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RedTerm, an Android SSH terminal for clipboard image upload

RedTerm, an Android SSH terminal for clipboard image upload

by coderredlab·Mar 30, 2026·2 points·1 comment

AI Analysis

MidNiche GemSolve My Problem

SSH client for Android that uploads clipboard images to remote servers via SFTP.

Strengths
  • Clipboard image upload automates mobile-to-server file transfers
  • Encrypted local credential storage
  • Background session persistence
Weaknesses
  • Crowded SSH client market with established leaders
  • Niche feature limits broad appeal
Target Audience

Sysadmins, developers managing remote servers via mobile

Similar To

Termius · JuiceSSH · ConnectBot

Post Description

Hi HN,

I built this because using Claude Code or Codex CLI on a remote server from a phone was awkward whenever I needed to send an image.

Typing commands on mobile is manageable, but moving an image from the phone into the remote workflow usually means saving files manually, uploading them separately, then finding the path again. That breaks the flow every time.

So I made redTerm, an Android SSH terminal focused on that use case.

The main idea is simple:

take an image from the phone clipboard upload it to the remote server’s /tmp/ directory paste the resulting file path directly into the terminal input

That makes it easier to hand off screenshots or copied images to remote CLI tools without leaving the terminal flow as much.

Other basics are there too:

SSH connections password / private key auth saved hosts encrypted credential storage on device

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coderred.r...

I’d be interested in feedback from people who use SSH from mobile, especially:

whether this image handoff workflow is actually useful what the most annoying part of mobile SSH is for you what mobile-specific features you’d want in an SSH app

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