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Free SSH Client & Terminal — SSH, Serial, and local shell in one window (SwiftUI, Swift 6)
SheepTerm
The terminal built for network engineers.
SSH, serial and local shell with highlighting that knows your vendor — plus device web UIs and an AI that reads the output with you.
本应用支持 简体中文(zh-Hans),界面跟随系统语言。
Website · ♥ Support SheepTerm · Release notes · SheepTerm for Windows · SheepTerm for Linux

✨ New in 5.0
- Browser tabs — a device's web UI next to its console; self-signed certificates trusted like SSH host keys; Fill Login only when you click.
- AI panel — ask Claude or ChatGPT about the output with your own subscription. Secrets masked, never runs commands.
- Real MAC / ARP on macOS 27 — in local tabs and View ▸ Network Info.
- Password retry — a wrong password asks again on the same connection.
- Bundled terminal fonts and easier-to-read themes.
- 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese,
zh-Hans) — the interface follows your system language, with English as the fallback.
Features
![]() Vendor-aware highlighting — Cisco, Aruba, Fortinet, Huawei, Juniper, Palo Alto and more. |
![]() Device web UIs in a tab — beside the console, certificates trusted like host keys. |
![]() AI panel — Claude or ChatGPT, your own login; secrets removed first. |
![]() Google Drive sync — end-to-end encrypted, in your own Drive. |
![]() Network Info — real MAC addresses and ARP table on macOS 27. |
![]() Themes & fonts — six themes, bundled monospace fonts. |
Also: split panes · jump host · serial with Send Break · session logs + Search Logs · Snippets & Broadcast · safe multi-line paste · Share Link · Add Hosts from CSV · per-host command history · legacy ciphers for old gear · signed in-app updates.
Languages
- English (
en) — the source language. - 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese,
zh-Hans) — the interface, menus included.
The interface follows your Mac's system language. If the system language is not supported, SheepTerm falls back to English. To switch manually, open Settings → General → Language → App Language, choose a language, then quit and reopen SheepTerm.
All translations live in one Xcode String Catalog (SheepTerm/Localization/Localizable.xcstrings) instead of separate .strings files. See LOCALIZATION.md for details, including how to add another language.
Install
- Download
SheepTerm-5.0-44.dmg, open it and drag SheepTerm onto Applications (already installed? choose Replace). - Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple: it opens like any other app.
- Updates are built in and verified with an Ed25519 signature.
Requires macOS 26.4 (Tahoe) or later, Apple Silicon. Windows 10/11 x64: SheepTerm for Windows. Linux x86_64 or arm64, GTK 4: SheepTerm for Linux.
Privacy & security
- 🔑 Passwords live only in the macOS Keychain — never in files, backups or exports.
- 🛡️ New host keys and certificates are shown and confirmed before anything is sent.
- 🔒 Sync is encrypted with your passphrase before upload; nothing syncs until you sign in.
- 🤖 The AI sees only what you attach, with secrets removed, and can't run commands.
- 🍎 Own SSH and terminal emulator; crypto from macOS itself (CryptoKit, CommonCrypto, Security). No tracking.
See PRIVACY.md and TERMS.md.
The Sheep family 🐑
SheepTerm is one of a few small native apps for network engineers:
| App | What it does | macOS | Windows | Linux | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SheepTerm | SSH / Serial / local-shell terminal for network engineers | ⬇️ Download | ⬇️ Download | ⬇️ Download | |
| SheepText | Fast text editor with tree-sitter highlighting and a JavaScript plugin system | ⬇️ Download | Coming Soon | Coming Soon | |
| SheepDrop | SFTP / SCP / FTP / TFTP file transfer — client and built-in server | ⬇️ Download | Coming Soon | Coming Soon | |
| SheepTap | Menu-bar viewer for your Mac's network interfaces with click-to-copy | ⬇️ Download | Coming Soon | Coming Soon | |
| SheepPing | Continuous multi-host ping monitor with per-host logs and CSV export | ⬇️ Download | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
The Lab family 🧪
The servers and hypervisor control a network lab needs, native on the Mac:
| App | What it does | macOS | Windows | Linux | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LabDC | Active Directory–compatible domain controller with RADIUS for 802.1X and a lab CA | ⬇️ Download | Coming Soon | Coming Soon | |
| LabDock | VM control and console for standalone ESXi hosts — power, snapshots, guest files and scripts, no vCenter | ⬇️ Download | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
Building
xcodebuild -project SheepTerm.xcodeproj -scheme SheepTerm -configuration Release build
Links only Apple frameworks and the local packages in Packages/. Needs Xcode 26+.
License
MIT © 2026 bestonehxh
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