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SFTP & file transfer

Every connection can open an SFTP browser for moving files between your machine and the remote host, backed by russh-sftp.

Open SFTP

From a connection, click SFTP to open the file browser in its own tab. You get a dual-pane view — local on one side, remote on the other.

The terminal and SFTP share a resizable split: drag the divider to size the two sides to whatever you're doing. (This split is why SFTP lives in its own tab — a cramped SFTP pane is a bad SFTP pane.)

  • Single-click a folder to open it — no double-click needed.
  • ⌘-click (Ctrl on Windows/Linux) to add or remove individual items from the selection.
  • Shift-click to select a range.
  • Go full-screen on the file browser when you want the whole window for it.

Transfer

Drag and drop between the local and remote panes to copy files in either direction. Progress is shown per transfer.

Open with a local app

Right-click a remote file and choose Open with to pull it down and open it in a local application — edit a config in your usual editor, view an image, and so on.

Next steps

Source-available · noncommercial. Local-first & zero-knowledge by design.