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jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator

A VT-100 terminal emulator for the Android OS observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator · Java · Apache-2.0 (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases archived

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5842
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1705
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3190 stars · 1130 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A VT-100 terminal emulator application for Android that provides access to the built-in Android shell. It emulates a large subset of VT-100 codes so console programs like vi, Emacs, and NetHack display properly.

Use cases

  • run shell commands on my android phone
  • access the android built-in shell from a terminal app
  • use vi and emacs on android
  • play nethack in a terminal on android
  • vt100 terminal emulator for android

When to choose

  • you need a lightweight terminal emulator on an older Android device
  • you want an open-source Apache-2.0 terminal app based on AOSP Term

When to avoid

  • you need actively maintained software with bug fixes and new Android version support
  • you need modern terminal features beyond VT-100 emulation

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

terminal-ui cli android-tools developer-tools terminal-emulator vt100 shell command-line android

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulatormain10

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