Blink Shell, Build & Code

Blink Shell, Inc

3.2

Publisher Country	US
Country Release Date	2022-02-09
Categories	Developer Tools, Utilities
Country / Regions	US
Developer Website	Blink Shell, Inc
Support URL	Blink Shell, Inc
Content Rating	4+

Try the new Blink Build: on-demand cloud development environments, powered by containers, so you can Code, Compile and Deploy from anywhere.

Blink+ now also includes Blink Code, our Microsoft Visual Studio Code* integration, you can code on local or remote projects. Always with a premium Blink experience: Never disconnected thanks to Mosh, SSH featuring tunnels, keys and agent, in a blazing fast terminal.

What the Blink community is saying:
“The way to use VS Code on the iPad” - programminglife.io
“In some ways, I prefer my iPad / Blink / Digital Ocean setup to coding on my Mac“ - TheVerge
“I have tried a number of terminals on iOS and this is really The One.” - Twit.tv
“Connections still come up when I get back to a client project after a weekend off.“ - The Sweet Setup

What our users love the most from Blink Shell:
- Mosh connections that even survive a device reboot.
- Most complete SSH implementation on iOS.
- Code command for VS Code integration.
- Blazingly fast terminal and SFTP transfers.
- Includes Pragmata Pro with ligatures.

Blink Code integrates with VS Code:
- Code on local projects, or seamlessly on remote machines.
- Fully-loaded code editor.
- A coding experience fitted to your device, that connects to VS Code for web, GitHub Codespaces, GitPod or your own VS Code server.

Blink Shell has a fully loaded SSH toolset:
- SSH with PKI support: DSA, RSA, ECDSA & ED25519 keys.
- Support for Secure Enclave Keys and Certificates.
- Port forwarding with local, remote & dynamic tunnel support.
- SOCKS5 proxy for a private VPN.
- Agent Forwarding.
- Complete SSH Config file support.
- ControlMaster and pooled connections.
- Files.app integration for SFTP remote hosts.
- SFTP with copy-on-change.

Blink has been the leading developer tool in the AppStore for +5 years, so there is a lot more:
- External Display support.
- Legendary Hardware Keyboard support, even remap shortcuts and keyboard codes.
- Local & iCloud Blink Shell folders for Files.app access across devices.
- Host sync over iCloud.
- Link-files from other applications and work with them in Blink.
- Cool themes and fonts, and install your own!
- Smart Keys on SW Keyboard to navigate with touch.
- FaceCam command to create tutorials and streams.
- Bell notifications.
- Supports multiple windows and multiple tabs.
- Network & UNIX CLI tools, check our docs for more information.

Blink is open source software. Participate in our community, and don’t forget to leave us your feedback and your feature(s) requests. Enjoy!

http://blink.sh
http://twitter.com/blinkshell
http://GitHub.com/blinksh

Terms of Use: https://blink.sh/blink-gpl
Privacy Policy: https://blink.sh/pp

* Blink Code is not affiliated nor endorsed by Microsoft.

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By 4839201847382
2024-08-03
Version 17.3.0
Hate itSpendingUpdates
Was told that existing users would be able to use this app for regular ssh. But there are only subscription options and the like to restore purchases does nothing. If you’re not going to support existing customers in the new app, maybe consider to put the proper icon back on the old app? Update: Thank you for your response, if I had known about the changes, I would certainly have “taken the time”. I will look for the option to restore the icon and hope that the app contributes to function in future. UPDATE: They have now removed blink shell classic from the app store, so that purchase was a waste of money.
By heywoodlh
2024-01-24
Version 17.1.0
DifficultFamilyLove itSpending
This app is my favorite SSH and Mosh client. I appreciate the local Unix utilities it provides and the fact that it looks and behaves like a terminal emulator. The visual minimalism by default is excellent. My one issue is with the recurring subscription model. I would rate it five stars if there was a one-time purchase option (even if it was per device — I’d happily pay $5-10 per device I needed Blink on). It makes it hard to recommend to interested friends or colleagues when there isn’t a free option or a one-time purchase option. Thankfully, I was grandfathered into the Blink Legacy pricing (which offered a one-time purchase). Please bring one-time purchases back!
By scott.bug
2023-11-27
Version 17.1.0
DeviceHate itLove itNetworkNotificationsSpendingUpdates
I happily paid 20 USD for this app a few years ago and really loved its clean responsive minimal interface and the reliability of its connections, but went a while without needing it and didn’t get any notifications or emails warning me of the eventual deprecation of that app. Its frustrating to find that in order to continue using the app I’d have to shell out a monthly subscription. Reading some of the other comments I’m seeing the devs suggest continuing to use the old version unsupported, or build the new version from source since its open source. However, the old version seems to not even be rendering text properly on my ipad anymore, and as someone without a mac to access XCode, building from source isnt an option either. I understand a subscription might be necessary to cover recurring server costs and add new features. But for someone who paid a not-insignificant sum for the app and doesn’t need those features, it feels like a pretty raw deal.