/340, VT220 and VT102 terminals. ANSI 3.64 is supported for general communications work. 

Glink brings you a high quality and proven emulator for your iPad, iPhone devices and Mac computers with M1/M2 chip. 

Glink supports GlinkProxy, a server application designed to provide persistent host connections for Glink clients where the connection from the client device is unreliable. This may be because the device enters sleep mode or goes out of Wi-Fi range.

FEATURES
- IBM3270, IBM5250, Bull DKU7107, Bull VIP7800, Bull VIP7700, Bull DKU7102, VT420, VT320/340, VT220, VT100/VT102, ANSI 3.64 terminal emulation, all screen sizes 
- TN3270, TN5250, TNVIP, Telnet and Ggate communication to host 
- IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) support
- SSL/TLS support for secure communication
- SSH for direct communication with the SSH Daemon. 
- SSH tunneling for Telnet protocol
- Username/password or private key for SSH authentication
- Multiple concurrent host sessions
- Configurable multi line toolbar with function keys and macros
- Configurable hot spots for function keys, numbers, characters and URLs
- Macro recording for auto-login and for assignment to toolbar
- Pop-up standard keyboard with support of international characters
- Tab/shift-Tab and arrow-keys supported on external Bluetooth keyboard
- All major function keys available as keyboard shortcuts
- Press and hold Command-key on external keyboard to see list of built-in keyboard shortcuts
- Colors can be customized
- Supports GlinkProxy Session Persistence Server
- Multiple host configurations supported
- Export and import of configurations 
- Supports Managed App Configuration, which allows users to configure Glink remotely through Mobile Device Management (MDM)
- Optional password to access configurations
- Optional auto-connect and auto-login at startup
- Optional use of double-tap as Enter/Transmit
- IBM5250 emulation supports Double Byte Character Sets (DBCS) like Chinese, Japanese and Korean
- Configurable scroll-back buffer contains history of your host session
- Print or e-mail host print data
- Print or e-mail terminal emulation content or scroll-back buffer content
- Zoom and scroll as the Safari browser
- Dynamic zoom to cursor position
- Blinking attribute supported
- Blinking cursor supported
- Two finger swipe gesture to move cursor
- Tap and hold to open Mail with e-mail address on screen
- Supports external Bluetooth keyboards and barcode scanners


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.5.6 — 2025-06-30

- Correction for shifted function keys on physical keyboard
- Horizontal toolbar / snap to next set of buttons when swiped
- VT: Max consecutive host bells
- Minor corrections and new features

### 2.5.5 — 2025-04-08

- Correction for URL address -> Open in browser

### 2.5.4 — 2025-03-19

- New SSH.NET version
- Mapping of control characters in barcodes
- Minor corrections and improvements

### 2.5.3 — 2024-10-09

- Fixed issue with Main Menu on iPadOS version 18
- Fixed issue with Key repeat of physical keys
- Minor corrections and new features

### 2.5.2 — 2024-08-16

- Vertical toolbar targeting devices operating in landscape mode 
- New version of Renci SSH.NET with updated encryption protocols
- 5250 / 3270: ption to show top/left part of screen content on small screens
- Minor corrections and improvements

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## More apps by Gallagher & Robertson AS

- [Glink VT](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/glink-vt/id520476427)
- [Glink 3270](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/glink-3270/id522382080)
- [Glink 5250](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/glink-5250/id522384461)

All apps by Gallagher & Robertson AS: https://appshunter.io/developer/520476450

## Related topics

[tn3270](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/tn3270) · [glink 5250](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/glink-5250) · [glink 3270](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/glink-3270)

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