Nexus Terminal
A desktop client for SSH, Telnet, RAW TCP, VNC, GitHub, local terminals, and Leviathan binary analysis — with secure credential handling and a focused, multi-session workflow.
Nexus Terminal helps you manage many connections at once, keep terminal work organised, and move files with confidence.
Highlights
- SSH, Telnet, RAW TCP, VNC, GitHub, and local terminal sessions in one app
- Tabbed sessions with split panes, pinning, and reordering
- SFTP browser with drag-and-drop uploads and a directory picker
- Leviathan binary workbench with hex editing, entropy, carving, BinSnoop, structure parsers, transforms, and spectrogram tools
- Disconnected overlay with one-click reconnect
- Broadcast input, snippets, and terminal search
- Session recording and playback
- Secure credential storage with OS keychain and encrypted vault fallback
Quick start
- Launch Nexus Terminal.
- Click New in the sidebar and create a connection profile.
- Click Connect to open a session in a new tab.
Prefer a one-off session? Use Cmd+Shift+Q / Ctrl+Shift+Q to quick connect.
If a session drops, use the Reconnect button in the disconnected overlay.
Documentation
- Product overview: docs/overview.md
- Quick start (shareable): docs/quick-start.md
- User manual: docs/user-manual.md
- Build and release: docs/build-and-release.md
Keyboard shortcuts
All shortcuts use Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on Windows/Linux.
| macOS Shortcut | Windows/Linux Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Cmd + K | Ctrl + K | Open command palette |
| Cmd + N | Ctrl + N | New connection |
| Cmd + W | Ctrl + W | Close current tab |
| Cmd + Tab | Ctrl + Tab | Next tab |
| Cmd + Shift + Tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Previous tab |
| Cmd + 1–9 | Ctrl + 1–9 | Switch to tab by number |
| Cmd + , | Ctrl + , | Open settings |
| Cmd + F | Ctrl + F | Find in terminal |
| Cmd + Shift + D | Ctrl + Shift + D | Split pane vertically |
| Cmd + Shift + E | Ctrl + Shift + E | Split pane horizontally |
| Cmd + Shift + R | Ctrl + Shift + R | Toggle session recording |
| Cmd + Shift + B | Ctrl + Shift + B | Toggle broadcast input mode |
| Cmd + Shift + S | Ctrl + Shift + S | Open snippet library |
| Cmd + Shift + Q | Ctrl + Shift + Q | Quick connect |
| F11 | F11 | Toggle fullscreen |