Orca IDE

Orca IDE

Manage Coding Agents Remotely

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33 reviews
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • May 7, 2026
  • October 2, 2026

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This app mirrors your desktop terminal sessions, including AI agent interactions, directly to your iPhone. It provides full keyboard input and multi-terminal support for seamless remote coding management. All processing remains on your desktop, ensuring your data stays secure.

✓Live desktop terminal mirror
✓AI agent session management
✓Full keyboard input
✓Multi-worktree, multi-terminal support
✓Phone-fit zoom and smart keyboard
✓Background command execution
✓End-to-end encrypted pairing
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What's New in Orca IDE

0.0.52

October 2, 2026

Clearer desktop status • Each paired desktop shows the name the desktop reports, with its operating system underneath. • A desktop that is asleep, closed, or signed out now says what is wrong instead of staying on "Connecting via Relay…". Steadier agent chat • The "Working for" bar shows while the agent is still working, not only after it finishes. • Long typed answers to an agent's question now reach the agent. • "Fix checks with AI", "Resolve conflicts with AI", and similar buttons now start an agent with your prompt. Fixes • Sending review notes no longer freezes the review screen. • A terminal opens at the phone's size instead of flashing the desktop's size first. • A streamed browser tab resumes when you return to the app. • Voice dictation explains why it could not start.

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Last updated on October 7, 2026.

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Issues

After the last update stopped working and don’t connect wity my laptop

用的好就是神器

很好

Stable and handy

Great app, i found it super helpful and pretty stable. I would make some minor improvements from a UX point of view, with the text too small in a few area, even to tap. However, I def recommend it!
I also use the android app, with the same feedback

No Way to Close Terminal Windows on iPad

This app works well overall, but there is a major missing feature on iPad: you cannot close a terminal window. Once a terminal session is open, there is no close button, and no option in the menu to dismiss it. This makes it difficult to manage multiple sessions and leaves the interface cluttered. Please add the ability to close terminal windows or tabs on iPad, just like on desktop. Until then, the iPad experience feels incomplete.
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FAQ

What is Orca IDE?

Orca IDE is a companion app for the Orca desktop workspace, allowing you to manage coding agent sessions and terminal commands remotely from your iPhone. It provides a live mirror of your desktop terminal and full keyboard input capabilities.

How does Orca IDE work?

Orca IDE acts as a thin client, displaying your desktop terminal and forwarding your keystrokes over an encrypted local network connection. All code, shells, and AI agents remain on your desktop, ensuring your data is not stored on your phone.

Is Orca IDE free to use?

Yes, Orca IDE is completely free to download and use. The associated Orca desktop app is also free and open-source, available from their official website or GitHub.

What devices does Orca IDE support?

Orca IDE is available for iPhone and iPod devices running iOS 16 or later. It requires your iPhone to be on the same Wi-Fi network as your desktop.

Does Orca IDE collect user data?

The Orca IDE mobile app does not include any analytics SDKs, crash reporters, or third-party SDKs. Your pairing tokens and preferences are stored locally. The desktop app collects anonymized usage metrics as per its privacy policy.

How secure is the connection with Orca IDE?

Pairing between your iPhone and desktop is end-to-end encrypted using a one-time keypair generated by your desktop. All traffic between the phone and desktop is sealed with these keys, ensuring a secure local network connection.

Can I run long-running commands with Orca IDE?

Yes, you can run background long-running commands and receive notifications when a TUI session becomes idle, such as when an AI agent finishes processing. This allows you to manage tasks remotely without constant monitoring.

What is the update frequency for Orca IDE?

The latest version of Orca IDE is 0.0.16, last updated on June 24, 2026. While specific update frequency isn't detailed, the app is actively maintained as indicated by recent updates.