What’s new in Sshly.

A big under-the-hood release.

Improved

• Electron 43 — Sshly now runs on the latest runtime with all current Chromium security patches (up from Electron 33).
• Dependency security audit: every runtime vulnerability from our CVE scan is resolved.
• First Keychain access per secret is now cached — repeat connects are instant.

Fixed

• The window can now be dragged from anywhere in the title bar, not just left of the server pill.
• The connect screen no longer flashes a password prompt while auto-connecting with stored credentials — you get a proper connecting state instead.

This release is all about how the terminal feels.

Improved

• Much smoother output under load — shell output is now batched and streamed in binary, so cat-ing a huge file or a noisy build log no longer stutters.
• Instant keystrokes — disabled Nagle's algorithm on the SSH connection (like OpenSSH does) and removed buffering from the echo path. Typing now feels like a local terminal.
• Flood protection — an accidental yes or a runaway log can't freeze the app anymore; Sshly applies backpressure and Ctrl-C stays responsive.

Fixed

• Multi-byte characters (umlauts, emoji) no longer break when they arrive split across network chunks.

Notes

• Builds are now signed and notarised by Apple — no Gatekeeper workarounds needed.

The first public build of Sshly is here. 🎉

New

• GPU-accelerated terminal with 60fps scrolling and instant keystrokes.

• SFTP file manager with drag-and-drop and inline editing.

• SSH key management — passphrases stored in the macOS Keychain.

• Port forwarding — local, remote and dynamic tunnels.

• Free tier with up to 3 connections, plus one-time licenses to unlock unlimited.

• AI server access (MCP bridge) — let Claude Code run commands on your servers through Sshly. Credentials never leave the app; you approve each command. Set it up in Settings → AI Access.

• Close to menu bar — the red button keeps Sshly running in the menu bar so your sessions stay alive.

Notes

• Apple Silicon build.