# jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator

A VT-100 terminal emulator for the Android OS

Repository: https://github.com/jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/android-terminal-emulator
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-01-01T07:26:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5842, "days_push": 1705, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3190, forks 1130 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:48.140909+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: terminal-ui, cli
- domain: android-tools, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: terminal-emulator, vt100, shell, command-line, android

## Member repositories
- jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:48.140909+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:45:00.405241+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:48.140909+00:00, sha ce91dbbddba5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.