What's different

Built around the problems other SSH apps ignore.

Free with every feature included

No subscription, no paywall, no tiered plans. Every feature ships with the app.

Keyboard that resizes the terminal

The terminal resizes dynamically when the keyboard appears. One tap to dismiss, one tap to bring it back.

Sessions that survive app switching

Background persistence keeps your connection alive when you leave the app. Auto-reconnect if it does drop.

tmux scroll with one finger

Single-finger swipe through tmux history. No copy-mode workarounds or arrow key fumbling.

Esc, Ctrl, arrows always visible

A scrollable toolbar with Esc, Ctrl-C, arrow keys, and tmux detach. All the keys iOS keyboards leave out.

Rotation without dropping the session

Rotate to landscape for a wider terminal. The connection stays alive and the layout adapts.

Headless Server Management

Your AI agents are running on your Mac Mini.
Now manage them from your phone.

If you're running OpenClaw, Claude Code, Codex, or any AI coding agent on a headless Mac Mini or home server, ShellDrop gives you a terminal on your phone. SSH in from your iPhone or iPad, attach to your tmux sessions, scroll through agent output, intervene when you need to. Monitor multiple agents across multiple sessions, all from your pocket.

OpenClaw Claude Code Codex Aider Cline Mac Mini tmux

Built for the headless Mac Mini workflow. Scroll through agent output with one finger, paste commands, and switch between sessions in tabs.

iPad

Optimised for the 13-inch iPad Pro. Full terminal with room to work. Larger tabs, bigger tap targets.

iPhone

Compact terminal that fits your pocket. Rotate to landscape without dropping your session. Scroll, paste, detach on the go.

Features

What's inside

keyboard

Keyboard That Gets Out of the Way

One tap to dismiss, one tap to bring it back. Terminal content resizes dynamically. No more typing blind because the keyboard covers your last 10 lines of output.

tmux

tmux Scroll That Actually Works

Single-finger scroll through tmux history. No copy-mode workarounds, no arrow key fumbling. Swipe up and see your output.

sessions

Multiple Sessions in Tabs

Open connections to different servers in tabs. Switch between them without dropping sessions. Rename tabs to keep track. Detach from tmux with one button.

persist

Sessions That Stay Alive

Background persistence keeps your SSH connection open when you switch apps. No more reconnecting every time you check a message and come back.

sync

iCloud Sync Across Devices

Connections sync via iCloud. Set up on your iPhone, already there on your iPad. No vendor account, no third-party cloud. Just Apple's own sync.

keys

Real Terminal Keys

Esc, Ctrl-C, arrow keys, tmux detach. All the keys iOS keyboards don't have, in a scrollable toolbar that's always there. Not buried in a submenu.

rotate

Landscape That Doesn't Break

Rotate your iPhone sideways for a wider terminal. The connection stays alive, the layout adapts, the session continues. No dropped connections, no layout glitches.

security

Passwords Stay on Your Device

Credentials stored in iOS Keychain, protected by your device's Secure Enclave. iCloud sync uses Apple's end-to-end encryption. Your keys never leave Apple's ecosystem.

speed

Built for Speed

Pure Swift SSH stack with no Electron, no web views, and no abstraction layers. Direct connection to your server with rendering that keeps up with your output.

Need Mosh?

Walk out of the house.
Your session stays connected.

SSH drops when your network changes. Mosh doesn't. Switch WiFi, hop to cellular, close the lid and reopen an hour later. Your terminal is exactly where you left it.

MoshDrop is our companion app, purpose-built for Mosh on iOS. Native C++ mosh client, AES-128-OCB3 encryption, wire-compatible with standard mosh-server. Same philosophy as ShellDrop: fast, reliable, free.

Get MoshDrop on the App Store

ShellDrop