Alternative
A free alternative to phone SSH apps
Phone SSH apps like Blink Shell and Termius put a terminal on your phone. They work, but a raw shell on a small screen is hard to use, several charge a subscription or an upfront price, and a shell can't tell you what your computer is actually doing.
Pane takes a different approach. Your phone opens a free, open-source web app that shows your whole computer: every project, every terminal, the files, the dev server, and the status of each coding agent.
When a phone SSH app is the right choice
- You need to reach servers you don't control, where SSH is the only access.
- You want Mosh for unstable connections, or a hardware-keyboard-first terminal.
When Pane fits better
- You're checking on your own computer: a desktop, Mac mini or dev VM.
- You run coding agents. See at a glance which agent is working, done or waiting for you, and answer it in a tap.
- You need more than a prompt: browse and edit files, preview images and PDFs, open the dev server in a tab.
- Free, no store app. It runs in Safari or Chrome and installs to your home screen.
Side by side
| Typical phone SSH app | Pane on your phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free to paid, varies by app | Free |
| Open source | Varies | Yes, AGPL-3.0 |
| What you see | One shell per session | All your projects, terminals and agents |
| Files | SFTP in some apps | File browser, editor and media previews |
| Dev servers | Port forwarding by hand | Opens in a browser tab |
| Agent status | No | Live, with needs-input alerts |
Price
- Typical phone SSH app
- Free to paid, varies by app
- Pane on your phone
- Free
Open source
- Typical phone SSH app
- Varies
- Pane on your phone
- Yes, AGPL-3.0
What you see
- Typical phone SSH app
- One shell per session
- Pane on your phone
- All your projects, terminals and agents
Files
- Typical phone SSH app
- SFTP in some apps
- Pane on your phone
- File browser, editor and media previews
Dev servers
- Typical phone SSH app
- Port forwarding by hand
- Pane on your phone
- Opens in a browser tab
Agent status
- Typical phone SSH app
- No
- Pane on your phone
- Live, with needs-input alerts
Set it up
- Install Pane on your computer and open Settings → Remote Access → Connection codes → Set Up Host. Copy the
pane-remote://code. - Install Tailscale on your phone and sign in with the same account as your computer.
- Open runpane.com/app on your phone, paste the code, and add it to your home screen.
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作者 Parsa Khazaeepoul,Pane 联合创始人。 .