SSHBorg is an SSH and SFTP client designed for Android devices, enabling users to manage servers securely from their phones. The app features an interactive terminal with VT100/xterm emulation, full UTF-8 support, and allows multiple concurrent SSH and SFTP sessions. It also includes a file manager for browsing, uploading, downloading, renaming, and deleting files on remote servers.
Security is a central focus of SSHBorg. The tool supports SSH key authentication, allowing users to generate Ed25519, ECDSA, and RSA keys directly on their device, eliminating the need for passwords. Access to the app can be protected with biometric authentication such as fingerprint or face unlock, with a configurable timeout. SSHBorg also offers jump host support, enabling connections through one or more bastion hosts with transparent tunneling and full SSH agent forwarding. All credentials, keys, and connections remain on the device, with Android Keystore encryption, and the app implements screenshot protection. It does not collect user data, use analytics, or include third-party SDKs.
The application is available in multiple languages, including English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Chinese, and Japanese. Users can choose between dark and light themes or let the app follow the system theme for optimal readability in any lighting condition.
SSHBorg is free to use, contains no ads or tracking, and is open source under the GPL v3 license. It is available for Android devices running version 10 or higher and can be downloaded from Google Play, AppGallery, and F-Droid. The app is positioned as a privacy-focused solution for secure server management on mobile devices.
SSHBorg sits in PulseGate's CLI tools & terminal category. It enables secure SSH and SFTP server management from Android devices with advanced features. It is built as a consumer product for system administrators. SSHBorg follows a freemium model. SSHBorg is available on the web, the command line, and Android.
Massimiliano Ballerini builds and maintains SSHBorg, and the product first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 10 stars and 196 commits in the last 90 days. PulseGate's similarity index finds few close equivalents — SSHBorg occupies a relatively distinct niche. Key capabilities include SSH terminal, SFTP file manager, and key authentication. The interface is available in 9 languages, including German, English, and Spanish.
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