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  • MIT

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  • 15 January 2026 - latest/stable
  • Today - latest/edge

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electerm

Electerm is a open sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport client, support Linux, Mac, windows OS.

It has a modern UI, user can easily save ssh connection as bookmark and sync all bookmarks to private github gist.

Features

  • Works as a terminal/file manager or ssh/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/sftp/ftp client
  • Global hotkey to toggle window visibility (similar to guake, default is ctrl + 2)
  • Multi platform(linux, mac, win)
  • 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇧🇷 🇷🇺 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇹🇷 🇭🇰 🇯🇵 🇸🇦 🇩🇪 🇰🇷 Multi-language support([electerm-locales](https://github.com/electerm/electerm-locales), contributions/fixes welcome)
  • Double click to directly edit (small) remote files.
  • Auth with publicKey + password.
  • Support Zmodem(rz, sz).
  • Support ssh tunnel.
  • AI assistant integration (supporting [DeepSeek](https://www.deepseek.com), OpenAI, and other AI APIs) to help with command suggestions, script writing, and explaining selected terminal content
  • Support [Trzsz](https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz)(trz/tsz), similar to rz/sz, and compatible with tmux.
  • Transparent window(Mac, win).
  • Terminal background image.
  • Global/session proxy.
  • Quick commands
  • UI/terminal theme
  • Sync bookmarks/themes/quick commands to github/gitee secret gist
  • Quick input to one or all terminals.
  • Command line usage: check [wiki](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/wiki/Command-line-usage)
  • Deep link support: check [wiki](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/wiki/Deep-link-support)
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol) widget for AI assistants and external tools integration

## 功能特性

  • 支持ssh,telnet,serialport,RDP,VNC,本地和远程文件管理,sftp文件传输,以及作为本地终端使用
  • 全局快捷键切换隐藏显示窗口(类似guake, 默认快捷键ctrl + 2)
  • 多平台支持(linux, mac, win)
  • 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇧🇷 🇷🇺 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇹🇷 🇭🇰 🇯🇵 🇸🇦 🇩🇪 🇰🇷 多国语言支持([electerm-locales](https://github.com/electerm/electerm-locales), 欢迎提交代码)
  • 双击直接编辑远程文件.
  • 支持密码或者密匙登录.
  • 支持Zmodem(rz, sz).
  • 支持ssh隧道
  • 支持[Trzsz](https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz)(trz/tsz), 类似rz/sz, 兼容tmux.
  • 支持透明窗口(Mac, win).
  • 支持设置终端背景图片.
  • 支持代理服务器.
  • 支持预设快捷命令
  • 支持主题
  • 支持同步书签等数据到github/gitee私人gist
  • AI助手集成(支持[DeepSeek](https://www.deepseek.com)%E3%80%81OpenAI%E7%AD%89AI API),协助命令建议、脚本编写、以及解释所选终端内容
  • 支持快速输入命令到一个或者多个终端
  • 支持命令行使用: 请参阅[wiki](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/wiki/Command-line-usage)
  • 深度链接支持: 请参阅[wiki](https://github.com/electerm/electerm/wiki/Deep-link-support)
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol) 组件,用于AI助手和外部工具集成

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