Conduit
Conduit is a free, open-source developer tool for Android and iOS. SSH, Mosh, SFTP & local Linux terminal. It has 396 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid, Google Play and the App Store.
About Conduit
Conduit is a local-first terminal workspace for SSH, Mosh, SFTP, and local shells. It is built for people who need terminals from a phone without creating an account, syncing credentials through a service, or paying a subscription to open a shell. Connect to remote machines over SSH or Mosh, browse files with SFTP, or run a full Arch Linux shell right on the device - pacman and all - with no root and no remote server.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Conduit from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Conduit?
Conduit is a free, open-source developer tool for Android and iOS. SSH, Mosh, SFTP & local Linux terminal. It has 396 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid, Google Play and the App Store.
Is Conduit free and open source?
Yes. Conduit's source code is public on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Conduit?
You can install Conduit from F-Droid (package com.gwitko.conduit), from Google Play and from the App Store; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v1.4.14).
Is Conduit still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Jul 14, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Jul 16, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.