# Outrigger SSH — Genuinely usable ssh

> Genuinely usable ssh (iPhone/iPad app by Paul Miller.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/outrigger-ssh/id6811625650 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Paul Miller](https://appshunter.io/developer/6811625652)
- Category: Developer Tools, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 15 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-21
- Data updated: 2026-10-09
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/outrigger-ssh/id6811625650/reviews.md

## What is Outrigger SSH?

An SSH terminal for iPhone.

SECURITY
The default key is generated inside the Secure Enclave and cannot be exported, and every use of it requires Face ID. Saved passwords and API keys are encrypted by the Enclave, sealed to your device, and never enter a backup. No accounts, no telemetry, and no servers of ours: your traffic goes to your hosts and nowhere else.

SESSIONS
When the app is backgrounded or the network drops, Outrigger reconnects as soon as it can, with scrollback intact. Add a one-line tmux startup command and every connect reattaches to the same server-side session. The assist can read what happened while you were away and summarize it: what finished, what failed, what's waiting.

NAVIGATION
A configurable key rail keeps esc, tab, ctrl, arrows, and interrupts one thumb away, on whichever edge of the screen you choose. Drag the screen to step through command history; flip a toggle to scroll the buffer instead. The keyboard shows and hides only when you ask. Rotate for a split layout with snippets beside the terminal.

TABS
Open up to eight shells on one authenticated connection. New tabs open instantly, with no re-login and no extra Face ID. Rename them, reorder them, and jump to any tab from the host list.

THE ASSIST
On supported iPhones the assist runs entirely on device: explain the last output, summarize the session, or draft a command. Drafts land at your prompt and you press return; nothing generated executes itself. You can instead add your own Anthropic or OpenAI API key, and requests go directly from your phone to your provider.

PRICING
The free version does not expire: one host, five snippets, the on-device assist, and four house themes. A single $24.99 purchase unlocks everything else: unlimited hosts and snippets, cloud assist with your own key, and the community theme pack. No subscription.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Everything, forever | $24.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-09-25

Sessions on the server
- Tapping a host shows the shells open in Outrigger and the tmux sessions on the server before anything starts. Enter, create, rename or end tmux sessions, windows and panes from the phone.
- Reconnects on its own for as long as the link is down, and notices a dead link in about 35 seconds. A shell that was in tmux goes back into it.
- Catch me up reads tmux's own history, including output from while the phone was disconnected, and says what it read before you tap.
- The assist knows the server, directory and running program you're in.

Files
- +file on the key rail sends one file to the server or gets one back. Select a path on screen and tap +file to download it. Other apps can share a file to Outrigger to send it to a host.
- Photos lose their location before sending,les).

### 1.0 — 2026-09-22

No release notes.

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