A native SSH terminal client for macOS and Windows, built with Tauri 2 & Rust. No Electron, no bloat.
Noverterm is a lightweight SSH terminal app with multi-session tabs, SFTP file transfer, port forwarding, SSH key management, snippets, and cloud sync. It is designed as a fast, native alternative to Electron-based SSH clients.
Most SSH clients today are Electron wrappers — hundreds of MBs of RAM just to run a terminal.
Noverterm is different. Built on Tauri 2 and Rust, it delivers:
- ~50MB memory footprint (vs 500MB+ for Electron apps)
- Native performance — no JavaScript runtime overhead
- Real security — Rust's memory safety, no CVE-ridden dependencies
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| SSH Connections | Password & SSH key auth, host fingerprint verification, known hosts manager |
| Multi-Session Tabs | Multiple SSH sessions in tabs, duplicate sessions, instant local terminal, one-click k9s/Claude Code/OpenCode |
| Port Forwarding | Local & remote SSH tunneling with saved presets |
| SFTP File Transfer | Drag & drop file browser, transfer progress, conflict resolution, create/rename/delete |
| Snippets | Save and execute frequent commands across active sessions |
| SSH Key Manager | Import and manage SSH keys |
| Connection Groups | Organize connections into folders |
| Cloud Sync | Sync connections, keys, and settings across devices (email auth, password reset) |
| Auto-Update | Built-in updater — download and install updates from GitHub Releases |
| Modern UI | Dark theme, responsive layout, keyboard shortcuts, context menus |
- Linux support
Coming soon
Download the latest .dmg from Releases.
Download the .exe installer from Releases.
# Prerequisites: Node.js 22+, Rust stable, cargo-make
cargo make frontend:install
cargo make tauri:buildThe bundled app will be in target/release/bundle/.
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Frontend | Svelte 5, Vite, TailwindCSS |
| Desktop | Tauri 2 |
| SSH | Russh (pure Rust SSH library) |
| Async Runtime | Tokio |
| API | Axum (for cloud sync backend) |
| Database | PostgreSQL + Diesel ORM |
noverterm/
├── packages/
│ ├── desktop/ # Tauri app (Rust + Svelte UI)
│ ├── shared/ # Shared types between desktop & backend
│ ├── backend/ # Cloud sync API server (Axum)
│ ├── orm/ # Diesel ORM models
│ └── migrator/ # Database migrations
├── Cargo.toml # Rust workspace
└── Makefile.toml # cargo-make tasks
# Install dependencies
cargo make frontend:install
# Run in dev mode
cargo make tauri:dev
# Run lint & typecheck
cargo make lint # Rust clippy
cargo make fmt # Rust format
npm run lint # Frontend ESLint (in packages/desktop/ui)
npm run check # Svelte typecheck (in packages/desktop/ui)Noverterm is Source Available under the Business Source License 1.1 (BSL 1.1).
- ✅ Free for personal & internal company use
- ✅ Fork and modify for your own use
- 🚫 No commercial resale or managed hosting
- 📅 Auto-converts to MIT License on 2029-05-25
See LICENSE for details.
This repository is public for transparency and security auditing.
- 🐛 Bug reports → Open an Issue
- 🔒 Security disclosures → Contact maintainer directly
- 🔀 Pull Requests → Not accepted (fork freely instead)
Built with:
Noverterm — Because your SSH client shouldn't need its own memory allocator.