Shellvana press kit
Shellvana is an SSH client for phones that renders terminal output as readable text instead of a shrunken terminal grid. Everything on this page is free to use in coverage of the app.
Fact sheet
- What it is
- An SSH client. Prose and Markdown reflow into proportional type sized for a phone. Tables, diffs, and column-aligned output stay in monospace at exact spacing. The raw terminal grid is one tap away.
- Platforms
- iPhone (iOS 15 or later) and Android phones.
- Works with
- Any host running standard
sshd. Nothing is installed on the server. - Price
- Free. Shellvana Pro is a one-time US$19.99 purchase with no subscription. It adds up to four concurrent sessions, hardware-backed keys, all reading fonts, and incognito sessions.
- Privacy
- No account, no analytics, no advertising, no crash reporting. The privacy policy lists every connection the app makes.
- Developer
- Paul Reioux, an independent developer known as faux123 on XDA and GitHub.
- First release
- Version 1.0.0, 2026-08-28.
- Links
- App Store, Google Play, docs
Demo clip
Eighteen seconds, no audio. One command's output in the terminal grid, then the same output in the readable view. Recorded on a Pixel 7 from a real SSH session.
Download the clip (MP4, 1.3 MB)
Screenshots
Captures from the app. Select an image to open the full-size file.
The raw grid
A diff, kept exact
Markdown
A full-screen program
Reading fonts
Icon
Contact
Paul Reioux, [email protected]. Review codes for Shellvana Pro are available on request.