Termux
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Termux - a terminal emulator application for Android OS extendible by variety of packages. observed · 2026-09-30
Health v2 · maintenance only
73/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 28
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 54
- age_days: 4015
- days_rel: 516
- days_push: 24
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
61683 stars · 7697 forks observed · 2026-09-30
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-21, confidence 0.98
Termux is an Android terminal emulator that provides a full Linux environment on mobile devices. It includes a package manager (apt) and supports many command‑line tools, shells, and development utilities.
Use cases
- Run Linux command‑line tools and scripts directly on an Android phone
- Compile code with gcc or clang on a mobile device
- Use SSH to connect to remote servers from Android
- Edit files with vim or nano on the go
- Install and manage packages via apt/apt‑get inside Android
When to choose
- You need a portable Linux shell and package ecosystem on Android
- You want to develop or test code directly on a mobile device
- You require command‑line access to remote servers via SSH
- You prefer an open‑source, community‑maintained terminal app
When to avoid
- You rely heavily on GUI applications that are not available in a terminal
- Your device runs Android 12+ and you cannot tolerate occasional process termination
- You need a fully integrated IDE rather than a command‑line environment
Facets
application · maturity active
cli terminal-ui file-upload ssh package-manager developer-tools mobile-development linux-environment apt bash zsh python-console git gcc clang devops android mobile
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/termux/termux-app · fetched 2026-09-30 · e45b8ffea1b6
- homepage: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.termux · fetched 2026-09-07 · c0655d0defcf
- site_page: https://f-droid.org/en/docs · fetched 2026-09-07 · 498cfb70f236
- site_page: https://f-droid.org/en/about · fetched 2026-09-07 · ee223c07bcab
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| termux/termux-app | main | 73 |
| termux/termux-packages | infra | 96 |
| termux/termux-x11 | plugin | 86 |
| termux/termux-api | plugin | 73 |
| termux/termux-styling | plugin | 45 |
| termux/termux-widget | plugin | 48 |
| termux/termux-boot | plugin | 48 |
| termux/termux-api-package | plugin | 85 |
| termux/termux-tasker | plugin | 61 |
| termux/termux-root-packages | infra | 10 |
| termux/termux-gui | plugin | 45 |
For agents
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