a-Shell mini

Name: a-Shell mini
Rating: 4.6 (113 reviews)
Author: Nicolas Holzschuch

by Nicolas Holzschuch

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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4.6 113 ratings · App Store

5/5A useful shell for SSH, other IT functions
I find this app very useful for core operations like SSH to servers for management, pinging devices on the network, plus finding uptime on my iPhone, ifconfig info, etc. There’s a lot of functionality built into this pared down version of its sister app, a-Shell (the full featured app). a-Shell Mini omits all the Python and other scripting libraries in favor of a smaller footprint, which is fine by for my needs. Again, if you want to do development, go for the full version. Otherwise, I find a very useful tool in my IT toolbox.

KayEssKay · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Bad update (temporarily, it's fixed!)
Edit: Great developer, it's fixed! 5 stars 🤩 This app and the full a-shell are amazing. The recent update to version 2 makes the keyboard icons comically large on the left side and unusable on the right side. Of course apple doesn't allow us consumers to install a previous version of the app so I'm stuck with this unwanted change. Please add option to use old keyboard buttons, the new ones are such a disaster.

brucebruce10 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Best shell for me
Tried many other shell apps. This and the full a-shell are now the only ones I use. No fuss, multiple window support… no need to look at any similar apps, this is the shell you need.

pemayes · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Useful
This is about the only app in thousands of things that actually works I use this with a ios Shortcut and works perfectly.

Whozae · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Im a picky user and this app doesn’t disappoint
Ive tried a bunch of different shell apps. And everyone of them is clunky and gathering your network data and shoving adds in your face This app does whats its supposed to do very efficiently and the gui is great. I can connect to other machines with great ease. its easy to type of and use the arrow keys. This is a big plus. Thanks to the dev for making something that works.

Foxracer95 · 31 Jul 2026

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Dark Interface — SUPPORTED Store published
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Sufficient Contrast — SUPPORTED Store published
VoiceOver — SUPPORTED Store published

Versions

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1.14.0
- no big changes, this version is mostly to keep the version in sync with a-Shell - fixed an issue that prevented running more than 1278 commands in-extension, or more than 852 commands in-app. - fixed an issue where the app would sometimes run through command history instead of scrolling vertically - fixed an issue with cursor position in editors when using tabs or spaces - added the option "--reset" to jsc
1.15.0
- In-Extension Shortcuts have access to the same information as In-App Shortcuts (bookmarks, Python files, etc) - ffmpeg updated to version 7.0.0 - webAssembly commands can now use interactive keyboard input - fixed multiple bugs.
1.15.1
- several bug fixes with WebAssembly execution - base64 is now a native command, so imgcat is much faster - hardened the "pkg" command to avoid issues with aliases - added the $RANDOM environment variable
1.15.10
- multiple bug fixes (python, dash, sftp, ssh, curl...) and also everything that was new in 1.15.9, such as: - new h.265 encoder for ffmpeg: activate it with "-c:v libkvazaar -tag:v hvc1" - new HEIF decoder for ImageMagick; you can now edit your iPhone photos - updated bc to 7.0.3, added math extensions for bc
1.15.11
- add support for alt-delete on external keyboards, - imageMagick now has access to system fonts, - fixed issues for restoring environment and sessions, - fixed issues with control-U and control-W.
1.15.12
Multiple bug fixes, including: - ssh-copy-id - better rendering of long text containing emojis - autocomplete for bookmarks and directories with spaces in their names - improved responde to ^C for some commands
1.15.2
- fixes an issue with WebAssembly execution for some commands. - adds a new WebAssembly interpreter, wasm3 (faster on some commands). - introduces environment variables: APPNAME, APPVERSION and APPBUILDNUMBER, in case you need to check these for behaviour.
1.15.3
- Fixes a major issue with the "Get File" intent and iOS 18.
1.15.5
- Fixes issues with Shortcuts and iOS 18: Put File intent, Get File intent for large files, Execute Command
1.15.6
- new parameter for the "Get File" Shortcut: get file "as a copy". Use this when you encounter an issue with "Get File" and iOS 18. - ffmpeg can add subtitles to video.
1.15.7
- fixes an issue with the new (fast) WebAssembly interpreter, wasm3. It can now scan directories. - Both WebAssembly interpreters are now compatible with WebAssembly code generated elsewhere.
1.15.8
- fixes issues with dash and xz - fixes issues with webAssembly interpreters
1.15.9
- new h.265 encoder for ffmpeg: activate it with "-c:v libkvazaar -tag:v hvc1" - new HEIF decoder for ImageMagick; you can now edit your iPhone photos - updated ImageMagick to 7.1.1 - updated bc to 7.0.3, added math extensions for bc - multiple bug fixes in dash, TipKit, lua, bc, ssh...
1.16.1
- new command: "repeatCommand" will execute a command at regular intervals. There is one repeating command for each window. "repeatCommand" with no arguments shows the current repeating command, "repeatCommand --stop" will stop the repetition. - added TIFF and XML support to ImageMagick, updated ImageMagick to version 4.7.0 - added libopus support to ffmpeg - fixes one issue with ffmpeg and hardware encoding that happens with iOS 26. - fixed a bug when copying screen content - fixed several issues with wasm3
1.17.0
- new command: rsync - updated Python to version 3.13 - fixed issues with buttons and iOS 26 - fixed bugs with man, less, nnn...
1.17.1
- bug fixes for python, scp, webAssembly commands.
1.17.2
Bug fixes for: openrsync for local folders, ssh-agent, lg2, sha256.
1.17.3
- bug fix for ssh-agent - bug fix for Python (ctypes and kiwisolver)
1.17.4
- fixes issues with lg2 and ssh-agent
1.17.5
Fixes several issues with libgit2. It should fix the cases where lg2 crashes randomly.
2.0.0
- new terminal rendering system (SwiftTerm), much faster than the previous one, but with incompatible changes - better integration with VoiceOver - better autocomplete - new config options, for blinking cursors - multi-arrow buttons on iPhones - better user interface for the internal browser - added Python package: curl-cffi
2.0.1
- Fixes three bugs that were present in version 2.0.0, plus everything that was already present in version 2.0.0: - new terminal rendering system (SwiftTerm), much faster than the previous one, but with incompatible changes - better integration with VoiceOver - better autocomplete - new config options, for blinking cursors - multi-arrow buttons on iPhones - better user interface for the internal browser - added Python package: curl-cffi
2.0.2
Multiple improvements over versions 2.0.0 and 2.0.1: - single-arrow buttons by default for iPhones that don't have LiquidGlass (iOS 18 and below) - brought back the ability to have the old toolbar on iPads (a fix for iPads where the standard toolbar does not appear) - fix for pickFolder inside other commands - fix for ffmpeg and control-C - fix for escape sequences (\033) in prompt definitions - several fixes for ssh and ssh-agent inside dash - openurl does not percent-encode urls that are already percent-encoded - openurl checks that is has a valid URL
2.0.3
- fixed an issue with "cd -" in dash - fixed an issue with Thai keyboards - removed automatic autocomplete after completing a directory
2.1.0 · 2 Jul 2026
- fixed a major cause of crash at startup - $TERM is now xterm-256colors (it enables many more options in curses) - store bookmarks for already accessible directories - get the volume name as a bookmark when you select a mounted device with pickFolder - fixed issues with reloading in internalbrowser - added more optional entitlements for interacting with the system using pyobjc

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