17.3.0 Safe to install
A Seamless Experience for Developers on the Go

Blink Shell offers a powerful and intuitive terminal experience tailored for mobile devices, perfect for developers who need to manage remote servers and code efficiently while traveling.
The new Blink Build offers on-demand cloud development environments, powered by containers, allowing you to conveniently Code, Compile, and Deploy from any location.
Blink+ now includes Blink Code, a seamless integration with Microsoft Visual Studio Code*. This feature allows you to code on local or remote projects while enjoying a superior Blink experience. Stay connected with Mosh, SSH featuring tunnels, keys, and an agent, all in a lightning-fast terminal.
Here's 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 most about Blink Shell:
- Mosh connections that even survive a device reboot
- Comprehensive 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 in the following ways:
- Code on local projects or seamlessly on remote machines
- Fully-loaded code editor
- A customized coding experience that connects to VS Code for web, GitHub Codespaces, GitPod, or your own VS Code server
Blink Shell offers 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 on the App Store for over 5 years, offering many additional features:
- 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 the ability to 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. Join our community and don't forget to leave us your feedback and feature requests.
Visit our website: http://blink.sh
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/blinkshell
View our GitHub repository: 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.
Overview
Blink Shell, Build & Code is a Freeware software in the category Development developed by Blink Shell, Inc.
The latest version of Blink Shell, Build & Code is 17.3.0, released on 07/03/2024. It was initially added to our database on 11/21/2023.
Blink Shell, Build & Code runs on the following operating systems: iOS.
Users of Blink Shell, Build & Code gave it a rating of 3 out of 5 stars.

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