# mfat/sshpilot

User-friendly, cross-platform SSH connection manager

Repository: https://github.com/mfat/sshpilot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sshpilot
Homepage: https://sshpilot.app
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: gnome, linux, ssh, ssh-client, ssh-tunnel, terminal
Last push: 2026-09-02T18:16:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 88, longevity 28
- inputs: {"age_days": 399, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 0, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 165}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1028, forks 68 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:14.952692+00:00)

## What it is
SSH Pilot is a user-friendly, cross-platform SSH and SFTP client with an integrated tabbed terminal, split view, and a dual-pane SFTP file manager. It works with your existing ~/.ssh/config and adds key management, secure secret storage backends, and a graphical Docker container manager.

## Use cases
- manage ssh connections with a gui
- transfer files over sftp with a dual-pane file manager
- copy ssh keys to servers with ssh-copy-id
- run multiple terminals in tabs and split views
- manage docker containers graphically over ssh
- store ssh secrets in keepass or bitwarden
- back up ssh settings and keys

## When to choose
- you want a graphical SSH connection manager on Linux or macOS
- you need SFTP/SCP file transfer alongside a terminal in one app
- you want to keep using your existing ~/.ssh/config
- you need integrated secret storage and backup for SSH keys

## When to avoid
- you only need a lightweight CLI ssh client
- you need SSH tooling on Windows
- you require enterprise-grade team credential sharing features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: ssh, gui, file-upload, developer-tools, terminal-ui, secrets-management, backup
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted, cross-platform
- platform: python
- tags: ssh-client, sftp, scp, ssh-config, docker-manager, gnome, key-management, terminal, command-line, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- mfat/sshpilot (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:14.952692+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 2026-08-30T07:11:14.156499+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mfat/sshpilot (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:14.952692+00:00, sha 58a0f85713a4)
  - homepage: https://sshpilot.app (fetched 2026-08-29T13:10:09.783678+00:00, sha ecfce2d65cdd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.