Prompt 3

Prompt 3

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Prompt 3: The Pro SSH Terminal for Mac, iPhone, and iPad

Take control of your infrastructure from anywhere with a 10x faster text engine, persistent Mosh sessions, and seamless Panic Sync across all your Apple devices.

Publisher

Panic, Inc.

Category

Developer Tools

Downloads

50K+

User Rating

3.7/5

Total Ratings

0

Locales

5

Command Center Redefined

Discover the interface used by 50K+ users.

A showcase of customizable terminal themes and color-coded server logs in the Prompt 3 app for iOS

A showcase of customizable terminal themes and color-coded server logs in the Prompt 3 app for iOS

Prompt 3 app screenshot showing the specialized terminal keyboard for SSH commands on iPhone

Prompt 3 app screenshot showing the specialized terminal keyboard for SSH commands on iPhone

Prompt 3 terminal app showing an ASCII chess game and server connection settings on iPhone.

Prompt 3 terminal app showing an ASCII chess game and server connection settings on iPhone.

Prompt 3 terminal app interface highlighting the Clips feature for text snippets.

Prompt 3 terminal app interface highlighting the Clips feature for text snippets.

Prompt 3 app interface displaying accurate tmux terminal emulation and code on an iPhone screen

Prompt 3 app interface displaying accurate tmux terminal emulation and code on an iPhone screen

Settings screen of the Prompt 3 terminal app showing customization options for themes icons and security keys

Settings screen of the Prompt 3 terminal app showing customization options for themes icons and security keys

Built for the Modern DevOps Pro

The tools that make this app stand out, trusted by 50K+ users.

Unbreakable Connections

Stay connected even on spotty networks with Mosh and Eternal Terminal support—eliminating 'Broken Pipe' errors during travel.

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10x Faster Performance

A retooled text engine provides zero-lag terminal emulation, allowing you to run nvim and tmux with desktop-level responsiveness.

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Secure Enclave & Sync

Protect your private keys with FaceID and hardware-level encryption while Panic Sync keeps your servers ready on every device.

Review Analysis

Insights from user reviews.

Sentiment Score

29%
Negative

Summary

Users have a mixed but predominantly negative view of the Prompt iOS app, largely due to its controversial pricing model and previous version policy. Many long-time customers express significant frustration over being forced to repurchase the app or subscribe after Prompt 2 was removed from the App Store, with the new version costing significantly more. While the app is praised by some for its fast performance, solid core SSH functionality, and good design, it is frequently criticized for stability issues like crashes and freezing, as well as specific bugs such as a critical problem with Japanese input on Magic Keyboards (reported as late as Oct 2024 for M4 iPad Pro). Additionally, customer support is often reported as unresponsive, and the exclusive reliance on Panic Sync is a point of contention for some users.

Common Themes

Core SSH Functionality(9)
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About the app

Everything you need to know about Prompt 3.

Description

Prompt is the terminal that goes where you do, whether you're on the road or at your desk. With Panic Sync, your servers are available on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. And with Mosh and Eternal Terminal support, you can stay connected even on the most unstable networks. Welcome to Prompt 3. For over a decade, Prompt has been the best SSH terminal on iOS and iPadOS, and we're excited to finally release a much-requested Mac version. But that's not all. With two new connection types, port forwarding, and a faster terminal, Prompt is better than ever. • Superfast SSH We retooled the text engine in Prompt 3 to be up to 10x faster, and with improved terminal emulation, you can run nvim inside tmux without breaking a sweat. • Clips Put your most-used commands and text bits into clips and access them with a single tap via Prompt’s keyboard bar. Clips can be stored globally or per-server. • Secure Enclave Authenticate with FaceID and TouchID. The keys will stay secure on your device. • Panic Sync Sync your favorite servers, passwords, private keys, and clips, between Prompt on all of your iOS devices. • Customizable Make Prompt perfect with new themes, fonts, and a very configurable iOS keyboard. • Jump Hosts and Agent Forwarding Access corporate servers, even at the beach. • Mosh and Eternal Terminal Keep your terminal open, even when you get disconnected. Mosh is optimized for high-latency, low-throughput networks. Eternal Terminal is great for when you need to keep your full terminal history on a flaky connection. • Mouse Support Use your mouse to interact with TUI-based apps that run through the terminal. AND YES, A DARK ICON. What more can we say? TAKE CONTROL FROM ANYWHERE, NOW INCLUDING YOUR MAC. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY PROMPT 3. © Panic EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Latest Version

3.1.2

Size

41.2 MB

First Released

Jan 16, 2024

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