# Termux

Termux - a terminal emulator application for Android OS extendible by variety of packages.

Repository: https://github.com/termux/termux-app
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/termux
Homepage: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.termux
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: android, terminal, termux, linux, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-24T15:23:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 28, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3967, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 468, "gap_med": 54, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 59832, forks 7325 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:18.772863+00:00)

## What it is
Termux is an open-source Android terminal emulator application that provides a Linux environment on Android devices. It is extensible with a large package repository and companion plugin apps such as Termux:API, Termux:Boot, and Termux:X11.

## Use cases
- run a linux shell on my android phone
- install command line tools like python and git on android
- ssh into servers from my phone
- run scripts and automation tasks on android
- use android device sensors and features from the command line
- set up a portable development environment on a tablet
- run a lightweight linux server on an old android device

## When to choose
- you want a full Linux command-line environment on an Android device without rooting
- you need to run CLI tools, scripts, or servers on Android
- you want to automate Android device tasks via shell commands and plugins

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI desktop Linux experience out of the box (requires extra plugins like Termux:X11)
- your device runs Android 12+ and process killing issues would disrupt long-running tasks
- you need an iOS or desktop terminal solution

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: terminal-ui, cli, developer-tools, file-system, ssh
- domain: developer-tools, android-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: terminal-emulator, linux-environment, package-manager, android-app, shell, apt, busybox, termux-plugins, command-line, automation, android

## Member repositories
- termux/termux-app (main) score 74
- termux/termux-packages (infra) score 95
- termux/termux-x11 (plugin) score 88
- termux/termux-api (plugin) score 57
- termux/termux-styling (plugin) score 48
- termux/termux-widget (plugin) score 53
- termux/termux-boot (plugin) score 51
- termux/termux-api-package (plugin) score 35
- termux/termux-tasker (plugin) score 67
- termux/termux-root-packages (infra) score 10
- termux/termux-gui (plugin) score 48

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:18.772863+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 2026-08-29T16:17:56.131715+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/termux/termux-app (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:18.772863+00:00, sha e45b8ffea1b6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.