paradoxxxzero/butterfly
A web terminal based on websocket and tornado observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
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: 4612
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2291
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2899 stars · 313 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Butterfly is a browser-based terminal emulator built on websockets and the Tornado web framework, compatible with xterm. It supports multiple simultaneous sessions, theming, SSL/X509 and PAM authentication, and can run as a systemd socket-activated daemon.
Use cases
- access a shell from a browser remotely
- run a terminal in a web page
- share a terminal session across multiple devices
- self-host a web-based ssh-like terminal
- view terminal output with desktop notifications
When to choose
- you need terminal access from any device with a browser
- you want multiple clients attached to the same session
- you need SSL certificate or PAM-based authentication for remote shells
When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained project - the last release was 2020
- you only need a local terminal emulator
- you prefer a modern alternative like ttyd or wetty
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
websocket http-server terminal-ui auth security developer-tools web-development self-hosted browser python self-hosted web-terminal xterm tornado coffeescript pam-authentication systemd command-line linux web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/paradoxxxzero/butterfly · fetched 2026-08-28 · c25eea09bb31
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| paradoxxxzero/butterfly | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="paradoxxxzero/butterfly")
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