Features
Kerminal comes packed with features designed to enhance your terminal experience and streamline SSH management.
💻 Terminal Emulator
Multiple Tabs & Split Panes
- Open multiple terminal sessions in tabs
- Split your workspace horizontally or vertically
- Drag and drop tabs to reorganize
- Native shell integration (bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell, etc.)
WebGL-Accelerated Rendering
- Hardware-accelerated terminal rendering
- Smooth scrolling and animations
- Unicode 11 support with proper emoji rendering
- Customizable fonts and colors
Productivity Features
- Full-text search within terminal output
- Clickable links detection
- Clipboard integration (copy/paste)
- Keyboard shortcuts for all common actions
📡 SSH Management & Tunneling
Profile Organization
- Group connections by project, environment, or team
- Color-code profiles for quick identification
- Add descriptions and notes to each profile
- Import/export profiles for backup or sharing
Authentication Methods
- Password authentication
- SSH key authentication (RSA, Ed25519, ECDSA)
- Certificate-based authentication
- Agent forwarding support (coming soon)
- PKCS11 and Kerberos support (coming soon)
SSH Key Manager
- Generate new SSH keys
- Import existing keys
- Export keys for backup
- Test connections before saving
Proxy Support
- HTTP proxy
- SOCKS4 proxy
- SOCKS5 proxy
- Automatic proxy detection
Jump Host Chain
- Connect through multiple bastion hosts
- Automatic authentication at each hop
- Visual chain representation
- Save complex multi-hop configurations
Port Forwarding
- Local Forwarding: Access remote services locally
- Remote Forwarding: Expose local services remotely
- Dynamic SOCKS: Create a SOCKS proxy through SSH
- Auto-start forwarding on connection
- Real-time status monitoring
💾 Saved Commands & Session Recording
Command Library
- Save frequently used commands
- Organize with groups and categories
- Track usage statistics
- Mark favorites for quick access
- Variable substitution (e.g.,
${username},${hostname})
Session Recording
- Record terminal sessions in asciicast v2 format
- Playback with controls (play, pause, speed)
- Export recordings for sharing
- Compatible with asciinema.org
🔄 Multi-Device Sync & Security
Cloud Synchronization
- Sync profiles across devices
- Support for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB
- AES-256-GCM encryption for all synced data
- Conflict resolution strategies
- Device management with revocation
Auto-Sync
- Automatic background synchronization
- Sync on startup option
- Manual sync trigger
- Sync status indicators
🔒 Security
Master Password
- Encrypt all sensitive data with a master password
- Never stored - only verification hash is kept
- Required on startup (configurable)
Device-Specific Encryption
- Each device has unique encryption keys
- Data cannot be accessed from other devices
- Secure key derivation with Argon2
Platform Keychain Integration
- Store master password in system keychain
- Auto-unlock on login (optional)
- Secure credential storage
Session Security
- Automatic session locking after inactivity
- Configurable lock timeout
- Require password to unlock
SSH Key Protection
- Private keys never leave device unencrypted
- Encrypted storage at rest
- Passphrase protection support
🎨 User Interface
Modern Dark Theme
- Easy on the eyes for long sessions
- Consistent design language
- Smooth animations and transitions
Customization
- Custom color schemes
- Font selection and sizing
- Terminal opacity settings
- Cursor style options
Status Indicators
- Real-time connection status
- Sync status
- Recording indicator
- Port forwarding status
Keyboard Shortcuts
- Comprehensive keyboard navigation
- Customizable shortcuts
- Quick command palette